While a winter chill fills the air, there’s no shortage of hot acoustic music acts this season – both visiting and home-grown – to help warm your souls.

Although more listings appear in the comprehensive Long Island AcoustiCalendar, here are a few highlights:

Emerging Artists Showcase: Liz Carlisle and Beaucoup Blue

Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 p.m.
preceded by an hour-long open mic
Congregational Church of Huntington, Centerport

The Folk Music Society of Huntington shines the spotlight on three very talented emerging artists who have been making names for themselves on the acoustic scene – 20-something singer-songwriter Liz Carlisle and father and son blues duo Beaucoup ... [ click title above for full article ]

Besides playing host to the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly open jam sessions every third Sunday, the Huntington Public Library now hosts an “Open Mic” café once a month. Recent months have featured some talented local musicians (including featured artists Denise Romas and Steve Vitoff), as well as a funny stand-up comedian and even a poker-playing pooch who has appeared on national television. Across the street from the library, a new monthly open mic series also has been launched at the Asta Wine Bar and Art Gallery. See the Long Island AcoustiCalendar for more information on these and other open mic nights on LI.

Ken “the Rocket” Korb and Bruce MacDonald will be heading to Memphis in February to represent Long Island at the International Blues Challenge. Korb, a harmonica player and multi-instrumentalist, and MacDonald, a Ragtime fingerstyle guitarist, have both been performing for decades but just hooked up as a duo recently.

Long Island’s own Little Toby Walker, the 2002 International Blues Challenge winner, who has been drawing well-deserved positive buzz on both sides of the Atlantic, will be recording a new live CD during a January 26 concert at ... [Click title in red to see the entire article ]