Thursday, October 18, 2007

Gloria's Music BLOG # 11 (2007)

About Gloria: View my complete profile . Add'l info (inc. how I can be contacted) can be found at the top of the concert page at the UU Church of Tampa website. Go to http://www.uutampa.org/ & click on concerts.

Oct 2007 & Beyond Concert Schedule

A. CONCERTS IN THE UU DOME (UU Church of Tampa)

B. CONCERTS/EVENTS I'M ORGANIZING AT SKIPPER'S SMOKEHOUSE

C. SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERTS

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A. CONCERTS IN THE UU DOME (UU Church of Tampa)

UU (1)
WHO: THE DRAGIEVA STRING QUARTET.
WHEN: Thursday 11/15. Concert 8:00. Doors 7:30.
COST: $10 at the door. $8 advance.

The members of the quartet are OLGA DRAGIEVA, first violin; BENNETT ASTROVE, second violin; AMY MENARD, viola; and TOM KERSEY, cello. Ms Dragieva, a virtuoso from Bulgaria, is the concertmaster of the USF symphony orchestra. She dazzles with a brilliant, bright sound. Mr. Astrove, the youngest in the group, is ahead of his time and already a first violinist in serveral orchestras. He lends beautiful, cantabile harmonies to the music. Ms. Menard, a Florida native, has been prinicpal violist of multiple orchestras. Her rich sound is the heart of the quartet. Mr. Kersey, a professional cellist and composer, completes the sound of the group with hiswarm, deep, sonorous tones. Theirs is music to stimulate the mind and delight the senses.

UU (2)
WHO: SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION

WHEN: FRI NOV 30 8PM

COST: $12 Advance $15 at the door

SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION www.sarahleeandjohnny.com . HOW TO PAY IN ADVANCE: See Gloria at church & pay her. Pay on-line at the church website via credit card or checking. If you pay on-line, your receipt is your ticket. Please bring it with you to the concert. It will be your entry to the concert.

“Authentic.” “Timeless.” “Harmonious.” “Exhilarating.” Any or all of these adjectives could describe the sound created by Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion (eye-ree-un). Their musical richness... is irrefutable proof that Sarah Lee, the disarming granddaughter of Woody & daughter of Arlo, and her husband and musical partner Johnny Irion, the prodigious South Carolinian, quite naturally bring out the best in each other.

UU - (3)

WHAT: From Opera to Folk Yuletide Concert

WHO: PAUL DIAZ-COBO (as in tenor & opera) AND SUSAN BOYER HALEY (as in traditional folksinger playing traditional folk instrumentst)
WHEN: Sun Dec16/5pm
COST: $10
Paul will be accompanied on piano by Joy Katzen Guthrie (a multi-talented musician in her own right). Among his yuletide selections will be favorites such as Ave Maria & O Holy Night.
You can find a clip of Paul singing Chella Mi Creda (WOW!) at h
ttp://tinyurl.com/2xobkc . You can read about his musical background at
http://www.pdiazcobo.freehomepage.com/ ****** Susan has a beautiful voice and plays guitar, mountain dulcimer, and psaltery. Her husband Bill accompanies her on banjo and mandolin. She will perform an unusual repertoire of seasonal folk music drawing on the traditional music of England, Ireland, Scotland and Appalachia, with some of her songs having been passed down in her family for over four generations.

2008: HAPPY NEW YEAR

UU (3)

Sat Jan 12/ 8pm/ Cellist Matt Haimovitz (who created quite a buzz his last visit to the Dome). www.oxingale.com

UU (4)

Fri Jan 25/TBA

UU (5)

Sat Feb 2/Friends of Florida Folk & Concerts in the UU Dome present FOFF Fest. Full day of events. Morning FOFF membership meeting -- lunch-time pizza & socializing - afternoon mini-folk fest with multiple performers. Concluding w/an open song circle - participants & listeners welcome. Public invited to all events.

UU (6)

Thurs Feb 14 (tentative) WIL MARING & ROBERT BOWLIN VALENTINES DAY CONCERT. www.myspace.com/wilmaring
www.youtube.com/profile?user=WilMaring


UU (7)

Sun Feb 17/ The Muses www.themusesmusic.com

more to be announced - stay tuned..


B. CONCERTS/Events I'm Organizing at Skipper's Smokehouse http://www.skipperssmokehouse.com/

SKIPPERS (1)
Tuesday Oct 23. 8pm. $10.
TAFEE PRESENTS: JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE W/TED WRAY OPENING. In comparing Justin Townes Earle to his father, Steve Earle, it's apparent that the apple hasn't fallen too far from the tree; however, with his impressive new EP, Yuma, it's also apparent that Justin has quite a bit in common with the man who gave him his middle name. Like the late Townes Van Zandt, Justin uses a base of acoustic blues and traditional folk to build his own brand of American roots music. ( Per Justin: "On Yuma, I do take a very traditional approach because it's what I've done the longest." ) Justin also shows influences from both Van Zandt and the elder Earle in his choice of a narrative style of songwriting that eschews self-expression in favor of speaking through various characters.

For more information on Justin and to hear his music, visit http://myspace.com/justinearle

ABOUT TED WRAY: Ted was a founder of the Tampabay Fingerstyle Guitar Guild. Between tirelessly participating in and promoting the Guild and its members, plus pursuing his own solo career, Ted stays very busy. He has, however, agreed to find time in his schedule to welcome fellow finger-style guitar player Justin Townes Earle to Tampa by particpating in Justin's Skipper's gig as his opening act.
For more information on Ted and to hear his music, visit
http://www.tedwray.com/http://myspace.com/tedwray


SKIPPERS (2) Bobby Hicks Tribute scheduled for Dec 1st at Skipper's has been CANCELED.


C. SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERTS
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

(1)
WHO: DAVID OLNEY & SERGIO WEBB
http://www.myspace.com/davidolney
WHEN: Wed 11/14. Concert 8:00. Doors 7:30.
COST: $15 suggested donation
Advanced Reservations Required
David's one of those guys you may have heard of thru Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle, all of whom (among others) have covered his songs. The
Houston Press described him this way: "...Olney stands out like a jalapeño in a bowl of vanilla pudding in Nashville, where he lives, and throughout an 18-album career has stubbornly gone his own way, making brilliant, unheralded albums as artists from Linda Ronstadt to bluegrass king Del McCoury record his songs."

2008 - HAPPY NEW YEAR

(2) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: TAMMERLIN
WHEN: SUN JAN 6.. 3:30 doors/socializing & 4:00 concert
HOW MUCH: BY DONATION (GENEROUS IS APPRECIATED - 100% OF WHICH IS FOR TAMMERLIN)
www.tammerlin.com

(2) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: SPIDER JOHN KOERNER
http://www.mwt.net/~koerner/
WHEN: Thurs Jan 17 7:30 Doors 8:00 Concert
COST: $15 suggested donation

(3) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: ERIC TAYLOR
www.bluerubymusic.com
When: Jan 30 7:30 Doors. 8:00 Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation

(4) South Tampa House Concert
WHO/WHAT: SUPER BOWL OF SMALL POTATOES CONCERT
www.smallpotatoesmusic.com
When: Feb 3 3:00 Doors. 3:30 Concert
Cost: $15 suggested donation


(5) South Tampa House Concert
WHO: STEVIE COYLE (yep - THAT Stevie -- of The Waybacks fame)
WHEN: Feb 18 7:30 Doors. 8pm Concert

More to come. Stay Tuned.