Re-Bop Records

Re-Bop Records is ringing in the new year at First Night Burlington 2008 with performances from friends and family, culminating in a main stage show at the Flynn at 7:30 p.m. Buy your button, bundle up, and bring the whole family for these all-ages-pleasin’ performances!

Turning Back Beautiful
The soulful songs of Diana Winn
Flynn Center Main Stage, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
From Diana Winn’s new release, “Turning Back Beautiful,” our favorite Vermont divas deliver stirring performances of this collection of original ballads, uplifting choral sounds, and a steady supply of soul. Powerful, popular vocalists Tammy Fletcher, Diane Zeigler, Patti Casey, Juliet McVicker, Anais Mitchell, Christine Adler and Ana Guigui take to the Flynn stage in front of a band of all-star jazz musicians to bring you the expressive work of this veteran singer/songwriter. Special guests include Liz Winn, Jessamine Levine, and Pam McCann, plus Gregory Douglass, and several young rising stars. Don’t miss this unique show of Vermont women’s voices en force!

Diana Winn, Friends and Kin
First Congregational Church Sanctuary, 2-2:40 p.m.
Diana Winn brings together a beautiful blend of family and friends in a performance that will make you feel like you're sitting in on the warmest of family get-togethers. Joining Diana is sister Liz, songwriter/daughter Jessamine Levine, New York opera singer/niece Jennifer Winn, singing drummer/friend Pam McCann, and 14-year-old vocal protégé Anneli Blume for a rare "Sisters in Song" showcase. To hear the angelic harmonies, wonderful originals, and classics like “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and “Down to the River to Pray,” get to the Diva Venue in the sanctuary by 2!

The Limes and Teen Talent Competition
Memorial Auditorium Main Floor, 8 p.m.-midnight
Check out the first-ever First Night Teen Talent Competition, and enjoy the fresh, funky, danceable grooves of Vermont’s hottest young band, The Limes, who will provide the music for the finals, then play into the night for dancing. Under the leadership of multi-talented musician Brian Boyes, The Limes deliver a powerful, accessible groove and sound. This up-and-coming band features some of Vermont's finest young talent and will be the house band for a fun new television show on the horizon called “Feed the Beat.” From viperHouse to the globe-trotting Village Harmony, The Limes sound draws upon its diverse membership, whether playing original twists on the classic Motown sound or homegrown mixes of alternative-pop and funk. The Limes have consistently broken attendance records at several of Vermont's best venues. Anchored by a rock solid rhythm section of bass, guitar, vintage keys and drums, with a layer of horns and two sensational singers, a Limes show guarantees high energy, enthusiasm and infectious grooves.

Adding THE LIMES to the mix
Re-Bop Records is currently partnering with Videovision, producer of the fun and informative cooking series, New England Cooks, and the esteemed New England Culilnary Institute on an innovative new cooking show, featuring great music from The Limes.
Under the direction of Chief Re-Bop and songwriter Diana Winn and acclaimed music educator Brian Boyes, the Limes were selected through a state-wide audition seeking not only the right sound, but the right fun and funky personalities to deliver high-energy performances.
Check out their website to have a listen to The Limes, and stay tuned for updates on this exciting new Re-Bop endeavor.

The Re-Bops celebrate the season at Mudfest
The Re-Bops join in the fun of the ECHO Center's two-week celebration of Earth Day, highlighted by muddy activities and games, free Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and Muddy Music every day at noon from April 16-29. Free with admission to ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Vermont's premier lake aquarium and science center, located on the Burlington Waterfront.
The Re-Bops are scheduled to perform on Mudfest's final day, and will join John Cassel on the 21st and Colin McCaffrey on the 22nd.
Here's the full schedule of the Muddy Music series:
Monday, April 16, PossumHaw
Tuesday, April 17, Patti Casey
Wednesday, April 18, Colin McCaffrey with daughters, Cerri and Maggie
Thursday, April 19, Jan Monteagudo Meese with dad Chuck
Friday, April 20, Jon Gailmor
Saturday, April 21, John Cassel with The Re-Bops
Sunday, April 22, Colin McCaffrey with The Re-Bops
Monday, April 23, PossumHaw
Tuesday, April 24, Pete and Karen Sutherland
Wednesday, April 25, Jim Branca
Thursday, April 26, Raphael Saul Groten
Friday, April 27, Sandra Wright and Michael Sucher
Saturday, April 28, Lewis Franco and daughter Luisa
Sunday, April 29, The Re-Bops