Janie Rothfield (fiddle, clawhammer banjo, vocals) & Scotsman Allan Carr (guitar, mandola, vocals) have been creating their unique blend of Appalachian and Celtic Music since 1978!  They met while Janie was doing her junior year abroad for college in Aberdeen (Allan was singing and playing at a folk concert) and the rest is history! They have had a long and varied musical life together, living in Scotland/California/Scotland 1978-1988 and in the USA since 1988.  They toured (and made numerous recordings) as a duo and with various bands throughout the USA, Europe and Canada.  In addition to their concert performances, Janie and Allan play for contra and square dances, and teach extensively at music camps, festivals and workshops including at Janie’s own home-based music camps called Janie’s Jumpstart.

Janie is a powerhouse award winning fiddler and clawhammer banjo player, tune writer and singer. She got her start fiddling in Connecticut, and has learned and played with older generation musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, developing her own style and creating new music as well.  Allan is an award winning traditional singer from the Northeast of Scotland, growing up and learning from traditional singers and musicians.  He combines the best of his celtic guitar back-up with the drive of old time music that has resulted in his own powerful style to back up Janie’s fiddling.  As singers, they have developed a harmonious blend of their voices and blended repertoire that is the result of the many years of singing and playing together.

“The Two of Us” is Janie & Allan’s 3rd duo recording and features their signature sound with music from traditional Appalachian and Celtic Music sources and their own newly composed songs and tunes. (*See attached recordings list) They play music that is both old and new, and takes the listener on a musical journey between both sides of the Atlantic to create a fiery collective unique sound.

GRANT LIVINGSTON
A longtime Florida favorite, singer-songwriter Grant Livingston employs a
little swing, a little singalong, environment, Florida history, relentlessly
positive lyrics and a cast of peculiar characters. He has written about
armadillos, barnacles, the invasion of the Everglades by Melaleuca trees and
pythons, and how to tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile.
If you ask him, Grant will reveal, in song of course, the reason he always
wears a hat!
Grant has a long history of collaboration with our National Parks, State
Parks, schools, libraries and environmental organizations. Grant was Artist
in-Residence at Everglades National Park, and partners with Storyteller and
retired National Park Ranger Gary Bremen to present Songs and Stories of
Our National Parks. Grant has taught songwriting at Miami-Dade College and
along with fellow songwriter Janet Goodman, he coordinates the South Florida
chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association.
Visit Grant online at www.GrantLivingston.com
Press quotes:
Named “Best Acoustic Performer”
by the Miami New Times in their annual “Best of Miami” issue
“Like an unstoned Buffett or maybe Leon Redbone by way of Sesame Street” – Miami New Times
“He may have an easygoing demeanor, but Livingston surprises listeners with his biting
wit and cerebral lyrics “ – Miami New Times
“He is Florida’s institutional memory” – Boca Raton Magazine

Bring your axe. Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s performers & regulars in a very low-pressure environment. Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs.

Bring your axe. Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s performers & regulars in a very low-pressure environment. Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs.

Bring your axe. Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s performers & regulars in a very low-pressure environment. Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs.

Bring your axe. Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s performers & regulars in a very low-pressure environment. Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs.

RAIFORD STARKE

Some astute fans were asked which two artists they would combine to describe one Raiford Starke, and they said:

“John Prine meets Ted Nugent.”

“Merle Travis meets Link Ray.”

“Jimmy Page meets Jerry Reed.”

“Doc Watson meets Johnny Guitar Watson.”

Actually, Raiford Starke is nothing if not David Allan Coe meets Jimi Hendrix, an outlaw country folk singer steeped in southern rock and psychedelic blues guitar. He’s an American original.

Colin Kenny is proud of his real name, but got stuck with the gallows humor of “Raiford Starke” long ago, branded by prison walls without ever having walked through their gates. It’s a Florida brand, the duo of state pens in the name recognizable to locals and fans of Ol’ Sparky, but Raiford Starke’s only crime is indecent distortion.