Grass Clippings Volume 25 Issue 4 Oct Nov 2019
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DESERT BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION Newsletter Grass Clippings Volume 25 Issue 4 Oct Nov 2019 Campout this weekend Lake Patagonia I am looking forward to our Campout this weekend at Lake Patagonia. Picking and grinning will get underway Friday afternoon!! Saturday we will be jamming all day followed by a potluck and then some more jamming!!! Sunday morning will be a gospel jam! If you haven't made reservations yet, sorry it's sold out. There maybe a Friday night spot left but no Saturday night, unless there is last minute cancellation. Check the lakes website for that. You can still come down (hour and a half drive) Saturday to jam and join in on the potluck. If you are coming to the potluck, bring a dish to share, your beverage and eating utensils. I will have some extra paper plates and utensils for the day trippers or those that forgot. Should be a beautiful weekend and a great time to be had by all!!! See you there!!!!! PAGE 2 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 25 ISSUE 4 OFFICERS President: Dave Polston (520) 245-6126 [email protected] Vice President: Carole Wothe (520) 760-0993 [email protected] Secretary: Mike Headrick (520) 760-0745 [email protected] Treasurer: Marlene Simpson (520) 355-4000 [email protected] TRUSTEES Jerry Wothe (520) 760-0993 [email protected] Scott Warren (520) 419-7556 [email protected] Paul “Doc” Simpson (520) 355-3000 [email protected] Bonnie Lohman (520) 349-4812 [email protected] David Lanham (520) 749-0335 [email protected] Dale Lynne Vickroy (520) 664-0340 [email protected]. Newsletter Editor--: For information concerning letters to the editor, reviews, contributing newsletter articles, submitting Concert & Band Listing information, email: [email protected] Webmaster--Dale Lynne Vickroy: For information concerning the DBA website www.desertbluegrass.org contact the webmaster at [email protected] Membership Secretary--Mike Headrick: To join the DBA, renew a membership or submit an address change, contact Mike via phone at (520) 760-0745, email, [email protected] or snail mail, 13308 Placita el Algodon Tucson, AZ 85749 Publicity--Mike Headrick: Contact Mike at (520) 760-0745 or [email protected] Advertising: Carole Wothe: [email protected] NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING PRICES 1/4 PAGE--$25 PER ISSUE, $100 ANNUAL 1/2 PAGE--$40 PER ISSUE, $160 ANNUAL FULL PAGE--$60 PER ISSUE $240 ANNUAL CLASSIFIED AD--$5 FOR 5 LINES OR LESS* *DBA Members Free, Space Permitting The opinions expressed in the DBA newsletter are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of the Desert Bluegrass Association, its staff or members. Reviews, concert listings, band announcements and advertising are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement by the Desert Bluegrass Association. In the event of an error, our liability is limited to printing a correction. Copyright 2013,. All Rights Reserved. VOLUME 25 ISSUE 4 GRASS CLIPPINGS PAGE 3 Our Annual Bluegrass Festival by Dave Polston Hey Pickers and Grinners, save this date, March 20-22, 2020!!! We will all be gathering at Gladden Farms Park for our annual festival. Hey Pickers and Grinners, save this date, March 20-22, 2020!!! We will all be gathering at Gladden Farms Park for our annual festival. We have a great group of people heading up the committee to ensure we have a successful weekend! I would like to thank the following people for stepping up and volunteering to head the sub committees. Holly Tripp and Dale Vickroy will be my co-chairs, others who will work on specific duties to make sure the weekend is a success are, Paul Deo, Curt Holmes, Daniel Bieg, Jim Wagner, Carole Wothe, Suzette Sommerer, Brady Parker, Eileen Farland, Doug McMasters, Jonathon Grinder, Marlene Simpson, Susan Kellogg and Bonnie Lohman. These people are essential to a successful festival, doing all the work needed to make for a great weekend. The town of Marana, led by Bob Stinson, has been a great partner to help us get this festival up and running. During the last 5 years they have provided or financed many essential things needed for the festival. Each year we have increased and adjusted our budget to cover these expenses. This year will be the final year of their assistance. Our budget will have about a 20% increase next year. One sure way to reach this new budget is income from attendance. Everyone of you can help by attending and bring 2 new people and introduce them to the wonderful world of bluegrass!!! This year we are going to add a "kids zone" to make the festival more family friendly. Ideas for this include crafts, face painting, Hulu hoops, games, etc. If you have any ideas or supplies that would help please let us know. We will start making some small "save the date" flyers so everyone can start passing out to friends and neighbors. We will later have bigger handouts and posters available. We will use a service to distribute them to a selected list but each of can put up a poster or two around your neighborhood. We are the best advertising we can afford!! Put one up where you get your oil change, haircut, have breakfast out, etc. You can also let those businesses know that they can also help by being a sponsor. Information for that can be found on the website or by sending leads to Holly Tripp. We will also be having a silent auction (Holly Tripp) and an instrument raffle (Daniel Bieg). If you have any leads to help those please let us know. Those are major financial players to our festival income. Last year we had some great jams in the campgrounds!! We hope to continue that this year!! At our first meeting we discussed possible bands and formats. We should have more details on that by the next newsletter. Stay tuned! PAGE 4 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 25 ISSUE 4 Anni Beach, Desert Bluegrass Association member for many years has won the award Mentor of the Year from the International Bluegrass Music Association If you attend the DBA festivals, you couldn’t help but notice and appreciate her skill in mentoring the Jam Pak children she teaches. .Anni Beach has been teaching neighbor- hood children to play music in her home since 1994. Anni you are a treasure, and DBA appreciates your accomplishments JAM PAK PAGE 5 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 25 ISSUE 4 Remember the DBA jams Come and play, or come and listen. Check the website for when and where. <desertbluegrass.org/jams> This is bluegrass. A friend took me to a Bluegrass Festival over the weekend, and this is what I’m going to do the rest of Trail Dust Town 9/19/19 my life. PAGE 6 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 25 ISSUE 4 The Bluegrass Band, DUSTY RIVER, is returning to the SaddleBrooke Performing Arts Center on October 26. Prime seats are selling fast so hop on the website to purchase the best available seats. https://dvpac.net/upcoming/concert/dusty-river-bluegrass-band/231 October 26 the Bluegrass Band, Dusty River, returns to the SaddleBrooke Performing Art Center. Back with the band are some of your favorites. The Mamula Brothers, Rudy and Sam are here, Sam with that wonderful tenor voice and Rudy with his on-stage humor. Rosie Briones will fiddle up a storm and is always a crowd please. SaddleBrooke’s own, Rich Errico, will bring some hot mandolin licks and new songs too. The biggest news is the addition of 17 year old Maria McArthur. Maria has been playing music all her life and is wiz on the banjo, guitar, fiddle and dobro. She is an Arizona state champion in both banjo and flat pick guitar. She was won awards for swing fiddling and twin fiddling. This September she will be playing at the bluegrass Mecca, Station Inn, in Nashville with bluegrass mandolin legend Mike Compton. Maria is sure to amaze you with her talent and mastery of all these instruments, all of which she will be playing at our performance in SaddleBrooke. The Bluegrass Band, Dusty River is pleased to welcome Maria into the band. We know she will be a showstopper. Go on line now to reserve your best seats. PAGE 7 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 25 ISSUE 4 VOLUME 25 ISSUE 4 GRASS CLIPPINGS PAGE 8 Welcome to our new and returning members: Graciela Lang Green Valley Ken Reeve Tucson Don Zuger Tucson Aymon Maulandi Tucson CAMPOUT LAKE PATAGONIA OCTOBER 4-6 We will be having a Bluegrass jamming campout at Lake Patagonia Oct 4-6. We hope you will join us for a fun, music filled weekend. If you do not want to camp overnight, please consider coming down for the day on Saturday or Sunday. Or stay at a nearby hotel. The town of Patagonia has a hotel called the Stage Stop Inn, along with a couple of bed & breakfasts. The town of Sonoita has the Sonoita Inn. I am including the link to the Camping reservation site where you can select and reserve a camping spot. We are looking at spots 78 thru 100 which have a large, shady grassy area ideal for jamming. A dozen people have reserved sites and there are now only a few nearby sites available in the West Campground. Lake Patagonia also has 4 cabins still available, each cabin can hold up to 6 people. Reserve your spots now. https://azstateparks.com/reserve/patagonia-lake/camping/ If you plan to go (camping or not) please let us know so that we can send you information on activities,( Saturday night pot luck etc.) Reply via email to [email protected] or call Dave Polston - 520-245-6126.