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September 2, 2011 |
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| In This Issue |
- Harmony Workshop
- Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration
- CDs for Review
- What's Happening
- From Our Readers
- About Us
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| Harmony Workshop |
Harmony Workshop with Val Mindel/Gene Yellin
Tickets are selling now and you want to be sure to reserve your spot. If you love singing harmony and want to know more, this is the workshop for you. It's for beginners as well as those who already have a head start singing bluegrass harmony.
In General: We'll work on basics of chord-based bluegrass harmonies, tips on blend, technique, ornamentation and more. The workshop is "hands on," with lots of singing and (depending on the time) opportunities to break up into smaller groups to work on duets and trios with other workshop members. Recording devices are encouraged, since as well as teaching the "how to" we also provide workable harmony parts for the songs we teach. Everything is taught by ear, with word sheets. The workshop is limited to 20 participants plus organizers.
Workshop (1 pm to 5pm): In this time slot, we focus on harmony basics, finding harmonies above and below the lead (tenor and baritone parts) as well as harmony "stacks" and more, as we have time. The idea is that everyone comes away understanding how harmonies are made and some strategies for finding harmonies on the fly, such as in jam situations ... and of course a working understanding of three to four songs that are great to sing. Cost for HVBA members: $50. Non-Members pay $55. Reserve your place here.
Val Mindel is a founding member of the Any Old Time string band out of California (Arhoolie label: "I Bid You Goodnight") and has taught various aspects of bluegrass and country harmony for years, at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music and at music camps such as Augusta Heritage Center and Puget Sound Guitar Workshop as well as workshops around the country and abroad. Currently she is teaching country harmony at Jalopy in Brooklyn. You can hear her online at www.valandemmy.com.
Gene Yellin is well known in the New York bluegrass world as both a singer and a guitar player. He's played and recorded with such luminaries as the late Hazel Dickens and Gene Lowinger (former fiddler with Bill Monroe) and has been in a number of bands including Breakfast Special (Kenny Kosek, Tony Trischka, Andy Statman, etc.), Yellin Grass (with brother Bob), and Hudson Valley favorite, American Flyer (Ben Freed, Ethan Kende, Phil Zimmerman) for many years from the late '80s through 2007. |
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| Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration/Arlington Street Fair |
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The Annual Arlington Street Fair is fast approaching and the HVBA will be well represented with five Member Bands performing along with The Buffalo Gals, Mathilda and Alice Rosi-Marshall. Look, too, for our own Kalia Yeagle who plays a sweet, sweet fiddle. Kalia, a junior at Vassar College and hailing from Alaska, will be on stage playing with some of the Member Bands.
Mark Hudson will be at a table selling HVBA tee shirts. George Nasca will be there with information and membership forms from the HVBA. Gene Lowinger, a former fiddler for Bill Monroe, will be be there to sign his photographic books about the Father of Bluegrass Music and we will have five hours of uninterrupted bluegrass music.
Schedule
12:10 - Two Dollar Goat
1:05 - Buffalo Gals
1:30 - Hudson Crossing
2:25 - Mama Tried
3:20 - Too Blue
4:15 - Grass Fed
Mark the day in your calendar, Saturday, September 24th, and we hope to see YOU there to celebrate the Bill Monroe Centennial!!! |
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| CDs for Review |
We need reviewers for the following CDs.
Want to hear a sample from each of these CDs? Just Click here and enjoy!
If you like what you hear, let us know and we will get the CD to you. |
| Artist |
Album |
| With Body & Soul (NEW) |
A Bluegrass Tribute to Bill Monroe |
| Let The Light Shine Down (NEW) |
A Gospel Tribute To Bill Monroe |
| Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration (NEW) |
A Classic Bluegrass Tribute - 2 CDs |
| Blue Highway (NEW) |
Sounds of Home |
| Rodney Dillard (NEW) |
Don’t Wait For The Hearse To Take You To Church |
| Lonesome River Band |
Still Learning |
| Dehlia Low |
Ravens & Crows |
| Nu-Blu |
The Blu-Disc |
| Cumberland River |
The Life We Live |
| Audie Blaylock & Redline |
Road Song |
| Alison Krauss & Union Station |
Paper Airplane |
| Kasey Chambers |
Little Bird |
| Bill Emerson |
Eclipse |
| NewFound Road |
Live At The Down Home |
| James Reams & The Barnstormers |
One Foot On The Honky Tonk |
| Grasstowne |
Kickin’ Up Dust |
| Three Great CDs Re-Released by Rebel Records |
Contact us for details |
| Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers |
Rambler’s Call |
| Mike Scott |
Take Me Lord and Use Me |
| Red Stick Ramblers |
Made In The Shade |
| Red Stick Ramblers |
My Suitcase Is Always Packed |
| Valerie Smith |
Blame It On The Bluegrass |
| Banjo Dan & The Mid-Nite Plowboys |
Fire in the Sugarhouse |
| Nu-Blu |
Night |
| Blue Moon Rising |
Strange New World |
| Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers |
Hymns From The Hills |
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| What's Happening |
The Red announcements are sponsored by the HVBA
Visit our Events Tab for the details of each event
Check out Ongoing Events for More Listings |
| Sep 3 |
Straight Drive/Oxford Depot/Dyer Switch Band in Tannersville |
| Sep 3 |
Ontario Barn Festival |
| Sep 7 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Sep 10 |
Too Blue in New Haven, CT |
| Sep 11 |
Grass Fed in Red Hook |
| Sep 21 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Sep 24 |
Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration at Arlington Street Festival |
| Oct 5 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Oct 8 |
Too Blue in Shelton, CT |
| Oct 19 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Oct 21 |
The Gibson Brothers at Emelin Theater |
| Nov 2 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Dec 9 |
J.D. Crowe at Emelin Theater |
| Feb 17 |
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike at Emelin Theater |
| Mar 9 |
Monroe Crossing at Emelin Theater |
| Apr 20 |
The Grascals at Emelin Theater |
| Nov 18 |
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands |
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