February 3rd, 2012 by Barb S
During the first full week of February, Mr. Barb and I embark on our 5th journey through song. For the 2nd year our floating sold-out home is The Pearl. Almost 2,400 passengers on a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise, with three days at sea and ports-of-call that include St. Maarten & St. Barthelemy. There are over 40 performers.
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Tags: Angie Aparo, Anne Heaton, Antje Duvekot, Aslyn, Aurora Belle, Beth Wood, Bobby Long, Bryan Dawley, Chuck Cannon, David Ryan Harris, edwin mccain, Enter the Haggis, glen phillips, Greg Brown, Greg Liesz, holly williams, Iris DeMent, James MsMurtry, Joe Purdy, john hiatt, John Prine, Keb' Mo', Levin Lowrey, Loudon Wainwright III, lucinda williams, luke brindley, Lyle Lovett, maia sharp, Meg Hutchinson, Michael McDermott, Natalia Zuckerman, Native Run, Rachel Beauregard, Rhett Miller, Richard Thompson, Ryan Montbleau Band, Sara Watkins, Sarah & Christian Dugas, Sarah Buxton & Tom Bukovac, Sarah Jaffe, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Sean Watkins, Shannon McNally, Shawn Mullins, singer-songwriters, The Belle Brigade, The Civil Wars, Willie Watson, Winterbloom, wpa
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April 21st, 2010 by Barb S
The opening act is the entertainer who performs at a show before the featured entertainer. The opening act’s performance serves to “warm up” the audience. The opening act will usually be an up-and-coming performer with a much smaller following than the featured artist.
I attended two shows recently, based upon the opening act.
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Tags: Bill Deasy, bonnie raitt, edwin mccain, luke brindley, maia sharp, seth glier, the dixie chicks, willy porter
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April 15th, 2010 by Barb S
Singer-songwriters came into popularity in the early 1970’s and they are still sharing their stories with us today. One such singer-songwriter is Washington, DC based Luke Brindley.
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Tags: luke brindley, singer-songwriters
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