ARL Roots Review 60

Who's your daddy?



Sunday night, Orphan Annie's in Stirling, NJ was full of daddies...
In the house and on the stage.

We thank mothers and children for sharing their daddies with us at American Roots Live 60 and, thank the daddies for sharing live music with their kids.

Again our open Celebration of American Roots featured an eager youngster performing with us on stage in the name of music preservation. Emily Mulhall, an 11 year old singer from Hampton, NJ belted out a 1940's styled cabaret number showing real presence and poise with nice range and vocal discipline. Her proud father Jeff looked on.

Room silent. Could'a heard a pin drop. Emily warbled wonderfully accompanied only by Nancy Coletti on piano.

Orphan Annie's is a great family place
to enjoy good music and good food together. A clean, well managed establishment, we thank Orphan Annie's for helping us feel right at home. It was evident on Father's Day. Lots of smiles, and fun and good food.

And on this night it was kids winning a lot of the cool raffle prizes! 4 year old Emily Wegman won an autographed Hohner Harmonica while Emily Mulhall held the winning ticket for the Entenmann's Chocolate Donuts. Others went home with music CD's; Charlie Parker, one autographed by Pinetop Perkin's, and the latest issues of Elmore Magazine "Saving American Music".

Another kick Sunday was Fickle, a young band out of Covington, KY. Currently touring, but with a night off, they dropped in at Orphan Annie's in NJ to play ARL on their way between gigs - Saturday in Quincy, MA and Monday, Baltimore, MD.

It was great meeting and hearing Brian Martin, Dennis DeZarn, Ian McGee and Chris Mueller.

After their set, Fickle hung out and dug others performing, commenting the next day on myspace.com/americanroots, they enjoyed playing with us and that it was inspiring to see what goes on at American Roots Live. The new Fickle CD on Orchard Records is available online at CD Baby and iTunes - go get it.

Thanks to Rick, Karin and Annie, ARL 60's play list read: John Powers, JR Bradfield, Len DePiano, Nancy Coletti, Emily Mulhall, Mimi Nowak, Chuck Wegman and Evil Dick of The Congregation, Ed Pampani, Roy Macnamara, Robert Zee, Chaz, Bob Giglio, Gary Paul Hermus, Arne Englund, Garry Hodgson and Fickle.

We always have a blast at American Roots Live - and now we're in a great new room - so if you haven't been to one of our celebrations... what are you waiting for? ARL 61 this Sunday night at Orphan Annie's is a good idea.

Keeping it real,

Ned