Terry Wetmore “…There is something special inside the people you meet in Key West.” Terry Wetmore was born in Schenectady, New York. When he was growing up, the local school district emphasized the arts instead of sports. The school would win state awards for vocals, wind ensembles, and string ensembles. As part of his free […]
Dave Hoffman “The saga of Crazy Dave” When I began the interview, Dave Hoffman told me to fasten my seat belt – it was good advice. Dave was an orphan and was adopted along with another ‘brother’, living most of his life near Niagara Falls and Buffalo, New York area. He couldn’t recall when he […]
Meghan Barter “A musical product of Key West” Meghan Barter is a Conch – born and raised in Key West. No wonder she’s a musician. Her family includes parents Mark (another Conch) and Mary Beth Barter, brother Eric, and twins Christopher and Coleen who are seniors at Key West High School. Music has always been […]
Bob Boyd “Always smiling on the inside” From the upstate hills of Rochester, New York, Bob Boyd was born into a family of musicians. His father was a piano player and conductor. Bob played piano while growing up, graduating from high school in 1976 and studied music at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. He […]
Jennifer Lowe loves who she gets to be in Key West Jennifer Lowe is from Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. She began taking ballet and violin lessons at five years old and continued through high school. She gained a full scholarship to University of Wisconsin in Madison performing with the school orchestra, graduating in […]
Elle Haley – feels very fortunate doing what she loves Elle Haley was born in Westfield, New Jersey to parents Drew and Kim Haley. Her ‘large family’ includes brothers, Brennan and James, sister Emma and over 30 cousins. In 2012, when Elle was thirteen years old, she had a liver transplant due to an autoimmune […]
Zack Lovering – “Here, musicians can be their true selves” Zachary David Lovering was born and raised in Bainbridge, a small town in southwest Georgia. He sang in church choirs and musical plays in school. He studied the guitar for a few weeks but vocals were always his main interest. At age 19, he […]
Gary Zimmerman — Solaris Hill String Band leader Gary Zimmerman is from Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey just across the river from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has played music most of his life beginning with piano lessons in kindergarten and learning to play guitar at age 10. After high school, Gary studied at the Philadelphia School of […]
Kim Jade Fry The Good Thing Kim Jade Fry’s father was a bebop jazz bass player in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and her mother was a singer, originally from Minnesota. Kim was born in Miami. After four years in warm weather, her mother forced the family to move to a cooler climate – they relocated to […]
Jesse Wagner & Jillian Todd AKA: Jess & Jill – “Celebrating their first anniversary of music” The hottest duo in Key West, Jess & Jill, is a Gen Z – Gen X mashup of talent that really works. These two artists bonded in a unique way through a fairly obscure Bob Dylan song. […]
