Songwriters on The Plaza - Bob Williams, Kim Mayfield, Marie Nofsinger

The Lee County Library has partnered with the ACMA (Americana Community Music Association) to offer FREE concerts featuring all original music by local artists. These concerts will be held in the Amphitheater on South Cornog Plaza. Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket, and in case of bad weather, shows will be moved to the nearby meeting rooms.

The ACMA, a Fort Myers-based nonprofit, promotes local artists who perform original songs. At these events, expect to hear singer-songwriters sharing a lifetime of experiences and the stories behind their songs. Prepare for an evening of professional-quality acoustic Americana music, which blends blues, roots, folk, bluegrass, and country. There's plenty of space, so bring a friend and enjoy the music!

Bob Williams began his songwriting journey at an early age and has never looked back. Since 2015, he has released four solo albums and regularly performs in Southwest Florida and Western North Carolina. Specializing in Americana music, Bob's style blends Roots, Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, and other genres. Over the years, he has played countless concerts and shows, opening for several national touring artists, and has had his songs recored by other Artists. All of Bob’s music is available to listen to or download for free on his website. www.revernation.com/bobwilliams2

Kim Mayfield is better known as half of the Americana duo ‘Reckless Saints,’ -with her husband, Roy Schneider. She contributed half of the songs on the duo’s 2023 release ‘Blue Twangled Folk ‘n’ Roll.” Mayfield’s song ‘Ring Around the Moon’ made her a semi-finalist in the 2019 International Songwriting Competition, which music reviewer Peter Lindblad described as “pearly and alluring” and “haunted by Patsy Cline.” Kim’s influences range from the 70’s rock she grew up on to jazz standards to Americana artists like Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Jolie Holland, and so much more. One of her favorite quotes is “the more you love music, the more music you love.”

Marie Nofsinger is known as the “Outlaw Songwriter” Award-winning songwriter, national touring performer, and recording artist Marie Nofsinger will take you on a journey into the soul of America. Tales of outlaws, anarchists, the common working man, Jesus, and broken hearts fill her original repertoire. Lilting melodies, swamp stomp rhythms, as well as jazzy swing tunes, carry the lyrics into your memory.

Her credits include her CD “Boots” which was voted City Link Magazine’s “Best Acoustic CD of 1999” and the latest 2010 release “The Wildlife Rides Again” chosen as “Best Roots and Acoustic CD of 2010” by the Palm Beach Post Entertainment Editor. “I’m Drunk Again” and “The Ash is Gone” are in the movie “Borderline Murder” and “Honey Bee” is in a series called “Sasquatch in the Kitchen” in Alaska. The newest release of a children’s educational video in May 2013 can be seen by visiting SpectrumKids1/YouTube.

Marie was in the cast of the two sold-out shows “Carry It On - The History of the Labor Movement in America -Tribute to Pete Seeger”, Feb. 2014.
She has won numerous songwriting awards including First Place First in Best Original Song by Suwanee Springfest, 1st Place Ballad by the South Florida Folk Festival, and was selected as the “1999 Best Local Acoustic Performer” by the New Times Magazine. Marie is also a 16-year member of the wild woman band known as the “Habanero Honeys”, a staple of Suwanee Springfest and at the 2012 and 2014 Virginia Keys Grassroots Festival.
She is also one of the 10 Magnificent Musicians of Palm Beach County from the 2002 Palm Beach Post TGIF. She has performed throughout the USA, the Caribbean, and Europe.