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What's Inside The Official publication of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society december 2015 Making a List and Checking it TwiceBy Jackson Earles page 3 What’s Inside: • Looking Forward and Looking Back ..........4 • Music Stores in Colorado Springs ..............5 Address Service Requested Service Address • Meet Larry Struble ........................................ 7 Wheat Ridge, CO 80034-0406 CO Ridge, Wheat Bluegrass News P.O. Box 406 Box P.O. Performance Calendar, Music Society Music Colorado Bluegrass Colorado CBMS Bands on Call & More! From The President’sXXX Desk Dear Reader, The Official publication of the o you find yourself reading a copy of this paper COLORADO BLUEGRASS MUSIC SOCIETY that you have picked up for free at one of our many A non-profit association of Bluegrass enthusiasts. music business/education outlets in the state of Colorado? If so, wouldn’t you consider joining us DECEMBER 2015 as an official CBMS member? We, like so many ****** artistic institutions that withstand the test of time, are a non-profit organization with the mission of helping to preserve P.O. Box 406, Wheat Ridge, CO 80034-0406 Dour past through the education and performance of bluegrass Web site: www.coloradobluegrass.org music. We offer Pow’r Pickin’ as a source of information, inspiration, www.facebook.com/theCBMS outreach and to connect all of our stakeholders to what is one of the Editorial E-mail: [email protected] fastest growing and most versatile musical communities in America. Advertising E-mail: [email protected] We cannot sustain this without you, however. In a world of digital CD Reviews E-Mail: cds@ coloradobluegrass.org communications and the loss of the time-honored tradition of print media, our costs have risen to a point that the organization funds COLORADO BLUEGRASS MUSIC SOCIETY BOARD of DIRECTORS: this wonderful outlet through membership and your participation. Your dollars help spread this paper throughout communities and President Vice-President individuals who might never know about the mighty fine state of Annie Savage Marte Meyer music-making we enjoy here in Colorado. This allows people to find 319-601-6379 303-726-8549 bands, connect with musical services, learn about future concerts [email protected] [email protected] and offerings and get into a jam or lesson with a music professional— in addition to being a great symbol of what great writing and the Treasurer Secretary publishing of print media can offer. Randy Jones Janeen Bogue So, please consider joining us today. You will receive a copy of 303-431-1899 303-517-4860 this great paper in your mailbox every month. That alone is a great [email protected] [email protected] reason to join!! And for more information, check out our website at ColoradoBluegrass.org as well! Pow'r Pickin' Production Staff Viva la musica! Editor in Chief: Garian Vigil - [email protected] Advertising Sales: Annie Savage - [email protected] Graphic Design : Bone Doggie - [email protected] Proofers: Annie Savage, John Schmidt, Garian Vigil Annie Savage CD Reviewer: Garian Vigil - cds@ coloradobluegrass.org President Colorado Bluegrass Music Society Representatives B.J. Suter Greg Worth 303-485-5222 303-918-0335 [email protected] [email protected] Kevin Slick John Clancy 303-718-3143 303-323-1937 [email protected] [email protected] Key Volunteers Joy Maples John Schmidt Web Wrangler Membership Coordinator 719-465-3025 970-663-7581 [email protected] [email protected] All information contained in Pow’r Pickin’ is the opinion of the authors. Such information does not necessarily represent the opinion or policy of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society, its officers or members, unless otherwise noted. 02 On theXXX Cover Pickin’ Sprouts ...and Making Checking a List... it Twice By Jackson Earles t is December, and that means it is time for the holidays! listening to music can help you become a better musician As a kid interested in music, I love receiving music-related by training your ear and finding new songs to learn. She gifts. My favorite gifts that I received last year were also said that strings were an extremely good gift. “Too tickets for local bluegrass festivals that we hadn’t been many people think that strings don’t need to be replaced planning to attend. It started me thinking about what unless they break. I would be so happy if Santa brought all my some other great things to ask for would be, so for this students new strings.” month’s article, I reached out to some local musicians/teachers Heather Klenske is a music teacher from Golden and was Volunteer as to what gifts they thought would be good for kids into music. I Coordinator with the UllrGrass Bluegrass Festival last January. Annie Savage, president of CBMS, fiddler for the Savage Hearts Heather said extra lessons are a good way to go for gifts. Even four and owner of the Farm School in Lafayette suggests smartphone to five lessons with a teacher can be extremely helpful especially or tablet apps as a good gift for kid musicians. She gave examples when a student is starting a new instrument, or wants to try a new such as the Amazing Slow Downer, Talent Forge and Artist Works. instrument. Another suggestion from Heather was an autobiography Annie realizes that today’s kids are technologically savvy and there on a favorite artist. is an importance to being able to interface your music and practice Kevin Slick is a local guitar teacher and guitarist with the Steel time with a tool kids want to use: their electronics. She said Pennies. Kevin said that gift cards to music stores (either that applications could be a great tool by providing ways to brick and mortar, or electronic) can allow kids to buy an communicate with other artists and mentors (on apps like album they want or even explore new music. Kevin Talent Forge and Artist Works) or to help you strengthen also liked the idea of MP3 players as they come in ear training (with apps like The Amazing Slow Downer). different sizes, and thus price ranges. A fun way Bonnie Sims, who you know from Bonnie and the to give them is to partially fill them with music as a Clydes and who teaches at Harmony Music House starting point. in Boulder, also had some great ideas for gifts. Jordan Ramsey, a great local mandolin teacher, Bonnie said that tuners and picks are always a good and whose bands include Ragged Union and Long approach, because they are very essential to playing, Road Home, said there are cool gift options at different and are quite easy to misplace. You can always find price points including metronome (once Drew cheaper, fun picks with different colors or prints, Emmitt also talked to me about the importance of but some musicians have their favorite style and practicing with a metronome), Jordon also said the prices can vary. picks, which he said could run the gamut in Monica Whittington of Monocle Band, price (starting with cheaper picks, up to an who you can also find at Harmony Music inscribed Bluechip), or a new strap, again House, said that gifts that she always loved you can buy standard straps from music receiving were music books with songs shops, or custom straps off of sites like in them. Monica said that playing songs Etsy. from books would entertain her for hours Finding the right gift can be difficult, but and it helped her music because she was these bluegrass musicians have it under practicing music and having fun. Practicing control! I think a great present for anyone music is essential in becoming a stronger on your gift list would be an album from musician, and learning music from artists that one of these great artists. If the kid on your you like can make practicing more interesting list has been extra good this year, lots of the and fun. musicians put an instrument upgrade on their list. Emily Wilson is a music teacher at the American Hope you find the perfect gift for your kid that loves Music School in Lakewood, and plays mandolin in music in this article. Happy holidays to CBMS and the Prairie Road. Emily said that CDs are a great gift because rest of the bluegrass community. 03 There's Grass in Your Jam By David DeGrandpre Bush, will join the Yonder crew on stage. He last joined the band during for a New Year’s s 2015 nears its end, and 2016 looms ever closer, the run in 2013, playing as part of the Flood Relief need and desire to reflect tends to take hold in one’s Benefit on December 30th with a variety of consciousness, prompting a look back… and a look other guests, as well as joining the band for forward. the entirety of their New Year’s Eve show. Looking Back… On December 31st, Yonder will host the 2015. Personally, it was a wildly interesting year. As theater by themselves, though it would hardly Apart of that, I saw a ton of great music. A lot of old favorites, a lot of new be a surprise if guests found their way onto interests, a lot of bluegrass, a healthy dose of Phish, a couple nights of the stage. Fare Thee Well with the Grateful Dead, and a whole lot more. But, I’m On January 1st, Dobro legend Jerry Douglas not much for dwelling on the past, so let’s look towards how we can ring Jerry Douglas will take the stage with Yonder again, having in 2016. Promo Photo A N D LookingLOOKING Forward… FORWARDparticipated LOOKING in the 2013 Flood Relief Benefit, BACK as well as sharing the stage with the band To New Year’s Eve.
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