The Bluegrass Music Association of Central Canada Newsletter - Volume 2 Issue 1 - January 2008

Notes Check out our website at www.bmacc.ca

Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards

bits because I was helping to A Word From the Editor person the BMACC and TVBA WHAT"S INSIDE tables in the hallway. 'm writing this piece as a Central Bluegrass Awards newcomer to the Awards The Showcase feature on Friday Winners - 2007 - Page 2 I weekend at Huntsville. This is night is a special time for me List of Directors - Page 3 because I get to pretend like I'm a only my second year. Here is my Message from the President - personal take on the awards show. real entertainer for twenty minutes or so. It's white knuckle Page 3 It is a happening! A place to Montreal Loses Classic meet and greet friends that you time for some of us but well worth Bluegrass Show - Page 4 normally only see on weekends the anxiety and the sweat to get during the summer festival up there in front of an audience The Big Smoke Speaks - Page 5 season. At the same time you get that knows the music. So often we CD Review - STEAM - Page 5 to rub shoulders with some truly amateurs wind up playing in Denis Chadbourn Comments - places where most of the audience fantastic professional entertainers Page 6 who are very friendly and easy to really doesn't know what we're all about. Organizational Members List - talk to. The jams that seem to Page 6 break out everywhere after the Bluegrass on the Radio - Page 7 official program is completed each The Central Canadian Bluegrass day is truly inspiring as well as Awards weekend will continue to Winter Concert Band incredibly tiring. Our group lasted be a must attend for me. ArtsCan - Page 8 until 5:30 Sunday morning. We Biographies - Page 9 Many thanks for making this were visited by members of Out Among the Stars - Page 10 Honeygrass and General Store happen to Tony and The Northern among others. After a while it Bluee:rass Committee. becomes a bit of a blur. For me MAXIMIZE YOUR MEMBERSHIP this is a bit like being a weekend golf duffer being included in the If there are individual members of BMACC that belong to a band or other same foursome as Tiger Woods organization, you should consider paying an additional $30 and take advantage and Arnold Palmer of what BMACC has to offer.

Tony lines up some great talent Organizational Members will be entitled to: for the weekend shows. Both the A free listing in each issue of the "BMACC Notes" American and Canadian A free listing in appropriate info section of the BMACC website professional groups put on great List their upcoming events in the BMACC Event Calendar shows. Unfortunately I was only Advertise at a reduced rate in the "BMACC Notes" able to catch the different shows and the awards presentations in All organizational members should submit their events to: Roland Aucoin ll Page 205 Plains Road W., Unit 84 Burlington, ON, L7T 4H3 The Bluegrass Music Association of Central Canada Newsletter - Volume 2 Issue 1 - January 2008

Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards

2007 AWARD WINNERS

DJ - Ron Moores (Ottawa) Banjo Player - Chris Quinn (Foggy Hogtown Boys) Fiddle Player - John Showman (Foggy Hogtown Boys) Bass Player - Richard Koop (Hard Ryde) Guitar Player - Marc Roy (The Emory Lester Set) Mandolin Player - Norm Tellier (General Store) Dobro Player - Chris Barkley (Leavin' Train) Female Vocalist- Sherry Philp (Concession 23) Male Vocalist- Thom Gardiner (Northern Sons) Composer - Thom Gardiner (Northern Sons) Promising Group - HoneyGrass Instrumental Group - Foggy Hogtown Boys Recording - Expressed (Hard Ryde) Vocal Group - Hard Ryde Gospel Group - General Store Overall Group - Foggy Hogtown Boys Entertainer - Abrams Brothers

Bass Player - Tom Mccreight 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2005

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A Message From Your played Bluegrass slow, fast, and BOARD OF DIRECTORS half fast, but always with my heart President and with my friends. There were President-Wayne Uncer some years when I ran a festival s pages turn and the days 519-469-3392 and believe me the people you go by history creates the meet at festivals rain or shine, are archives of time, and it is Vice-president- Denis A the nicest bunch of folks you could time for BMACC to make a Chadbourn find. little history. We are off and Home: 705-776-7754 running leaving no stone unturned Work: 705-474-2271 We are fans, musicians, listeners, in our quest to promote and promoters, broadcasters, and preserve Bluegrass and Old Time Secretary- Wes Lowe everyday people, but most of all Music. In the years to follow we 519-539-8967 we are something special. The can look back and admire the music we all love reaches the true success of our endeavours. A new Treasurer - Roland Aucoin roots of who we are and the songs organization, a fledgling so to 905-572-0116 we share bring us closer than any speak just out of the nest seeking other form of music out there. We the world before it, BMACC is Directors at Large have a great following but let's Canadian. Bluegrass is certainly share it with those that have no Cindy deBoer-Winterbottom not anything new here in central idea what Bluegrass is. Invite a Canada but the possibility that it friend to concert or event and Karen Snell will become a well known expose them to the music. Simply 705-635-3549 recognized part of the by joining BMACC you will have a entertainment community here in hand in promoting bluegrass and Steve Pritchard Canada is simply wonderful. The spreading the word. BMACC board members have The BMACC board has committees Gord deVries launched an enthusiastic that assume tasks for certain 519-668-0418 campaign. In-the year 2008 watch closely as BMACC grows taking objectives. Please check out our web site at www.bmacc.ca and Amanda-Lynn Stubley giant steps towards our goals and direct your queries to the person 519-642-7987 objectives. best suited to answer your The success of any organization is questions. Donald Tarte certainly measured in what you 888-876-3369 have achieved. The level of We look forward to hearing from support you have is a major our many members and friends as Brother Brian Powley contributor to that success and if 2008 unfolds. 613374-3888 the indicators are as good as they look, having nearly 300 members in our first year, we're looking pretty good.

In my earlier years, too many to list, we listened to the Bluegrass Greats on the LP's and radio. We have traveled North America 'Yours in

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Montreal Loses Classic November. I asked Ross why he talking to his older brother who, started a bluegrass show in as fate would have it, produced a Bluegrass Show Montreal. Ross said that the real Classical radio show at CKUT. (J3y Steve Bill Monroe" was around 40 as Ross Qcountry scene. Like Ontario, record. Later he heard "Reno and remembers and she had never the lovers of the music are for the Smiley" and "Flatt and Scruggs" heard of bluegrass. Not to be put most part rural dwellers but not and the young Ross was hooked. off, Ross asked her if she had ever all. Montreal, often called He soon became a collector of watched the "Beverly Hillbillys" Canada's most European city bluegrass and country records. He and seeing Granny dancing to the boasts a healthy bluegrass currently has about 40,000 LP's, music of Flatt and Scruggs. She community. A big part of that both country and bluegrass, and said she did and Ross said "Well community for the past sixteen about 3,500 bluegrass CD's. THAT''S BLUEGRASS". He got a years or so has been "Bluegrass Believe me, you can't take a step in show immediately, initially from 7 Ramblings" a radio show hosted his house without noticing his to 8 on a Sunday night. The by Ross Harvey. "Bluegrass passion for his music! Ross says "Country Hour" was added a few Ramblings" which Ross started in the first record he bought was years later. The show has August of 1991 went off the air from a store named "Morgan's", it remained popular for these past this past December 30th when was "Saturday Night at the Grand 16 years. In my opinion, Ross has Ross retired. Ole Opry". The first Canadian to be given credit for developing Bluegrass band he heard was "The an audience for Bluegrass Music in I first heard "Bluegrass Mountain Ramblers" who Montreal and for that matter Ramblings" whilst on the train to consisted of: David Tinkoff - wherever the CKUT signal the Mirimache Folk Song Festival mandolin ( currently the namesake reached. In 1991 when he started in Newcastle, New Brunswick in for the Mandolin Award at the the show he says that most the mid 90's. I was listening to my Central Canadian Bluegrass Montrealers thought anything Walkman as we passed through Awards), Norm Rennie - guitar with a banjo in it was "Bluegrass" Montreal and there it was, and Stan Druzin on banjo. They - they know better now ..... thanks bluegrass on the radio! I was started playing around 1958 to Ross Harvey. thrilled and immediately struck by about the same time as Ontario's Ross's format; in short very little "York County Boys". Ross says he Now that he has retired, Ross talk and lots of music. He played a used to see a young Doug Benson intends to spend his time sorting good mix of new releases and old hawking records at many of the out countless boxes of records he standards, including requests. Ramblers shows. Doug was a has had donated to him in the past Ross had the knack of playing resident of Montreal at the time years. He also plans on attending several tracks from each CD, and and went on to create "The loads of festivals. If you happen to in so doing I'm sure stimulated Toronto Area Bluegrass see him around, be sure say sales of the project. His "Country Committee" in 1968. "Hello" you can be sure he will talk Hour", which followed the to you. The bluegrass show on "Bluegrass Hour" was all 40's, 50's In 1961 Ross attended his first CKUT has been taken over by and 60's classics. bluegrass show featuring Adam Schwartberg. The Country American bluegrass artists "Reno show is gone. In short folks, if you Perhaps the most unique aspect of and Smiley" performed at have a Bluegrass show in your what Ross presented was his Montreal's "Yellow Door" (still area, cherish it and support it. insistence on playing French running by the way); Ross thought People like Ross "treasures" to our Canadian Bluegrass and Country. the place would be packed but, as community. "The Bluegrass Diamond", "True was too often the case in the mid Blue" and "Levis Blouliane" 60's, hardly anyone showed up. It IJ j J J J represent only a few of the French was then and there that Ross speaking musicians Ross played. decided that if he ever had the opportunity to promote the music I got the opportunity to talk to he loved, he would. The chance Ross about his show in late came in 1990 when Ross was

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The Big Smoke Speaks Ongoing Events: CD Review (By Steve Fiddles the Local - pass the hat - Tony and guitar and writing songs, that and Frets Allen, Kristine Schmitt, Chris guy has a talent to produce as Quinn and Mark Roy - 396 well. The core musicians on the February lQth - 7:30 - The Banjo Roncesvales Ave. - 416-535-6225 CD are: Tony Allen - fiddle-vocal, Special - Chris Coole, Christopher Kristine Schmitt - vocal, Chris Quinn, Arnie Naiman and Brian Wednesday - The Silver Dollar - Coole - banjo-guitar, Sam Petite - Taheny - The Flying Crazy Strings - $3 - 468 Spadina bass. Cloud Folk Club t the Transac Ave. - 416-763-9139 - High Club, 295 Brunswick Ave. Lonesome Wedesdays. The contents are: Old Joe Bone, www.flyingcloudfolk.ca - Down by the River, The Women 416-410-3655 Wednesday - The Cameron House, Wear No Clothes At All, Ham Beats 408 Queen St. W. - 416-504-7595 All Meat, Hang Down Your Head February 17th - 2:00 - Royal - Lickin' Good Fried 6-8 free and Cry, The Wandering Boy, Aunt Canadian Legion, Highland Creek Bessy Crossing the Rhine, Little Branch 258, 45 Lawson Rd., Wednesday - The Radio Boogie - Bobby, Wink the Other Scarborough - Newfound CKLN radio 88.1 FM - For What's Eye/Kitchener Girl, This World Road - opener - Silverbirch On - www.ckln.fm streaming - Can't Stand Long, Waiting For the Contact Judy Fink - Bluegrass Radio 10-12 Midnight. Lord to Come and Hand Me Down [email protected] - 416-779- A real good way to find out what's My Walking Cane. 2627 on bluegrass or old-tyme wise in the city. There are five instrumentals on it March 8-9 - John Hammond at one being a gospel. There is one Hughs Room at 8:30 In the next issue I will be looking amazing gospel tune featuring at "The Backstabbers" - Just who Kristine Schmitt. The rest of the March 9th - 2:00 Alecia Nugent­ are these guys anyway? A CD is pretty much group vocal opener - Traditionally Wound - Toronto treasure to our music­ with hard cutting instrumental Highland Creek Legion - Bluegrass that's who. back-up. Sunday event 1J j J J J I have no real favourite on the April 20th - 2:00 - The Doefel project but the rendition of This Family - opener - Concession 23 - World Can't Stand Long made me Highland Creek Legion - Bluegrass cry and Ham Beats All Meat would Sunday event have made Uncle Dave Macon hungry! So what all this goes to show that you don't have to spend SI Page The Bluegrass Music Association of Central Canada Newsletter - Volume 2 Issue 1 - January 2008 a lot of money to put out a great MUSIC, and love makes you do free to convey your ideas or CD. You just have to do it right strange things. concerns to us; we are here for you. and this one is right. Your membership application for So as I lay awake in bed, I was Steam by Tony Allen is on the 2008 is enclosed herewith; please bombarded by some key questions, Run Mountain Label 100% fill-out and return immediately to Canadian. like, "What are the objectives of the ensure you receive our news letters BMACC,,, how can those objectives in a timely fashion, as well as other IJ j 3 J J be effectuated,,, and what does member benefits. BMACC do for clubs, bands and fans like you?" Without getting into a Here's what we do for you: i folks. Denis long dissertation (yawn} let's just cut to the chase. Our extended Newsletter Chadbourn here, typing Website bluegrass family, genuinely wants to out a letter to you at Sam, Band promotion preserve this, the music of our H Event promotion on a Monday morning, forebears; we want our children's after the Central Canadian Advertising children to enjoy bluegrass music, Bluegrass Awards show. The the same way we did growing up, coffee's brewing, but I'm gonna IJ j 3 J J and still do, because it's compelling, have to drink it black, because no-nonsense, and honest music. there's no milk in the fridge, the ORGANIZATION MEMBERS (So compelling in fact, that it's still Grey Cup was on last evening, and, dark out side and I'm drinking my Here is a list of the organizations I'm not into Sunday shopping. coffee black!) who have become members of BMACC: If you were at the Deerhurst last I won't bore you with mission weekend, you may have heard that I statements, and agendas, yaddah, The Stringman am now the Vice President of Contact: Gord DeVries yaddah, yaddah, but as bluegrass B.M.A.C.C. There's a funny story 800-587-464 7 fans, don't you agree that Bluegrass here, about a guy who was asked by [email protected] deserves its own Juno category, and his wife, to accompany her to a ought not just be lumped in with Northern Bluegrass Committee meeting, and who walked out three "roots music?" Heck yah, and so do Contact: Tony deBoer hours later, an integral part of the 705-758-9049 we! One of BMACC's functions is to Bluegrass Music Association of promote not just the music, but Central Canada. (I'm still scratching Campbell's Corner Music Sales also events and the bands, and to Contact: Dan Campbell my head wondering how that elevate the prominence of 519-371-5037 happened.) bluegrass and old time music, [email protected] throughout Manitoba, Ontario, and Yet here I am, even before the crack Morgan Multi Services of dawn, on a Monday morning no Quebec. The face of bluegrass Contact: Gerry or Fran Morgan less, conveying my thoughts to you. needs to be more mainstream, and 519-458-4515 Why am I doing this? it is our mandate to raise its profile. [email protected] http://www3.sympatico.ca/gerfran Hmmmm ... good question. I had a We are a volunteer board of 11, tough time sleeping last night, Bluegrass Sundays working as team, for you. This is a because I am so totally stoked Contact: Judy Fink brand new organization, that needs about both, this new organization, 416-779-2627 the grassroots support (forgive the [email protected] and the amazing new opportunities pun) of the bluegrass community at it offers all of us. The root of the large. If you are a fan, a band, or a matter is, I LOVE BLUEGRASS club, or even a critic, please feel

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FESTIVALS Skyway Bluegrass Club Contact: Roland Aucoin Backwoodsmen Valley Bluegrass Festival 905-635-1818 Contact: Lorne Buck Contact: R. Johnston/Shiela Kirk ra [email protected] 613-475-3740 613-432-5000 [email protected] BANDS Crosswind Willow Park Jamboree Contact: Roland Aucoin Contact: Marvin LaForme Foxtail 905-635-1818 905-768-1448 Contact: Gord DeVries [email protected] 519-668-0418 www.crosswindbluegrass.ca Palmer Rapids Twin Music [email protected] Contact: Allan Schutt www.foxtail.ca Silverbirch 613-758-2747 Contact: Tom Mccreight [email protected] The Generation Gap 705-228-8426 Contact: Gretchen Lamers [email protected] Tottenham Bluegrass Festival 519-866-5910 Contact: Peter Deveau [email protected] Foggy Hogtown Boys 905-936-4100 Contact: Chris Coole Northern Sons 416-516-3796 CLUBS Contact: Rory Gardiner www.chriscoole.com Evenings - 613-820-6027 www.foggyhogtownboys.com Ottawa Valley Bluegrass Days: - 613-829-2176 Association [email protected] The Young Family Band Contact: Donald Tarte www.northernsons.com Contact: Brad Young 887-876-3369 613-4 78-3356 [email protected] [email protected] www.valeygrass.ca Concession 23 Contact: .FJJJJJ Townships Bluegrass and Old­ [email protected] Tyme Music Society www.concession23.com Contact: Gordon Cameron Bluegrass on the Radio 450-539-0333 Virginia Ridge (please note this section is included as a Contact: Susan Wollman service to members who want to listen on the radio or internet - subsequent issues Thames Valley Bluegrass will only list DJ's who are members) Association Keslering Ridge Contact: Wayne Uncer Contact: Ron Luxton Dan Bieman - Bluegrass Rules 519-469-3392 905-623-2828 AM920 CKNX [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.TVBA.ca 519-357-1310 - ext. 446 Gid-R-Done Queensbush Bluegrass Club Contact: Wayne Uncer David Blakeny - Daybreak in Contact: Don Day 519-469-3392 Dixie 519-376-7945 [email protected] (JAM-FM 91.5 www.cjam.ca www.queensbush.ca Sunday 8-10 am

Manitoba Oldtyme Bluegrass Bill White and White Pine Howard Bonner The Cataloque Society Inc. (MOBS) 613-372-2400 - Parlour Contact: Sandra Taylor [email protected] CFRC - 101.9 FM www.cfrc.ca 204-467-2182 [email protected] Fridays - 6-8 pm [email protected] www.billwhiteandwhitepine.aztec www.manitobabluegrass.ca hdigital.ca Don Day and Dusty Hill [email protected] Acoustical Strings Bluegrass Express CKCY 93. 7 FM Contact: Roger Spense www.country9 3 .ca 705-432-2598 Sundays at 9 pm

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ArtsCan Circle for a little while, escape the Linda Elliott Country and "Dedicated to linking creative troubles of their daily lives. Bluegrass CHIP 101.7 FM artists with Native youth at risk in 819-683-3155 - 888-775-3155 Canada" Individuals and organizations [email protected] have responded to the work of Submitted by: 'Tom 9rf.cCreitJnt www.chipfm.com The ArtsCan Circle by contributing Saturday - 5-10 pm musical instruments and financial he ArtsCan Circle was Sunday - 6-10 pm donations. At this point, the inspired by the work_ of instrument collection is Mike Stevens, a mult1- Audrey Lockwood T overwhelming and the need is talented harmonica player who Bluegrass Program CKOL definitely financial. Money is has been travelling to 93.7FM required to fund trips to the communities in Labrador, at his [email protected] villages and the transportation own expense, to share his music. Friday 9-10 pm costs are significant. Although the On these visits, Mike has musicians and artists donate their distributed hundreds of Jim Marino - Smokin' Bluegrass time, ArtsCan pays for airfare and harmonicas to help his young CFMU-FM 93.3 ground transportation for the listeners discover music for http://cfmu.mcmaster.ca teams to distribute the themselves. Saturday - Noon - 1 pm instruments and run the workshops for the kids. Since Mike's initial visit to John and Angel McNaughton Labrador in 2000, the 'Circle' has with Maria Polillo ArtsCan Circle has no financial ties grown - a Board of Directors_ h_as The Bluegrass Show to the federal or provincial been established. Many musIC1ans CKRZ-FM 100.3 governments and attempts to use and artists have made trips to www.ckrz.com music as the medium to try to remote communities such as Tuesday 7 -11 pm make positive things happen in Mishkeegogamang and these remote communities. Pikangikum in Ontario as well as Ron Moores - The Back 40 Kugluktuk in Nunavut. The hope CKCU FM 93.1 There are severe hardships is to encourage self-esteem [email protected] related to poverty, lack of work, amongst Native youth in these www.back40.ca family dysfunction and solvent isolated through a cooperative www.ckcufm.com abuse. The suicide rate is very exploration of the arts. Hundreds Saturday Noon-1 pm high among young people and of guitars have been put in the their home life is often very hands of young people who Brian Powley difficult. otherwise are at great risk in Brother Brian's Bluegrass Show these communities. CFRC 101.9 FM Your support of this worthwhile [email protected] project is greatly appreciated. www.cfrc.ca Recording studios are being established and all kinds of Monday 6-8 pm Please visit the ArtsCan Circle instruments are now available in Sunday 8-11 am website for details and pictures of these communities. ArtsCan Circle the artists working with the kids Steve Pritchard - Radio-Boogie organizes on-going visits by musicians and artists who share CKLN FM 88.1 4th Annual Silverbirch [email protected] their creative resources. Charity Concert http://ckln.fm Uxbridge Music Hall, Uxbridge,ON Wednesday 10-12 pm Several volunteers have had the Saturday March 1, 2008 - 7:30 pm opportunity to travel to the two Fundraiser for ArtsCan Circle -0 j 3J J Innu communities of Nataushsish Silverbirch, the Dnes Sisters and and Shesshatshui in Labrador others TBA where Mike started this whole Tickets: $15. available from Tom idea. Nataushsish is the relocated Davis Inlet, a community widely recognized for its problems. The children truly appreciate the chance to make music and, at least Bl Page The Bluegrass Music Association of Central Canada Newsletter - Volume 2 Issue 1 - January 2008

ONTARIO BLUEGRASS BLUEGRASS SUNDAYS CALENDAR 2008 The Northern Bluegrass Committee Available November 2007 Winter Concert Series 2P.M. Filled with photos of your favourite Royal Canadian legion Branch 258, bluegrass personalities! 45 Lawson Road, Scarborough, ON Feb. 1th NewFound Road Information about Festivals and events in Silverbirch your area! Mar. gth Alecia Nugent Traditionally Wound Be sure to get your copy at Deerhurst or Apr. 20th The Doerfel Family order by mail. Concession 23

Send $15 plus $2.50 shipping and SPONSORED BY: Athlone Studios, the Comfort handling to Judy Fink Inn - Pickering, 527-900 Bogart Mill Trail The Orono Bluegrass and Old Tyme Country and Newmarket, ON L3Y 8V5 the Marmara Country Jamboree, Tottenham Bluegrass Festival, Sisters Great Buffet Please make cheques payable to Tickets $20 Judy Fink. Information: [email protected] or 416-779- 2627

Band Biographies *** Winter Concert Series

Newfound Road February 2008 www. newfound road. com

NewFound Road has come a long way since beginning to perform gospel bluegrass in 2001. With four recordings and a hundred gigs a year, the band has expanded its repertoire and has been enthusiastically received by secular audiences since 2005. Their love for a wide variety of music and support from Rounder Records has culminated in their recent CD "Life in a Song". The critics use words like powerful, dynamic and confident to when writing about NewFound Road. Their music has been described as having heartfelt honesty and passion, as well as refreshing clarity. The members of the band include Tim Shelton (guitar), Randy Barnes (bass), Jr. Williams (banjo/guitar) and Joe Booher (mandolin).

Alecia Nugent March 2008 www.alecianugent.com

Alecia Nugent has been involved in music throughout her life - first with her family band and then with Carl Jackson as a fan, supporter, and album producer. Her latest CD, A Little Girl... A Big Four-Lane, opens with hard bluegrass and continues with a great variety of songs that connect Alecia Nugent with her past and her audiences. She really feels these songs and understands that people "want to hear music that touches them, that means something to them." From Hickory Grove, Louisiana, Alecia has been described as a touch of the hills, a touch of Nashville, and a bit of a torch singer. She has an energetic and engaging stage presence - is honest and refreshing. Joining Alecia are Jennifer Strickland on bass, Thomas Wywrot (from Dryden, Ontario!} on banjo and guitar, and Tony Watt on guitar.

The Doerfel Family April 2008 www.doerfelfamily.com

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The Doerfel Family will be travelling to Ontario after spending the winter performing throughout Florida at festivals and concerts. This is a true family band with outstanding musicianship demonstrated by the older children - TJ, Kim, Eddy, Joe, and Ben who form the core of this group. Their enthusiastic stage performances have been part of the River Valley Bluegrass Jamboree for the past two years - and the audience loved them!

Their musical repertoire includes bluegrass, gospel, and old time country with blues, jazz, swing, and classical influences. They have a great time on stage and include even the smallest Doerfel as part of their show. In addition to the five siblings mentioned before Tom and Cheryl (parents) and the little ones - Charlie, Tommy, Garrett, and Kurt will be on the winter tour.

OUT AMONG THE STARS called Back to the Sugar Camp on Random Bits of news from the CIUT-FM 89.5 U of T Radio Inc. After eighteen years the fabulous world of Bluegrass Steve describes this album as one Fox Family Bluegrass Festival is (J3y 'Tom :McCreitJlit that should be in every record no more. collection in the land. www.foxfamilybluegrassl.com/O andolin and fiddle player, bituary.html Vernon Derrick has Congratulations to Cathy Fink for M passed away. He played a Grammy Nomination for her CD Butch Baldasarri was diagnosed with Jimmy Martin, and Hank "Banjo Talkin"' Ronder Records, in with an inoperable brain tumor Williams Jr. And was on many the Best Traditional Folk Category. several month ago. He is receiving great records including Jimmy Canadian connections - Chris regular treatment and, at last Martin's "Sunny Side of the Coole plays some banjo on this report, was doing well. Mountain". recording and Cathy recorded a Banjo tune by Arnie Naiman called Check out this great new There's a terrific new book about "Walking the Dog". Way to go Bluegrass site. The Tackett family Red Allen. It's called Teardrops Cathy- HOPE YOU WIN!! along with their bluegrass-loving in My Eyes, The Music of Harley friends have made it their mission "Red" Allen by Dennis Satterlee. Missy Raines is leaving the Claire to gather as much bluegrass Available at County Sale Lynch Band to front her new jazz related news as possible and share www.countysales.com band TheN ew Hip. Reviewers it with the world in a very easy to and Eldery Instruments have compared it to the Alison navigate format. Check it out: http://www.elderly.com/books/it Brown Quartet. High praise www.BluegrassJournal.com ems/691-1.htm. indeed. Mark Schatz will join There's a picture of Red Allen in Claire's band beginning February Aaron Ramsey is the replacement the current BU mag. 1st. for Adam Steffey in Mountain Heart. Adam is leaving to play in Earl Scruggs, among others, will It has been announced that the the Dan Tyminski Band. See: receive a 2008 Grammy Award for two new members of JD Crowe & http:/ /www.thebluegrassblog.com lifetime achievement. There is a New South will be Steve Thomas more complete story on on fiddle and John Bowman on Dailey & Vincent made their Cybergrass: www.cybergrass.com upright bass and vocals. Grand Ole Opry debut as a duo on Editor's note: Earl also turned 84 December 29th at the Ryman during January. Dave Auldridge passed away Auditorium. Jamie Dailey and Monday, Jan. 7th. He has had Darrin Vincent have performed SPBGMA has posted their 2008 trouble breathing for several separately on the Opry several nominees on their website at: years now, requiring oxygen at all times. They began their first http://www.spgma.com/awards­ times. Dave is a brother to Mike concert tour on Jan. 5th at the New nominees/index.html Auldridge. As a tenor singer, he Year's Bluegrass Festival in Jekyll had a knack of blending his voice Island Georgia. The CD "North to Ontario" was with others. He was one of the six awarded "The Gem of Canada original members of The Seldom Award - 2007" by Steve Fruitman Scene. He was also a member of who hosts a folk music show Cliff Waldren's New Shades of Grass

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The Thames Valley Bluegrass Association Presents RHONDA VINCENT & The Rage

IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year - Seven Consecutive Years Twelve IBMA Awards, Thirty SPBGMA Awards, Four Time SPBGMA Entertainer of the Year, & 2001 IBMA Entertainer of the Year. Rhonda has appeared on National Televisionwith NBC, PBS, CBS, CMT, GAC, & CNN. She has recorded appearances withDolly Parton, Alan Jackson, George Jones, Martina McBride and many more. Number Four CMT Video "You Can't Take It With You When You Go" The Wall St Journal calls her "The New Queen of Bluegrass" Appearing at the Centennial Hall May 3, 2008 7:30 PM 550 Wellington St. London, Ontario Centennial Hall Box Office Hours Monday to Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm Saturday: 10:00am - 2:00pm Closed Sunday & Holidays Ticket Price $40. Call 519 672-1967 or 519 672-1968 to charge with VISA, MasterCard or American Express For Online Ticket sales www.centennialhall.london.ca

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