Folk Alliance Fall Kickoff!

The Folk Alliance is proud to present a special Fall kickoff show this Friday, October 19 in Memphis.

The Coffee House Concerts Series at Church of the Holy Communion joins The Folk Alliance in presenting the first ever Folk Alliance Singer-Songwriter Night At The Coffee House. The concert is Friday, October 19, 8pm, with the Coffee House opening at 7pm. This concert features KEITH SYKES, JIMMY DAVIS, CORY BRANAN, & BLAIR COMBEST.

Coffee House concerts take place in Holy Communion's parish hall, located at 4645 Walnut Grove Road at Perkins, in East Memphis. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and are on sale now at High Point Coffee (Poplar & Perkins Extended), CATS Music (Union Ave.), and Fiddler's Green Music Shop (Sanderlin Center).

These four artists represent songwriting in Memphis going back four decades. Keith Sykes career has crossed paths with the likes of Jimmy Buffett, John Prine, & Guy Clark among many others. Jimmy Davis is a 5-time winner of the Premier Male Vocalist award from the Memphis chapter of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). Cory Branan's FIRST 15 minutes of fame began with a 2003 appearance on the Letterman show. Blair Combest is the youngster of the group, yet already a mainstay in Midtown coffee houses. Blair also won last year's "No Boundaries" competition sponsored by The Folk Alliance.

More information on these artists can be found on their websites:

http://www.keithsykes.com, http://www.jimmydavis.net, http://www.corybranan.com, http://www.blaircombest.com

More infomation about The Folk Alliance can be found at: http://www.folk.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact Mark Loft at 901-336-6275 or coffeehouse@holycommunion.org

DEADLINES

This Friday, October 19 is also the deadline for submitting for an official showcase at the next International Folk Alliance Conference scheduled for February 21-24 2008 in Memphis. Information is available at www.folk.org