RE: [Harp-L] Blatant promotion --Songs of Peace and Forgiveness
Hey Howard, how goes the mic? That sounds like a great CD! The link doesn't seem to work. steve--- On Tue 04/25, Howard Parks < Hparks@xxxxxxxxxx > wrote:From: Howard Parks [mailto: Hparks@xxxxxxxxxx]To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:44:29 -0400Subject: [Harp-L] Blatant promotion --Songs of Peace and ForgivenessI am forwarding a press release to the list with plenty of harpcontent... a CD with performances by a number of fine musicians tobenefit the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation, including PhilWiggins, Grant Dermody, Allen Holmes, and others...I have no real affiliation with this, except that Archie Edward's oldbarbershop is a cool place, the CD is worth having, and I hope to reapsome karmic rewards as a result...Howard Parkswww.peace-evolutions.com April 19, 2006 -- Peace Evolutions, LLC, a publishing company based nearBethesda, Maryland, is proud to present its latest CD, "Songs of Peaceand Forgiveness." The CD features sixteen original and
traditional songsby talented acoustic blues musicians who have contributed these songsfor the benefit of the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation (AEBHF),which operates the famous "Barbershop" in Washington, DC (seewww.acousticblues.com ).Artists include Phil Wiggins, Mark Puryear, Gaye Adegbalola, ScottAinslie, Roddy Barnes, Mike Baytop, BluesWorks, Eleanor Ellis, AndraFaye and the Mighty Good Men, Grant Dermody, Frank Fotusky, AlisonRadcliffe, Allen Holmes, Kelley Hunt, Ray Kaminsky, Mark Kinniburgh, MSG- The Acoustic Blues Trio, Jesse Palidofsky and Alex Radus.While blues music is often associated with jilted lovers, juke joints,and bad times, it is also about courage, survival, love, and evenforgiveness. The musicians featured in "Songs of Peace and Forgiveness"testify to the spiritual side of their artistry and demonstrate theiressential commitment to bringing peace through music. Each artist has contributed a song without compensation in order to helppreserve the
Barbershop where the late Archie Edwards cut hair fordecades, and where on Saturday afternoons they drew the blinds, pulledout the libations, and played the blues. Today, blues musicians and their friends still come by the Barbershop tojam on Saturday afternoons. There is a tremendous feeling of brotherhoodand community. The audience is diverse and everyone is welcome to playor just come and listen. During his life, Archie was intent on passingthe music on to future generations, and the Foundation continues hislegacy. Recently, the Foundation's Board of Directors faced the possibility thatthe historic building the Barbershop calls home might be sold. The netproceeds of this CD will go to the Foundation's Building Fund, with aminimum contribution guaranteed by Peace Evolutions, LLC. The Foundationis a nonprofit, tax exempt Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization andcontributions to the Foundation are tax deductible. To order "Songs of Peace and Forgiveness" and read the
liner notes,please visit www.peace-evolutions.com . _______________________________________________Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.orgHarp-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
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