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Borders Books Music & Cafe' |
8pm - Friday |
Daddy
Love -
Rural Acoustic Folk, Rock-n-Roll &
Street Corner Blues. Daddy's
songs take a look at Oklahoma life with a
wry sense of humor. Daddy sings originals about
lost loves, beat-up pickup trucks, waitin' at the train depot, fishin' with grampa,
and being in love with Wonder Woman and Hippie
Chicks! Daddy's
songs will give you a warm lick in the face and follow you
home like a lost puppy....
"Her
daddy taught her how to stand her ground, her mama taught her how to fight, She
works real hard everyday, she loves to dance at night..."
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from Daddy's tune - Red
Dirt in Her Blood
Ford Chastain -
Ford is a 14-year-old poet & singer/songwriter with talent way beyond his years.
In third grade, Ford was a finalist in a national essay contest
& won 2nd place in a library poetry contest. At nine, Ford formed the rock band "Refuje" and began performing original songs he’d written.
Ford and his band have been featured in
OK Gazette, Daily Oklahoman, Norman Transcript & Blackwell Tribune
& has performed at Borders, Relay for Life events, OKC Festival of the Arts, Midsummer Night’s Fair, Brothers, Toby Keith’s, Red Dirt Café, Othellos,
Kay County Fair, the Depot & Arts Festival Oklahoma.
"It's the last night with you, and I'm dying to get through, this last night and make it to the end.
Tears fall off your chin, and roll down to the end, of our relationship tonight."
- from
Ford's song To the End.
Dan Pechacek -
Dan is a native Normanite songwriter who just finished his second year at Michigan
State.
"When people ask what genre of music I play, I usually just say 'mellow acoustic relationship
music.'" You will enjoy his songs sparked by strong emotional triggers with lots of wordplay and a touch of
humor. "A
loved one is of the utmost importance
at this time, but I don't need a fortune cookie to tell me, I'm still looking
for signs in things like that as if they had some meaning..." -
from Dan's love song Looking for You
John Madison
- John is a seasoned performer and folk music enthusiast with a lust
for life who pursues music with child-like curiosity & excitement! His
rich voice belts out traditional ballads, early rhythm
& blues and originals with a historic perspective. "And her beauty surrounds him, and it simply astounds him, that this beautiful lady would care to share her life with him..."
- from John's
love
song - Softly She Lays
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Friday May 23, 2008 8-10pm
No Cover - All Ages - Smoke Free
Venue