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.”
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 (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
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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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