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Bill Kirchen,
and local headliners Leroy Hawkes and Lonnie Shields highlighted a varied mix
of entertainers Saturday night at the first annual MediAmericana Roots
Ramble. The event,
was a prelude to the upcoming 3rd Annual State Street Blues Stroll,
on June 14 in Media.
“We had hoped people would
come out to the event, but as it was the first time, we were not sure. The response from music lovers in the
The Roots Ramble featured at
least eighteen performers in twelve different locations. Each musician represent and different genre
or style of American originated music.
Musical genres included Blue Grass, Country, Rock-A-Billy, Blues, Rock and Roll, R&B-Soul and Folk music.
Featured performers and
venues for the event were, Bill Kirchen
(Rock and Roll Guitar), Bootlegger Bucks; Silk City (Bluegrass) Plumstead;
Leroy Hawkes (R&B Soul), Iron Hill; Tom Gillam and Tractor Pull (Country
Rock), New Orleans Café; Lonnie Shields (Blues),Town House; The Roberts (Local Rock and Roll), Towne
House; Mike Davis and the Bullets
(Rock-A-Billy), West End Saloon; The VooDudes (Zydaco), Joclyns; and The Double
Clutchin Weasels (Country Rock N’ Roll) John’s Grill.
Rounding out the evening
were performers at “All Ages Stages” They featured Ryck Kaiser (Appalachian), Koffee Korner;
Joe KinSolving (Irish American) Official Roots Rambler, Jennie Avila (Folk)
20-20 Fusion Café; Screaming Diesels
(Local Rock and Roll), Coffee Club; Vic Sadot (Cajun), La Belle Epoque and a
Song Writers Showcase at On a Roll.
“The Blues Stroll has been
so successful that Media Restaurants wanted to try adding another event in the
early Spring,” noted
Patchall, of Media. “We were looking at
something a little different, that would not coincide with other regional music
events and came up with the idea for the Americana Roots Ramble. The recipe included a little Country, a dash of Rock and Roll a bit of Blue Grass with a zap
of Zydaco and Folk. Add them all
together at Media establishments, cook it up with a little electric edge and
you get the MediAmericana Roots Ramble. We thought it might work and it did,” Patchall concluded.
Tickets for the event sold
out by