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April 13, 2012 |
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| In This Issue |
- Audie Blaylock & Redline featuring Jesse Brock
- Showcase: Hot Mustard
- Two Workshops - With Special Discount
- The Evolution of Bluegrass - Gone LIVE
- New Member Band
- Earl Scruggs
- CDs for Review
- What's Happening
- Laugh of the Week
- From Our Readers
- About Us
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| Audie Blaylock & Redline Featuring Jesse Brock |
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Saturday, May 19 - 7:30pm |
| Where: |
Christ Church - 20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie |
| Tickets: |
Online, or call 475-8830 |
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Jack DiCroce has spoken with Audie Blaylock about his musical career and his interview called, "A Conversation with Audie Blaylock," is now on our website. Audie Blaylock & Redline will be featuring Jesse Brock for our annual Spring Concert.
Winner of the 2009 International Bluegrass Music Awards Mandolin Performer of the Year, Jesse Brock has spent a lifetime in bluegrass, starting with his family band at the age of nine, and later with national acts such as Chris Jones and the Night Drivers (1 album) and The Lynn Morris Band (2 albums). Jesse's first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry at the young age of 11, performed on stages with Ricky Skaggs, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, The Tony Rice Unit, and the list goes on.
Jesse has also honed his skills all over the world, making his first trip to Europe in 1997, and returning several times since. He spent a short time in Bulgaria as well, recording with female Bulgarian singer/guitarist/leader; Lili Drumeva, (Lilly of the West).
Jesse was an integral part of Michael Cleveland's two solo albums on Rounder, "Flame Keeper" and "Let 'Er Go, Boys!", as well as the following band albums, "Leavin' Town" and "Fired Up". Both band c.d.'s have garnered IBMA's "Instrumental of the Year" (2009 & 2011) and "Instrumental Group of the Year" awards, 4 years in a row (2007-2010). Jesse has also toured and recorded with The Dale Ann Bradley Band 2 albums), where he and Michael first toured together.
Jesse is also a solo artist in his own right, with an IBMA award-nominated CD "Kickin' Grass" on Pinecastle Records that includes an A-list of pickers, and was co-produced with his former band mate, Ron Stewart. Recently, Jesse co-produced Rick Lang's album (long-time friend, songwriter/singer) , "Look to the Light", another multi-award-nominated project. Rick Lang contracted John Miller & Jesse Brock to arrange all the original songs and produce the album, which went on to be in the first round of the Grammy's, the final round of the GMA Dove Awards, and the final round of the IBMA awards (2011). |
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| HVBA Showcase: Hot Mustard |
| When: |
Friday, April 27 |
| Where: |
Christ Church - 20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie |
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Hot Mustard started as a New Hampshire Arts Grant apprenticeship between Bruce Stockwell and Bill Jubett.
Bruce & Bill put together a number of double-banjo arrangements over the course of the grant, and decided to take their show on the road. Adding to the band are their sweethearts and long-time musical companions, April Jubett on guitar & vocals and Kelly Stockwell on double bass.
Bruce has been playing and teaching banjo for years in Putney, VT, where he is often overheard telling other musicians to "put the mustard to it" meaning to play the next tune with extra spice. Bill & April have been singing those high, lonesome harmonies together in a few local bluegrass bands and around the house for 5 years now. Bill plays fiddle as well as banjo. Kelly lugs her bass all over New England and can be found thumping away at most great jams at all picking parties and festivals and now as the heartbeat of Hot Mustard. |
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| Two Workshops - With Special Discount |
Want to hone your rhythm guitar skills? Want to improve your mando playing? Well, we have two perfect workshops for you! Jesse Brock will lead the Mandolin workshop and Audie Blaylock will conduct the Rhythm Guitar one. Sadly, you can only sign up for one of them. The good news is that an anonymous donor wants you to take these workshops and is offering a great incentive to do so. The first ten people who sign up for each workshop will only pay $20 as a Member or $25 as a Non-Member, instead of the $30/$35 cost.
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for the discounted price and be sure to let us know which workshop you want to take.
| When: |
Saturday, May 19 from 2-4pm |
| Where: |
Christ Church - 20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie |
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| New Member Band |
| We are delighted to announce the addition of a new Premium Member Band, The Buckeye Rooster. Be sure to take a look at their new website. |
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| The Evolution of Bluegrass - Gone LIVE |
What an amazing day it was! On Wednesday, the HVBA presented the second in the Marist College Center for Lifetime Studies program at Locust Grove. Our second class was a total treat for the over 60 participants. A panel discussion about bluegrass festivals featured Mary Doub (Producer of the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival), Mary Burdette (Assistant Director of Grey Fox), and Ruth Oxenberg (Co-Producer, of "Bluegrass Journey") were the featured panelists. Their presentations were so informative, interesting, and personal. It sparked many questions from the audience. One of the questions was answered beautifully by a visitor to the class, Bill Keith.
All of this has been filmed and is being edited by our amazing videographer, Fred Robbins. Our first class is now LIVE for your viewing on the HVBA YouTube Channel. While this is almost the entire session, it is well worth watching. We think this is one of the most exciting projects we are engaged in. Two people have already made public comments on the video and we invite you to leave yours, as well.
MandoDoc writes: "This should be required viewing by all serious students of this music. A fine job all around, folks. Look forward to subsequent installments."
And someone named Tom wrote: "I came home from working third shift today, and saw your post. I was pulled up the video of the first class, and was planning on skimming through it. Well, one hour and six minutes later.....hahahahaha. What a great video! I would encourage everyone to take a look at this, and enjoy it. This was a very entertaining format, and the presentation material was extremely well done. Nice job." |
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| Earl Scruggs |
| If you missed Jeff Anzevino's Poughkeepsie Journal article about legendary Earl Scruggs, you may now read it on our website. Well written, this article captures the importance and loss of Earl Scruggs to the world of bluegrass. |
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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,
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and we will get the CD to you. |
| Artist |
Album |
| Marty Raybon (NEW) |
Southern Roots & Branches |
| Carrie Hassler (NEW) |
The Distance |
| Chris Jones |
Lost Souls & Free Spirits |
| 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 |
| Apr 14 |
Grass Fed at Babycakes Café in Poughkeepsie |
| Apr 14 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mountain in Clinton Corners |
| Apr 14 |
Red Dirt Road in New Milford, CT |
| Apr 18 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Apr 20 |
The Grascals at Emelin Theater |
| Apr 21 |
Too Blue in Clinton Corners |
| Apr 21 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mountain in Poughkeepsie |
| Apr 21 |
Caroline Doctorow & Friends in Purdys |
| Apr 22 |
Mike Compton Mandolin Workshop in Putney VT |
| Apr 22 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mountain in Poughkeepsie |
| 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 |
| Apr 28 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mountain in Peekskill |
| Apr 29 |
Spinney Brothers & Out of the Bluegrass in Hadley, NY |
| Apr 29 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mountain in Peekskill |
| May 2 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| May 4-5 |
Banjo Summit Weekend in Saratoga Springs |
| May 5 |
Too Blue in Shelton, CT |
| May 5 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mountain in Peekskill |
| May 6 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mountain in Peekskill |
| May 16 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| May 18 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mountain in Poughkeepsie |
| May 19 |
Audie Blaylock & Redline in Poughkeepsie |
| May 19 |
Jim Hurst in Purdys |
| May 19 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mountain in Clinton Corners |
| May 20 |
Jim Hurst in Voorheesville |
| May 25 |
HVBA Showcase: CB Smith in Poughkeepsie |
| May 25 |
Tony Trischka Band in Rosendale |
| May 26 |
Bluegrass II in Tannersville |
| Jun 6 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Jun 1 |
The Revelers in Rosendale |
| Jun 10 |
Too Blue in Hartford, CT |
| Jun 16-17 |
Bluegrass at Clearwater Revival |
| Jun 20 |
Brown Derby Jam |
| Jun 21-24 |
Jenny Brook Family Bluegrass Festival |
| Jun 23 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mt in Rock Tavern |
| Jun 29 |
HVBA Showcase: Uncommon Ground in Poughkeepsie |
| Jul 12-15 |
Basin Bluegrass Festival |
| Jul 13 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mt in Indian Lake |
| Jul 19-22 |
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival |
| Jul 26 |
Too Blue in Wappingers Falls |
| Aug 1 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mt in Hague |
| Aug 4 |
Bob Stump & Blue Mt in New Milford, CT |
| Aug 5 |
Dyer Switch in Cortland |
| Aug 17 |
Dyer Switch in Greenville |
| Aug 18 |
Too Blue at LI Bluegrass Festival |
| Aug 26 |
First Annual Fiddle Contest at Dutchess County Fair |
| Oct 6 |
Dyer Switch in Waretown, NJ |
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| Laugh Of The Week |
How exciting are the Slow Jams? Just kidding...Jerry needed a power nap!
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| From Our Readers |
From Bob Altschuler:
Come on over to legendary Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY, for a Banjo Summit weekend on May 4 and 5, 2012! On Friday night, May 4, Tony Trischka and Territory will perform. On Saturday, May 5, the Banjo Summit will feature workshops in the afternoon and a concert by five regional banjo players in both bluegrass and old time styles. Concert, workshop and ticket information is here. (scroll up on the link to see the workshops and info about Tony Trischka) We hope to see you there!
From Eric Rosi-Marshall:
A review of the new biography of Mike Seeger by Bill C. Malone
From Wayne Fugate:
John McGann, Professor at Berklee and amazingly talented mandolin/ guitar player passed away this past Friday. You'd be surprised how many folks know John or were touched by him in some way. He taught Sierra hull while she was enrolled there. He was an amazing musician and an even better, truly wonderful person and I mention this all to you just in case you want to acknowledge his passing on the website. Info is here. |
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