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When I saw James and Sarah ’ s quartet on Saturday night , I realized just how important the match between venue and talent really is . The quartet looked regal against the glass door overlooking the golf course . The open dancefloor and table area at Woodstone Country club really allowed everyone to enjoy the music however they liked . Whether they were eating dinner , having drinks , or dancing in the aisles , the crowd was happy . The large bar area was filled with fans singing along and smiling all night as well . James and Sarah found their home for the evening , and they certainly made us all feel like welcome guests .
There is much to be said about a quartet whose members are professional musicians . I could talk in superlatives forever about the skill level of Lou Franco on the guitar , or Mitch Shelly on the fabulously decadent looking stand up bass . Or the fact that the depth of the music was created without a drum kit , and Sarah ’ s vocal range runs wider than you would think possible . And every note was smooth and silky , even over the din of dinner . There were times that Lou and James had a field day with each other . Lou would start jamming to lure James into a battle of the instruments . Lou would jam , then James would jam , the whole time Sarah is smiling and Mitch is keeping the beat . I wondered more than once when ( not if , but when ) James was going to pass out for lack of oxygen . He didn ’ t , by the way .
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James Supra and Sarah Ayers Quartet Genre : Blues , Rock Woodstone Country Club , Danielsville PA Date : January 21 , 2017
Band Members : James Supra – harmonica and vocals
Sarah Ayers – vocals , songwriter Lou Franco – Guitar would never
Mitch Shelly -Stand Up Bass be able to do what she does . Sarah told me about how great James is talking with people and handlng the business side of their music . The admiration they have or each other is obvious when you sit with them , nd you can ’ t help being brought into their light . Since I ’ ll be seeing them both again soon with their individual bands , to do a full interview session , I wanted to share some of the photographs from my fabulous photographer , Brian Azar of Finesse Fotography for this issue . Perhaps we will meet up with James and Sarah after the LVMA ’ s ???
After the first set I got to sit down with James and Sarah for a short time . We talked about their success and their musical relationship . James said there ’ s a synergy between he and Sarah that allows them to work so well together . He also admitted that she does all the songwriting and he
Photos at The Maingate by Sheri Bayne
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