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SUMMARY:2024 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival "Most Wanted" Emerging Artists at The Press Room
DESCRIPTION:A very special night of songwriters in the round\, featuring this year’s Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s “Most Wanted” emerging artist winners. \n2024 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival “Most Wanted” Emerging Artists\nfeat. Alex Radus\, Tina Ross\, & Louie Lou Louis\nThurs 7/17\n6pm doors/7pm show\nAll Ages | $12 adv./$15 day of \nTina Ross is a compelling NY based singer-songwriter known for her reflective lyrics and distinctive voice that resonate deeply with her audience. Drawing inspiration from Folk\, Jazz\, Americana\, and her own life experiences. Tina’s songs are richly textured\, layering vivid lyrics and intricate melodies that capture the nuances of human experience\, much like a brushstroke conveys both light and shadow. Whether solo or collaborating in a songwriter round\, Tina’s music is both soothing and stirring. \nAfter hurting her hands as a chiropractor and re-learning to sing after an accidental blow to her throat\, Tina has overcome and created a guitar style that accommodates her disability and sings with gratitude that she can indeed sing once again. “While I’m Here”\, her debut album was released to wonderful reviews February 17\, 2023. \nTina has been chosen as a 2024 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist and was voted a “Most Wanted” to return in 2025\, she is also the winner of the prestigious 2023 FocusMusic Heyman Rising Artist Award. Find her song\, “Summers Like These” on Christine Lavin’s newest Compilation CD. She’s been recognized by the UK Songwriting Contest\, The International Acoustic Music Awards and The International Blues and Roots Radio Contest as a finalist\, the UK Songwriting Contest as a semi-finalist and the John Lennon Songwriting and SolarFest Contests as an Honorable Mention. Tina has performed with supporting artists such as John Gorka\, Christine Lavin and Tom Chapin.\n“Tina Ross is a classy cut of singer-songwriter perfection.” ~ Jonathan Aird from Americana UK\nTina’s songs “ warm the soul like a fireplace in the winter and fill the room with a special amber glow. ” ~ John Apice – Americana Highways.\nhttps://tinarossmusic.com/ \nAlex Radus is known as a “versatile crooner” (UMC Nashville) and “master guitarist” (Courier News)\, but his songwriting takes center stage. Known affectionately for his unique brand of “genre whiplash”\, Alex pairs whimsical and poignant storytelling with an eclectic mix of Americana\, swing\, blues\, folk and more.\nDuring his early career\, Alex was awarded a youth scholarship to the Augusta Heritage Center\, where some of the nation’s best finger-pickers helped influence his unique finger style and respect for traditional music. \nHe’s opened for Richie Havens\, Jeffrey Gains and Darrell Scott and performed with John Gorka as a member of the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band. Most recently\, he was selected as a 2024 Falcon Ridge Folk Fest Emerging Artist and voted a “Most Wanted” artist to return to the Main Stage in 2025. Alex hails from Pennsylvania’s artistically rich Lehigh and Delaware River valley region where he lives with his wife and two daughters.\n“Alex Radus is a remarkable artist. He is an excellent guitarist\, songwriter and singer. He moves across multiple genres with effortless virtuosity. Whether playing solo or with an ensemble\, Alex is surely worth going out of your way to hear.” – John Gorka\nhttps://www.alexradus.com/ \nLouie Lou Louis is a Brooklyn-based songster who combines an uplifting musicality with a soothing\, yet energizing vibe. Through life experiences and short stories\, he celebrates human imperfection and engages audiences with an infectious positivity. With a unique blend of folk\, jazz\, and global music\, he inspires joy and connection in any audience. Louie has opened for artists like Dietrich Strause\, Carolyn Wonderland\, and has been a guest singer-songwriter for Zachariah Hickman’s Power Outage Party. \nLouie’s honors: \n2024 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival “Most Wanted” Emerging Artist \n2024 Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase – Falcon Ridge Folk Festival \n2024 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriters Showcase – Honorable Mention \n2023 Great American Song Contest – Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting \n2018 New England Music Awards Nominee (Male Performer of the Year) \n” There are certain CDs that we have in our collections that we can listen to\, over and over\, to uplift us. Louis Apollon has written such a CD … We need his stories of love\, peace\, tolerance\, and joy in the simplicity of living a life where we are loved by those around us. The amazing rhythms of this talented group will have you on your feet or singing out loud\, in your car .” ~Pamela Hines\, Live Jazz New England on 90.5 FM WICN radio \nhttps://www.louieloulouis.com
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