On June 12th blues and roots rock singer and songwriter, Cee Cee James, will be piloting the very first Mighty High Music Soul Revival Roadshow at the old Red Barn at Greenbanks Farm on Whidbey Island.

Cee Cee is a native of the Northwest who has lived on South Whidbey for the past three years.  This past week, Cee Cee was awarded the Best Blues Songwriter Award for 2010 by the Washington Blues Society.

The Cee Cee James Band has two recent CD’s. Low Down Where the Snakes Crawl and Seriously Raw – Cee Cee James – at Sunbanks.  Low Down Where the Snakes Crawl debuted at #15 on the March 2010 Living Blues Charts and peaked at #8 on the overall Roots/Blues Charts. Low Down also held at #1 on the Washington Blues Charts for nine straight weeks.

Some have compared her work to that of Janis Joplin. This is seriously good music! Click on the above photo to listen to Low Down Where the Snakes Crawl; it will rock your soul! You will find the song on the right hand side of the page.

The group plans to take the show nationwide. It is a “Roadshow” that brings the community together through Mighty High Music. The Whidbey Island musical youth group Indigo will open the show, followed by a short talk by Transition Whidbey. Cee Cee James and her band will then take the stage. Fifty percent of the proceeds from this show go to Transition Whidbey, with the other 50 percent being placed into a “not-for-profit” fund to support future Soul Revival Roadshows.

Just click on the photo above for a video from Britt Walker Co-Founder and Director of Transition Whidbey.

This is a great video that highlights the wonder of this community and the people who live and work here; perhaps you will see a friend or even yourself in the video:) Be sure to watch the video in full screen mode.

Whidbey Island, what a great community of people who truly care!

Cee Cee says that ” we engage the community with potluck we ask the charities to bring in local testimony, how they have helped people and have people come in and speak….how people have overcome adversity. We are really interested in bootstrap charities where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps and look for help so that they can get back on their feet.”

This event is about bringing people together to dance, sing and to develop a broader awareness of the community charities that exist on the island.

The show will be held in the big red barn at Greenbank Farm, starting at 4:00 and ending at 9:00. Tickets are available at Cee Cee’s website through Paypal and can be purchased at some local businesses including 1504 Coffee Bar, Island Angel Chocolates, Llynya’s, and the Transition Whidbey Office in Langley.   This is a potluck, so all are invited to bring a dish.  Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 12 years.

You do not want to miss this event!

Good Cheer!