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February 17, 2012 |
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| In This Issue |
- No Brakes at HVBA Showcase
- Sara Kohno Plays Tonight
- Joe Val Bluegrass Festival
- HVBA YouTube Channel - Featuring Too Blue
- CDs for Review
- What's Happening
- From Our Readers
- About Us
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| No Brakes at HVBA Showcase |
| When: |
Friday, February 24 at 7pm |
| Where: |
Christ Church - 20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Admission: |
$10/person - Children under 12/free |
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This will be the second HVBA Showcase Series event and we don't want you to miss it. All proceeds go to the musicians and we want to give them a rousing welcome. Save the date.
Marc Berman is heading up this project and he urges you to help him in several ways:
- Setting up the room (be there at 6pm)
- Collection at the door (be there at 6:30pm)
- Clean-Up after concert
- Refreshments (If anyone wants to donate something or bake something let me know. Cookies, brownies, cakes, drinks)
People wanting to volunteer or donate refreshments can contact Marc via email, or his cell, 914-330-4624. |
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| Sara Kohno Plays Tonight |
Japanese mandolin sensation Sarah Kohno is here in America for a very limited time and playing just one engagement--Friday February 17th at Gomen Kudasai in New Paltz, NY.
In her native Japan, Sara fronts Pirates Canoe, a roots music-loving band hopelessly stuck somewhere between American and Japanese persuasion. The band has recently release a CD of the same name. This versatile ensemble can range from between two to six members and began performing together in the summer of 2009 in the Kansai area of Japan. Its members enjoy a variety of genres (Irish, jam, soul, rock, etc.) and a healthy love of the old, as well as new self-penned, songs. The band's name, Pirates Canoe, pays tribute to the former location of Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association jam sessions in Poughkeepsie where Sara impressed the locals and made many friends during her visit in the summer of 2009.
Visit our website for directions and to read more about Sara and The Lonesome Boys. |
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| Joe Val Bluegrass Festival |
| It's not too late!!! Framingham is not that far and a day trip to the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival is absolutely possible. If you haven't made hotel reservations and want to enjoy a fabulous day of Bluegrass picking and listening, be sure to hop in the car with your family and/or friends and head up to the Joe Val Festival this weekend. You will be happy you did it. Who will be there? Well, Blue Highway, Michael Cleveland & FlameKeeper, The Whites, Special Consesnsus, Steep Canyon Rangers, The Claire Lynch Band, The Josh Williams Band, and Della Mae (just to list some of them). |
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| HVBA YouTube Channel - Too Blue |
| Fred Robbins has put together another very, very impressive video of the HVBA Showcase presentation of Too Blue last month. Working only with still photos and the sound track of Too Blue's newest CD, Trouble With The Grey, he has captured the evening for all of you to enjoy. We hope you will visit our YouTube Channel, take a look at the Too Blue video and the others there and, while you are at the site, sign up as a subscriber. Subscribers are automatically notified each time a new video is added to the channel. Thanks to George Nasca for the photos and a huge thanks goes out (again) to Fred Robbins - a master at his craft. |
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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 |
| Sierra Hull (NEW) |
Daybreak |
| Lonesome River Band (NEW) |
Chronology-Volume One |
| Chris Jones (NEW) |
Lost Souls & Free Spirits |
| Too Blue (NEW) |
Trouble With The Grey |
| Steve Lutke |
Appalachian Uprising |
| Valerie Smith |
Blame It On The Bluegrass |
| Banjo Dan & The Mid-Nite Plowboys |
Fire in the Sugarhouse |
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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 |
| Feb 17-19 |
Joe Val Bluegrass Festival |
| Feb 17 |
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike at Emelin Theater |
| Feb 18 |
CB Smith & The Lucky Devils in Rhinebeck (with HVBA coupon) |
| Feb 19 |
Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper in Brooklyn |
| Feb 24 |
HVBA Showcase: No Brakes |
| Feb 24 |
Grass Fed in Red Hook |
| Mar 3 |
Grass Fed in Red Hook |
| Mar 4 |
Bossy Frog: Bluegrass for Children in Middletown |
| Mar 7 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Mar 9 |
Buddy Merriam in Lindenhurst |
| Mar 9 |
Bob Stump & The Blue Mt Boys at Babycakes |
| Mar 9 |
Monroe Crossing at Emelin Theater |
| Mar 10 |
Harmony Workshop II |
| Mar 14 |
Buddy Merriam Trio in Stony Brook |
| Mar 16 |
Grass Fed in Rhinecliff |
| Mar 17 |
The Saturday Night Bluegrass Band in Rosendale |
| Mar 21 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Mar 23 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mt in Pine Plains |
| Mar 23 |
CB Smith in Rosendale |
| Mar 30 |
HVBA Showcase: Mike Sassano & Wayne Fugate |
| Mar 31> |
Matt Flinner Trio in Rosendale |
| Mar 31 |
Two Workshops by Wayne Fugate |
| Mar 31 |
Grass Fed at Babycakes Café in Poughkeepsie |
| Mar 31 |
Dyer Switch in Alexandria Bay |
| Apr 4 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Apr 14 |
Grass Fed at Babycakes Café in Poughkeepsie |
| Apr 18 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Apr 20 |
The Grascals at Emelin Theater |
| Apr 22 |
Annual Fiddler’s Gathering in Neversink, NY |
| Apr 27 |
HVBA Showcase: Hot Mustard in Poughkeepsie |
| Apr 27 |
Grass Fed in Clinton Corners |
| Apr 28 |
Red Dirt Road in North Salem |
| May 2 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| May 16 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| May 19 |
Audie Blaylock & Redline in Poughkeepsie |
| May 25 |
HVBA Showcase: CB Smith in Poughkeepsie |
| Jun 16-17 |
Bluegrass at Clearwater Revival |
| Jun 23 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mt in Rock Tavern |
| Jun 29 |
HVBA Showcase: Uncommon Ground in Poughkeepsie |
| Jul 13 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mt in Indian Lake |
| Aug 1 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mt in Hague |
| Aug 5 |
Dyer Switch in Cortland |
| Aug 17 |
Dyer Switch in Greenville |
| Oct 6 |
Dyer Switch in Waretown, NJ |
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| From Our Readers |
From C.B. Smith:
We're doing a show on 2/18 at the Liberty Public House in Rhinebeck. It's going to be a special night for our band because we've hired a video crew to shoot the show. We're hoping to get enough good footage to put out a concert DVD, or at least something to put up on YouTube. We want to fill the place with bluegrass fans. Download the special HVBA coupon here. |
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