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This just in, from Francine DeCoursey of OnLocation Productions...
"It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been nominated to be featured
in the 'Women of Wilmington' Project for your outstanding work in our
community as a 'Woman in the Arts.'
In association with the New Hanover Commission for Women, this introductory
video production will be part of an ongoing celebration of the lives and work of prominent
women who have made a significant and positive difference in our
fair city.
The Women of Wilmington Project is a multi-phased, mulitmedia project aimed to educate,
empower and celebrate the women of Wilmington, NC and surrounding communities.
The project will include a video history of prominent women in the community;
an exhibit ofphotographs, memorabilia and notable artifacts; and an annual celebration event
entitled "Writing Women Back into History".
The first phase of this project will focus on a short video production
featuring Wilmington's women in the arts."
Wow, WOW! Thanks! -LM |
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Scheduling the Original El |
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Laura McLean is now booking the spring/summer/fall 2011 season.
http://www.reverbnation.com/lauramcleanandcalamity
Solo Shows!
If you're looking for a bonafide southern guitar entertainer, look no more. Laura has
a vast repertoire of clever originals, choice classics, deep cuts, and tasty new morsels.
Band Shows!
Calamity rides again. This trio is comfy playing festivals, clubs, house concerts and eclectic gigs.
Long sets, witty banter, and unexpected guitar treats are this band's style. McLean's love of
blending genres and on-the-spur improvising shows a performer who loves to please the
audience.
Guitar/Hiphop Workshops!
You read it right! If you want to get serious about your guitar playing or your rap career,
this is the guru you are searching for. A dedicated professional instructor for decades,
Laura has a legion of former students who are at the top of their game today. She has
taught hundreds of successful guitarists privately and in classes,
and produced hundreds of r&b/hiphop CDs for area youth during her tenure at Dreams
Arts Education Center. |
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I've been playing in so many different bands/venues/styles lately that it got me re-tracing whatever my guitar point seemed to be, once I had the urge to form one. This led me to a worn canvas bag of blood sweat and tears packed with The Ancient Set Lists. There was my guitar history in a nut shell, if the pun fits, wear it... From my folky upstart of Linda Ronstadt/Emmylou Harris/Bob Dylan to my tip-bumping Jimmy Buffett/Grateful Dead/Rickie Lee Jones to my classic rock binge (badly timed 2 years before the real one hit..which we are still glommed up in somehow...I swear ..one more Bohemian Rhapsody and I'm gonna blow....) Then my students were all punkin out so I had to get a loud amp and play CBGBs a few times...then I got a Rotovibe and went all bluesy...then the blues society went into civil war and I went eclectic, for lack of a better word. All the while I'm herding the acousticats thru the Cape Fear Folk Festivals. Then 2 weird things happened...First, I took what seemed to be a guitar teaching job for at-risk youth, and ended up submerged for years in hiphop production and computer music. Gotta thank RogerDodger for that one! Then, I was asked to play some guitar behind a Greenville duo that re-introduced me to the women's music scene, which I had abandoned years before, but obviously still had some unfinished biz with! Looking over the set lists of gig past, I'm struck by the notion of making some I-mixes of these shows. Some of those were works of art! I vow to put extra effort into the upcoming sets and we will have some surprises for ya in Durham for sure!! |
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