This week I head out to the land of Sun Studios, where guys like Elvis and BB King recorded and got their starts. Yes, Memphis Tenessee! I will be showcasing at the National Folk Alliance conference and having a good ole’ time. Afterall, this is a conference of musicians, which means that there are no boring meetings about market share n’ such. Our meetings are concerts and sing-a-longs! Wow.. I’m pinching myself now.
Cool news to report!
Be the Change – Top 10 played song of 2007 – Folk DJ’s
Summer’s Voice - Top 10 album 2007 – Hal Selzer of Aquarian Weekly
Summer’s Voice - Top 5 album of 2007 – WXOU Auburn Hills, Michigan Summer’s Voice - Top 30 album of the year, 2007 – WVPE 88.1FM, South Bend/Elkhart (Indiana).
Summer’s Voice review http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p04187.htm
It was a great year in the Arlon Bennett camp which saw the birth of two babies! The first, was baby girl ‘Arlana’ who was born on February 22 and weighed in at 7 lbs. 12 Oz. The second baby was the CD ‘Summer’s Voice’ which arrived in concert on March 25 at the Club Havana in New Hope, PA. It weighs in at 2.3 ounces, BUT the music has some weight AND some legs! In fact, the song ‘Be the Change’ came in as the 9th most played song ALL YEAR on Folk & Acoustic stations! The album as a whole came in at #16 over the summer. Thanks again to Hudson Harding radio promotion for getting the music out there!
Arlon is heading south to Florida to partake in the South Florida Folk Festival (Jan 18-20), and then there’s Memphis in February. See his Calendar on his website for upcoming concerts. On Saturday, January 12 he’ll be at the Roots Music Coffeehouse with guitar maven John Sonntag.
AND a giant THANK you to everybody who purchased a holiday CD! All proceeds went to the Hudson Valley Food Bank. The holiday CD also features my song ‘The Christmas Tree on Salem Street’, which you can also hear on Arlon’s Myspace page.
A happy, healthy and prosperous new year to all!
I will be part of the ‘Under the Radar’ series on Tuesday, November 27 at 7:30PM at The Turning Point in Piermont, NY. The show will also feature two other ‘under the radar’ artists in Anthony DaCosta and Abbie Gardner. Come on out! We will also be interviewd by WFUV’s John Platt as part of the show. Admission is $15, and the Turning Point is at 468 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY. I will be accompanied by guitarmaven, John Sonntag too.
This weekend I’m on a four day extravaganza in upstate New York as I attend the NERFA Conference in Monticello NY. It’s a conference of performing artists and songwriters who get to perform for all those venue owners who might like to have us in for a concert. So.. it’s a weekend of music all the way! – the perfect combination of fun and business (but no funny business!) Here’s my schedule:
Thursday
10:30PM Folk DJ showcase Fireside Lounge
11:30PM Summersongs Room 806
Friday
11:50PM AcousticMusicScene.com Room 929
12:30AM Acoustic Live! Room 820
Saturday
10:45PM Tri-centric showcase in The Marquis Lounge
12:15AM O’Malley’s Mix Room 918
1:30-2:00AM Tribes Hill / Ali Chambliss, Glen Roethel, Arlon Bennett in the round / Room 933
AND on Sunday night, I’m doing a songwriters round with Joe Crookston and Kate McDonnell! C’mon out to Bodles Opera House in Chester, NY at 7PM. great doos and music! See www.Bodles.com for more information.
We had a really nice time doing a CD release show on Sunday, Sep. 30th at the Turning Point in Piermont, NY. In the picture, you can see Mara Levine (harmony vocals), Yours Truly, Andrew Connors (bass), and John Sonntag (electric guitar). We had a nice crowd, and I thank Tim O’Donohue for opening the show!
For more, click BLOG on the menu or ‘Read Arlon’s Blog’ in the left column on the website.
Upcoming…
Oct 12, 2007 Friday 9:30 PM Cafe 99 Park Ridge, NJ http://www.royscafe99.com
Oct 14, 2007 Sunday 7:00 PM St. John the Evangelist Church Honesdale, PA
Oct 19, 2007 Friday 8:30 PM Outpost in the Burbs Montclair, NJ * Opening for Lesley Gore!
Click Calendar on the website for more details. C’ya out there!
Sunday, September 30, 2007 @ 6PM
Where: The Turning Point, 468 Piermont Ave. Piermont, NY 10968
Admission: $12.50
Reservations recommended – Call 845-359-1089
with opening performance by Tim O’Donohue!
“Summer’s Voice is one of the best folk albums to come along in years, and should be near the top of many year end “Best Of” lists.”
Hal Selzer, East Coast Rocker
Come out and join us for an early autumn Sunday evening concert featuring Arlon, John Sonntag on electric guitar, Andrew Connors on bass, and Mara Levine on harmony vocals.
Summer’s Voice made it to #16 on the Folk DJ radio charts in August! That’s pretty cool, and I thank Hudson Harding radio promotion with taking on the task and getting the music out there. Also, my song Be the Change from Summer’s Voice made it up to #8 single in July! Cool, eh? Speaking of which, the remix version of Be the Change (MP3) is available for FREE just for the clicking! See the left column on the website.
The show this Friday, August 24 at the Acoustic Cafe in Rockaway, NJ has been canceled for now. The venue had a family emergency. Best wishes to them!
This Sunday, August 26, 2007, tune into an internet phone interview with esteemed sports columnist Joe Boesch at 12:25 PM. Arlon and Joe will talk baseball and include ‘Summer’s Voice’, Arlon’s new CD whose title cut is about Bob Murphy, hall of fame baseball broadcaster. Listen at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/baseballtalk. YOU can also call into the show! Call 646-478-4570 at 12:30PM.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 @ The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ 7:00 PM . Arlon has a 30 minute showcase at this esteemed venue!
Friday, August 31, 2007 The World Cafe in Philadelphia, PA 7:30 PM. Arlon is in the 7:30-8:30 slot of the Philly Songshuffle – part of the Xtreme music festival. Come and see 50 artists perform in one night!
Happy Fourth of July! I offer this quote from Teddy Roosevelt on this day…
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that know neither victory nor defeat.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Speech before the Hamilton Club, Chicago, Ill., April 10, 1899
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