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Jun 24, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Cary Cooper is a whimsical writer and a magical performer, drawing you in with stories and sincerity. She will make you laugh hysterically, wax nostalgic and cry tears of joy all in the course of one song. GUITARS IN THE CLASSROOM calls Cary “the Anne LaMott of songwriting…except she can get to the heart of things in 3 minutes instead of 200 pages.” Cary is a past winner of the Kerrville Folk Festival’s prestigious New Folk Competition as well as finishing 2nd and 3rd at the 2012 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival and Telluride Bluegrass Festival competitions, respectively. Don’t miss Cary Cooper. She’ll leave you with a smile on your face and a song in your heart.
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Jun 23, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Daniel Makins is a songwriter from San Angelo, TX. He is trying to live a good life… Struggling Christian, Husband, Dad, Songwriter, Drummer, Runner, Golfer, Producer (San Angelo Concert Series), Executive Director (San Angelo Cultural Affairs Council), House Painter, Firewood Cutter, Obsessive Compulsive… A relative of famed ballad hunter, John A Lomax, Daniel Makins has […]
Jun 21, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Singer-songwriter BOB LIVINGSTON has never been a traditional Texas country musician living the honky-tonk life, even though he’s spent more than his share of time on the roadhouse circuit with some of the most colorful musicians in Texas. As a member of Austin’s legendary Lost Gonzo Band, performing and recording with such musical visionaries as […]
Jun 20, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Ronny Cox is an artist who wears a variety of hats –– from actor to musician to family man –– but if there is one common thread that pulls it all together it’s the “real” person that wears each hat and the warmth his craft brings to anyone exposed to his many talents. His musical […]
Jun 19, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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This past year has been a testament to the long-held assertion that Susan Gibson is a road warrior in the truest sense in addition to being a dedicated singer, songwriter, and performing musician. The CMA award-winning songwriter (the Dixie Chicks took the Gibson-penned “Wide Open Spaces” to the top for four weeks) has been hitting […]
Jun 18, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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This bi-coastal trio of Elaine Dempsey, Lawrence Lambert & Karl Werne, from California and Virginia, bring diverse backgrounds of experience, music and theater together to form a rich, soulful blend of character and deep harmony. It will move you to an understanding of their name: BIG WIDE GRIN. They are constantly on the move- whether […]
Jun 17, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Born in Long Beach, California, August 17th, 1955 Traveled until he was 7, family settled in Oklahoma. Made it through high school, Midwest City High, and one semester of music school at Central State, Edmond, Oklahoma, joined a bluegrass band, dropped out of school, hit the road. Met John Hadley, real songwriter for Tree International, […]
Jun 16, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Singer, songwriter and guitarist Jay Boy Adams does more than just refute F. Scott Fitzgerald’s maxim that there are no second acts in American lives. He not only proves that a musical artist can enjoy a second musical career even more fulfilling than his impressive first time around, but also just how rich an American […]
Jun 15, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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The release of Albuquerque Sky proves up-and-coming country music powerhouse, Sarah Peacock, is a contender in several Nashville music arenas. A talented songwriter, she wrote or co-wrote all sixteen tracks on the recording, which smoothly melds pop country and Americana with a dash of rock, a la Ann Wilson. As a multi-instrumentalist, she’s just as […]
Jun 14, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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George Ensle, (pronounced Enslee), began songwriting and performing as a teenager in the late sixties in his hometown, Houston at such venerable clubs as the Sand Mountain Coffeehouse and the original Old Quarter, sharing stages with legendary folk greats, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Jerry Jeff Walker. While touring the club, college coffeehouse and […]