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October 6, 2011 |
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Welcome! Here is your subscription!
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| In This Issue |
- Laurie Lewis
- Harmony Workshop
- Nominations and Elections
- Welcome to New Members
- Our Website
- CDs for Review
- What's Happening
- From Our Readers
- About Us
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| Laurie Lewis and The Right Hands |
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| When: |
November 18, 2011 |
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Christ Church, 20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie, NY |
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Online, or call 475-8830 |
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A key figure in bluegrass, traditional, and folk music circles, Laurie's songwriting, fiddling, and crystal-clear singing have brought her national recognition, a Grammy, and two International Bluegrass Music Association Awards for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her Grammy-nominated duet partner, mandolinist/singer, Tom Rozum, will join Laurie on stage with The Right Hands for some of the pair's signature red-hot playing and beautiful vocals.
Please join us in welcoming this outstanding band to Poughkeepsie. Buy your tickets now and please consider becoming a Patron, Sponsor, or Supporter. R.J. Storm and Hudson Crossing are our two Patrons. Ed Schaffer is our first Sponsor and Jeff Anzevino, Jerry and Faith Oland, and Lynn & Steve Lipton are the Supporters. We hope you will join them. Visit our website for additional information. |
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| Harmony Workshop |
| This workshop is filling up quickly. We could probably accept a very few more, but we will close the registration soon because we are running out of space. If you are interested, please reserve your place now. |
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| Nominations and Elections |
The HVBA Board of Directors held their monthly meeting this past Wednesday. They urge all active members to attend the HVBA annual meeting on November 2 at The Brown Derby in Poughkeepsie to vote for officers of the association. These positions will be held for two years. Nominations for officers and board members, to date, were discussed. Please remember that nominations are open until October 31. Send your nominations to us.
The nominations so far are:
David Angell: President
Peter Conklin: Vice-President
Chris Scheu: Secretary
Marc Berman: Treasurer
All board members will remain the same with the addition of the following:
Jeff Anzevino
Mark Hudson
Neal Loevinger |
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| Welcome to New Members |
| It's always great to welcome new members to the HVBA. Jake Dewhirst, who many of you may remember is a West Point Cadet and a champion guitar picker, has joined the HVBA. Jake and his band, The Bluegrass Regulators, recently performed at the IBMA Awards. I think you'll want to take a look at these videos taken at the IBMA Showcase. Video #1, Video #2, & Video #3. In addition to Jake, Alan Block of Seaford, NY and John Polinsky from Suffern, NY have also joined the HVBA and we say....WELCOME! |
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| Our Website |
The visits to our website have been steadily growing and now attract people from all over the country. It's the first stop that people make when they are looking to hire a bluegrass band for their events or for those looking to find out more about bluegrass in the Mid-Hudson Valley.
Janice MacDaniels has recently joined the team effort to keep the website interesting and informative. Janice will be joining Doug Mathewson as a co-editor of the website and we look forward to these two talented people bringing the best of local bluegrass news to you.
Read all reviews here.
Mark Hudson has written two reviews for us; the first is of Live At The Down Home CD by NewFound Road and his second review is the self-titled album, Katie Wilson.
Janice MacDaniels has written her first CD review for us (and maybe her firt ever) but, when you read it, you will be asking for more from her. The CD Janice reviewed is Blue Highway's Sounds of Home.
And while you are at the Reviews Tab, be sure to read Jerry Oland's take on Grasstowne's newest CD, Kickin' Up Dust and Steve Brandt's review of A Skaggs Family Christmas Vol.2 Thanks to all who volunteered to review the CDs for the HVBA and thanks to the people who have recently completed their reviews!! |
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| CDs for Review |
We still need reviewers for the following CDs, but it sure is nice to see this list shrinking.
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 |
| Michael Martin Murphey (NEW) |
Tall Grass & Cool Water |
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| Cumberland River |
The Life We Live |
| Audie Blaylock & Redline |
Road Song |
| James Reams & The Barnstormers |
One Foot On The Honky Tonk |
| Grasstowne |
Kickin’ Up Dust |
| Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers |
Rambler’s Call |
| Valerie Smith |
Blame It On The Bluegrass |
| Banjo Dan & The Mid-Nite Plowboys |
Fire in the Sugarhouse |
| Blue Moon Rising |
Strange New World |
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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 |
| Oct 8 |
Too Blue in Shelton, CT |
| Oct 19 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Oct 21 |
The Gibson Brothers at Emelin Theater |
| Oct 22 |
Too Blue in Hyde Park |
| Oct 22 |
Grass Fed in North Salem |
| Oct 23 |
Grass Fed in North Salem |
| Oct 28 |
Bob Stump & The Blue Mountain Band at Babycakes |
| Nov 2 |
Elections of Officers and Brown Derby Jam |
| Nov 16 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Dec 7 |
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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| For Our Members |
The October 2011 Issue of the IBMA Newsletter is now online for you to read.
From Fred Robbins
Hi Folks,
As usual, after I thought I'd found them all, I "discovered" 2 more cassettes. Actually, one was already digitized and the other was in a stack right next to the computer.What great organization!
Anyway, here are two recordings of Peter Rowan and Tex Logan from the 1979 Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival. Lamar Grier is on banjo, and his son David comes up for one number in Set 1.
I don't remember who was on bass and I'm guessing Barry Mitterhoff was on mandolin, but I'm sure someone will let me know.
Set 1: Rowan-Logan-Berkshire 1979
Set 2: Berkshire '79 - Rowan & Logan
As always, the links are available on my Picking Page
Enjoy!
Fred |
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