Music at the Library Series: Admiral Radio Featuring Finnegan Bell

164 King Street,Charleston SC 29401

16 November, 2021

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Join us for an evening of live music with two wildly talented duos, Admiral Radio and Finnegan Bell We are delighted to welcome Coty Hoover & Becca Smith who make up incredible folk/americana duo Admiral Radio, who pride themselves on creating music that people can “gather ‘round to". Along with Admiral Radio, enjoy a performance by singer/songwriter duo Finnegan Bell, which is made up of Shane Williams and Warren Bazemore, whose music is deeply rooted in Lowcountry of South Carolina. Tickets are $25 for CLS members and $35 for nonmembers. Tickets can be purchased with the link below or by calling 843-723-9912. About Admiral Radio: In early 2018, Becca was on the hunt for a vintage radio. After a little digging, she found one tucked away in the back of a dusty antique store in Columbia, SC.  As she and her dad loaded it up into the back of his pickup truck, he noticed something.  It was an Admiral Radio. It didn't mean much to her at the time, but it turns out that she had a family connection. "My dad used to work for Admiral," her dad said.  It was serendipitous.  She immediately felt a connection to the radio and began doing some research on it. Founded in 1934, Admiral Corp. and was once one of America's top producers of radios, TVs, and phonographs.  At the height of World War II, Admiral was the weekly sponsor for CBS Radio Network's Sunday evening program,World News Today. But as cheaper, foreign imports made their way into the American economy, Admiral began to crumble. They would be bought and sold to a long list of buyers, eventually fading from the U.S. market. As fate would have it, Becca's late grandfather was actually a salesman for Admiral.  In fact, he was awarded "Top Salesman of the Year" for the state of South Carolina and even won a trip to Rio with his wife through the company, pictured above.  The award you see in the picture to the right sits atop of Becca and Coty's very own Admiral radio today.  How's that for divine intervention?  Although her grandfather passed away many years before she was born, Becca and Coty are proud to help him continue the Admiral legacy. For Becca and Coty, the name Admiral Radio has acquired new significance.  In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to get lost in the noise.  When they think of their '41 Admiral radio, they picture the folks of that era gathered around their radios at night, listening to the evening news.  They think of the times those people shared as they huddled 'round together. They imagine a different place and time. And as a band, this duo has created a timeless style and classic sound that speaks for itself.  In an age where adding mechanized bells and whistles are the norm, Admiral Radio opts for a more natural feel by getting back to the basics of good songwriting and music with heart.  Their favorite venues are the quiet coffee shops and intimate spaces, where listeners can be still and do what they do best - listen. About Finnegan Bell: Shane Williams and Warren Bazemore have been playing music together since the Honeycombs of USC housed them both in 1994. Through the next decade they would go on to sell over 70,000 independent albums as Silers Bald (along with Jason Jacobs, Marcus Myers, and Laura Story) touring over 200 days a year and landing a record deal with Essential Records in Nashville. After a three year break from playing together on a regular basis, Shane and Warren relocated to the coast of South Carolina and started playing and writing together again.