Eureka Shoes is a new songwriting power group of Jean Rohe, Charlie Burnham and Skye Steele. Plan on hearing delicious three-part harmonies, other-worldly twin fiddling and lyrics “that will break your heart and put it back together again better.” Longtime friends and collaborators, each of whom have achieved notoriety in their respective worlds of jazz, folk, and pop music, these talented musicians now join forces, along with bassist Rashaan Carter, to bring you an entirely new sound.
Samirah Evans sultry, sometimes silken, and always smoking hot vocals and vibrant stage presence made her the toast of pre-Katrina New Orleans. She was featured fifteen consecutive years at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and was a fixture at the most prestigious Crescent City venues. Since then, Evans has toured throughout the world, sharing stages with James Brown, B.B. King, Dr. John, Aaron and Charles Neville and many others. Following Hurricane Katrina, Samirah relocated to Vermont and she has since been performing throughout the northeast with her band, Samirah Evans and Her Handsome Devils.
Don’t miss this chance to hear former local teacher Fran McIntsoh read from and discuss her newly published book The Walker, the Driver, and Otto. It is an absolutely delightful book: equal parts harrowing and heartwarming, beautifully written, and expertly crafted for a pleasant reading experience all around.
You may remember when Don McIntosh, AKA “Mr. Mac,” everyone’s favorite PE teacher, went on his 1987-1988 circumnavigational walk around the continental US. Well, Fran supported him on that walk, in spite of no longer being obligated by marital bonds, as she was, by then, married to David Disque, who owned what was then known as Forth ‘n Goal (now The Middlebury Shop) with Vin Fucile. Though these personal details are not the focus of the book, the history of their triad and the strong family that grew from it does emerge, along with the quiet strength of the woman at its center.
