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Gene & Gayla Mills : Heart Pine Music
Jan 10, 2011 | 0 commentsGene and Gayla Mills play folk tinged with bluegrass, country, and more, with an emphasis on Gene’s award-winning original songs. “One of the best (and also one of the best-kept secrets) in the central Virginia music scene,” the duo features impressive lead guitar, solid bass fiddle, and smooth harmonies. Their songs—both originals and covers—tell rich, concrete stories of memorable characters, from miners and farmers to lovers and soldiers. Covers range from traditional ballads to the Beatles, Larry Sparks to Bob Dylan, Hot Rize to the Louvin Brothers. Gene’s solo CD Waiting for Rain has garnered nationwide airplay, and he and Gayla are now recording their first album as a duo. This Homegrown Wednesday, tickets are $5 at the door visit their website:http://www.heartpinemusic.com/
The Michael Clem Trio
Jan 10, 2011 | 0 commentsfeaturing Rusty Speidel on guitar, Thomas Gunn on upright bass, and Michael Clem on guitar, harp & mandola with *harmonies all around*! One of AC&T’s favorite visiting musicians, Michael Clem (Eddie From Ohio), brings together a new group of seasoned musicians for his new trio! Rusty Speidel, ( along with Goodrich, Goggin and Lille), formed SGGL in Charlottesville, VA in 1983 and continues to play to sell-out crowds in concert halls like the Barns at Wolf Trap, the Birchmere of D.C., Nashville’s Blue Bird, Atlanta’s Eddie’s Attic, and New York’s Wetlands. “It makes you feel good.” Clever song writing, freshness, warmth, energy & wit..why not. Hundreds of college performances led SGGL to National Association of Campus Activities Music Finalist honors. SGGL also performed on the Main Stage of the 1994 Kerrville Folk Festival. London-born Thomas Gunn was reared in Europe. He is a graduate of the internationally renowned Berklee...
The Honey Dewdrops
Jan 10, 2011 | 0 commentsLaura Wortman and Kagey Parrish are the Honey Dewdrops: a nationally touring and award winning husband and wife duet who perform fresh, original songs focusing on vocal harmonies and tight instrumentation. “When you listen to the Honey Dewdrops, you can’t just listen to one song – you just want more, more, more. Their gentle spirits come with powerful voices while the instruments have voices of their own. This is fresh, homegrown music but deeply rooted in tradition and most importantly it is really good!” – Anne & Pete Sibley Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 day of show Vist their website: http://www.thehoneydewdrops.com
John Conley CD Release Concert!
Jan 10, 2011 | 0 commentsJohn is a multifaceted musician, well-versed in several forms of music, ranging from jazz to folk, blues to bluegrass. AfterThoughts is a project of singer/songwriter songs written by John Conley over the past decade. John has been recording his own compositions numbered by the hundreds from an early age but the idea of AfterThoughts was born out of a desire to create simply constructed acoustic music but with thicker harmony and textural twists. Using creative guitar tunings and techniques, John is able to create a lush background to contrast the understated moody melody of his vocals. John has a degree in Jazz Studies from the acclaimed Virginia Commonwealth University and plays extensively with a variety of groups in varying styles. However, his studies seemed to hinder his creative process more than help it in this project. “It was really when I became so obsessed with theory and harmonic motion that I had to stop thinking, re-tune the guitar to something that sounded good to...
My Sweet Patootie
Jan 10, 2011 | 0 commentsWith humour-driven lyrics, swinging acoustic string virtuosity and hot vocal harmonies, these former members of the award-winning roots group “Tanglefoot” are tighter than last year’s swimsuit! When Sandra Swannell recorded with Canada’s legendary Stompin’ Tom Connors in 2005, she was in the middle of writing a suite of musical sketches for string orchestra. After years of juggling the folk world with classical (former principal violist of the Georgian Bay Symphony), she finally grabbed her fiddle and jumped the fence into the roots music world for good. Terry Young’s dexterity and aggressive approach to finger-style guitar is described as “virtuosic” by BBC critic James Harrox, and “jaw dropping” by FAME’s Mark S. Tucker. Together they have created a vibrant new identity for themselves with their unique concoction of “countrified jazz”. It’s an old-fashioned shotgun wedding of acoustic swing and Canadian rural roots. visit their website:...
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