Artist description "Jewel with a Pat Benatar attitude!" --Chris Hughes, Husband, Manager and Producer

Music Style Americana

Musical Influences Every piece of music I hear is an inspiration to me.

Similar Artists Jewel, Shawn Colvin, Pat Benatar, Jennifer Knapp

Artist History "Sheila Kirsten Hughes is an excellent singer/songwriter and a recent great addition to the Tampa Bay Americana music scene. Her original songs are powerful expressions of her own life's experiences and she delivers them with a championship voice and solid acoustic guitar accompaniment. There are thousands of one woman guitar singers/songwriters, but there is only one Sheila Kirsten Hughes, believe me! I'm sure there are those who would prefer to catalogue her in the narrow "folk" idiom, but make no mistake about it, she is beyond that---a young artist whose message must and will be heard in this rapidly changing musical landscape!" --Pete Gallagher, Florida Producer

Group Members Sheila Kirsten Hughes, Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist/Pianist - Chris Hughes, Sound and Recording Engineer

Instruments Guitar, Piano

Albums Light, Sheila Kirsten Hughes

Press Reviews "Jewel with a Pat Benatar attitude." --Chris Hughes, Husband, Manager & Producer ***** "Your voice is truly incredible! I could hear you singing across the parking lot and it just drew me in like a magnet." --S. Amason, Fan - Largo, FL, Heart of Largo "Celebrate America" Festival ***** "I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for being an entertainer at our Heart of Largo ["Celebrate America"] Festival on Saturday, April 20, 2002. I have heard many positive comments on the event and you helped place smiles on all the faces of the [5,000± people] attending the event." --Krista S. Pincince, City of Largo Special Events Coordinator - Largo, FL ***** "I just got through listening to your CD and I just have to tell you that this is the most refreshing, exciting and vibrant music I have heard in a very long time. Simply fantastic!" --M. Rusch, Musician - Safety Harbor, FL ***** "Sheila would go up and do what she does best--SING! Never a disappointment in her sets--always pleasant surprises. She writes and sings and plays and is cute--what's left to say?" --E. Perras, Friends of Florida Folk - St. Petersburg, FL ***** Review of Eckerd College open mic ***** "Thanks for your music Friday night...I want you to know that you really blew me away with a couple of your songs." --J. Frye, Musician and Fan - St. Petersburg, FL ***** "Sheila, your singing in Gulfport was excellent!" --J. Vestal, Musician and Fan - St. Petersburg, FL ***** "YOU ROCK ON, GIRL!" --E. Scott, Musician and Fan - St. Petersburg, FL ***** Sheila Kirsten Hughes made her radio debut on WMNF 88.5 FM on October 3, 2002. Her performance was so impressive that it created a buzz around the globe! Here are a few excerpts from the long list of compliments: "Oh wow! Sheila--wow! Thank you so much! That was beautiful--your beautiful voice, your beautiful self. Thank you for coming up and doing this--4 beautiful songs!" --Cheryl Mogul, WMNF 88.5 FM DJ - Tampa, FL ***** "On the [WMNF website] there is info to e-mail the online DJ. Let's all give [Sheila] the support she deserves and send her kudos while she is on air! It felt great to be able to share that time with her." --Sydney, Soul City Café Administrator - San Diego, CA (www.soulcitycafe.com) ***** "Sheila, you ROCKED!!! Well done!!!" --R. Conway, Soul City Café Insider - London, England ***** "Sheila, you kicked butt!!! I am so impressed...YOU WERE EXCELLENT!!!!!!!! That 'Seal' cover was great!! Perfect choice to do on the air!! Not only did it feature your excellent voice, it gave Carlos the [lead] guitarist an opportunity to display his talent. Believe it or not, I got the bumps!!! Man, I can't get over it!!!!!! She was excellent!!!!!!!!!!!! Not only did she sound very confident, (great voice by the way), she had the presence of mind to speak about herself and upcoming gigs with perfect clarity!!! I'm truly impressed. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!! Is she goin' places or what???!!!!" --TJ Bennett, Soul City Café Insider - New York, NY ***** "We are all so proud of you!!! You're really great Sheila, and I'm not just saying that so you remember me when you're famous *Concert Tickets* *hint hint*. You have a great voice and I have no doubt that you will rock the music industry soon!" --J. Terrigno, Soul City Café Insider - Reno, NV ***** "Heard [you] on WMNF. [You] kicked major ass! Especially the last song. Whoa baby!!!...I think [you] did great!" --M. Loren, Musician - St. Petersburg, FL ***** "Congrats Sheila!! You have an amazing voice. I was really impressed by your performance. Your interview was full of personality (no surprise). I think you have star power written all over you. Good luck and keep on rockin'." --Bart, Soul City Café Insider - Dayton, OH ***** "I caught the last two songs and it was worth every minute. Sheila you are Great!!! When you post a downloadable recording of your whole appearance, I will beat a path to get it. Nicely done! All I can say is you are one ORIGINAL loon. I love the sense of humor. You have a lot of talent. I'll be watching for your major label debut in stores next year." --A. Anderson, Soul City Café Insider - Mount Vernon, WA

Location Tampa, Florida - USA

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