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Saturday Evening August 14th, 2010 8:00PM
Craig Carroll, Classical Guitarist
When asked what I do its simple. I play guitar music that strikes me as beautiful and suprising and different. Ragtime pieces by Scott Joplin, Mexican love songs by Tamez, Russian music by people whose names I can't pronounce, Rennaisance music that has been outright forgotten. Anything that is not the usual and is good to listen to.
I've always walked to a musical different drummer following my own way of playing and choosing what I play. So far people like what I do so I'll keep doing it and we'll all have fun!
I studied Classical guitar under Segovia and Carlevaro protoge Ben Bolt for over 10 years. I performed for over 50 international master classes for almost every major name in the business.
I have been playing recitals, concerts, coffee houses, resteraunts, weddings, and every other imaginable thing that would pay a penny for over 20 years.
I've won grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission on many occasions and was the first guitar player to play for a video showcase for the performing arts exchange.
So that's me in a nutshell. But if you wanna know who I am, talk to me, it's more fun!
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Saturday Evening September 4th, 2010 8:00PM
Bob Marshall
Bob Marshall has literally performed his music and entertained audiences from one side of the United States to the other. From the Chesapeake Bay to the beaches of the Pacific Ocean, Bob has been entertaining audiences for over thirty years. But, it doesn’t stop there. Bob’s music has also received international play in Canada, Australia, Japan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the European continent.
Influenced by a variety of genres, Bob allows his music and words to speak for themselves through the most intimate of acoustic sounds. Bob has opened for nationally recognized acts such as Michael Smith and Tim Grimm.
Bob has recently released his new CD, “As Good As My Dog Thinks I Am”.
Grass Lake Folk Festival
"Bob's voice continues to resonate with a mesmerizing quality and his guitar work is sublime."
Blue Note Cafe
“Wide experience provided Bob with the insight that folk music does not have to have only a rural texture. The words that Bob sings are from the heart and the guitar playing is honest enough to lay bare the soul.”
"Bob Marshall's rich baritone voice and sublime guitar work will make your day. This cowboy, singer/songwriter will make you laugh and warm your heart.... visit with Bob and listen to his great originals, parodies and covers...he does it all!" Ellen Doster, Motor City Sidestrokers
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Friday Evening September 24th, 2010 8:00PM
Larry Murante
It's no surprise that Seattle-based Larry Murante is gaining a reputation as one of the finest contemporary singer songwriters to emerge from the Northwest in recent years.
Larry’s three CD releases, Point of Entry (2009), Water’s Edge (2000), and Kiss Me One More Time (1994) have garnered critical acclaim from all over the country and parts of Europe. In the past few years he’s racked up a string of national and regional songwriting awards and honors including first place winner of the 1999 Wildflower Songwriting Contest in Richardson, Texas, and was a showcase finalist at the 1999 Falcon Ridge Festival in Hillsdale, NY.
Larry tours nationally, performing at folk concerts, festivals, radio interviews and house concerts.
2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Grand Prize Winner
2010 New Zealand Songwriting Competition, Peace Song Top Ten Finalist
2010 Rose Garden Coffeehouse Song Contest Winner
2009 Great American Song Contest Finalist
2009 Grassy Hill Kerrville Newfolk Competition Finalist
2009 Tucson Folk Festival Songwriting Competition Finalist
"His songwriting is spectacular. I'm so glad I'm beyond the age of jealousy. ”
—Christine Lavin, singer-songwriter/humorist
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Saturday Evening October 16th, 2010 8:00PM
Elly Wininger
Known through out the northeast for her engaging performances, Elly is a veteran of the Folk Revival NYC club scene. She was among the first acts to grace the stage at CBGB, (find her on their website as "Elly Greenberg"- her former name). As a guitar student of David Bromberg, Elly played the Greenwich Village basket houses, and was a regular feature at Folk City, Sidewalk, Dr. Generosity's and Kenny's Castaways. Elly has sung with many greats, including Maria Muldaur, Tanya Tucker, Paula Lockheart, Peggy Atwood, and Steve Goodman.
Elly has won numerous awards for her songwriting, including one from "Song of the Year". Her 2007 release Back Eddy Blues is receiving airplay on over 70 radio stations in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. Elly was recently chosen for the Folk DJ's Choice Showcase at the 2008 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference.
Elly is also a composer and a producer. Her series of music documentaries called "Rockin' the Boat" won several awards, including one from the United Nations. Her guitar and vocal work, as well as her original songs, have been featured in theater productions, films, and on the Clio award-winning public service campaign against drunk driving, "Friends."
When not touring, Elly makes her home in Woodstock, NY. She performs solo and with The Jesse Janes, a trio with Peggy Atwood and Terri Massardo. She also provides guitar, harmonies and musical direction for singer/ songwriter Dave Kearney.
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 Friday Evening October 22nd, 2010 8:00PM
Anna Coogan
Anna Coogan's bittersweet Americana has been enchanting listeners since she began writing her own songs in early 2002. A trained opera singer and field biologist, Anna translates her love for desolate landscapes, dark alleyways, and neon valleys into sweet, haunting stories and melodies.
ANNA COOGAN – The Nocturnal Among Us: Armed with an extremely sweet, dulcet, and soothing voice, singer/songwriter Anna Coogan immediately wins the listener over with her supremely lovely and arresting pipes alone. Soaring over the high notes with breathtaking skill and agility, hitting a lower register with equal grace and smoothness, this gal’s voice is truly something to hear. Moreover, Coogan is also one hell of a smart and thoughtful songwriter with a strong knack for eloquent lyrics and simple, yet harmonic melodies. Best of all, this remarkably moving and intelligent country-folk album that addresses relevant issues about adulthood in a mature and direct way without ever becoming too sappy or cloying about it. A lovely and touching little jewel.
- Joe Wawrzyniak, JerseyBeat.com |
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 Saturday Evening November 6th, 2010 8:00PM
Barnaby Bright
We are Nathan and Rebecca Bliss of Barnaby Bright, a folk-y guitar and banjo-based duo, featuring tight harmonies, thoughtful lyrics and a variety of different instruments... rooted in folk, but pushing the boundaries. Originally from Kansas, we currently reside in Brooklyn where we write, record, and perform throughout the area.
We released our first record, Wake the Hero, in January of 2009, and are currently at work on our next album of new material. We're spending the summer touring through the mid-Atlantic, followed by a short break and then a tour of Europe in October.
"Rebecca's smooth, melodic vocals are reminiscent of Karen Carpenter or Shelby Flint...and Nathan's incorporation of his jazz background into Garfunkel-y acoustic compositions bring diverse styles together to the folk in the road: a marriage of minds and hands and music."
-The Deli Magazine
"Nathan and Rebecca Bliss make up the sweetly melodic folk-ish duo Barnaby Bright, whose songs have soundtracked heavy emotional moments on Days of Our Lives and ER"
-Time Out New York
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Friday Evening November 19th, 2010 8:00PM
Anna Dagmar
 “Anna Dagmar’s album showcases her gorgeous voice, lyrical piano stylings and lovely, intelligent songs.”
- Lucy Kaplansky, singer-songwriter
“...one of the best new singer-songwriter recordings of the year so far, in a crowded field.”
- George Graham, WVIA
“From the opening moments her piano spills out over the band in these fantastic hooky cascading lines and I’m swept in.”
- Jennifer Kimball, singer-songwriter
"Musically refreshing. Like a breath of fresh air! Anna Dagmar showers us with a boatload of musical talent..."
- Duss Rodgers, Catask Magazine
“I can’t even come up with a strong comparison to Dagmar. She’s an original.”
- Amy Lotsberg, Collected Sounds
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 Friday Evening December 3rd, 2010 8:00PM
Rupert Wates
Rupert Wates, born in London, has been a full time songwriter since 1992 when he signed an exclusive deal with Eaton Music Publishing. He has written songs in all kinds of styles for all kinds of artists. During the Nineties he worked with Jazz singer Liz Fletcher, recording the albums MELLOWMANIA and LIVE IN THE PARK, both released on the Sanctuary label, and BLUE AFTERNOONS on Mainstem.
Since September 2006, Rupert has been based in the USA. His music has found a warm reception in America and in 2007 alone he has been nominated eight times for songwriting awards. Strong melodies, memorable lyrics, nuanced and real emotion - these are the hallmarks of Rupert Wates' music.
'Every cut's a gem, completely absorbing, enthralling, and thus we have a new and unique songwriter-musician already in the first rank...Rupert Wates is an exceedingly rare talent'
Mark Tucker, Folk And Acoustic Music Exchange
'A writer who makes you think while he entertains...Rupert Wates manages that tricky tightrope with great skill'
Chris Kocher, PressConnects.com
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ArtMusic Coffeehouse
is hosted by
Don Slepian and Jan Julia.
It is part of Concerts In Your Home.
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