Doug Spears and Grant Peeples are both Florida artists, Doug from Orlando and Grant from Tallahassee, both of whom write and sing many wonderful songs about our great state - that's about where the similarity ends. Doug's music and style tend to be sweeter and more mellow - Grant's is in-your-face edgy... and I think this concert promises to be a most special yin/yang evening!
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Labyrinth Cafe, Saturday night at . . .
by Fred, Boca Raton
posted Sunday, September 13, 2009 to the sf_folk list
How good to be back to the Labyrinth Cafe.
After driving through a storm that reminded me the directions for building an ark are in Genesis 6, coming to the familiar place that is the Cafe was a good way to come in from the storm.
Doug Spears and Grant Peeples.
Our host, Susan Moss, told us it would be an evening of contrasts: Doug - sweet, story-telling music; Grant - 'he has sort of an edge to him.'
Grant did have an edge to him. And he wasn't afraid to use it. Matter of fact, he sort of walked right up to it and peed over the side. This was in-your-face poetry and passion. Laugh-out-loud funny lines. Truth. A new "state 'o Florida" song that pretty well describes the state of Florida. It would keep some of the riff-raff out - 'riff-raff', of course, being all those who moved to Florida after I did. After an evening of his music, I did join the Peeple's army last night.
Doug Spears. I heard him first at the one-day Round Up festival. I'm glad I got to hear more of him. He was accompanied by a terrific musician, Ron Litschauer, who co-produced Doug's CD Break Some Stones and who, I hear, is local. He plays a sweet mandolin. "The One Not There", off that same CD, touched my spirit. These were songs about Florida that ranged from the very personal to the very historical. Not only did I learn something about Doug; I learned about this State we share. I appreciate knowing more about both.
It was a flannel-shirt music night. Doug wore his on the outside. Grant sort of wore one, but with metal studs on the inside. Doug sang about history - personal and otherwise. Grant suggested making some. There's a time and a place for both, and it was Saturday night at the Labyrinth Cafe.
Susan Moss: welcome back. We hope the community and music you foster around us now surrounds you. A long summer brought you changes. May the harmonies of life we all treasure sing their personal songs to you now.
Thanks, again, to the whole group of volunteers who made the Cafe warm and welcome. The new seating arrangement has a nice feel to it.
Another great concert season is underway.
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Labyrinth Cafe, Saturday night at . . .
by Fred, Boca Raton
posted Sunday, September 13, 2009 to the sf_folk list
How good to be back to the Labyrinth Cafe.
After driving through a storm that reminded me the directions for building an ark are in Genesis 6, coming to the familiar place that is the Cafe was a good way to come in from the storm.
Doug Spears and Grant Peeples.
Our host, Susan Moss, told us it would be an evening of contrasts: Doug - sweet, story-telling music; Grant - 'he has sort of an edge to him.'
Grant did have an edge to him. And he wasn't afraid to use it. Matter of fact, he sort of walked right up to it and peed over the side. This was in-your-face poetry and passion. Laugh-out-loud funny lines. Truth. A new "state 'o Florida" song that pretty well describes the state of Florida. It would keep some of the riff-raff out - 'riff-raff', of course, being all those who moved to Florida after I did. After an evening of his music, I did join the Peeple's army last night.
Doug Spears. I heard him first at the one-day Round Up festival. I'm glad I got to hear more of him. He was accompanied by a terrific musician, Ron Litschauer, who co-produced Doug's CD Break Some Stones and who, I hear, is local. He plays a sweet mandolin. "The One Not There", off that same CD, touched my spirit. These were songs about Florida that ranged from the very personal to the very historical. Not only did I learn something about Doug; I learned about this State we share. I appreciate knowing more about both.
It was a flannel-shirt music night. Doug wore his on the outside. Grant sort of wore one, but with metal studs on the inside. Doug sang about history - personal and otherwise. Grant suggested making some. There's a time and a place for both, and it was Saturday night at the Labyrinth Cafe.
Susan Moss: welcome back. We hope the community and music you foster around us now surrounds you. A long summer brought you changes. May the harmonies of life we all treasure sing their personal songs to you now.
Thanks, again, to the whole group of volunteers who made the Cafe warm and welcome. The new seating arrangement has a nice feel to it.
Another great concert season is underway.
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