Amanda Fama + Dennis Doyle + Taylor Elliot + The Prospect Jug Peddlers + Declan McLaughlin @ The Way Station

7pm- Amanda Fama
Genre: Acoustic Pop

Amanda Fama is a 21 year old singer/ songwriter from New Jersey. She has been writing and performing her music for about seven years now, and has performed in famous venues from The Stone Pony in Asbury Park to The Bitter End in New York City. Her beautiful melodies and touching lyrics create songs that everyone can relate to and enjoy as her passion and love for writing and performing shines.

"Amanda is a musician and prolific songwriter that takes pride in her art and always brings 100 percent to her live performances. Her stage presence is very engaging and thoughtful. Her songs are well crafted lyrically and musically arranged in a way that appeals to current audiences. Amanda presents herself on and off stage as a pure and genuine artist and individual. Her performances have been well received and our regular listeners have been looking forward to her return.” –Kishore, JAM Music Awards

"Amanda has been building her live performances at The Saint for a couple of years and building a nice following of fans. Her songs embrace her audience to come back and see her songs grow on the historic Saint stage. Amanda is on the rise within the Asbury Park Music Scene." –Scott Stamper, owner of The Saint

www.amandafama.net
http://www.reverbnation.com/amandafama
www.youtube.com/amandafama1104
 
8pm- Dennis Doyle
Genre: Folk-Rock
Fan of: Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Kurt Cobain

Dennis Doyle's music jangles with raucous guitar rhythms, twisted leads, and mixed with heart-felt lyrics. He takes you through dark alleys and bright streets, through the side streets of mayhem, and onto a road that leads to redemption. Dennis Doyle is a native of New York City.

http://www.reverbnation.com/ddoyle
https://www.facebook.com/doylesongs

9pm- Taylor Elliot
Genre:  Folk, blues, americana
For fans of:  Neil Young, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Nick Drake, Mississippi John Hurt

Hailing from James Dean country in Indiana, Taylor Elliott began writing and playing music at an early age, influenced by the likes of Rev. Gary Davis, John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk, and other greats of Delta blues and folk music.  With contemporary, colorful lyrics set against an old fashioned, yet timeless style of guitar playing, Taylor knows that what he's doing is nothing new, but believes this kind of music tends to be forgotten in a world saturated with cookie-cutter electronic pop music.  The feel and heart behind a song is more important than how pretty it sounds, and this is a belief Taylor Elliott tries to live by in his music.

facebook.com/taylorelliottmusic
soundcloud.com/taylor-scott-elliott
 
10pm- The Prospect Jug Peddlers
Genre: Ragtime, Jug Band, Pre-war country blues, Depression era jazz
For fans of: Blind Blake, Memphis Jug Band, Mississippi Sheiks, Old Crow Medicine Show

Recent west coast transplants, “The Prospect Jug Peddlers” blend ragtime, blues and vintage jazz to create a unique sound more reminiscent of something you’d find in Tin Pan Alley during the 1920s than anything relative in today’s world. Don’t let the juxtaposition of baldness and dreadlocks throw you; these guys have got that ragtime swing that’ll keep you and yer miss dancin’ all night. Featuring the New Jersey darling “Miss Schmidt” on mandolin.

Rag Mama:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zchAt3Fxlnk

11pm- Declan McLaughlin
Genre:  Alternative Folk

For fans of:  Nick Lowe, Tired Pony, Glen Hansard, and Jim Greene, Paul Ryan, Mike O’Malley, Niall Connelly, Patrick Freeman

Declan McLaughlin, the former frontman of Derry, N. Ireland’s power-pop band ‘The Whole Tribe Sings,” brings much of his original material to the stage at TWS.  McLaughlin’s songs bob-and-weave between humor and hard knocks to a rapid beat and just plain good harmony.  Declan’s note from across the pond, “Ah come on...let’s have a bunch of fun.”  Let’s do!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jELDuqe2oM&list=UUrb3Kzvt-bRTiOlR1Le7UzQ