YouTube Phenomenon to Perform at Alys Beach
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Alys Beach, Florida - In December, a short video clip of an extraordinary guitar player began making its virtual rounds through the offices of Alys Beach. The video was of Andy McKee, now one of the most downloaded artists on www.YouTube.com.
"Andy’s style of play is really extraordinary," said Kelli Arnold, Events Coordinator at Alys Beach. "I forwarded the email to our Town Founder (Jason Comer), and he immediately encouraged me to invite Andy to perform at Alys Beach."
As a result, Andy McKee will perform a free live outdoor concert in Alys Beach’s new Central Park on Saturday, March 29th at 7pm.
A completely self-trained fingerstyle guitarist and composer, this humble "guy from Topeka, Kansas" uploaded his first video on the Internet just last year. Since then, McKee’s videos have been viewed over 30 million times, knocking the late, great Johnny Cash out of the top spot as YouTube’s highest-rated music video. McKee has appeared on "Last Call with Carson Daly," is ranked in the Top 10 on the iTunes Folk page, and is currently featured on Josh Groban’s new album, Noel. Since exploding onto the international music scene, McKee has also made 32,500 MySpace friends.
Plus, when he visits Alys Beach, McKee will bring at least one of those new friends along with him.
McKee will be joined onstage by his friend and idol, Don Ross, who has been hailed as one of the top guitarists in the world. In 1996, Ross won the prestigious U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship for the second time—a feat which had never been accomplished before.
"This will be a very special evening, and the perfect way to introduce Alys Beach’s new Central Park to the 30A community," said Arnold.
This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. Central Park will open at 6:15pm, and is located just north of Alys Beach’s Caliza Pool. Coolers are prohibited; however, food, wine and beer will be available for purchase. Guests are encouraged to bring low-back lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.
For more information, please call 1-866-481-8387 or email events@alysbeach.com.
ABOUT ALYS BEACH
One of the most beautiful new resort towns in the world, Alys Beach is located on Scenic Highway 30A in Florida’s panhandle, along what The New York Times said "may be the best beach in the continental U.S."
Alys Beach’s extraordinary architectural vision drew inspirations from both Bermuda and the family courtyard homes of Antigua, Guatemala. When complete, the town will be home to over 600 villas, rowhouses, courtyard homes and family compound retreats, as well as numerous restaurants and shops. All homes in Alys Beach are built to Fortified…For Safer Living? construction standards, as certified by the Institute for Business & Home Safety, and are also built to the Green Home Designation Standard of the Florida Green Building Coalition.
"Alys Beach may be the most truly innovative community under construction in the United States today, and it will eventually be imitated everywhere," said Andr?s Duany, who was ranked one of the Top 5 most influential people in home building by Builder magazine.
For sales or rental information, please call 866-481-8387 or visit www.alysbeach.com.
YouTube - Andy McKee - Guitar - Drifting - www.candyrat.com
Alys Beach, Florida - In December, a short video clip of an extraordinary guitar player began making its virtual rounds through the offices of Alys Beach. The video was of Andy McKee, now one of the most downloaded artists on www.YouTube.com.
"Andy’s style of play is really extraordinary," said Kelli Arnold, Events Coordinator at Alys Beach. "I forwarded the email to our Town Founder (Jason Comer), and he immediately encouraged me to invite Andy to perform at Alys Beach."
As a result, Andy McKee will perform a free live outdoor concert in Alys Beach’s new Central Park on Saturday, March 29th at 7pm.
A completely self-trained fingerstyle guitarist and composer, this humble "guy from Topeka, Kansas" uploaded his first video on the Internet just last year. Since then, McKee’s videos have been viewed over 30 million times, knocking the late, great Johnny Cash out of the top spot as YouTube’s highest-rated music video. McKee has appeared on "Last Call with Carson Daly," is ranked in the Top 10 on the iTunes Folk page, and is currently featured on Josh Groban’s new album, Noel. Since exploding onto the international music scene, McKee has also made 32,500 MySpace friends.
Plus, when he visits Alys Beach, McKee will bring at least one of those new friends along with him.
McKee will be joined onstage by his friend and idol, Don Ross, who has been hailed as one of the top guitarists in the world. In 1996, Ross won the prestigious U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship for the second time—a feat which had never been accomplished before.
"This will be a very special evening, and the perfect way to introduce Alys Beach’s new Central Park to the 30A community," said Arnold.
This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. Central Park will open at 6:15pm, and is located just north of Alys Beach’s Caliza Pool. Coolers are prohibited; however, food, wine and beer will be available for purchase. Guests are encouraged to bring low-back lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.
For more information, please call 1-866-481-8387 or email events@alysbeach.com.
ABOUT ALYS BEACH
One of the most beautiful new resort towns in the world, Alys Beach is located on Scenic Highway 30A in Florida’s panhandle, along what The New York Times said "may be the best beach in the continental U.S."
Alys Beach’s extraordinary architectural vision drew inspirations from both Bermuda and the family courtyard homes of Antigua, Guatemala. When complete, the town will be home to over 600 villas, rowhouses, courtyard homes and family compound retreats, as well as numerous restaurants and shops. All homes in Alys Beach are built to Fortified…For Safer Living? construction standards, as certified by the Institute for Business & Home Safety, and are also built to the Green Home Designation Standard of the Florida Green Building Coalition.
"Alys Beach may be the most truly innovative community under construction in the United States today, and it will eventually be imitated everywhere," said Andr?s Duany, who was ranked one of the Top 5 most influential people in home building by Builder magazine.
For sales or rental information, please call 866-481-8387 or visit www.alysbeach.com.
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