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Theatre of Memory, Lee Hunter & Joey Kerr Jan 25, 2025, Gainesville, FL Theatre of Memory Folk Alliance Conference, February 19-23, 2025 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Will McLean Festival, Lee Hunter & Joey Kerr March 7-9, 2025 Dade City, FL Will McLean Festival Suwannee Spring Reunion, Lee Hunter & The Gatherers March 20-23, 2025, Live Oak, FL Suwannee Spring Reunion Suwannee Pineview Elementary School for LOMAF, Lee Hunter & Joey Kerr March 28, 2025 Live Oak, FL Gamble Rogers Festival, Lee (song circle and emcee) April 11-13, 2025 Gamble Rogers Festival CD Release Celebration, Mudville Listening Room, Lee Hunter & The Gatherers April 18, 2025 Jacksonville, FL Riverside Arts Market, Lee Hunter & The Gatherers April 19, 2025, 12:00-1:00pm, Jacksonville, FL Riverside Arts Market Florida Folk Festival, Lee Hunter & Joey Kerr w/special guests Walter Mingledorff and Landon Walker May 23-25, 2025 Florida Folk Festival |
"Quality Americana, Folk and What We Used to Call 'Bedsit Music' " The Rocking Magpie, UK
Since 1992, Lee Hunter, has been placing her own stamp on folk/roots music. Dirty Linen Magazine described her former duo, Tammerlin, as “captivating” and “one of the best kept secrets in America”. Although Tammerlin disbanded in 2014, Lee has continued to perform and create the music that garnered praise from critics world-wide. What you’ll hear are inventive approaches to a mix of well-crafted original songs and traditional tunes pulled from the heart of American music –– always aiming to convey her passion for a story. Since 2015, she has been working with outstanding guitarist and award-winning songwriter, Joey Kerr, a duo collaboration that is growing and flourishing. In addition, to concert performances, Lee and Joey offer an educational program for students of all ages. Lee. along with Joey, are about to release Lee's ninth CD recording in March 2025. It's a full band effort- Lee Hunter and the Gatherers, "The Ground Beneath My Feet". There are 13 songs, some original, some traditional and a few covers, all expressing the music that has influenced her all of her life. The core performers are The Gatherers: Joey Kerr on guitars, Walter Mingledorff on piano, organ and accordion, Ernie Ealum on bass and Darren Ronan, on percussion. There are lots of special guests, too: Lis Williamson, Lon Williamson, John Mailander, Joe Craven, Verlon Thompson, Del Suggs, Dave Murphy, Peter Rowan, Tommy Bledsoe, Gabe Valla, Byron House and Jim Lauderdale. With eight CD releases, another in the works and decades of touring to her credit, Lee has collaborated in the studio with exceptional musicians including Darol Anger, Joe Craven, Byron House and Longineu Parsons, and has shared the stage with Doc Watson, Emmylou Harris, Alex DeGrassi, Del McCoury, The Band and many more From the CD release Between Nothing and All Listen to "Between Nothing and All" Lee Hunter, ASCAP Listen to "The Sycamores Are Turning" Lee Hunter, ASCAP Listen to "I Want To Know Your Story" Lee Hunter, ASCAP Listen to "Out of the Shadow" Lee Hunter, ASCAP Watch "Ready for the Storm" Lee Hunter & The Gatherers at Suwannee Spring Reunion 2023 with special guest, Joe Craven, song by Dougie MacLean "Rainbow Blues" Lee Hunter & The Gatherers at Suwannee Spring Reunion 2023, by Lee Hunter ASCAP Read a review! The Rocking Magpie |
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SPECIAL CONCERTS
'Wintersong' is a unique holiday program featuring ancient carols, songs of the winter season, readings and poems.
Civil War & Seafaring Songs This wonderful concert mixes songs and readings from the Civil War period with traditional and contemporary seafaring songs. EDUCATIONAL/CULTURAL OUTREACH
Lee Hunter offers educational programming for student groups of all ages. She was selected to be a member of the artist roster for the Florida State Touring Program from 1997 to 2014, Lee has performed concerts for thousands of students, and she continues to offer these performances and workshops along with guitarist, Joey Kerr.
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