I know my Blogs are at best infequent but I do my best to keep up! Before I say anything, I do truly want to thank, Carolyn Waters, David Hoffman, Diane Brown, Harvey Rudman and Randall Kromm for such incredible Features at ROM most recently. All the shows were, (thanks to each & everyone of you), well attended and the Community of Artist's were in the house!!!.
Mike & I are looking forward to our upcoming ROM this Monday
9-26-11 when our Feature will be the most talented Dan & Faith Senie. If you have NOT seen these 2 in concert, this is one show you do NOT want to miss! Hope to see you soon!!
I do have some requested annoucements for dear friends and wonderful causes!! Before I do go there I do ask that you please take a look at your websites to the right side of the screen and if I am missing any, or they are no longer accurate please do feel free to jot to me as I do want as much cutting edge info on all our dear friends of ROM. I do have a some Volunteer needs. Our thanks to Darwin MacDonald who was our stage lighting Volunteer. Darwin's job does now require him to be working durng our times of ROM. Thanks for all you did for us Darwin but now we are seeking someone to Volunteer to manage our Lighting board with both set up and take down. If you may be tech savvy which you all know, I am NOT!! Please do let me know. Even if we set up a rotating schedule, any help will be great help!!!
We, at the Museum of Fine Artist's at Roslsindale Open Mike have really out-grown our wall space and tables! If anyone may know where I may be able to get a table top, light -weight swivel Poster holder donated/used ect that would save me so much set up and break down time as well as funds.
We do have several upcoming wonderful shows of dear friends of ROM. I will do my best to copy & paste as I am bad at paraphrasing. I will add these, I hope by the earliest date and onward.
The first of these is our Dear friend and very talented Tom Smith will be getting ready to release his first studio CD!!! I will start Toms note here:
Tom Smith The Kitchen Musician ~ Sept. 2011
Hello Friends,
Big musical news this month. Announcing Journey Home, my first studio album of original songs, to be distributed by Birch Beer Records. And several big shows coming up, including my first feature show at Club Passim on Oct 16th, my CD release celebration at Amazing Things Arts Center on Nov 6th, and the launch of my kickstarter campaign to support the new CD. Come into the kitchen, and I’ll fill you in on all of the exciting details!
Index:
News: My New CD!
This Month’s Music: “Journey Home” (The kickstarter video)
Upcoming Shows
Featured Non-Profit: Ample Harvest (Using nature’s bounty to feed the hungry)
News: My New CD!
This Month’s Music: “Journey Home” (The kickstarter video)
Upcoming Shows
Featured Non-Profit: Ample Harvest (Using nature’s bounty to feed the hungry)
News:
It is with great pleasure that I announce that my new CD Journey Home is finished and sent to manufacturing. I am extremely proud of the songwriting and musicianship on this album. It was a labor of love. It sounds great, in part because of the superior talents of the folks who have collaborated with me. Most importantly Seth Connelly, who produced, recorded, edited and mixed it with great care. Equally important, Seth has been my creative partner. I left each studio session telling myself that I am so fortunate to work with such a talented man.
Joining me on this album are some stellar musicians, including Mally Smith and Alle Santiago (vocals), Oen Kennedy (vocals and whistling), Joyce Andersen (fiddle and viola), Sean Staples (mandolin), Eric Royer (banjo), Billy Novick (clarinet) and Seth Connelly (vocals, guitar, upright bass, mandolin, banjo and bouzouki).
To help me share this album with the world, Birch Beer Records will be doing the distribution. You can purchase my CD from Birch Beer records starting Nov. 8, 2011. It is an honor to be included as a Birch Beer Records artist. Although a young company, BBR has a strong track record and growing presence in supporting the best of local music in my home state of Massachusetts. My new album “Journey Home” is a perfect fit. Although each BBR title is unique, all have a common respect for what I call music that is on a human scale. No big dollar productions here – just great songwriting delivered by top notch musicians in warm acoustic settings. It is wonderful to be in such company.
Now I am asking for your help to take this project across the finish line. The post-production tasks of graphic design, disc mastering and manufacturing will cost over $2500. I have created a Kickstarter campaign to help me reach that goal. Via the Kickstarter project page you can pre-order the CD (to be received BEFORE the CD release celebration). There are also other rewards if you pledge even more to the campaign. The following video was created to tell you a little bit about the campaign, and how you can help.
This Month’s Music “Journey Home (The Kickstarter video)”
© 2010 Tom Smith, Peabody Hill Publishing
© 2010 Tom Smith, Peabody Hill Publishing
Click the image above to play the video.
To visit my Kickstarter page, pre-order Journey Home and learn about other ways to support the release of my CD, please click the link below.
Thank you for your support, encouragement and friendship!
Peace and music,
- Tom
Next is: Michael James Violinist and has been to ROM and played most recently with Bill Duncan on his CD Release Party and has played with severall other folks will be part of a Benefit Concert for Saint Columbkille Partenrship School 321 Market St, Brighton Ma. on October 27, 2011 froim 7-10PM the fee is $10.00 For additional Concert info please contact Mary Battles at 617-254-3110 ext 105. This show will feature Brazilian Guitarist & Composer Rogerio Dentello & Michael James, Celtic Harpist & Composer Maeve Gilchrist and also Featuring Local artist, Libby Wu, a 4th grade student at Saint Columkilles Partnership school.
The Final note is on behalf of our dear friend Jane Fallon, Jane has been working so very hard on a multi-focal Tribute Show for the Late Bill Morrissey as well as her overnight walk and Fundraiser for Suicide Prevention and Depression. Janes walk will take place in San Francisco but this tribute show will take place on Oct 20,2011 at the Bull Run Restauraunt in Shirley, Ma. The entry fee for this event is only $10.00 and all monies are going for these great causes and the entry fee will also enter each purchaser to Raffles, Door Prizes and many other things being added. I will add the following link for Jane's ceaseless work and do wish to say, I do hope to see you at this wonderful event on Thursday eve, 10-20-11. www.janefallon.com/treibute.html
We are so blessed with all around us in the greater Boston area with some of the finest music and spoken word Venues anywhere!!! We at ROM of course are partial and would love to see you when able, to join us at ROM but if ROM is for the moment, this week too far for you to travel, just look around in your local area to help support all local artist of all variety's that is what Community is and does!!
Please know when you are able to join us at ROM, you are all always welcome and please, remember that we are all Volunteer and a NO Cost Venue where food and beverage are supplied at no cost at well. Whether you sing, play any musical instrument, spoken word, do magic, comedy or anything that is family friendly, we are open to having you join us. We also try each venue to have a newer and ever changing audience that may even just come to join us to listen. Whichever category you may fit, you will be welcomed at Roslindale Open Mike!
To all our composers please remember the Songwritier/Spoken word Challenge is over the coming year come up with a themed piece which may be inclusive of the idea of "You are the Reason". There is no specific YOU or REASON!! We of course would love you to perform this at ROM but play it elsewhere as well and please do spread the word!!
Hope to see & hear you all soon, Always, Neal :)))
