This Week at Ragamuffin Music Hall!
Open Mic this Thursday May 15 at 8pm, then on Friday May 16 at 8pm - Aaron Smith and his band "Summer Dare"
Buy all tickets online here.
No show on Saturday night, but watch our calendar for upcoming dates!
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Brief List of Upcoming Performance Dates - (see more details further below)
Please buy all tickets online here. No seats can be held via telephone.
Open Mic every Thursday Nights 8PM - Sign up at the door!!
05/18/12 Friday - 8pm - Aaron Smith and his band "Summer Dare"
6/1/12 Friday - 8PM - The Rye Band - 8 pm
06/08/12 Friday - two shows 7PM and 9PM - "Too Hot for Church" Fundraiser (Pilgrimage Church of Christ)
06/09/12 Saturday Lizzie Edwards and Jim McCaffrey Show 8 PM
6/16/12 Saturday- 8PM - Ashley Harris and Friends (Bruce Gilbert, Pat Walsh, Daniel Lipton)
06/22/12 Friday Metro Music Makers Showcase 7 PM
06/30/12 SATURDAY 8pm World Oceans Music Showcase
07/07/12 CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY WEEKEND
07/14/12 SATURDAY Ashley Harris & Friends Show with Mark Pertain
08/11/12 Saturday - 8PM - Ashley Harris & Friends Show with Joey Stuckey
08/25/12 SATURDAY Caroline Aiken Show
10/20/12 SATURDAY Out of the Rain (Ron Hipp and Carol Statella)
DETAILS ON THESE SHOWS FURTHER BELOW!
We are also booking for more Saturday shows in 2012! See our For the Performer page for more details!
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PRE-K "LETS PLAY MUSIC" CLASSES - AGES 4-7
(see below for private lessons)
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NSTRUCTOR, ASHLEY HARRIS (6 Year Certified Instructor of Let’s Play Music)
Call (770) 744-3814 or email ragamuffinmusichall@gmail.com for details.
DISCOVER THE AMAZING WORLD OF LET'S PLAY MUSIC: PRE-K MUSIC CLASSES AND KEYBOARD CLASSES AT RAGAMUFFIN MUSIC HALL!!! AGES 4-7!!!
SEE THE LETS PLAY MUSIC SITE HERE FOR DETAILS ON THE PROGRAM!
Read parent reviews of this nationally renowned music curriculum at www.letsplaymusicsite.com!
Spring 2012
Available class time for Spring 2012. Room still available for 4-7 year old students!!!
Let's Play Music classes for 4 yr students offered Saturday at 11 AM and 11:30 AM and Tuesdays at 3:30 PM.
Let's Play Music KEYBOARD classes for ages 5-7 offered on Tuesday at 4:30 PM and Wednesday at 6 PM
WE WILL ADD MORE CLASSES BASED ON DEMAND.
Let's Play Music group classes are $100 per month with a $87 materials fee. We allow up to 7 students in each class.
FALL 2012 LETS PLAY MUSIC ENROLLMENT - Now until May 31
THINK IT'S TOO EARLY TO SIGN UP FOR FALL 2012 LET'S PLAY MUSIC CLASSES.....THINK AGAIN!!!
05/12/12 Saturday ONE DAY FALL ENROLLMENT SPECIAL! Come to Ragamuffin Music Hall on Saturday 5/12/12 between 10am and 5 PM 5/12/12 to sign up for FALL Let's Play Music and/or private lessons and get 10 % off your first month of tuition in September 2012!!!
Why do we register students for fall Let's Play Music Classes in the springtime? For good reason - if you wait until August 2012 to enroll for fall Let's Play Music Classes you run the risk of classes filling up or your child being without necessary class materials due to materials on back order. Let's Play Music is a curriculum offered by teachers nationwide and if you wait until the last minute to sign up you'll get whatever is left of materials from headquarters because all the other teachers will have already ordered their materials.
This year, I want to make sure no one has to wait!!! Tone bells were on back order for 3 months last year in addition to other important materials....fortunately, I had a surplus from the prior years inventory and no one had to go without. That will not be the case this year! Please be wise, plan ahead and ENROLL NOW!
PROMOTION - 10% OFF PER RECRUIT!
The second reason why parents should enroll now is to take advantage of the PROMOTIONAL DEAL we are running: For every student you recruit to Let's Play Music you will receive 10% off your tuition!!! That means if you recruit 10 students to the Let's Play Music curriculum you will get an entire year of Let's Play Music classes FREE!!!
Read at the bottom of the page here what one local mom has to say about chosing to sign her child up for Let's Play Music! This is also a great example of how to recruit your friends to Let's Play Music!
PRIVATE LESSONS - ALL AGES
PRIVATE LESSONS (Voice, Piano, Guitar, Songwriting, and Performance Coaching.
30 minute lessons are $140 per month (including one free group performance class). 60 minute lessons are $280 per month.
Please visit our "Music Education" link on this site for teacher bio's and credentials. 10% discount for more than one child.
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UPCOMING 2012 SCHEDULED WEEKEND NIGHT SHOWS
05/18/12 Friday 8pm - Summer Dare

Summer Dare will be performing a rare acoustic set this Friday, 5/18 - dont miss it!! Buy all tickets online here.
06/1/12 Friday 8pm - The Rye Band!
A good song isn’t quickly forgotten and that’s something that brothers David and Jonathan Fallis seem to understand well. The driving forces behind the band Rye since 2008, the Fallis brothers have developed a catalogue of music that blends rock and roll, folk, and soul into a style that is immediately comfortable. These brothers have a knack for melody and strong harmony, and their dedication to writing songs is quickly evident through the honest lyrics and smart arranging. Three years in, and it’s still a developing process. There’s no record label, nobody bankrolling the gear… it’s just rock and roll.
Growing up in a family of musicians, David and Jonathan spent a lot of time making music. “We started because it was fun,” says David, “We listened to the radio, we played our favorite stuff- which was always the early rock and roll, and eventually we started writing our own music.” To watch these brothers play now, is to share in the same excitement with which they started. With sharp writing, David draws comparisons to an early James Taylor. Jonathan brings tightness to the rhythm section that comes from years of playing with the same people. “People always ask us what we sound like,” says David, “and I usually just answer rock and roll, because we’re writing music that we think is fun.”
Rye delivers terrific energy in their nine song, self-titled debut which was released in 2010. Recorded in a basement studio, there’s no gadgetry- it’s the voices and the instruments that come through. The album highlights the raw singer/songwriter rock and lets you feel the personality of the group as it comes through live.
Rye’s second effort, a five song extended play called Near Me, picks up where their debut left off. Songs “You Matter” and “Take Me Away” rock, while the opening track, “She Flies” rolls like the Black Keys meet the Black Crowes. There’s no pretentiousness to this EP; it’s a clear expression of where these brothers are as people and as musicians.
Rye delivers the goods as a live group, so don’t miss a chance to hear the harmonies in person. This group is Atlanta’s diamond in the rough.
Check out the band’s current show dates at www.ryeband.com
$10 general admission, $15 for table seat with BYOB privileges.
Buy all tickets online here. No seats can be held via telephone.
06/3/12 Sunday 7pm - Inspirational Open Mic
Come
on out to Inspirational Open Mic the first Sunday night of every month. Shuman and George Dunn and AMP
(Association of Music Professionals) inviting all those interested in
sharing music of a spiritual or inspirational nature to perform at our
"Inspirational Open Mic". All denominations welcome! No cover charge.
06/8/12 Friday 8pm - Too Hot For Church! - Pilgrimage United Church of Christ Fundraiser
Too Hot For Church!
Pilgrimage United Church of Christ Fundraiser
June 8, 2012
Two Shows: 7:00 p.m. & 9:00p.m.
Ticket prices: $20.00 each, or $35.00 when you buy two.
Buy all tickets online here. No seats can be held via telephone.
This is an evening you won’t want to miss! Join us for a beautiful performance of Broadway Songs & jazz piano. Two local artists, Vickie Brown and Monty Wyne, have combined their talents for an evening of musical adventure.
Vickie Brown, soloist, majored in theater at Northwestern University and has performed leading roles in musical productions up and down the East Coast. Favorites include: Rose in “Gypsy,” Marta in “Company,” Florence in “Chess” and Nancy in “Oliver.” As a solo artist she performs an extensive repertoire of songs ranging from American standards to contemporary Broadway.
Monty Wyne was classically trained by his great aunt who studied at Julliard. While he excelled in all forms of piano, he developed an interest in jazz when his father introduced him to one of the great jazz legends, George Shearing. Monty has styled a lot of his playing based on early arrangements by Shearing and a second favorite jazz artist, Ramsey Lewis. Monty’s love for jazz piano can be summarized by his statement, “Jazz is music of the soul because a lot of the chords and notes are created on the spot through improvisation. You won’t find it on a piece of sheet music or in a fake book; it comes from the heart.”
Cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres are provided with ticket price.
06/9/12 Saturday 8 pm - Lizzie Edwards and Jim McCaffrey
Lizzie Edwards and Jim McCaffrey - More details to come!
06/16/12 Saturday 8 pm - Ashley Harris and Friends (Bruce Gilbert, Pat Walsh, Daniel Lipton)
Ashley Harris, the owner of Ragamuffin Music Hall, provides another showcase of Ragamuffin favorites! More to come!
06/22/12 Friday 8 pm - Music Makers Showcase
The Metro Music Makers Showcase at Ragamuffin Music Hall in Historic Roswell will take place on June 22nd, 2012. Tickets are $10.00 each here and all proceeds from the show will go to the Metro Music Makers Scholarship Fund, which funds the music lessons, instruments and music for students in the North Fulton area who are experiencing various hardships. This showcase will feature the talent of Metro Music Makers students and instructors.
Helen Beth Riordan
Nick Turturro

Hannah House

Benny Saban and Vince Brooks
Isabel and Cecilia Gonzalez

Ann von Uffel and Camden O’Connor

06/23/12 Saturday 8 pm - World Oceans Music
More info to come
06/30/12 Saturday - NO SHOW HOLIDAY WEEKEND
07/14/12 Saturday - 8 pm - Ashley Harris and Friends
07/21/12 Saturday - 8 pm - Stay Tuned!
07/28/12 Saturday - 8 pm - Stay Tuned!
08/04/12 Saturday - 8 pm - Stay Tuned!
08/11/12 Saturday 8pm - Joey Stuckey's acoustic trio!!
Official Ambassador of Music for Macon, Georgia—Home of the “Southern Sound”, Joey Stuckey is a blind musician with an insightful vision.
Born in Green Cove Springs, Florida, Joey Stuckey is an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, radio & TV personality, music columnist, educator, inspirational speaker, and sound engineer. Joey’s guitar style is reminiscent of rocker Jeff Beck and jazzer Wes Montgomery while his vocal influences range from Mel Torme to Gregg Allman—these influences have inspired an original sound that Stuckey calls “jazz infused rock with southern attitude”.
Joey Stuckey and his band have shared the stage with legendary artists like Ted Nugent, Bad Company, Trisha Yearwood, James Brown, Clarence Carter, Wet Willie, the B-52’s, Kevn Kinney from Drivin’ N Cryin, and Smashmouth. In his other roles as either producer, composer, sound engineer or hired musician, Stuckey has worked with musical greats like Hughie Thomasson (from Lynyrd Skynard and the Outlaws), Jimmy Herring (from The Aquarium Rescue Unit, Frog Wing, The Allman Brothers Band, and The Others/Grateful Dead), Danny Seraphin (drummer from supergroup Chicago and currently with California Transit Authority—CTA), Hamp Swain (the Original King Bee), Lee Brice, comedian Tim Wilson, Allen Vizzuti (from Chick Corea, Doc Severinson Orchestra, and Chuck Mangione), David Ragsdale (from Kansas and The Smashing Pumpkins), Randall Bramblett (from Traffic, Steve Winwood Band and Gregg Allman Band), Doyle Dykes, Connie Haines (from Harry James and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra), Ike Turner, Carole King, Chris Hillman (from the Byrds and Desert Rose Band), Jerry Peake (bassist for Steve Morse Band), Ben Tucker (Herbie Mann, Mel Torme), John Dunn (Earth, Wind, and Fire), Jimmy Hall (from Wet Willie, Hank Williams, Jr., and the Nighthawks), Charlie Daniels, George McCorkle (from Marshall Tucker Band), Razzy Bailey, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Robert McDuffie, Maestro Robert Spano (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra), Sammy Nestico (composer/arranger for Frank Sinatra and the Count Basie Orchestra), and actor Ron Lester from the movies “Goodburger” and “Varsity Blues” and the WB television show “Popular”.
$10 general admission, $15 for table seat with BYOB privileges.
Buy all tickets online here. No seats can be held via telephone.
REGULAR EVENTS
Original Open Mic Thursday - Sing two (2) songs for an attentive audience!!
Come on out to Open Mic this Thursday to share your songs and hear original music from the best community of songwriters in Atlanta!
Sign ups for open mic are now taken on a first come first serve basis at the venue on the night of open mic. Sign up time begins at 7:30 PM. Open mic begins at 8 PM. Each artist plays two songs; 10 min limit. More details here.
Inspirational Open Mic - First Sunday of Every Month - 7pm
Come
on out to Inspirational Open Mic the first Sunday night of every month. Shuman and George Dunn and AMP
(Association of Music Professionals) inviting all those interested in
sharing music of a spiritual or inspirational nature to perform at our
"Inspirational Open Mic". All denominations welcome! No cover charge.
Ragamuffin Music Hall Book Club!!
Ragamuffin has a book club!! The first book on our list is
“Ragamuffin Gospel”, which happens to be the book our very own
Ragamuffin Music Hall was originally named after. Pick up a copy today
and start reading!
Its not too late to join us! Copies of Ragamuffin Gospel are
available in the Ragamuffin Cafe, at Barnes and Nobles, Christian Family
Book Store or on Amazon.com
Walk-ins welcome!
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About Ragamuffin Music Hall and Cafe on Historic Roswell Square
Ragamuffin Music Hall on Historic Roswell Square provides music lessons during the week: pre-K "Let's Play Music!" classes, piano, guitar, voice, performance coaching, songwriting, and drums. We also have open mic every Thursday, and concerts from Atlanta's best singer songwriters and performers on Friday and Saturday nights!
At Ashley's Cafe (adjacent the Hall) ..... we have coffee and teas, famous Greenwood's ice cream, delicious cakes, pies, and pastries, Old Fashioned Ice Cream Sundaes, Root Beer Floats, Coke Floats, and old fashioned bottled Cokes.
Ragamuffin Music Hall and Cafe hours:
Sunday CLOSED (except first Sunday 7pm Inspirational Open Mic).
Monday CLOSED
Tue 11-6 PM
Wed 11-6 PM
Thur 11--6 PM and 7PM-10PM
Fri 11--6 PM and 7PM-10PM
Saturday 11--6 PM and 7PM-10PM
Call Ashley at 770-744-3814 or email ragamuffinmusichall@gmail.com for daytime appointments and availability.
We have free WiFi in the cafe and hall and outdoor seating in our beautiful courtyard overlooking the Roswell Square!
We can't wait to see you walk through our door!!!!!
Blessings!
Ashley Harris, Owner