Description

The Dark City Song Swap takes place once a month and focuses on the art and craft of singer-songwriters. Our featured artists are:

Beth Lee, is the host and curator of this series and she invites other talented artists to join her on stage each month to share their artistry. She is an award winning songwriter who lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Her writing is heavily influenced by bluegrass and traditional country music. She is passionate about writing lyrically diverse songs – songs that are sometimes sweet, sometimes tough, sometimes swampy, but always speak the truth. She invites the listener to go on a journey, taken away by the story, reminding us of who we are, who we want to be, or who we have been.

Chris Rosser  is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer and producer. In the world fusion trio Free Planet Radio, he plays the Indian dotar, Turkish cumbus oud, melodica, piano and guitar on their five album releases. As a solo performer, he has also released five recordings and tours nationally playing at festivals, clubs and listening rooms. He also has toured internationally as the keyboardist with master Turkish musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek, as the pianist/guitarist in Grammy-winning flute virtuoso Rhonda Larson’s ensemble, Ventus, and as a guitarist with acclaimed jazz/gospel singer Lizz Wright. In 2014 with Ventus and in 2016 with Free Planet Radio, he performed over 60 concerts in the top concert halls of the People’s Republic of China.

Wes Collins – At age 44, Wes Collins and his wife Anita made a pact to become writers: she started writing fiction and Wes penned his first song. A few years later, they were both multi-award-winners in their fields. Collins more than makes up for lost time with songs that dig deep and go to uncertain, sometimes scary places. Come for a haunting melody and some intricate fingerpicking and stay for the wit and deep literary intelligence. There is always more to find in a Wes Collins song.