CBS News Sunday Morning Program about Teens Growing Up
On September
1, 2002 CBS New Sunday Morning, the award winning news magazine,
will air a special program about teens growing up from 9:00 –10:30 AM. CBS sent a film crew to Gwyneth Fair
to interview author and featured speaker, Rachel Simmons, about her New
York Times bestseller, ODD GIRL OUT.
The camera crew filmed also some of the teen female musical performances.
Keep your fingers crossed and tune in because some might be included in
this special television program.
Gwyneth Fair Delivers Great Performances
Six great performances were delivered at Gwyneth Fair.
By
Chanz opened the fair with a great set including news songs Sweet
Maxine and Get Off Me.
Jazz
Fusion guitarist, Lea, performed numerous original compositions from her CD, Creation,
and was later featured in the Loudoun Times-Mirror after meeting
music reporter, Kristie Little, at the fair.
Mollypop
sang originals like The Sad Song that she contributed to the Gwyneth
Fair Compilation Disk and several familiar cover tunes.
AngelFire
delivered a moving performance beginning with the cover tune, I Love Rock
and Roll. They also
performed originals Datin’ Satan and Hitz.
Fortune,
a teen female R&B group who add rap and dance music to their show, gave an
impressive performance. They
performed a great original cover of Nothing Compares to You,
written by Prince.
Kim
Scott, the talented R&B vocalist from the DC metro area, sang two songs to
wrap up the musicfest.
By Chanz Performs at DC’s McPherson Square Park
On
July 17th By Chanz gave an hour-long performance at McPherson
Square Park in the heart of Washington DC.
Businessman and vagabonds stood next to each other and tapped their feet
to the music when Kelley, Sarah, and Lauren sang and danced on the stage.
The concert was sponsored by the National Park Service.
A good time was had by all.
Gwyneth Fair Tee Shirts Available
Tee
shirts with the Gwyneth Fair logo are available for purchase in advance or
during the musicfest. The cost is $12. You can order them in advance with your
tickets to the music festival or buy them on July 27th. The tee shirts come in
small, medium or large children sizes. To order call (703) 723-1176. Supplies
are limited so order you tee shirts today!
Kim Scott to Perform at Gwyneth Fair
It’s just been
confirmed. Kim Scott, the talented R&B vocalist from the DC metro area, will
perform at Gwyneth Fair. At 15, Kim is already a seasoned recording industry veteran.
Her first self-titled album, Kimberly Scott, was released
on the Columbia Records label. It
contained her hit single Tuck Me In, which sold several hundred
thousand copies. And now her
sophomore effort, released in June 2002, entitled Ya’ll Ain’t Ready
[Cipher Records] contains her breakout single Shakedown which can
currently be heard playing locally on WPGC and WKYS.
Is Ya’ll Ready? Then come on out to and see Kim perform.
Mollypop to Sing at Gwyneth Fair
Direct from Baltimore, Mollypop,
19, the self-described one-girl acoustic army will perform original songs she
has written over the last several years. She
performs original pop-folk style music that draws inspiration from such artists
as Ani Difranco, Jewel, Dar Williams, and Weezer.
Her sets generally consist of a vigorous mix of haunting or humorous
originals and covers of her favorite artists.
Like ice cream, Mollypop’s music is a real treat!
Gwyneth Fair – Teen Girl Musicfest
On July 27, 2002 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM about 1,000 girls from throughout DC,
Maryland, and Virginia will come together for a day of music dedicated to teen
and pre-teen girls and young women. Five
teen female bands, vocal groups, and singer-songwriters will perform original
songs they have written and recorded. AngelFire,
the 2001 winners of the Anne Arundel County, MD “battle of the bands”
contest, will perform rock ‘n roll. Fortune,
an R&B group from MD, will perform pop, rap, and dance music.
Lea, a guitarist who fuses jazz and folk music, will perform songs
form her album Creation. A
14 year-old vocalist, Taleen, who has sung for the Pope and at the White
House will sing original songs from a demo she plans to submit to several major
record labels. By Chanz, the
teen female vocal group based in Ashburn, VA, will perform pop music fused with
rap and laced with a tinge of R&B. The
artists will sell CDs and sign publicity pictures after they perform.
HOT 99.5 “Hotties” will Attend Gwyneth Fair
DC radio station, WIHT, better known as HOT 99.5, will attend Gwyneth
Fair and pass out free goodies. In
addition, other sponsors offering products or services of interest to teens will
also attend. Toejam, a web
site for teen girls, and Usbourne Books will have tables at the musicfest.
The Loudoun Youth Lacrosse Association will also be registering
lacrosse players for their “fall ball” programs.
Author to Speak at Gwyneth Fair
Rachel Simmons, the author of the New York Times bestseller, ODD GIRL OUT:
The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls will speak on the topic
“What to Do When Girls Turn Cruel.” Simmons
is scheduled to speak soon after the musicfest begins at 10:00 AM.
Gwyneth Fair Compilation CD and Tee Shirts
Many of the teen artists performing at Gwyneth Fair will donate a song to a
compilation CD that will be sold to raise funds for the new Loudoun County Teen
Center sponsored by the county’s Office on Youth.
The CD will contain 5 original songs and be sold for $5.
Gwyneth Fair teen shirts will also be sold for $12.
By Chanz Entertains Countryside Crowd
Kelley, Sarah, and Lauren returned to Countryside for the second time and
entertained a crowd of over 300 people during the first concert of the summer
season. They performed two sets of songs including a new song written the night
before entitled Get Up Off Me.
They also performed two other new songs, Sweet Maxine,
written by Kelley and Hear It, a dance song written by Lauren and
producer Ernesto Phillips. The news songs as well as the By Chanz standards and
cover songs were well appreciated by enthusiastic applause after each song.
During intermission ad after the show, the members of By Chanz signed
hundreds of publicity pictures and were then interviewed by a DC-based
music-scene magazine writer.