FOFFfest 2010

WHAT: FOFF FEST 2010 (An indoors mini-folk festival )

WHEN: Saturday Jan 23, 2010 (Afternoon & into the Night)

TIME: 3 p.m. (From 3pm - until approx 9:30pm)

WHERE: UU Dome (Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa) 11400 Morris Bridge Road, Tampa, FL 33637

INFO: 813-988-8188 www.uutampa.org www.foff.org COST: FREE (Donations Accepted)

PERFORMERS: Headliners w/full sets - 45 minutes each: Amy Carol Webb; Jubals Kin; Elan Chalford & Pete Gallagher Duo. PLUS musicians w/short sets - 12 minutes each: Roy Schneider; Keith Hope; Rebecca Zapen; Hannah's Whirl; Sunset Bridge; John French; Carl Wade & Something Special; Patchouli; Malcolm McKinney; Larry Mangum; Ishmael Katz; Linda Darlin &The Literate League; Triad

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FOFF FEST 2010 DETAILS:

Concerts in the UU Dome (Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa Concert Series) is teaming up with Friends of Florida Folk, Inc, (FOFF - a 501c3, not for profit organization ), to present a Saturday Afternoon & Evening In-Door Folk Festival which is dubbed FOFF FEST 2010. It starts at 3pm and will end at approximately 9:30 pm. It is an in-door music extravaganza & will take place rain or shine.

WHAT IS FOLK MUSIC? For the purposes of FOFF Fest 2010 "folk" has an extremely wide & diverse definition: traditional folk; contemporary singer-songwriter, gospel, old timey, bluegrass, country, Americana, acoustic blues, roots, you name it.

FOFF FEST 2010 will run from 3 p.m. until approximately 9:30 p.m. Things kick off at 3pm with three featured acts who will each perform approx 45 minute sets: Amy Carol Webb, Jubals Kin, Elan Chalford & Pete Gallagher. After the featured sets, there will be multiple "fast pitch" showcases, each lasting 12 minutes. The showcases are designed to give the audience a glipse of the amazing folk/roots/Americana talent which is out there amongst us to be enjoyed and treasured. (Think - A folk version of American Idol - except all these musicians are WINNERS! Nobody gets voted off.)

AUDIENCE COMFORT: Refreshments/snacks/drinks/food will be available. There will be adequate breaks to give everyone a chance to stretch and move about. Also - the UU Dome is located in a nice wooded area. There's plenty of outdoor space so that if one so chooses, he/she can take an outdoors break and enjoy the grounds.

About the Performers:

HEADLINING PERFORMERS: (45 MINUTE SETS): (1) AMY CAROL WEBB; (2) JUBAL'S KIN; (3) A Tribute to Florida Fiddlers with ELAN CHALFORD & PETE GALLAGHER

AMY CAROL WEBB: www.amycarolwebb.com http://www.myspace.com/amycarolwebbmusic (Miami area). The Dynamic Amy! She could sing the phone book & get a standing ovation. Amy Carol Webb is known as "beloved song weaver." She is passionate, powerful, and poignant. She's the girl next door and no ordinary woman. Born and reared in Oklahoma - but now living in Florida, Amy traces her heritage back to Native Americans through her Great-Grandmothers who settled Oklahoma when it was still a Territory. Amy's music reflects the same pioneering spirit, tenacity, integrity and never-quit grit. Amy is packing houses from Miami to Boston, from celebrated concert halls and festival stages to spiritual gatherings and intimate house concerts, sharing stages with many whose work inspires her own, from Richie Havens to Janis Ian, David Roth to Vance Gilbert. She is "beauty and vulnerability, genuine, sympathetic and electrifying." (Gables Gazette). Her joy is infectious, her courage inspiring, her songs gifts of literate, humorous, often profound poems of one woman's remarkable journey from precious child, to woman to mother to "Songweaver."

JUBAL'S KIN: www.jubals-kin.com http://alocalfolkus.com/ (scroll down the page & watch the video from the Winter Park Library). Young - Talented - Energetic - Entertaining - Award Winning - Family Folk & Gospel Band from Orlando - making a big splash around Florida & beyond. Siblings Roger, Gailanne & Jeffrey Amundsen ages 21, 15 and 11 respectively.

ELAN CHALFORD & PETE GALLAGHER : www.thefloridafiddler.com : (Tampa Bay area). Master Violinist/Florida Fiddle Champion ELAN CHALFORD & Guitarist PETE GALLAGHER will present a unique and lively musical journey through Florida fiddle history, with stories and songs in the style and repertoire of famed Florida fiddlers Vassar Clements, Chubby Wise, Arthur Smith, Chubby Anthony, Ervin T. Rouse and others.

FAST PITCH SHOWCASE PERFORMERS: (12 MINUTE SETS): Roy Schneider; Keith Hope; Rebecca Zapen; Hannah's Whirl; Dan Stevens; Sunset Bridge; John French; Carl Wade & Something Special; Patchouli; Malcolm McKinney; Larry Mangum; Ishmael Katz; Linda Darlin &The Literate League; Triad

Roy Schneider (Sarasota area) http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=140145 http://www.royschneider.com/

Roy Schneider is a singer-songwriter with 25 years' dedication to fingerstyle and flatpicked guitar and harmonica. He writes songs that come from the heart, engaging the most diverse of audiences with passion, soul, humor and grit. His original music has earned him slots on national festival stages and has been played on various public, mainstream, college and internet radio stations including syndicated radio show The Grateful Dead Hour.

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Keith Hope www.keithhope.com (Gulfport)

Award winning singer-songwriter Keith Hope is a sixth generation Floridian whose ancestors settled in what is now Hernando County in 1835. Keith grew up in Hardee County and started playing music in public at age five. In 2002 he recorded an album of original songs about Florida titled Key Biscayne Cowboy. One of the songs, "Miss Her Now (Or Miss Her Forever)," is about manatees and was inspired by a Florida Department of Environmental Protection poster of the same title. With his Florida compositions Keith is very adept at conjuring up images of mangroves, rivers, creeks and Florida wildlife. He presents his listeners with a musical tour of his beautiful and beloved homeland. And the listeners are always delighted to be a part of the tour.

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Rebecca Zapen (Tampa Bay area) www.zapen.com

Violinist, vocalist, and songwriter Rebecca Zapen who now resides in the Tampa Bay area was named Jacksonville's Musician of the Year 2008. In 2009 she won Best Album & Song (cabaret genre) in the Just Plain Folks Awards, She has performed on recordings for soundtracks, television, public radio, theme parks, and various musical groups. Her music has also been featured on NPR's All Songs Considered: Open Mic. Past performances include Florida Folk Fest, Gamble Rogers Fest, Jacksonville Jazz Fest, and venues such as Hotel Cafe (L.A.), The Bitter End (NYC), and Paganini Auditorium (Italy).

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Hannah's Whirl www.myspace.com/hannahswhirl (Tampa Bay area)

Hannah's Whirl is Paul Arnone & Tami Wingard - both Florida natives. Paul and Tammy both sing and make beautiful music together. Paul is a guitarist and songwriter. Tami plays harmonica, mandolin and clarinet. Paul's songwriting captures slices of life, ie, the decisive moment, the fleeting emotion, the passing thought. Per singer-songwriter Mike Jurgensen commenting on their new CD "Headwaters:" "I listened to your CD on the way home. It is fantastic- great job!..."

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Sunset Bridge (Tampa Bay area) www.sunsetbridgeband.com www.myspace.com/sunsetbridge

Sunset Bridge was founded in 2006 by Gracie Grieshop. It is an all original Folk, Alternative-Country band based out of Tampa. Its regular members are: GRACIE GRIESHOP on vocals and acoustic guitar. ( It took years for Gracie to realize that playing and writing music was what fed her soul and perhaps, one day, her pocket book; and that capturing the most memorable moments into a song is forever.) AL MORGAN on acoustic and electric guitar. ( AL loves to play guitar. He truly believes that people who enjoy music together can sometimes be a very cosmic and beautiful experience.) A.J. TOPP on stand-up bass and electric bass. ( A.J. believes that Bass is Beautiful and should be listened to in large quantities. ) Per Thomas Garcia of Bay Area Beat: "Sunset Bridge is a very unique Bay Area band that brings together a stunning array of soulful, heartwarming lyrics coupled with unique and artistic instrumentation. "

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John French (Eustis area) Born in Kentucky, raised in Texas and Tennessee and currently living in Eustis,

John has lived in small towns all across the south and often writes about those influences in his music. At age 13 he started writing lyrics and later began playing guitar. He co-wrote one of the songs on the rockabilly band, the V-roys, debut release in 1996 which was co-produced by Steve Earle on E-squared records. John intends to release one or more CDs in 2010. As well as performing solo, John is often joined in live performances with his good friends Joe Ramirez on the acoustic 5 string bass guitar and Sean Curran on fiddle and mandolin.

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Carl Wade & Something Special (Tampa Bay/Sarasota area) www.carlwade.com

Carl Wade & Something Special is: CARL on guitar and vocals. BARBARA SHAFFER on guitar and vocals. RICK KENNEDY on bass. CW&SS is a West Central Florida based acoustic music group. The group's songs cut across several musical styles from lyrical love ballads to blazing bluegrass to light, laugh- provoking songs about the uneasy truce in the battle of the sexes. The music of CW&SS tugs at the heartstrings and tickles the funny bone.

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Patchouli www.patchouli.net (Illinois) Patchouli is: Julie Patchouli and Bruce Hecksel .

Music is the full-time career of this nationally touring Illinois based duo. Their music is described as "real, original, and acoustic." Julie sings, writes songs and plays multiple instruments on and off stage. . Bruce sings and is known as a powerhouse flatpicker. Patchouli has released 12 CDs and has over 1800 performances under their belts. Their contagious onstage chemistry coupled with formidable instrumental prowess has made them a favorite around the country.

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Malcolm McKinney http://www.myspace.com/mjmckinney http://www.mjmckinney.com (Deerfield Beach area)

Malcolm McKinney composes and performs acoustic music in the folk/country genre, including several award-winning songs about Florida (Will McLean Festival songwriting contest: 2004 & 2009 Top Ten Non-Cash winners “We Won’t Hear The Everglades Cry" and “Mighty Big Blow Tonight" respectively. 2008 Second Place for “The Ghosts of Flagler’s Train.” ) Malcolm has been writing and performing since 1964 and was once a member of the band Sugar Creek with Jonathan Edwards and Joe Dolce. In the 70s Malcolm performed solo and with his brother Todd in the New England area. In the early 1980s he worked in Nashville with a small publishing company . Since 1987 he has been living and performing in Florida. Per Robert S. Koppelman, Author of Sing Out, Warning! Sing Out Love The Writings of Lee Hays, in commenting about Malcolm's CD "The High Cost of Living:" " [It] is political enough to expose deep wounds, and musical enough to not only inspire, but to heal.”

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Larry Mangum Award Winning Singer Songwriter www.myspace.com/larrymangum www.sonicbids.com/larrymangum

LARRY MANGUM, who lives in Jacksonville and has been in Florida since 1970, has logged nearly 3000 performances over the last four decades as a folk, rock, country and Americana artist. Larry's song "Ain't It Great To Be Alive & Be In Florida" has been a feature at the Florida Folk Festival and has been performed by many of his fellow performers. It has also been the "fight" song for the Florida Jaycees for the last two decades. His original music is influenced by legendary musical heroes such as Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, Hank Williams Sr., Gordon Lightfoot, John Prine and others. Larry's concert appearances with music legends are too many to mention but some highlights include the late Waylon Jennings, The Texas Playboys, Billy Joe Shaver, Vassar Clements, Ray Price, and Roger McGuinn. After years of high quality performances at festivals, country clubs, fairs and honky tonks, Larry Mangum has become one of the premiere performers in North Florida and South Georgia.

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Ishmael Katz (Sarasota area) www.ishmaelkatz.com

Ishmael lives in Sarasota where he pursues a career in music, both performing and teaching. His instruments include guitar and mandolin. The gifted presentation of his music, along with his skillful weaving of tunes, bring his voice to the foreground. He has studied Delta and Piedmont Blues/Ragtime at the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, West Virginia with the likes of Paul Geremia, Pat Donahue, Del Rey, and David Jacobs-Strain, among others. His early songs were often about the equality of all people and political in nature. These are themes that continue to be important to him. He has performed at festivals and various venues around the state for many years, sometime solo and sometimes with the Jigsaw Jugband. He has also performed original songs on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," on WMNF Radio in Tampa, and WSLR Community Radio in Sarasota.

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Linda Darlin and the Literate League (Tampa Bay area)

LD&TLL is a three piece trio (mandolin, guitar, bass) based in the Tampa Bay area. Its members are: LINDA DARLIN, a local singer songwriter who is accomplished on mandolin, guitar, and keyboards. Her current single "A Love Like You" is getting airplay on WMNF. NORMAN S. ROCKWELL, a local guitar instructor with decades of studio and touring experience, including having served as Melanie's touring guitarist. Russ B ROUSH who has decades of studio and touring experience, including opening for Kris Kristofferson, Kansas, Wishbone Ash and others. LD&TLL repertoire includes great originals and crowd-pleasing covers.

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Triad & Friends will do the Grand Finale.. (Tampa Bay/Sarasota area)

Triad is Doug Purcell (lead vocals/guitar), Carl Wade & Barbara Shaffer (vocals, guitar, mandolin). Although Triad and Doug are relatively new to the Florida Folk scene, word is getting out as to Doug's rich vocals, the trio's close harmonies, and their subsequent, sweet, pleasing sound. Doug is Triad's leader. He is also FOFF's leader, currently serving as President and bringing with him extensive experience in the field of the performing arts. Triad's first recording, “Hold Back The Waters,” is expected to soon be released. Triad's fans are anxiously awaiting.

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