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So happy to share my first single with you! "Sunshine State of Mind" is a love song for my beautiful state of Florida. Hoping this little tune will make you smile and bring some sunshine to your day!
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 Happy Fall! After a few seasons of quiet, I'm happy to announce new performance dates!!! These new dates include solo shows and shows with The Krickets. I'll be performing livestream events and in person events so there's plenty of ways to safely enjoy the music : ) Here's a look at what's coming up in the next couple of months: Sunday, October 18 at 6 PM
The Krickets on Facebook Live presented by 105.5 The Colorado Sound Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/swallowhillmusic/live/ Friday, October 30 at 8 PM Songs from the Heart @ Heartwood Soundstage Livestream from Gainesville, FL Wednesday, Nov 11 - Friday, Nov 13 & Sunday, Nov 15 times TBA The Krickets @ 36th Annual Frank Brown Songwriter Festival Florida & Alabama's Gulf Coast Saturday, November 14 Doors at 5:30 PM, Music at 6:30 PM The Krickets with Kayla Williams @ Janet's Loft Lake City, FL Saturday, December 12 times TBA Christmas with The Krickets & The Currys @ Monticello Opera House Monticello, FL Sunday, October 18th at 6 PM, The Krickets will be performing Swallow Hill Live, a livestream via Facebook. There's no fee for this event. We will split any donations made during the concert with Swallow Hill Music. Venues all over are suffering during these challenging times. Together we can help! Friday, October 3oth, I'll be featured in the livestream series, Songs from the Heart, at Heartwood Soundstage. My friend and fellow songwriter Elaine Mahon will start the evening off at 8 PM. I'll go on at 9 PM. You can watch the livestream by creating a free account at https://heartwoodsoundstage.com or Heartwood's facebook page. There's no fee for this event; instead, please consider donating online to Heartwood Soundstage during the concert. The remainder of my shows this year are with The Krickets. Lauren, Emily and I are excited to return to the Gulf Coast in November for The Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival. We had an absolute blast last year! The festival has not announced the schedule but we'll post updates on The Krickets website as well as our Facebook page. Also in November, The Krickets will be playing my hometown for the first time ever! Folk artist Janet Moses is hosting the concert in her beautiful loft just above Blue Goose Studio in downtown Lake City on Saturday, November 14th. The wonderfully talented Kayla Williams will open the show. It's sure to be a special evening. There are just a few tickets left. Contact Janet at The Blue Goose Studio for tickets 386.249.4625 or [email protected] ASAP to get yours! We'll be teaming up with our buddies, The Currys, to spread holiday cheer at our annual Christmas show at the Monticello Opera House Saturday, December 12. We're still finalizing details for this show. We'll post updates on The Krickets website as well as our Facebook page as they become available. Thank you all for your love and support! Have a Safe and Happy Fall! Much Love, Rachel Hello Dear Friends, Happy Fall! We're finally getting some cooler weather here in Florida (52 degrees this morning). Time to break out the sweaters and scarves!  I've spent the past couple of months settling into a groove with The Krickets. Along the way, I picked up a new instrument (the ukelele bass) which is really fun to play! I've had a great time learning The Krickets cool originals, working on cover tunes, and developing new arrangements. My bandmates, Lauren and Emily, are tremendously talented singer-songwriters and performers. It's a joy making music with them. I'm excited for you to hear our sound! There's so much music on the horizon! Most of my upcoming shows are with The Krickets but I'll be doing a very special solo show Friday, December 6th. A Christmas Loft Concert will be hosted by Janet Moses in her artist loft just above Blue Goose Studio in downtown Lake City. I'll be performing some of my original music along with a few of my Christmas favorites. The New 76er's from Tallahassee will be there too! So come join us for some hometown holiday fun!
Also check out these upcoming shows (click on the venue for details/tickets): Friday, November 8 The Krickets @ Heartwood Sound Stage Gainesville, FL Saturday, November 9 The Krickets @ Lunazoot House Concert Tampa, FL Sunday, November 10 The Krickets @ Bowery Station Apalachicola, FL Thursday, November 14-19 The Krickets @ 35th Annual Florida & Alabama's Frank Brown Songwriter Festival Gulf Coast Friday, December 6 Christmas Loft Concert (solo) Lake City, FL at Blue Goose Studio w/ The New 76ers Friday, December 14 Christmas with The Krickets Monticello, FL & The Currys Saturday, December 15 The Krickets @ Manci's Antique Club Daphne, AL I hope to see you soon. Until then, wishing you much joy and peace! Rachel Dear Friends, I am happy to announce that I'm joining musical forces with my friends, The Krickets! The Krickets are an award-winning female Americana band who tour throughout the Southeast. Lauren, Emily, and I have known each other for about three years and have played many of the same festivals. I've long-admired The Krickets for their sound and gifted songwriting. I am honored to be joining the group! We have performances scheduled at venues in Florida and Alabama this Fall with more to come! You can keep up with us via www.thekrickets.com, Facebook or Instagram. While I will be focusing on learning new material for the next few months, I will continue to write and perform my original songs in venues around North Central Florida. As always, thank you for supporting my music. I look forward to sharing more musical adventures with you soon!   Hey Friends, It's springtime in Florida and that means it's music festival season! I'm excited to be a performing at Gamble Rodgers Music Festival May 3rd -5th. This beautiful festival is held each year in the Colonial Quarter in Downtown St. Augustine, Florida. I'll be playing Saturday afternoon, May 4th at 4:10 pm. Come join in the fun! Get your tickets here. Memorial Day weekend I'll be heading back to Florida Folk Festival for three fun-filled days of music, workshops, dancing, and crafts on the banks of the Suwannee River. The festival takes place in White Springs, Florida Friday, May 24-Sunday May 26. Performance schedules haven't been released yet but I'll be sure to post them when they become available. Advanced tickets are available for purchase here.  Hello Friends! After a long, restful summer, I'm happy to announce that Fall is full of music! Friday night, I'll be joining my buddy, Ron Atkatsh, from 8-11 pm at Marion Street Bistro and Brew House in downtown Lake City. Marion Street is one of my favorite local restaurants and I'm happy to be playing there again. Ron and I will be performing tunes from "Twists & Tangles" plus some really great cover tunes.  Monday, September 17th, I'll be heading over to St. Augustine for a songwriter's round at The Corner Bar hosted by David Besley and Bob Patterson. I LOVE writer's rounds and I'm so excited to be a part of this one! Music starts at 7 pm. I'll be opening for Passerine Saturday, September 22nd at The Sandhill Stage at Prairie Creek Lodge in Gainesville. If you haven't seen Passerine, you really must (in the meantime, take a listen here). Seating is limited and reservations are highly recommended. To reserve, email [email protected] or call Freddie at (352) 317-7307. $20 suggested donation to benefit Alachua Conservation Trust and Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery. October 6th and 7th I'll be returning to The Lake County Folk Festival. The festival takes place in Historic Downtown Eustis. It's a family-oriented musical event and the longest running FREE folk festival in the state of Florida. So many of my folk friends will be there. It's sure to be a fun weekend! I hope you can make it to one of the upcoming shows! Thank you for listening to and supporting my music. It is such an encouragement to me! Hey Friends, I'm super-excited to announce that I'll be performing my very first house concert April 21st in Tallahassee. The concert will be hosted by George Gray. George is a wonderful singer-songwriter I met at last year's Will McLean Festival. You can check out his music here. I'll be performing along with the amazingly talented Kelly Goddard of The New 76er's. Here's the info if you'd like to reserve a seat:  Spring is almost here! There is so much to love - the weather is beautiful, the mosquitoes aren’t terrible yet, and it’s festival season! Festivals are a wonderful way to relax, enjoy some great music, and catch performances by talented new artists and those you know and love. I hope you can join me at some of these events this spring!
Will McLean Music Festival Sertoma Youth Ranch Friday, March 9 - Sunday, March 11 Brooksville, FL Gamble Rogers Music Festival Colonial Quarter Friday, May 4 - Sunday, May 6 St Augustine, FL Florida Folk Festival Stephen Foster Folk Cultural Center State Park Friday, May 25 - Sunday, May 27 White Springs, FL HEARTWOOD SOUNDSTAGE, GAINESVILLE, FL - JULY 1STI'll have the pleasure of opening for The New 76ers at Heartwood Soundstage on Saturday, July 1st. The New 76ers are fabulously talented songwriters and performers and some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. This is their first time performing in Gainesville and I'm honored to open the show for them. Doors open at 7 pm. Music starts at 8 pm. For tickets and more information click here. BLUE GOOSE STUDIO LAKE CITY, FL - JULY 14TH
Happy Spring, everyone! Festival season is in full swing! I'm looking forward to playing these venues/festivals in the weeks to come. Click on the locations for more information.
Sunday, April 9th 4pm CST Roberts Hall Lynn Haven, FL Sunday, May 7th 1:40pm Gamble Rogers Music Festival St. Augustine, FL Friday - Sunday, May 26 - 28th Florida Folk Festival White Springs, FL |
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