Tuesday, September 18, 2012



Gloria Loves Music (Sept 18,  2012)

My concert calendar can be found here:



WHAT’S HAPPENING: Between Sept 26 & Dec 19, I’m
organizing 8 concerts plus a play. Friends please
don’t fail me now. I need audiences.
Please see my concert calendar for details.

STILL PLENTY OF SPACE FOR THE HOUSE CONCERTS
INCLUDING DOUG MACLEOD, Story-telling acoustic bluesman.

HOPE TO HEAR FROM ALL Y’ALL ACOUSTIC BLUES FANS
W/YOUR RSVPS FOR DOUG POST HASTE .

SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERT
DOUG MACLEOD. WED. SEPT 26. 7:30 doors. 8:00 concert.
SUGGESTED DONATION: $10 - $20 OR WHATEVER YOUR POCKETBOOK WILL ALLOW
RSVPs are necessary. If you want to attend (and I hope you do),
 please give me a shout .

  

Doug MacLeod is a singer-songwriter in the American tradition.
He is a traveling artist that writes and sings original songs
that are based on his own life and experiences. He
learned from the old masters, lived the music, survived
the life and carries forward a valuable tradition.
He is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm
soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances.
At the heart of this is his knack for storytelling,
bringing characters-from the faceless to the
legendary-to strikingly real life.


Per George Willet of the Suncoast Blues Society:
Doug is an amazing character!

NOMINATED FOR TWO 2012 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS.
BEST ACOUSTIC ARTIST
BEST ACOUSTIC ALBUM -Brand New Eyes

Doug MacLeod is a singer-songwriter in the American
tradition. He is a traveling artist that writes and sings
original songs that are based on his own life and experiences.
He learned from the old masters, lived the music, survived
the life and carries forward a valuable tradition. MacLeod
is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm
soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances.
At the heart of this is his knack for storytelling,
bringing characters-from the faceless to the
legendary-to strikingly real life.

His songs have been covered by many artists including
Albert King, Albert Collins, Joe Louis Walker and
Eva Cassidy. He has co-written songs with Dave Alvin
and Coco Montoya. MacLeod's songs have been
featured in many TV movies and the hit show In
the Heat of the Night. Two of his songs are on
Grammy nominated albums by Albert King and Albert Collins.

“Aside from being one of the finest guitar players
in the business, MacLeod really connects with his audience.
His sets are more than music. They are "homegrown
lessons" in life and love. MacLeod is one of the finest
songwriters, storytellers and performers in the blues.
In a world intoxicated with electric-everything MacLeod is
preserving a lost art... A must for any serious fan
of the blues and any soul who needs the healing of the blues.”
- Sing Out.

“MacLeod exudes credibility, passion,
and a quiet fire of artistic expression.”
-Living Blues
Posted by at No comments:

Saturday, August 18, 2012


Gloria Loves Music (August 18,  2012)

My concert calendar can be found here:


SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERTS
PRESENTS
Suncoast Blues Society
SAM PACETTI
THE RETURN OF SAM PACETTI: Sunday August 26, 2012 @ 3pm.
 It was almost a year ago that  Sam last  did a concert at the house
We’re tickled that he’s returning. Please give me a shout w/your RSVPs.


 (this is a medley of Sam’s music from a South Tampa House Concert a few years ago
 – courtesy of Ted Wray )
SAM PACETTI has achieved a dazzling command of the steel-string guitar. Not only does Sam play well - he sings well too. Plus he's also a songwriter and includes orginals in his music mix. A mesmerizing live performer, Sam seamlessly melds head-spinning guitar pyrotechnics and raw emotion into one breathtaking package. Tradition and innovation neatly balance in Sam's music, the whole infused by a relentless intelligence. Martin Simpson and Merle Travis are touchstones, and while there are strong elements of the Leo Kottke/John Renbourn school of guitar wizardry throughout his work, there is a powerful raw emotionality evident as well - an earthy sensuality more reminiscent of a Greg Brown or a red-dirt blues master than of a musical academic.
Posted by at No comments:

Thursday, July 5, 2012


Gloria Loves Music (July 5, 2012)

My concert calendar can be found here:



SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERTS
                  PRESENTS
Suncoast Blues Society
                  A PLAY!

I AM A CUBAN SANDWICH

Multi-Media: theater/music/art (slides/photography)
‘tis true ‘tis a play; however, there is, in fact, music,
including “Nebraska Ave” by Maggie Council DiPietra.
The music is recorded; however, maybe there will be
a “live” song or two. (Will keep you posted)

[Image]
RICHARD DiPiETRA

*** LETS HELP SEND
"I AM A CUBAN SANDWICH"  TO NEW YORK (See Below).

WHAT: I AM A CUBAN SANDWICH

STARRING: Richard DiPietra

WRITTEN BY: Mary Ellen and Richard DiPietra

WHEN: Wed. July 25. 7:30 doors. 8:00 Play.

HOW MUCH: Donation - Whatever your wallet will allow
(100% of which is for the DiPietras)

RSVPS ARE REQUIRED. Space is limited.



Description excerpts per Creative Loafing: The enduring and popular local play by Mary Ellen and Richard DiPietra (depicts) a nostalgic day in the life of old Ybor City. Actor/writer Richard DiPietra, a Tampa native, harks back to his Tampa upbringing ... (He takes us ) on a journey through the physical and cultural life of Ybor City. Not the Ybor of today, with its bar scene and late-night revels, but what Ybor was before time and Interstate 4 cut through the heart of a very special place. DiPietra has looked back and blended his true remembrances with touches of fiction to create a... heart-warming look into the human experience of growing up in a melting pot that simmers with the smell of Spanish Bean Soup and fresh baked Cuban Bread - the kind that has a palm frond in it.

Per Richard DiPietra: I am a Cuban Sandwich is going to New York. Forget about Broadway, we're going to Chenango, baby! A lovely theatre in Greene, NY, and then points north. Your help would be greatly appreciated and does count fully towards your Karma account. Thanks!

Per Mary Ellen DiPietra: We have been invited to do a mini-tour of upstate NY. We will be at the Chenango River Theater in Greene, NY, on August 6, and the Depot Theater in Westport, NY, on August 8. We are asking for help to get us there! We will be ambassadors de Ybor and are bringing our wonderful sister Maggie Council DiPietra's music and Ferdie Pacheco's art with us. We will spread the word to our northern friends and family about what a beautiful place this was and always will be.

***Per Me: My partner Craig Reller & I recently hosted an enjoyable, intriguing, & successful "Lets Help Send Ronny Elliott to Okemah” Concert (Woody Guthrie Free Folk Fest). When I read that the DiPietras were spreading the word that they could use help with taking their Cuban Sandwich play to New York, I thought: This sounds like a fantastic opportunity to bring theater into the concert room and in so doing hopefully add a few $ to the DiPietras’ travel fund.  I hope you’ll agree and will get back to me ASAP with your RSVP.
Posted by at No comments:

Tuesday, June 12, 2012


Gloria Loves Music (June 11, 2012)

My concert calendar can be found here:


SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERT
RONNY ELIOTT. WED. JUNE 27. 7:30 doors. 8:00 concert.
SUGGESTED DONATION: WHATEVER YOUR POCKETBOOK WILL ALLOW
RSVPs are necessary.  gsholloway @ email.com  





OKEMAH OR BUST (Woodyfest)

LETS SEND RONNY TO OKEMAH – SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERT


FEATURING: RONNY ELLIOTT. www.ronnyelliott.com

Ronny has once again been invited to perform at the wonderful
Woody Guthrie Free Folk Festival in Okemah, OK,  which takes
place July 11-15. The audience doesn't pay to attend. The
musicians don't get paid to perform. They do it for the love of what
Woody stood for and the honor of being invited to participate in the
festival. This year will be a celebration of Woody’s 100th birthday.
This is a perfect festival for Ronny.  Craig & I have attended the
festival in the past and we’ve seen first hand just how much those
 folks in Okemah appreciate & love our Ronny & vice versa.

Lets get together & enjoy Ronny's great music &
 send Ronny to Okemah with some spending money in his pocket.




**********************************************************

Plan Ahead:
A jazz concert is in the works for the UU Dome, UU Church of Tampa, Sun Sept 9, 3pm, featuring the lovely and talented FAYE TURKE. Add’l details forthcoming .    www.uutampa.org    
**************************
Posted by at No comments:

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Gloria Loves Music (May 31, 2012)



SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERT – NEXT WED!
METHINKS I’D BEST START SPREADING THE WORD
LARRY MANGUM. WED. JUNE 6. 7:30 doors. 8:00 concert.
If you want to attend (and I hope you do), please give me a shout .
(p Photos by Gail Carson
(Gail has posted 532 photos from this past weekend’s Fla Folk Fest to her facebook page – including these two of Larry: https://www.facebook.com/gail.carson.75/photos )
LARRY MANGUM

For over 100 years somebody in Larry's family has been playing music. Mom Kate was Randy Travis' guitar teacher and Uncle Homer was a member of the legendary WBT Briarhoppers! As for Larry, he himself has been at it for the past 40 years or so and has about 3000 performances under his belt, including appearances with the likes of Billy Joe Shaver, Vassar Clements, Alabama, Waylon Jennings, Martina McBride, Roger McGuinn, The Texas Playboys, et al.

His most recent appearance was at the 60th Annual Florida Folk Festival which took place this past weekend. (I was there - a fine time was had by all )

Altho a North Carolina native, Larry has been a Floridian since 1970. Suffice it to say - after years of high quality performances around our fair state at festivals, theaters, taverns, country clubs, and honky tonks, Larry has become a very popular Florida performer !
(Did somebody mention “Honky Tonks?” )
*****************************************

RIP DOC WATSON: Speaking of the Florida Folk Festival - Doc was a featured performer in 1996. A podcast of that performance can be found here:
Doc also appeared at the 2002 Suwannee Springfest. I remember watching his performance with my granddaughter Katelyn who was about age 7 at the time. I whispered to Katelyn that Doc was blind. She balked. “No he isn’t.” After his set was over & she observed that he was being helped off the stage, she conceded “Well – he’s only blind in one eye. Otherwise, how could he play the guitar like that?”
Per Randall Roberts, Chicago Tribune: His loss of eyesight had not only sharpened his hearing, but filled with light the conduit that connected his brain to his fingertips. http://tinyurl.com/cf8td9x
******************************************

Plan Ahead: A jazz concert is in the works for the UU Dome, Sun Sept 9, 3pm, featuring the lovely and talented FAYE TURKE. Add’l details forthcoming .
**************************
Posted by at No comments:

Monday, May 7, 2012

Gloria Loves Music


Gloria Loves Music (May 7, 2012)

My concert calendar can be found here:


 
  Tues. May 15. 8pm. South Tampa House Concert featuring  Australian singer-songwriter
                                  CHRIS PICKERING.

(Fisherman’s Daughter - good song)

(this one’s good too.)

Quoting a recent CD review on the No Depression website by Terry Roland:
“ There’s something of an irresistible déjà vu that happens when, you first listen to Chris Pickering’s latest and finest album to date, Work of Fiction. The Australian singer-songwriter and Nashville resident, who has yet to turn 30, calls to mind McCartney’s melodic side of The Beatles and latter day adventurous bands like Oasis, but it’s not that he calls to mind an earlier era in a way that invites nostalgia. It’s quite the opposite.

He brings the craft of song and record together in an immediate way that used to be common place when the artist dominated the direction of their music in the studio. For such a musically complex work, it’s remarkable Chris was able to forge such a simple and clear and straight forward sound.”
*********************************************************************************


 (NOTE - Shana Smith, previously scheduled, won't be appearing this time) 

CONCERTS IN THE UU DOME:
Amy sings National Anthem at American Airlines Arena, MiamiRebecca Zapen Rebecca Zapen

CONCERTS IN THE UU DOME PRESENTS:
WHO: AMY CAROL WEBB with ** REBECCA ZAPEN opening
WHEN: Sunday, May 20, 2012
TIME: 1 pm
COST: $12 advance. $15 door. INFO: 813-988-8188 www.uutampa.org
WHERE: Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa (UU Dome)
11400 Morris Bridge Rd Tampa FL 33637-1902
**********************************************************************
Don’t forget: This is an early afternoon concert: 1 pm

(NOTE: Amy was recently ordained as a UU minister. In addition to being featured in concert at the UU Dome, UU Church of Tampa, she will also be the guest speaker/musician during the regular church service. Public is welcome. Church service is from 11 – noon. Concert begins at 1 pm. Between noon & 1pm, there will be a potluck picnic hosted by the UUCT Religious Education Committee. Folks who are attending the church service & who are also staying for the concert are invited to bring picnic-type food to share & partake in the picnic. )

ABOUT AMY CAROL WEBB : Amy is a well known, crowd-pleasing Contemporary Singer-Songwriter-Songweaver. Although Amy now resides in Miami, she grew up in Oklahoma and traces her heritage back to Native Americans through two Great-Grandmothers. When Amy sings her dynamic song "I Come From Women," one can always count on a rousing roar of approval from the audience.

Amy started singing at age three and was on the stage by age five. By age 14 she was composing and performing her own songs. After college, she went to California where she toured with The New Christy Minstrels, the New Seekers, and her own band. She later took a hiatus to raise her sons.

After moving to Florida and resuming her music career, she become a crowd favorite at various Florida music festivals and concert venues.
Per audience member David following an “electrifying” concert: "The 'storm' from Oklahoma was powerful tonight. When Amy Carol Webb is charged, the room is electrified and the pulse of the audience beats with a rhythm that you can feel from top to bottom.... Amy continues to grow; and her timing, voice and verse were very impressive as she sang new songs to an audience thirsting for more..."

Per Miami New Times: "Torch, folk, country, rock; name the style of song and Amy Carol Webb can write it, play it and sing it. Her presence is so charismatic that no other musicians seem necessary."
*************************************************************
ABOUT REBECCA ZAPEN: 



 ABOUT REBECCA ZAPEN: www.zapen.com  Before relocating to Tampa, Rebecca lived in Jacksonville – where in 2008 - she was declared Jacksonville's Musician of the Year. Not only is Rebecca a songwriter of mesmerizing ballads, she also has a pleasing voice and is very adept on violin, guitar and ukulele. Her music is described as creative, happy, and smart. Her latest album “Nest” was declared Florida Album of the Year 2011 by the Florida Times-Union.   Rebecca’s music has been featured on NPR's All Songs Considered: Open Mic. Past performances include Florida Folk Fest, Gamble Rogers Fest, Jacksonville Jazz Fest, and venues such as Hotel Cafe (L.A.), The Bitter End (NYC), and Paganini Auditorium (Italy). 


*Rebecca Zapen’s appearance at the UU Dome is being sponsored by the Friends of Florida Folk, a 501c3 non-profit organization which has a mission of promoting folk music in Florida.
Posted by at No comments:

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Gloria Loves Music (Apr 12, 2012)

My concert calendar can be found here:



We’ve got three back-to-back So Tpa House Concerts coming up this month. YIKES! THREE! Music lovers please don’t fail me now. : – )

So Tpa House Concert #1 is happening Wed Apr 18, 2012, Featuring: SONiA.

here’s an interesting interview -- hot off the presses:
(see below for add’l links)
***************************************************************************
Before touting SONiA & the other April So Tpa House Concerts, let me mention two concerts which are happening this Sunday (cloning anyone?)

(1) Dale & Sara Jean Gross of Caberfeidh Productions present NEEDFIRE at the Paladdium in St Pete. (soaring bagpipes, reeling Celtic fiddle ) http://www.caberfeidhproductions.com

(2) Syvia Rusche of August Musick presents REBECCA LOEBE at the Studio @ 620 in St Pete. (laid-back award-winning indie-folk singer) http://www.studio620.org/620/e_rlpbsr.php
*******************************************************************************************************
APRIL SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERTS:
1, Wed Apr 18, 8 pm: SONiA.

2, Sun Apr 22, 3:30 pm: Grant Peeples w/Rebecca Zapen . This will be a 1 set concert
of about 1 1/2 hours or so
( followed by a
post-concert acoustic song circle led by
musician board members of FOFF.)

3, Wed. Apr 25, 8pm: Panama Red.

Space still available for all the concerts.
To RSVP and/or for more info, please give me a shout.

Suggested Donation - $10 - $20 or as generous as your wallet will allow ***
100% of whatever is donated will go to the musicians
**************************************************************************************************************************
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001TMM_9REhwnKaYFaqgm95WLJOrySxqrXyg0jgf3lPZLAkZklwRnTL0qB03UHsxdlg4m_mHQimwJOGPjZz9hWcouxX7AJ5h1Yr8P6j5KN6pJ4I1_A2LrAbO95Nj8JmsJjnsSIrd--GVaaAuD_T_TsKPeEN7obvu3KB2UKBwqktvhc=
SONiA:

SONiA was a favorite of the late Vicki Santa (longtime WMNF station manager). The name of the main air studio in WMNF's new building is ”The Vicki Santa Memorial Studio.” SONiA gave a live performance in the studio during the naming dedication ceremony. Here’s a video from the dedication. It’s a wee bit grainy & there are a few sound quirks – but it’s well worth watching:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1848522 (WMNF – SONiA with Mary Glenney @ the dedication ceremony *** I was there!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ZrvOKuFkM&feature=related (from the 2002 Int’l Folk Alliance "Is There Anybody Here” (written by Phil Ochs) --- I was there for this one too!)

http://tinyurl.com/825sp6g youtube – “Who I Am”
( OutMusic Award for OUTstanding Single of 2010. )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZgvIjUFdG4&feature=related (2008 radio appearance in Australia: “No Bomb Is Smart” )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBEKFRsPB6Q (from a NOW rally in 2009 “Who’s So Scared” )
( I wasn’t there for this one– but it looks like everybody else was! )
**************************************************************************************************
ABOUT SONiA:
SONiA (Rutstein aka disappear fear) writes and performs captivating songs which confront the hypocrisies and biases of our culture. She does this, however, without beating us over the head. Instead, she brings us a positive message of openness, optimism and LOVE.

Per Atlanta LGBT newspaper, The Georgia Voice: "Quirky and smart, a poet with a guitar, SONiA is a master of crafting songs that make you want to simultaneously dance, sing and change the world."

Whether performing in the Opera House in Sydney, or the Open House in Jerusalem
( http://joh.org.il/index.php/english ), or elsewhere throughout the world, SONiA's Judaic roots live in the colors of her captivating songs. Singing in Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic and English, SONiA's powerful honesty touches people of varied social and ethnic backgrounds, especially those moving toward a positive world vision.

SONiA is a crusader for countless causes and issues (children - women - health - GLBT – hunger - you name it) for which she frequently headlines fundraising concerts. Her independent record label donates 18% of every download to the United Nations World Food Programme.

SONiA has been the recipient of numerous awards, among which:

The GLAMA Award for Female Artist of the Year (GLAMA = Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards );

WAMA Award for Best Vocalist (WAMA = Washington,DC, Area Music Awards);

OUT Music Award for OUTstanding World Music CD and OUTstanding Single (OUT awards are given out by the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts Organization);

Best in Blues Finalist for Independent Music Awards; and Finalist in the Telluride, Colorado, Bluegrass Festival Troubadour Song Competition.

At the close of a recent concert in Mackenbach, Germany, U.S. Army SSgt. Ashley Caruthers, the OUTSERVE Germany Chapter Leader, presented SONiA with a coin of honor for “Humanitarian, Loyalty and Service to the Gay Personnel of the American Armed Forces. ( OutServe is an organization for LGBT military service members. It was created in response to anti-gay harassment in the military.)
***************************
Posted by at No comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)