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Courtesy Central Florida Folk, Inc.

Winter Park Public Library

Central Florida Folk Concerts


Saturday   9/11/21   2:00 PM

460 E. New England Ave

Winter Park, Florida 32789  

407-623-3300

http://cffolk.org/concerts/concerts.htm

Suggested Donation: $15 / CFF Members $10  

Masks Requested – Seating limited to 20 – Please call Sheila for reservations 407-679-6426 – centralfloridafolk@gmail.com

Co-Headlining John French and Ray Cerbone

John French
https://www.facebook.com/johnfrenchmusic

Relatively new to the Florida music scene, John French has spent more than 35 years as a creative musician. At the age of 15 he taught himself to play the guitar and began writing original material. During these early years his family moved around the country allowing John to spend time in some of the most unique, cultural music spots in the nation such as southwest Texas, southern Louisiana, and Tennessee. By the age of 19, John was playing in original rock bands and collaborating with other writers attempting to market their own brand of music. One such collaboration resulted in a co-written song appearing on the debut album release of a Knoxville, Tennessee based band known as The V-Roys co-produced by Steve Earle in 1995.

Ray Cerbone

Ray began playing guitar during the late 60’s folk scene. With the support and inspiration of fellow local and touring musicians, he began writing and playing in earnest in 2010. Traveling a long road in a short time, his music encompasses many genres, including Americana, Folk, Blues, Ballads, and a little bit of Country. His storyteller style takes the listener to another place in time, his music and lyrics bringing evocative insights into the many sides of life.

Apparently, no one told Ray Cerbone about the fabled sophomore slump. Cerbone’s second release, Nobody’s Hero Anymore, more than fulfills the promise of his auspicious 2019 debut, How Much Time. Most tracks are underpinned by Cerbone’s precise, delicate finger picking on acoustic guitar, but augmented by blues banjo and harp, violin, cello, dobro, and perhaps the most tasteful tuba in all of Americana music. His voice is in fine form, expressive, ranging from passionate to an almost conversational resignation in the quietest phrases. And the songs themselves, eight originals and four covers, including Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile” (!), combine unflinching, gut-wrenching observations of life, (Cerbone has been a first responder with the police and coast guard – check out the title track), around an inner core of nuanced sentiment for days gone by (“Another Town Gone Down” and Joe Virga’s “The Big Top”). The production is strong and clear, the sequencing is consistently entertaining. The instrumental, “The Lake” even morphs into a flute-based jazz workout celebrating Cerbone’s beloved Lake August. Advance tracks are receiving positive responses in the Lone Star State.

Rob Carter
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