We taped 4 excellent shows in Sept.:
549) 9/5/12 Carolyn Messina – singer-songwriter with a very unusual bio and a Certificate in Youth Ministry. www.carolynmessina.com
550) 9/5/12 Elaine Romanelli - songs meld poetic lyrics and soaring singing with wry humor, and a hint of Celtic lilt. Her album Real Deal is being spun on folk, college, and public radio stations, including Wisconsin Public Radio, WMUD 89.3 in Vermont, and WFUV in New York City. Her prior EP Better By Far sold out twice on CD Baby, and the popular track FLY was included on two compilations; 'CD Baby Top Sellers August '06' and 'The Open Mike Cafe Presents' ('07) album. www.elaineromanelli.com
551) 9/27/12 April Verch - doesn’t just perform music, she exudes it. The internationally renowned Canadian fiddler, singer, songwriter and stepdancer has a passion for performing and her goal is to touch the lives of those who are listening at any given moment www.AprilVerch.com
552) 9/27/12 Buzz Turner - plays contemporary acoustic fingerstyle guitar. No words, just music. fusing traditional western European structure with American musical idioms. Blues, jazz and rock merge with Celtic, Latin and world influences to produce compositions that alternate between soft, delicate fingerstyle passages and up-tempo displays of virtuosity. Rec'd a first place award from the International Acoustic Music Awards www.buzzturner.com
Upcoming:
554) 10/24/12 8:00 PM AcquAria - Michela Musolino, singer of Sicilian Roots Music with her friend from Sicily, percussionist Vincenzo Castellana, have an acoustic group which performs traditional and contemporary Sicilian folk music, using traditional instruments. www.michelamusolino.com
555) 11/26/12 Nikolay Kolev - Gadulka virtuoso from Karavelovo, Bulgaria. After graduating from High School, he performed with the Sliven Ensemble for 3 years. In 1984, he started a wedding band "Rozova Dolina", one of the most sought-after groups in Thrace. In 1992, he founded "Balkanski Glasove"-singing group which took 1st place at Varna Festival in 1994 & 1995; accomplished composer and arranger of folk songs. In 1999, he was 1st Bulgarian to be recognized by Slavic Heritage Council of America for outstanding contributions in music. http://gadular.com/
556) 11/26/12 East River String Band - Drawing from the vast spectrum of traditional American country blues music create some of the most authentic sounding renditions of songs from the 1920’s and early 30’s. Their love and deep reverence for this music shines through in every song. Founded in 2006 the New York City based duo have released four albums and toured the US, Canada and Europe. Eden Brower (vocals, ukulele, guitar & kazoo) and John Heneghan (vocals, guitar, mandolin & kazoo) www.eastriverstringband.com
557) 12/11/12 The Whiskey Spitters
558) 12/11/12 The Four O’clock Flowers