[FM] Vocal Folkus House Concert/Terri Allard CD Release Party

[Mike Strohmeyer]

Vocal Folkus Music is pleased to announce the next show - a CD release
party - 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, June 15 at 7:00
p.m.  Adverse weather prevented Terri from making her last scheduled
appearance here in January, and we have been anxiously awaiting the
opportunity to get another gig scheduled so that you can come out and
hear for yourselves what we love about this woman's music.  We were
lucky enough to find a gap in her schedule for June, and we decided to
go for it.

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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's latest CD, "Makes No Sense," was just delivered to her on May
13, so we haven't heard it yet, but the demo cuts we did get back in
February are another fine testament to Terri's songwriting and singing
talents.  We think you'll agree when you hear these new songs and some
of her older work in a live setting.

Check Terri out at <www.terriallard.com>.

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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.  We are located in North Raleigh with easy access from
most parts of the Triangle.

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 and Saturday, June 7 and 8, Tift Merritt and the Carbines CD
Release Party, Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, both nights at 9 p.m.  Check it
out at <http://catscradle.arcticon.com/> or call (919) 967-9043.

Friday, June 21, Dana Robinson, Bynum General Store, time??  Email
<info@storeonboard.com> for further info on this and other upcoming
shows at this unique venue.

Friday, July 26, Crow Johnson, Little Lake Hill House Concert, Raleigh,
<http://www.bettpadgett.com/> or (919) 787-6378, 8 p.m., $10.

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
scheduled throughout the month of June 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 House Concerts
(919) 539-1417

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