3rd Annual Still Waters Music Festival with Angie Foster and Marcia Kester!

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3rd Annual Still Waters Music Festival –

It doesn’t matter whether it’s business or pleasure…it’s all about connecting and engaging and a sense of community! It’s what we value the most! As we approach the last Saturday in July, keep this in mind.

Yes, it’s that time again! There is indeed a season and a time for everything! Instead of Eat, Pray, Love...this is Eat, Dance, Pay for Tickets!

It’s all happening down by the still waters at 4451 Masterson Road; Blaine, WA 98230 on Saturday July 31, 2010!

Here’s the general outline for the evening. Pay Pal button is at the end of this post!

5:00 p.m. – Arrive for beginning of potluck – Bring whatever food you like…it always seems to work out! We will be grilling some chicken.

5:30-5:45 p.m. – Roby’s cousin, Kyle Carlson, may join us again this year to play a few Beatles’ songs as potluck begins

6:00-6:30 p.m. – Marcia Kester – experience a little of Marcia during dinner and get your dancing shoes ready for later!

Marcia can be found singing and playing around Western Washington as a Solo Singer/Guitarist or with her band, A FEW GOOD MEN.Her voice tells the whole story: the heat, the honey and a bit of Delta hardscrabble. A savory vocal texture that falls somewhere between Patsy Cline and Bonnie Raitt and on towards the Shania Twain zone. Her arrangements add a modern flavor to classic songs… A taste of rock in the country tunes and a dash of country in the rock.

6:30-7;00 p.m. - BREAK – a chance to mingle and talk before two sets by Angie Foster. Angie says, “I’m a Portland-based, singer/songwriter/pianist. with a Sarah McLachlan meets Sara Bareilles vibe. Or so I’ve been told. (I know I should act cool, but wow, that comparison tickles the hell out of me!)”

7:00-7:45 p.m. – Angie Foster/1st set - Awesome upcoming blues singer & more! Check out her new cd released in June, 2010.

A contemporary pop songstress who creates as much magic on the keys as with her voice, Angie Foster will shake you to your shoes with soaring melodies and brilliant lyrics that seem to speak directly to you and you alone. And then, when you’re least expecting it, she’ll blast out a wicked tune smacking of sex and fun – and suddenly all is extraordinarily right with the world. Give yourself a special present today … and buy this glorious work!–Kimberly Gadette

8:45-9:00 p.m.- Break 9-11 p.m. - Marcia plays dance music (11 p.m. is official Ranch Quiet Time, so the music will stop, but conversations usually continue around the fire pit)

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS!

Click on the button below to purchase your ticket PRIOR to the event…will just make it easier as people arrive! We will have a list at the door of everyone who has paid! Use the drop down box to make your selection if it is more than one ticket. The price is:

$15 for one ticket
$25 for two tickets

Come, bring a friend and have a great time!

Album Notes from Angie Foster’s Hurry Up and Wait, just release in June, 2010:

This album was recorded over a two-year period, which is why it’s called Hurry Up and Wait. There were lots of major events that put the album aside for a while, including an engagement and wedding.

Reviews:

Sometimes, the wait is worth it…especially for this album!

author: Brian Ball, Music Editor ~ WomensRadio

If the venom of snakebites were as sweet as the songs on Angie Foster’s newest release, Hurry Up…And Wait, you’d find us hanging out in tall grass, gardens, back yards and front lawns seeking out the addictive toxin that flows from the proverbial fangs of this welcomingly poisonous Portland-based singer-songwriter for a long time to come. Whether you’re seeking warm and comforting vocals that exude pop perfection in an “Elton John meets Taylor Swift at a backyard Hollywood BBQ” or progressive and experimental music that crosses genres like jaywalking pedestrians, your search is about to come to a screeching halt. Take, for example, the opening track, “Way It Should Be”, with hints of Americana sprinkled throughout and maintaining an alt. rock demeanor; Ms. Foster takes the listener to the top of the mountain and back again in just over four minutes, without losing the allure of her humble softness. If the smoky sounds of 60’s soul are more your flavor, the ageless orchestration of “Can’t Hold On” will take you there just as easily as acts like The Delfonics or Mary Wells have throughout the last half-century. One of our favorites on Hurry Up…And Wait is the highly contemplated composition, “Ordinary Day”, which brings to mind elements from such revered artists as Radiohead and The Beatles; and through subtle musings that incorporate folk/pop/classical/contemporary structuring, Ms. Foster is able to share an extraordinarily compelling story of longing and displacement. This is one which may require the listener to shampoo, rinse and repeat to truly appreciate all of the intricacies, but will surely end up making a lasting impression on anyone who takes the time to truly listen. As the album moves into the autumn season of its playtime, songs like “Further to Fall” offer a nod to groups like The Police or the Goo Goo Dolls with Angie’s exceptional presence and her blend of uniquely cognitive pop music, while the blues come alive on the instant-classic, “Make It Alright”. This song has the potential to sell out the largest of stadiums, drawing crowds for miles in any direction and further stoking the fire better known as Angie Foster. “Angie Foster’s methodically constructed vocal compositions enter the port of the listener’s soul like a listless rolling fog, leaving behind a thick residue of musical memory and pop sensibility.” –Brian Ball, Music Editor ~ WomensRadio