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Samantha Baker, darling granddaughter, singer songwriter

Samantha Baker, darling granddaughter, singer songwriter

May 5, 2012
Samantha Baker
La Costa Coffee Roasting

Back in San Diego. What to do? What to do? There’s some good stuff but I am coming down off New York and that takes some doing. I went to the La Jolla Playhouse, “Hands on a Hardbody” which was wonderful but since I focus on music I won’t talk about that. Then to a couple of gigs which were, in a word, disappointing. Nothing about those either. However, departing from my usual new-music thrust, I went to hear Samantha Baker, darling granddaughter, at an open mic gig at a Carlsbad coffee house. Talk about smiling throughout the night; I couldn’t help but do that. Gregory Kellogg, who organized the evening, opened with his guitar and songs. Nice. Then, Samantha played guitar and sang two of her own songs plus a cover of something that I don’t know. She has a lovely voice and her songs are good ones. She is receiving some well-deserved acclaim at her school. I will love watching how she progresses. The set ended with three boys from Mission Vista High School; Josh Leon, Josh Kwiatek, and Austin Bado who showed us their good stuff. A delightful evening of youth on the rise.