Michael Veitch on PBS This Month, New Song & Lyric Video, Number 1 on Folk Radio

 

­ ­ photo of Michael and Rita Schwartz, born Rita Tepper in Vienna, Austria Photo courtesy of PBS   (Veitch is pronounced “Veech)    Michael Veitch has lots to be thankful for this season.  He’s going to be on over 400 TV PBS stations this April, is promoting a new folk radio single/lyric video “April Fools,” and is celebrating a number 1 placement on Folk radio with the song “Valentine’s Day” this past February.      Michael’s new song “April Fools” is making its way to the folk radio charts. Co-written with Judy Kass; it deals with delusional thinking. The song’s message is about how people literally fool themselves in believing things when they know better. It can be applied to any topic, from romance, personal dilemmas and battles, and world situations—anything that can be prevented.      Michael’s album WACHTRAUM (meaning “wake dream” in German and pronounced "Vock traum ") focuses on each month of the year with insights on life from romance to topical themes. WACHTRAUM is Michael’s 11th album.     In February Michael’s single “Valentine’s Day” hit number 1 and his album, “Wachtraum” hit number 16 on the Folk Alliance radio charts.     Michael and 3 other songwriters (Elizabeth Clark, Kelleigh McKenzie, and Jude Roberts) from New York’s Hudson Valley are part of a collaborative documentary “We Remember Songs from Survivors” on over 450 PBS TV stations starting April 26. They are collaborating with Holocaust survivors. The documentary will premiere the week of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The show will broadcast again in the fall. The Online Presskit for the program is www.weremembersongsofsurvivors.com.      Michael's song “Veteran’s Day” has been covered by Judy Collins. He’s been mentored by Shawn Colvin and Bernie Sanders.   ####    "April Fools"       April Fools  Here come those April Fools again Knee deep in all their selfmade quicksand Always smiling with a shake of your hand While they try to pull the wool over on us again   The road may bring us pain There’s a cure for what remains We may be drowning in the pouring rain   Here come those April Fools again Selling their souls just like corn in the can Rolling out all the craziest plans Behind the curtain stands another straw man   Living the deluded dream Blind to what it means I’m shocked by all I’ve seen   Here come those April Fools again On the road that’s lead us to the dead end No more fooling you and fooling me The truth is clear as it will ever be   No matter what these fools believe Winter’s gonna turn to Spring Our eyes are open to the dream   ©2021 Michael Veitch (P)Burt Street Music (BMI) ©2021 Judy Kass (P)Judy Kass (BMI) All Rights Reserved

Music From The Other Side of the Room: Tempest - Going Home

Zachary Nathanson writes a tremendous music review with comparisons to firing cannons, creating an accurate picture of the new Tempest album GOING HOME.

"It proves that they have brought more of those gigantic cannons to fire whenever they go through another song or instrumental take, they know when to fire. And I have to say that while it took a few listens, I hope to hear more from them. Because I hope they have more brainstorming ideas to come in the roaring ‘20s."

Music From The Other Side of the Room: Tempest - Going Home:   How long it’s been since I’ve listened to some real good music and reviewed on my blogsite, Music from the Other Side of the Room? The ans...

Freedom Loving Heart - Phoebe Legere & La Diversidad

This is beautiful.  From Phoebe's desk to yours.  She's got a freedom loving heart.  #lyrics, #beautiful, #divinefeminine #tinydesk

Live Your Music – Margaux Joy and Guest Lief Sorbye 03/09/22 03/11 by MargauxJoy | Lifestyle

Live Your Music – Margaux Joy and Guest Lief Sorbye 03/09/22 03/11 by MargauxJoy | Lifestyle: I am happy to have Lief Sorbye back as my guest for Live Your Music! Join us for a conversation about his band Tempest and hear two songs from their new album Going Home during the show! Hailing from Oslo, Norway, Tempest's founding member and lead singer/electric mandolinist, Lief Sorbye, is recognized as a driving force in the modern folk-rock movement. He started Tempest after years of touring and recording on the folk circuit. Since forming in 1988, Tempest has delivered a globally-renowned hybrid of high-energy Folk Rock fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. The last 32 years have seen the San Francisco Bay Area based act release 16 critically acclaimed CDs and play more than 2,500 gigs. It's also enjoyed an evolving line-up that's enabled musicianship and creativity to rise with each new member. During this show you'll hear from Lief Sorbye about Tempest and the band's new album titled ?Going Home? and you'll hear two songs from the album during the show. We'll also be talking about the lives shows Tempest has scheduled for 2022 and how you can get tickets to see them perform live. To connect with Lief Sorbye and Tempest online, visit the Tempest website: www.tempestmusic.com

RoSFest Details April 15-17 Florida

RoSFest Inc.  Long-Running Non-Profit Progressive Rock Festival Returns 

Music fans looking for a non-traditional way to celebrate Easter weekend and the beginning of Passover (April 15-17) this year need look no further than the Sarasota Opera House. But it won't be hearing voluptuous voices singing Madama Butterfly. After a two-year disruption in live music, the annual Rites of Spring Festival (RoSFest), now at its 17th edition, returns to Sarasota with an exciting line-up of acts from past and present to satisfy every taste.

 

The 3-day festival has been entertaining audiences with international line-ups since 2004, but almost permanently shut down when Covid-19 restrictions ground live music to a halt. Original founder and promotor, George Roldan, cited increasing production costs, tighter visa restrictions, and financial losses due to the pandemic as reasons for no longer being able to continue staging the event.  Luckily, with the support of a large fanbase, musician and RoSFest patron, John Blangero, stepped in to revive the festival, putting together a new 6-member Board of Directors to steer the non-profit organization into the future. "People were heartbroken at the thought of RoSFest's demise", states Blangero, now President of the Board. "As a lover of the festival, I saw that the community was in need and stepped up."

 

This year's edition of RoSFest will feature 9 bands representing a wide array of progressive and art rock music. The festival is set to kick off on Friday, April 15 at 8:30 pm, with Talking Heads guitarist Jerry Harrison, and former King Crimson guitarist/vocalist Adrian Belew, performing songs off the iconic Talking Heads album, Remain In Light, accompanied on stage by ex-members of super funk group, Turkuaz. April 16--Saturday's headlining act, progressive rock legend, Jon Anderson, together with students from the Paul Green Rock Academy, will delight concertgoers with classic songs by the band Yes along with a few other surprises. Sunday, April 17, will close out the festival with a rock extravaganza from Miami resident, Dave Kerzner’s All-Stars of Progressive Rock.  Six support bands: Robert Berry's 3.2, Pattern Seeking Animals, Ten Jinn, The Tea Club, Lobate Scarp, and Head With Wings complete the bill.

 

To see the full schedule and read about the bands please visit www.rosfest.org

 

In addition to promoting innovative live music by providing lesser-known acts the opportunity to perform to a large audience alongside established artists, RoSFest's mission is to foster a community spirit by encouraging local business and school participation. "Our focus in the next few years will be to host an art competition in chosen Sarasota schools to design future RoSFest artwork," says Blangero. "We want people to return to RoSFest to see major musical artists in an intimate, high-quality setting with a warm and welcoming atmosphere and establish a connection with Sarasota and all it has to offer."

 

 

Kathy Zimmer To Play Mercury Lounge on March 14th

Kathy Zimmer To Play Mercury Lounge on March 14th: (NEW YORK, NY) -- Kathy Zimmer will perform at the Mercury Lounge on Monday, March 14 on a bill with Rogelio Penaverde (known as Illustrado). Kathy hits the stage at 6:30pm, Ilustrado comes on at 7:30pm. This is Kathy's first show since February 2020.