Gloria's Music BLOG # 13 (2008)

About Gloria (gsholloway@email.com) View my complete profile . Add'l info (inc. my contact info ) can be found at the top of the concert page at the UU Church of Tampa website. Go to http://www.uutampa.org/ & click on concerts.

A. CONCERTS IN THE UU DOME (UU Church of Tampa)

B. CONCERTS/EVENTS I'M ORGANIZING AT SKIPPER'S SMOKEHOUSE

C. SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERTS
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A. CONCERTS IN THE UU DOME (UU Church of Tampa)

UU - (1) SAT FEB 2ND:.

WHAT: A Friends of Florida Folk & Concerts in the UU Dome Co-Production.

Full day of events. Free (Donations Accepted)

ALL EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
http://www.foff.org/

10am-1pm FOFF Annual Membership Meeting -- Business meeting plus KeyNote Speaker/Performer Rod MacDonald reflecting on The Life & Times of a Career Folk Musician.

1-2pm Lite Lunch for Folks attending the membership meeting.

2-5pm: Mini Folk/Celtic Music Fest - See below schedule.

5-7 pm: Open song circle with participants & listeners welcome.

Music Fest artists are: ROSEVILLE FAIR, BRENDAN NOLAN, JUNIPER, JIMMY CROWLEY, SINGING TREE
Expect great harmonies & lively songs & multiple instruments & even some heavy Irish accents.

About the Performers:

Jenny James & Ron Gilbert (aka ROSEVILLE FAIR): Two hearts, two voices, two guitars. Jenny and Ron have a romantic blend spiced with flute, Celtic whistle, mandolin, and banjo. Roseville Fair is down-to-earth, feel-good music.
www.rosevillefair.jjweb.us

BRENDAN NOLAN: Originally from Dublin Ireland, Brendan has been a resident of St Pete Beach since the early 90s. Since landing in Florida, he has endeared himself to acoustic music fans, not only in the Tampa Bay/St Pete area, but all across the state. Brendan's performances are spiced with good humor and innovative musicianship on guitar and bodhráán, and as Steve Winick noted in Dirty Linen magazine, "a rich baritone voice." www.brendannolan.com

FRANCES PISACANE & JASMINE HART: (aka JUNIPER): With their jigs, reels & airs, Juniper weaves a tight tapestry of haunting melodies, lush harmonies, fancy fiddling, fiery rhythms, compelling vocals. www.junipertrio.com

JIMMY CROWLEY: Jimmy has recently moved to Florida from Ireland. We're happy to introduce him to the Florida Folk Family during FOFF FEST '08. Jimmy is a living legend in Irish Folk music. He comes from Cork, in the south of Ireland, a city with musical richness mirroring the city's diversity.... Per Mick Moloney: He is a consummate stage performer as well as a song writer, adding colour to his songs by weaving stories about Cork characters, maritime exploits and daily life into his act. His singing style is truly unique. Nobody hearing Jimmy could possibly mistake him for anyone else.” www.jimmycrowley.com

LLOYD GOLDSTEIN & RAY BELANGER (aka SINGING TREE): Lloyd & Ray stunned the '07 FOFF FEST audience with their performance. It's not everyday we get to witness a double bass & hammer dulcimer duo. At the end of their set there was a well deserved standing ovation and cries for "more - more - more." Back by popular demand. http://tinyurl.com/3dg3ph
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UU (2)Thurs Feb 14.
8PM. $12.
WIL MARING & ROBERT BOWLIN DUO PLUS ORRIN STAR IN A VALENTINES DAY NIGHT BLUEGRASS & FOLK EXTRAVAGANZA (A DOUBLE BILL)
www.myspace.com/wilmaringwww.youtube.com/profile?user=WilMaring http://www.orrinstar.com/ www.myspace.com/orrinstar

Wil is a past winner of the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest winner (@ Merlefest); Robert Bowlin is a former Bill Monroe Bluegrass Boy, and has played with the Osbourne Brothers, Kathy Mattea, Maura O'Connell, Tom T.Hall, Farron Young, Richard Greene, to name a few. Wil plays acoustic guitar and sings lead. Her songs and style arecontemporary folk, and she is often compared to Nanci Griffith. Robert plays acoustic guitar (and sometimes fiddle) and sings harmony. He's a former winner of the National Flatpicking Guitar Championship. To say that he's an outstanding "picker" is putting it mildly. DJ Dave Higgs of Nashville Public Radio says this about Wil & Robert: "Absolutely, hands-down some of the most mesmerizing, exciting, interesting and enjoyable acoustic music I have ever heard. Wil's songs are just in a league of their own."

Orrin Star is in a league of his own too. He's vocals are twangy & bluegrassy. His humor is - well - laughable .. Orrin Star is an award-winning guitarist who combines hot picking, cool singing and good humor. Once described as ‘Arlo Guthrie-meets-Doc Watson’, he is a past National Flatpicking Guitar Champion, has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, and boasts a repertoire that ranges from from bluegrass standards to little-known folk gems to fingerstyle blues.
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UU (3)Sun Feb 17
3PM/ $12 Door. $10 Advance

The Muses www.themusesmusic.com
Tanya Brody, Matthew Gurnsey and Annie Mariner each play a plethora of exotic instruments ranging from bohdran & concertina to harp & hammered dulcimer; psaltery, pennywhistles, flute and zils - to name just a few. The Muses add new life to old songs as well as adding original material to the Celtic repertoire. They tour the country performing at various venues and events, including Scottish Games & Celtic Fetivals. The Muses perform with a ferocity and a strength of heart that embodies the music they all love so dearly. CELTIC MUSIC WITH A ZING!
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B. CONCERTS/Events I'm Organizing at Skipper's Smokehouse http://www.skipperssmokehouse.com/
None on the calendar as of now but stay tuned.

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C. SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERTS
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED (gsholloway@email.com )

(1) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: ERIC TAYLOR
http://www.bluerubymusic.com

When: Jan 30 7:30 Doors. 8:00 Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation

(2) South Tampa House Concert
WHO/WHAT: SUPER BOWL OF SMALL POTATOES CONCERT
http://www.smallpotatoesmusic.com
When: Feb 3 3:00 Doors. 3:30 Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation

(3) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: STEVIE COYLE (yep - THAT Stevie -- of The Waybacks fame)
http://www.steviecoyle.com
WHEN: Feb 18 7:30 Doors. 8pm Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation

(4) South Tampa House ConcertWHO: MICHAEL FRACASSO
www.michaelfracasso.com www.myspace.com/michaelfracasso
WHEN: Feb 29 7:30 Doors. 8pm Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation

(5) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: ANNE FEENEY
http://annefeeney.com http://myspace.com/annefeeneyreally
WHEN: Mar 12 7:30 Doors. 8pm Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation

(5) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: PAUL GEREMIA
www.paulgeremia.org (i don't know why paul is an org )
WHEN: Mar 25 or 26? 7:30 Doors. 8pm Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation

(6) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: KRAIG KENNING
www.kraigkenning.com
WHEN: Apr 3 7:30 Doors. 8pm Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation

(7) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: MARY FLOWER
http://www.maryflower.com
WHEN: May 12 or 13? 7:30 Doors. 8pm Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation

(8) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: ROD MACDONALD
http://www.rodmacdonald.net/
WHEN: Apr 16 7:30 Doors. 8pm Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation

(9) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: BRYAN BOWERS
http://www.somagency.com/BryanBowers
WHEN: HALLOWEEN (10/31) 7:30 Doors. 8pm Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation