We taped 4 good shows in January and have great guests scheduled for the following months:
632) 1/7/16 6:30 Kicking Down Doors - songwriting team Autumn Walden (vocals) and Ernie Tokay (guitar/vocals) www.KickingDownDoorsBand.com
633) 1/7/16 8:00 Maribyrd – a singer/songwriter born and raised in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Northern NJ; debut album "Joe's Basemant" was recorded in 2002, with the help of my sweet north-west Jersey musical community; new EP, "The Cabin Sessions"; by daylight, a decorative artist, working both in people's homes and out of my studio. www.Maribyrd.com
636) 1/30/16 David Roth - unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. As singer, songwriter, recording artist, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and instructor, David has earned top honors at songwriter competitions – Kerrville (TX) and Falcon Ridge (NY) – and taken his music, experience, and expertise to a wide variety of venues in this and other countries full-time for more than two decades. www.DavidRothmusic.com
637) 1/30/16 Fred Romano – showed up at my front door the morning of the David Roth taping, saying he rec’d an email about it. Within a few minutes we established that he was a singer-songwriter and was prepared to tape a half-hour show of originals if I could lend him a guitar.
Upcoming:
638) 2/23/16 6:30 Diane Perry - her original compositions span the breadth of her background: classical-crossover, Latin, swing, jazz, folk, and gospel, you are as likely to shed a tear as you are to laugh with delight. She has performed in symphonic orchestras, swing bands Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks and The DMP Big Band, Broadway orchestra pits, rock bands, and even for a circus www.DianePerryJazz.com
639) 2/23/16 Kathy Moser Trio - An award-winning songwriter, engaging performer and passionate environmentalist, Kathy is dedicated to bringing positive change to the world through music both on and off stage. With Diane Perry on fiddle & vocals and Peter Lister on bass and vocals www.kathymoser.com
640) 3/24/16 6:30 Katherine Rondeau – “Don't miss Katherine's silky voice and beautiful guitar. Be warned, she will mesmerize you.” Princeton Folk Music Society; a broad range of folk influences ~ from Jean Ritchie and Mary Travers to Patty Griffin and Lucinda Williams. Katherine's got a style all her own, with a honey-warm voice evoking Mary's depth and power and Lucinda's heart-tugging soul. www.katherinerondeau.com
641) 3/24/16 8:00 Bob Cannon - Raised in Charlottesville, VA, and Wilmington, DE, he has played from Maine to Florida with a stint in Nashville. He’s also pursued his career writing about music for magazines like Entertainment Weekly and Performing Songwriter. Now he has released his debut album, Unbreakable Heart, an incisive, witty collection about love, dreams, expectations, the working life—and the Three Stooges—that brings together eclectic Americana styles and the wry pop wit of Randy Newman. www.BobCannonMusic.com
642) 4/6/16 Chrissi Poland - "This sonorous singer-drummer (& pianist) rips through contemporary blues numbers with sheer ferocity, and her stages are only expanding; she recently opened tours for Lady Gaga and Scissor Sisters. Her “Songs From the Concrete” (Danben) continues to gather traction, and small wonder; Don Henley never had this much joie de vivre." www.ChrissiPoland.com
643) 4/6/16 Sam Edelston – plays the mountain dulcimer in ways you never imagined
650) 7/20/16 Laurie Riley - best known worldwide as a harpist, having toured and taught for over 20 years. Her music career began, however, as a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, dulcimer, banjo, bodhran; founded The Folk Project in 1971, toured w/ Frostwater in 70s. Taking up the harp in 1981, she toured for 10 years in duet and another 10 as a soloist. She has recorded over a dozen harp albums and is a respected author of numerous music-related books & instructional DVDs. www.laurierileymusic.wordpress.com