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Spring Hill Parks and Recreation Ice Cream Festival
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Come out to enjoy storytelling and participate in the Home Churned Ice Cream Contest! Storytelling to include spoken word, art on canvas, music, dance and film.
For information about becoming a vendor or the home churned ice cream competition please email srine@springhilltn.org
Also, come for the food trucks, arts and crafts vendors and an evening concert featuring the Pickin in the Park musicians (hosted by Matt Meyer), from 5 to 8 pm.
The musicians include:
Becky Morford
Singing His praises, Contemporary Christian/Gospel singer-songwriter, Becky Morford will share original songs from her debut album, “What Love Looks Like”, as well as good ol’ timeless hymns and gospel songs! Becky is a Kansas native, but calls Spring Hill her home. For more check www.beckymorford.com
Marta Albarracin (with Greg Moye)
Born and raised in Guatemala, Marta Albarracin infuses her songwriting with the sounds she grew up with. Mixed together with her love for country music, her style is a colorful one.
After watching an interview on TV with songwriter Jeffrey Steele (who has penned hits for Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts & Keith Urban), Marta decided to enroll in a songwriting class. She later moved her family to Tennessee from Houston to pursue this new adventure. “Spring Hill has become our home and the place where we’ve put down roots. We hope our music can contribute in bringing our community together”
Some of her songs have been featured on films and radio, including the HBO film “Love for Rent” and rotation on Latin American radio. For more, check www.MartaMusica.com.
JD Wood
JD Wood is, first and foremost, a songwriter. Influenced by the music of The Eagles, Hall and Oates, Stevie Wonder, and many others, he starting writing songs at nine years old. JD has worked hard to hone his skills as a songwriter across a broad range of genres, including country, pop, rock, and gospel. With a soulful voice and a style that draws from a variety of genres, he artfully infuses each song with his own brand of passion and energy. As a songwriter, JD has a number of country and gospel cuts to his credit. Among them, Sawyer Brown’s hit single, “They Don’t Understand,” earned a spot on their most recent Greatest Hits CD. For more, check www.jdwoodmusic.com.
The Inside Road
Born in Amsterdam Holland NIKKI DEAN is quite the accomplished Songwriter and Performer! She has performed in England, Holland, the United States and Japan! Recipient of the Lionel Richie Scholarship for Songwriting at UCLA she has also had write-ups in “The Hit Parade” and has won a radio endorsed shows in Hilversum, Holland. She has received airplay on the American Radio Network all across the US and also in Spain. She has come together with BARBARA BROWN to create The Inside Road, a female duo with energy, heart and a vision for insight into the human experience. Barbara Brown is smoking with killer vocals and an easy going playing style that draws in the listener. For more, check www.TheInsideRoad.com.
Diana Marie
Known for her soft ballads, Diana Marie steers the listener into the deeper places of the heart. She carries a strong desire to see people filled with hope while giving them a soulful message to ponder. Diana writes Contemporary Christian music with country-sound subtleties. Visit iTunes, Spotify, Amazon or Google play for albums: “Open the Door” and “On the Other Side.” For more, check www.dianamarie.com or www.YouTube.com/user/DianaMarieOfficial.
Tom – Henry – Bonnie
This trio came about via a circuitous route. Tom and Henry played rock and roll together back in the late 90’s. Then Henry moved to Florida, where he met and married Bonnie. These two, along with two other Floridians, formed the acoustic quartet ‘In Cahoots’ while Tom continued to play in 60s and 70s rock bands in the Nashville area. Henry and Bonnie moved (back in Henry’s case) to Nashville last year, reunited with Tom, and the three now play an eclectic mix of acoustic and electric Americana and Britannia.
Re Mattei
Re Mattei is a Berklee music scholar, global entertainer and guitar aficionado. Her successful music career was launched as the lead guitar player for the all-female, Top 40 band, Uptown Girls. With her concentrations redirected toward her own independent recordings, Re is poised to introduce her unique brand of musical talents as a songwriter, composer and instrumentalist. The “must-see” entertainer, has toured the world playing venues and stages in Japan, Philippines, Singapore and Hawaii. Watch for the upcoming release of her new album, “Believin’ Is Seein’” due in the Fall of 2018. For more, check www.remattei.com.
Eliana Petit
Eliana is a 15-year-old homeschool student in Spring Hill. She grew up around music constantly – both of her parents are musicians who came to Nashville for that very reason. About three or four years ago she picked up guitar and a few other instruments, then about two years ago she started writing music. Now, she plays for church, tutorial, and various other small gigs. She hopes, once she graduates, to be a professional musician.
Check www.facebook.com/springhillpickininthepark for more