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| January, 2009 Bluegrass Update
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January, 2009 Announcements
Join us for the New Year's Eve Jam at Jennifer Webb's house! Wed. night, starts at 7pm (or whenever you get there!). This annual jam has become a great tradition and a sort of "family gathering" for the Reno bluegrass community. Everybody is welcome to ring in the New Year at Jennifer's lovely home with a spectacular view of downtown Reno. There aren't going to be fireworks this year in downtown Reno, so jam at Jennifer's for free instead! Call or email either Jennifer or me for directions. Jennifer's email: magiccomm@aol.com and phone: 674-6411. Or Cindy's email:
cgray56@sbcglobal.net and phone: 348-4692. New Class offered at TruckeeMeadowsCommunity College! A champion fiddler has recently moved to Reno, and will be teaching a class in "Traditional Irish Music" at the TMCC Building on Neil Road. The Instructor's name is Charlene Adzima, and she is a phenomenal fiddler---check out her website here: http://www.myspace.com/fhidileoir To sign up for the class, go to this TMCC website: http://www.tmcc.edu/wdce/ then on the drop-down menu, "View Our Programs", click on Music Classes. Find the course called, "Traditional Irish Music".
The class will meet on Tuesday evenings, 7:30 - 9, Feb. 24-May 5 . |
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January, 2009 Calendar
Thursdays and Sundays, Jams up at the Lake (Tahoe, that is). There is a lively community of musicians who host jams at both the north and south ends of the lake. Contact Bev at bpalfreyman@att.net
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 8pm "New Years Eve Ball" Contra Dance at the BreweryArtsCenter's restored 1864 Grand Ballroom. 449 W. King St., Carson City. This is the finest dance floor in Nevada! This event hosted by "Fun Family Dance" http://ffd.raincloudpub.com/ Dance fee is $15, includes snacks and drinks (including a champagne toast at midnight). Live music! For more info, email to allisondan52@gmail.com
Friday, Jan. 9, 7pm Celtic Session at The Studio On Fourth Street (on the southwest corner of 4th and Valley streets, downtown Reno). All players (and listeners!) welcome. Singers and dancers are welcome, too. Come and learn more about this unique form of traditional music and dance! For more info, email Peter at: petergrant55@gmail.com
Friday - Sunday, Jan. 9 - 11 Portland, OR. River City Bluegrass Festival http://www.rivercitybluegrass.com/ Awesome lineup, great jamming! A good size contingent from Reno goes every year and makes us proud! Go if you can! Flights from Reno on Southwest are CHEAP! - One way tickets as cheap as $76!!
Saturday, Jan. 10 7:30-10:30pm Plumas Park Gym, 475 Monroe St., just off Plumas, 6 blocks south of California St. Contra Dance with live fiddle tunes played by Allan Snyder/Doug Saum with caller, Susan Petrick. The dance fee is $10.00. Sponsored by the Sierra Contra Dance Society http://www.sierracontra.org . If you've never danced this style of "line" or "group" dance, come at 7:00 for a quick lesson. Wear sneakers! It's a blast! More info at 775-240-6117.
Saturday, Jan. 10 , 2pm. Bluegrass Jam in Susanville. All players welcome!
Call or email Rick Shoen for details and directions: twothphry@earthlink.net or 530-257-1068.
Sunday, Jan. 11, 3-5pm Bluegrass Guitar Class. This class is open to beginner-intermediate guitar players. We cover rhythm techniques and soloing using a flatpick. Only pre-requisite is that you know the chords G, C and D and have your own guitar! If you've attended before, great! But if you've never attended, that's OK, too. Each lesson is "self contained". We'll do a quick run-through of the tunes we've covered so far ("Turkey In the Straw", "Nine Pound Hammer" and "Red Haired Boy"), giving everyone who wants it a chance to play the lead. Then we'll learn a new tune. This month it will be the Ralph Stanley tune, "Ridin' That Midnight Train". The lesson cost is $15 (just pay when you get here) and you get printed materials (tablature, lyrics, chord charts) and recordings to practice with at home. Bring a blank CD or a flash drive for the recordings, or I can email them to you. Call or email if interested, or just show up! cgray56@sbcglobal.net or 348-4692. I
Friday, Jan. 16, 7pm Bluegrass Jam at Cora's Coffee in Virginia City (white and yellow building, a little north of the Fire Station on the main street). Free and open to everyone-pickers and listeners. This is one FUN jam! More info: renobassgal@gmail.com or call 813-6444
Friday, Jan. 23, 7-9pm, Comma Coffee House, 312 S Carson St.Carson City (just across from the Legislature). Celtic/American Tune Session. Focus will be on the repertoire of "traditional" Celtic/American fiddle tunes. Open to players of acoustic melody instruments such as fiddle, mandolin, hammer dulcimer, tenor banjo, lead guitar, penny whistle, Irish flute, etc. More info: cdadbayer@aol.com
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2pm. Bluegrass Jam in Susanville. All players welcome! Call or email Rick Shoen for details and directions: twothphry@earthlink.net or 530-257-1068.
Saturday, Jan. 24, 8pm Barkley Theatre at the OatsParkArtCenter, 151 E. Park Street, Fallon. The John Jorgenson Quintet playing "American Gypsy Jazz". Presented by The Churchill Arts Council http://www.churchillarts.org/ Tickets are $17 for CAC members, $20 for non-members, $10 for children. Call CAC at 775.423.1440 to reserve your tickets. Doors open at 7:00 PM and there will be a no-host bar. There will also be a free and open-to-the-public preview and conversation with the artists at 3:00 at the ArtCenter; please call 423.1440 if you are interested in attending.
Saturday, January 24, 5-9PM Elmcrest Elementary School, 855 McDonald, Reno "Winterfest" Bluegrass Festival, Contra Dance and Fundraiser for the Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association www.nnba.org . Lots of fun activities planned, including jamming, dancing, song contest and "petting zoo"! Admission only $5. More info: 775-722-9877 or email nnbamailbox@sbclgobal.net |
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PLAN AHEAD
Saturday, Feb. 7 - Claire Lynch Band appearing at the First Presbyterian Church in Mountain View, CA. 1667 Miramonte Avenue at Cuesta Drive. This is part of a wonderful concert series sponsored by the Redwood Bluegrass Association (http://www.rba.org/ ) and the Northern California Bluegrass Association (http://www.scbs.org/ ). Sound by the legendary Paul Knight! Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door. For tickets, call 650-691-9982.
Jamming starts at 5:30 - concert doors open at 7:00. Shows Start at 8:00 Pie and Coffee - Fine Folks! Thursday - Sunday, Feb. 19-22 - Wintergrass Festival, Tacoma, WA. http://www.acousticsound.org/ If you've never been....GO!! As always, the lineup is incredible, the jamming superb and the weather will probably be awful (as it usually is in Tacoma in Feb). But it's an INDOOR festival! Pickers take over an entire block's worth of hotels in downtown Tacoma and everywhere you turn---lobbies, hallways, rooms, auditoriums, conference halls, street corners and even the bathrooms!---there is bluegrass and old time music! Thank you soooo much to my special sponsor who has made it possible for me to attend yet again. I'll be there with brochures and flyers about The Nevada Bluegrass Project's 2009 Season. Of course, I might do a wee bit o' jamming while I'm there, too....;-) |
If you can't make it to one of our jams or concerts, get your bluegrass fix on the radio! We're very lucky to have 3 great radio shows here in northern Nevada that feature bluegrass music:
The Risky Biscuit Hayseed Hoot with Don Darue, Saturday mornings, 8:00-10:00am FM 100.1 KTHX, The X. Dondo plays music that will definitely put the twang back in your thang! Check out his website at
http://web.mac.com/feralradio/iWeb/Site/Howdy%21.html
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Jimbos Juke Joint & Acoustic Roadhouse Café. Saturday afternoons, 2-3 pm, FM 88.7 KUNR. Jimbo showcases his incredible collection of bluegrass and eclectic acoustic recordings---everything under the bluegrass sun (and then some!). We like to think of it as JimboGrass!
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Into The Blue, nationally syndicated bluegrass radio show hosted by Terry Herd, Saturdays and Sundays at noon on AM 750, KHWG. Check out the website for this great show www.bluegrassradio.com/index.html |
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