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• Shout Outs For The Vic Heyman Award Dinner honoring Scott Moore

  • Start
    Wednesday, October 30, 2019
  • End
    Sunday, December 01, 2019
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    8 registrants

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  Focus Music is honoring Scott Moore for his decades of devotion to the folk music community as the first recipient of the Vic Heyman Award! The award has been established to recognize extraordinary contribution to the local folk and acoustic music scene.Scott has put his stamp on so many areas.  His efforts have contributed to the Takoma Park Folk Festival, NERFA and of course Focus.  Hundreds of performers have played at house concerts he presented and  many artists have benefited from his helping hand. 

  Here is a chance to send Scott your congratulations in a "shout out"  in the concert's program.  A one line, 50 word message is $10.  If you have more to say or want to include a photo or logo, consider a business card size greeting for $50.  This is not a fund raising event; proceeds from the program will be used to help to offset expenses for the event such as artist support, including meals and travel.  
  

  
  

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• Meghan Cary

  • When
    Sunday, November 24, 2019
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    7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Tikvat Israel Congregation | 2200 Baltimore Road | Rockville, MD 20851

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  Critically-acclaimed artist Meghan Cary didn’t mean to be a musician. But when her fiancé unexpectedly died, she picked up his guitar, figured out how to play it, and wrote her debut, earning her Billboard Magazine’s esteemed Critic’s Choice Award. Her latest album, SING LOUDER, debuted in the top 10 on the US/International Folk DJ Chart, and John Platt of WFUV extols, "These times require songs of compassion and commitment, and Meghan has several which inspire us to reach our higher selves. And she sings them with such infectious joy you can’t resist joining in."

  With masterful storytelling and award-winning songs, Cary engages audiences on a powerfully personal level, inviting them into and leading them through an experience that has been called healing, inspiring and outrageously joyful. Her message of unity and the power of raising our voices together infuses every show, and her song, “Sing Louder”, has become an anthem for the music-loving community.

  
  

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• Vic Heyman Award dinner honoring Scott Moore

  • When
    Saturday, December 07, 2019
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    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Positano's Restaurant 4948 Fairmount Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814
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  Focus Music is honoring Scott Moore for his decades of devotion to the folk music community as the first recipient of the Vic Heyman Award! The award has been established to recognize extraordinary contribution to the local folk and acoustic music scene. Scott has put his stamp on so many areas.  His efforts have contributed to the Takoma Park Folk Festival, NERFA and of course Focus.  Hundreds of performers have played at house concerts he presented and  many artists have benefited from his helping hand.

  A number of artists will perform, including Jerry Bresee, Tony Denikos, Cletus Kennelly, Kipyn Martin, Andrew McKnight, Lea Morris, Allison Shapira and Brad Yoder. 

  Registration pays for the cost of your buffet dinner. This is not a fundraising event.

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• Big Wide Grin

  • When
    Sunday, December 22, 2019
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Island Pride Oasis Restaurant 617 S Frederick Avenue Gaithersburg, MD 20877
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  This bi-coastal duo of Elaine Dempsey & Karl Werne, from California and Virginia, bring diverse backgrounds of experience & music together to form a rich, soulful blend of character and deep harmony. It will move you to an understanding of their name: BiG WiDE GRiN.

  They are constantly on the move- whether at festivals, concert series, shows, or select house concerts and have shared the stage, collectively, with such artists as Janis Ian, Harriett Schock, Lowen & Navarro, Richie Havens, Bruce Hornsby and toured with legendary blues man Keb’ Mo’.

  Their most recent seasonal CD, "Holiday" features a wide variety of world class arrangers and studio musicians from both coasts, proving to be the most diverse self-produced musical endeavor from this group so far. Guest artists include ODU Jazz Professor John Toomey, former Kool and the Gang bassist, Dana Silvercloud and Dan Martier from Tim Reynolds’ TR3.

  BWG’s "Live" release is a collection of original and cover material that have become trademark favorites of their live performances from the likes of Steve Earle and Tracy Chapman to Sly & The Family Stone.

  Their debut CD, "Live Simple, Breathe Deep" (released under previous group name: "E.L.K.") was produced by Clayton Gibb (Keb’ Mo’ band) and features Mark Andes (Spirit, Canned Heat), Rob Hooper (Jimmie Dale Gilmore), Cha Cha Friedken (Keb’ Mo’ band) and Eddie Williams.

  
  

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• Anne Hills

  • When
    Saturday, March 14, 2020
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    St. Aidan's Episcopal Church 8531 Riverside Road Alexandria, VA 22308
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  Anne Hills is one of the most beloved voices of the contemporary folk music scene, receiving awards and recognition for her live performances, her unique solo and collaborative recording projects, and her overall artistry and benefit work. Her song "Follow that Road" was the title cut of the Martha's Vineyard Songwriter Retreat and has been a certified folk classic since the late 1990s. Whether she is singing her own songs, the words of six-year-old Opal Whitely, or her song settings of the Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley; accompanied with her guitar, banjo, or simply a Tibetan bell, she puts her whole heart and soul into the moment. You won’t want to miss a chance to hear her songs and stories in person. She tours extensively, winning over audiences with her warm, lively and humorous performances. 

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