Private Sunset Serenade. Photo by Andrew Todd
Alice and Bill Barnes, former NYC musicians currently living in Midcoast Maine are seasoned entertainers. Alice Limoges has performed across the Northeast, released 4 albums, and played on a Grammy Award winning children's album.
About Alice Limoges
Born and raised on a mountain by the sea in Rockport, Maine, Alice Limoges was singing before she could walk. After spending 7 years working in the New York City music scene, touring, and releasing 4 albums, the coronavirus pandemic pulled her back to Midcoast Maine in 2020.
Her life has blossomed with new inspirations in the beautiful landscape of her childhood, leading to a new canon of songs celebrating the life, beauty, and love she has found in Maine. Alice shares these intimate, heartwarming songs with guests from near and far in such diverse venues as yachts and sailboats, backyard parties, home, campfires, and private serenades in nature.
Her life has blossomed with new inspirations in the beautiful landscape of her childhood, leading to a new canon of songs celebrating the life, beauty, and love she has found in Maine. Alice shares these intimate, heartwarming songs with guests from near and far in such diverse venues as yachts and sailboats, backyard parties, home, campfires, and private serenades in nature.
Alice Limoges and Bill Barnes. Photo by Lane Gower.
In 2021, she teamed up with longtime friend and collaborator Bill Barnes, whose versatile jazz guitar skills heighten her performance, opening up repertoire of all genres including jazz, folk, pop, and rock. They can come into the forefront with an engaging show featuring original songs and storytelling or take the backseat with your favorite covers while your guests focus on conversation. Alice and Bill can accommodate your musical tastes and learn some of your favorite songs.
Alice has released four independent albums to date. Her song "No One Underneath” was a semi-finalist in the 2019 International Songwriting Competition. She played on the Grammy Award winning album "Ageless: Songs For The Child Archetype" by Jon Samson.
She has performed extensively across NYC and the northeast, including festivals (Make Music Harlem, NYC; Keene Music Festival, Keene, NH; The Campfire Festival, Cambridge, MA; Belfast Free Range Festival, Belfast, ME), colleges (Columbia University, Hamilton College, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Purchase), and other legendary venues such as The Cutting Room (NYC), Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), PIANOS (NYC), Arlene’s Grocery (NYC), Club Passim (Boston), and Blue (Portland) as well as countless intimate concerts with Sofar Sounds.
Outdoor Sunset Serenades
Another unique offering Alice provides is a sunset serenade in nature. As an avid hiker and lover of all things outdoors, Alice is a natural tour guide. Let her bring you to one of Midcoast Maine's special outdoor locations for your own acoustic private concert. Alice can bring you a picnic to enjoy and entertain you with her songs about finding joy and love in Maine as well as your favorite covers. You can even commission a custom song ahead of time for your loved one.
You can hear some of these and other songs below.
You can hear some of these and other songs below.
About Bill Barnes...
Alice and Bill Barnes go way back to when she was 17 and he gave her jazz guitar lessons. Since her return, they have teamed up to entertain crowds at private events.
Former New York session guitarist Bill Barnes started his musical career in the late sixties, touring with ATCO Records recording artist Arthur Conley (Sweet Soul Music). He has since played with a stellar lineup of music industry heavies including Eddy Floyd, SpiderTurner, The Marvelettes, Len Barry, Gary US Bonds, The Coasters, The Platters, Rufus Thomas and Sam the Sham as well as jazz luminaries such as Michael Henderson and Gabrielle Goodman. On the concert stage he has opened for a diverse lineup of acts, including Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Tommy James, Blue Oyster Cult, Betty Wright, Tommy Roe, KC and the Sunshine Band, Dobie Gray and The Ides of March. His jazz trio's CD "Winds of Bodhgaya" is available from Ponca Jazz Records.
Former New York session guitarist Bill Barnes started his musical career in the late sixties, touring with ATCO Records recording artist Arthur Conley (Sweet Soul Music). He has since played with a stellar lineup of music industry heavies including Eddy Floyd, SpiderTurner, The Marvelettes, Len Barry, Gary US Bonds, The Coasters, The Platters, Rufus Thomas and Sam the Sham as well as jazz luminaries such as Michael Henderson and Gabrielle Goodman. On the concert stage he has opened for a diverse lineup of acts, including Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Tommy James, Blue Oyster Cult, Betty Wright, Tommy Roe, KC and the Sunshine Band, Dobie Gray and The Ides of March. His jazz trio's CD "Winds of Bodhgaya" is available from Ponca Jazz Records.
Singing Aboard The Yacht Amara. Photo by Andrew Todd
Testimonials
“Alice was our musician for a party in August 2021. She was absolutely perfect for the venue - easy going, accommodated our musical taste, and she even learned and sang our favorite songs. She is an extremely talented singer/songwriter. Alice and her partner Andrew (a wonderful photographer) are lovely and we would absolutely hire them again!” - Anne Rundle Anderholm
