Donna Green-Townsend
Multimedia Productions
Retired wildlife biologist with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Dale Crider has been penning songs about the environment since the 1970s. He’s written songs about everything from the dam on the Ocklawaha River and the status of the Everglades to manatees, alligators and panthers. Here’s Dale singing one of his most famous … Continue reading Environmental Troubadour Dale Crider
Forever Plaid Forever Plaid begins when four young, eager male singers are killed in a car crash on the way to their first big concert. Miraculously though, the boys are revived (as angels, of course) for the chance to fulfill their dream and relive the concert they never saw. Singing along with the piano and … Continue reading Forever Plaid
Folk and bluegrass icon Peter Rowan and his Bluegrass band made a tour stop in Gainesville at the historic Thomas Center on Tuesday, November 12th, 2013. In May of 2012 Grammy Award Winner and 5-time Grammy nominee Rowan gave his only Florida performance that year as part of the Shakerag Concert Series in Melrose. It … Continue reading From my audio archives: Peter Rowan performed before sellout crowds in Gainesville and Melrose, FL in 2012 and 2013
To see the full 58-minute documentary online click here: PBS.org The documentary is also available on the PBS app by typing in the word Yearling in the search box. You can also view the documentary on the WUFT-TV passport. PBS stations can download the broadcast version from NETA. From Novel to Movie: The Yearling in … Continue reading From Novel to Movie: The Yearling in Florida
Tonight (8/17/2013) there was a reunion of sorts. That’s when musicians Gabe Valla and Sam Pacetti gave their long-awaited second performance in Gainesville’s Thomas Center. The two guitar players, who now both live in the St. Augustine area, first met as teenagers at a memorial service for the late Gamble Rogers, who is now honored in the Florida Artists … Continue reading Gabe Valla and Sam Pacetti
Aired on WUFT on May 7th, 2010 The Gainesville community can experience a true audio and visual art and science performance Friday night (May 7) at the Phillips Center For The Performing Arts. Donna Green-Townsend talked with the Musical Director of the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra, Evans Haile, about this celestial happening involving music, NASA video … Continue reading Gainesville Chamber Orchestra Collaborates With The Harn Museum Of Art and Florida Museum Of Natural History For Celestial Performance
Flutist George Tortorelli performing with harpist Lisa Lynne Flutist George Tortorelli and harpist Lisa Lynne can often be found at Gainesville’s Downtown Arts Festival each November. You can also often find them performing at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs on Memorial Weekend…that is when they’re not touring across the country with their New … Continue reading George Tortorelli and Lisa Lynne
(For bookings or to contact Lee send an email to dltownsend3@gmail.com or call 352-672-7574) The following YouTube Videos are from some of Lee Townsend’s various bluegrass performances around North Central Florida. (Read about Lee’s musical story and see pictures of Lee below the You Tube videos) Jessie and Lee Townsend Lee and Jessie … Continue reading Getting To Know Musician Lee Townsend
Aired on WUFT on September 1st, 2011 The Hippodrome State Theatre’s latest play opens Friday night in Gainesville. God of Carnage is a three-time Tony Award winner, including Best Play. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend talked with two of the actors from the comedy, Benjamin Burdick and Jessica Iris Morris.
Singer songwriter Grant Peeples often performs in North Central Florida. In May of 2012 he had a CD release party at the Shake Rag Art and Culture Center in Melrose for his CD titled “Prior Convictions.” Peeples sat down with WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend on May 18th, 2012