SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. – The Safety Harbor Art & Music Center held a reveal event at the Crooked Thumb Brewery Sunday evening in Safety Harbor to announce the artist lineup for the 2018 Safety Harbor SongFest.
The fifth annual Safety Harbor SongFest is scheduled to take place April 7, and will feature musical performances by Fantastic Negrito, Josh Ritter, Larkin Poe, Selwyn Birchwood, Meiko, Daniel Mohr, Betty Fox, Mountain Holler, Kristopher James, Ari Chi, The Urban Gypsies of Florida, Jonnie Morgan, and Ezra Huleatt of Black Taxi.
Fantastic Negrito, who returns for the second year in a row, won a Grammy award last year for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
Additionally, Josh Ritter was named one of the Top 100 Songwriters Alive Today by Paste Magazine.
Ritter has collaborated with Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), recently toured with Jason Isbell, is a prolific painter whose works adorn his album covers, and a New York Times Best Selling Author.
He has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, was featured on CBS News This Morning, and most recently performed on Austin City Limits. One of his biggest fans of his songwriting is novelist Stephen King.
For more information regarding Safety Harbor SongFest please visit www.SafetyHarborSongFest.com
For more information regarding the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center please visit www.SafetyHarborArtAndMusicCenter.com
About Safety Harbor Music and Art Center and Safety Harbor SongFest
SHAMc is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to promote education in fine art, visual arts, and performing arts. Todd Ramquist and Kiaralinda (no last name) created this art and music center to benefit their community. SHAMc is located in downtown Safety Harbor and is quickly becoming a popular landmark. Founders Ramquist and Kiaralinda are both local artists who are globally renowned for their art house, Whimzeyland.
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