Mount Union, P (Top40 Charts/ Slot One Entertainment) - The final day of a cross-state NASHVILLE FLOOD benefit concert tour will take place from 2 pm-9pm on Sunday, June 27th at Brownie's 23 East, 23 East Lancaster Ave, Ardmore.
Doors open at 1:00PM, performances will take place from 2 pm-9pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10 for adults and $5 for children.
The Ardmore PENNSYLVANIA HELPING NASHVILLE benefit concert will feature a lineup of over 21 songwriters, artists and bands performing original songs, including Nashville hit songwriter and recording artist Craig Bickhardt (www.craigbickhardt.com) His songs have been recorded by legendary artists including Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood, Kathy Mattea, Ray Charles, among many others.
The musicians featured will cross genres including Country, Americana, Alternative Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Blues, Pop and more.
For a small donation, attendees can tour Country Music Legend Ronnie Milsap's personal tour bus, a classic 1982 Silver Eagle Entertainer Coach.
'I started getting calls almost the moment I booked them,' said Rick Denzien the event co-coordinator. 'Some of the calls were protests that the band was 'Anti-American' or 'Anti-Semitic'�. 'They wanted me to kick them off the roster!' 'I looked over the band's website called and interviewed the band and found that they were being taken out of context'.
According to PokerFace, they 'support and promote all things freedom oriented in an effort to secure the Constitutional rights of ALL people [U.S. Citizens] and prevent the planned destruction of this country by un-American groups.'
'This benefit is about freedom of speech, without it, we would not be able to help those in need' Said Denzien. 'Music is healing, powerful and at the top of my list as a means of bringing this fragmented world together in peace'.
Several Nashville style 'Writers Rounds' (which originated at the legendary Bluebird Caf� in Nashville) will be featured during the course of the day.
Among many local artists/songwriters in the lineup are:
Ray Adkins (Pottstown) www.RayAdkinsMusic.com
Jonathan DeLise (Philadelphia) www.myspace.com/JonDelise
Skip Dennenberg (Philadelphia) www.myspace.com/skipdenenberg
Rick Denzien (Ambler) www.RickDenzien.com
Suzanne Dee Gorman (Malvern) www.myspace.com/suzannegorman
Derek Chafin (Media) www.derekchafin.com
Rich Fehle (Waynesboro) www.myspace.com/rich.fehle
PokerFace (Allentown) www.PokerFace.com
Lyra Project (Ambler) www.LyraProject.com
Nik Everett (Wilmington) www.nikeverett.com
Joe Taylor (New York) www.myspace.com/joetaylorsongs
Chris Yurchuck (New Hope) www.chrisyurchuck.com
Jeff Twardzik (Philadelphia) www.myspace.com/jefftwardzik
J.Rad - (New York) www.myspace.com/jradlive
Liv Devine (Nashville) https://www.livdevine.com (tbc)
Nashville artists include:
Craig Bickhardt (www.craigbickhardt.com)
Mike Short Jr.and Downtime www.mikeshortjr.com
Chris Woodward with the band Shin'Diggin' www.myspace.com/Chriswoodwardmusic
Jim Carolan www.bigdaddysongs.net
All proceeds from PENNSYLVANIA HELPING NASHVILLE will go directly to the MusiCares Nashville Flood Relief Fund, a community service outreach of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (sponsor of the Grammy Awards). For more information on MusiCares, please visit https://www2.grammy.com/MusiCares/NashvilleFloodRelief.
The Pennsylvania Helping Nashville benefit will raise funds and community awareness of those in the Nashville and its surrounding communities who were unexpectedly struck by a major disaster on Saturday,
May 1 and experienced significant loss caused by unprecedented
flooding in several communities. Only a fraction of those who experienced significant loss have adequate flood insurance to cover their damages.
The Ardmore Nashville Benefit has been organized by:
� Debra Lee, Philadelphia-area Coordinator of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) www.EPAnsai.com
� Rick Denzien / Slot One Entertainment & Slot-1 Recording Studio (www.slot-1.com)
� The Songwriters Original Showcase www.SongwritersOriginalShowcase.com
� The Golden Ratio Project Foundation www.GRPF.org
� Tammy Carolus, originator of the State College area Nashville benefit
For information on the Philadelphia Area (Ardmore) Nashville Flood Benefit,
www.slot-1.com/flood, or Slot-1 Entertainment, 215-643-1313.
The 2nd to the last day of the tour is on Saturday, June 26th at 4pm at the Roadhouse on 747, 14679 Hill Valley Road, Mount Union, PA, www.slot-1.com/Flood1.
