June 5, 2009 - Friday
Don & Karen McNatt As a duo, Don and Karen McNatt will fill the room with harmony and original material. They have 3 new CD's available, and are recognized songwriters in Nashville, with a local songwriter's TV show airing 4 times per week. Don McNatt has a history that touches most every form of entertainment, from bands to motion pictures, songwriting to acting. Together with his talented singer/songwriter wife Karen, the duo has performed for audiences in London, Berlin, Bermuda, Mexico, and Central America. They have been well recieved at events like the Mickey Newbury Gathering in Austin and the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival in Florida.
Karen enjoyed success on Internet radio with her song, "Say Good Morning to Your Angel" written about her son's Marine service in Iraq. Showtime @ 9:00 pm
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June 20, 2009 - Saturday
Bob Cheevers, Tom Tranchilla & Buddy Allen Bob Cheevers has earned a place in the landscape now called Americana Music, having charted Top 20 in that genre with his last two CDs. Bob grew up in Memphis and got a soul full of music, not only from the icons of his youth such as Elvis and Johnny Cash, but also from his mother, who was a radio star during the Great Depression performing with the Big Bands of that era. So from an early age, Bob's creative feet were firmly planted in Mississippi Delta mud. Following his musical dream lead Bob into the pop field in Hollywood, then on to the country and roots music of Nashville. Of course, there have been stops in between to gather the tools and trophies of his career. Included among those accomplishments are a Regional Emmy Award for Music Video of "Big City Gambler", sang theme song to Love, American Style as member of Peppermint Trolley Company, winner of a Napa Valley Folk Festival Songwriting Award, as well as the Kerrville Folk Festival's prestigious New Folk Competition, and the honor of having been personally asked by Johnny Cash to open Cash’s last tour. Cheevers' songs feature characters whose lives reflect the lifestyle along the rivers of the South over the past hundred years. As a seasoned songwriter and performer, Bob has found his own voice - spinning rootsy, blues-flavoured tales of the Delta in a conversational language of the heart. Houston based singer/songwriter Tom Tranchilla performs a variety of folk, Americana, country, ragtime and Blues, both covers and originals. Tom specializes in fingerstyle six and twelve string acoustic guitar and vocals. Tom's most recent CD, Sketches of Life, has garnered great reviews from MyTexasMusic.com as well from as DJ's on Houston's KPFT 90.1. The release contains two internet radio chart toppers: "Union Man" reached #4 on the Texas Top 40, and has been featured on numerous labor talk shows across the country; while his arrangement/recording of Ball and Sultan's "The Perfect Woman" recently placed #2. Tom’s 2001 release, That Train, received high reviews from Music News: “That Train is a great listen. The songs will make you tap your toes and make a tear come to your eye”. Several of the tracks have been featured on Pacifica Radio and Rick Gardener's Pickin' and Swingin' radio show. Tom is a member of HAAM (Houston Association of Acoustic Musicians), HSA (Houston Songwriers Association) and the National Folk Alliance. Tom is also a regular co-host on the KPFT 90.1 HAAM radio show. Joining Bob and Tom onstage tonight is string wizard, Buddy Allen (guitar, mandolin, fiddle & bango). Showtime @ 9:00 pm
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