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To promote the enjoyment, preservation, and continuation

of the living art of folk music.

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First Friday for Folk Music

 

 

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First Friday for Folk Music is a production of the Savannah Folk Music Society and is held the first Friday of each month at First Presbyterian Church at 520 Washington Avenue, Savannah, Georgia. It is smoke-free, alcohol-free and family-friendly. There is a recommended donation of $5 per person. Beverages and homemade fresh baked goods are available for purchase. Festivities start at 7:30 PM and run until about 10:00 PM.

 

June 7 th, 2013

 

First Friday for Folk Music features Chris Desa and Michael Johnathon

  

 

Chris Desa

 

Chris Desa

 

Chris Desa is an accomplished multi instrumentalist, singer/songwriter specializing primarily in six and twelve string guitars with over 5 decades experience in music. He blends well known tunes of the 60’s- 80’s with his own compositions and also includes those of many great singer/songwriters, who are not yet well known, with his versions of their tunes. Having started playing the piano at a very early age, by the time Chris completed high school he was able to play thirteen instruments. He has been president of SFMS since 2011 and has served as a long time member/ board member.

 

Michael Johnathon

 

Michael Johnathon

 

Michael Johnathon is a folk-singer, songwriter, concert performer, author who created and hosts the worldwide broadcast of the “Wood Songs Old-Time Radio Hour” with a radio audience with over a million listeners each week on 500 public radio stations, PBS-TV coast-to-coast plus American Forces Radio Network in 173 nations. He also created the world's first multi-camera weekly music series broadcast on the internet. Michael is also a playwright ... his play Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau has over 8,000 registered performances in 42 countries and translated into four languages. He performed two thousand Earth Concerts, plus benefits for the homeless, farm families, and shelters helping battered women and children. In all, he sang to over two million people in one four-year stretch. Billboard Magazine headlined him as an "UnSung Hero." He has been featured on CNN, TNN, CMT, AP, Headline News, NPR, Bravo and the BBC. .

 

Please come and enjoy an evening of great folk music on May 3rd  2013

 

For more information call (912) 355 7172 or (912) 898 1876

 

Future First Friday Performances
520 E. Washington Avenue

July 5         

Lauren Lapointe

Loren Barrigar and Mark Mazengarb

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 912-898-1876

 

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The Savannah Folk Music Society is supported in part by grants from

the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs / Leisure Services Bureau

 

 

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