You'll find them in New York, London, Berlin, Florence... - Day 39

Every time I turn around, Florence becomes more cool. Hip. Trendy.  In fact, just to prove the point, I borrowed the image above from the Facebook profile of the London Singer / Songwriter Circle.  Florence is among a large group of cities that hold songwriter circles.  You'll find ours at Railroad Junction on the second Saturday of each month.

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More info about Second Saturday Songwriter Circle:

Local independent record label, Yonder Music, and the Florence based Americana radio show, Country Fried Rock, are proud to continue their monthly singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Railroad Junction. The third installment of the series, called Second Saturdays Songwriters Circle, will take place on February 11, 2012 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, and will reoccur every second Saturday on a monthly basis. This unique concert event is open to the general public. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged, and go directly to pay for the performers’ transportation costs.

Each event will feature three singer-songwriters who will perform their favorite original compositions, as well as share the stories behind the songs they wrote in a unique, collaborative atmosphere. Missy Jones, owner of Yonder Music, and Sloane Spencer, owner of Country Fried Rock wanted to create a new kind of music outlet in Florence that would highlight talented songwriters and allow them to showcase their original works. Both Missy and Sloane are Railroad Junction Art Collective consigners, and wished to contribute a music based program to the cooperative’s robust menu of arts offerings.

The February installment will feature three bluegrass singer-songwriters:

Johnny Tanner – Florence singer-songwriter Johnny Tanner is well known as a member of The Borrowed Time Band. His original composition “Wake Up John” was the 2011 winner of the prestigious Chris Austin songwriting contest, which is hosted by MerleFest music festival.

Kevin Wykoff – West Virginia native Kevin Wykoff is a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for the popular Florence insurgent bluegrass group Slug’s Revenge. Kevin is widely celebrated for his lightning fast finger picking style and punk rock ethos.

Desiree Shaffer – Quinby native, Desiree Shaffer, is much admired around Florence for her depression era babydoll fashion sense, and sweet traditional vocal style. It is less known that Slug’s Revenge stylish bassist, also shines as talented songwriter and a gifted lyricist in her own right.

Expect some magic to happen when these three talented artists come together on one intimate stage inside downtown Florence's newest art collective.

The next Second Saturdays Songwriters Circle is scheduled for March 10^th, 2012 from 4-6PM, with performers to be announced.

Previous events have featured notable local singer-songwriters such as Melanie McMillan, James Scott Bullard, Stephanie Fagan, Allen Johnson, and Dylan Sneed.

For information about Second Saturdays Songwriters Circle and Yonder Music, please contact:
Missy Davis Jones, missy@yonder-music.com
For information about Country Fried Rock, please contact: Sloane Spencer, sloanerocks@gmail.com
For information about Railroad Junction, please contact: railroadjunctionart@gmail.com

365 Days Around Florence is a blog written by the Florence Convention and Visitors Bureau. At the Visitor Center near the Florence Civic Center, we spend a great deal of our time in letting guests know how much is happening in Florence. We decided to share (blog-style) 365 days' worth of things to do. Find more things to do at www.visitflo.com/regional_calendar/ ... and enjoy!