Pter Mayer is Coming to Eden, North Carolina!

Join the American Red Cross in welcoming the return of Peter Mayer to First Presbyterian Church of Eden, North Carolina as he brings his world renowned Christmas Story of Stars and Promises on Friday, December 12, 2008 at 7:30 in the evening.
There are limited sponsorship opportunities available as well as limited seating in an intimate setting.
All proceeds benefit the Rockingham County Red Cross and the Red Cross Food Pantry.

Want to know more about Peter Mayer?
You can scroll though my web log for pictures and stories of all of these musicians at various venues.
Or you can look through the links below.

http://www.petermayer.com/

http://www.myspace.com/petermayergroup

http://www.margaritaville.com/mayerp.mv

Here is a link to a very good current interview in Premier Guitar Magazine:


http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Dec/Peter_Mayer_Interview.aspx

Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, Peter Mayer has been quietly and steadily building a fervent following across the country, stepping outside his role as one of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefers to front his own band, The Peter Mayer Group. Melding a unique and eclectic writing style, a distinctive voice, and virtuoso musicianship, Peter and his band create compelling and accessible music that is electrifying in live performance. Joining Peter on stage are:

Scott Bryan, a talented vocalist, percussionist and multi instrumentalist who comes to the band after touring, recording and songwriting with Sheryl Crow for the last five years. Scott has shared the stage with an impressive array of performers from Sting to the Rolling Stones.

Maggie Estes, an eighteen year old violin virtuoso who began playing at the age of four and touring at the age of sixteen. She has played on the Grand Old Opry stage and traveled the country touring with the Peter Mayer Group.

New Orleans born pianist Chris Walters has resided in Nashville since 1989, serving as music director for country music legend Barbara Mandrell until her retirement in 1997. When not touring with his own group, Chris performs and records as the keyboardist with various artists, including the Jeff Coffin Mu'tet, Peter Mayer, and the country group Alabama.

Marc Torlina has played professionally since the age of 12 and has traveled all over the world performing with such artists as Chuck Berry, Neil Sedaka, Treme Terra, The Sessions Big Band and of course, Peter Mayer. Mark studied music at the University of Southern Illinois and when not touring performs regularly around the St. Louis area. He remains a highly sought after studio session player.

Mark Holland is considered by many authorities on the Native American flute to be among the top flutists performing and recording today. Leader and founder of the band “Autumns Child” Mark Holland has been called the “Jimi Hendrix of the Native American Flute.”

Peter Mayer Group boasts between them an extensive performing and songwriting portfolio with experience in any number of styles from jazz to country rock to classical. Recording under the name PM, Peter released his debut album for Warner Brothers Records (WB no. 25751) in 1988. Working with Elliot Scheiner (Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Hornsby) - this album produced the single "Piece of Paradise," charting to number eight on Billboard.

When Scheiner was hired to produce Jimmy Buffett's Off to See the Lizard album, he suggested that Jimmy use PM for the recording sessions. Buffett was so impressed with their unique versatility as musicians and performers that he quickly hired them as part of his own Coral Reefer Band, a successful relationship that continues to date.

Peter's life began in Tamilnadu, the far southern region of India, where his parents served as missionaries for 17 years before returning to their Missouri roots. Musical influences from that period of his life can be heard in his playing. Peter recalls, "I can remember Indian musicians giving Christmas concerts in my parents' house. Wildly playing drums and flutes, shakers and bells, they would go on for hours and hours." He went on to study formal theory and composition, and to teach jazz guitar as a faculty member of Webster University.