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			The Myakka Band is a very versatile, flexible 4-piece band that also can play a mix of bluegrass, classic rock & roll, blues, and R&B. We like a blend of musical genres that pleases everyone from 7 to 70. We can perform a mini-set of songs by CCR/John Fogerty, the Grateful Dead, John Prine, Tom Petty, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, or Warren Zevon. The main thing that ties our music together is a good, up-tempo, danceable beat. “We want people to be able to dance to our music!” says Brad. Our band has played many outdoor gigs at such places as Myakka State Park, Parrish School, Lake Manatee State Park, festivals and parades, wedding receptions on the Gulf, Siesta Beach, lawn parties, and special events. We have played private parties: graduations, corporate events, receptions, openings, birthdays, and memorials. Myakka plays primarily in Sarasota and Manatee Counties, but will travel if required. The basic lineup is Lisa on lead guitar, Brad on guitar and vocals, James on bass and vocals, and Scott on drums and percussion. Lisa can move easily to keyboards, guitar or banjo, which can give the band a completely different sound. We have 3 different amplifier/speaker setups, from 4,000 Watts, to unamplified settings for intimate, indoor gigs.
			Lisa Fitzgerald is a virtuosa musician who began by playing cello and piano early in life in Tennessee, and played drums in the marching band in high school. By the time she met Brad, she was becoming or was already accomplished on banjo, electric bass, keyboards, and most recently, electric guitar. “If we could clone her, she could be an entire rock band”, says Brad. Lisa also began to write bluegrass songs (which the band still performs), as well as a few rockers and some classical-type pieces on the keyboard, some of which are currently being considered for movie soundtracks. In the Myakka Band, which she co-founded with Brad in 2004, Lisa has played electric bass, keyboards, drums, Native American flute, and now electric lead guitar.
			Brad Fitzgerald started performing in high school, when he sang with the Glee Club and the school Choir. He was swept away by the folk craze of the early 60’s, and learned to sing and play on guitar the songs of The Kingston Trio, Bob Dylan, Chad Mitchell Trio, Peter, Paul and Mary, etc. While living in Boston in the ‘90s he began to perform solo at area coffee houses, singing and playing original folk and rock songs. In 2001 he met up with Lisa in Sarasota and they soon started performing together. Since then they have headed up several bands, including the “original” Myakka folk duo, Myakka Bluegrass, and, since 2004, the current Electric Myakka Band. Brad plays guitar, sings, and has written about 50 original tunes