The Shows
THURSDAY, MARCH 2OTH
ST. THOMAS, US VIRGIN ISLANDS
AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH JOHN OATES & MATT RAMSEY
SHOWTIME: 8:00PM. GA doors open at 7:30PM.
Sit back and experience a unique acoustic performanceat Isla Blue and the Sandbar located at the Buoy Haus on St Thomas by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and American Songwriter Hall of Fame artist John Oates as he takes you on a musical time trip. Performing with a world-class percussionist, Oates showcases his acoustic guitar skills in an intimate, organic performance that touches on the roots of American pop music from pre- rock and roll to the present, woven together with fascinating insight and humor. Performing million-seller hits from the past and new songs framed with the back stories of how they were written, Oates takes the audience on an intimate sonic journey described as: “Musically sophisticated, carefully crafted, and thoroughly entertaining.” This is music as it was meant to be enjoyed…authentic, organic, and full of surprises. Come experience it for yourself.
Matt Ramsey is an American country music singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Grammy winning and record-breaking seven time CMA vocal group of the year, Old Dominion. Ramsey has written several hit songs including The Band Perry’s “Chainsaw”, Craig Morgan’s “Wake Up Lovin’ You”, Dierks Bentley’s “Say You Do”, Kenny Chesney’s “Save It for a Rainy Day”, as well as songs by Sam Hunt and Luke Bryan. Old Dominion released its debut studio album, Meat and Candy, which included the number one singles “Break Up with Him” and “Song for Another Time”, and top five single “Snapback.” The band has released three more albums, Happy Endings, their self- titled album, and Time, Tequila & Therapy.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
ST. JOHN, US VIRGIN ISLANDS
MARGARITAS & MEMORIES
SHOWTIME: 8:00PM. GA doors open at 7:30PM.
Saturday evening join Mac McAnally with special guest Scotty Emerick at the Windmill bar on St John. Kick back and listen to “parrothead” memories and hit songs in a unique dive bar setting overlooking the Caribbean.
Record setting 10-time CMA Musician of the Year, Mac McAnally is a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame and Alabama Music Hall of Fame inductee. The renowned songwriter, singer, and instrumentalist has written dozens of hit records for other artists, several of which peaked at #1. His own recording career began with debut hit single “It’s A Crazy World” and has grown to 14 album releases. He has written hits for Alabama, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, and Sawyer Brown, and has studio credits that include albums by Toby Keith, Linda Ronstadt, George Strait and Dolly Parton among many others.
Before joining Toby Keith’s traveling road show, writing #1s “Beer for My Horses”, the driving Willie Nelson duet, “As Good as I Once Was,” “I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight,” “I Love This Bar,” and “Whiskey Girl” along with 46 other Keith cuts, the likable Emerick was forging relationships with the greatest songwriters of the past fifty years. Impressed by his knowledge of not just the songs and the stars, but the people who wrote, played, produced and engineered them, whoever came in contact with the emerging writer – from Willie Nelson and George Strait to Kenny Chesney and Keith – kept him around. Emerick’s ability to channel authenticity into song has seen him earn NSAI’s Songwriter of the Year as well as Best Country Song Grammy and CMA nominations.