BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:828@mariettaohio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230512T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230512T234500 DTSTAMP:20230503T154902Z URL:https://mariettaohio.org/events/southeastern-sessions-featuring-abby-d odds-craig-heath-and-john-a-walsh/ SUMMARY:Southeastern Sessions featuring Abby Dodds\, Craig Heath\, and John A. Walsh DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Spring 2023 episode of The Southeastern Session s featuring three of the region’s premier Singer/Songwriters – Abby Do dds\, Craig Heath\, and your host John Walsh.\nAn evening replete with sav ory original music for your listening pleasure\; our songwriters will perf orm their songs “in the round.” They have a tasty blend of Americana\, Folk\, Acoustic Rock\, &\; Country cooked up for us to enjoy.\n\nSo\, come and hear the stories and musings of Abby\, Craig and John. All three\ , in addition to being seasoned songwriters\, are highly talented musician s &\; vocalists. You really don’t want to miss this show!\n\nABBY DOD DS\nAbby Dodds (vocals/guitar) is a local musician and practicing music th erapist in Marietta\, Ohio. She grew up playing small gigs in her hometown \, Cadiz\, Ohio\, and enjoys sharing live music in her spare time. Abby ha s recently started to allow her songwriting to become an intentional outle t for personal expression and autobiographical meditation.\n\nCRAIG HEATH\ nCraig S. Heath is a four-time Ohio Music Awards winner based in the Hocki ng Hills region of southeastern Ohio. Craig has made multiple appearances at the renowned Bluebird Cafe in Nashville\, TN and has also been a featur ed performer on the PBS national broadcast of Songs at the Center. His mus ic has been heard on television shows like Broad &\; High as well as do cumentaries and films. His songs have also been featured on NPR’s “Cro ssing Boundaries”. He has toured/performed in 30 states\, Ireland\, and England as well as the African continent. He has opened for the likes of L ivingston Taylor\, Joe Crookston\, and Jill Andrews and is a three-time wi nner of the Columbus Songwriters Association showcase. His recording caree r began in 2006 with “Fate of Foreigners”\, a full-length CD that sign aled his arrival on the songwriting scene. Other projects include “Big G reen Mountain” and “Celtic Ballads” as well as collaborative project s like “The Great Divide” and “Simple Song”.\n\nJOHN A. WALSH\n\nA well-known Mid-Ohio Valley musician\, John Walsh’s songwriting has been described as “intensely personal\,” “he sang what I wanted to say …” and\, “the lyrics read like a painting…” Over the years\, Wal sh has written scores of songs and has performed both as a soloist and in a variety of bands all over the United States. John has had the opportunit y to play on the same stage with notables such as Jason Isbell\, Lucy Kapl ansky\, Tim O'Brien\, Dennis DeYoung\, Amanda Shires\, Air Supply\, Larry Groce\, Todd Burge and Larkin Poe. He has released nine albums of original music. Both an artist and facilitator of the arts in the MOV\, Walsh serv ed as a board member of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame\; formerly se rved on the Hippodrome/Colony Historic Theatre Association board\; and\, w as instrumental in the development and opening of The Adelphia Music Hall. In 2013\, John released The Fields of Gettysburg. John’s all original s ong cycle brought real historical characters to life\, enabling the listen er to get to know people of the day on a personal level. The record\, co-p roduced by Parkersburg singer/songwriter\, Todd Burge\, brought together a n impressive ensemble of musicians\, including Mountain Stage’s Larry Gr oce and Michael Lipton\, two-time Grammy winner Tim O’Brien\, Jessica Ba ldwin\, Colton Pack and Justin Arthur. Met with wide critical acclaim\, Th e Fields of Gettysburg was featured on NPR’s Mountain Stage and at The G ettysburg National Park’s Museum Gift Store. The album is currently avai lable at Tamarack’s “The Best of West Virginia.” ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mariettaohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2023 /05/02963-ADL-Southeastern-Sessions-05-12-23_MAIN.jpg CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Adelphia Music Hall\, 205 2nd St\, Marietta\, OH\, 45750\, Uni ted States GEO:39.413719;-81.453701 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=205 2nd St\, Marietta\, OH\ , 45750\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Adelphia Music Hall :geo:39.413719,-81.453701 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR