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 WILL BE PREFORMING LIVE AT THE  CAFE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEITH

LETS CELABRATE TONIGHT

.WITH GREAT MUSIC AND AMAZING FRIENDS

THERE WILL BE CAKE

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.

Kurt Fortmeyer was born in a barn and raised in a stable environment…and if you believe that, he’s got some songs he wants you to hear.

Although a native North Carolinian, Kurt lived in California, Hawaii, Maryland, and Texas by the time he started the first grade. His family moved back to eastern North Carolina when he was in the fourth grade. He began playing in his first band four years later.
Kurt became a member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International in October of 1994.

In January of 1995, he was honored with inclusion in the “Music Of North Carolina” series at the NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY in Raleigh.

In November of 1997, Kurt and his wife Nina opened HYPHEN COFFEEHOUSE in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, which quickly built a reputation as a must-play venue for traveling singer/songwriters.

Kurt started easing his way into the Nashville songwriting scene in the summer of 2003, where he soon became a regular at such songwriter hotspots as the Bluebird Café, Douglas Corner, the Commodore Grill, and Bobby’s Idle Hour Tavern. He became a member of ASCAP, and signed his first publishing contract in 2004. He moved to Nashville full-time in 2007.

Kurt has shared the stage with Grammy-winning songwriters Steve Leslie and R.L. Castleman, and Hall Of Fame songwriters Don Wayne and Jimmy Payne, and has written with hit writers Rich Fagan, Curtis Wright, Charlie Craig, and Dave Gibson. He has opened shows for a good number of artists including Livingston Taylor, Emmylou Harris, and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver.

In 2009, Kurt released his latest CD called “What’s Not To Love About That?”, a “must hear” for folks who like their “Americana on the acoustic folkie/country side”.

On April 19th, he’ll be bringing his guitar, harmonicas, and “I want to tell you a story” voice to the Luna Star Café for two sets of homegrown songs, personably delivered.

Blue Embers Jazz and Blues Revue is a three piece band from Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida formed in 2018. The group consists of guitarist/vocalist Seth Shealer, drummer Jay Lyon, and upright bassist Mark Abramowitz. Playing from a wide and carefully selected repertoire of jazz, blues and classic rock covers the band creates the perfect relaxed and elegant mood for any occasion.

LIVE EVENT TONIGHT!

In order to stay safe and healthy we will continue to follow CDC GUIDELINES.

Please were mask when entering the cafe and when getting up from your seat.  We are wanting everyone to be safe and to continue to be healthy.

NANCY WAGNER AND ROBERT HAND of WAGNER, HAND & PFLUG

Nancy Wagner (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Robert Hand (vocals, guitar, harmonica), They play a mix of original songs and their own acoustic versions of classics from the 60s and 70s folk-rock tradition. Featuring their distinctive two-part harmonies, music that makes you feel good and think well.

Evan Frankel was raised in Brooklyn, NY, and showed musical talent at a very early age.   He was auditioning for Broadway parts at age 7, but, as he says, was washed up by 12.

Evan Frankel-New York bred singer-songwriter, former vagabond, attorney, world traveler.

Evan Frankel was raised in Brooklyn, NY, and showed musical talent at a very early age.   He was auditioning for Broadway parts at age 7, but, as he says, was washed up by 12.

Evan Frankel-New York bred singer-songwriter, former vagabond, attorney, world traveler.

JESSE JACKSON

If you live in Miami you have probably heard of the musician Jesse Jackson. Born in Italy , in the province of Lucca in a small community – Comune di Camairoe, in 2000, he moved to Miami. Jackson is a gifted singer/songwriter, adept at Dylanesque streams of consciousness and Leonard Cohenesque ballads of blue. He’s also a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, a player of guitar, sax, piano, drums, banjo, cuatro, and more. That double whammy has made him a musician’s musician, the envy and pride of South Florida’s artistic community.

-Evelyn Mcdonnel, Miami Herald

https://youtu.be/wv3gWI9ERVg

JIM WURSTER HOSTS A

BENEFIT FOR RIC O’ BARRY’S DOLPHIN PROJECT

Richard “Ric” O’Barry (born Richard Barry O’Feldman, October 14, 1939)[1][2] is an American activist first recognized in the 1960s for capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the TV series Flipper. O’Barry transitioned from training dolphins to instead advocating against industries that keep dolphins in captivity, soon after Kathy, one of the Flipper dolphins, died in his arms. O’Barry believes Kathy committed suicide.[3]
In 1970 he founded the Dolphin Project, a group that aims to educate the public about captivity and, where feasible, free captive dolphins. He was featured in the Academy Award-winning film, The Cove (2009), which used covert techniques to expose the yearly dolphin drive hunting that goes on in Taiji, Japan.

THE ATOMIC COWBOYS

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.

JOSHEPH IGNACIO KHANEM   

is a musical world in and of himself. An ambient explosion of weightless beauty, his songs are folk music of a nocturnal nature mixed with a dream pop otherworldliness. His intoxicating blend of spatial sonorities and troubadour-esque charm are emblematic of all things that click and fall apart. It’s the sort of music that doesn’t sit with you but invites you to float instead.

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.