Santa Rosa Beach, Florida has many qualities to appreciate for an area that is 65 square miles, with 16 Beach Communities, great venues for food and entertainment, and some very talented musicians.
Many of the local musicians like Matt Miller, Marie Gleason, Jim Couch, Scott Gilmore, who play at various...
Escape to Create Series: Linda McRae performs February 15th
Since her 2015 Escape To Create Residency, singer songwriter Linda McRae has gained an international following as teacher and performer of unforgettable melodies and thought provoking lyrics. Originally from Canada and now of Nashville, McRae was the 2016 British Columbia Entertainment Hall of...
By Scott Rockwood
It’s a balmy Midwest morning in July 1925. You board the Pullman Dixie Flyer with your band to travel the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis rail line south toward Pensacola. Teddy Spencer has his violin, Mack Cormac his sax, Michigan Kennedy his kick and snare drum, hi...
Stories Through Song is What You’ll Experience at 30a Songwriters Festival
By Lori Leath Smith
Any good song tells a story. The music and lyrics should take you there. And that’s what is so special about the 30A Songwriters Festival. It captures your soul instantly through the music, the lyrics and...
Meet Lisa Cyr
I grew up in Framingham Massachusetts where the public schools had developed a large music program. Beginning in third grade, I took up clarinet and piano and through high school was actively involved in band, musicals, chorus, summer programs, and music theory. I studied music in college,...
Danny Wilding began playing the flute in 1972 and at a young 70 years old he is still creating beautiful music. When one thinks of a fairy tail or an otherworldly realm the music playing would be a Wilding original.
Born and raised in Bournemouth, England Danny Wilding has traveled...
Fort Walton Beach native Scott Gilmore is a talented performing guitarist with over 36 years playing and 16 years teaching experience in Classical , Latin , Jazz and Pop. He has performed throughout the Emerald Coast in a variety of venues that include Watercolor Inn and Resort’s “Fish Out...
