[FM] Vocal Folkus House Concert/Terri Allard

[Mike Strohmeyer]

Vocal Folkus Music is pleased to announce the sixth show in their house
concert series - great acoustic music in an intimate, smoke-free
environment.  We will be presenting Charlottesville, VA artist Terri
Allard on Saturday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m.  We are located in North
Raleigh.

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When she plays a coffeehouse, some people will say, 'Oh! You're a
country singer.'  And when she plays a
country bar, people will say, 'Oh! You're a folk singer.'  Terri
Allard's music is smack dab in the middle of country and folk, and
sometimes it's pop, too.

Terri has taken her rootsy blend of folk, country, and acoustic pop to
countless clubs and coffeehouses throughout the U.S.  She's twice been a
finalist at the Kerrville, Texas New Folk Festival, and once each at the
Telluride Troubadour Festival in  Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Folks
Festival Showcase.  She's also performed twice in the Emerging
Singer/Songwriter Showcases at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in New
York, and as a main stage showcase artist for the North American Folk
and Dance Alliance Conference.

She's a frequent WAMMIES (Washington Area Music Association Awards)
nominee, having garnered three nominations as Best Female Country
Vocalist and single nominations for Best Country Trio and Best Country
Recording for her second release, "Rough Lines."

Terri has opened for or shared the stage with some of country and folk
music's finest performers, including Nanci Griffith, John Prine, Guy
Clark, John McCutcheon, Roger McGuinn, Gillian Welch, Delbert McClinton,
Steve Forbert, Tracy Nelson, Greg Brown, Ellis Paul, Brooks Williams,
Kelly Willis, Tish Hinojosa, and Sammy Kershaw.

In 1994 Terri released her critically acclaimed self-titled debut CD,
featuring 11 original soul-filling alternative country rockers and
contemporary heart-breakers.  She shifted musical gears for her 1996
follow-up disc - in a back-to-basics movement, she revived the acoustic
side of her music.  She recorded that second album in a two room century
old wooden chapel on the outskirts of Charlottesville, Virginia with the
help of some of Virginia's best musicians.  The result is "Rough Lines,"
a beautifully simple collection of songs featuring Terri's rock solid
songwriting, the picking prowess of Jim Taggert on mandolin, violin and
acoustic guitar, Sonny Layne on upright bass, Jeff Saine on accordion
and lap steel, and Gary Green's harmonica magic.

On her 3rd CD, "Loose Change and Spare Parts," Terri shows off her
strength as a vocalist and the variety in her songwriting.  The album
takes up where her previous album left off, featuring the same players
but a slightly more aggressive style.

Terri is currently in the studio recording her fourth album.

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Please join us in welcoming Terri to our home.  Reservations can be made
for this show by emailing us at "gallica@bellsouth.net," or by calling
(919) 539-1417.

Please note that our home will hold only about 50-55 friends, so reserve
a seat early if you expect to attend.  Donations of $10 per person and
$5 for attentive children under 12, will be collected at the door.  As
you may know, the artist gets the entire gate.  Light refreshments will
be provided - please feel free to bring along your own goodies.

Directions will be sent via email a few days in advance of the show to
those with confirmed reservations.

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Other shows coming up in the Raleigh/Durham area during the next few
weeks:

Friday, January 4, David Massengill, Little Lake Hill House Concert,
Raleigh, <http://www.bettpadgett.com/> or (919) 787-6378, 8 p.m., $10.

Saturday, January 5, Tift Merritt and the Carbines, Bynum General Store,
3:00 p.m.  Email <info@storeonboard.com> for further info on this and
other upcoming shows at this unique venue.

Steve West operates a fine house concert series known as Swift Creek
House Concerts in Cary.  Steve's web site project is not yet completed,
so contact him at 919-696-1075 or <slntplanet@aol.com> for info on
upcoming shows or to get on his mailing list.

Keep your eyes open for news on shows at the Hyphen Coffeehouse in
Fuquay-Varina - Kurt usually has an entry in the Friday "What's Up"
section of the N&O, or you can check his web site
<http://home.att.net/~DAVIDTHECAT/>.  If you go, save your appetite -
delicious sandwiches and delectable desserts to accompany your coffee
selection.

David Sardinha has a number of excellent folk and country artists,
including Jimmy Landry and Kate McDonnell, Dana Robinson, David Lamotte
(2 shows with Amanda Garrigues), and Hurdle Mills, NC's own lovely and
talented Kim Buchanan, scheduled throughout the month of January at the
Six String Cafe and Music Hall, McGregor Village, Cary - check out his
calendar at <http://www.sixstringcafe.com/index_nn4.html> for dates and
times.  (Food's great here too, AND you can wash it down with a Harp's
or Bass or Red Hook or something similar.)

And if you like your music more on the twangy side, check out
<http://www.guitartown.org/calend.htm> for the Guitartown calendar -
tons of shows too numerous to mention here.


Musically yours,

Eileen and Mike Strohmeyer
Vocal Folkus Music Productions
(919) 539-1417

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