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REA ONGOING EVENTS AUSTIN AREA Chriesman Community Center CTBA Don Cook 979-567-0573 PARIS •Beginner/Intermed. Jam CLEBURNE • Jam & Stage Show Central Texas A • Show & Jam • 3rd Sat: Jam 5:00, Show 7:00 1st & 3rd Thursday 7-9 pm 3rd Fri Cleburne Civic Center, Chisum HS, Hwy 19 & 24, south Steve Mangold 512-345-6155 1501 W Henderson (Hwy 67)7 pm, of Paris $5-members $6-others • CTBA Jam Session $3 www.geocities.com/ntbbluegrass Brenda Burks 903-784-8859 Sunday at Artz Rib House COPPERAS COVE PEARL Bluegrass 3-5 pm,512-442-8283 • Jam • Jam & Stage Show ARTZ RIB HOUSE Fri-VFW Post 8577 at 1506 1st Sat: Jam 12:00, Show 4:30 Volume 25 • Live Bluegrass Show Veterans Ave 7 pm Hwy 183, 7 mi. south of Purmela 2330 S. Lamar, 6:00 pm Number 4 512-442-8283 254-542-6710 [email protected] Ronald Medart 254-865-6013 AAAMS JAM GARLAND ROCKNE Wed, Anderson Mill Baptist • Bluegrass on the Square • Bluegrass/Country Jam April 2003 Church,10633 Lake Creek Pkwy Sat- March thru October between 1st Sat: 3pm til ..., 8 mi. S. of Dinner 5:30 ($3) 6:30-8:30 pm, Main and State Sts. at 6th, 7:30- Cedar Creek on FM 535 Bulletin 1 am Jim Miller 972-276-3197 TOMBALL 259-7702- call to join for dinner GRANITE SHOALS • Spring Creek Club Jam/Show Tom, Brad & Alice Fredericksburg •AFTM (Austin Friends of • Bluegrass and Gospel Jam 4th Sat: 5pm-jam, 7pm-show Traditional Music)Contra Dance Last Sat: 6:30-10:00 pm Oklahoma Community Center, 3rd Sat., Lutheran church at 3501 706 Phillips Ranch Rd. NE of Tomball 281 376-2959 perform at the home of Tom & Elizabeth Pittman The March show was a great suc- Red River8-11 pm, $7, 462-0511 830-693-8408 SAN ANTONIO Sponsored by the Austin Friends of Traditional Music cess. Despite some initial drizzle, • AFTM Jam Session THE GROVE • Contra Dances about 350 folks showed up and 2nd Sun at Threadgill’s South • Outside Pick 3rd Sat: 7:30 pm, International enjoyed the show. The next show is Barton Springs & Riverside, 2pm CONCERT Saturday, April 5, 2003 8:00-10:00 p.m. SMITHVILLE General Store, 15 mi. west of Folk Culture Center at Our May 17. Look for more info in next Temple on Hwy36, 6 pm til... Lady of the Lake Univ. WORKShops Saturday & Sunday afternoons: months Bulletin. •WayStation Opry M. Anderson 512-282-1215 512-434-6711, ext. 407 1st Sat, 205 NE 2nd, 6 pm, Steve HARWOOD SOUR LAKE (Beaumont) intermediate & advanced frailed banjo Texas Commission on the Arts Boatright, 512-272-8008 (TCA) budget cuts have wiped out BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION • Stage Show & Jam Session • Jam & Free Show beginning, int & advanced fiddle • Jam Session 3rd Sat, 9 mi. E. of Luling, Southeast Tx BG Music Assn artist support grants for this years Monday: 6:00 to 8:00 pm Hwy 90, 2-9 pm, 3rd Sat: 4pm, Elementary TBA are three masters of traditional southern music, who have combined Fredericksburg shows. This results Buppy's Catering 979-690-6951 Ben Buchanan 512-263-7193 School, Hwy 326 S. their talents to perform a stunning mixture of early bluegrass and country, in a $300-$500 loss for each show, or • Jam Session and BG Show LEAGUE CITY (BABA)( Edy Mathews 409-755-0622 a total reduction of $1500-$2500. • Jam & Free Bluegrass Show WIMBERLEY parlor, gospel, and old-time songs and tunes. 2nd Sat: Jam-4pm, Show-7pm 3rd. Sat: Jam 5pm, Show 6:30 • Bluegrass Jam Tom Sauber, Brad Leftwich, and Alice Gerrard (TBA) are "musicians' Please help the CTBA & Gillespie Wellborn Com. Ctr. 979-690-6951 County Historical Assoc. find spon- CHRIESMAN Jan-Nov, League City Civic Fri: 7-11 pm, Idle Wild Deli @ musicians," known and respected by their peers for their skill, taste, and life- • Jam Center, 300 W. Walker St. Poco Rio, 15395 R.R. #12, Alex long devotion to the old-time and early bluegrass music they clearly love so sors to make up this difference. Any 3rd Sat: 7-10 pm 713-990-5171 Martin - 512/847-0430. well. Their stunning vocal harmonies over the bedrock of their instrumental contacts you could make or sugges- work cover a range of emotion that can move you by turns to smiles, to tions of businesses that might be dance, or to tears. interested would help keep this series Simply put, Alice Gerrard is a talent of legendary status. In a career span- going. ning some 40 years, she has known, learned from, and performed with many of the old-time and bluegrass greats and has in turn earned worldwide respect for her own important contributions to the music. Alice is particularly house concert known for her groundbreaking collaboration with Appalachian singer Hazel Peter McLaughlin and Chris The Central Texas Bluegrass Association Dickens during the 1960s and '70s. Brashear perform at the home of Brad Leftwich is known for the purity of his sound and his devotion to Tom & Elizabeth Pittman on May P.O. Box 9816 tradition, Brad Leftwich has been sharing his love of old-time music with 17, 2003. Look for more info in next audiences for some 30 years. His virtuoso fiddling has been acclaimed by crit- month’s Bulletin. Austin, TX 78766 ics in such journals as Billboard, The Old-Time Herald, Bluegrass Unlimited, For further info/reservations: and Fiddler Magazine. He is also an accomplished banjo player and singer. Elizabeth at 476-3991 Tom Sauber has long held a reputation as one of the most influential old- [email protected] time musicians in the western U.S. With his wider travels in recent years, fans farther east are learning why: he's a master musician in a variety of styles, a multi-instrumentalist (banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin) and singer, well grounded in tradition, with a comprehensive grasp of style and an excep- THIS ISSUE tional ability to teach. 1 announcements 2 editorial thoughts 2 ctba band listingS 3 ctba band profile For further info/reservations: 4 texas bluegrass-p1 Elizabeth at 476-3991 5 texas bluegrass-p2 [email protected] 6 texas bluegrass-p3 Tickets are $10 7 old settler’s festival All proceeds go to the performers 8 fire on the strings Seating-reservation only 9 rhapsody street (limited to 40) 10 news & notes All events are held in 11 calendar central Austin 12 area ongoing events ENTRAL TEXAS BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION ALENDAR For information on CTBA membership and Local shows FESTIVALS & EVENTS Cactivities, contact: Editorial Thoughts C Central Texas Bluegrass Association Apr 5: Grazmatics, Artz Rib House* Apr 3-6: Oakdale Park Bluegrass Jamboree P. O. Box 9816 hanks to Tom Pittman for allowing us to print his “Curtain Apr 6: Blackland Prairie Boys, Artz Rib House* Glen Rose, TX 254-897-2321 www.oakdalepark.com Austin, Tx, 78766-9816 Talk”. Please support the Fredericksburg shows by coming to T Apr 11: Manchaca All-Stars Apr 4-5: 512-261-9440 the show and by helping find sponsorship for this great series. Mark , Manchaca Firehall 7:30 PM Triple Creek RV PK Gospel Weekend email:[email protected] your calendars for Old Settler’s. Happy picking and listening sez Apr 13: Manchaca All-StarsArtz Rib House* Woodville, TX 409-283-3642 www.centraltexasbluegrass.org Apr 19: Sieker Band, Artz Rib House* Apr 11-13: XIT Heritage Bluegrass Festival, CTBA is a non-profit, tax-exempt Apr 26: Tennessee Valley Authority, Artz Rib House* Littlefield, TX 806-622-2308 501 (c) 3 Texas corporation CTBA Artists and Bands Apr 26: Elizabeth Brandshaw & the Double Eagle String Apr 14-19: Monroe’s RV Park Camp & Jam, Band, Willa Porter & Wayfaring Texarakana, TX 903-791-0342 RANDALL’S GOOD NEIGHBOR Booking Information The Palace Theater, Georgetown, TX 7:00 PM Apr 16-19: Plum Creek Bluegrass Festival PROGRAM Apr 27: Eddie Collins, Artz Rib House* Dew, TX 936-336-3309 The CTBA number for this program is Austin Lounge Lizards: Tom Pittman 512-454-8254 9735. If you sign up, Randall’s will Apr 17-20: Old Settler’s Music Festival, Camp Ben donate a percentage of your purchases Blackland Prairie Boys: Clayton Elliott 512-898-2580 *Artz Rib House: 2330 S. Lamar, Austin 512-442-8283 McCulloch, Driftwood, TX 512-370-4630 to the CTBA! Blazing Bows: Mary Hattersley 512-873-8925 [email protected] www.oldesettlersmusicfest.org Please email ([email protected]) or call (512-485- Brazos Country Grass: Gary Potter 979-690-6951 [email protected] Apr 24-26: Triple Creek RV PK Bluegrass Weekend OFFICERS 7700) the editor to have your show(s) listed. Woodville, TX 409-283-3642 Eddie Collins: 512-836-8255 [email protected] President Apr 24-27: Three Rivers Bluegrass Festival, Tres Rios John Hood Grazmatics: Mike Landschoot 512-454-7343 River Ranch, Glen Rose, TX 254-897-4253 [email protected] Hard to Make a Living: John Hood 512-376-7767 [email protected] May 2-3: Triple Creek RV PK Gospel Weekend 512-376-7767 Woodville, TX 409-283-3642 Vice President Ledbetters Band: Spencer Drake 210-698-2601 [email protected] Stephen Mangold Manchaca All-Stars: B. Buchanan 512-282-2756 [email protected] May 2-3: Salmon Lake Park Fun Weekend Grapeland, TX 936-687-2594 [email protected] fi[email protected] New Life PraiseGrass: S. Boatright 512-272-8008 [email protected] May 16-18: Fire On The Strings Bluegrass Festival, 512-345-6155 No Strings Attached: Aubrey Skeen [email protected] Treasurer Jellystone Park, Waller, TX 800-355-6928 Stephen Mangold Onion Creek Crawdaddies: Trent Shepherd 512-912-9216 Secretary Pet Rooster: Jay Richardson 979-297-2709 [email protected] Russ Gunn Shawn Spiars 512-218-3928 [email protected] Please contact venues for up to date information.