2008 Woodie Awards
RadioLive features national artists
Sean Boone
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The musical likes of Dromedary, Cicero Buck and Jonathon Byrd played for a packed house last Thursday at WUWF’s monthly RadioLive Concert held at the Pensacola Museum of Commerce in historic downtown Pensacola.
The large crowd was made up of both young and old music enthusiasts wanting to hear a taste of folk music from different parts of the country. Some listeners even drove from out of state to attend the free performance.
“Four of us drove 80 miles from Andalusia, Ala. to be here tonight,” said Pam Wyche, “we love the RadioLive Concert and are planning many more visits to see it.”
Many locals such as Bob Espersen have been coming to the event for years and continue to support WUWF every month.
“The program is outstanding,” said Espersen, “it is all tied together so well which keeps me coming back.”
The acts of Cicero Buck and Jonathon Byrd are both nationally known artists who have toured and released successful records in recent years.
Cicero Buck is the duo of Kris Wilkinson and Joe Hughes. The couple has been making music since the mid-80s. Delicate Shades of Grey, their first album release, was recorded in London and released on their label, Super Tiny Records. Their single “Funhouse” has been played on WUWF and other stations across the country.
“Many people ask us how we ever came up with the name Cicero Buck,” said Wilkinson, “I wish I could say it had some deep meaning or expression but it actually came as a misunderstanding of the name for the Sears Roebuck company.”
Jonathon Byrd is a folk writer from Chapel Hill, N.C. who has won many awards as an artist including grand prize at the 2003 Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas. Byrd has released three albums, his latest, She’s My Waitress, was recorded in 2002. Many of his songs such as “She’s my waitress” and “River Girl” are humorous and create a story.
Dromedary, comprised of Andrew Reissiger and Rob McMaken brought a taste of International flair to the traditional folk sound.
“We can’t speak the native tongue but we’ll still try to play the instruments for you,” said McMaken.
The duo played several covers of Chilean and Bolivian folk favorites including a Jewish Bluegrass song that got the crowd enthused. They also played several songs to accommodate Jonathon Byrd. Andrew and Rob are local musicians who both teach here in Pensacola.
The end of the evening was highlighted with all of the musicians hitting the stage for an encore performance of What a Wonderful World and Down in the River to Pray. Very few people in the audience were not singing the American favorites. After the show the musicians were giving autographs and greeting fans at the door.
“It just seems to get better every month,” said RadioLive host Pat Crawford. “How the bands all jam together at the end for an encore always makes the evening.”
The next RadioLive performance will be on Oct. 7 and will display the talent of Martha’s Trouble, Chris Proctor and Kim Carson.
If you would like more information on WUWF’s RadioLive Program contact Lynne Marshall at (850) 474-2787.