New leadership takes over Fallbrook Americana Music Series

FALLBROOK - During the break at the Tim Flannery concert at the Mission Theater on Jan. 22, Phee Sherline introduced Dave Richards, a Fallbrook resident, who will assume leadership of the Fallbrook Americana Music Series (FAMS). Richards has a long history of booking musical acts, starting at age 21. One of his successes came a year later when he booked Marty Robbins in El Paso.

FAMS was established in 2000 by Sherline and Pat Sica for the purpose of bringing quality non-mainstream music from America’s roots to Fallbrook. During those 11 years, FAMS’ volunteers have brought to town nearly 100...