ACMA Presents Shanna in a Dress - The Lost Lakers Open

Shanna in a Dress is your quirky best friend who refuses to wear pants. She says what everyone is thinking but no one else will say and you’ll get an uncensored journey of clever humor and heartbreak with a hefty side of entertainment at her shows. This witty wordsmith is known for making audiences laugh and cry, sometimes in the same song. Think Jason Mraz mixed with Ingrid Michaelson with a twist of Phoebe Buffay from Friends all wrapped up in a sweet voice accented by guitar, piano, and ukulele.

Shanna describes her music as “quirky folk pop from a clever millennial who sucks at dating.” Shanna started her career at the University of Virginia, biked across the country and fell in love with Colorado where she resided for eight years, and now keeps her fun music flowing out of Nashville unless she is touring the US or Europe. You can’t get the same Shanna in a Dress show twice with her spontaneous banter and playful stage presence. She manages to teeter the line masterfully of taking on complex subject matter with smart yet accessible lyrics. Her songs are laden with clever wordplay and delight audiences of all ages.

In 2020 alone, Shanna was a winner in the Kerrville New Folk Competition, won the Great River Folk Fest Song Competition, was named a semi-finalist in Songwriter Serenade and a Grassy Hill emerging Artist at the falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Her debut record’s wildly successful crowdfunding campaign reached 50% of its goal the day it was launched before ending up at 200% of the original goal. The album titled “Robot” was released in May 2022. Shanna’s most recent adventure was the cross-country bike tour “Shanna in a Dress on a Bike” where she totaled 61 shows in 20 states (not to mention 2000+ miles of biking). www.shannainadress.com

Videos:

A Face Like Yours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK-4BzH9GP8

Opening for Shanna are ACMA member musicians The Lost Lakers
The fabulous Lost Lakers open this show. Tim Foote was raised in Memphis, Tennessee, and Karen Foote here in Fort Myers. When they met in Arkansas, there were two guitars being passed around. Everyone in the room, including Tim and Karen, were surprised by how easily their harmonies flowed together. They chose the less-traveled path to Alaska and spent the last 40 years raising their 3 children in Fairbanks, where Tim practiced medicine and Karen was a wood-fired ceramic artist. They have written songs about whatever was in front of them, whether it be the challenges of raising children, the loss of loved ones, the humorous or the awkward, hurricanes and (of course) lullabies for the grand babies. But most often, they sing about their love for each other.

Door donations: $15
General public $20