The Swing States Road Show played its last show at the Heathcote Community back in September.

We’re appearing as LEA JONES & FRIENDS at Towson Unitarian Friday Concerts on January 8, 2010.  Lineup includes me, Judith Geller, John Seay, and Seth Kibel. We’re debuting a two vocal/one woodwind ‘vocal trio’ concept. Should be schwingin’.

“Engaging, entertaining, heavenly and infectious!”
“…….weaving seamlessly from rhythm to rhythm, style to style, swapping leads and harmonies with ease…”
“an infectious love of music and song…. What an impressive group of professionals…”
“…uplifting, harmonious, creative, and socially conscious all at the same time!”

Our upcoming dates include:

Go Green. Welcome John Seay to the Road Show at Ecofest!
We’ll be playing Friday night on the ‘Celebrity Stage’. Cool!
Lots of great new-age music, services, discussions, and connections…. A day of peace love and understanding, just like we like it!
			Sep 25, 2009 Friday 7:30 PM BREATHE BOOKS Hampden, MD tonight we say farewell to Stuart Rodes, one of this band’s founding members. Special guests, too! Jan 8, 2010 Friday 7:30 PM Towson Unitarian Universalist Church Towson, MD TUUC Friday Concerts - The Swing States Road Show and special guests

You can hear some of our stuff over at http://www.myspace.com/leajones2

Featuring Lea on vocals & guitar, vocalists Judith Geller and Stuart Rodes, and introducing John Seay on bass, guitar, and vocals, the new Swing States Road Show performs ’songs of peace love and understanding from Bob Wills to Bob Marley’… Our set list includes songs from the civil rights era, the anti-apartheid movement, Phil Ochs, Holly Near, the Dead, Jimmy Cliff, and originals by Lea.

The original Swing States Road Show — an acoustic swing ensemble dedicated primarily to protesting stuff that happened earlier this century — was founded in 2003 by Lea. Read about it here.

The new ROAD SHOW has performed at Baltimore’s CREATIVE ALLIANCE, 8×10, CATS EYE PUB, ABELL STREET FAIR, KENNILWORTH MALL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, BREATHE BOOKS, at DC’s BUSBOYS AND POETS and on DC’s NATIONAL MALL.