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Wednesday, February 1, 2006
What a thrill to perform with my band at Pardi Gras in New Orleans
to a packed house at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Cafe.
Thanks to Jerry & Mary Diaz and all the volunteers who made
Pardi Gras happen! I moved into a new house right after Christmas
and still unpacking and organizing… nice to have more room.
I plan to set up my music studio AND a painting studio.
Thanks to the Friendswood Chamber of Commerce for having us at
their annual ball held at the San Luis in Galveston. The band
& I had a blast and enjoyed all the PIRATES!!!
After moving, I’m using any spare time in Feb & March
to finish the new CD…. Yeah yeah yeah… keep your funny
stabs & jabs about how long it’s taking to yourselves!
I think it will be worth the wait. Thank you very much for your
support in making a life-long dream come true.. See ya soon! ~ kelly |
| Saturday,
November 12, 2005
It's been a fantastic summer and this past month was filled with
some great audiences! Thank you for your support!!! The new CD
is well under way and I'll keep you posted as to release date
& Release Party.
*We had
a fun night at the HAAK Winery for the release party of thier
new Pink Pelican wine.
*The
"Kelly & Shake Russell Show" at Rossetti 's was
a sold-out success and plans are in the works to do it again!
What a treat for me to be able to sing "Deep In The West"
with Shake. I know he enjoyed the crowd and performing for them
as much as I did! "The Scene" magazine's Jim Shortt
wrote a wonderful review of the show so pick up a copy. Thank
you Mark & Shirley Rossetti for being such great hosts.
*I've performed
in the Cuervo Cantina for the last couple of Texans games and
the Texans Pep Band playing along with me on one of my new songs
was a real thrill!
* South
Shore Dockside Wine Fest had perfect weather and what a fine listening
audience under the big tent for our two shows there. The band
was great and Alexa graced the crowd with a couple of songs as
well as singing great backup vocals with us.
*Then I was
off to KEY WEST for the annual Parrot Head Convention with 3000
Jimmy Buffett fans converging on the island still recovering from
Hurricane Wilma. This year I was booked more than previous years
doing 6 shows in 5 days! Even sold-out of CDs. The annual Texas
Sunset Cruise was sold out and Jerry Diaz & I kept 'em singing
and dancing till the sun went down along with our friend Chad VanDelden
on steel drum. My afternoon shows I set up at the Lighthouse Court
each day ended up being better than I could imagine with folks telling
me it was the hilight of their week!! Beautiful venue and many of
my singer friends stopped by to sit in and sell their CDs. Sunny
Jim's Blue Heaven Show on Sunday was a perfect way to end the week
as usual. But... I do now have the ULTIMATE Key West Story that
I'm sure will end up in SEVERAL songs.... if you haven't heard about
it yet... I'll tell more later! Don't believe all the twisted versions
floating around coast to coast!!!
*This
weekend I will be traveling to the West coast of Mexico on the Sea
of Cortez to the coastal village of San Carlos, home of my songwriter
friend Mark Mulligan (yes, of Turn Around & Run fame). We will
do a couple of shows together there Nov 19 & 20. |
October 14, 2005
Greetings from Redfish Island !!! Here are upcoming
October dates to catch Kelly McGuire's unique music.
Please forward this to your friends who may be interested in music &
events.
Friday, October 14, Kelly & Band
Private Party - Spring TX
Saturday, October 15, 6-9pm: Kelly & the Band
HAAK WINERY- 6310 Ave T, Sante Fe TX, Just minutes from CLear Lake off
of I-45
They are releasing a new wine... Pink Pelican!! Bring your lawn chair/blanket,
Picnic food but NO alcohol please- they sell wine there!!! They also
have a snack bar. 409-925-1401
http://www.haakwine.com/winery_events.htm for directions and info. Children
are welcome. No cover charge!!
Friday, October 21, 8pm (cocktail reception at 7pm)
"An Intimate Evening of Music" with Songwriters SHAKE RUSSELL
& KELLY McGUIRE !!!
Rossetti's Italian Restaurant, In the Watergate Marina
1500 Marina Bay Dr Building 3400, Kemah, TX 77565-2266 , e-mail: Rossettis@verizon.net
This will be a great show with Texas songwriting icon, Shake Russell,
MyTexasMusic "Entertainer of the Year", who has had his songs
recorded by Clint Black, Ricky Skaggs, Waylon Jennings etc. and his
ballad "Deep In The West" is always a crowd pleaser. What
an awesome voice and style he has!
Kelly says " I used to try to catch Shake's show everytime he was
in this area and dreamed that one day I could perform my songs to people
who listened like he did!" Although Kelly has been named "Entertainer
of the Year" & "Songwriter of the Year" by various
organizations, had his song "Wasted On The Young" in the Top
10 on the Texas Music Chart, received thousands of spins on Country
Radio in the US & Europe and sold over 10,000 of his first CD "Redfish
Island"... he feels very privileged to share the stage with such
an entertainer as Shake. Rossetti's is a wonderful venue for a mini-concert
with award-winning Songwriters where you can really hear the lyrics
and not be blown away by the loud band or noisey room. Don't miss this
rare opportunity to hear some great songs and the story behind them!
Come early for Dinner downstairs with Hosts Mark & Shirley &
Reception & Concert Upstairs !!
Call 281-538-9988 for tickets & dinner reservations www.Rossettis.net
for directions
Sunday, October 23, 11am, "Kelly & Friends"
Texan's Reliant Stadium- Cuervo Cantina
Before, Half-time & after the game!!!!
Saturday, October 29, Shows at 4pm & 6pm- Kelly McGuire & his
band "Tropical Daycare"
South Shore Dockside Food & Wine Festival, 2500 South Shore Blvd.,
League City, Texas 77573
The festival will be staged as an upscale event featuring distinctive
cuisine, wine tasting, culinary demonstrations, high end exhibits, high
performance boat and luxury yacht displays, art show, fashion shows,
classic and
foreign car displays, live music, and unique interactive exhibits.
Come on out for a day of Music, Wine Tasting, Food & Fun in a beautiful
Marina Resort setting on the water!!!
For ticket info & directions : http://www.southshorefestival.com/index.htm
Tuesday, November 1 thru Sunday, Nov 6
Kelly will be entertaining at the 2005 Meeting of the Minds National
Parrot Head Convention in Key West FL !!!
Monday, November 7
Private Party - Houston TX
Saturday, November 19
Kelly will be doing a concert with Mark Mulligan in San Carlos Mexico
on the Sea of Cortez
December
December Party Bookings are starting to book- If your company has need
of entertainment large or small for an event please feel free to have
them call to discuss the various possibilities and budgets.
Latest News
March 31, 2005
Greetings From Redfish Island!!!
Thursday: T-Bones!!..... Friday: Baytown!!..... Sat: Outriggers in Seabrook!!
Details Below.
Wow! What a trip to the Left Coast! I flew in and saw my good friends
Monica & Trevor who had just moved temporarily to LA the week before
and my old neighbor Fred then drove the BEAUTIFUL drive down to San
Diego where I met up with many wonderful folks from the San Diego Parrot
Head Club, some I had met in Key West, and performed at the Downtown
Sheraton with my songwriter friend, and ambassador for San Diego, Gary
Seiler (who will be here April 28th for a show). They made me feel right
at home... almost like family! I even met Hugo Duarte, a songwriter
from North Carolina, who I've seen perform in Key West.. he was in town
for a show the next night and sat in with us. At his show the next night,
Gary and I both sat in with him to close the show and boy did we close
it with a bang! Cheri even has a video I'm afraid!!! Gary, after sitting
so close to you for three nights.... I'm afraid people are starting
to talk! :)
The last day the weather broke and I did a house concert at Cheri's
Place who was wonderful enough to host it and thanks to Calley and all
who helped get the place ready. Much thanks to Bill & Jan Wang and
their dogs & cats for being such great hosts & chauffeurs! Gordon
Price from Barmusic.com met with me early to work on the show he's hosting
for Radio Margaritaville then opened the show with some songs... followed
by Gary Seiler (aka Mr Wonderful) who provided sound for everyone all
week!! He also has a new CD out soon! Then it just keeps getting better
with Rob Mehl showing up who we 'forced' to do a few tunes on his ukulele.
We all finished out the show together and I felt like I was leaving
my family when I flew out the next morning for Phoenix.
SOLD OUT show! After several years of friendship and the honor of having
him record "Turn Around & Run" on his latest CD.. I FINALLY
got to meet Mark Mulligan!!! What a great guy who everyone says is good
looking like his wife! :) You may hear his great version of "Turn
Around & Run" on Sirius Sat radio on the Vacation 97 channel...
OR you might hear my version.. they are both playing! Also "Major
Doubts" is playing on there. Jeanne & John who graciously agreed
to host another Canyon House Concert just a week after their very first
one to accomodate my trip, were so cool and helpful ! What an incredible
venue at their new house up on a mountain. We had a fantastic audience
of 70+ theater style and a beautiful day as well. They were wonderful
hosts and I look forward to a return trip there. (keep my room ready!)
Mark & I finished up the show together.. what a great songwriter
& talent! HE will be here at Jerry & Kelly's Songwriter Show
Mar 31.
I then spent some a couple of days relaxing with some long time friends
up in Sedona and loving the scenery and all the red rock mountains before
they drove me back to Phoenix to fly home. It was a wonderful and inspiring
trip meeting so many incredible people and performing with such talent
all in the space of 6days!
The concert benefitting Relay for Life hosted by the newly formed NorthEast
Texas Parrot Head Club at the Music City Theater in Linden Texas (just
south of Texarkana) was a great event for their first one. I really
enjoyed playing in the Theater and look forward to a return trip there.
Thanks to Scotty Shuffield who opened the show. Thanks Jackie &
Richard and all the radio, media and folks who supported the event!
Sorry for the long novel but felt like sharing
some of the recent news . Now back to the future!
Thurs March 31 7pm: Mark Mulligan from San Carlos Mexico is our special
guest songwriter for the Jerry & Kelly Songwriter Show at T Bone
Tom's Backyard in Kemah. $5. at the door.
See ya soon! - kelly
March 3, 2005
Greetings From Redfish Island!!!
It's been a busy February ! My birthday trip to Ambergris Caye ended
up being a working trip ! :) Other than the 3 shows at Fido's I did
about 3 other shows for private groups... but 2 were on boats out at
the reef ! Can't beat that! The HLS&Rodeo BBQ cookoff last Thur-Sat
was great for two nights THEN the rain came.
I'm leaving for the Left Coast Wednesday to do shows in San Diego &
Phoenix and will get to see many of the Parrot Head friends I met in
Key West & New Orleans. Some of the West Coast pickers will be sitting
in with me, Gary Seiler, Rob Mehl & Gordon Price... then I go to
Phoenix and get to finally meet my friend Mark Mulligan who recorded
"Turn Around & Run" on his new CD. He did a great job
and you may hear it on Sirrius "Vacation" channel.
See ya soon! - kelly
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