“This husband and wife team runs the gamut from engaging acoustic folk to driving bluesy tunes, with hints of twang sprinkled in.”—–Making a Scene Magazine
Roy Schneider and Kim Mayfield are the core duo and songwriters of Reckless Saints. Partners in music and love since 2003, they began recording and touring five years later. “Blue Twangled Folk ‘n’ Roll’ is the answer Roy provided to the question “What kind of music do you play?” The Fort Myers based duo decided to use his answer as the album title for their new release, while also adopting the title of their 2018 release ‘Reckless Saints’ as their new band moniker.
Reckless Saints founder Roy Schneider was 16 and in hiding when he began making music in earnest. He had just escaped a yearlong incarceration at a controversial facility for troubled teens called Straight, Inc. where, among many other things, he had been denied the right to play his guitar, listen to or even talk about music. The saintly woman who sheltered Roy after his escape (one of the original ‘Reckless Saints’) loaned him her son’s* guitar, which he played obsessively, teaching himself countless songs by Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead and The Beatles.
Roy’s songs have thrice made him a Kerrville New Folk finalist and provided opportunities to make musical connections with dozens of artists. In the ‘Most Unexpected Gig Ever’ category is his 10-month prep and ‘blind audition’ for Season 5 of The Voice, where he got no chairs but did get to perform on national television slinging his beloved and well-worn Martin OM-28.
Kim Mayfield grew up in a house filled with music. By age 9 she began piano lessons, learning the basics of technique and reading music; mistakenly believing that reading sheet music was the only way to play piano. ” I became disillusioned because the sheet music felt so stiff, and didn’t sound like what I heard on the recordings.” Years later and eager to find her voice, she bought a guitar on ebay and taught herself to play enough chords to sing some favorite songs. Never even considering performing as a career she remained a closet musician and worked as a hairdresser, dental assistant, yoga instructor and massage therapist. After a 10 year relationship, she found herself a divorced single mom to son Max, inspiring her to tell the story of his adoption from a Siberian children’s hospital in one of her first original songs, “Buddha Baby.”
The duo spent over a decade touring and recording 5 CDs of original music under their solo names before officially adopting Reckless Saints as their band name. Their new record, Blue Twangled Folk n’ Roll, and the first official Reckless Saints release, has been years in the making and was greatly influenced by the stress of COVID lockdown. Studio guests on this album include, David Gans, Freebo, Lee Thornburg, David C Johnson and Charlie McCoy.
Bob Williams kicks off this January show, the first ACMA concert of 2026.
In the late sixties, Bob, a young guitarist from Long Island, NY, began writing his own music as soon as he mastered three chords. Drawing inspiration from Folk-Rock and Country-Rock, Bob crafted a unique sound influenced by the folk singers of the 60s and the singer-songwriters of the 70s. His writing evolved into what is now known as Americana Music, a blend of Roots, Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, and everything in between. Over the past decade, Bob has performed numerous concerts, opened for national touring artists, and regularly played with The Pearl Street Band. His songs have also been recorded and released by other artists. Known for sharing the amusing stories behind his lyrics, Bob’s songs are personal, irreverent, funny, sad, and always heartfelt. His performances have been described as a mix of Neil Young and Crazy Horse with solo acoustic Bruce Springsteen. While that may be a stretch, Bob’s passion is evident in his music.
In the late sixties, Bob, a young guitarist from Long Island, NY, began writing his own music as soon as he mastered three chords. Drawing inspiration from Folk-Rock and Country-Rock, Bob crafted a unique sound influenced by the folk singers of the 60s and the singer-songwriters of the 70s. His writing evolved into what is now known as Americana Music, a blend of Roots, Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, and everything in between. Over the past decade, Bob has performed numerous concerts, opened for national touring artists, and regularly played with The Pearl Street Band. His songs have also been recorded and released by other artists. Known for sharing the amusing stories behind his lyrics, Bob’s songs are personal, irreverent, funny, sad, and always heartfelt. His performances have been described as a mix of Neil Young and Crazy Horse with solo acoustic Bruce Springsteen. While that may be a stretch, Bob’s passion is evident in his music.
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Tickets for this show are available at the door.
Suggested Door Donations:
$15/Members
$20/General Admission
$15/Members
$20/General Admission
The ACMA listening room doors open at 6:30 pm and the show begins at 7:00 pm
