Notre Dame alum and recording artist Stephanie Hamood stopped by the Notre Dame Alumni Association office on June 23, 2014, and performed four songs for a small group gathered in the main room of the Fr. Colin House on the campus of Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy.
Hamood's performance is the first of the alumni association's recorded "Colin House Concerts Series," in which Notre Dame students and alumni are invited to play in an intimate setting on the school's Pontiac campus. Video is available below.
A 2010 Notre Dame Prep graduate, Hamood was back in the Detroit area from Nashville, where she spends time playing in clubs and small concert halls. Lately, she has been performing with the band Blue Mountain Belle, which Hamood formed with guitarist Nick Bourgeau. The band also recently performed at the Magic Bag in Ferndale in early June.
About Blue Mountain Belle: With an affinity for traditional honky tonk music and Bourgeau's extensive background in jazz and experimental noise music, Hamood and the band developed an eccentric approach to Americana and began playing all over the metro Detroit area after Hamood finished touring with the legendary Anita Baker, playing dates as Baker's opening act.
Blue Mountain Belle released a self-titled EP in March of this year. It is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, etc.
Notre Dame alumni—from 1954 to 2014—interested in performing for the Colin House Concert Series should contact alumni director Beth Campbell at 248-373-2171, ext. 3, or email: bcampbell@ndpma.org.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.