The River City Sessions

August 8th, 7:30 doors open at 7:00, $5.00

The Camp House 1427 Williams Street



Cardon Smith and the Heat - You may
not have seen Cardon Smiths name at
the top of the marquee yet, but once
you do, its a name he hopes you wont
soon forget. The Georgia native and
Chattanooga, Tennessee, resident is a
singer/songwriter who began
strumming his guitar around the
campfire for the enjoyment of his
hunting buddies and soon transitioned
to the local bar scene, including opening
for headliners Chris Knight, Angie Aparo,
and Lera Lynn. Drawing influences from
the Texas Country/Americana scene,
Cardon's music endeavors to reveal an
honest blend of his struggle to find the
balance between hope and loss,
happiness and despair. Cardon is in the
process of recording his first album,
which he hopes to release in the fall of

2014. He will be performing with his
band, The Heat, for the River City
Sessions.





Mountain Creek House Fire
Robert Lovett is a Texas born
singer/songwriter with an Americana
style that he brings to Chattanooga via
Knoxville, Nashville, and Lubbuck,
Texas. He has recorded two original
solo c.ds, which are influenced by
bluegrass and country blues.
Pattee Wilbanks has been performing
in Chattanooga since the mid 80s in
various folk/bluegrass bands. She
plays guitar, mandolin, and
clawhammer banjo as well as sings.
Pattee currently plays in the duo Blue
John with Dale Martin as well. She
and Robert began playing together
last summer and have performed at
Ketners Mill, Little Owl Arts Festival,
and Charles and Myrtles
Coffeehouse. Together they are
know as Mountain Creek House Fire
performing Americana, bluegrass, and
original tunes.




Jim Pfitzer Hes been described as
a Chattanooga treasure and has
appeared as storyteller, musician,
humorist and educator in almost every
venue and festival in the region. His
latest one man play A Standard of
Change, based on the life of Aldo
Leopold has received national
attention and he has performed it from
the east coast to the west. Jim has
been hidden away in a cabin on the
back of Lookout Mtn. for the last three
months working on a new piece of
which I am sworn to secrecy. Join us
August 8
th
to get a glimpse into what
Jim has been working on.




Portions of this month's show
celebrating Wilderness is brought to
you through a grant from TN Wild;
working to preserve our wilderness in
The Cherokee National Forest.


We will be making a special
announcement about October's show
on behalf of our new sustaining
sponsor Dana Perry and her

colleagues in the estate and elder
planning group of the Chambliss law
firm, Chattanooga.



Our performance partner Twisted
Roots will be opening At the MAC up
on Signal Mountain this weekend
August 1-3. Visit the MAC Center web
site for times and details. This is a no
miss performance based on the life
and times of Emma Bell Miles.