Lola Rainey talks
Channel: erika may music
Date: 18/03/2020

Lola Rainey talks with Venus Vox on Venus Rising Radio - KMKR 99.9fm in the Xerocraft building, listen in at xerocraft.org/listen or bit.ly/KMKRAZ

Lola Rainey is an author, activist and all around amazing woman who gets things done. Today, to let you know about her most recent book of poetry, Lola talks with me about writing, living, being an activist, and so much more!

Darkness In The Margins at amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Margins-Lola-Rainey/dp/108143015X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Lola+Rainey&qid=1583893426&sr=8-1

visit her webpage at: 
http://www.her-eyes-open.com/

See her story:
https://www.facebook.com/lola.rainey.9/posts/10214362844166931

her activism: 
http://www.watchtucson.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FreeTucson/?eid=ARDZqyBcItxnoBvv1i_02EJL7TG7y7FSPPoRW0VYvCzNQ4qe-7fDGg5WL_epEJx2YKihPBpoHYNt2qqe&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=1292330720&fref=tag
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Venus Vox hosts the Venus Rising Radio show on KMKR 99.9fm Tucson, AZ hosted in the Xerocraft building. Xerocraft is a hacker space dedicated to providing tools and classes for you to learn how to create your projects in a supportive, and like-minded community. Woodworking, welding, 3D printing, laser cutting, sewing, jewelry making, arts and crafts, and so much more. 

Erika May (aka Venus Vox) Jazzy Hippie Chick! 
“She combines playfulness with off-beat jazziness in a way that brings ‘cool’ to a whole new level.” JS Silver City.Sun News\
https://www.erikamaymusic.com

"Erika May plays the flute with passion, precision, nuance and a bell-like clarity whether she's performing jazz, classical, world music or her own songs. Always charming her audience, she engages them with sultry vocals and whimsical humor as well." Genie Walker @ Tucson Museum of Art (2018)  

Listeners remark on her ability to create an emotional resonance for them, charming and enriching them with beauty and passion. She has been recognized as an award winning songwriter and composer, her song, “Borderlands” was a finalist in the ACLU songwriting competition to illustrate the plight of immigrants crossing the border. Her song, "A Scene in Your Show", garnered an honorable mention in the International Singer Songwriter contest. 

Erika has performed with notable ensembles such as the St Louis Symphony Orchestra, and has been a member of many jazz, rock, and world fusion groups. She performs classical and early music selections on both baroque flute and alto recorder.

She has recorded several cds - "Cat in the Hat" "Erika May & Friends" "La Luna Ladina" Erika May Live @ Robbie's House of Jazz".  She improvises on flute*, sings, and plays guitar and cello. You'll hear Jazz Standards, and also songs in French, Spanish, Portuguese, think Edith Piaf, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Juan Tizol. She has added her flute and vocals on many recordings as a studio musician

*Erika performs on a Brannon Brothers, Brannon-Cooper Millenium flute

for more information, visit her website at: www.erikamaymusic.com

Erika May Randolph
flutist, vocalist, jeweler
www.erikamaymusic.com