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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
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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 .
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Gloria Loves Music (May 31, 2012)
Photos by Gail Carson 
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.”
To
read the complete review go here:
http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/chris-pickering-s-work-of-fiction
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(NOTE - Shana Smith, previously scheduled, won't be appearing this time)
CONCERTS IN THE UU DOME:
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
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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."
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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.
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