By Lisa Cyr, Last Saturday was our Studio 237 Music recital. Students prepare months in advance for their moment of performing on a stage for family and friends. We are proud of them and their performances. Each student puts forth great effort to walk up to the stage, present themselves, and play their best. I […]

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By Josette Rhodes 30A Songwriter Radio began in a livingroom with an iPad on the coffee table. Shannon Ireland created a music platform with reach as wide as the web. We gathered music from local musicians to broadcast on rotation 24/7. Musicians were invited over to share stories and play their original music live on […]

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By Lisa Cyr, This morning, I could hear the continuous sound of hammering. There is a house being built down the street. I somewhat liked the rhythmic sound of productivity and teamwork. Carpenters using their skills to create a home to bless others for many years to come. When the weather is good, I hear […]

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Hosted in partnership with Visit South Walton at the historic Florida Chautauqua Theatre DeFuniak Springs, Florida • April 12, 2021 — Main Street DeFuniak Springs, in partnership with Visit South Walton, will continue its “Music on Main” concert series. Taking place every Friday in May from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., guests are invited to […]

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By Josette Rhodes, Blair Woods is an American Pop singer/songwriter and actress originally from the Emerald Coast. She found her way into the entertainment industry while living in Los Angeles California. When the world turned upside down Blair moved back home. Unable to quell her innate drive to perform Blair began to livestream her music. […]

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“I love violin because it is technically blissful. My mind is engaged, my heart is engaged. It is a total mind, body, and spiritual experience.”  Tara Bohlen began studying violin at age eight. Her desire and curiosity for music/violin has taken her on a life-long journey. In 2001, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from St. […]

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Katarina recalls always loving music. She first experienced her passion for playing instruments in elementary school on percussion. By middle school she had discovered a love of the woodwinds. During High School Katarina played in the highly competitive Niceville High School Eagle Pride Band. Followed by a seat on the Northwest Florida State College Jazz […]

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By Lisa Ctr, “I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music.” -Albert Einstein Albert Einstein loved to play violin.  In the same way that each person is unique, each musical instrument has a unique attractiveness.  Love at first sight becomes love at first sound.  Like a relationship, one must spend concentrated time […]

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By Josette Rhodes, Walt Cronin is a singer/songwriter of Americana. Walt’s music has charted on Roots Music Report a number of times in the Americana and Folk categories. His first CD The Gousters (2005) spent more than 60 weeks in the Top 50 of the Roots Music Report Folk Chart. Walt was a Navy Medic […]

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