"Clark's music is right up there with her mentors. Joni, Rickie and Bonnie, move over. Make room for Anni ..." - NEW ENGLAND PERFORMER MAGAZINE
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| If you missed "An Evening with Maine's Finest Female Singer-Songwriters" featuring: Anni Clark, Ellen Tipper, Rachel Griffin, & Marie Moreshead at the WATERVILLE OPERA HOUSE on July 26th, click [here] to listen to the recording! |
| Click [here] to watch Anni help the "207 SHOW" celebrate the change of seasons ON WCSH TV, CHANNEL 6, PORTLAND ME! |
| Click [here] to watch Anni's recent guest appearance on "MAINELY MUSICIANS"! It's is a new TV show taped at Great Falls Community TV in Auburn Maine. |
| Listen to Anni's podcast [here]! Provided by Austin Connection, where you will find some of the best songwriters in or just passing through the Austin, TX area, you'll hear Anni performing four of her songs and offering insight into her career and music. To learn more about podcasts (just what the heck IS a podcast, anyway?) click [here]. Enjoy! |
July 3, 2009Happy 4th of July Weekend to All! Starting NOW, let's all do a fierce & festive sundance each & every day until we coax the sun to come out up here in the Northeast! I waved my school kids good-bye for the summah 2 weeks ago... soon after, the rain began & it has pretty much never stopped. I believe my freckles are now officially just rust spots. I have lots of outdoor shows coming up, so I trust y'all will help me out with the dancing & the visualization of many beach days & awesome outdoor concerts ahead. I kick off the weekend in Naples (ME) on Friday... and here's how the news will follow:
1. *Target List (My Fave Pix with Details)
2. Thoughts & June Revisited
3. Tour Schedule
1. *Target List (My Fave Pix with Details)
*JULY 11 - SAT - THE SMILIN' MOOSE - S PARIS ME - 7PM - 207-739-6006... II have often called this sweet & friendly restaurant/bar "Maine's own version of Cheers." I only get to play here every once in a while 'cos every musician who finds the place wants to play here! It's just really relaxed & it feels like home the first time you walk in. Trust me, you WILL feel like a family member if you stop by... & you might not want to leave. Good food, just right drinks, affordable prices & lots of smiling faces... thus, the smile in the name. Check 'em out [here].
*JULY 16 - THURS - DUNEGRASS GOLF CLUB - OLD ORCHARD BEACH ME - 7PM - 207-934-4513... I have put this venue on my target list every month since May, as it is a new room for me & is fast becoming a big fave. The Clubhouse/Restaurant is user friendly & boasts a lot of fine ideas for getting out of the house on a Thursday night... for example, check this out: $35 for a bottle of house wine & 2 entrees? Now that's a real deal... & then there's music by yours truly. The grounds are lovely, the trees & flowers are all in bloom... they even have a frog pond out front with appropriate croaking as a way cool background. If weather allows, I play on the deck... and yes, you can dine out there! Check 'em out [here] & come on down!
*JULY 18 - SAT - SHOVEL HANDEL PUB - JACKSON NH - 6PM - 603-383-8916... DON'T let the word "Pub" fool you on this one! The space I play in is a big ole barn at the base of Black Mountain which sits on top of a long hill above the quaint & beautiful Jackson village. It's rustic & lovely & I have fond memories of performing here in the early 90's when I was a regular here in Mt Washington Valley... so this is a homecoming gig for me & I can't wait! The Shovel Handel Pub is part of the Whitney's Inn complex, so yes, you can wine & dine & walk a few steps to your home for the night if you like. I, for one, plan on doing this! I also plan on bringing my hiking boots so I can get in a climb... there are so many trails to choose from here it's mind boggling. For the less athletic, the views can be had with nary a walk just by BEING there. I hear the food is excellent & my conversations with the owner have been great as well. Please help to welcome me back to a very special place by checking them out [here] & planning a visit during my performance..
*JULY 22 - WED - ROYAL RIVER PARK - YARMOUTH ME - 6PM - 207-846-2406 (Rain Date: Thurs/July 23)... here, I will be joined by Robby Coffin on guitars, Scott Elliot on bass & Ronnie Bouffard on drums! This line up is the foundation of my last few studio albums. These guys are the absolute best & Royal River Park is one of the best venues to partake of the music. Bring your friends & family, a blanket, some picnic food & some feel good shoes or bare feet in case the mood strikes to get on up and boogie. The Park is right beside the river, lush & very green after the rains... by the time WE get there, I visualize dry grounds & sunshine! (You may want folding chairs just in case.) At any rate, we have a rain date on the books for the next night... I trust we will not need it. (You ARE doing a sundance right now, correct?) For furthers click [here].
* JULY 24 - GREENVILLE GAZEBO SERIES - GREENVILLE ME - 7PM - 207-695-2421... the last time I played here musta been about 6 or more years ago with my trio "Under The Song Tree" (w/ Dan Merrill & Lynn Deeves.) The economy is making budgets tight everywhere & Greenville is no exception... so I decided to cut 'em a break & go solo to trim the fee & make things possible for a come back. I have always loved playing here beside Moosehead Lake with the sun setting ever so sweetly on the water & over the surrounding mountains. This scene could be a summer postcard enticing enough to make one drive the extra miles to be part of it. I am psyched that I AM a part of it again this year! Please go the extra mile & check this one out. If it rains (NOT!) we move inside to the high school auditorium. Call the town office (above) for furthers.
**JULY 31 - FRI - THE VENUE Music Bar & Bistro (formerly "The Freeport Cabaret") - FREEPORT ME - 8PM - 207-865-1780... WITH THE FULL BAND! If you look above at the July 22nd date in Royal River Park you'll see the full band line up; however, on this one date, Lenny Hatch replaces Ronnie Bouffard on drums, as Ronnie was already booked when we decided to go with the full band idea. I can't say enough good things about this spot: it's got great sound, an eclectic food & beverage menu, a great staff, great seats & some of the best acts from or coming to Maine as any venue around. The Venue team has put long hours & a big budget into renovations since they opened just over a year ago. They are finding that people are wanting to let loose & dance on the weekends here, so putting together the band for this room made really good sense (as if I needed a "logical" reason to pull these guys back together again right?) FYI, a recent rehearsal for this show had the hair up on my arms for about 3 hours... a very good indicator that YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THIS ONE! Thus, the double stars on the target list. Here's the link to The Venue.
2. Thoughts & June Revisited
Is it just me or is the world spinning faster lately? A lot of well known (& lesser known) folks have recently passed on to the next life & people everywhere are making big changes in their own particular corner of the world to accommodate for recent losses. Maybe it was a job, a family member or spouse at war, a partner, a parent, a child, a home, a dream; yet, certain individuals & groups of people are out there making positive changes continually no matter what. I want to be one of those people. I don't know how to do this other than to get up every day & try to feel the sun even if I can't see it... maybe take time to say hello to a stranger at the grocery store, help an elder out the door with her groceries, write a song for those whose losses are greater than mine, & maybe most of all... just keep singing. This brings me such joy... but the real joy comes when I give it away & it touches others. I remind myself daily how fortunate I am that I have been given this gift to share. THAT is the sun that I feel even as my freckles turn to rust.
I had a wonderful June despite the rain. Shows close to home were met with great enthusiasm: Bebe's, Westbrook Together Days, Alfredo's, The Freedom Cafe, The Venue, Dunegrass... all of them were awesome. THEN I got to do a road trip to The Vanilla Bean in CT, where we had a quality vs. quantity crowd similar to a small house concert setting, which suited me & all in attendance just fine. I was treated like a queen, sold CD's to new fans, got to stay with some good friends & was treated to a morning concert by their children! THEN I got to travel west to The oh-so-beautiful Berkshires where the sun actually came out for the afternoon! The folks in town were all smiles & my evening show was like a homecoming after a year away... it was so much fun that I wanted the night to just go on. Of course, it didn't; but I still smile & look forward to the next time. I am a lucky gal.
I even found time to see Shemekia Copeland & Susan Tedeschi in Portland (ME) & to zip up to Boothbay Hahbah to witness the Windjammer Days activities for the first time ever. The rain lifted although the fog did not... it made for a sort of Johnny Depp-like feel as the tall ships came into the harbor from out of the banks of fog in the distance... very cool. If I am lucky, as I know I am, I will return to this harbor via a friend's boat next week! I have taken a few days off from performing to celebrate my birthday with friends & that seems like a great way to it... but that will be another story at a later time.
As always... & most especially NOW in these times when folks are pulling in their belts & making hard decisions about when & where to focus their time, energy & money... I sincerely appreciate your support at my shows. I appreciate your wanting to stay in touch with what's up in MY corner of the world. Travel safely this summer, don't forget the sunscreen & I hope to see you along the way. The gig schedule is up next... please note a new addition on August 28th at One Longfellow Square in Portland... this show should be a fine way to wrap up the summer here in New England. But I am getting ahead of myself...
Peace,
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2009 July 4 - School Around Us Crafts Fair - Kennebunkport ME - 1PM - 207-967-3143 fundraiser for The School Around Us 5 - Biddeford Pool ME (Summer Concert Series) - 6PM - 207-284-4754 Summer Concerts / Benefits the Joan Beaudry Scholarship Fund 11 - The Smilin' Moose - S Paris ME - 7PM - 207-739-6006 16 - Dunegrass Golf Club - Old Orchard Beach ME - 7PM - 207-934-4513 18 - Shovel Handle Pub - Jackson NH - 6PM - 603-383-8916 22 - Royal River Park - Yarmouth ME - 6PM - 207-846-2406 w/ Robby Coffin & Scott Elliot! Rain Date: July 23 24 - Greenville Gazebo Series - Greenville ME - 7PM - 207-695-2421 30 - Bebe's Burritos - Biddeford ME - 6:30PM - 207-283-2222 31 - The Venue (was "The Freeport Cabaret") - Freeport ME - 8PM - 207-865-1780 with full band! August 1 - Shovel Handle Pub - Jackson NH - 6PM - 603-383-8916 11 - Lake Pemaquid Campground - Damariscotta ME - 7:30PM - 207-563-5202 12 - Three Tides - Belfast ME - 7PM - 207-338-1707 Lobster Bake LIVE Music Series 13 - Private Function - Hermon ME 20 - Dunegrass Golf Club - Old Orchard Beach ME - 7PM - 207-934-4513 21 - Shovel Handle Pub - Jackson NH - 6PM - 603-383-8916 22 - Freedom Cafe - Naples ME - 7PM - 207-693-3700 24 - All Souls Chapel - Poland Springs Resort ME - 7PM Summer Concert Series to Benefit The Preservation Hall Society 27 - Bebe's Burritos - Biddeford ME - 6:30PM - 207-283-2222 28 - One Longfellow Square - Portland ME - 207-761-1757 - 8PM "An Evening of Maine's Finest" with Raffi Der Simonian, Anni Clark, Marie Moreshead, Ellen Tipper, & Peter Miller Reservations strongly suggested, by phone or online September 11 - Shovel Handle Pub - Jackson NH - 6PM - 603-383-8916 12 - The Smilin' Moose - S Paris ME - 7PM - 207-739-6006 18 - The Venue (was "The Freeport Cabaret") - Freeport ME - 8PM - 207-865-1780 with full band! 24 - Dunegrass Golf Club - Old Orchard Beach ME - 5 PM - 207-934-4513 October 1 - Cumberland Fair - Cumberland ME - 5PM w/ Robby Coffin on guitars & Scott Elliot on bass! 3 - Shovel Handle Pub - Jackson NH - 6PM - 603-383-8916 23 - Boothbay Opera House - Boothbay Harbor ME - 7PM - 207-633-5159 November 6 - The Venue (was "The Freeport Cabaret") - Freeport ME - 8PM - 207-865-1780 with full band! |
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