New Orleans-based Father Ron and Friends, a folk/Americana band, are celebrating The Great American Folk Songbook with a 4 p.m. January 21 "Forever The Seasons" [Louisiana Red Hot Records] CD listening party at Buffa’s Back Room, featuring Gina Forsyth, Andre Bohren, Nigel Burgeois, and band members Barbara Smith-Davis, David Schwartz, Robert Eustis, and Max Valentino.
Many folks view the approach of the holiday season with equal parts excitement and dread. That dichotomy inspired the cheeky title of âOh Crap, Itâs Christmas!,â the album and annual concert by local singer Debbie Davis and her husband, sousaphonist and bassist Matt Perrine.
But as anyone who has attended one of their concerts knows, she is sincere about her love for the season. The silliness that seeps in should not be mistaken for cynicism.
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, this yearâs holiday season, emotions are running higher than normal. Which makes it a perfect time to release âOh Crap, Itâs Christmas, Vol. 2: A Family Album,â the coupleâs second seasonal CD.