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Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:38:36 +0000
From: "Pollak, Edward (Retired)" <EPollak@wcupa.edu>
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 "Ed's Bluegrass Newsletter for Wednesday, April 11, 201"
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Ed's Bluegrass Newsletter for Wednesday, April 11, 2012

As usual: for complete listings of jams & festivals, Click one of the following:

For Jams see http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/jam.htm  

For Festivals see http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/festivals.htm

(And for a rundown of more eclectic music and music-related events in New Jersey,. e-mail Linda Salmons at homecookin@comcast.net and get onto her newsletter distribution list.)

 

Special Announcements

Ø  Festival season kicks off at the end of the month with the spring Arcadia festival followed by the NEPA Festival, Wind Gap, and a host of others. It's time to check my festival page and to start planning your festival itinerary for the summer! And if you've never been to a bluegrass festival, you have no clue as to the great times you've been missing!! See . http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/festivals.htm

 

Ø  In Memoriam: Honoring Tom Reilly. Tommy Reilly, banjoist, guitarist, vocalist, and a fixture in the bluegrass & Irish music communities, left way too young, close to a year ago... and so, Tom's brother-in-law, Joe Spause, began a nonprofit to honor Tommy's spirit! Tommy's family will host their first annual walk on June 16th at LaSalle College High School need your support. Please check out the website! http//www.BraveHeartsForStrongMinds.org%20Even if you can't make it, please spread the word.

 

Jams, Workshops & Concerts

• 4/13/12: Rhonda Vincent & the Rage at the Sellersville Theater, Friday, April 13th at 8 p.m. https://st94.com/store/view-item-detail.aspx?ItemID=RV.4.13. 

 

• 4/13/12 - 4/15/12: Bluegrass and Irish Festival at the Riverside Hotel, 204 N. Main Greensboro, Maryland Friday night - Open Mic (seeking groups and individuals); Saturday 10:00 am - 11:00 p.m. Bands all day: Lots of jamming. Bald Mountain, Free Range Blue, Stoney Run String Band, Timmons Family, Chain Reaction, Kindred Spirits, Free Range, Woodyward Trio, and more. Sunday - Gospel beginning at 1:00 pm. For more information call: 410-482-6550. www.riversidecountryinn.com  or Phyllis at 302-222-1019.

 

• 4/14/12: Little Roy Lewis & Lizzie Show. Presented by the Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association. Saturday, April 14 at 7:00 pm. The show will be at the Goodwill Fire Company, 2318 S. Queen Street in York, PA. Doors open at 5:30 pm. The kitchen will be operated by the Goodwill Volunteer fire fighters and Auxiliary members. This is a family show, smoke free and non-alcohol event. The cost is $13.00 for SMBA members and $16.00 for non-members. Children under 12 are free. Annual membership fee is $12.00 per family and may be paid at the show. For more information contact 717-938-4975 or 717-350-4791. The website is www.sevenmountainsbluegrass.org.

 

·       4/14/12: TESCA concerts presents Don DePoy and Martha Hills (2005 Inductees into America's Old Time CountryMusic Hall of Fame) with special guest artists Frank Solivan and Mike Munford (Dirty Kitchen), Patrick McAvinue (Audie Blaylock and Redline), and Steve Mandell (Dueling Banjos). Saturday, April 14th at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel of Baltimore, 909 Berrymans Lane, Reisterstown, MD 21136. Tickets are $15. More info at http://templeemanuelofbaltimore.org/WP/wp-content/uploads/TESCA-Me-And-Martha-ad-flier-final1.pdf

 

·        4/14/12: Stephen Bennett Guitar Workshop & House Concert in Centerville DE (near Chadds Ford, PA and Longwood Gardens) on Saturday April 14, 2012. In the afternoon Steve will conduct a small-group instructional (fingerstyle) workshop for guitar students of all levels, followed by a house concert that evening. He is a veteran of Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Music Kamp and prize winner at the Winfield National Championships in both flatpicking and fingerstyle guitar! The guitar workshop will run from 1-4, and the house concert will start at 8:00PM. The price for the workshop is $65, and $25 for the evening concert. A discounted price of $80 for both is also offered. Private lessons are available on the following day (Sunday; advance reservations required). For more information and/or reservationa contact Steve Broitman at sbroitman@wcupa.edu  or (302) 654-8306.

 

·       4/15/12: Kevin Justice's 3rd Sunday Bluegrass and Acoustic Jam . 1-5 P.M. at Stubini's Tavern South, 270 Shell Rd (Rt. 130), Carney's Point, NJ 08069. Tavern's telephone # is 856-299-8920.  For additional information contact Kevin Justice at 856-299-2402 or e-mail kevin_justice@yahoo.com. Note: this jam goes on hiatus for the summer and usually starts up again in October.

 

·       4/16/12: Floodwood Feat with Al Schnier & Vinnie Amico of Moe. w/ Tom Hamilton of American Babies at the Sellersville Theater. Mon, Apr 16 8 PM. http://st94.com/

 

• 4/18/12: A Tribute to Bill Monroe featuring Peter Rowan, Tony Rice and the Travelin' McCourys. Grand Opera House, 818 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE. Box Office: 302-652-5577. www.thegrandwilmington.org  

 

• 4/20/12: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas will be appearing in the Circus Maximus Theater at Caesars Atlantic City on April 20 at 9pm. Tickets are available now (get 'em before they're gone) For info http://www.caesarsac.com/casinos/caesars-atlantic-city/casino-entertainment/alison-krauss-and-union-station-detail

 

• 4/22/12: The Music of Bill Monroe- Featuring Peter Rowan and The Travelin' McCourys. Penns Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA. Doors Open 6pm Showtime 8pm. General Admission Seating- $17 Advance; $22 Day of Show. For more info see http://www.peter-rowan.com  and http://www.thetravelinmccourys.com.  Purchase Tickets at http://tinyurl.com/8xy49pp

 

·        4/21/12: Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa will be performing 2 sets with Hilltown in Sergeantsville, NJ. This event will be at the intimate 125 seat WDVR Virginia Napurano Cultural Arts center. Wayne was the leader of the US Navy's Country Current bluegrass quartet for 18 years and is now retired and has his own band. Tickets are $20 and proceeds support WDVR. Call 609-397-5991 for tickets. For more info see http://www.wdvrfm.org/ and http://waynetaylorandappaloosa.com   and http://www.hilltownband.com/.  

 

• 4/21/12: CD release party for Last Small Town 10:00 pm - 1:00 am at Porters Pub, Easton, PA. The bluegrass band, Last Small Town has released its first CD of bluesy bluegrass entitled "The Dark Side". The 16 track CD contains a mix of original, traditional and contemporary songs. Last Small Town is also playing in support of National Record Store Day at Compact Disc Center, 1365 Easton Ave. Bethlehem, PA 18018.  See their website at www.lastsmalltown.com for details. Last Small Town is: Steve Thompson - Guitar and vocals; Fred Gilmartin - Mandolin and vocals; Andy Kortyna - Fiddle; Janyce Hess - Bass and vocals.
• 4/24/2012: The Punch Brothers are performing at the Theater of the Living Arts on Tuesday April 24th at 7PM. 334 South St., Philadelphia, PA 19147. Tel: 215.922.1011The band is co-lead by Chris Thile on mandolin and Chris Eldridge on guitar (son of Ben Eldridge of the Seldom Scene), Tickets are available at http://tlaphilly.com/event/0200483483736F01.  The Punch Brothers official website is at http://www.punchbrothers.com/about/

 

·       4/26-4/29/12: Legendary flatpicker Steve Kaufman, the world's first three-time Winfield champion, is coming to present his 2012 series of workshops and a concert. All events at the Open Door Alliance Church, 904 Cooper Rd., Voorhees, NJ. Thursday, April 26 @ 7:00pm. Mandolin Workshop. 2 hour, All-level, Hands-on workshop -$50.00. Friday, April 27 @7:00pm - Saturday, April 28. Flatpicking Guitar Workshop- 8 hour, All-level, Hands-on workshop - $90.00. Saturday, April 28 @ 8:00 pm. Concert - $15.00 Special guest Mike Kaufman (Proceeds benefit the work of the church). Sunday, April 29 @ 2:00 pm. Advanced Flatpicking Workshop - 2 hour hands-on workshop (must have attended two of Steve's 8-hour workshops with this year's being one of them) - $50.00. For workshop contact Mike at (609) 923-0948 or mkaufman27@msn.com .  For concert contact Steve Shelmire 856-424-3556 sshelmire@gmail.com. Additional info at http://www.flatpik.com/Steves-Touring-Schedule.

 

·       4/28/12: Plexiglass, Mail Pouch Express and The Sounds of Bluegrass will be playing at the Kempton Rod and Gun Club on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Admission is $13. Doors open at 3pm. There's an open stage at 5pm and the show starts at 6pm. The website is: http://www.bluegrassnight.com/events.htm. 

 

·       4/28/12: Flatpicked Guitar Workshop with Eric Thompson. April 28, 1-3 PM, in Oxford PA. West Coast guitar sensation Eric Thompson will share the secrets of his approach to flatpicked lead guitar, drawing on licks, breaks, and tunes from Riley Puckett, Maybelle Carter, the Delmore Brothers. Doc Watson and Don Reno, all of whom inspired his own playing. You'll learn about right and left hand technique, position shifts, and cross-picking patterns. Eric will also show you how you can embellish the melody and give you some new ideas about improvisation. While aimed for the intermediate to advanced player, beginners will learn a lot even if they feel they aren't keeping up. An audio recording device is encouraged, but no video please. Cost: $30, lunch included. Contact Kellie Allen at kaallen@aol.com or 267.879.7967 for reservations or further info. More about Eric at www.ericandsuzy.com .

 

·         5/4/12: Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen & the Desert Rose Band & Byrds Hit-Makers w/ Freebo. Fri, May 4 8 PM. http://st94.com/home 

 

·       5/6/12: Wilmington Wintergrass, Inc. presents a 3 Hour Hands-On Guitar and Mandolin Improvisation Workshop for All Levels led by Tim May and Dan Miller (co-authors of the popular eight volume Flatpicking Essentials Guitar Course and the instructional DVD "An Approach to Improvisation"). May 6, 2012, 1:00 - 4:30 PM at the Crown Plaza Wilmington North, 630 Naamans Rd., Claymont, DE 19703. Cost: $50.00 per person. If you are already an accomplished improvisational player this workshop can help take your abilities to the next level. If you are new to improvisation, this workshop will give you confidence in taking that big step to becoming an improvisational player. Each student will be given several opportunities to play for, and get direct feedback from, the instructors. After the workshop there will be a jam open to the public ... a $3.00 donation is asked to help defray the cost of rental space. Seating is limited. For more info and/or reservations contact Kevine Justice at kevin_justice@yahoo.com  or 856-299-2402 . Please include "Guitar and Mandolin Workshop" in the subject line. Checks should be Payable to "Wilmington Wintergrass, Inc." and sent to Kevin Justice, 73 State St., Penns Grove, NJ 08069.

 

·         5/17/12: The Boxcars. Groundbreaking Bluegrass. Sellersville Theater, Thursday, May 17 8 PM. http://st94.com/home/

 

·        5/25/12:  38th Annual Philadelphia FolkSsong Society Spring Thing. Fri, May 25 2012, 4:00p.m. - Mon, May 28 2012, 10:00a.m.Camp Canadensis, Barrett Township, PA, Come join us Memorial Day weekend at beautiful Camp Canadensis near Mt. Pocono, PA for the 38th Annual Spring Thing.  http://folksong.ticketleap.com/38th-annual-pfs-spring-thing/t/STemail2/

 

·        6/9/12: David Bromberg Quartet at the Sellersville Theater Sat., June 9th 8 PM. $39.50, $55. https://st94.com/store/view-item-detail.aspx?ItemID=DBQ.6.9