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April 2010 
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Upcoming Shows
  
  • 4/14 Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Andy will perform as part of a show for the kids.
  • 4/28 (Thursday) Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Mount Pleasant, NC. 9:30 AM. Community Outreach show for MerleFest.
  • 4/29- 5/2 (Thursday - Sunday) MerleFest. One of the premier Americana music festivals. Wilkesboro, NC  Map  
  • 5/13 (tentative date). Bicyclette Cafe, 14801 Lebanon Rd., Mt. Juliet, TN. ) 6-8 PM. Telephone: 615.758.3551 Map
  • 6/19 (Saturday) Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Family Program series: Guitar 101 with Andy May 1:00-2:30 PM. Map
 
Congratulations!
 
Two of Andy's guitar students took home top prizes at contests last month.
 
 
Eli Wheeler @ Clarksville Fiddle ChampionshipsEli Wheeler won the Pewee Guitar Category of the Clarksville Fiddle Championships.  He played Old Joe Clark, backed by Andrew Rigney. Watch his performance on YouTube!
 
Hailey Wylemans won the Mount Juliet High School "Bear Idol" talent contest. Hopefully, we'll be able to include a video of her performance in the next newsletter.
 
Congratulations to these two fine musicians!
 
Photo: Chuck Thompson
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Andy May @ MerleFestAndy's MerleFest  Schedule 
 
4/29 9:30 am Mount Pleasant Elememtary School
-- Community Outreach Show
        3:45 pm Cabin Stage-- Show
4/30 4:15 pm Little Pickers' Stage-- MerleFest Youth Showcase (host & MC)
        8:55 pm The Lounge-- Coffeehouse (show)
5/1  11:45 am Alumni Hall-- Public relations Workshop (leader)
        1:00 pm The Lounge-- Balancing Youth and Show Business (workshop leader)
        4:15 pm Little Pickers' Stage-- MerleFest Youth Showcase (host & MC)
 
If you've never been to MerleFest, do yourself a favor and consider coming this year. It takes place from April 29 - May 2. Map 
 
Andy May's Guitar 101   Workshop at the Country Music Hall of Fame
 
Country Music Hall of Fame & MuseumThe date has been set for Andy's Guitar 101 workshop: Saturday June 19 at 1 pm. This will be a fun, hands-on workshop for beginners. He'll teach the basics in his characteristic easy-going style--with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's legendary "guitars of the stars" as a backdrop. (How cool is that!?) There will be guitars on hand for participants to use. The workshop is part of CMHF's Family Program series.
 
In the Works:   
  • Dance of Life-A Mandolin Celebration CD reissue
  • Possibilities,Andy's new CD of original songs.
  • Wilson County Fair  in August (Date & time TBA)
  • Planning for this year's Walnut Valley Festival (Winfield, KS), coming up in September.
  • Bookings! Want to see Andy at a venue near you? Give the presenters his name and website address: www.andymay.com or suggest a venue to Andy.
 
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eNews Editor
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