A Newsletter for Columbia, Snake, and Yakima River Folk

Vol. 23, Issue 9 May 2012 The Cantrells Bring a Striking Blend of Music

Saturday, 5 May, 7:30 PM of Corvallis, Oregon, was raised on stride with seven of the album’s ten For an example of how difficult it has the shore of Puget Sound. His family tracks featuring original material. become to categorize all the different life was musical from the very begin- In the early ‘90s, as Robert Redford I want to help the 2012 Member Application kinds of music that have come to be ning. His mother was a pianist and was preparing to produce and direct 2012 Tumbleweed Your membership gives you voting rights in folklife known as “folk,” look no further than his father was a church organist, and “A River Runs Through It,” he met Y e s ! elections, $3 off most concerts, and is tax deductible! He played violin in grade school but the Cantrells at a party and was so Music Festival You’ll even get a nifty membership card to show your the husband-and-wife duo of Al and friends and neighbors! Emily Cantrell. Since they joined in gave that up for the electric bass. In taken with their music that he not I would like to contribute the early ‘80s, they have produced a the early ‘80s, he returned to the fid- only included it on the film’s sound- at this level ___Bronze $50.00 ____ Individual ($15) or ____ Family ($20) Renewal? Y N striking blend of bluegrass, swing, dle and began absorbing the styles of track but he also cast Al and Emily as ___Silver $100.00 Name______jazz, and old-time music has won them great bluegrass and swing fiddlers extras in the “church social” scene — Address ______fans coast to coast - including Hollywood. like Vassar Clements and Johnny they’re the musicians, naturally. ___Gold $250.00 Gimble. After touring Europe he In 2006 The Cantrells called again on City______State ______Zip ______Emily Cantrell, raised in Tennessee, ___Platinum $1000.00 began playing the piano at four, and found himself in Boulder in 1983, and their talented Nashville neighbors to Name ______Phone ______E-mail ______much of her childhood was spent was invited to audition for the Tra c t o r s . record their CD “The Heart Wants Address______I can help 3RFS with: playing music with her brother Jim. He got the job, and when the band What It Wants” – featuring Bela City ______State ____Zip______Refreshments at concerts ___ Setting up chairs ___ Fund raising She also possessed a powerful singing split up Al and Emily stayed together, Fleck, Mark Schatz, Rob Ickes, and Phone Number______Taking admission at events ___ Folding newsletters ___ Coffeehouses voice, that as an adult drew compar- with Al taking Emily’s name, Cantrel l . Jim Hurst. Based in Nashville, the ___ Serve on Board of Directors ___ Publicity ___ Song circles isons to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell. In 1988, the Cantrells moved to Ca n t r ells continue to tour and perform ___ Demonstrating folk arts ___ Membership ___ Contra dance As if her instrumental and vocal tal- Nashville and produced a demo tape across the country, winning new fans Send to: 3RFS TMF, P.O. Box 1098, Richland, WA 99352 ___ Tumbleweed Music Festival ___ Other ents weren’t enough, she began writ- that became their album “Under a everywhere with their stylish brand Enclose your check payable to Three Rivers Folklife Society. Send check to: Three Rivers Folklife Society,P.O. Box 1098, Richland, WA 99 3 5 2 . ing her own songs, demonstrating a Southern Moon,” a mixture of classics of acoustic music. deft hand with lyrics and imagery. In including the big-band favorite “Slow The Cantrells will perform at the 1980 she met Tim O’Brien, the leader Boat to China,” done in an acoustic Community Unitarian Universalist of the influential bluegrass band Hot bluegrass-based style with the ban- Church, 2819 W. Sylvester St., Pasco. Rize. Impressed with her singing, joist Bela Fleck. “A New Language,” Tickets are $16 general admission/ O’Brien invited her to sing harmony their 1991 follow-up release on $14 seniors and students if purchased on “Queen of Hearts.” In 1981, Emily Turquoise Records, featured Emily's in advance at Bookworm stores and founded her own bluegrass band, the songs, and their 1995 Sombrero Octopus’ Garden and are $1 more at Tractors. release, “Dancing with the Miller’s” the door. 3RFS members receive a $3 Al Cantrell (b. Al Ehlers), a native daughter, found them hitting their discount. 3RFS Board Candidate Bios Micki Perry – President (Incumbent). WA, attending WSU, and working for Tim’s 3RFS contributions include vol- Tumbleweed Applications Available Now Micki is one of the founding members Bonneville Power for nearly 20 years. unteering at the Tumbleweed Music of 3RFS. She has served on the Board He has volunteered at all Tum b l e w e e d Festival and producing its TV com- Applications for performers and dors are also available. Craft vendor meeting is Thursday, May 24, 7:00- at various times over the past 20 years, events except the first. “Volunteering mercials. He has a software develop- songwriters are now available online! apps are yet to come. The new web- 8:30 PM, at the Richland Library. For has been our primary concert booker/ has been a great experience. Performers ment background that includes work- Due date for both is May 18, so don’t site is loaded with photos, videos, more information, you can contact producer, and was the director of staying at my house during Tum b l e w e e d ing in the financial securities business dawdle. You can download applica- history, and information. Check it Jim at [email protected] or call Tumbleweed Music Festival for 5 years. have introduced me to great things, at Options Clearing Corporation and tions via the 3RFS.org website, or via out, then share it with your friends! 943-6260. Scott Woodside -- Vice President most notably the Puget Sound Guitar international accounting at Airborne Tumbleweed Music Festival’s new Do you want to help steer the 2012 Be sure to mark the festival dates (Incumbent). Scott is essentially a life Workshop which I now attend most Express. He has also been known to website – http://www.tumbleweed- Tumbleweed Music Festival in the on your calendar in permanent ink: time resident of Eastern Washington, summers.” keep close track of his own finances fest.com. Applications for food ven- right direction? Our next planning August 31 - September 2. growing up on a wheat farm in Lind, Tim Riordan – Treasurer (Incumbent). Continued on Pg. 2. See Candidates 2 4

Sue Songer’s wonderfully solid and vegetable or dessert to share. Tab l e w a r e Candidates (cont.) irresistibly danceable piano playing is and drinks will be provided. This is a time to visit and to share suggestions but his contra dancing ability is far the bedrock of Joyride. This intimate for improving our concert, coffee- more interesting. concert will be at Cindy Rakowski’s houses, contra dances and singalongs Frank Cuta – Secretary (Incumbent). Kennewick home. Admission is $10 and seating is limited; light dessert as well as Tumbleweed Music Festival. Westwind Music and Dance Frank has been active in 3RFS for First Friday Folkie Free-For-All 7:30 PM -Fri., Micki Perry’s many years. He provides sound included. RSVP required. Email (pre- Weekend, Lincoln City, OR amplification at concerts and serves ferred) or call Cindy to save a seat http://westwindweekend.org The Cantrells Concert 7:30 PM Sat., CUUC and get directions. Call 509 308-6408 Dulcimer Week in 541-342-1850 on the Board and on the Tumbleweed 2nd Saturday Sea Song Singalong 7:00 PM Sat., Round Table Pizza, or go to [email protected] planning committee. He was the the Wallowas Northwest Folklife Festival Richland recording engineer for our concert Seattle Center, Seattle House Concert with Susan Songe, 6:30 PM Sun., Cindy Rakowski’s album, “Front Row Seat.” David Kaynor & Lanny Martin July 1-7, 2012 3RFS Board Meeting 7:00 PM Mon., Tim Riordan’s Nancy Ostergard -- Member at Large Laddie Ray Melvin (Incumbent). Nancy is the volunteer Join Heidi Muller, Bob Webb and Yakima Folklife Festival, Tumbleweed Performer Applications Due coordinator for 3RFS. Stephen Seifert and Susan Trump, to Free Member Concert Yakima Valley Museum 3RFS Annual Meeting and Members’ 7:30 PM Sat., CUUC Ken Bradley - Member at Large . learn Appalachian mountain dulcimer! Concert with Laddie Ray Melvin (Incumbent). Ken has volunteered Saturday, 19 May, 7:30 PM Our second annual Dulcimer Week in Tumbleweed planning meeting 7:00 pm Thurs Richland Library with the Three Rivers Folk Society for the Wallowas will be July 1-7 near Dances Return in Fall Laddie Ray Melvin is a singer/song- over 3 years, running sound at TMF Joseph, OR, at Wallowa Lake. Beginners writer who has played in the Pacific With no dances of our own this sum- an d concerts. Before moving to the are welcome and will have their own Northwest for many years. As a song- mer, Three Rivers contra dancers are Tri-Cities Ken was involved with class. Instruments are available to ren t First Friday Folkie Free-For-All 7:30 PM -Fri., Micki Perry’s writer, he carefully crafts his lyrics traveling all over the Northwest to many bands in the Columbus, Ohio with advance reservation. There will and surrounds them with music from kick up their heels. Look for them at Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival Fri - Sun, Sacajawea State Park area. Ken has also volunteered with also be some for purchase. Other class the American folk tradition. Country, the following dances. Pasco Habitat for Humanity, working as a levels are Advanced Beginner, Inter- 2nd Saturday Sea Song Singalong 7:00 PM Sat., Round Table Pizza, blues, folk and folk rock are all colors - Northwest Folklife Festival consultant to Women’s Build in 2009. mediate and Advanced. There will be Richland this mature artist works with as he - Walla Walla’s monthly dances Jesse Robison - Member at Large. daily classes, electives, evening con- 3RFS Board Meeting 7:00 PM Mon., Tim Riordan’s sings of life, death, family, love, hope (Incumbent). Jesse is a retired book- certs, jams and special events Registration and our shared humanity. Tumbleweed planning meeting 7:00 pm Thurs Richland Library seller and has se r v e d on the board of is $275 plus lodging and meals. Please Richland Ray has produced three independ- Smooth Sea Song The Richland Players for 7 years. Jesse visit www.wvmusicalliance.org for ently recorded CDs in the last decade. plays the tenor guitar and tenor banjo, details and registration, or email any “Rocky Ground” (2002), “In The Singing in May First Friday Folkie Free-For-All 7:30 PM -Fri., Micki Perry’s and lives with a small dog and a cat questions to [email protected]. Aftermath” (2006) and his third CD is and about 12,000 books! Saturday, 12 May, 7:00 PM “A City Glows In The Distance “ (2009). 3RFS Board Meeting 7:00 PM Mon., Tim Riordan’s Bob Lewis - Member at Large. “Laddie Ray Melvin’s songs are like a Termination winds blew us all over Bob is a professor in the computer is published monthly 2nd Saturday Sea Song Singalong 7:00 PM Sat., Round Table Pizza, well-worn heirloom quilt woven togeth- from August through May by the the charts during the month of April science department at WSU Tri-Cities. Richland er from threads of traditional Am e r i c a n a , Three Rivers Folklife Society. so raise up a glass to smooth sailing Tumbleweed planning meeting 7:00 pm Thurs Richland Library He is a big folk fan and has attended co u n t r y , blues and a bit of Dylan-esque Editor: Mary Hartman in May! To go along with that sailing Richland Folklife in Seattle since 1987 and every All Saints’ = All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Ave., Richland folk rock.” Get Out! North Idaho: July Production: Kendal Smith will be our Second Saturday Sea Song Tumbleweed except once when he was Original Design: Theresa Grate Cindy Rakowski’s = [email protected] or 509 308-6408 2007 Singalong on the second Saturday of sick. This year he will be TMF volun- Send items of interest to: CUUC = Community Unitarian Universalist Church, 2819 W. Sylvester St., Pasco There is no charge for the concert [email protected] May. We gather at Round Tab l e Pizza Micki Perry’s = 1011 S. Dawes St., Kennewick teer coordinator. if you are a 2012 member of 3RFS. If Send Member classified ads to: in Richland, on the corner of Torbett Richland Library = Richland Library, 955 Northgate Dr., at Goethals Dr. and Swift Blvd. P.O. Box 1098, Richland, WA 99352 Round Table Pizza = Corner of George Washington Way and Torbett St., Richland you haven’t yet paid your annual Send memberships to: and George Washington Way. You’ll Tim Riordan’s = 2353 Benton Ave., Richland House Concert, dues, you may do so at the door. The Ken Bradley find a great goup of friends who love to visit and sing along together. No concert will be held at the Community 3RFS 20011-12 Board of Directors Contra Style Unitarian Universalist Church, 2819 Micki Perry, President 783-9937 experience is necessary, and there’s no Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival W. Sylvester St., Pasco. Scott Woodside, Vice President 735-7037 ch a rg e except for food and beverages. Frank Cuta, Secretary 967-2658 Sunday, 13 May, 6:30 PM (Mother’s day!) Fri-Sun, 8-10 June Tim Riordan, Treasurer 948-4814 Stringband and Top String Members at Large: It is a great (and rare!) treat to have Annual Meeting, Paul Knight 586-2253 Coffeehouse The Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival and The festival is at Sacajawea State Park, David Kaynor, Sue Songer, and Lanny Nancy Ostergaard 783-1743 Dutch Oven Rendezvous has become of f U.S. 12 near Pasco. Discover Passes Martin visit the Tri-Cities. Ken Bradley 614 975-4672 Dark for Summer a go-to event every June. Sponsored and access fee are waived on Saturda y Annual Potluck Jesse Robison 943-6705 David Kaynor is in great demand in The Three Rivers Folklife Society by the Mid-Columbia Traditional Arts June 9, 2012. Admission is $15 for Saturday, 19 May, 6:30 PM 3RFS e-mail: [email protected] the contra dance community on both 3RFS Info: www.3rfs.org 509 528-2215 Coffeehouse goes on vacation from and Music Association, the 2012 festi- one-night/$30 for the whole weekend coasts as a fiddler and caller. Lanny Our 3RFS annual meeting on May 19 May through August. Forlive music, val will feature the following bands: ($25 in advance.) For more information fr om Portland is a multi-instrum e n t a l i s t will be preceded by an optional potluck see April’s Folk Talk for local sessions. Balsam Range, The Bluegrass Regulators, reg a r ding the festival, Discover Pass, with focus on accordion and piano. di n n e r . Bring either a main dish, sa l a d , on- line at www.3FRS.org Runaway Train, The New Five Cents access fees, andcamping, see mctama.org