SongFest Re-Imagined 2019 LineUp-now you can see this type of talent on safety harbor art and music center's stage-see www.shamc.org for more info
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Randall Bramblett
Genre: Americana with Southern influences of jazz, soul, & blues
Hometown: Jessup, GA A songwriter, session musician, multi-instrumentalist and a lead man to many Randall Bramblett is a force all his own. You don’t just play for years with Gregg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Elvin Bishop, Steve Winwood, Widespread Panic, and the list goes on, unless you are on top of your game. As a solo artist or with full band, Bramblett has released 14 albums to date and has guested on too many to name. Randall and band are both alumni of SongFest and SHAMc. |
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Eliot Bronson
Genre: Singer Songwriter, story teller
Hometown: Atlanta, GA Elliot Bronson dove into music when he got his first guitar at age 15. Growing up with the Pentecostal Church all around him, “I took to music like it was a life raft. It was something I could do to keep myself alive”. After touring as a duo, Eliot Bronson decided to go solo releasing Blackbirds in 2011. In this year, he also was a New Folk Finalist at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival. In 2013, Bronson won first place (in country) at the Christ Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest. With four albums to his credit, Eliot has been touring relentlessly here and overseas. |
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Shawn Mullins
Genre: Americana, folk rock
Hometown: Atlanta GA You can hear is passion in his voice and songs. And you may never be the same again (in a good way) after listening to Light You Up! His 4th album Soul’s Core went Platinum and garnered him a Grammy nomination. Maybe that is why he re-recorded this album in 2018 on 2 discs with full band and an acoustic version called Soul Core Revival. Let the revival begin as we are so happy to have Shawn return to Safety Harbor SongFest |
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Rev. Sekou (SAY-koo)
Genre: MS Hill country, Delta blues, Memphis soul, & the church’s steel guitar
Hometown: St. Louis MO Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou (oh-sah-GEE-fo) Uhuru (ooh-WHO-roo) is a activist, theologian, author, documentary filmmaker, musician, and now recording artist. A spiritual performer, Rev. Sekou & the Holy Ghost released their debut album The Revolution Has Come in 2016 with 30 musicians, engineers, and vocalists from around the country. In 2017, Rev. Sekou released his debut solo album In Times Like These produced by North Mississippi Allstars. A live album was just released in 2019, but nothing captures the power of words through his music then an up close and personal live show as Rev. Sekou makes his Florida debut. An impressive resume, I invite you to read all you can about this modern civil rights leader, so you have a full understanding of what you are about to witness. Below is a taste of what you may witness…. hands in the air, way up high: |
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Sugarcane Jane
Genre: Very upbeat Americana
Hometown: Birmingham & Loxley, AL The band is made up of multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer, Anthony Crawford, who has spent decades as bandmate for Neil Young, plus Steve Winwood, Dwight Yoakam. His multi-instrumentalist wife Savana Lee cut her teeth in Nashville co-owning and managing the vintage analog recording studio, Deepfield Studio. Both of whom are members of Americana supergroup, Willie Sugarcapps with Will Kimbrough, Grayson Capps, and Corky Hughes. Anthony’s songwriting credits include Steve Winwood, Dwight Yoakam, Kenny Rogers, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Oak Ridge Boys, and others. They just released their 7th album Southern State of Mind in Oct 2018. Safety Harbor SongFest alumni as Willie Sugarcapps, this is their debut at SongFest as Sugarcane Jane. |
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Ross Newell (The Mulligan Brothers)
Genre: Americana, Folk Rock
Hometown: Mobile, AL Ross Newell can usually be seen and heard as the lead singer and songwriter in The Mulligan Brothers. Not too long after releasing their 3rd studio album last year, Songs For The Living And Otherwise, they decided to call it quits as a band. But don’t worry because you will hear all the songs you have grown to love plus new yet-to-be-released songs as Ross enters the solo artist world. He has a full touring schedule through October. We are so excited to have him back in Safety Harbor because both Ross and SongFest are “reimagining” themselves. |
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The CurrysGenre: Americana, Acoustic Folk
Hometown: Port St. Joe, FL currently living in Charlottesville, VA The Currys have a natural occurring tight 3-part harmony since Jimmy and Tommy are brothers and Galen is their cousin. Formed in 2013, they played all around the Florida Panhandle to Los Angeles and all places in between. Previously, the Currys released an EP and 2 LP’s and as of March 1st 2019, they just released their third album titled This Side Of The Glass, all as independent artists. |
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Seth Walker Trio
Genre: Americana, Blues
Hometown: Nashville, TN What were you doing at the age of 3? I bet it wasn’t learning to play the cello like Seth Walker was doing!Fast forward 10 years and Seth found is love in the Blues. That continues today as Seth just released his 10th studio album Are You Open? on February 15th and produced by Jano Rix of the Wood Brothers. "I wrote a lot of these songs completely opposite of what I usually do, getting the grooves first. That's not my usual musical path but it was really exciting to see where it led me." We can’t wait to hear for ourselves Seth Walker once again gracing the stage as a returning artist for Safety Harbor SongFest. |
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Delta Rae
Genre: Americana, Blues
Hometown: Durham, NC Six-piece band with Liz Hopkins and Brittany Holljes who front the group with sultry harmonies rounded out by Holljes’ brothers Eric (vocals, piano) and Ian (vocals, guitar) as well as Mike McKee (drums) and Grant Emerson (bass). Headlining over 100 shows each year and a regular on the festival circuit since forming in 2009. They first independently released a self-titled EP in 2010 and was quickly picked up by a major label. They now have two full-length albums and several EP’s. Plus, a new single released Oct last year titled Hands Dirty. A very powerful song written by Brittany (and her brother) from a sexual assault she experienced. Brittany says “If you’re ready for a change….Me Too. Let’s get our Hands Dirty." |
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Hannah Harber & The LionhearTs
Genre: Americana, Alt-Country
Hometown: Orlando, FL “Y’all…we did it in two weeks. I am just so incredibly grateful and floored. Sixty-three people just generously gave and changed my life”. After a successful crowd sourcing effort last year, Hannah with her Lionhearts released their debut album Long Time Coming in January. Harber is married to Thomas Wynn who produced and played drums on some of the tracks (and has a band Thomas Wynn & The Believers). It was only 2014 that Hannah started dreaming about the Lionhearts and it was just a few months later they got their first gig. Hannah has a powerful set of songs backed by a raucous band, you will be happy that they are just one town away from our Tampa Bay area. |
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Trae Pierce & the T-Stone
Genre: Rock, Hip Hop, Funk
Hometown: Orlando-Daytona, FL Grammy Award winning bassist Trae Pierce combines hard-edged funk, hip hop mixed with rock and blues in a high energy show with his band the T-Stones. Trae is a world-class bassist and four-time Grammy Award winner with the legendary Blind Boys of Alabama and who also cut his bass chops as a member of The Ohio Players. His band is a vibrant young group of musicians with limitless energy and extreme talent who have been tearing up the dance floors throughout the Southeast. They twist and spin funk and rock rhythms that bring out the best in every beat. |
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Jocelyn & Chris ArndT
Genre: Soulful rock n roll
Hometown: Albany, NY Arndt’s - brother and sister who grew up with music lessons at a young age. They played talent shows and formed a band in middle school, then signed a record deal by the end of high school. This sums it up nicely: Five releases. Four years touring the country. Airplay on over 200 radio stations nationwide. Two Harvard degrees. No sleep. Countless broken strings. One dream, thirteen years in the making. Yes, these Harvard graduates are doing it all. Their 3rd studio The Fun In The Fight was just released Feb 2019. |
