Past Shows

Trio of guitars against a tree
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Dec 16 Sat
2023 		Florida Winter Music Festival
Florida Sand Music Ranch
Brooksville, Florida   		TBA
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Jan 16 Sat
2021 		ACMA Opening for Reckless Saints
Fort Myers, Florida   		7:00 PM
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Jan 15 Fri
2021 		Live Stream from 3rd Street Coffee House
Roanoake, Virginia   		8:00 PM
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Dec 05 Sat
2020 		Americana Community Music Association
Fort Myers, Florida   		7:00 PM
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Oct 16 Fri
2020 		Live Stream from 3rd Street Coffee House
Roanoake, Virginia   		7:30 PM
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Oct 03 Sat
2020 		***POSTPONED***
Lake County Folk Festival
Tavares, Florida   		9:00 AM
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Jun 28 Sun
2020 		Central Florida Folk Concerts
Winter Park Public Library
Winter Park, Florida   		2:00 PM
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Mar 21 Sat
2020 		POSTPONED - TBA
Trout Lake Nature Center
Eustis, Florida   		7:00 PM
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Mar 15 Sun
2020 		Songwriters On Sunday
Wet Dogs Brewing
Lake Placid, Florida   		3:00 PM
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Mar 04 Wed
2020 		Captiva Memorial Library
Captiva, Florida   		2:00 PM
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Feb 11 Tue
2020 		Fort Myers Library Plaza
Fort Myers, Florida   		6:00 PM
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Feb 08 Sat
2020 		South Florida Folk Festival
Bergeron Rodeo Grounds
Davie, Florida   		3:15 PM
Upcoming Shows

Apparently, no one told Ray Cerbone about the fabled sophomore slump. Cerbone’s second release, Nobody’s Hero Anymore, more than fulfills the promise of his auspicious 2019 debut, How Much Time. Most tracks are underpinned by Cerbone’s precise, delicate finger picking on acoustic guitar, but augmented by blues banjo and harp, violin, cello, dobro, and perhaps the most tasteful tuba in all of Americana music. His voice is in fine form, expressive, ranging from passionate to an almost conversational resignation in the quietest phrases. And the songs themselves, eight originals and four covers, including Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile” (!), combine unflinching, gut-wrenching observations of life, (Cerbone has been a first responder with the police and coast guard – check out the title track), around an inner core of nuanced sentiment for days gone by (“Another Town Gone Down” and Joe Virga’s “The Big Top”). The production is strong and clear, the sequencing is consistently entertaining. The instrumental, “The Lake” even morphs into a flute-based jazz workout celebrating Cerbone’s beloved Lake August. Advance tracks are receiving positive responses in the Lone Star State.

Rob Carter
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