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Somewhere in-between the tropical lounges of 1930s Los Angeles and the honky tonk beer joints of rural 1950s California, you'll find Poi Rogers.
Hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, Poi Rogers performs original and vintage American roots music, Hawaiian steel guitar tunes and country & western swing. Poi Rogers features Gerard Egan on acoustic guitar & 1954 Fender triple neck steel with Carolyn Sills on stand up bass, their timeless harmonies anchoring the show. The duo, who also front the award winning band, The Carolyn Sills Combo, will release their debut album in 2025.
AWARDS:
2024 and 2018 Ameripolitan Award Winners, Western Swing Group (for The Carolyn Sills Combo)
2023 Ameripolitan Award Nominee, Western Swing Female (also nominated 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
2021 Academy of Western Artists’ Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year
2019 Inductees to The Sacremento Western Swing Hall of Fame
PRESS:
“Bassist Carolyn Sills and her guitarist husband, Gerard Egan - Santa Cruz's Les Paul and Mary Ford - crank out good stories, catchy love songs and creative chord progressions that will take listeners back to vibes of the post-World-War-II era. Carolyn is the real deal of throwback country music.” - Good Times Magazine
“Sills' songs, written and produced with Gerard Egan, are an homage to jukebox Americana— tasty twang reminiscent of Merle Travis and Patsy Cline." - Monterey County NOW
CONTACT:
Gerard Egan / (718) 755-1898 / gerardegan@gmail.com
