MUMBO JUMBO | September 2010

September 2010

WHAT A GREAT SUMMER TOUR!

After finishing a 10-week, 17,000 mile tour, I’m happy to be spending some much needed time off on the beautiful coast of New Hampshire. It was wonderful to see so much of America this summer and to perform in so many new places, and I’m deeply appreciative to all of you who came out to see us perform. It made all the long days on the road bearable and kept us going! September will be a fairly quiet month for me with a couple of solo appearances in Ocean City, MD on Sept 11, and Kent Narrows, MD on Sept 12 (check web site for details) and then on to The big songwriters’ festival in one of my favorite places in the world, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on September 24th, 25th and 26th!

MARTHA’S VINEYARD SONGWRITERS’ FESTIVAL, SEPT 24, 25, 26!!!!
I’m super excited to be headed back to the Vineyard for the second annual BMI Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters’ Festival on September 24th, 25th and 26th. I made my first trip to the island when I was 18 years old and have been back at least 30 times since, either by sailboat, ferry or airplane! There are some amazing writers appearing at this year’s festival and I am honored to be included in this wonderful event, and will be opening both festival shows at The Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs on Friday and Saturday nights. Keith Stegall is one of the featured writers performing this year and has an amazing string of 45 number one hits that he either wrote, co-wrote or produced! We played a show together at The Key West Songwriters’ Festival a few years ago on the Pier House beach stage, and his body of work and performance was simply amazing. He’s just one of an incredible group of writers coming to the island so check out the web site at WWW.MVSWF.com for the full line up and make your plans to come out for an unforgettable weekend. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketsmv.com.
For those of you who have never been to Martha’s Vineyard, September is considered to be the jewel of the season there as the water is the warmest of the year, the weather is generally spectacular, and the heavy crowds of summer (and the hundreds of secret service agents!) have returned to the mainland! It’s an easy 45- minute ferry ride from several locations on the mainland and there is also regular air service from Boston and a few other east coast cities. You won’t run regret coming to the Vineyard. Three days vacation there is like a month anywhere else!!

The festivities kick off at 5pm on Friday at the stunning rooftop deck at The Mansion House in Vineyard Haven, a three-minute walk from the ferry terminal with a private cocktail party for festival sponsors and the songwriters, hosted by TV personality Storme Warren of the GAC network’s Headline Country show. This is a private event, but I have been given a limited number of passes by the sponsors for guests on my mailing list; so if you are coming to the island for the festival, e mail Terry@scottkirby.com and she will see that you get on the guest list and a credential to attend this great party. The view of Vineyard Haven harbor from the deck is spectacular and a few of the writers may perform a song or two at the party and it’s a great way to start off the weekend!!

Also, on Sunday night there will be a festival “Wrap Party” at Nectars, the island’s premier music club adjacent to the Martha’s Vineyard Airport and I’ll be performing there with a number of the other writers in what promises to be a great jam! This club was originally owned by James Taylor and Carly Simon and called The Hot Tin Roof and many legendary artists have performed there over the years. It promises to be an amazing weekend!

Here is the schedule:
FRIDAY, SEPT 24
5pm – 7pm        Private kick off cocktail party    (e-mail Terry to get on guest list)
The Mansion House Rooftop Deck, Vineyard Haven
8pm – 10:30pm    Songwriters’ Show, The Union Chapel, Oak Bluffs
Scott Kirby to open; then Arama Brown, Jeff Cohen, Toby Lightman, Thom Schuyler, Laura Warshauer, Even Stevens.

SATURDAY, SEPT 25
8pm – 10:30pm Songwriters’ Show, The Union Chapel, Oak Bluffs
Scott Kirby to open; then Mayaeni, Shane Stevens, Courtney Jaye, Tom Douglas, Kylie Sackley and Keith Stegall.

SUNDAY, SEPT 26
9pm WRAP Party, NECTARS at the MV Airport
Featuring a bunch of writers!!

TROPSTOCK IN THE VILLAGE, SPACECOAST Florida, Oct 2nd

Dave and I will be joining a bunch of other great artists, including Peter Mayer, for a great new festival at The Riverview Park in Cocoa Village. We play at 5pm, but check out their web site for all the other artists’ schedules, at www.tropstock.com.

Thanks for listening!

Scott Kirby

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