Orcas Center’s Summer Concert Series returns to the Village Green
No tickets necessary thanks to our generous sponsors!

Alice di Micele

Sunday, July 28th at 5pm
On the Village Green
203 N Beach Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245

Alice di Micele

The first thing you ‘ll notice about Alice Di Micele is her voice. With a five-octave range that is intense, sensual, rich and soulful, Di Micele has been known to turn a noisy bar silent within a few notes. Her warm presence and humor disarm and create a rare intimacy between audience and performer. Whether singing a jazzy-folk number, belting a sassy blues, crooning a hushed ballad, or rocking out on one of her trademark rhythmic earthy grooves, Alice is a vocalist that moves people. A kick-ass guitarist as well, whether playing solo or with a band “Force of Nature” her acoustic guitar conjures percussive poly-rhythms, bass lines, and melodies that perfectly frame her vocals.

With seventeen solo recordings and 35 years of touring to her credit her songwriting has covered a lot of ground. Her early albums are filled with folky anthems to the earth and as her music has grown so has her ability to express universal themes touching on politics and environmental concerns, human relationships and emotions all in a very musical way. Di Micele cannot be pegged into one category or style as she is truly unique. On her latest album “Interpretations: Vol 1,” Alice shares her skill as an interpreter of other people’s songs including tunes from Neil Young, Kate Wolf, Rev. Gary Davis, Sting, the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, Christine McVie, and Abbey Lincoln. In 1988, Alice Di Micele released her first album “Make A Change” and started touring the country performing at venues large and small: from Festivals such as the Strawberry Music Festival, the Kate Wolf Music Festival, and the Oregon Country Fair to venues such as the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, the Roseland Theater in Portland, and the Fineline Music Cafe in Minneapolis to countless coffeehouses, pubs, cafes, community halls, and even house concerts. Alice has shared the stage with folks like Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Janis Ian, David Grisman, Steve Winwood, JJ Cale, Michael Franti, Rising Appalachia, and many more. A true Independent musician, she has gained critical acclaim from press, a dedicated fan-base, and her contemporaries all the without the help of a record contract, agency, or management.

Orcas Center’s Summer Concert Series on the Village Green is FREE thanks to donations from local individuals and businesses including Country Corner, OrcaSong Farm, Buck Bay Shellfish Farm, Maria and Bill Burke, Darvill’s, Doe Bay Resort, Eastsound Airport Center, GiveOrcas and OICF, Island House Dental, Island Life, KaBloom Landscape Design, The Little Farm on Olga Road, A Massage by the Sea, New Leaf Café, Orcas Food Co-Op, Outlook Inn, Pawki’s for Pets, Ray’s Pharmacy, Salish Sea Medical, San Juan County LTAC, Savi Bank, Stoltz Kau Architects, Tony and Jenna Hair Studio, and West Sound Marina.