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Music & CD Prizes
The Peerless "Malea McGuinness" Acoustic
Artist Guitar
Prize Valued at $1,425!
Endorsed by Peerless Guitars,
Malea’s signature guitar
- The Peerless "Malea McGuinness" Acoustic Artist
Model - is an impeccably crafted dreadnought acoustic guitar
which incorporates the finest materials with a stunning
visual design. It features a solid laminated Spruce top and
solid Rosewood back and sides. The neck is Mahogany with an
Ebony fingerboard and the "Tree Of Life" Abalone inlay. The
nut is bone and the bridge is Ebony and features two Celtic
"M"'s (Malea McGuinness's initials); one on each side of the
bridge saddle inlayed in Abalone. The tuners are gold
Grovers with Ebony knobs. It has a Fishman "PreFix Plus T"
acoustic guitar pickup installed which has adjustable 4 band
EQ, Gain, Volume as well as a digital tuner. For more about
Malea McGuinness –
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CD Set from Michael & Spider / Smoke & Mirrors
– These four albums from Tucson based musicians
Michael Ely and Spider Taylor include ‘Deities’,
‘The Perfume of Creosote: Desert Exotica Part 1’,
‘White Roses Painted Red’ and their newest release
‘Iridescent Garden – Exotica Reinvented’, an
enchanting album with beautiful and uncluttered
instrumentals that coax your brain into a calm and
peaceful place, where magical images take over and
lead you on mystical journeys. Read more about
Michael and Spider.
CD:
‘Beyond the Horizon’ – This new album
from Welsh rockers ‘People in Planes’ is an awesome
musical journey. Melodious, adventurous, and a
stand-out release, this album features such tracks
as the dreamy ballad “Pretty Buildings”, the
pounding and infectious “Mayday (M’aidez)”, and the
powerful anthem “Know By Now”. This release also
includes a live DVD which showcases performance of
every track on the album and in succession! Read
more about
People in Planes.
CD:
‘Andalucia’
– Brent Gunter, a
Portland Oregon-based world Rhumba
guitarist. The infectious global fusion vibe he
created on his breakthrough independent release
Andalucia grooves like a highly melodic
cross-cultural history lesson, with equal parts
world, pop, blues and new age music, tinges of
electronica, an array of wild Middle Eastern rhythms
and scales and an infusion of flamenco. Read more
about
Brent Gunter.
CD:
‘Daddy’s Little Girl’ -
Multi-faceted Florida based Folk-Pop
Singer-Songwriter draws from her emotional
rollercoaster of a life to bring hope, laughter,
tears, biting wit, and inspiration to her
irresistibly eclectic debut solo album ‘Daddy’s
Little Girl’. From hilariously funny to moving
compositions of love, remembrance, and social
awareness, her songs always hit home. Read more
about
Ellen Bukstel.
CD
‘Spirits Still Remain’ by Mike Moutoux-
Known
as New Mexico’s Most Enchanting Cowboy, cowboy poet and
country-western musician Mike Moutoux’s new album
‘Spirits Still Remain’ features a wonderful collection
of cowboy poetry and music. If you love cowboy poetry
and country-western music, you’re going to love this
album. Spirits Still Remain has the
perfect blend of cowboy humor, respect for the land and
its heritage, tenderness, and true grit. Read more about
Mike Moutoux.
CD
‘Hearts of Iron’ by Willis Lamm & Friends –
Hearts of Iron features a collection of original western
songs & cowboy poetry dedicated to America’s Wild Horses
- Living Symbols of the Freedom of the Old West.
Featuring performances by Willis Lamm, Tawnie Lee, Larry
McPherson and special guest Lacy J. Dalton; Hearts of
Iron is truly the accumulated love and dedication of a
lot of talented people to western music, cowboy poetry,
America’s wild horses, and the stories that these songs
and poems tell. Read more about
Hearts of Iron.
CD
‘Honest’ by Mike Musick - While a lot
of artists write and perform songs that preach about
making positive changes on a global level,
singer-songwriter Mike Musick's world important debut
single ‘America’ from his new solo album ‘Honest,’ has
been a powerful launching pad for his overall mission to
help alleviate the growing global water crisis. This
album hits it to you straight in the heart, opens your
eyes and tells stories we can all relate to. Read more
about
Mike Musick.
CDs
‘Voodoo Princess ‘Circus Sancturay’ by Christina
Linhardt – An internationally known
act, Christina Linhardt is a Los Angeles based operatic
pop singer, actress, dancer and producer. She’s
performed everywhere from the L.A. County Museum of Art
and the Atlas-Wiltern Building to the Wilshire Ebell
Theatre, the Los Angeles Cathedral (as a solo angel for
Cardinal Mahony), The Magic Castle and Key Club. At home
in L.A., she’s renowned for her interpretations of
avant-garde and new music in concerts often accompanied
by Cirque Du Soleil acrobats and Ringling Brothers
clowns. Read more about
Christina Linhardt.
CD
‘Madeline’ by Tickle Me Pink – Hailing
from Fort Collins, Colorado, the young rock band Tickle
Me Pink is taking the nation by storm as they tour with
their rockin’ new debut album ‘Madeline.’ Dealing with
real life issues the album is already showing strong
sales with their lead single ‘Typical’ and its video was
recently featured on MTV2. Read more about
Tickle Me Pink.
CD ‘Take Me To Your Maker’ – Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys
- There’s no frills attached when it comes to this hard
driving blues explosion from Southern California. They
reek with the pure essence of blues – deep and low down,
raw and dirty, full throttle energy – and all with no
shame. Their latest album – ‘Take Me to Your Maker’, is
packed with a soul and emotion, explores all the roots
of the blues, picking you up and taking you down. Read
more about
Johnny
Mastro & Mama’s Boys.
CD ‘Only so Fast’ – Steve
Smith & Hard Road
- Steve Smith & Hard Road‘s album
‘Only So Fast’ is a wonderful collection of all the
right songs and sounds that make for a truly timeless
album. From upbeat bluegrass instrumentals to soulful
and bluesy, expect to be carried away by flowing rhythms
peppered with jazzy finger picking and running bass
lines, exquisite vocals, and tasty harmonies that melt
into strong melodies that stick like glue. Read more
about
Steve
Road & Hard Road.
CD ‘Way Down Deep –
Olivea Watson -
With a touch of blues, a little R&B
and a taste of country, ‘Way Down Deep’ paints the
honest story of a musician’s struggle to make it, and
how she learns to ‘Let Go’ and simply let the music take
over. And the music does take over. Based in Los
Angeles, Olivea Watson is an award winning singer
songwriter who performs with her band ‘The Unsung
Heroes’.
Read more about
Olivea Watson.
CD ‘Charmed Life –
Jon Roniger - Jon Roniger excels as a
musician and songwriter, and his third album ‘Charmed
Life’ is simply outstanding. His heartfelt roots rock is
truly an American slice of songwriting. Adding his
unique voice to the lineage of great U.S. artists,
Roniger brings to the table music that touches on the
human spirit without pretence and with a ton of
emotional power. Read more about
Jon
Roniger.
CD
Set from Native American Flute Player - Evren Ozan
–
Dubbed as ‘an
old soul returned to the people,’ Evren Ozan is an extremely
talented fourteen year old, award-winning Native American Flute
Musician whose compositions are heard on CDs, radio, independent
films, and in concerts. His newest CD ‘Alluvia’ was recently
named ‘best Instrumental Recording’ at the 9th Annual
Native American Music Awards, 2007; and the 50th
Annual Grammy Awards entry list includes Evren as "Best New
Artist" and ‘Alluvia’ as "Best New Age" album. His 3 CD set
features his 2006 album ‘Alluvia’, 2003 album ‘As Things Could
Be’, and 2001 album ‘Images of Winter. To read more about Evren
and hear his interview on SouthwestBlend.com’s online radio show
‘Champagne Sundays’ –
Click Here.
CD
Set from Country Music Sensation – Lacy J. Dalton -
Ever wondered
what would happen if you could combine Janis Joplin, Bonnie
Raitt and Joan Baez into one performer? Ever wondered what equal
parts “Country” and “UFO” would create? Look no further than
Lacy J. Dalton - she’s one of the most instantly recognizable
voices in music - the woman People magazine called “Country’s
Bonnie Raitt”, and winner of the 1979 CMA Best New Artist Award.
Her two CDs feature her latest albums ‘Wild Horse Crossing’ and
‘The Last Wild Place Anthology’ which adds another 5
million-hour airplay hits in addition to the songs from her “The
Last Wild Place”, the CD that was Lacy’s first move back to her
singer-songwriter roots since leaving Nashville. To read more
about Lacy and hear her interview on SouthwestBlend.com’s online
radio show ‘Champagne Sundays’ –
Click Here.
Jim
Stubblefield’s new solo album ‘Guitarra Exotica’ - Well-traveled
but still full of musical wanderlust, this popular L.A.-based
Rumba Flamenco musician takes his burning Gypsy World Fusion
Vibe across Europe and the Middle East on his new solo album
‘Guitarra Exotica'. A delectable feast for all of your senses,
this album stirs with passion, evokes mysticism, and kindles the
human spirit. You’ll literally feel the wind blow through your
hair as ‘Guitarra Exotica’ sweeps you off your feet and takes
you on a magical carpet ride that journeys through the heart of
South America’s rainforests, relaxes in a quaint Spanish
village, glides across a vibrant desert sunset, and lands amidst
a colorful gypsy gathering. . To read more about Jim and hear
his interview on SouthwestBlend.com’s online radio show
‘Champagne Sundays’ –
Click Here.
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