[Folkus Project] Words & Music Showcase this Friday

[Upcoming Folkus events]

Folkus Fans!

Here is info from Jeffrey Pepper Rogers about the Words and Music  
Songwriter Showcase on Friday, 4/25.

Jeff says: This is going to be one cool show, with the megatalented  
Ashley Cox as the featured artist. I've played several shows at the  
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que with Ashley and am thrilled she's gracing the  
showcase.

The opening set will include Ashley's singing partner Lisa Romano,  
plus Tim Burns, Bob Early, and myself. Listen to tracks by all these  
songwriters at the series home page... See the details below and  
please help spread the word by forwarding this email, printing a  
poster, and telling your music-loving friends!

What: Words and Music Songwriter Showcase
Who: Featuring Ashley Cox, with Lisa Romano, Tim Burns, Bob Early, and
series host Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
Where: Jazz Central, 441 E. Washington Street, Syracuse
When: Friday, April 25, 2008. Doors at 7, music at 7:30
Tickets: $7. For reservations, email showcase at wordsandmusic.info
For more info: www.myspace.com/wordsandmusicshowcase

ABOUT THE SONGWRITERS
Ashley Cox is a multi-dimensional performer, singer, and songwriter  
who has been composing innovative and wide-ranging material since the  
mid-'90s. In 1997 she won the Syracuse Area Music Award (Sammy) for  
Best New Artist. Her unique sound has led her to perform with the  
likes of MeShell Ndegeocello and the Fun Lovin Criminals, while  
sharing production time with Russ Titleman, who produced Eric  
Clapton's Grammy-winning Unplugged CD. Ashley's latest album,  
released on her own Receptive Records label, is Honey by the Pound.
http://www.myspace.com/ashleycoxmusic

Lisa Romano is a songwriter, an award-winning vocalist, and a 2006  
Syracuse Music Award (Sammy) nominee. She has performed in countless  
musicals and plays for the Talent Company of Syracuse. Romano has  
been singing and writing songs with Ashley Cox since 2000, and she  
has performed her haunting, introspective piano ballads to audiences  
from Central New York to New York City and Nashville. http://www.lisa- 
romano.com

Tim Burns' music draws upon influences ranging from rock and roll,  
blues, folk, and country to bluegrass. His songwriting has been  
described as truthful, inspiring, and refreshing. He performs  
regularly around upstate New York with his band Two Hour Delay. The  
band is focused on developing original music to capture the  
listener...a couple of hours at a time. http://www.myspace.com/2hrdelay

Bob Early has been writing songs since he was a college student in  
his native Missouri. His lyrical and musical influences range from  
Peter Gabriel to Willie Nelson to Bob Dylan. Bob most recently  
performed as a guitarist with the Terry Mostyn Band at the North  
Country Goes Green Irish Festival in Watertown, New York. http:// 
www.myspace.com/robertearly

Host Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers is a singer-songwriter, author, and  
contributor to NPR's All Things Considered. Music journalist Andy  
Ellis (Guitar Player, Frets) calls Rodgers' brand-new solo CD,  
Humming My Way Back Home, "folk music with a serrated edge...a  
magical blend of storytelling and driving flattop guitar." http:// 
www.jeffreypepperrodgers.com