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Hello SWBA members and friends, I hope this newsletter finds you well! Not much has changed since the last newsletter, venues are still closed and festivals dates are still being canceled. Some are jamming outdoors in small groups. Hope full that things will change so folks can gather for some music. The SWBA Board met online on January 12th and with no clue of what will change in the coming month, SWBA Super Jam dates are still to be determined. With the passing of Paul Haas the day before, the meeting was a little different, missing our friend and fellow board member. Paul was always ready to do anything that was needed, supported our Mike Nadolsons CD “Quicksand” is available to organization and the Bluegrass community. Were help Mikes family with medical costs, You can mail going to miss him for sure. $20.00 to Mark Shutts 15481 Electronic Lane, The Board voted to open nominations for the Huntington Beach CA Unit C 92649 and Mark will mail 2021/22 Board of Directors. I encourage you to it to you. volunteer for the board, so SWBA can continue to exist in the future. The pandemic has caused a drop in membership, so hopefully things will turn around when the festivals and camping events return. Needing some help with the newsletter content to fill the pages with articles and or contact with you by email or phone about what’s going on in your area. Since the first day this associations membership has I invite you to join me online for 3 hours of Bluegrass grown beyond the Southwest, so I am looking and Bluegrass Gospel for Hocked On Bluegrass with forward hearing from you all. Terry Brewer, Thursdays 10 AM - 1 PM pacific and Bill and Carol Elmore have sold there RV and home Sundays 3 to 6 PM for The Bluegrass Cafe. Listen in Piñon Hills and relocated to Orange County to be online at thebluegrassjamboree.com or download the near family. She told me several months ago and free Bluegrass Jamboree phone app for Android or kept forgetting, Hope to see them in the future and iPhone wish them well in there new home. Mark and Julie Evans have moved to Kingman AZ and Marc Nelissen and Missy Lyn Gibson are loading up and moving near Prescott AZ. I’ve been told the Golden Shores/Topock Campout is still on for Feb 22th - March 1st so if the creek don't rise, me and Sheila will be dragging the trailer to Arizona to visit friends and do some pickin’ in the desert! Keep on pickin’ God Bless and safe travels Terry Brewer It’s with a heavy heart, that I tell you our friend Paul Haas passed on January 11th, 2021. Paul grew up in Southern California and lived in the San Gabriel Valley, as a brother, father, and grandfather, he knew no strangers and was a friend to many. He truly loved to play music with anyone who was willing to pick and as a singer-songwriter he loved to perform. Playing with Shinbone, The Famous No Name Bluegrass Jam Band and the Riding Ring Road Show at seveal events, venues and festivals, like Route 66 Bluegrass Festival and Summergrass. Always eager to pick, Paul played music several times a week, atending jams at the Saddle Sore Saloon, the veterans jam at the American Legion in Norco, CA and at the Orange Circle jam in Orange CA. At a jam one Tuesday night, Paul met Chris Murphy and after singing one of his songs he had written. Chris asked if he would be interested in recording? This created a new friendship and a new musical journey creating videos and recording 10 tracks on his debut album “Long Long Time” released July 24th on Teahouse Records. This morning I watched the video on youtube again about the album and something Paul said teared me up again. “Life is not life without music, music makes me feel alive ““I m leaving something behind for people to remember me by. I hope you enjoy it”~ Paul Haas Paul was truly proud of this project and he will be missed by everyone that knew him. His music will live on through his family and friends. Rest In Peace my friend, it was a blessing to know you and a joy to play music with you, good times and great memories ~ Terry Brewer there room mates. And just how big is that closet any way? CHRIS & CELESTE Oh well, not important because they did a mighty fine job and Knee Deep In Sorrow was born and then mixed and By Phoebe Leigh-Suelflow mastered by Eric Eglum at New Wine Recording Studio and Chris Cerna, who was born in the Mastering Lab in Apple Valley CA. Philippines, grew up in Hawaii has Here's Chris & Celeste favorite songs & tracks on the CD been playing music since he was 5 years old. He grew up playing piano 1 I’ll Stay Around - A song written by Lester Flatt and this and got a degree in music at the University of Hawaii, first track will get your toe tappin’ as Chris kicks it off with Manoa. the banjo and features Celeste on lead vocals, and the first solo break, Chris on mandolin and on guitar for the 2nd break. In high school he discovered the fiddle through a friend 2 Gentle River - This ballad, love song will give you that who played in church with him. It sounded so beautiful that peaceful relaxing feeling as Celeste’s vocals take you on a he wanted to learn more about fiddle music, so he bought journey backed by some mighty fine mandolin pickin’ and any album he could find with fiddle in it. One of those a guitar intro to set the tone. albums happened to be of fiddle and banjo that eventually led him to discover bluegrass music and first heard the 3 The Prisoner’s Song - Here's another toe-tapper that will mandolin. make want to dance or get your instrument and pick along. Even if its a sad story about a lonely feller in prison missing Chris jammed along with bluegrass CDs for three years, his darling. until he learned there was a group called Bluegrass Hawaii that got together once a month. Eventually he met other 4 On Cloverhill Drive - An original instrumental by Chris bluegrass musicians and co-founded his first bluegrass Cerna with an upbeat tempo features Celeste on bass and band called “High Tide”. Chris on mandolin, banjo and guitar. For sure this one shows there talent as pickers and Chris’s ability to write While on a visit to see relatives in California in 2005, he some very technical advanced material. attended Huck Finn Jubilee and loved it. 5 A Little At A Time - A Stanley Brothers song written by After graduating college and getting married, he moved Ralph Stanley. This track features Chris on lead vocals. to California, and co-founded his first California band, 6 Cold Cold Heart - A soulful twist by Celeste on a Country Lonesome Otis. His wife Celeste, singer & bass player classic written by Hank Williams Sr. later on joined the band. 7 In Despair - An awesome cover of a classic by Chris and In 2016 they started their own bluegrass band called Celeste. A video of this song of them at a park has 194,000 “Chris Cerna and The Bluegrass Republic” with Chris on views since June 2020. mandolin, Celeste on bass and David Dickey III on guitar. They were joined by several banjo players like Billy Reid, 8 In The Garden - An instrumental cover of a classic hymn Mark Cassidy, Dave Richardson, and Keith Chagnon. The 9 Just Loving You - Another toe tapper on a song written band plays traditional, gospel and original songs. The love by Jamie Dailey and Doyle Lawson and passion they have for the art, music and each other 10 Little Darling Pal Of Mine - Nice version of a Carter really shows through in everything they do. Family song written by A.P. Carter 11 I cant Stop Loving You - This track features Celeste on vocals & bass, with Chris on piano and guitar, A country By Terry Brewer music classic written by Don Gibson. Since March 2020 when the pandemic first started, 12 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry - Another cover of a COVID-19 forced stay at home mandates, closures of classic country song written by Hank Williams in 1949, music venues, canceled festivals, and restrictions for other featuring Celeste on vocals and Chris on piano. business who supported those in the music industry. This CD shows there love for music and the ability to cover Like so many musicians around the world, who make their many different styles and genres. To get your copy today living playing music full-time. Chris and Celeste Cerna by mail order send $20.00 to Chris Cerna PO Box 1035 were greatly affected going from 6 nights of work to zero. Highland, CA 92346 With no upcoming gigs for their bluegrass band, Chris Cerna and The Bluegrass Republic and the CD they had started working on in December of 2019 was put on hold. Now with nuthin’ to do, but hang out around the house and lots of time on there hands. They decided to do a solo project, with Celeste on bass & vocals and Chris playing the banjo, guitar, mandolin, piano and doing vocals. Chris and Celeste picked some of there favorite songs and spent several weeks recording in there closet. Guess you would be thinkin’ the same thing I was, for better sound and no outside noise. Nope, they didn't want to disturb SURVIVING when I lived in Europe. (WITH BLUEGRASS} BACKYARD FARMER: Gerry grew up on a farm. We don’t have cattle here, but we now have a mini-farm in DURING THE PANDEMIC the backyard. On our daily walks, we discovered a nice man who puts out free plants several times a month. He By Phoebe Leigh-Suelflow works in a nursery and these are surplus. Thanks to him, We’ve been in “Lock-down” for over I’ve got lettuce, kale, tomatoes, peas, and various herbs 300 days, according to my journal. Had I known at the growing in containers in our tiny backyard. beginning that it would be this long, I would have Musicians/gardeners Gwen Koyanagi and Claire despaired. My husband Gerry and I had just had a Wagner persuaded me to take cuttings from their fabulous time at the Great 48 in January (except for the succulents and they’ve done very well, too. kidney stone), traveled to Blythe, and were part of three local jams: the Dog Park Jam in Long Beach, the Soup ONLINE MUSIC FESTIVALS: I had always wanted to Jam in Signal Hill, and the El Camino Jam in Torrance. attend Dave Reiner’s Fiddle Hell festival, which is held We were looking forward to Lake Havasu, Parkfield and every November in Massachusetts. This year I didn’t the rest of the spring festivals. Then Covid-19 intervened have to travel--- they held it online. The festival had and changed everything. We went into Lockdown. The concerts, jams, workshops and lectures. I attended some world became crazy. We were afraid of people getting great workshops on licks, bowing, and other subjects. too close. We washed our groceries. We let our mail sit The good thing is that the sessions were recorded and outside for days. How did I keep my sanity in a crazy you can watch them for the next few months. The festival world? was such a success that they are going to hold a second one April 15-18 (https://fiddlehell.org/). It’s not just fiddles WEEKLY “SOCIAL CHECK IN” ZOOM CALLS: When ---- it’s for cellos, mandolins, guitars, banjos, singers, we had to stop meeting together, Donna Hargis and more. I highly recommend it. suggested that the Dog Park Jam start a “Social Check In Zoom Call”, and she hosted the first one, which was LEARN ONLINE: There is so much out there on the held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday morning, just like the Dog internet. Music teachers especially have taken Park Jam. We tried jamming on Zoom one time and advantage of the online tools. I’ve taken online lessons decided it didn’t work. However, the social side and attended workshops led by some of my bluegrass continued. Over the last almost-year, we’ve continued favorites. Fiddler Deanie Richardson has a weekly to meet online and we’ve been able to socialize, share workshop where she teaches breaks to songs. Frank information and keep in touch. We started a Facebook Swatek leads a weekly Friday class for beginning and group and kept in touch with posts about what we were more advanced guitarists. Then there are the many working on. concerts that are available. These have been a great LEARN NEW SKILLS: Gerry’s cousin is an emergency incentive to keep me motivated to practice and learn. room nurse. Early on she started sewing masks. I dusted KEEP ON JAMMING --ONLINE: We were skeptical --- off my 30-year-old sewing machine and started sewing our experiences with Zoom were bad. The problem with masks, too. Gerry provided his engineering skills and the Internet is the latency. On Zoom one person could improved the design. Soon I was sewing masks with play and the rest of us played along on Mute, which does guitars, fiddles and mandolins for friends and family. I not make for a good jam! Gerry even took an online class designed a logo face mask for our Dog Park Jam (still on jamming with a new app through Stanford University. available), made logo masks for the Phil Salazar and the He could never get it to work. Jerry Krum kept telling us Kinfolk band (and some t-shirts, including the one worn to get on Jamkazam. Gerry finally took the plunge, by Phil during his recent CBA Jam-a-thon performance), watched their video and bought the audio interface they and glitzy masks with rhinestones and glitter for some used in the demonstration. He added microphones and members of the Sister Sadie band (masks which showed headphones. With some other Dog Park Jammers we up at the IBMA Awards Show!). Among the hundreds of started hosting Jamkazam sessions two times a week. masks I’ve created are Navy, Baylor, Auburn, Nebraska, Thanks to Frank Swatek’s Friday morning class we Beatles, Procol Harum, train, cat and frog masks. I’ve became part of the Pete Wernick Jam Camp daily donated masks for fundraisers. Jamkazam group. This led to invitations to join the daily KEEPING HEALTHY: We started walking each day. Tempe, Arizona jams --- gospel, folk , country, bluegrass. We’ve lived here for 35 years but now we have We’ve jammed with people from all over the U.S. and discovered our neighborhood. There’s a park within Canada, and some of them have become good friends. walking distance with ducks and geese. There are Over the months, we’ve learned that online jamming dozens of little Free Book libraries. On our walks we have differs from live jamming in some important ways. We retrieved bookcases, chairs and a shoe rack (that use audio only --- no video, because that adds to the became a trellis for tomatoes) that people have data that needs to be sent over the internet. It also discarded. I sometimes stop for groceries and carry them means that you can jam in your pajamas. We use the back, something that reminds me of what I did years ago Strum Machine app to keep us together, and we’ve developed various signals to let us know when there’s FOR YOUR BILL a tag and a song end, since you can’t see visual signals. You also need to back off when it isn’t your MONROE break. And when the internet is bad, you get the FOR BREAKFAST dreaded Washing Machine Latency Sound or kicked off entirely with the Crackle of Death. Chris Webb has By Tom Isenhour been encouraging us to learn harmony singing, and Bluegrass music cannot be whole we’ve added new songs to our repertoire. I just got an without a great bass player. invitation to try some twin fiddling, something I haven’t With Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys he found that tried before. The only down side is that you can jam a steady bass player that knew all the songs was more 24/7. Come to think of it, that’s also the plus side. important than the other members. REVIVED AN OLD INTEREST: Years ago as a hobby So Bill Monroe taught his "roadie" girlfriend how to play I owned a letterpress, and I typeset and published a his music on the bass and from 1952 until 1964 she filled few books. My mother was a newspaper reporter and that spot with the Bluegrass Boys. I learned from her. Over the years I’ve written for and Bessie Lee Mauldin (1920 - 1983) born and raised in edited lots of newsletters, but I hadn’t done anything Norwood, NC also recorded in the studio with Monroe in at least thirty years. When the CBA Newsletter sent on the majority of his recordings during her 12 years stint out a call for material, I dashed off a quick article. That with the BG Boys. led to more articles, and eventually issues with themes. Bessie Lee performed on stage with Monroe in 1000's I’ve been helped by two very talented writers, Gwen of shows and got little respect and was an under rated Koyanagi and Claire Wagner. A few months ago, I bass player because she was the great love of his life. learned from neighbor Dennis Fetchet that a vibrant She also sang in the quartet songs and even did some Bluegrass scene had existed in Los Angeles in the solo singing on the road shows. Out of respect for his 1970s and 1980s. He put me in touch with Darryl children and wife, Bessie Lee did not perform with Boom, who had been a musician in CornBred, Monroe at the Grand Ole Opry. They did live together at Southland and other bands. Darryl has an amazing one point. collection of photos, audio and video recordings, which he has shared. Danny Clark and others have also Here from my private collection is a rare photograph of added from their collections. There has been so much them both smiling during the early 60's. Some called them when together "the spark and the sparkle". interest in local bluegrass history that I started a Facebook group, the L.A. Bluegrass History Project (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2981835731916 746). We now have 161 members and I’m continually learning about the music scene from all the wonderful people sharing information. You’re invited to come take a look and join us! I’ve tried to stay upbeat. It’s been a very hard time for many people. We’ve lost friends. Others have seen their livelihood destroyed. I hope that we can get back to normal soon. I’ve seen the sharing side of Bluegrass during this pandemic. People are getting out there, finding new ways to do the things we love. In that spirit, let’s see if we can find ways to reach out and help those of us who need help right now, so we can all make it through this together.

While neither remained faithful to one another during this time frame there was a true love relationship. After the break up with Monroe in 1964 she went to work as a secretary for Johnny Cash and never performed bluegrass music again. Bessie Lee Mauldin should be in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame for her long time devotion to bluegrass with the King of Bluegrass. No other bass player lasted that long with Monroe. The Bluegrass Soundboard 20 year Throwback originally printed in 2001 The History of SWBA Marshall to work with him on the by-laws and Charlie Reid was put in charge of the membership This article was originally printed in 2003 and mailing list. written By Julie Marquez The new board discussed the upcoming Rialto Days This year wc ale celebrating SWBA's 20th and how they going to promote it. They agreed to a Anniversary. Before we had SWBA informing us cf table at all Bluegrass events to sign up new members Bluegrass events, the only way we knew what was and the by-laws committee continued to work on the going on was to compare calendars and to bYlaws. exchange Bluegrass flyers. On Sunday March 25th, SCIEBA had their first One night, between frstivals, Ray Hughes and potluck dinner and pickout Perris Hill park in San Charlie Reid were sitting around talking about how Bernadine. Six new members signed up, which they wished they could get ahold Of some new brought the total number af members to 24! musicians, if only they had a lisl to keep all the time. At the March 28th meeting, Treasurer Dave Pjontek But, they didn't know how to get a list started and reported we had $266.00 in the club account. And by didlft know how to keep il going. They camc to the May, Walden Sound, Burlrand Music, Country Connection conclusion that what was needed in the Inland and Yankee Bluegrass had become members. Empire was a Bluegrass association. San Diego On Feburay 17th, 1985, SCIEBA decided a banjo had an association and there was the California laying on it's side would be the Ofliciai logo. The Bluegrmss Association but, they were both too far June/July 1986 newsletter was 7 inches by 81/2 away. They talked aboul it at the next festival, which inches big and consisted Of 6 pages. was the October Golden West Festival at Silver Lakes, in Norco, California. Jay Shrum told them, The Dec 1987/Jan 1988 newsletter displayed it's new he could help, he had started an association up name, "The Bluegrass Soundboard", and the north at one time. Aug/Sept 1988 Bluegrass Soundboard featured a picture of the booth with the new association name. Tile first meeting was held in a restaurant in Cotton, SCIEBA had grown beyond the Inland Empire and in October of 1983. Ray Hughs, Charlie and Billy had members all over Southern California and Reid, Uncle Bill Easton from KVCR radio, Dennis Arizona, so the Board of Directors changed the name Pagett and Earl Hoskins from Country Hoedowners to The Southwest Bluegrass Association. were there. According to Ray, not a whole lot was It should also be remebered that between 1997 and accomplished at the first neeting. They did come up 1998 SWBA was going through some growing pains with a name. Bill Easton suggested the name and almost died. Carol Lister and Anita Cavin took Southwest Bluegrxss Association but, everyone over The Bluegrass Soundboard and membership said let's keep it small and local so, they decided to drive and helped SWBA start to grow again. call it the Southern California Inland Empire Bluegrass Association (S.CJ.E.B.A.). Everyone put in $10.00 for their membership and the Inland The Bluegrass Soundboard Empire had an association. is made possible by The second meeting of SCIEBA was held a Caleb's SWBA Membership Music in Redlands, California. The first newsletter, printed on one sheet of paper was mailed Feb, 22 Thank You! 1984. Pickers and Grinners promoting Bluegrass music On Feb. 29, a special meeting was held to And those involved in it! nominate and elect Officers for the Board of Dirrectors. The members present were Jay Shrum, Dave Pjontek, Bob Stevenson. Ray Hughs, Doug and Michelle Marshall, Charlie Reid, Charles Johnson and Murray Gibson. Jay Shrum was nominated President, Doug Marshall Vice-president, Dave Pjontek Treasurer and Micheltc Marshall Secretary. President Jay Shrum appointed Charlie Reid and Michelle Candy for Breakfast CANDY FOR BREAKFAST or How I Modified an Old Time Favorite (TO THE TUNE OF WHISKEY FOR BREAKFAST) For Teaching Kids in Bluegrass! Lyrics by Rod Tripp By Rod Tripp [G] Early one day when the sun wouldn’t shine While reading last month’s Bluegrass soundboard, I had to [G] I was [C]walkin’ down the [B] street not [A] chuckle when I saw Tom feelin’ too [D] fine. Isenhour’s article For Your Bill [G] I saw two kids with a bag in between ‘em Monroe for Breakfast because it reminded me of a great experience I had a few years [C] And this was the [B] song that [A] they were ago. I had just retired from my machinery [G] a singin’ maintenance business and was footloose, CHORUS: wondering what to do with my time. Additionally, I was hoping to find something helpful to do for SWBA [G] Lord preserve us and protect us, and bluegrass music. That’s when Eric Norbeck [D] We’ve been eatin’ candy for breakfast. suggested that he would appreciate some help teaching his Kids in Bluegrass classes at the [G] ooh [f#] ooh [E] ooh [D] ooh [C] ooh [B] ooh elementary school in Victorville. I decided to give it [A] ooh [G] ooh. a whirl as it sounded like a fun way to be useful. Verse 2 So, I started making the trek from Santa Clarita to Victorville every Wednesday to teach the bass to a [G] Well I stopped by the steps where they’d group of four boys that were in the advanced class. been a sittin’ I had to wonder what they’d think of an old hillbilly [C] and I couldn’t believe how [D] fat they were who loved to tell corny jokes. But I found that keeping gettin’ them laughing kept them relaxed and more open to [G] I said “Hey kids have ya been eatin’ long?” learning. Now those who know me know that I sometimes lean towards the edge in my playing and [C] They said “Just long [B] enough to be [A] singing. I did that with the class too, teaching the singin’ this [G] song. boys things like how to slap the bass, run the scales CHORUS: and to smile while you’re playing! There were little tips and hints to give them, like not wearing a rodeo Verse 3 prize belt buckle when playing the base—always put the buckle off to the side. Additionally, I needed to [G] They handed me the bag, and I ate a little bit think of songs that would be easy and educational. [C] And it tasted so [B] good that I [A] just A great song for teaching students to run scales is couldn’t [D] quit. Whiskey Before Breakfast. I didn’t think that the lyrics were appropriate for elementary school kids [G] I had a little more, and the next thing I knew so I decided to change it to Candy for Breakfast. It [C] There were three of us [B] sittin’ there [[A] was humorous and spoke to their spirit of rebellion. singin’ this [G] tune. The semester wound to a close in May with the Kids CHORUS: in Bluegrass doing a performance at the Calico Bluegrass festival. I was disappointed that none of Verse 4 the boys in my class were able to make it to the event [G] Well it wasn’t very long ‘till everyone in town but those kids that did perform put on a great show. They looked happy and confident and enthusiastic [C] Heard our [B] ruckus and they [A] all came about the music. What about me? Why, I was [D] down. happier than an opossum suckin’ eggs to see so [G] And pretty soon that whole school was a many kids show an interest in the future of bluegrass ringin’ music! [C] With the song of the [B] kids as [A] they were I thought I’d include my Candy for Breakfast lyrics a [G] singin’ to give you a chuckle. CHORUS: REPEAT CHORUS: written. Songs that are most gratifying are songs that we’ve lived.” One example is a recent number, “The Wilderness.” It’s fitting for this current world of uncertainty. “Right now, it seems like we’re in a wilderness,” Isaacs observed. This year has been difficult for the band, as it has for most everyone else. Some performances had to be canceled. A trip to Israel–a place that’s special to The Isaacs–would have marked the band’s 16th trip to the Holy Land. This time, it had to be canceled The Isaacs: Music, Mission, and Message due to Covid-19. “We do mission work there. We help support by Kara M. Bachman thebluegrassstandard.com Holocaust survivors. We also helped an orphanage Grammy-nominated bluegrass, Americana, and there. It’s kind of mission work that we do,” Isaacs gospel band The Isaacs is about as solid as they explained. “My parents are Polish Jewish come. They bring a wealth of experience spanning 50 Holocaust survivors,” she said. Isaacs was born in years…family tradition…a huge discography…a Germany after World War II and grew up in New history of performing at venues such as the Grand Ole York City. Opry…awards and recognitions, including being recognized by the Dove Awards…a European tour “We love the country of Israel…it’s a place of every two or three years…and a mission that brings belonging for all cultures,” Isaacs explained. “We joy to people whose stories should never be forgotten. thought…you know, we need to give back This family outfit from Hendersonville, Tennessee someday.” consists of vocalist Lily Isaacs; Ben Isaacs, who plays This eventually happened in the creation of the bass and offers vocals; Sonya Isaacs Yeary, with her nonprofit Fishman-Isaacs Israel Initiative mandolin and vocals; Becky Isaacs Bowman, who (www.Fiii.org). “I’m proud that we started that,” takes care of guitar and vocals; and newest member, Isaacs said. Levi Bowman, who plays guitar and sings. “There are probably 135,000 Holocaust survivors The band records a new album about every two years still living today,” Isaacs said. “It was such a or so (do the math…that’s a LOT of music), starting blessing to see the looks on their faces when we with the first recording back in 1972. This year, they embraced them and let them know we cared.” did something unique and allowed fans to witness their Isaacs said assuming things go well, and Covid-19 recording process as it happened in real-time. social distancing subsides, they will hopefully be “For five days, we were [broadcast] live from ten back on track for heavier touring during 2021, o’clock in the morning until ten o’clock at night. We along with a 2021 visit to Israel. There’s a lot to took them [fans] through all the steps of a recording look forward to for this band that’s made a mark project,” said band matriarch, Lily Isaacs. “We both on bluegrass and gospel as well as on finally released the album in July. It’s called “Songs remembering and caring for those who should of the Times.” never be forgotten. Another album was also put together before the Covid-19 pandemic began, but its release has been held off a bit and is expected to happen this coming spring. Isaacs said it’s a bit different from what the band usually does; this time, it’ll be classic Americana. “We picked songs that were not ordinary for a group like us,” Isaacs said. One example is a unique cover of the Beatles hit, “We Can Work It Out.” Some of the group’s music is already-familiar tunes, but much We are "the standard" in bluegrass! consists of originals. The Bluegrass Standard Magazine where we cover “My daughters are amazing songwriters,” Isaacs said, everything in and around bluegrass, Americana, folk, and “and a lot of the songs we play are songs they’ve gospel music. thebluegrassstandard.com Nine Pound Hammer The lyrics of “Nine Pound Hammer,” (below) are the verses as sung by Al Hopkins & His Buckle Busters By Wayne Erbsen nativeground.com as well as the Monroe Brothers. The fifth verse was When we talk about the most popular collected in 1909 in Mississippi by E. C. Perrow. bluegrass songs, “Nine Pound Hammer” “Wheelers” in verse five are wheelbarrows used to nearly always floats to the top. Let's haul dirt and rock used after a dynamite blast. follow the scent and try to sniff out the origins of this famous tune. Roll on buddy, don’t you roll so slow, After the Civil War, when able-bodied men were scarce, Baby, how can I roll when the wheel won’t go? former slaves and convicts were conscripted to build tunnels and lay track in the construction of a network Somebody stole my nine pound hammer, of railroad lines throughout the mountains in the Baby, took it and gone, baby took it and gone. southeast. In the case of the Swannanoa Tunnel in (Chorus) North Carolina, at least 500 black convict laborers were used for this always dangerous, and sometimes fatal Nine pound hammer just a little too heavy, work. These work crews frequently sang while they Baby for my size baby for or my size. worked, and many of their songs were picked up by white musicians who, in turn, passed them down the Nine pound hammer, killed John Henry, line. Ain’t a-gonna kill me, ain’t a-gonna kill me. (Chorus) It was in this kind of black/white exchange that “Nine Pound Hammer” came to be. As early as 1891, Goin’ on the mountain, for to see my darlin’, fragments of the song (e.g., “Oh, roll on Johnnie, you And I ain’t comin’ back, and I ain’t coming’ back. rolls too slow”) were collected in Texas by Gates (Chorus) Thomas. In a letter to the Library of Congress dated October 12, 1923, Charles L. Miller of Waycross, Captain, captain! my feet are cold, Georgia, reported that he’d heard the following verse Doggone your feet! let them wheelers roll. (Chorus) in railroad and construction camps in West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee: “And it’s roll on buddy/What Ain't one hammer in this tunnel, makes you roll so slow?/Your buddy is almost broke down/On the K.N.O.” That rings like mine, rings like mine. (Chorus) The version of “Nine Pound Hammer” that we Rings like silver, shines like gold, commonly hear in bluegrass circles can be traced to the May 13, 1927, recording in New York by Al Hopkins Rings like silver, and shines like gold. (Chorus) & His Buckle Busters for Brunswick. In 1961, Archie Green and Ed Kahn interviewed Charlie Bowman, who The tab of “Nine Pound Hammer” was purloined played fiddle on this recording. Bowman freely admitted from my book, Bluegrass Banjo for the Complete that the band put the song together in Brunswick’s New Ignoramus. If you're a banjo player, you'll notice that York studio out of what fragments the band members the tab seems strangely stark. That's because I only could remember. The tune bears more than a passing included the melody in the tab. It's up to the banjoist similarity to “Swannanoa Town,” collected in 1916 by to add the rolls. For help with this, consult my Cecil Sharp. There is, in fact, an entire chapter devoted Ignoramus book or my upcoming book, Workbook to “Nine Pound Hammer” in Green’s 1972 book, Only for Bluegrass for the Complete Ignoramus. a Miner. The list of performers who have recorded “Nine Pound Hammer” include Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers (4/17/1928), G.B. Grayson & Henry Whitter (7/31/1928), Ernest & Eddy Stoneman (1/8/1934), and The Monroe Brothers (2/17/1936). It was probably Merle Travis’ reworking of the song for his Capital recording of August 8, 1946, that has contributed most to the song still being in active circulation. Performers who incorporated elements of Travis’ version into their own recordings would include bluegrassers like Flatt & Scruggs, Reno Wayne Erbsen is a musician, teacher, radio host, author & Smiley, the Greenbriar Boys, and the Country and publisher. Check out his songbooks and instruction Gentleman, as well as country musicians such as books for bluegrass and clawhammer banjo, fiddle, Johnny Cash, Tex Williams, and Tennessee Ernie Ford. mandolin, guitar and ukulele at www.nativeground.com From The Side of the Road… Sitting On Top of the World what your favorite song reveals about you You’re self-assured, and if someone isn’t happy with By Chris Jones Opinion / Humor what you offer, you’re fine to let him or her go. You bluegrasstoday.com show great resilience that way. Just make sure not With 2021 beginning with the to close people out of your life completely. Isn’t it pandemic still in full force only more possible for someone to stay in your orchard, even if so, the question is what do we do with ourselves they’re not happy with your peaches? There may now? You’ve probably already binge-watched every even be something to learn from their criticism of your TV series you weren’t too excited about in the first crop. place. If you’re handy, you’ve already done every Little Cabin Home On the Hill home project you ever wanted to do, and a few you You, by contrast, have difficulty letting go. You have didn’t. Perhaps you even found time to alphabetize, strong attachments to your home life and your loved digitize, and sanitize your 1970s live bluegrass ones, and that’s good, but if others choose different cassette collection. paths that lead them away from you and your home, What’s left? There’s no money to spend on another try to avoid using the guilt trip or a wish for others’ addition to your house. There may not be enough to unhappiness in order to bring them back. Keep the build an addition on to your bird house. Instead, you cabin of your heart a welcoming place and people may have to turn inward and reevaluate every aspect who truly love you will return. of your life. That’s free, if not necessarily easy. I’m Dark Hollow no psychologist (and if there’s a bigger You’re a bit of a recluse, making you possibly one of understatement in this column than that, I’ll be sure the few people who have been enjoying the to edit it out), but it would seem that step one would quarantine lifestyle of the past year. Avoid the be to do a little self-analysis. There’s also no money tendency to run away from your problems by hopping to get a professional to do this, so you’re on your the nearest freight train and going into hiding. own. Banks of the Ohio What little pop psychology I know, I learned from a Under your generous exterior lies some deep bluegrass shaman named Festus. I visited him insecurity with a need to control and possess other accidentally once in the central Kentucky cave where people. Work on accepting rejection and moving on. he lives. I had innocently answered an ad he had Someone else will come along, provided you learn to placed selling a “pre-war D-18” for $175, which control your self-esteem issues and your tendencies turned out to be a charcoal drawing of a pre-war toward violent solutions to your problems. D-18. It was actually a very nice drawing, and I purchased it after talking him down to $60. He also Down in the Willow Garden offered this bit of wisdom which I now pass on to you. Similar to above. You should never be invited to a After some interesting chit-chat about the Lonesome picnic. Pine Fiddlers’ RCA years, he told me that a good Dooley first step in getting to know yourself on a deeper level You’re someone who slips up hollers, which reflects (deeper than Lonesome Pine Fiddlers RCA years your zest for life. You have a strong entrepreneurial chit-chat, that is) is to find out what your musical spirit and you like to think big, whether it’s buying preferences say about your personality. molasses in bulk or producing and sharing lots of your Below, based on the Festus’ knowledge of the product with the community around you. Be careful bluegrass psyche, are several popular bluegrass that your generous spirit doesn’t allow you to be taken standards and what they might say about you if one advantage of by people wanting free samples, of them is your personal favorite: promising to “pay you back someday.” Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake You have a happy-go-lucky approach to life. Seek therapy immediately. Workaholism is never going to be a problem for you. You’re physically affectionate and are secure enough not to care what people and their parents might think of you. These can be good qualities, but try not to wait for the return of your mythical “mail train” to live your life and accomplish what you’re capable of. Life And Times Of The Stanley Brothers By Gary Reid January 31, 1965: Theme – Cripple Creek; Pig in a Pen; January 30, 1965: The Stanley Wildwood Flower; Orange Blossom Special; Brothers appeared at the University of Sharecropper’s Son; Lorena; Hard Times; Trembling Chicago Folk Festival. An article in the Brakeman; Little Birdie; and Rank Stranger January 17, 1965, edition of Chicago About the songs: Many of the songs and tunes were Tribunenoted, "The University of standard fare for the group at the time. But, there were Chicago Folklore Society will present its fifth annual folk a few notable exceptions. “Sharecropper’s Son” was a festival Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Jan. 29, 30, and recent composition that Carter performed on several 31 in Mandel Hall. As in the past, the performers will occasions but never had the chance to record include both professionals and amateurs from various commercially; Ralph Stanley featured it on his first regional traditions. Friday evening at 8:15, the program post-Carter solo album. Ola Belle Reed told me one time holds the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain that she encouraged Carter to record “Lorena” but he Boys, a bluegrass band…" declined, fearing that because the song dealt with The same article mentioned that the Stanley Brothers slavery, he might be labeled a racist. “Trembling would be performing again on Sunday evening, and that Brakeman” was a seldom heard song by the Carter there would be free lectures and workshops given on Family. The Stanley Brothers featured the lyrics in their Saturday and Sunday mornings. A separate account first songbook, which dated from 1947. This from the January 23 edition of the Chicago Daily News performance from the Folk Festival is the only known reported that "A banjo workshop, hosted by Fleming recording of it by the Stanley Brothers. Peter Rowan Brown of Old Town School of Folk Music, will be held at used this performance as the basis for his recording of 11 a.m. Saturday." Ralph Stanley was a participant on it on his recent CD, The Light in Carter Stanley’s Eyes. the workshop and was accompanied by Red Stanley who February 27, 1957: The Stanley Brothers recorded three backed him up on (Carter Stanley’s) guitar; Red was a songs for Mercury Records at a session that was held member of the Stanley band but customarily appeared at RCA Studios in Nashville. on fiddle. An attendee at the festival, Bev Plummer, snapped a photo of the workshop. Also on the workshop On hand were Carter and Ralph Stanley, bass player stage were moderator Fleming Brown (himself a fine George Shuffler, fiddler Chubby Anthony, and guest banjo player) and Stringbean (Dave Akeman). musician/mandolin player Pee Wee Lambert. Plummer noted that “Three days of bitter Chicago Only three songs were recorded: an instrumental called winds and below-zero temperatures did little to dispel “Fling Ding,” a trio selection with George Shuffler singing the enthusiasm of those who came... One of the baritone called “I’ll Never Grow Tired of You,” and a duet unique features of this particular festival is a lack of by Carter and Ralph called “Loving You Too Well.” interest in big-name performers. The emphasis is Recording sessions in the 1950s typically yielded four placed instead on the traditional, or at least the songs, thus allowing for the release of two 45 rpm involved, performer. Not all of this year’s artists lived up records. to such lofty standards, but people such as the Beers Three weeks earlier, the group sent a single master to family, the Stanley Brothers, and Robert Pete Williams Mercury for a rush release. It was a song called “The performed with the kind of honesty that can’t be faked.” Flood” that chronicled raging waters that hit The Stanley Brothers performed two sets of music southwestern Virginia in late January 1957. Perhaps the throughout the weekend, one on Friday night, where they label felt that – even though it was sent earlier – this was apparently opened the show, and one on Sunday night, the fourth song from the session. where they closed the show. The group was traveling as Pee Wee Lambert had been an integral part of the a four-piece band. The sidemen included fiddler Harold Stanley Brothers sound in the late 1940s and early “Red” Stanley and guitarist Larry Sparks. Red Stanley ‘50s. Especially noteworthy were his high harmony had been a part of the band since the previous July while vocals that graced a number of songs including “The Sparks worked on a part-time basis since November. White Dove,” “The Fields Have Turned Brown,” “The Filling in on bass was Ray Tate, a musician from the Old Lonesome River,” and others. Curiously, his Town School of Music. participation on this session was limited strictly to his Two days of performances netted the following songs: instrumental work. January 29, 1965: How Mountain Girls Can Love; Cacklin’ Hen; When You and I Were Young, Maggie; Don’t Go Out Tonight; Sharecropper’s Son; I’m a Man of Constant Sorrow; Single Girl, Married Girl; Shoutin’ On the Hills of Glory; Theme - Cripple Creek “At a time when America needs the spirit, passion, and music of its front porch more than ever, Ronnie Reno and Sammy Passamano, III have created the TV platform best suited to represent the most powerful art form in history. 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With the launch of the BGM-TV Prime subscription service Bluegrass Music TV Prime will combine the deep in 2021 for bluegrass fans who want to watch full-length archive of content from Reno’s Old Time Music content . BGM-TV Prime will kick off With three shows in program that started in 1993, all the live bluegrass January ; Reno’s Old Time Music – Season 1, The (615) video from The 615 Hideaway and Bluegrass Hideaway – Season 1. and WoodSongs Classics. Music TV, plus classic programs from the Reno’s Old-Time Music – Season 1 includes classic video performances from 1993 initially aired on BlueHighway’sTV. Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. Season 1 performances included bluegrass legends and BGM-TV Prime is set to launch on January 26 online today’s top artists including Osborne Brothers, Ralph with the first season of Reno’s Old Time Music, which Stanley, III Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, Nashville featured in-studio performances from top bluegrass Bluegrass Band and more. 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Call host: The Toro Creek Ramblers & the BMSCC (626)339-7020 Santa Monica CA: 4th Wednesday Finn McCool's: The Bill Covina, Ca: 3rd Sunday every other month from 2-5pm at The Cheatham Bluegrass Jam / Chris Murphy. 8:30 PM. Finn McCool's Fret House Music Shop, 309 N. Citrus Ave., Covina. (626) 2702 Main Street Santa Monica 339-7020. René Baquet jam host Temecula CA: “The Third Jam"6:30-9 PM every Third Tuesday Encinitas, Ca: Thursday nights, 6-9 PM, Round Table Pizza, hosted by Bill Frisbie. Come join the fun at Round Table Pizza 1321 Encinitas Blvd. behind McDonalds near El Camino Real 27644 Ynez Road Temecula, CA Escondido, Ca: 3rd Wednesday of the month 6 PM San Diego Temecula CA: Third Tuesday of every month 6:30 pm to 9:00 No. County Bluegrass & Folk Jam, Round Table Pizza, 1161 E pm Burgers & Beer, 41577 Margarita Rd Suite 101, Temecula, Washington CA 92591 No admission charge, all levels welcome. Fresno CA: Santa Fe Basque Restaurant: The Fresno Folklore Contact: Bill Frisbie, (631) 804-0146 [email protected] st Society has a weekly jam. It's the friends of Kenny Hall Memorial Torrance, CA: EL CAMINO College Bluegrass Jam, 1 Sunday jam at the Santa Fe Basque Restaurant every Wednesday from of the month 1-3 PM 16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Jam Host - Phoebe 5:30 - 7:30 pm. 424-903-6892 [email protected] Fountain Valley CA: Every Saturday 10 am - noon+ Bluegrass for West Hills CA: Acoustic Jam 1st Sunday of the month Noon - 3 Beginners, Mile Square Park 16801 Euclid St. Fountain Valley, pm Guitar Merchant 22807 Saticoy St. Hosts Norman and Oleeta CA 92708, Lot A on the left side of the park road, about 300 ft Igar 18-884-5905. All levels invited. West Hills, CA: 4th Sunday, Jam 1-5 PM The West South of the Euclid entrance. Valley Music Center, 24424 Vanowen St. 818-992-4142, Henderson, NV: Tuesday Night Bluegrass & Old Time Music Jam, Everyone Welcome! Join the Jam or just listen 5-8 PM, Heritage Park Senior Facility, 300 Racetrack, Henderson 702-267-2950 . For details call Betty Bess (702) 564-1630. Yorba Linda, Ca: Thursday Jam 6-9 PM Main Street Restaurant, 4902 Main St., (714) 777-9427, Jan host Barney Barnhouse. Huntington Beach Ca: 4th Sunday jam, 1-5 PM, Shutts nd th Fabricators 15481 Electronic Lane, Unit C, Huntington Beach, CA. Ventura, Ca: 2 & 4 Wednesday, Grapes and Hops Wine Bar. 92649 (562) 432-4648 SWBA Jam Host Mark Shutts 454 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93003 Contact: La Mesa, Ca: SDBS Open mic & jam, 2nd Tuesday of the month [email protected] 805-340-2270 6:30-9 PM Fuddrucker’s, 5500 Grossmont Center Dr., For info Vista, CA : Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum stage at the call Fuddruckers at (619)589-6144 or SDBS info line at (858) big green lawn is usually available for jamming. For jam days, 679-4854 Sponsor - San Diego Bluegrass Society times & updates visit northcountybluegrass.org Las Vegas, NV: Thursday night Bluegrass Jam, 6 - 8:30 PM, NW Tucson AZ: 1st Sunday, 4 pm Year-round Saddlebrooke Mountain Crest Park Community Center, 4701 N. Durango Rd., Clubhouse Jam Agave Lounge howardjamesk@gmail 64500 E. call Vera Vann-Wilson (702)875-3579. Saddlebrooke Blvd. Tucson Loma Linda, Ca: Jam American Traditional Music Tuesdays, 7 Apache Junction AZ: 1st & 3rd Sundays October – April Elks PM, Loma Linda University,Patio Pantry, Anderson St. at . Call Club Jam 2455 N. Apache Trail. all skill levels. Galen at Galen Don Hergert (909) 796-8812 for info & directions. at [email protected] Lonpoc, Ca: 2nd and 4th Wednesday Southside Coffee Co 105 Tempe AZ: 1st & 3rd Monday 6-8 pm year-round Bluegrass & So. H St 7-9 PM: LOMPOC: evening jams, 7-9 PM for more info American Roots Music Inter.- Advanced Shalimar Golf Course 2032 call Bill at (805) 736-8241. E. Golf Ave. Rich Ment [email protected] Long Beach, Ca: Tuesday’s Soup Jam 7PM, 2420 Gundry St in Peoria AZ: 1st & 3rd Tuesday 6 pm Peoria Library Jam 8463 Signal Hill , Contact: Don Rowan (562)883-0573, open to Monroe St. Robert White [email protected] everyone (this jam is held in an industrial building) Sun City AZ: Last Tuesday 6:30 pm First Christian Church 14001 Long Beach, Ca: Open Bluegrass Jam 2nd Thursday of the month N. Thunderbird Blvd. Paul Wilson 623.341.9417 7-10 PM Red Leprechaun 4000 E Anaheim St, Long Beach, CA Willcox AZ: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 2 – 4 pm Studio 128, Wilcox [email protected] Theater 134 N. Railroad Ave. Ned Robbins [email protected] Long Beach CA: Every Saturday 10 am - noon+ Bluegrass for Glendale AZ: 2nd Thursday 7- 9 pm ABA Workshop jam Fray Beginners, Recreation Dog Park 5201 E 7th St, Long Beach, CA Garces Columbian Hall 8066 N. 49th Ave Rick Rhodes 90804 [email protected] NONPROFIT ORG. 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