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X-WR-CALNAME:Putumayo World Playground presents A Hawaiian Playground 
	CD Release party with Joe McDermott / The Moonlighters in New York Cit
	y at Joe's Pub - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Putumayo World Playground presents  A Hawaiian Playground  CD 
	Release party with Joe McDermott /  The Moonlighters
DESCRIPTION:  Tickets available at The Public Theater box office or By
	 phone at 212-967-7555 Joe's Pub Tickets\n  Joe McDermott\, a native o
	f rural Indiana moved to Austin\, Texas in 1981 to attend the Universi
	ty of Texas as a fine arts major. Shortly after\, he integrated into t
	he live music capitol of the world performing in college alternative b
	ands. With a degree in hand\, Joe worked at a local Montessori prescho
	ol as an art instructor. The combination of art\, music and kids organ
	ically blossomed into a career in childrens musical entertainment.  A 
	generation of central Texans recall Joes hits such as\, Dont Drop a Br
	ick on Your Foot and Let the Dog Go Out. His recognition as a exceptio
	nal songwriter for children has reached beyond Texas to the internatio
	nal level. In September of 2006\, Joe McDermott was awarded the Grand 
	Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Childrens Music Di
	vision. Since 1997\, McDermott has been awarded numerous Parents Choic
	e Awards\, and two NAPPA Gold Awards.The Moonlighters have been a part
	 of the New York City jazz and pop music scenes since they formed in 1
	998. Based around pop and jazz songwriting styles from the 1920's and 
	30's\, their original songs are often mistaken for classic music from 
	that era. Their instrumentation includes a core of harmonized female v
	ocal duets backed by warm acoustic instruments including Hawaiian lap 
	steel guitar\, ukulele\, guitar and bass\, they explore traditional an
	d classic tunes with a unique\, romantic approach. They have released 
	albums on their Onliest Records label\, the most recent\, 2006's Surre
	nder. They will tour Germany in November 2007. The band members includ
	e Bliss Blood\, vocalist and ukulele player\, who also writes the lyri
	cs to their original tunes (formerly of Houston industrial rock band P
	AIN TEENS)\; Cindy Ball\, vocalist and acoustic guitar\; Peter Maness 
	on bass\; and Mark Deffenbaugh on National steel guitar. Putumayo Kids
	 is the childrens and educational division of Putumayo World Music and
	 is committed to introducing children to other cultures through fun\, 
	upbeat international music. Putumayo World Music creates CD compilatio
	ns that take people on musical journeys around the world. Putumayo Kid
	s CDs entertain\, educate and inspire cultural curiosity. Since the re
	lease of the best-selling World Playground CD in 1999\, Putumayo Kids 
	has produced 12 childrens CDs that provide children with upbeat\, melo
	dic and culturally authentic music. Putumayo Kids also presents family
	 music concerts with artists featured on our collections and is please
	d to present the World Playground at Joes Pub.  \n
LOCATION:Joe's Pub @ 425 Lafayette Street, New York, New York 10003 Un
	ited States
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