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FFM is oriented towards the preservation and promotion of folk music within the State of Florida, with special emphasis on Florida-based artists.
Part of the mission for FFM is be a central calendaring area
where you may find upcoming events, performances, festivals, etc. rather than having to go to individual web
sites (assuming there is one.)
The Calendar of Performances and the Artist Bio sections are
always free to Florida artists and are user updatable - if you are sponsoring a House Concert or other venue,
please feel free to add the information to the Calendar - - if you are a Florida musician or group, you may
wish to take advantage of the Artist Bio section to provide some publicly accessible information about yourself
or your group. (If you would like to be listed here but are NOT a Florida-based artist,
please inquire)
UPCOMING EVENTS!!
CONCERTS
| or, Call us (386)-852-5436 for info
Tammerlin & Mary-Lou
April 19 (Sat), 2008
Ormond Beach -7:30pm
@ The Bookstore (in Pickle's Plaza) 410 South Nova Road - Ormond Beach Website | Phone: (386) - 615 8320
Since 1992, Lee Hunter and Arvid Smith -Tammerlin have been placing their own stamp on folk/roots music. With their mix of clever originals, traditional songs from both sides of the Atlantic, and a few well-chosen covers, it's a joyous co llision of back-porch simplicity and world beat vibes-soulful and heartfelt with complete reverence for the tradition.
Hunter carries most of the song writing and vocal duties, as well as guitar and percussion. Smith masterfully handles the instrumental work - finger-style and slide- on acoustic and electric six and twelve-string. Tammerlin's style reflects the diverse background of each member and their great interest in all kinds of music, but the centerpiece is always the story …..stories that connect us all ….to each other….to our past…to our present …..and which speak to the future.
Tammerlin will be joined in this concert by their friends and musical compatriots from France, Mary-Lou. Mary-Lou consists of Jean-Luc
on vocals, harmonica, guitar, dobro, kazoo, accordion and Mary on vocals, kazoo, flute, percussion (yeah!!!), washboard (finally!!!!) and guitar. With one foot in America and the other in Brittany, Mary-Lou has been playing
their country-folk songs for almost twelve years now with inspiration from the traditional music of North America mixed with traditional
French songs
Their songs speak of Acadia, Mississippi, Louisiana, swamps, etc...French and English lyrics telling stories of the deep south, the hobos, the trains, the dust storms.
They love blues, jug bands, old country songs, Jimmie Rodgers, Patsy Cline, Bob Wills....
Bill Staines
April 26 (Saturday), 2008
Ormond Beach -7:30pm
A New England native, Bill has traveled back and forth across North America, singing his songs and delighting
audiences at festivals, folksong societies, colleges, concerts, clubs and coffeehouses for over thirty five years
A number of Bill's songs have been recorded by other artists including, Peter, Paul, & Mary, Makem and Clancy,
Nanci Griffith, Mason Williams, The Highwaymen, Glen Yarborough, Jerry Jeff Walker, Grandpa Jones, Priscilla
Herdman and others.
Bill has recorded twenty-two of his own albums, fifteen of which are still in print.
Additionally, Bill's songs have been published in four songbooks, If I Were A Word, Then I'd Be A Song,
River, Music To Me, The Songs of Bill Staines, and All God's Critters Got A Place In The Choir. Radio and
TV appearances have included A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, The Good Evening Show and a host of
local programs on PBS and network TV.
Bill continues to drive over 65,000 miles a year, doing what he loves,
bringing music to people. Don't miss this opportunity to see one of the all-time greats in the intimacy of a
house concert setting
Their songs speak of Acadia, Mississippi, Louisiana, swamps, etc...French and English lyrics telling stories of the deep south, the hobos, the trains, the dust storms.
They love blues, jug bands, old country songs, Jimmie Rodgers, Patsy Cline, Bob Wills....
