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Ray Lewis
2/6/2010 8:00 PM at LARRY MANGUM’S SONGWRITERS CIRCLE with FRICTION FARM
5500 Beach Blvd, BEACH at UNIV - Jacksonville, Florida 32207
Cost: $10
Friction Farm didn’t start out as a modern folk duo. The songwriters initially put together a full rock band. They released a couple of CDs and enjoyed success quickly and easily, attracting management and label attention, playing large shows, opening for big acts. But the early success brought a surprising reality: they weren’t having any fun. The duo realized they had lost the things most important to them – the craft of writing good lyrics and melodies and really connecting with people through performing those songs. They recaptured their original musical spirit as an acoustic duo.
Friction Farm’s first acoustic CD was released late in 2004. “Believe” features an eclectic mix of eleven songs ranging from the simple beauty of the title cut to the twangy alt-country of “Down” to the stick in your head pop melody of “Gravity”. There are performances by amazing guests like south Florida folk hero Rod MacDonald on harmonica, and North Carolina songwriter Tracy Feldman on violin.
“Believe” did well, bringing Friction Farm to the attention of Florida festival producers and few supportive radio Djs. The CD also gave Friction Farm its first opportunity to tour. They made several journeys up and down the east coast, playing coffeehouses, colleges, grade schools, churches, backyards... With the lastest CD, Friciton Farm has already begun to build on that foundation, adding a few more radio stations and widening their touring range.
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