outloud: Brett Vaughn

Brett Vaughn- acoustic guitar/ vocals

Brett Vaughn is best known as the lead singer (sometimes drummer) for popular Tallahassee band the Ums (seen on outloud in 2004). Here Brett performs without his bandmates to do something a little more intimate. Performing in the front parlor of the Warehouse, Brett played a few songs and talked about why he likes to play solo sometimes and about his work in video.

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outloud: Deng Haiqiong

Deng Haiqiong- zheng (or gu-zheng)/ qin (or gu-qin)

Deng Haiqiong (Deng is the surname, Haiqiong her given name) came to Florida State University direct from China to teach the Chinese Music Ensemble and pursue postgraduate work. Six years later, Haiqiong and her husband, Liu Nan, are Tallahassee’s resident experts on Chinese culture. For her performance at Alfred B. Maclay Gardens, Haiqiong plays traditional pieces on ancient Chinese zithers called the zheng (or gu-zheng- gu meaning ancient) and the qin, an instrument rarely played in public performances. She also talks about Chinese culture and Nan displays his mastery of Chinese calligraphy.

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outloud: Bradfordville Blues Club- Johnnie Marshall

Johnnie Marshall- vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Johnnie Marshall is fast becoming a blues legend in the South Georgia/ North Florida area while touring nationally and gaining critical acclaim. He appears on outloud as part of a two-part look into the history of the Bradfordville Blues Club. Music has played on that site for about 100 years as a community center for the town of Bradfordville. On these grounds local blacks found a safe gathering place during segregation and the C.C. Saints dominated the baseball diamond in club play. Johnnie got his start at Dave’s CC Club (the club’s previous incarnation) and honed his craft there.

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outloud: Bradfordville Blues Club- Jon Copps

Jon Copps- vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica

Part two of the outloud special on the Bradfordville Blues Club. Jon Copps is a local guitar virtuouso who plays with the Sir Charles Trio (featuring Charles Atkins, seen on outloud in 2006) and the Keep Your Day Job Band with his brother David. Jon also coordinated local blues musicians to play at Dave’s CC Club (the BBC’s previous incarnation- see Johnnie Marshall).

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outloud: Del Suggs and Friends

Del Suggs- vocals, acoustic guitar
Chuck Parker- vocals, acoustic guitar
Pete Winter- vocals, acoustic bass
Danica Winter- vocals, hand percussion

Del Suggs has been Tallahassee’s preeminent singer/ songwriter for decades. He has a history with WFSU music programs dating back to the early 1980s. In 1989, he coordinated a fundraiser for WFSU-TV called Del Suggs with his Friends for His Friends. On this episode of outloud he returns with the same musicians he played with on that special. He's also playing two of the same songs he payed back then- Wooden Boat and Magic Chair.

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outloud: FSU Percussion Ensemble

John Parks IV- marimba, vibraphone
Anthony Cananzi- marimba, cajón, percussion
Omar Carmenates- percussion
Chris Jones- marimba, percussion
Joel Boss- Interviewed but did not play

One month before appearing before appearing at Carnegie Hall for the FSU in NYC event, this ensemble came into WFSU studio A to perform some of the pieces they would play in New York. These are the best percussionists in The Florida State University’s College of Music. Dr. Parks oversees the Ensemble and the FSU Percussion Studio, whose members provide percussion for all FSU music performances (excluding Jazz and World music). Omar is the faculty supervisor for the FSU Big 8 Drum Line, Chris just received a full scholarship to pursue a graduate degree at Northwestern, and Anthony will be teaching in the prestigious Cobb County School System in Georgia.

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outloud: Kid Hart

Brad Cartwright- drums
Eric Hartsfield- vocals, guitar, keyboard

Brad and Eric don’t play well with others (they said so). When the drummer of their previous band, The Backwater Baptists, graduated FSU and left Tallahassee, they did not replace him. Brad moved from bass to drums to give the band a leaner sound. These are two guys who grew up together listening to old blues LP’s and hanging at Dave’s CC Club (and later, the Bradfordville Blues Club), and you can hear blues/ soul influence in their music. But make no mistake about it: these guys ROCK!

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outloud: The Jamie Eubanks Band

Randy Eubanks- rhythm guitar
David Collins- bass guitar
Taurus Lovely- drums
Darius "Doc D" Baker- keyboard
Jamie Eubanks- vocals, guitar

When he was 13 years old, Jamie Eubanks started teaching himself to play guitar. After briefly taking lessons from local guitar legend Missippy James (on outloud with JB’s Zydeco Zoo in 2004), he found himself playing with national blues acts at the Bradfordville Blues Club. Now 17 years old, Jamie’s playing has progressed to the point that he’s no longer just a child prodigy guitarist, he’s one of the best guitarists in this area, period. He would never have gotten there without the guidance of his band, an experienced group up to the task of complimenting Jamie’s red-hot guitar licks.

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outloud: The Mayhaws

Carrie Hamby- stand-up bass, vocals
Sharla June- acoustic guitar, vocals
Dave Leporati- mandolin, vocals
Scott McArthur- drums

When you look at the set list you see two covers and seven originals. The two covers are Velvet Underground and Patsy Cline songs. The seven originals were written by the group’s three songwriters. That’s the best way to start describing the group and their varied influences and abundance of individual talents. The Mayhaws play bluegrass/ americana based music but are not afraid to meld punk, samba, rumba, or just straight up “cheeze whiz” (their words) into their songs. This group is an amalgamation of two established bands: Sharla June and the Mayhaws and Singing Biscuit (on outloud in 2003). Carrie, Sharla, and Dave are each accomplished songwriters. This will be a group to watch in coming years as they only just merged a few months ago and are only at the very tip of the iceberg as far as creative possibilities.

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outloud: Langtry

Patrick McKinney- banjo, guitar, vocals
Lee Folmar- guitar
Shelley Weiss- violin
Clayton Rychlick- drums
Jared Fowler- upright bass

While this is techically a rock group, there are influences as far ranging as bluegrass, Balinese Gamelan, classical and jazz. The group uses distortion on Lee and Patrick’s guitars and Shelley’s violin to paint some haunting sonic soundscapes. They then weave in the acoustic bass, banjo, and Shelley’s violin again (when not distorted) to create a kind of mystic rural experience- sort of like a country Pink Floyd epic. The antique amps and reverb units they use probably lend to the unique sound almost as much as the players’ ingenuity. Jared and Clayton have gone through the renowned FSU Jazz Studies program, but they play metal as well. Shelley is a classically trained violinist who plays with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra and plays and teaches bluegrass fiddle with the Tallahassee Fiddlers (outloud 2006). Lee started playing classical before moving to rock. Patrick is the leader. He had formerly played with Sam Beam in Iron and Wine and with Lee in Nagaland. Shelley is the most recent addition to the group, which may further expand the lineup.

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outloud: Fantome

Matt Sexton- keyboard
Alan Donaldson- drums
Scott Sweeney- bass
Tracy Horenbein- guitar
Wendy Wallace- vocals

Croyez-vous dans les fantomes? The name of the band is French for ghost. The sound, hopes guitarist Tracy Horenbein, is more British. Keyboard player Matt Sexton says it's a mix between The Cure and The Cranberries. They are joined by Wendy Wallace (vocals), Scott Sweeney (bass), and Alan Donaldson (drums), all of whom played together in the Cold After. Tracy goes back a long way with outloud, appearing with ISH! at the outloud 1999 benefit concert and in the studio in 2003.

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outloud: ScrapIron Songsmith/ Bottom Dollar Boy$

Brent Kittrell- bass
Dave “Fiddle Brithces” Langston- violin, vocals
Marc Maynard- banjo, vocals
Lee Kotick- guitar, vocals
Fred “Butch” Burns- guitar, mandolin, vocals

This was a production fraught with peril, as Lee was called away on business at the last minute, leaving the Boy$ short-handed. Then when Marc also had a work related delay, Butch was able to keep his time at the outloud studio by doing the ScrapIron Songsmith act, usually an “old country” duo that he and Dave perform, but this time with Brent on bass. Marc eventually made it and they were able to do a slightly short handed bluegrass set as the Bottom Dollar Boy$. So the outloud nation gets a two-bands-for-the-price-of-one episode that spans traditional American music. One thing that has to be said about these guys is that they love to play. As soon as they arrived and saw each other at the studio, they’d start playing, even if there were just two or three of them. When the shooting was done, they still played; and when the crew drove home that night, the Boy$ were in the parking lot still playing. This constant playing explains why the group is so tight, even when they were short handed.

ScrapIron Songsmith Set List

Bottom Dollar Boy$ Set List

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outloud: Stillwood

Danny Goddard: vocals/ guitar
Tucker Riordan: Guitar
Barry Gulker: Bass
Jeffrey Hileman: Drums
Ryan Way: Keyboards

It is a sound that comes right out of North Florida swamps- funky, hard rocking, down and dirty roots rock. The gritty voice of Danny Goddard seems much older than he looks. And the alternating lead guitarists, Goddard and Tucker Riordan, seem to be in constant competition with keyboardist Ryan Way (in place of regular member T-Bird Taylor) for who can come up with the dirtiest sounding solos. With Barry Gulker on bass and Jeff Hileman on drums, this 5-piece jams, but make no mistake- they are not a "jam band."

Set List, all songs: Stillwood

Runaround
Fearless Dreamer
Texas El Camino
Everybody Feeds

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outloud: Thursday Night Music Club

Recently under the musical direction of Patrick Dunnigan (FSU Marching Chiefs), Thursday Night Music Club is a community big band/ jazz group made up entirely of volunteer musicians (including members actively involved in several other local music groups around town). Dunnigan also sits in the group's rhythm section on guitar. The band brought its swinging style to WFSU's studio-A, beginning with a high tempo opening number written by Steve Allen, This Could Be the Start of Something Big - the theme of the 1972-1973 television program, I've Got a Secret. The group's main focus is on instrumentals and jazz standards, but the program also features vocalists Candace Stewart and Pamela Jones on the popular rhythm and blues standard, Route 66, made famous by Nat King Cole.

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