BLUECiRASS CANADA

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE BLUEGRASS MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

Volume 5 Issue 4 October 2011

FEATURE ARTICLE RAV LEGERE AND ACOUSTIC HORIZON

Page 1 WHAT"S INSIDE

President's Message-Pg 3

Feature Article-Ray Legere and Acoustic

Horizons Pg 4, to 7

Bands Information-Pages 8-13

Sally Creek Music Festival Notice-Page 14

Music Biz Article Page 16 President Directors at Large Notice of Annual General Meeting-Page 17 Denis Chadbourn Gord deVries 705-776-7754 Divorced From Reality Article-Page 19 519-668-0418 Vice-president Editor's Message-Page 19 Donald Tarte Larry Johnston Just a Bluegrass Wife-Pages 20 & 21 877-876-3369 519-576-9768 Manitoulin Festival & Special Olympics-Page 22 Bill Blance Secretary Advertising Rates Pg 24 905-451-9077 Leann Chadbourn Organizational Memberships -Pg 25 & 26 Murray Hale 705-776-7754 705-474-2217 Website Enhancement Announcement-Pg 27 Treasurer

Membership Renewal Form Pg 27 Roland Aucoin 905-635-1818

Editor's Message - With so many Bluegrass Associations and Clubs across Can­ ada there truly is no shortage of news. Anyone willing to sub­ Leann Chadbourn mit an article, please contact me at [email protected]. In this issue I would like to welcome back our familiar writers, Gord DeVries, Gary Hubbard and Diana van Holten with their If you have a special cause that is near and dear to your very interesting articles that I know you will enjoy. Also, I heart, send us in a photo; let us know about it. And remem­ would bring to your attention a couple of new writers. Mike ber, you can have your event posted for free at Kirley, who has sent in an arti­ WWW BLU EGRASSCANADA. CA cle entitled 'Divorced from Re­ ality' and Wilson Moore who has provided two articles on Bluegrass News from the Eastern Provinces.

BMAC welcomes any interest­ ing articles or information rele­ vant to Bluegrass and are hopeful to start receiving arti­ cles from Coast to Coast.

Page 2 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Bluegrass Revolution with the sales from that album. We have helped numerous people and organizations with it. My two daughters, Emily and Juleann, who are in the band, were pre-teens at the In a world festering with corporate greed, and govern­ time, and they understood that it was not about us. It is my ments selling out the environment for the sake of a buck, profound belief that we lead by example, and perhaps one the grassroots music community is a beacon of light in day, they will too. these dark times. I am proud to be associated with blue­ grass and the values it stands for. Perhaps it is time to start our own political movement. Vive la bluegrass re­ Whether it is raising money for victims of a house fire, or volution! for a church fundraiser, or helping a friend with health issues .. . or even for political events ... the list of causes, that bluegrassers raise money for, is endless. Getting Opening my emails today, I received notification of a together to play music, not for vanity or for fame, but ra­ couple of bluegrass events. Both of therm were benefit ther for loftier reasons, gives deeper meaning to our mu­ concerts for very worthy causes. I am always amazed at sic. Using music as an (forgive the pun) instrument to the vast number of these invitations I receive. But why effect change, has been popular throughout the ages. should I be surprised? I grew-up in the bluegrass com­ The pay-off we receive, although often intangible, is im­ munity, and know well the values it holds. What a ca­ mensly gratifying. ring, sharing, giving community it is! Most Canadians generally have the ability to put oursel­ There are many examples of this, and here are but a ves in the proverbial shoes of others. By picturing our­ few. Artscan, under the direction of Carol Teal, collects selves in that person's situaton, we thereby find com­ instruments, and delivers them to first nation youth at passion for others,. This attitude of sharing and caring, risk, in remote communities. reaches across our country, and around the world. That is why Canadians maintain a moderately good internatio­ At the Eastern Canada Bluegrass Awards, various blue­ nal image. We have endeared ourselves to the world at grass associations present cheques to the Children's large, by virtue of our generosity. It all starts on a gras­ Wish Foundation, and the IWK Children's Telethon. sroots level. Bluegrass festivals like Gerry & Fran Morgan's Conesto­ So hey, step-up and just do it! Join our grassroots politi­ ga Trail raise money for the Brantford General Hospital cal movement. Unite, and give of your talents, whatever and Willett Hospital Foundation. The Manitoulin Blue­ they may be. What kind of a difference can you make? grass' inspiration is to raise money for the special olym­ Together, we can heal this broken world. Vive la blue­ pic athletes. (Read more in this issue) grass revolution!

When our band released it's debut CD, we didn't want it Yours from Bluegrass Central, to be just all about us ... we wanted to get behind a good cause. When one DJ , (who shall remain nameless), Denis Chadbourn complained to me that he was tired of bands riding the "I'm doing it for a good cause" bandwagon ... I took extreme umbrage with it. My email response consisted of only one question. "Would you prefer bands do it for vain, selfish, reasons???"

Consequently, adopting a higher cause (above our own vanity and self-interest), gave us the drive and determina­ tion to raise over $13 thousand dollars for cancer charity,

Page 3 never be able to play the fiddle, I'll have to French, but when he learned an English Ray Legere be satisfied with the mandolin. so after the bluegrass song, he was word for word, pro- mandolin, I took up the guitar, and the bass, nunciation was perfect, because he didn't and and eventually, when five years later, I was want to be embarrassed about pronouncing fifteen, I learned to play the fiddle a little bit, incorrectly. Yeah, we had a great band, but that was after my grandmother passed Roger Vautour as well, he was a nice Acoustic Horizon away. I'd made the promise, when she Scruggs style banjo player, he moved out passed away, I'd pick up the fiddle and learn west shortly after that, and then Frank how to play it, (a little bit) .. It is my favorite Doody took his spot. That's when I started By Gord De Vries instrument, the fiddle, it's what I've been picking a lot with Frank; we would be the making a living with, so I guess I'd better last ones up at the jam sessions at the festi­ keep it as my main instrument for now. vals, you know, buy Kentucky Fried Chicken, that would last us a weekend, there And that's how I got into music, except that I caught up with Ray Legere in June 2011, at my mother did give me some piano lessons was no ecoli back then (laughs), so we got a the Tottenham Bluegrass Festival in Totten- lot of playing in and that's when I met Carl when I was nine, and showed me what notes ham, Ontario. His band "Acoustic Horizon" Goodman. I was at one of these house par- were. Forever, I was in the car, singing was one of the featured groups this year. ties and he would come out to this "Red along with Merle Haggard songs that Dad With his regular sidekick, Frank Doody on Lion Tavern" where we would play every listened to and Flatt & Scruggs and we banjo and soulful vocals, guests Richard weekend and Saturday afternoon,. He was made a lot of trips to Cape Breton and Hali­ Bourque on guitar and Andy Ball (of Lone­ learning to play the banjo and we got to play fax, with his work and so, that's how I got some River Band fame) on bass, the band some. He was actually not as serious about it into the music business. Really, I just loved was "hotter than one of June Carter's pepper as I was, cause I knew I wanted to make my it and I knew I was going to play music for a living at playing music, even at that young sprouts!'. I managed to comer Ray for this living. After high school, I was going to go interview just a short time before he was due down to the States, meet all my idols, play age, and Carl said "This is a hobby, this is a to get back on stage for a set. release from my day job, I just want to have music for a living, but my father said I fun, have a few beers, you know .. ". Some of Gord: To start this interview, Ray, would should probably get an education first, so I those parties, of course, they got a little ob- you just recount some of your past history, went to community college and took a two noxious with the drinking and stuff and I how you got into playing music and so on? year course in electronics, which did eventu- would get a little upset at that, but later on, ally help, in putting together my studio, un- Ray: Well my past history, getting into mu­ when he moved to Ontario, he was taking it derstanding the electronic part of signal sic. was always from my father's playing. He really serious, trying to put together a nice paths and things. played everything in the book, including the group, which he did, he put together a bunch electric instruments, drums and saxophone, Gord: So here you are, the young, budding of different bluegrass groups, performed a but besides those instruments, he was the electronics technician. Carl ( ed note: Carl lot, recorded a lot, got heavy into the song- first 5-string banjo player in the Maritimes Goodman) had mentioned, he met you first writing, which he did very well. I know and played mandolin and fiddle and he was in Moncton and you were playing with a Ralph Stanley and Doyle Lawson recorded the hit at the parties. When he had us kids band called "Mountain ..... one. Carl was a good talent, really good (he had 5) he had to stop playing music and Ray: Yeah, "Mountain Meadow". This fel­ solid banjo playing, so when he approached start making a living, so he worked at CN low I knew, Lee Allward, he was putting me about these Kitchen Parties, it reminded (the CNR hump yard) , but he got me on together a bluegrass band and I was only, I us both about back then, when we were do­ mandolin when I was 10 years old and his believe 15, maybe 14, when he approached ing the kitchen parties in the Maritimes, mother said if I learned a tune on the man do- me, approached my Dad first, you know, about how nice the people were and appre­ lin she'd buy me a mandolin, so that's how I said "Do you think it would be OK? We ciative of the music and so that's what he got my first mandolin. I learned a tune, bor- love his playing, he plays great for his age wanted to bring onto the stage, was a kitchen rowed a mandolin from a friend, Dad's and I think it would be good for him to get party, not totally bluegrass oriented, but he friend, and learned a mandolin tune; she into a band situation, learn to sing some and knew the musicians that he wanted to get bought me a mandolin. She said the same learn about harmonies and all that", so Lee that would be able to back up the main cen­ thing, if you learn a tune on the fiddle, All ward recruited myself and another ter, in their style of music and that's what we which was her favorite instrument, she'd buy youngster from down around Rogersville tried to bring to the stage. Not necessarily a me a fiddle. And every time I'd pick up the way Jean-Marc Doiron, who couldn't speak bluegrass show but a nice show with a home fiddle, it was just too hard. I just figured I'd one phrase of English. He was totally kitchen party atmosphere.

Page 4 Gord: Well, we're going to see if that con - than the bluegrass world that I was part of our fiddle, I know Tony will let you play cept will work again, later this September. and I knew that if I was going to make a with him as soon as he hears one lick". Now the group "Acoustic Horizon'~ is that living at it, that I would have to progress Jimmie told Tony about me and I drove the first group you have headed? and learn other music than just bluegrass. through a snowstorm to get there. It was January, and after the first show, Tony Ray: I moved down to the States, after I came up to me and said" Listen, I have this Ray Legere went to the tech, and I did meet up with all tour-it's a five week tour, but I have an­ my idols, like David Grisman, Tony Rice, And other fiddler joining me in weeks, do you Jerry Douglas, I met them all and got to play want to do the first two weeks?" I said "for Acoustic Horizon with some really nice groups, Dan and Stan sure". He hired me for the two weeks, and Tyminski, a brother team with "The Green if it wasn't for Alison Krauss being asked to Mountain Bluegrass", (Dan went on to play do the last three weeks, I would have had with "Lonesome River Band", now he's with At that time I idolized Mark O'Connor, eve- the five week tour. But, I got to meet up Alison Krauss), that was a great band to be rything Mark did, I wanted to just like Mark, with Alison, and actually, it was at that time in . Everyone was young, hot pickers, and but as soon as I met Jim Buchanan, he said I got to play her fiddle and I fell in love with "Well you know, there's other players out dedicated - we drove all over the country. it. I told her, "if you ever need to get rid of there, other than Mark O'Connor". He was- this fiddle, I'd appreciate it if you would n't downgrading Mark, he just wanted in­ give me a call". It's just one of those things, troduce me to others like the Stephane when you play an instrument and you feel Greppellis's of the world, all the classical this is just right for me, this is exactly what I players of the world. He introduced me to want, I knew that fiddle was what I wanted. Jascha Heifetz, I think the most amazing, Years later, after I got married and we had incredible classical violinist in the world. just bought our house, in 1998, my Dad So, from then, I just started watching and gets this call on his phone, it was on the Gr"" Mount.in aov•, US6 listening to as many videos as I could get a D.-v• &evln•, o.-n fymlr1•~j. Scott Gr••n•, Sun: Tymln•ll 1nd "ay L•911r• answering machine, "This is Alison Krauss, hold of and started learning as much as I Ray, I know you really want this fiddle, I got "White Mountain Bluegrass", they were could, in the sing world, int helrish world-I the fiddle that I really wanted and I know the first band to 'invite' me down , I stayed love the Irish music and I love the Scottish you really want this one, so it's for sale, if at Roger Williams' (the dobro player) Cape Breton fiddling and there's no one you' d like to buy it from me, I won't adver­ house, they took me to Europe, and we style that I like better, other than I just t ruly tise it or anything, because I know you toured Holland, Germany, just all over the love bluegrass music. That in my heart and really want it". Anyway, to make a long place, so I got an education there. So I sould, I guess. The Kenny Baker stuff, the story short, I ended up with that fiddle and moved, through Green Mountain, I met up Benny Martin music, that what I love, that that's the fiddle I still play, since 1998. It's with Lonesome River Band at some con- kind of fiddling. just such a treat to be able to pick up the certs and they hired me to go down and fiddle and be happy with it. Fiddles usually play with their group. I was already a fan of So from there, when I was in the States, I fight back once you play them. They're a · their music anyway. So I was part of the got the chance to meet all my idols. The hard instrument to master, I don't think Lonesome River Band for a short stint, and one band I really wanted to join was Tony you' ll ever master it, there's always more from there, I had met David Grisman at one Rice, the Tony Rice unit and Jimmy techniques and sounds and smoothness of his concerts and his fidd le player was Jim Gaudreau. I became good friends with that you can strive for. Buchanan. I remember him from Jim & Jimmy. He was producing a CD called Jesse days and recordings and he played "Young Mandolin Monsters" and he asked To get back to what I was originally talking with David Grisman at that time, but he me to do two cuts on it. He also involved about, I was in the States pursuing my also played country music with George Dan Tyminski, Adam Steffey, Wayne Ben­ dream and immigration caught up with me. Jones and Mel Tillis and he did all the son, Alan Bibey, and Ronnie McCoury, a They warned me that they knew I was backup stuff in Nashville. He was the ses- bunch of the youngers at the time. I was working under the table. I tried to go sion man in Nashville and they were playing glad to be a part of that. When Jimmie through the legal process applying five with Charlie Pride. He started telling me all knew Tony was doing a tour, starting in times. I had millionaire friends vouching for the songs and what he did differently to Maine, going into Massachusetts and the me, friends like Mel Tillis. Still they turned make it sound unique. He did a lot of New England states, he gave me a call and me down, so I had to move back home. 'bouncing bow' things, it was very different said "If you want to come down, bring hy-

Page 5 ter sang, (Amanda) and I just love him. It's great to have a talent like that Andy's playing and attitude towards on stage beside you. And the bass bluegrass music. He was the first one I player ,Tim McDonald, he's a great called when our bass play Jean-Marc bass singer and banjo player but now Boucher, he just got a new job back that Carl's playing banjo in the Kitchen home, it's hard to play bluegrass for a party, Tim gets to play some bass. living and I knew he couldn't get the Gord: You know, it's a great concept for Friday off, we were driving up and for a show, and I'm hoping that it serves its him to fly in, especially right now, part of purpose of broadening the experience the Air Canada staff is on strike. I didn't for bluegrass people and lovers of folk That's when I started Acoustic Horizon. want any complications there, to bring and acoustic music cause honestly, I've If it wasn't for Frank Doody, saying up a bass, and all that, so I'm thankful "Welcome back home, I think you never met anyone who liked folk music to Andy that he was free and he's should start a bluegrass band, you thanking us too, cause he misses it too or acoustic music and heard a well know, we'll just have some fun." and after having to leave the Lonesome done bluegrass piece and didn't like it. ... that's when we started Acoustic Hori­ River Band after four great years.... Ray: and that's Carl's number one ob­ zon, with Frank and myself, and I had another friend, he had two sons and a Gord: Yeah, they had a great sound, jective, is to make this show not a blue­ daughter, but the two sons played mu­ particularly a great vocal sound . . grass show, to bring out the people to a good concert and introduce them to the sic too, Daniel and Norm Maillet their father Fern Maillet, he played bas~ with Ray: So that's sort of how my band got bluegrass. I know its getting a little bet­ us and Ron Savoie ended up playing together. We should get back to when ter now, with the emergence of bands guitar/mandolin. so that's what we we met Carl and when Carl had the like Alison Krauss and Union Station, have. Today, we got a guy like Richard idea to do these Kitchen Parties. He Chris Thile and all these bands are Bourque, he can play guitar as well as just wanted to bring that, I don't know, bringing in influences of other music the mandolin and we can switch off the bluegrass musicians just seem to and making it more enjoyable to the allows me to play the guitar once i~ have ~ ha~piness about them I guess, people who didn't like the hard-core awhile, or whatever. It's great to have ~nd fnen_dhne_ss and people enjoy com­ bluegrass, but now they're realizing guys like that and of course Frank's al- ing out, listening to the sofa music and I what true bluegrass is and now they're ways been with me. was totally in, when Carl asked me to going back and saying "Gee, I really do do it. He mentioned that he was going like that Bill Monroe music and the Flatt to have this other mandolin player, do­ Gord: And you've got Andy Ball on & Scruggs and gee, look at this guy ing some mandolin and guitar work, I bass ... was that just a happenstance Jimmy Martin, where, wow! boy he's an said "Gee, who would that be?" and he that he was available? ... incredible talent!". Then they do their said "A guy named Joe Clark". I had history, start hearing about the Osborne Ray: Yes, through my connections in heard of Joe Clark, never met him, but Brothers, people like the Osborne the States, Andy had just left the Lone- had heard how great he was, on all the Brothers, they introduced electric instru­ some River Band (mandolin, tenor vo­ instruments and we got along really ments, even electrifying the banjo and cals) to finish off his studies. He's mov­ fine. We even did a mandolin duo. It's the mandolin. They were in Nashville ing to Edmonton to finish off his philoso­ so great, just to better yourself, each pushing that, they heard those songs phy course, to get his masters in that. one will do a new lick and it's just an on the radio, Wheeling, West Virginia, He's from Warren, Michigan and was admiration of the other fellow's playing. saying "Oh, they're a bluegrass band. living in Windsor, taking a course there. "Oh yeah , that's a great idea" .. we all OK!" I met him through Pete Goble actually, know all the mandolin players in the I did a recording with Pete Goble and States, that's what we have in common Gord: The thing I like about the Osbor­ Andy lived right around the corner from - he's from the heart of Virginia, I be­ nes, they were doing harmony before lieve. - I'm from the East Coast of Can­ him and was helping Pete do the sound Daily & Vincent .. ada, but I listen to all that music on LPs engineering. So I met Andy and he said and cassettes, CDs and all the DVDs I Ray: That's for sure! And very well! "Yeah, my family's doing a recording could get hold of, that's the music I With a little research, you'll find it's all and my Dad would really love to have studied, but he was there, he lived it, he been done. I go back and listen to you on it", so I got to meet the family played with Larry Sparks, he played Benny Martin, the stuff he was doing on and played on the Richard Ball Family with all these players and he was play­ the fiddle, you can re-learn it and it Band Album, with Andy, and the daugh- ing with Honi Deaton when I first saw sounds new. He was a genius.

Page 6 The Louvin Brothers harmony, it was differ- songs with everybody playing and moving ent again, because they kept switching har- around and jumping around and dancing, Pour L'Amour Du Country mony parts. That's not common. Usually and so it's a great show. That group's called you just find a lead and a direct harmony Bowfire. So those are your stepping stones Jean Guy Grenier, Ray Legere and and you just do it in parallel all the time, well in making a living at music, you do some­ Marty Melanson the Louvin Brothers, they would switch from thing with one person, then someone hears lead to tenor and jump up to a bigger gap you, gets you doing something else with that between the voices and it was just magical. person, that's really the way. I had a reputa- tion and the personality, I guess. I've been Gord: So, what's in the future for Acoustic able to make a living at it. Horizon? Gord: Well, I guess we can wrap this inter­ Ray: Well, Acoustic Horizon is my 'hobby' view up. I know you have a set coming up in band, I guess. This is what I enjoy to do and about 45 minutes, so I have to let you go. I in the summer months I try to play as much will just append this by saying, anyone who bluegrass as I can and I'd love to tour Acous- hasn 't heard Ray Legere play Kenny Bakers tic Horizon around but to make a living at great tune, "Bluegrass in the Backwoods", bluegrass, or as a musician I had to pursue hasn't heard a great fiddle talent at work. other avenues like, John McDermott, he's an It's available from Ray at http:// John McDermott concert Irish tenor and he's done very well for him­ www.raylegere.com/ and the CD is titled with Mark O'Connor self, so he's heard of me on the East Coast, "Ray Legere - Bluegrass in the Backwoods". George Koller, Mark O'Connor, Ray that I can back up a singer, so I play mando- Legere and Jason Fowler lin and fiddle with him. One of his session I highly recommend this album! It is and has been one of my all time favorite albums players, Lenny Solomon, a classically trained since I purchased it at the Nova Scotia festi- jazz musician, he was putting together a val in about 2004. fiddle group of all different styles of music and he wanted ten fiddle players on stage playing jazz, bluegrass, Celtic, whatever style Ray Legere of music we play, and bring it on one stage, a theatre stage at that, a big light show, eve­ and ryone moving around on stage. It was quite an endeavor, because we had to put mikes Acoustic Horizon with wireless unit on the fiddles so we could walk around and then for us to have moni­ Jean-Marc Boucher (hidden), Richard Gord DeVries is an active director of BMAC and an tors wherever we walked we had to have a Bourque, Ray Legere, Frank Doody and Spe­ occasional interviewer/writer for this magazine. sound man on stage moving our monitor cial guest Kelsey Maccallum . sound around the stage to different speak- (picture taken by Irene Doyle in New Rich­ ers - so the monitor guy on stage is more mond Quebec.) important to the show then the guy doing the house sound, because the house really only has two speakers, left and right, there's obviously more speakers there, but basically it's a left and a right. For the most part, a live show is in mono, so really, he's only project­ ing that, but on stage, if I move from stage right to stage left, he has to move my moni­ tor mix to the other side of the stage, so he's hands on throughout the entire show. Not just myself, but all the other fiddlers. We do

Page 7 BANDS INFO-PROVIDED BY INDVIDUAL BANDS

THE BACKWOODSMEN The Peace River Band

Contact; Lorne Buck-Telephone: 613-475-3740 191 Goodrich Rd., R.R. #2, Cod rington, ON KOK lRO http://backwoodsmen.tripod.com Mary Lou Fitzgerald - Guitar, Vocals Lorne Buck-Guitar, vocals - Jimmy Ellis-Guitar, voca ls Danny Morreti - Bass Jimmy Young - Fiddle Pete Atkins - Banjo Bill Vickers - Mandolin, Vocals Marcel Blais - Guitar, Vocals

Contact: Marcel Blais 905-650-3738 [email protected]

BLUEGRASS EDITION

FOGGY HOGTOWN BOYS

Contact: [email protected]

Dan Campbell - Banjo & Vocals,

Doug Van Den Kieboom - Guitar, Dobro & Vocals, As pictured left to right in the attached photo:

Peter Harrison - Bass & Vocals, Andrew Collins- mandolin, fiddle Max Heineman - acoustic bass Tim Bellamy - Mandolin, Guitar & Vocals Chris Quinn- banjo, guitar, mandolin

Page 8 ..------iii CON- The C-DENNY BAND

CESSION 23

Contact: Leann Chadbourn-Telephone 705-776-7754 339 Ficha ult Rd., Rutherglen, ON POH 2EO [email protected] Website-cdennymusic.ca Denis Chadbourn-Guitar Juleann Chadbourn-Fiddle Emily Ann Chadbourn - Mandolin Gord Grasser - Banjo

General Store THE DUCHARME FAMILY BLUEGRASS

Brian Riseborough - guitar and vocals Helen Lewis - Autoharp and vocals Mitch Ducharme, fiddle and mando,vocal Norm Tellier - Mondolin and vocals Mike Ducharme, guitar,vocal Bill Blance - banjo & guitar and vocals Joey Ducharme, bass,vocal John Perkins - bass and vocals Ray Winterstein, banjo

Contact; Nicole Ducharme 705 758 9589 Contact: N orm-519-621-1160 www.ducharmefamilybluegrass.com Bill-905-451-9077 [email protected]

Page 9 HARDRYDE

Jane Uncer - Guitar, lead & harmony vocals

Wes Lowe - Mandolin & Guitar, lead and harmony vocals

Ray Surette - banjo, mandolin and Guitar.

Bob Tremblay - Dobro

Wayne Uncer - bass, lead vocals and harmony Doug deBoer- Guitar, Lead Vocals Rich Koop-Bass, Vocals Don Hutchinson - backup banjo, guitar and lead vocals Marc Roy- Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals

Contact: Wayne Uncer 766038 Twp. Rd.# 5 Garry Greenlaud- Banjo, Vocals

R.R. 2 lnnerkip On. NOJ lMO Julie Fitzgerald-Fiddle CONT ACT: Melissa Sherman Phone: 519-469-3392 [email protected] Cell- 519-496-0397

HOMETOWN BLUEGRASS HONEYGRASS

MIKE KIRLEY-Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals

Leslie Dawn Knowles- Fiddle, Vocals

Don Couchie-Guitar, Banjo, Vocals Karen May - bass, lead/harmony vocals,

Ed McDowell-Bass, Vocals Marie Gustafson-mandolin, guitar, lead/harmony vocals

Al Benner- Banjo, Vocals Bill Stewart - guitar, lead/harmony vocals

Contact : Al Benner-905-936-2008 Marion Linton-Fiddle

Email: [email protected] Graham Stone-Banjo

Mike Kirley-519-653-4975 Contact information: Karen May [email protected]

Email: [email protected]

Page 10 JAN PURCELL AND PINE ROAD NEW CUMBERLAND

Jan Purcell, vocals and fiddle,

Jon Purcell, vocals and guitar, Gary Greenland on banjo and Dickson Tom Bums - Guitar and vocals

Raynard on bass. Blair Heddie - Mandolin, dobro and vocals Contact: Jan Purcell 819-459-3362 Paul Hurdle - Banjo and vocals

36 Pine Rd, Wakefield, QC JOX 3GO Tom Rutledge - String bass [email protected] www.pineroadbluegrass.com CONTACT:

Email - [email protected]

Phone - 519 - 438 -2274

NOTRE DAME DE GRASS RHYME 'N' REASON BLUEGRASS & GOSPEL BAND

Doug Moerschfeld-Guitar, Lead, Harmony Vocals

Members: Matt Large - guitar Stefan Van Holten-Banjo, Lead, Harmony Vocals

Guy Donis - banjo Bill Koop-Mandolin, Guitar, Lead, Harmony Vocals

Joe Grass - mandolin Gary glenn-Bass, Harmony Vocals

Josh Zubot - fiddle FOR BOOKINGS CONTACT STEFAN OR DIANA AT

Andrew Horton-bass

contact: Matthew Large 905-517-7478 OR 905-679-4049 OR E-MAIL [email protected] http://rhymenreasonbluegrass.shutterfly.com [email protected]

Page 11 ROAD SCHOLARS BLUEGRASS

The Rivets Bluegrass

Contact:Marc Rivet 705-591-2029 [email protected] Cheryl Maude-Guitar

Bill Welburn -Mandolin

Garth Priest-Guitar

Rick Rossi-Banjo

Perry Benedik-Bass

[email protected]

The Algoma Wildflowers

Simcoe County Ramblers

Jill Jones - Guitar, Vocals Randy Brethour - Madolin, Vocals Johan Delisle- Bass Doug Cornish - Banjo Debbie French -Guitar Gene Gouthro - Bass, Vocals Gloria Hansen-Mandolin, Autoharp Contact: Jill Jones 416-449-0822 or 905-729-2308 All band members sing Lead & Harmony [email protected] Contact: Gloria Hansen at [email protected] www.simcoecountyramblers.com Phone: 705-848-0448

Page 12 WILL WHITE

Christine Smith-Lead/Harmony Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin

Bob Wingrove- Dobro

Ron Coltman- Lead/Harmony Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin

Paul Atkinson- Harmony Vocals, Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo

Jim Atkinson-Lead/Harmony Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle BASED IN CALGARY ALBERTA

Glen Atkinson-Bass WEBSITE: WWW.WILL WHITEMUSIC.COM

THE TRADITIONALLY WOUND WINTERLINE

Contact: Sheldon Speedie

Telephone: 519-389-6097 (home) or 519-385-1292 (cell) Gabe Gagnon, on guitar and vocals;

[email protected] Joyce Gagnon, on mandolin and vocals;

Wayne Ferguson-fiddle Ron Jubenville, on banjo and vocals;

Bernie Caron, on mandolin, violin and vocals; Jerry McNulty- Guitar, Vocals Ken Robichaud, on dobro and Jim McNulty-Guitar, Vocals Jared Lozon on upright bass. Nick McDonald- Mandolin, Vocals

Ken Grooms-Banjo Contact:[email protected] Sheldon Speedie- Bass

Page 13 Sally Creek Music Festival Discontinued

It is with extremely heavy hearts that we announce the discontinuance of the Sally Creek Music Festival leaving one less venue for our home grown Bluegrass musicians to play for reasonable compensation.

For the past three years the promoters of the Festival have done their utmost to provide a top quality venue with top quality entertainment at a reasonable price. During that time we have booked twenty-two Canadian acts with most of them originating in Ontario. This is an average of six to seven Canadian acts each year. In 2009 the weather knocked us out resulting in a far greater loss than we anticipated. We expected 2010 to be better and it was but not enough for us to break even on the year. We lost more money. For 2011 we trimmed our attendance expectations and trimmed the budget to reflect our actual 2010 attendance. Our at­ tendance actually decreased by 10% for no apparent reason. The weather was great and the entertainment superb. We stuck to our budget and came in on target but the sales just did not materialize. The 2011 event was actually a great success if you consider establishing a tight budget, meeting that goal, and providing one heck of a Bluegrass Festival and lineup. The stellar US and CON bands we had on our program made it the best one in Ontario. We suspect that economics and high fuel cost have had something to do with our short fall in attendance. The Canada Day weekend is our only open weekend for southern Bluegrass events and there are many other free outdoor events happening that same weekend. We have sat and seriously analyzed it since the event and cannot pin point a specific reason the Bluegrass commu­ nity failed to support the hottest lineup to hit Ontario in years. The budget for 2012 allowing for the loss in attendance could be established by simply reducing the budget by our loss and hope for a break even. This would cripple our ability to provide a quality lineup that would draw, and given the decline in attendance with the excellent show we presented, it could prove to be an even greater loss at the gate. Although the losses have lessened with budget restraints it now appears that regardless of what we do, no financial forecast could be guaranteed A lot of hard work and long hours went into promoting the event and without the support of all of our families, friends, and volunteers, it wouldn't have happened. It came to be recognized as the best Bluegrass Festival in Ontario as stated by many of our attendees. Too bad we couldn't get more of them to come out. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our loyal volunteers and fans who have stuck with us during the past three years.

Wayne Uncer & Wes Lowe

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Page 15 Gary Hubbard

ARTICLE #3 MUSIC"BIZ"

(Performance Royalties - Part 2) - "Live" Performances -Festivals

The Copyright ta riff fo r "Live performances at theatres or other places of entertainment Tariff #4 (a) is 3 percent of gross receipts from ticket sales of paid concerts with a minimum fee per concert of $35" or (b) "3 percent offees paid to singers, musicians, dancers, conductors and other performing artists during a "free concert with a minimum fee per concert of $35". This section also gives SOCAN the right to audit. http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/ta riffs-ta rifs/proposed-proposes/mus[c-musigue-e. html

The promoter is responsible J;o report the gross sales and make payment to SOCA N 3% of these grosses by Ja n 31st of the year fo ll owing the festival or performance. The promoter must also subm it a set list of songs to SOCAN. http:ljwww.socan.ca

At the seminar at Deerhurst last Novembe r, I provided the fo ll owing ca lcu lation of what an individua l song might earn at a Festiva I.

10 bands X 2 sets x 10 songs per set= 200 songs performed(+ songs by me?) Festival "gross'' x 3% =total pmt to SOCAN .... $20,000 x 3% = $ 600 * $570/200songs =$2.85 per song... * (Less PRO fee-5%)

The PRO (SOCAN) woul d then pay 50% of this to the writer and 50% to the music publishe r. Obvious ly, if the song is a co-write, the amount per writer will reduce accord ingly. Any monies co llected on behalf of other PROs wou ld be forwarded to that PRO. It is obvious fr om the above that the song must (a) be performed at a great number of festivals and/or (b) be performed at festivals with higher grosses fo r it to generate any materi al income. The best bet is for the song to generate enough excitement on stage that the au dience member wants to buy a CD or other me rchandise ava il able at the festival or seek out more information on the band on the internet.

Please note that the above is for educational purposes only. The current Copyrig ht Ta riff and SOCAN po li cies will need to be refere nced to provide their specific defi nitions, requirements and payment schedules. Any questions ca n be directed to me via the BMAC e-mail address.

Gary Hubbard, CGA

Page 16 Notice of Annual, General Meeting and Election

The Bluegrass Music Association of Canada

Saturday November 19, at 0930hrs Deerhurst Resort, Harris Room (upstairs) (Central Canada Bluegrass Awards}

Bands, fans, clubs, media, promoters, all welcome.

BAL-1 C u·o1-t!d like to congmt11/ate all m1ists 11omi11ated for the 27th mmHal The Northern Bluegrass Co1nniittee Eastern C:-1nada Bluegrass 1lfusic has confir1ned its list of dates and A wards, hei11g held 22 Oct. i11 Tn,ro, perfonners for it's 2012 winter 1"\.TS. and artists nontiflated for the 33rd concert series. ~ 'atch for Reniington Ryde, Grasstowne an d am111al Central Can;uh.';,m 1lfusic Notliing Fancy to b e on tour in the A wards, bei1Jg held 191\Joti. i11 1nonths of Feb, !vlarch & April. H 111ztsville) 01' -l. StqJ' l!medl IV111nf1:r Check the Northern Bluegrass ll'ill be p11b!ished in 011r ne::d iss11e. Conunittee website for particulars. w,vw.northen1bluegrass.co1n Rlm,or has it... that d1te to flnat1cia! cotlsiderations, the Sal/)' Creek B!t1egrass Festit1al has been Bands releasi ng a new cd are encouraged t o disco11ti1111ed. It is fi1rther r11111ored, that submit copi es of t heir works to t he dj's listed in t his publicat ion, and to Archives in it's place) a brand neJJ~ all- ranadian Canada. For a print review, please send a ftstii·al is in the )J'orks. It 1~r said that this copy to : Great Canadicm Bl11egmss Festival Jl'ill contiwte to be held at the Dorcester Fair Tim Osmond (Home Routes) Gromirlr, j1tsf 1101th L ondon, on of 951 Asburn St., Canada Dt!)' 1nekend. This event n·ill WINNIPEG, MB ftat11re Canadian bands exclusively . 3G 3El Cool eh! [email protected]

Page 17 www.genstorebluegrass.com Norm: 519-621-1160 • Bill: 905-451-9077

Central Canada Bluegrass Awards: 1' Gospel Bluegrass Band of the Year, 5 years 1' Mandolin Player of the Year Norm Tellier, 2 years 1' 2004 promising group of the year

Also Nominated for: Vocal Group of the Year, Entertainer of the year, Male Vocalist, Special rates for members Female Vocalist, Guitarist and Overall Group of the year. SEE PAGE 24 FOR RATES

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Page 18 Divorced from Reality helped him kill a twenty-sixer of Ca­ up banjo lessons in Alliston and got nadian Club one night and we lis­ through the Hal Leonard book. By Written by tened to Bluegrass until I fell asleep that spring we were jamming to­ Mike Kirley-Hometown Bluegrass on his couch. I found Tony Rice's gether once a week. gutsy G-runs and whirling riffs mes­ At the second Tottenham Blue­ merizing. grass Festival Peter Deveau intro­ When I first heard Bluegrass, I Then I heard his version of Doc duced us to Don LeBlanc, a Blue­ thought it all sounded the same. Watson's Blue Railroad Train. That grass guitarist from Mono Mills. I Fast, repetitive, and regressive. My did it. If this was Bluegrass, I wanted switched over to mandolin. I also mother called it "White Trash Hill­ more. Divorce or no divorce. I talked knew Gene Gouthro through some billy music" . And she was born in him into taping the album for me. I work connections. Al knew a guy Rocky Mount, North Carolina. She went home and played it over and through work too that played bass, should know. over and over and over and over Darcy Spady. Before you knew it "You don't want to listen to that mu­ again. I was we had a band that met once a week sic Michael. They all sing through in the Lion's room. Exciting times! hooked. their noses. We sounded more vocally like the Meanwhile, at the Lion's Club Sons of the Pioneers than a Blue­ Listen to Mozart.", she said. meeting in Tottenham, Al Benner grass Band, and we went through was flipping a coin as to whether I really liked Doc Watson from eleven bass players before Tom they would have a Folk festival or a my university "folkie" days however, Mccreight joined up. But we met Bluegrass festival at the Conserva­ and took one of his Vanguard al­ once a week, every week, rain, snow tion Area south of town . Bluegrass bums, Southbound to a music store or shine. And that is the way it has· won . As I lived in Tottenham, I got to in Aurora to find a teacher. All my been for 26 years. buddies were splitting up with their go to my first Bluegrass Festival. I wives, and I thought I'd better take met Al at the top of the hill. I immedi­ Hometown Bluegrass now has up a hobby. Avoid the seven-year ately told him about Tony Rice, and Leslie Dawn Knowles as our fid­ itch if I could. had he heard "Blue Railroad Train" dler, an amazing professional violin­ yet? He smiled at me and offered ist in the first section of the Toronto "I want to play like this guy." I told me his huge hand in friendship. Symphony. We have Don Couchie the store clerk, pointing to the album as our guitarist, a seasoned veteran "Actually, all this music sounds cover. who has been singing and playing the same to me, fast and whiney." "Don't we all?" he replied. "There are Bluegrass since the seventies. And only two guys around here that can I talked to him some more about we have Ed McDowell on stand-up flatpick like that. One is Red Shea, Tony Rice, trying to convert him to bass, one of the finest Bluegrass and he is busy with The Tommy my newfound joy. I was bubbling bass players around. over with enthusiasm. Al just smiled Hunter Show .. The other guy lives in And he has a full-sized western bar patiently and listened. All that next a two room apartment up the street in his rec room where we practice year the Lion's Club members re­ and is going through a divorce .. " once a week. Life is good. ferred to me as "the fan". I was the Eight lessons later I was playing only guy in town that seemed to ap­ And I am not divorced. Yet. Red-Haired Boy on my Norman preciate this music. guitar. Meanwhile, "unbeknownst to To this day I call it my "eighty dollar me" (is that a word?) Al had been tune". It was my teacher that intro­ mesmerized by a duced me to the guitar playing of Tony Rice. different Bluegrass song, Rebel Soldier, as sung by Eddie LeBlanc, All his wife left him was his Mar­ of Cross Country Grass. He took tin guitar and his bluegrass albums. I

Page 19 Whoooooo weeeeeee what a summer it has been, so many places to see and only a short amount of time to do it in . Where do I start?? June 17-19"' 1st Annual Ga lop Ca na l Bluegrass festival, probably t he most unique setting fo r a bluegrass festiva l ever.. .. Bluegrass music, jamming and t he busy traffic of the boa.ts going t hrough t he canat all day and night. Never got tired of watchi ng the boats .. this festival will continue to grow and become a favourite among bluegras.sers.

Dust'{ drifters on stage at Galop R'n'R, yes that i s a boat going tliru the canal Eagle Nesting at Ga lop

Sally Creek fest ival June 30, July 1-3 (sad to announce, Sally Creek will not take pl ace in 2012)

In its 3'd year t his festival can do no wrong, top notch bands from Ontari o, and then wow t he li ne-up of bands from the states, Blue Highway, Ke nny & Amanda Smith, Dave Peterson & 1946 were my faves, Joe Clark my neighbour was t he guest bassist so I may be a tad bias. Also New Outlook from Ohio, our cd t ent was set up next to theirs and they gave t he gu ys from R' n' R t he ultimat e co mpliment when they told us they thought it was a cd playing while R'n'R were on stage and New Outlook were out back wait ing to go on .. we wondered why the bass pla.yer and guitarist walked on stage during their set. Now we Kn ow ..

Dave Talbot & Stefan Van Holten Pau r Nosko 1 of many volunteers at Sa lly creek Closing Ce remonies with lVBMA

After a ll the excit,ement of Sally Creek we got to do it all over again the very next weekend at Re nfrew Va ll ey Bluegrass Festival, t his was a fa vourite of mine years ago so I was glad to be heading back t here, .. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Friday night did not disappoint although t he show had to stop fo r a bit due to a t hunder storm. he played for 90 min. But fe lt more like 10 ... Monroe Crossing always an entertaining show, Spinney Bros. Acoustic Blue, again the best of the :best were to be seen, heard on stage and shake and howdied with under the cd tent . If you have not been t o this festival, you need to mark it on your calenders for next year.. Most of my pies got sizzled from t he hot sun, but I ma naged to salvage a few ..

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Ge neral Store Spinney Bros, Stefan , Doug and VI P !an=cruising

Page 20 Owen Sound was fun, this time I am sorry to say we did not take the extra day (Fri) off, but my self-employed husband worked it and tried to catch up on unfinished business ... we decided to car pool it with Cindy & Doug and rough it at a motel, The Queens Bush Bluegrass Club really know how to treat their members to a line-up of the astounding bluegrass groups in Ontario. Although very hot and most of us were melting it was another great weekend ...

On the subject of Bluegrass Clubs, Kudos to all the volunteers who help keep their members in the know.. . although technically Stefan and I do not belong to just one club, we try to get outto as many clubs within our rainge as often as possible .. Waterloo-Kitchener club is closest to us and there never seems to be a shortage of banjo players there .. Mike Kirley hosts a slow Jam/workshop early in the evening while a circle jam takes place in another area of the hall. Thamestord Valley now moved to Dorchester, has a mic set up and all are encouraged to sing , play or just clap along. Oshawa Bluegrass Club (Pineridge Bluegrass and Folklore Society} is held once a month on a Sunday in the non festival season and although the farthest from us, one of my favorites ... simply because it is set up I fke we are watching a show, lots of chairs tor the many folks who come out to just simply listen. Downstairs where most of the musicians hang out is where tihe jamming happens and the conspiring to form a band to play on the stage upstairs develops ..for further info on these clubs or others check out the BMAC listings ..

A first tor us, Flinton Country/Bluegrass Jamboree was a pleasant surprise, a nice mix of country and bluegrass, well organized and a good time was had by all of us ... I had one of those days when we arrived at the stage and realized that my camera was left back at the trailer, trekked back to get it, took a pictur,e of the guys on stage to findl out the batteries had died. ..! always carry batteries in my purse but for some reason there weren't any ...so lesson leamed ...

R'n'R was asked to perform at Conestoga Trails bluegrass Festival when a U.S. band had to cancel due, to health problems. 1 have to say this festival does have a great fam ily feel to it and it was nice to see all the folks from the Oshawa Pineridge Bluegrass and Folklore Society contributing all their time to making this festival a success .. A extra big thank you goe.s out to Rolly Levielle who has recorded his experience and posted videos from numerous festivals on You-Tube. Rol ly ha.s a online article you can check out at http:Jlbluegrassfestivalhangout.com

The rest of R'n'Rs week.ends have been filled with Heritage days, Music fn Parks, churches and fal l f.airs, it was nice to get to spend time with our families and catch up on long neglected chores ...! am busy organizing an amazing schedule for R'n'R that not only includes a Florida Cruise and Festival, but we'll be heading to Nova Scotia in 2012 ...Another flrst tor us ...We feel truly blessecLHere are a few more pies that are special to me .. and don't forget to take some time for some R'n'R...

***" since writing this, Sally Creek has sadly come to an end. R'n'R has many fond memories performing there and even fonder memories of the wondertul people, who tried to make it a success ...

Henley gospel Festival what a view ..

Place-Cir>dy making sure there are no burnt heads

Sally cre,ek at night

Alan 6ibey (Grasstowne) love s this pit I took ..

Stefanie our daughter at River Valley/2010

Just a 'Bluegrass Wife'

··NOTE · • rm 'JUST A BLUEGRASS W I FE ' •. SOME of these opinions do not necessarily reflect th.e opinions of others ... . Diana Van Holten

Page 21 Manitoulin Festival & Special Olympics Oh, and did I mention that Austin and many of the other special olympian ambassadors, love and play bluegrass music? The consequence of Bluegrass in Now entering it's third year, the Manitoulin Blue­ the Country has been enormously positive. If you grass Festival, (aka Bluegrass in the Country) is buil­ have never been to this festival, I highly recommend ding a reputation as a choice destination for both that you do so. Good folks, good music, good cau­ bands and fans alike. And who could ask for more? se! A beautiful location, nice folks, and a great cause .. . oh, and our kind of music .. Leann Chadbourn Bluegrass in the Country is the brainchild of Brother John Featherstone, host of the Sunday Mor­ Pictured : Austin Featherstone winning gold medal in the 400 meters in Athens Greece. ning Gospel Hour, on CFRM Radio 100. 7 The Island and his son Austin. Thanks to kind-hearted station owner, K.T. Timmermans, Bluegrass in the Country recieves a good deal of sponsorship-based promotion along the north shore of Lake Huron. This invaluable asset, has afforded the festival a huge advantage in establishing itself. KT readily acknowledges that country music has its roots in bluegrass, and CFRM listeners have embraced this new festival. Oddly enough, not so much with the bluegrass community. The fact that this is a one day event only, may have some bearing. The good news is, that each year the festival is growing. The Fair grounds at Providence Bay, make the ideal venue, having access to both an indoor and an outdoor stage, which makes this event weather-proof. No uncertainty, and no need for rain-soaked, or sun­ baked fans .... comfortingly, this removes one of the risks to producing a successful festival. In establishing this event, bands from northern Ontario were utilized, affording regional bands some showcase opportunities, which also assisted in kee­ ping festival costs down. The plan to grow this event, Austin and his parents seems to be a prudent strategy in these times of eco­ nomic uncertainty. As with many festivals, this one too, has it's worthwhi­ le cause for which it raises funds. Indeed the whole premise for this festival is, to enjoy good music, while raising money for a good cause, namely The Mani­ toulin Special Olympics program. Numerous Special Olympics athletes, have benefitted from the charitable nature of this festival, including John's own son, Aus­ tin. It has assisted Austin, and other special olym­ pians, with costs related to equipment, training, and transportation. As a direct result, these olympians have been able to travel to events such as the Pro­ vincial Winter Games, the National Games, the Sum­ mer World Games, and the biggie, The World Special Olympics. They have thrived as contenders, and ha­ ve won numerous medals at all levels of competition. In fact, this year, Austin was named Male Athlete of the Year. Congratulations Austin!

Page 22 NEWS FROM THE EASTERN PROVINCES

WITH BMAC CORRESPONDENT-WILSON MOORE

40TH ANNUAL NOVA SCOTIA BLUEGRASS & OLDTIME MUSIC FESTIVAL This year, the Nova Scotia Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Festival celebrated it's 40th Anniversary. Always held the last full weekend of July, this festival is believed to be the oldest continuous operating event of it's kind in Canada.

This festival is organized by The Downeast Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Society, which also presents The Eastern Canada Bluegrass Music Awards Show in October.

Throughout the course of it's existence, The Nova Scotia Bluegrass & Oldstime Music Festival has changed venues a total of six times, having finally settled in Bible Hill, a suburb of Truro, Nova Scotia. For the past three years, this event has been held in a huge plastic covered domed building, with astro turf on the floor, on the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition grounds. This venue works very well, and hopefully this festival will not be going anywhere else anytime soon. Sound reinforcement is sometimes an issue in a bulding such as this, but this year Nova Scotia's Greg Griffin and his support crew provided excel­ lent sound. This festival endeavours to present a cross section of some of the top bluegrass and oldtime music artists in the Maritimes and some of the emerging artists as well. Also, over the years such bluegrass greats as Bill Monroe, Del McCoury, J.D. Crowe, Bill Harrell, The Bluegrass Cardinals, etc., have graced the stage. This year the talented and knowledgeable David Peterson, and his band 1946 were the featured U.S. artists. Plans are already underway for the 41 st Annual Nova Scotia Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Festival.

40TH BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL

EDDY POIRIER-GUITAR, JANET McGARRY-MANDOLIN

BRIAN POIRIER-BASS, SERGE BERNARD-BANJO

ALEX LEACH-LARRY GILLS BAND &

WILSON MOORE

VALERIE SMITH & BECKY BULLER Bob helps organize an open mic eve- grass and Americana related TV docu­ ning on Thursdays at Duncan's Pub, a mentaries with the next few months in In August, Valerie Smith and her band popular gathering spot in downtown the U.S.A., with the first one airing pos­ mate, Becky Buller paid a surprise visit Amherst. On August 11th, Valerie and sibly in January. to the Amherst, Nova Scotia area. Fol­ Becky showed up, and joined in with a lowing a hectic six week tour of Europe few other local musicians for a most in May, they and their manager, J. entertaining evening. Gregory Heinike, decided to spend some vacation time in the Maritimes. Valerie and Becky then journeyed to Through contacts with Judy Osborne, Prince Edward Island, where they were who is a former area resident, now liv- to play a gig with a Daughter of Blue­ ing in Ontario, (and the Abrams Broth- grass compatriot, Janet McGarry and ers grandma), they landed at a summer her husband, Serge Bernard. When camp in Northport, Nova Scotia, on the asked about her upcoming visit to PEI, scenic Shinimicas River. The camp is Becky replied "I am a big Ann of Green located on the old homestead property Gables fan , so in preparation for this ------'-- where Judy and her siblings spent their trip, I have been reading all of my Lucy VALERIE SMITH & BECKY BULLER WITH younger years. The property is now Maude Montgomery novels." DARREN MOORE-MANDOLIN &

shared by the siblings, one of who is Gregory stated that he expects to have TIM HICKS-GUITAR Bob Ackles a local Amherst musician. the girls involved in a series of blue-

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Page 24 PRESENTERS ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS Concession 23 Contact: Nick Strachan/Sherry Philp Holstein Bluegrass Celebration Here is a list of the organizations who 819-459-1089/613-623-0779 have become members of BMAC: William Crooks [email protected] 905-846-3160 Bluegrass Sundays www.concession23.com www.bluegrassinholstein.ca Contact: Judy Fink [email protected] Ed N Sons Bluegrass Band 416-779-2627 Contact: Brent Guay [email protected] Hapidawg Productions [email protected] Melissa Sherman General Store Campbell's Corner Music Sales 613-392-2412 Contact: Bill Blance Contact: Dan Campbell [email protected] 905-451-9077 519-371-5037 [email protected] [email protected] The Generation Gap Music City Contact: Gretchen Lamers 519-866-5910 Contact: Mike Perreault Manitoba Oldtyme Bluegrass Society Inc. (MOBS) [email protected] Toll Free 877-895-9411 Contact: John Sawatzky www.music-city.ca 204-467-2182 Gid-R-Done [email protected] www.manitobabluegrass.ca Contact: Wayne Uncer 519-469-3392 Nechville Musical Products Nipissing Bluegrass Association [email protected] 9700 Humboldt Ave. S Contact: Denis Chadbourn Bloomington, MN 55431 705-776-7754 Hard Ryde 952-888-9710 [email protected] Contact: Doug DeBoer nechville.com 519-249-0397 Northern Bluegrass Committee [email protected] The Stringman Contact: Tony DeBoer www.hardryde.ca Contact: Gord DeVries [email protected] Hometown Bluegrass 800-587-4647 Ottawa Valley Bluegrass Association Contact: Al Benner [email protected] Contact: Nick Strachan/Sherry Philp 905-936-2008 or 647-430-5761 819-459-1089/613-623-0779 [email protected] www.valleygrass.ca www.hometownbluegrass.ca FESTIVALS Queensbush Bluegrass Club Honeygrass Lindsay Country and Bluegrass Music Contact: Shannon Campbell Contact: Karen May Jamboree 519-371-5037 705-788-4362 Contact: Albert Hefferman www.queensbush.ca [email protected] 800-954-9998 www.honeygrass.com info@lindsaycountryjamboree Skyway Bluegrass Club Contact: Roland Aucoin Jan Purcell and Pine Road 905-635-1818 Contact: Jan Purcell Minden Hills Bluegrass Festival [email protected] 819-459-3362 Contact: Dennis Casey [email protected] www.mindenhillsbluegrassfestival.ca Thames Valley Bluegrass Music Assoc. www.pineroadbluegrass.com [email protected] Contact: Paul Nosko, President 519-936-1695 Peace River Band Palmer Rapids Twin Music Festival http://www.tvbma.ca/ Contact: Marcel Blais Contact: Allan Schutt [email protected] 15 Myrtle Ave 613-758-2747 Waterloo Wellington Bluegrass Music St. Catherines ON L2M 5W2 Association 905-650-3738 Sally Creek Music Festival Contact: Glen George www.peaceriverband.com Contact: Wayne Uncer 519-576-0149 [email protected] [email protected] 519-469-3392 Rhyme'N'Reason 1-888-288-4423 Contact: Stefan Van Holten www.sallycreekmusicfestival.ca 905-679-4049 www.tvbma.ca Backwoodsmen [email protected] Contact: Lorne Buck 613-475-3740 The Rivets Bluegrass Tottenham Bluegrass Festival Contact: Marc Rivet Contact: Peter Deveau C-Denny Band 705-591-2029 905-936-4100 Contact: Dennis Chadbourn [email protected] 1-888-258-4727 705-776-7754 www.tottenhambluegrass.ca [email protected] Page 25 Simcoe County Ramblers Don Day and Dusty Hill Contact: Jill Jones Bluegrass Express 905-729-2308 [email protected] [email protected] CKCY 93.7 FM-www.country93.ca Www.simcoecountyramblers.com 519-376-2030 Sundays at 9:00 p.m. The Algoma Wildflowers Linda Elliott Gloria Hansen Country and Bluegrass 57A London Cr. CHIP 101.7 FM-www.chipfm.com Elliot Lake ON P5A 2P7 819-683-3155 - 888-775-3155 705-848-0448 [email protected] [email protected] Saturday - 5:00-10:00 p.m. Sunday- 6:00-10.00 p.m. Traditionally Wound Contact: Sheldon Speedie Audrey Lockwood 519-389-6097 Bluegrass Program [email protected] CKOL 93.7FM-ckol­ [email protected] Winterline Friday 9:00-10:00 p.m. Contact: Ron Jubenville 519-352-4079 Jim Marino [email protected] Smokin' Bluegrass [email protected] Bluegrass on the Radio CFMU-FM 93 .3 http://cfmu.mcmaster.ca Linda Axman and Dan Joseph Blueridge Express John and Angel McNaughton with CKRW-FM-98.5-Kitchener Maria Polillo Wednesday at 7:30-8:30 p.m. The Bluegrass Show [email protected] Dan Bieman CKRZ-FM 100.3-www.ckrz.com Bluegrass Rules Tuesday 7:00-11:00 p.m AM920 CKNX-www.am920.ca [email protected] Wilson Moore Bluegrass Jam 519-357-1310- ext. 446 CHMA-FM 106.9-Sackville, NB Sundays at 1:00 p.m. 506-364-2221 www.mta.ca/[email protected] David Blakeny Saturdays 6:00 pm-Sundays 4:30 pm Daybreak in Dixie (Atlantic Time) CJAM-FM 91.5-www.cjam.ca [email protected] Ron Moores Sunday 8:00-10:00 a.m. The Back 40 CKCU FM 93.1-www.ckcufm.com Country Grass - Erin Radio 88.lFM [email protected] Donna Muir www.back40.ca 519-856-9159 Saturday Noon-1:00 p.m. [email protected] Tim Osmond Howard Bonner CJUM 101.5 Winnipeg The Catalogue Parlour Sundays 4-5 pm CST [email protected] [email protected] Fridays - 6:00-8:00 p.m. Www.umfum.com CFRC - 101.9 FM-www.cfrc.ca

Brother John's Sunday Morning Gospel Hour www.100.7theisland.com Sunday 8:00 a.m.

Bluegrass Revival with Gloria Hansen Sunday 9:00 a.m www.100. 7theisland .com

Page 26 EASTERN CANADA BLUEGRASS MUSIC AWARDS

The 27th .-\nnual Eastern Canada Bluegrass Music Awards were held in Truro on October 2 2nd with a wonderful lineup of talent.

Follov..ri n g is a list of nominees and winners from tha t evening:

BANJO PLAYER OF THE VEAR· DARREN RI CHARD (Bluegrass Tradition). Also nominated: Ryan Dillman - Shadow River and Jeff McRae (Southbound)

BASS PLAYER OF THE VEAR - TERRY MUM FORD (A New Shade Of Blue). Also nominated: Karen Decoste (Bluegrass Tradition) and Brian Hazlett (Shadow River).

DOBRO PLAYER OF THE YEAR - DOUG PROCTOR (Shadow River). Also nominated: Dan Fraser (Southbound) and George Grant (Joe Casey & Westwlnd).

FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - CHRISTAL THIBAULT (New Ground) Also nominated: Megan !senor (Megan !senor & Connection) and Lucas Munro (The Mark Boutilier Bluegrass Band).

GUITAR PLAYER OF THE VEAR - Darrin Beaton (Bluegrass Tradition). Also nominated: Todd Macumber (A New Shade Of Blue) and Ron Savoie (Acoustic Heartstrings).

MANDOLIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR - DAVID SAULNIER (New Ground). Also nominated: Gary Dalrymple (Spinney Brothers) and Dean Simm (A New Shade Of Blue).

BAND OF THE YEAR - BLUEGRASS TRADITION Also nominate d: A New Shade Of Blue and New Ground.

MALE VOCALIST OF THE VEAR - GLEN WILLIAMS (Grassfire) Also nominated: David Doyle (Shadow River) and Dean Simm (A New Shade Of Blue).

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR· CHRISTAL THIBAULT (New Ground). Also nominated: Karen DeCose (Bluegrass Tradition) and Megan !senor (Megan !senor & Connection).

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR - BLUEGRASS TRADITION Also nominated: Grassfire and New Ground.

GOSPEL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR - BLUEGRASS TRADITION Also nominated: Grassfire and New Ground.

INDIVIDUAL ENTERTAINER. DARREN RICHARD (Bluegrass Tradition) Also nominated: Serge Bernard(Janet McGarry & Wildwood) and Mike Dixon (Saddle River). THE SHADOW RIVER BLUEGRASS BAND

RECORDING OF THE YEAR - A NEW SHADE OF BLUE Also nominated: Bluegrass Tradition and New Ground .

MOST PROMISING BAND - SHADOW RIVER Also nominated: Megan lsenor & Connection and Mountain River.

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR - KAREN DECOSTE (Bluegrass Tradition) Also nominated: Trevor Boutlller{Bluegrass Tradition) and Ryan Dlllman(Shadow River).

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR - JERRY M URPHY Also nominated: Anne-Marie & Maurice Melanson and Wayne Dugas. The winner of PROMOTER also received the CHRJS DRA~ER MEMORIAL AWARD.

EMCEE OF THE YEAR - SERGE BERNARD Also nominated: Ken Edwards and Bob Sharples.

RADIO/TV DJ OF THE YEAR· WAYNE DUGAS (CIFA) Also nominated: Nancy Keddy(Sackvllle Community Ra dio and Wilson Moore (CHMA).

MASTER AWARDS for being five time vti nners In their categories were presented to CHRISTAL THIBAULT for FIDDLE PLAYER and SERGE BERNARD for EMCEE.

The Participation Award went to the EASTERN SHORE BLUEGRASS MUSIC BLUEGRASS TRADITION ASSOCIATION with 65.5% of ballot returns. The runners up being Truro & Area Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Association and East Hants Bluegrass & Oldtime Mus ic Association.

The FAN Of THE YEAR award went to DAVE & MARILYN SINGER of the East Hants club.

Certificates of Recognition were awarded to FRED I SENOR of REC- TV, MILFORD, NS for 30 Years as a Bluegrass Show Host

The deserving person to receive LIFETIME MEMBER this year was ART MACNEIL, member of the East Hants Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Association and the Truro & Area Bluegrass & Oldtlme Music Association. Art has also spent a considerable amount of time working for the Oowneast Bluegrass & Oldtlme Music Society.

Jerry Murphy Treasury & Promotions Oowneast Bluegrass & Oldlime Music Society

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