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Spring 2006 SeriesConcerts are listed with the most recent at the top. Follow the links to visit the web sites of the performers or the organizations their concerts supported.
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 | To hear a podcast of the Hudsons and their music, visit the Austin Connection website's January 2006 podcast listings. |
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Friday, April 14thThe STUDEBAKERS have been harmonizing since 1993, when Jill Montgomery started the group. Her idea was to bring back the marvelous melodies and lyrics of the songs of the 20's, 30's and 40's and to deliver them with the clarity and close harmony that made them such big favorites in those years. First to join Jill in the trio was Becky Cavanaugh. Becky always loved to harmonize, so she was a natural fit. Jill and Becky were joined by Sharon Maner, who also had a natural gift for harmony. Nigel Russell, who joined the Studebakers in 1994, is a premiere songwriter, singer, guitar player, fiddle player and all around on-the-spot raconteur. Randy Seybold, a virtuoso on the bass and jazz guitar, has been another powerful addition to the Studebakers. December of 1997 brought the release of the first Studebaker CD, "Now and Then", a showcase of their musical skills. Their second CD, "The Studebakers Greatest Hats", was released in 2000. "Christmas with the Studebakers" was released in December of 2003, and includes Sharon Maner's original hit "Christmas in Texas".
"Stuart
Adamson's new CD,
I've Got Lonesome, is filled with that great, classic, Texas
honky-tonk sound - as sure to be a hit on the dance floor as the living room,"
says Bill Groll of Country Roots Music.
Influenced by a range of folks including Hank Williams, Conway Twitty,
Radney Foster, and even Ray Charles, Adamson has a way of inviting an
audience to participate with him in the music. Maybe you'll just tap your foot
at first; but next thing you know, you're out on the dance floor.
Hilary Tompkins joins Adamson in a newly formed side-project, Tompkins and
Adamson. The group is currently gigging regularly in the Austin and San
Antonio areas; look for a studio release from them later this year.
To hear a podcast of the Flyin' As, visit the Austin Connection website's April 2006 listing
Friday, March 10thTicket Magazine places John Flynn “at the near end of a long line of American poets, thinkers and folk artists, stretching from Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman, all the way up to Kris Kristofferson". Kristofferson himself praises John’s songwriting: “The truth is in the details; the gifts are an ear for accurate dialogue, an eye for powerful imagery and anything funny, and a heart open to surprises and the possibilities of moving the emotions.” As a young father Flynn left a Nashville staff writing gig and began writing songs for his kids and for his life. These songs yielded CDs that are informed by the trademark humanity and humor that Flynn sees as the essential tools for parenthood and living. Recently the 48 year-old Delaware resident has turned his attention, and his songwriting, to the world his four children will one day inherit.
As a distinct Americana songwriter with a lyric-driven style, Gordy Quist
is equally at home in intimate listening rooms with just his guitar and
harmonica as he is in front of a five-piece electrified band. Quist's full
band shows span all genres of American-roots-music, from Country, Folk and
Blues to Rock and Soul. He is being touted as both a unique songwriter with
depth and an authentic voice, and as an inspired guitar player fronting a
comfortably-loose American Folk 'n Roll band.
Friday,
February 17 (3rd Friday) Small Potatoes is Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso. They first appeared on the Live Oak Coffeehouse stage in April, 2000. This Chicago-based duo has been touring on the folk circuit since 1993 and in that time they’ve become sought-after regulars at many clubs, coffeehouses across the U.S. They have made repeat appearances at major folk festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Walnut Valley Folk Festival, and Philadelphia Folk Festival. They were one of the “most requested” acts at the 1999 Falcon Ridge New Artist Showcase. Jacquie is also a winner of the 1998 Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest. They call themselves eclecto-maniacs. They describe their music as “Celtic to Cowboy” and say it has taken them “years of careful indecision” to come up with a mix of music that ranges from country, blues, and swing to Irish, with songwriting that touches on all of those styles and more. Their two recordings, “Waltz of the Wallflowers” and “Time Flies” , on Wind River Records, cover all these styles.
Erik
Balkey is a performing songwriter based out of Philadelphia, PA. He
began songwriting as part of the Red Bank, NJ music scene in 1994 before a
four-year stint in New York City. Gathering from his experiences and
from his work on songwriting craft, Balkey wrote and recorded his debut album,
"Negotiations & Compromise," in 2001. Michael Tearson of SingOut! Magazine
wrote, "These songs are literate, exacting portraits in amber... Nicely played
and beautifully recorded, this is a very rewarding album." In July 2003,
Balkey released a seven-song EP,"God's Poet Now," as a benefit project for the
Dave Carter Memorial Fund. Buddy Mondlock says of this collection of songs,
"heartfelt songs about real emotions, gracefully portrayed."
Saturday,
January 21 (note special day)Come hear Steve Kaufman, master and champion of flat picking guitar. Opening the show will Cooper’s Uncle, a great local Austin, traditional bluegrass band. After Steve’s amazing feature set, Cooper’s Uncle will join Kaufman for a couple of blazing impromptu numbers. Eddie Collins emcees the show.
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Friday May 12th 
Greg Klyma is a
home-cooked meal and a vaudeville show in a fast food, karaoke world. His
music provides the perfect mix of wrist-slitters and side splitters. Good
enough to dazzle the Americana airwaves and sharp enough to leave an
impression on the eclectic college scene. No Depression (Sept-Oct. 1997)
dubbed him "An artist to watch as he follows inspirations and seeks to put his
own spin on them." He has been described as a "singer-songwriter with (an) Arlo Guthrie-esque voice (who) writes socially conscious ballads and
acoustic-guitar ditties thick with hippie happiness that assume audiences are
both smart and able to laugh." His music is folk with a back beat.
