March 25, 2011: Ragtime Willi Band at The Coffee Company, Lancaster, PA I took the opportunity to venture out to The Coffee Company Friday night, March 25. The Coffee Company is a great place to spend an evening. Great food and drinks, a friendly and attentive wait staff, and live music Wednesday through Saturday evenings.
[continue reading...]

Every journey has to start somewhere. On her debut CD, entitled Run Awhile, Kristina Gehman takes the first steps on her artistic journey. And, with the guidance of Lancaster County music veteran Steven Courtney, they are strong steps. She is exploring (for the most part) a type of Memphis-influenced R&B style that, I think, suits
[continue reading...]

by Bennett Rabiega I was in the audience for the most recent Singer/Songwriter showcase at the Lancaster Dispensing Company. The showcase is put together by Tony Kirchner (drummer for the Lancaster County band, Slimfit) and gives people a chance to experience a variety of performers in a single evening. They usually try to bring in
[continue reading...]

Making records is pretty easy. Making a statement is a lot harder. With this record Darcie Miner makes a statement about herself as an artist. A forceful, confident statement that almost demands that you listen and try to understand what she is trying to say. I don’t know if she was trying to make a
[continue reading...]

Matt Goss (leader of the Matt Goss Band) has made a name for himself as writer and performer of contemporary praise music. On his previous releases New Creation and All for You, Goss showed himself to be not only a strong singer and bandleader, but also a writer of well-crafted and thoughtful original material that
[continue reading...]

I attended the most recent Singer/Songwriter Showcase at the Lancaster Dispensing Company (DipCo). The series is put together by Tony Kirchner, the drummer for Slimfit, a Lancaster County band. I got together with Tony recently at Quips Pub to talk about the series, which continues with a show on December 23. FT: So you started
[continue reading...]

“I’ve always been happiest,” he says, “when I’m exploring all kinds of creativity.” You might recognize Jason Mundok from one of his solo performances at various places around Lancaster County. Maybe you recognize him as a member of the duo Fire in the Glen. Or as part of the band Living Fables. Perhaps you’ve been
[continue reading...]

Friday night, January 29, 2010 was the third official show for the Wood Stove House Concert series. Held at the home of Lancaster singer/songwriter Jason Mundok and his wife Susanne, this series brings performers into an intimate setting and allows up-close interaction between the performers and the audience.

Steven Courtney is well-known in central/southeastern Pennsylvania for his long-running and acclaimed career making music for kids and families. His strength has long been making music that appealed to his younger audience without boring their parents. Now he has made an album that is geared specifically for those parents.

I was given this five-song demo to listen to by our fearless leader here at Folktowne. The artist is Ben Rothermel. I had heard the name but hadn’t yet heard any of his music. I had no idea what I was missing! By the time I had finished listening I was a fan of this young singer/songwriter. To be honest, it didn’t actually take all five songs. By the end of the second track I was hooked.