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Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association June, 2020 Local NNBA Member The Silver State Bands Acoustic Solution String Buster NEWS RELEASE Monday, June 1, 2020 NEWS RELEASE Little City String Band All you NNBA Members and Friends, Monday Night Volunteers Latest news from our board meeting tonight regarding the 2020 Bowers Mansion Festival: Front Porch POSTPONED UNTIL 2021: The 2020 Bowers Mansion Bluegrass Festival: planned for Rattlesnake Mountain th August 14-16 . More information is posted on our Facebook Boys site https://www.facebook.com/Bowers-Mansion-Bluegrass- Festival-230738367051224/ and on our website at http://www.nnba.org/. Ricochet Thank you, Eric Lovejoy Sage Creek NNBA Membership Coordinator Sierra Silverstrings ————————————— Sierra Sisters The Sierra T a k i n g I t T o T h e N e x t L e v e l : Sweethearts T h e M e t r o n o m e By Rick Rinehart (Reprinted from the March-April 2014 Stringbuster) Suspect Terrane I know there are many of you that have not discovered the pleasure of playing your guitar (banjo, mando, etc.) to the rhythmic tapping of a Unionville Acoustic metronome. Our good friend and fellow NNBAer Laura Ashkin is a big fan Band of metronomes. For her it is like a great jam buddy who never makes a mistake and is always available for a little jam session. Scott Cozen says it really helps him build speed; playing first at a moderate pace then Westwind gradually increasing the tempo. I can't argue with that because Scott can really rip it up. But for many of us it is a frustrating little contraption that Wyatt Troxel can't keep a rhythm no matter what tempo you are playing. “ Wyliecoot ” (cont. on page 3) COUSIN JIM’S TRIVIAL THINGS Hi Bluegrass Lovers, Here’s a few brain teasers for you. Some are easy, some are tough: 1 How many strings are there in a typical bluegrass band? 2 Where was the first multi-day bluegrass festival held? 3 Who was the first multi-day bluegrass festival promoter? a. Pete Kuykendall b. Carlton Haney c. Dick Freeland d. Bill Monroe 4 Who made the groundbreaking bluegrass album, Rounder 0044? 5 T or F Bill Monroe’s photo was on the very first cover of Bluegrass Unlimited in January 1967. 6 Name the first Japanese bluegrass band to establish itself in the U.S. a. Run Mountain b. Akira Otsuka c. Moonshiner d. Fuji Mountain Boys e. Bluegrass 45 7 What California bluegrass band recorded “Bluegrass From The Gold Country”? a. The Bluegrass Cardinals b. The Vern Williams Band c. High Country d. Done Gone e. South Loomis Quickstep 8 How did Bill Monroe’s original banjo player, Stringbean, die? 9 What was the full name of “Uncle Pen”? 10 What Bill Monroe song did Elvis Presley record in 1954 on Sun Records? (Answers somewhere else in this issue) (Makes you read it, huh?) 2 Farewell Former NNBA Monday Night Volunteer, John Seginski passed away in a hospital near Elko NV on March 21, 2020. He and his wife Tincia, moved to Paradise Valley, NV in 2007. John played mandolin for the Volunteers and was an active participant. He was a very talented musician and also played violin and guitar. He could play a lead on any song he heard. Tincia will stay at their home for awhile . I’m The Metronome (continued from page 1) sure she would like to hear from any NNBA members Here is a little tip for you. Don't fight it. Try this ..... Set your who remember John. metronome to a moderate speed of 140 and play Blue Ridge Cabin Home. This will be fairly slow. Relax! Don't try to match Her address is: Tincia Seginski the metronome. Just start playing and singing. I think that within PO Box 306 10 or 15 minutes you will be in time with the metronome. That Paradise Valley, NV irritating tapping sound will naturally draw you into the same 89426. tempo. This may not work the first few times but after a few Submitted by sessions you will get the hang of it....and without really trying. Kathi Scott Your jam buddies will thank you for your new found talent of actually listening to what the rest of the band is doing while you are playing a lead or singing. 3 35th Annual NNBA Bowers Mansion Bluegrass Festival August 14-15-16, 2020 Postponed until 2021 Cartoon courtesy of Bluegrass Today! Bluegrass courtesy of Bill Monroe! The Silver State String Buster is a publication of the Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association (NNBA) and is produced occasionally to disseminate information and news to members and those interested in the spread of Bluegrass, Western, Folk, and local music throughout our community. The elected 2020 NNBA Board of Directors is: Rick Sparks, Jerry Robinson, Eric Lovejoy, Martha Greene, Russell Davies, Tim Miller, and Paula Walkins For information visit the NNBA website at nnba.org or by Email to [email protected] 4 June 2020 Bluegrass Tails and Reviews PICKIN’ ON THE GIANTS The Earls Of Leicester Live At The CMA Theater In the late 1940’s Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and The Foggy Mountain Boys carried Bill Monroe’s bluegrass music to bigger and higher vistas. Audiences around America and the world recognized their musicianship, song writing, and ability to entertain like no other. The Earls of Leicester were formed in 2014 with a group of “super pickers” to carry the “gospel” of Flatt and Scruggs to new audiences. Lester Flatt’s smooth and easy crooning style and signature g-runs are perfectly recreated by Shawn Camp. Shawn is a great song writer and bluegrass singer, but with the “Earls”, he has really found his calling. His voice sounds like Lester, and his rock solid guitar and g-runs take us back to the original master. Another plus is his “Lester Flatt” banter. You can be transported back in time just listening to Shawn. Taking the part of Earl Scruggs with the “Earls” is banjo great, Charlie Cushman. Charlie has studied Scruggs banjo for years and really nails down the great rolls and licks that made Earl famous. As a banjo player myself, I really love Charlie’s speed, clarity, tone and drive. Along with his banjo, Charlie picks his guitar on several Gospel numbers, just like Earl did some 50 years ago. Joining the “Earls” on stage is the son of the original Foggy Mountain Boys’ fiddler. Johnny Warren is the son of the late Paul Warren, who’s great fiddle work helped define the sound of Flatt and Scruggs. Not only is Johnny a wonderful fiddler, but the fiddle he plays was his dad’s, and a true piece of history. Taking on the role of the original Curly Seckler is the great mandolin picker, Jeff White. Curly played super mandolin for Flatt and Scruggs, but is most known for his tenor harmonies to Lester’s lead. The Foggy Mountain sound is defined by these harmonies and Jeff is excellent at carrying the high harmonies with Shawn’s leads. Jake Tullock was the Foggy Mountain bass player and was known as “Cousin Jake”. He was noted for his sense of humor and fooling around with Josh Graves to get a lot of laughs out of the audience. Barry Bales, the great bassist with Alison Krauss fills the role of Jake with the “Earls” with rock solid rhythm. (cont. on page 6) 5 Last but certainly not least, the great dobro of Jerry Douglas fills the spot of “Uncle” Josh Graves. Most dobro players try to achieve the sounds of Josh and more lately of Jerry “Flux” Douglas. Jerry is the producer of this CD and the band is the “brain-child” of this talented musician. He tells the audiences that if you don’t like Flatt and Scruggs, “then you are in the wrong place”. The Earls of Leicester give us a great sampling of Foggy Mountain music with 18 tracks on the CD. Although all the songs can bring back pleasant memories of Flatt and Scruggs, I’ll list several of my favorites. You’ll enjoy “Salty Dog Blues”, “Earl’s Breakdown”, “I’ll Go Stepping Too”, and “Long Journey Home”. Of course no “Earls” show would ever be complete without “I Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow”, “I’m Gonna sleep With One Eye Open”, “Big Black Train”, and “Rollin’ In My Sweet Baby’s Arms”. The “Earls” feature several Gospel classics with Charlie on finger picked guitar. They give us “Let The Church Roll On”, “My Mother Prays So Loud In Her Sleep”, “You Can Feel It In Your Soul”, and “Reunion In Heaven”. The Earls of Leicester work up the audience’s enthusiasm with “Flint Hill Special”and “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down”. The “Martha White Theme Song” takes us all back to memories of Flatt and Scruggs on WSM. The “Earls” close out their show with the greatest hit, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown”. Enjoy a copy of Live At The CMA Theater In The Country Music Hall Of Fame The Earls of Leicester 6 PRESS RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 20, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The California Bluegrass Association (CBA) has announced the launch of Turn Your Radio OnLINE, a webcast series starting Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time, and continuing each Saturday through June 20. This new online music event is inspired by the CBA’s annual Father’s Day Festival, held in Grass Valley, California, since 1975. The lineup includes nationally known and popular California bands performing online from their “shelter in place” locations and broadcast over the web to bluegrass fans worldwide.

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