Folk Alliance Region Midwest’s “FARMette 2017” conference was held June 24, 2017 at The Buffalo Room in Kansas City’s Westport entertainment district. The day-long event culminated in a juried Showcase Performance, featuring seven Midwest musicians.
KC Cafe Radio broadcast the show live that evening. Here we offer the archived recordings of each performance from that broadcast.
John Keck (Kansas City, Missouri)
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John Keck is a Kansas City songwriter who creates lyrics with the intent of capturing emotion, depicting a moment in time. Much like a photograph define can define the light. With one foot in the south and one in the Midwest, John’s music is a modern blend of traditional American and a willingness to be undefined.
“I write songs for people who love Van Gogh’s paintings. I want to have a conversation about the emotions behind the songs with our eyes. I want to provoke thought and connect with people. I’d like to see if I can get you to dance, laugh and cry a little.” – John L Keck
John is currently rehearsing songs in the studio in preparation to record a new album this year. This will be a follow album to his “Jack Moon Sessions.” He is performing nearly every weekend this summer, somewhere in the Midwest.
Listen to John’s performance here:
https://kccaferadio.com/radio/791-58/kccaferadio_farmette2017_01_john_keck.mp3Download John’s performance here: FARMette 2017: John Keck
Caleb Ryan Martin (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
Caleb Ryan Martin has, according to one reviewer, “a lonesome voice and rhythm that can at times invoke a lonesome ramblin’ man sound, a voice that will haunt you with some type of mysterious mountain holler sound, like a banshee singing in the nether woods.”
Caleb Ryan Martin hails from the hills of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Looking like a man from leaner and meaner times, Caleb has traveled and played music all across the Midwest and Gulf Coast region, singing with expressive vocals, playing guitar, and picking the banjo providing people with melodic medicine. Caleb currently averages between 150 – 200 shows a year.
Listen to Caleb’s performance here:
https://kccaferadio.com/radio/791-58/kccaferadio_farmette2017_02_caleb_ryan_martin.mp3Download Caleb’s performance here: FARMette 2017: Caleb Ryan Martin
Bill Scorzari (Huntington, New York)
Often likened to Sam Baker, Tom Waits, and Kris Kristofferson, New York singer-songwriter, Bill Scorzari is “a force. His songwriting is stellar, his picking above par and his voice fits his songs perfectly” (No Depression).
Through These Waves (released 3/10/17), was produced by Jonah Tolchin and recorded at the Bomb Shelter (Nashville, Tennessee with musicians Joachim Cooder, Will Kimbrough, Chris Scruggs, Kim Richey, Laur Joamets and more. “Bill Scorzari has a lived-in voice that says, ‘Listen to these songs.’ They spring from the earth and the ocean with an open heart and the wisdom of experience.” (John Platt, WFUV).
Listen to Bill’s performance here:
https://kccaferadio.com/radio/791-58/kccaferadio_farmette2017_03_bill_scorzari.mp3Download Bill’s performance here: FARMette 2017: Bill Scorzari
Ryan Herrick (Chicago, Illinois)
Inspired by the raw, visceral power in traditional Delta blues and Appalachian folk music, Ryan Herrick allows his music to merge from within. His soulful songs express his passionate belief in human unity and the interconnectedness of all things with a percussive blend of rock, folk-blues, Celtic, and Indian raga.
Listen to Ryan’s performance here:
https://kccaferadio.com/radio/791-58/kccaferadio_farmette2017_04_ryan_herrick.mp3Download Ryan’s performance here: FARMette 2017: Ryan Herrick
Jeff Krause (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Rooted in the tradition of classic Americana and folk storytelling with a tip of the hat to blues and southern soul, Jeff Krause pairs lyric-forward songs with a guitar style that moves from acoustic coffee house strums to dusty bar blues.
Jeff Krause got his start in the Midwest as a lead guitar player in the vast and ever growing songwriting culture of the Twin Cities. He says “I’m constantly inspired by the seemingly endless talent harbored in Minneapolis and working to create something worthy of that influence.” Jeff Krause writes original songs that are all too relatable about the lost and found of love with a common thread of the persevering spirit born from the highs and lows of life. Inspired by the lyric writing of greats such as Jason Isbell and John Prine and the acoustic grooves of Amos Lee and Ray LaMontagne, Krause crafts songs that are suited for an intimate acoustic show or a full stage.
Listen to Jeff’s performance here:
https://kccaferadio.com/radio/791-58/kccaferadio_farmette2017_05_jeff_krause.mp3Download Jeff’s performance here: FARMette 2017: Jeff Krause
Jodee Lewis (Chicago, Illinois)
A native of the Missouri Ozarks, Jodee Lewis was raised on folk songs and honkytonk, and her music reflects the best of both worlds. The Chicago Tribune says she is “a singer-songwriter whose outsized talent is as big as her voice,” and calls her first album, “Whiskey Halo,” an “impressive solo debut.” Her song, “In The End,” took first place in the 16th annual Great American Songwriting Contest. Additionally, the 14th annual Independent Music Awards chose “Whiskey Halo” as country album of the year, and the single, “From A Bottle,” took top honors for a country song. Lewis plans to release a second album, “Buzzards Bluff,” in 2017.
Listen to Jodee’s performance here:
https://kccaferadio.com/radio/791-58/kccaferadio_farmette2017_06_jodee_lewis.mp3The Weekend Free Download
Download Jodee’s performance here: FARMette 2017: Jodee Lewis
Betse & Clarke (Kansas City, Missouri)
Their music is familiar…and totally different; a fiddle and banjo duo with a sense of adventure. Old time music and song celebrated alongside inventive new compositions: a passion for the depth of tradition and a look to new creative paths. “Betse and Clarke go together like peanut butter and jelly.” — Chuck Haddix, host of The Fish Fry, KCUR-FM. “Authentic…from the heart with plenty of soul. Betse and Clarke are as good as it gets.” — Daren Dortin, Ozark Highlands Radio Executive Producer/Music Director, Ozark Folk Center.
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Listen to Betse & Clarke’s performance here:
https://kccaferadio.com/radio/791-58/kccaferadio_farmette2017_07_betse_clarke.mp3Download Betse & Clarke’s performance here: FARMette 2017: Betse & Clarke