Bread And Roses

Bay Vibes Songwriters Unplugged, the first CD from nearly two years of Sunday night concerts featuring the Bay Area's best singer-songwriters at Yoshi's in San Francisco, is now available for purchase on CD Baby.  Co-sponsored by SF Bay Vibes and Sonic Zen Records, all proceeds benefit Bread & Roses' mission to bring live music to those who are isolated in Bay Area institutions. 

Of the artists on this recording, a half-dozen are either current or former Bread & Roses performers who are mainly acoustic guitar and keyboard-based and sometimes have a variety of other accompaniment.  Their not-to-be-missed songs include Megan Slankard's  "Planets"; Jeff Campbell's "Southern"; Garrin Benfield's "Unbound"; Heather Combs "Time and Time Again"; Francesca Lee's "Maybe Today" and Valerie Orth's "Beyond This Song."   

This recording represents the pinnacle performances of some of the hundreds of songwriters who have taken the stage in this weekly series. Founded in 2009 by Robin Applewood of SF Bay Vibes and Charlie Wilson of Sonic Zen Records, the two are a formidable duo in bringing performers and fans together in new combinations and in creating an evolving community to support songwriters and musicians playing original acoustic music.  

Bay Vibes is committed to providing the best of Bay Area music to like-minded people in a positive and conscious environment.  Sonic Zen helps dedicated musicians make great recordings.  Bread & Roses brings hope and healing through live music to those who need it most and every CD you buy helps us do just that. 

Listen to these songs and you will see why our facility audiences are blessed to have artists of this caliber performing every day for them in isolated circumstances.  We'd love to hear your response to this uniquely collaborative project...