Songwriters in the Round at The Oakland Octopus October 19 7pm

Songwriters in the Round at Oakland Octopus

Wed Oct 19 7:00PM $5-10 suggested

This month includes: Valerie Jay, Wendy Beckerman, Austin Willacy and your host Deborah Crooks.
Austin Willacy  “…an edgy adult contemporary sound that goes down easily and speaks to the heart.” — San Franciso Examiner 
Wendy Beckerman 
 A great singer/songwriter with a wonderful, unaffected voice. Amazing arrangements of acoustic guitar, vocals and strings. Gorgeous melodic songs with perfect harmonies. Her songs seem to aim not to impress, but to express. Very creative.”— Derek Sivers 
Valerie Jay 
“Valerie Jay has one of the best country voices I have ever had the pleasure to record, the way she phrases the lyrics makes you believe that every word is coming straight from her heart” – Tom Tyson, Producer, Music Farm “Valerie is singing great, it’s always a pleasure to hear her lovely voice” – Albert Lee England’s Calling 
Deborah Crooks
"Deborah Crooks’ is simply too original to be a singer who will be known as someone who sings like…like no one. She changes gears seamlessly and in regards to Lucinda [Williams], Deborah may have a wider pallet of styles than even Lucinda." — John Apice, No Depression

Songs From The Fog: 18 Songs Inspired By The Bay Area : A Compilation of Nine Bay Area Songwriters

  I'm very pleased to be included on this compilation of Bay Area songwriters, a project spearheaded by two masters of the songwriting form, Maurice Tani and Jim Bruno. On Wednesday, March 25, most of the participating artists are gathering together for "an old San Francisco-style, underground evening of song" at Doc's Lab in North Beach.

 "What makes San Francisco a mecca for musicians and songwriters? It’s hard to say. Maybe it’s the desire to follow in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady. But since the beginning of the modern musical era, songwriters as diverse as Jerry Garcia, Sly Stone, The Jefferson Airplane, Green Day, John Fogerty have called the Bay Area “home.”

The Golden Gate still inspires songs from the hearts and minds of its talented inhabitants. And we’ve combed the bars, backrooms, coffeehouses and open mics to find an outstanding group of nine new and established Bay Area tunesmiths and bring them directly to you."
SONGS FROM THE FOG: A compilation of 9 Bay Area Singer Songwriters.
Featuring: 
Jim Bruno
Deborah Crooks
Carol Denney
Paul Griffiths
The Keller Sisters
Claudia Russell & Bruce Kaplan
Mick Shaffer
Maurice Tani & 77 El Deora
KC Turner

Far-West Folk Alliance in Irvine Oct. 10-13

 We're heading to FAR-West 10th Anniversary Conference!! on Friday to play, schmooze and help celebrate he 10th anniversary of FAR-West.


The weekend will open with a Venues’ Choice Concert (on Thursday), and include Official Showcases, Best Of The West luncheon, Private Guerrilla Showcases, Panels and Workshops, New Voices Showcases, Susanne Millsaps Memorial Coffeehouse (which I'm helping MC on Saturday afternoon). It's a real celebration of original music and always inspiring. 


The 10th Annual FAR-West conference, October 10-13, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Irvine CA.  http://www.far-west.org/

My schedule at Far-West:

FRIDAY OCTOBER 11, 2013

11:00pm            Bohemian Highway PGS                RM 337

12:30am            Sane Lunatic Productions  PGS     RM 335

SATURDAY OCTOBER 12, 2013
12:00am            John Roy Zat & Friends PGS          RM326

3:20pm              Susanne Millsaps Coffeehouse      Salon C (Ballroom)

Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West) is the West-coast region of Folk Alliance International.   FAR-West is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization incorporated in the State of California in 2003. The organization is run entirely by volunteers; there are no paid staff members.