2009 SOUTHEAST REGIONAL FOLK ALLIANCE Official Showcase (Mountain View, AR)

2009 KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL New Folk Finalist (Kerrville, TX)

2009 SARASOTA FOLK FESTIVAL Featured Artist (Osprey, FL)

2008 TELLURIDE BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL Acoustic Competition - 2nd Place (Telluride, CO)

2008 RIVERHAWK FESTIVAL Featured Artist (Brooksville, FL)

2006 SUWANNEE SPRINGFEST Songwriter's Competition Finalist (Live Oak, FL)

2005 SUWANNEE SPRINGFEST Songwriter's Competition - 3rd place (Live Oak, FL)

Roy Schneider is a multifaceted singer/songwriter who is quickly gaining recognition in the world of Americana and contemporary folk music. Ending his nationally syndicated comic strip in 2008 to focus fully on his musical aspirations, he is “growing at an amazing rate” in the words of one concert promoter in his adopted state of Florida. Roy is currently recording his 3rd studio album to include “Angels Along the Road”, the single that recently earned him a slot in the prestigious Grassy Hill New Folk competition at the 2009 Kerrville Folk Festival.

A seasoned guitar virtuoso and performer hailing from the Boston area, Roy played his first major tour in the summer of 2009 with a concentration in the southern US and lower midwest. His upcoming album, aptly named “South in the Summertime”, will feature several cuts written on the road. A serious radio effort, a series of regional tours from the northeastern to southwestern US and a trip to the UK later in the year are in the plans for its release. Tracks from Roy’s first two albums have seen airplay on public, college and internet radio stations including the hallowed Grateful Dead Hour with David Gans. He has appeared live on radio stations WMNF Tampa, WSLR Sarasota and WGCU Fort Myers, popular bohemian internet station WMSR (Wildman Steve Radio) in Auburn, AL and made television appearances on WINK-11 and WFTX-4 Fort Myers.

Roy Schneider is honored to include the extraordinary talents of bassman David C. Johnson (Neville Brothers), violinist Keven Aland (Leftover Salmon, Peter Yarrow, Widespread Panic) and mandolin/banjo driver Michael Godwin (Vassar Clements, Bill Monroe) on “South in the Summertime”. He looks forward to touring every inhabited neighborhood in the solar system.