ALBUMS

Uphill
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Carolina Swampland Blues
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free song "Speed Train Blues"
available for download!

Listen to Catdaddy
   Stream samples of my acoustic act, Rare, Kickin' & Classic . The clips were recorded at a recent live performance and have not been remixed.

• Rare, Kickin' & Classic

Listen to Uphill
   Stream live performances by the blues band Uphill. No remixing or overdubs! (For studio album clips, please visit CD Baby.)

• Flip, Flop and Fly
• Kansas City
• Green Onions
• Caldonia
• Texas Flood

    Watch Uphill performing live:

• Carolina Bound
• Way Down in the Hole

Listen to Deacon & Catdaddy
   Stream examples of the Duo's sound on guitar, keyboard and great Americana harmonies!

• Amie
• A Pirate Looks at Forty
• Up on Cripple Creek
• The Mary Ellen Carter
• Saint James Infirmary

Listen to Kudzu Junction
   Stream examples of the four-piece rockabilly and rotgut band Kudzu Junction!

• Dixie Fried
• Bye Bye Love
• Matchbox
• Act Naturally

• Uphill: YouTube channel
• Kudzu Junction on WCTV's Thinking Out Loud (at 23 min)
• An interview with Chris on WAVY-TV's The Bottom Line.

February 12, 2019
 Thursday, 7-9 PM

"Broadway: 100 Years in 100 Minutes" presentation
A fast and fun history of musicals presented in
two acts, from their origins in Burlesque and
Vaudeville, through Broadway's recent rebirth in
television shows like "Rent Live!" or
"Empire." Loaded with ultra-rare video and audio
clips, we'll look at how musicals have both led the
history of popular music throughout the last
century… and adopted every one of its greatest
innovations. If you haven't enjoyed my popular
"Big Music in the Movies" presentation at the
Naro, don't miss this event. We were discussing
"Hamilton" two years before the rest of the
country!

Evenings at Saint Patrick series
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Saint Patrick school
1000 Bolling Avenue
Norfolk VA
 (757) 440-5500
  link for directions

The Blues Had a Baby and They
Named it Rock and Roll presentation
Is just three chords enough to make good music?
It depends on what you do with them! Without a
pattern found at the heart of the blues, there
would be no R&B, no country music, no punk, no
heavy metal… and no rock. Join Dr. Chris Palestrant, ECSU's 2010 Teacher of the Year for a for a fun, flashy presentation.
It will make you hear pop music in a whole new
way!

Febraury 23, 2019
 Saturday,
  10 AM-noon

"Big Music in the Movies" presentation
Got your Oscar picks yet for 2019? How about Best
Score? I can help you there. Come to the historical
Naro Expanded Cinema and discover the movies'
greatest secrets. Did you know that when George Lucas
was directing Star Wars in 1977, he needed something
new for his theme music? John Williams gave it to him:
a style taken from…. an opera written in 1869! His
trick resulted in one of the most popular and important
film scores every written. Come discover connections
I have revealed between movie music and Romantic-era
music and the effect it has on you when you go to the
movies. Experience the second revolution in film
scoring. It will change the way you watch movies
forever!

Evenings at Saint Patrick series
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walk-ins welcome!

The Naro Theatre
1507 Colley Ave
Norfolk VA
 (757) 625-6276
  link for directions

The Blues Had a Baby and They
Named it Rock and Roll presentation

Landstown High School

February 28, 2019
 Thursday, 7-9 PM

"Chamber Music 101" presentation
When three or four are gathered in the name of music...
Chamber music can be far more intimate and personal
than a concert by a big orchestra, but it can also be just
as dramatic! But where did string quartets get their
start? Why is a Stradivarius so expensive? Who came
up with the four-movement thing? And more
importantly, what should I wear to the concert? (And
when should I applaud?) A flashy and fun
presentation that makes concert going simple again.
Great for fans, and perfect for newcomers—bring
someone to share this with! Additional Notes: The
course fee includes a free ticket to any of the concerts
by world-renowned ensembles in the Feldman
Chamber Music Society series, which presents six
concerts annually in Norfolk, featuring many of the
most celebrated chamber ensembles in the world.

Evenings at Saint Patrick series
click here to register

Saint Patrick school
1000 Bolling Avenue
Norfolk VA
 (757) 440-5500
  link for directions