SAFETY HARBOR — Guitar slinger and Serbian-born blues singer Ana Popovic will perform Saturday, May 29, at 5 and 8 p.m., at the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center, 706
Blues Duo From Pittsburgh To Release Debut Album It Is Well With My Soul
The duo of Pittsburgh-based music veterans, Stevee Wellons and Cheryl Rinovato have teamed up for “It Is Well With My Soul,” out Jun 4th, 2021.
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“These two dynamic personalities complement each other with the gift that they combine for a dynamic experience. Sit back and be entertained!” Pittsburgh Rn B
“Just saw Soulful Femme. Blown away by the vocals and guitar. The blues/funk/jazz fusion was an absolute pleasure to listen to.” Emlenton Cultural Trust
”A duo of dynamite wrapped up in a blanket of soul and blues.” James Buckley
Johnette Isham, executive director for the organization Realize Bradenton that produces the event, hopes that by December the pandemic will have lessened to the degree that such drastic social distancing measures will not be necessary. If they are, however, she said the LECOM Park site offers that flexibility, and that last year’s event showed that the festival could be held safely under such measures.
“We wanted to keep the blues alive, not only for our community, but also for musicians,” Isham said.
Headlining on Dec. 4 is Bobby Rush, who is up for a Traditional Blues Album Grammy this year for 2020’s “Rawer Than Raw.” He won a Grammy in the same category as well as an Album of the Year Blues Music Award for 2016’s ”Porcupine Meat.” Rush was also featured in the Martin Scorsese-produced 2003 series “The Blues,” and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006. He can be seen playing himself in the 2019 film “Dolemite Is My Name,” starring Edd