Milky Way Over Wimberley by ELI COHEN
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For the Second year in a row Susan has been granted the title "Songwriter Wrangler"as she has taken on the job of "roping" all the talent. Thank you Susan!
SONGWRITER WORKSHOP
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January 25, 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens
Teachers: Susan Gibson, Terri Hendrix, & Lloyd Maines
more about our teachers: Susan Gibson, Terri Hendrix, & Lloyd Maines
for information & tickets: email Denise Renter at StarsOverWimberley@gmail.com
January 14th, 2025
6:00
Mary Bragg
Nashville's "Americana Queen" (Vice/Noisey) Mary Bragg has been heralded in Rolling Stone, No Depression, and NPR Music, which named her album Violets as Camouflage one of 2019's best: "Her clear, warm alto, reminiscent of Patsy Cline, was made for confidences, and these gorgeously crafted and executed songs touch the listerner on a deep level, where insight occurs." for more
Courtney Patton
7:00
Courtney Patton is a Texas-based singer/songwriter whose soulful take on classic country also applies to Americana and folk. She draws from a deep well of tradition, citing influences like Merle Haggard, James Taylor, Don Williams, and Carole King. for more
The Rifters are Rod Taylor (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Don Richmond (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, pedal steel guitar, dobro, harmonica, vocals), and Jim Bradley (bass, vocals). Putting out more music than it seems should be right for three guys on stage, the Rifters employ a wide range of acoustic and electric instruments, combined with soaring three-part harmonies, to provide a mesmerizing variety of music from driving blue-grama-grass to ethereal desert beauty. The years of playing to the dance crowds in their northern New Mexico homeland has given their music a toe-tapping rhythm that is engaging and undeniable. With a pedigree of bands like Hired Hands, the Rounders, and South by Southwest amount them, the Rifters are truly a musical voice of the west, and their region of high desert vistas and mountain majesty. for more
The Rifters
Rod Taylor, Jim Bradley & Don Richmond
8:00
January 15th, 2025
Jaimee Harris
6:00
Jaimee was very fortunate to have parents who recognized her love of music at a very young age. Harris was five when she was gifted her first guitar. At age twelve she made a trip with her father to the first Austin City Limits Music Festival. There she got to see legends of Americana, like Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, and other perform. It was a "eureka" moment for a very young Harris. for more
7:00
Darden Smith
Over the course of his remarkable three-and-a-half decade career, Darden Smith has released 17 studio albums, landed singles on both the country and pop charts (including the Top 10 hit "Loving Arms"), composed a symphony, scored works for dance-theatre, produced a documentary for BBC Radio, published a widely celebrated book on creativity, exhibited works of visual art, and co-founded the non-profit Songwriting With Soldiers program, which pairs veterans with musicians in order to tap into the transformational possibilities of collaborative songwriting. for more
8:15
Mary Gauthier
"Drag queens in limousines, nuns in blue jeans, dreamers with big dreams, they all took me in." - Drag Queens in Limousines, Mary Gauthier
It's been 25 years since Mary Gauthier, now revered songwriter, released her groundbreaking debut album Drag Queens in Limousines. Eighteen months after this record was released, the response was so incredible that she hung up her chef's coat, moved to Nashville, and started to make her mark as an exciting new voice in the songwriting world. for more