2019 Fall BMAM Newsletter
INTERVIEW WITH DAVE KIPHUTH BMAM FUNDRAISING RAFFLE by Stan Keach Thanks to all those I first saw Dave per- folks who supported the forming at a Boston Bluegrass Music Associ- Bluegrass Union concert ation of Maine Fundrais- with Apple Country in ing Raffle throughout the the late 1970’s. Apple festival season. We had Country was a highly-re- lots of great response and spected, far-traveling, the raffle brought many bluegrass band based in people to the BMAM the New Haven area. booth to talk with us Besides Kiphuth on about bluegrass. banjo, the band origi- Big congratulations nally featured Phil Ro- to the winners: the Ibanez (Randy Hogg, New London, CT), senthal (until he joined the Martin Guitar Throw Blanket (Ken Gould), and the Pe- the Seldom Scene) on terson Strobe Tuner (Darlene Suther, Concord NH). mandolin; Mark Rickert Special thanks to Jerry Perron of The Music Center in (guitar); Gene LaBrie Dave Kiphuth, teacher of Dec. 7th Brunswick Maine, the Martin Guitar Company, and the Pe- (bass); and Bud Morris- and 8th Bluegrass Jamming Class terson Tuners for their generous donations to our fundraising roe (fiddle). raffle! When I saw Apple Country in the BBU concert, Rosen- Pictured above from L-R: BMAM Chairman Joe Kennedy, thal and others had left the band, and Dave was on guitar, TPB Emcee Mike Robinson, BMAM Secretary Nellie Ken- with Bruce Stockwell (banjo), Richie Brown (mandolin), nedy, BMAM Treasurer Bob Bergesch Morrisroe (fiddle) and bassist Margaret Gerteis, Richie’s wife. They were great! I remember Dave singing a couple OFFICAL NOTICE: of Flatt & Scruggs songs and I was impressed by the fact BMAM ANNUAL that he phrased a lot like Lester Flatt! MEETING Shortly after Apple Country disbanded, Liz and I AND ELECTIONS moved to New Haven and, for 11 months (i.e., until we moved to Maine), we played with fiddler Morrisroe and The BMAM Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, another New Haven bluegrass pioneer, banjoist Alan Lee, October 16, 2019 at 6:00 PM at Kennebec Valley Com- in a band, calling ourselves Mountain Laurel.
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