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Published by: SEVEN MOUNTAINS BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION, INC. Volume 9 December/January/February 2013 Issue 1 December 8—The Boxcars December 29—Darrell Webb Band January 12—Jerry Butler and the Blu-J’s February 9—Balsam Range Member Mission Statement The purpose of the SMBA is to preserve, promote, and enjoy bluegrass music and to bring the music to an ever-increasing number of people. © SMBA INSIDE THE SMBA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS - $12 per family MONTHLY SHOWS GOODWILL FIRE HALL, YORK, PA - 2nd Saturday of each month - October thru May (Unless otherwise listed) - Discounted tickets for members MONTHLY JAM SESSIONS - Young’s UMC 7075 Wertzville Rd, Mech. PA - 3rd Sunday of every month - Microphones are provided - Visitors & musicians of all skill levels are welcome ANNUAL PICNIC - JULY 27, 2013 (4th Saturday every July) ALLENBERRY, BOILING SPRINGS, PA - Good food - Open Jams - On-Stage Jam Bands - Raffle of acoustic instruments & door prizes - Jiffy Johns Available WEBSITE - www.sevenmountainsbluegrass.org - Association & newsletter information - Links to bluegrass info PROMOTIONAL OUTLET for bands and promoters BLUEGRASS LIBRARY - Instructional materials Young’s UMC EDUCATIONAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS 7075 Wertzville Rd. QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER Mechanicsburg, PA ABLE OF ONTENTS T C Page # (717) 766-4424 - Inside the SMBA 2-3 - President’s Message 3 - Officers /Board of Trustees 4 - SMBA 2012-2013 Concert Series 5 - SMBA Concert Band Bios 6-7 - Our Own Sue McKinsey / Jam Cam 8 SMBA Annual Member Meeting - SMBA Origins / Carroll County Ramblers 9-10 - Upcoming Events 11-14 - Bluegrass Radio 15 The first annual member meeting will be - Music Lesson & Instrument Repair 16 - Jams 17-18 held at Young’s Church on January 20th - Membership Invitation 19 at 2:15. The meeting coincides with the 2012 OFFICERS third Sunday of the month jam held at the Dick Beckley President (717) 938-4975 Mike Lebo Vice President (717) 215-3088 church. Jean Snyder Treasurer/Membership (717) 957-4609 This annual meeting is required for our or- Bill Coleman Recording Secretary (717) 308-0752 ganization to conform to requirements for 2012 BOARD OF TRUSTEES our 501(c)(3) non-profit status. Bill Aldinger (717) 732-0279 Jon Raemore (717) 599-5944 Bob Bishard (717) 957-4349 Walt Crider (717) 300-3408 Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association “Hornpipe” is published 2012 CHAIRPERSONS by the Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association Inc., which is a Bill Aldinger Picnic Committee (717) 732-0279 non-profit organization. The SMBA mails this quarterly newslet- Mike Foster Hornpipe Editor (717) 649-0107 ter to the SMBA membership, music associations, other non-profit Mike Lebo Scholarship Committee (717) 215-3088 organizations, promoters, radio and print media at no charge. All correspondence can be mailed to: Mike Lebo Web Master (717) 215-3088 Bob Bishard Librarian (717) 957-4349 SMBA, c/o Mike Foster, 574 Myrtle Ct., Hbg, PA 17112. Jon Raemore Music Committee (717) 599-5944 Sue McKinsey PR / Media (717) 244-4428 www.sevenmountainsbluegrass.org INSIDE THE SMBA laws, as recommended by our officers THE PRESIDENT’S and board. The date, time, and location of this meeting is elsewhere in this is- sue of the Hornpipe. (see Page 2) I will be finishing up my third year as ESSAGE M your President. Looking back on 2012, I think we can all be very proud of this DICK BECKLEY year's accomplishments and the suc- cess our Association has enjoyed. The It's time for my last President's mes- members have again entrusted me to sage for this year, as the holiday season lead SMBA for another year in 2013, quickly approaches. The IBMA conven- along with the rest of our current slate tion in Nashville has come and gone and of officers. While attending IBMA, I at- a new chapter in its history will begin next tended the meeting of Associations year as the convention moves to Raleigh there and I came away from that meet- NC. It will be much closer to us and will ing with the knowledge and feeling that afford anyone in our group who might SMBA stacks up at or near the very top wish to attend, a shorter journey to get of all the many Bluegrass Associations there and a more reasonable outlay of throughout our country and the world. In funds to do so. I hope that some will avail 2013, we, the officers and board mem- themselves of this opportunity to attend bers, will be working hard to keep us and see and enjoy all that happens at there and with the support and help of World of Bluegrass. you, the membership, we will succeed As of this writing, our first two concerts of in doing so. the season have been held. The bands In closing I would like to thank my fellow have been outstanding, as always, and officers, my board of trustees, and our attendance was good, considering that committee chairmen and committee we were playing opposite Del McCoury at members for a job well done. I would the Strand in Oct. and Bill Anderson at also like to wish all our members, fami- TPC Center in Nov. This promises to be a lies and friends a joyous and happy hol- banner year as we have a full schedule of iday season. I sincerely hope that each the very best in bluegrass each and every of you has a very Merry Christmas and month throughout the season. Please Happy New Year. support these concerts and your associa- tion. You will not be disappointed. We will be having our first membership meeting early in 2013. This is to conform to requirements for our 501(c)(3) non- profit status. Among the items to be voted on at the membership meeting are sever- al changes to our constitution and by- Page 3 SMBA OFFICERS - BOARD - CHAIR POSITIONS Bill Aldinger [email protected] (717) 732-0279 Bill Coleman [email protected] (717) 308-0752 Bob Bishard [email protected] (717) 957-4349 Dick Beckley [email protected] (717) 938-4975 Jean Snyder [email protected] (717) 957-4609 Jon Raemore [email protected] (717) 599-5944 Mike Lebo [email protected] (717) 215-3088 Mike Foster [email protected] (717) 649-0107 Sue McKinsey [email protected] (717) 244-4428 Walt Crider [email protected] (717) 300-3408 The International Bluegrass Music Museum SMBA is listed as one of only 5 current association members of The International Bluegrass Music Museum. To check this out simply enter www.bluegrass-museum.org, click on membership and giving, on the list of options on the left side of your screen. Then scroll down again to associations under membership and giving, again on the left of the screen. There are 5 associations currently listed there at the bottom of the Assn. Membership blurb. We are one of them. Then again go to the list on the left of your screen and click on Worldwide Bluegrass. Click again on the left under Worldwide Bluegrass on Bluegrass Associations and scroll down to Seven Mountains. This is a link to our website. A well spent donation to IBMM on our part as we get the benefit of a worldwide link to our website, national recognition as a member association and we help in funding the activities of the IBMM. This is an outstanding museum and one that the bluegrass community and our members can be proud of, and a desti- nation worth the trip for anyone interested in bluegrass and it's history. Dick Beckley Page 4 Location: Goodwill Fire Company 2318 South Queen St., York, PA Doors open @ 5:30 PM Music starts @ 7:00 PM Bluegrass FMI Contact: Brothers Ticket available at the door only - No reserved seating (717) 395-7128 $15 SMBA members - $18 non-members - (Ages 12 & under free) (717) 350-4791 October 13 Audie Blaylock Boxcars November 10 December 8 December 29 January 12 DALE ANN BRADLEY Balsam Range With Steve Gulley & Kim Fox Lonesome River Band February 9 March 9 April 13 May 11 Smoke Free - No Alcohol - Bands subject to change - No reserved seating - No pets Food available at the firehouse before the concert and at intermission—food proceeds go to the fire company © SMBA CONCERT BAND BIOS - WRITTEN BY DICK BECKLEY December 8 - The Boxcars The Boxcars will be performing their second straight show on our stage on December 8th. They were sold out here last December and I will be disappointed if we do not have another sellout this year. They walked off at IBMA last year with multiple awards and are promis- ing more of the same again this year. One of the hot- test acts in bluegrass, they are made up of the incom- parable Adam Steffey on mandolin and vocals, Keith Garrett on guitar and vocals, multi-talented instrumen- talist Ron Stewart on banjo, John Bowman on fiddle and vocals, and Harold Nixon on bass. They are enter- ing their 4th year as a unit with their original cast still together. Listing each with a particular instru- ment is difficult, as all are multi- instrumentalists and they pass the instruments around throughout their performance. Simply put, one of the best bands on the circuit. December 29 - Darrell Webb Band We are venturing into new territory this year by adding a second show to our lineup on Saturday, December 29th to bring in the New Year early. The attendance at this show will help determine if we will be able to continue to add dates going forth. The Darrell Webb Band will perform on our stage on this date. Darrell has played here several times before as a member of Audie Blaylock & Redline.
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