Adoption Group to Benefit
From the Live Oak Coffeehouse


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Jeff Dorsch, Concert Publicity: 925-7874
Concert Line: 219-9008
Coffeehouse Web Site: www.liveoakuu.org/coffee


OCTOBER 2004 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month presents
the acclaimed folk trio, Mad Agnes, in a musical performance benefiting Adoption
Knowledge Affiliates. The Ginn Sisters open the show, which will be held on
Friday, October 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is $10 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and pastries are
included in the price of admission.

As always, the concert will be smoke-free and alcohol-free, putting the emphasis
on the music and the musicians. Three-quarters of the gate goes to the
performers, and one-quarter to the selected charity. Since the coffeehouse is an
all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization, all of the money from admissions
paid at the door and season passes goes to the performers and the charity.

Adoption Knowledge Affiliates, Inc. (AKA) is an educational organization whose
purposes are to foster understanding of adoption issues and to serve as a
resource to people whose lives are touched by adoption, the professionals who
work with them, and the general public. For more information, visit the AKA Web
site at www.adoptionknowledge.org.

“Akin to progressive-folk artists of yore, most notably Fairport Convention,
the multi-faceted Mad Agnes thrives on story-telling and a traditional aesthetic
steeped in classical motifs, intricate harmonies, and complex counterpoint,”
wrote Minor 7th, a Web site devoted to acoustic guitar music. From simple a
cappella to breathtaking instrumentation (guitars, bass, mandolin, keyboard),
Mad Agnes delights, incites, and heals. Recognized for their terrific live show,
Mad Agnes was selected to showcase by the New England Folk Alliance in 2003.
They perform nationally at listening rooms and festivals including the Bethlehem
Musikfest and Godfrey Daniels (Pennsylvania), The Bitter End and the Towne Crier
(New York), Old Settlers Inn (Kansas), WFMT’s Live Stage (Illinois), Cedarburg
Cultural Center (Wisconsin), Oona’s (Vermont), the University of Hartford
(Connecticut), Johnny D’s (Massachusetts), and First Nights in Morristown and
Worcester. No, Mad Agnes isn’t mad at all, says Pete Fornatale of WFUV-FM in
New York: “They know exactly what they’re doing: crafting clever and
beautiful songs and singing them flawlessly.”

The Ginn Sisters have been singing and playing together for more than 20 years.
They were born into a very musical family in Schulenburg, Texas, which laid the
foundation for the folk, roots, country, and blues styles they perform today.
With only 13 months between them, they have a rare connection and voices that
match like, well...sisters.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 8, at the Live Oak Unitarian
Universalist Church, located at 3315 El Salido Parkway, Cedar Park. For driving
directions, visit the church’s Web site at www.liveoakuu.org or call 219-9008.


THE LIVE OAK COFFEEHOUSE – GREAT MUSIC FOR GOOD CAUSES.
NOW IN OUR SEVENTH YEAR.