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August 2019 Pert Near Sandstone Inside: From the President 3 | MNBG Calendar of Events 4 | Grass Clippings 9 Cover Story: Pert Near Sandstone 12 | The Great American Tear Jerker 22 Bluegrass Saturday Morning 25 | Coming Up 26 | Tab: Tom & Jerry 31 August 2019 Mission Statement: Vol. 45 To preserve and promote bluegrass and No. 7 old-time stringband music Newsstand: $3 in and around the state of Minnesota. Subscription: $35 www.minnesotabluegrass.org Thank you, MN Bluegrass members MBOTMA Hot Line Membership as of Aug 2019: 804 (to subscribe and for other information) Platium level: 651-456-8919 - [email protected] Philip Nusbaum &Karen Van Norman P.O. Box 16408, Mpls, MN 55416 Twitter: @mnbluegrass Facebook: minnesotabluegrass Gold level: David Tousley & Margaret Brandes Minnesota Bluegrass Board of Directors President: Laura Cooper - [email protected] Silver level: Peter Albrecht, Ann & Tony Anthonisen, Vice President: Nic Hentges Daryll and Mary Arntson, Lenny & Colleen Baltus, Gary & Karen Treasurer: Robbi Podrug Bartig, Ron & Kathy Blade, Christopher Boone, Clifton Brittain, Secretary: Shane Zack Barry and Annie Brooks, Doug Chasar, Katryn Conlin, Laura Cooper, Board Members: Bob & Marilyn Dodd, Doug Duncan, Craig Evans, Jennifer Faulkner, Term expires 2019: Alan Jesperson Mark & Kathleen Fisher, Darrell & Marilyn Fuhr, Bill Lindroos - [email protected] Tom & Jill Furrer, Jon & Sharon Garon, Paul Gille, David Glatt, Rudy Marti - [email protected] Dale & Diane Gruber, Tom & Marlys Gustafson, Mitch Rea - [email protected] Michael & Paula Hildebrandt, David & Laurie Hougen-Eitzman, Term expires 2020: Dale Gruber - [email protected] Mabel Houle, Ann Iijima & Myles Bakke, Brett Day, Wayne Hamilton Roger & Maggie Jorgenson, Jim Lally, Loren Lautug, Youth Representative: Douglas Lohman, Richard Luckeroth, Rudy & Jeanne Marti, Theo Hougen-Eitzman - [email protected] Bill Merrill, Douglas & Georgene Nesheim, Lincoln Potter, Tom & Cathy Schaefer, Marty & Carol Schirber, Board Meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month. Con- Thomas & Barbara Schommer, Thomas & Maragaret Schuveiller, tact info@minnesotabluegrass or call for location Penelope Scialla, Denise & Tony Stachnik, Donna Velasco, Board Meeting Minutes are available - [email protected] or Rebecca Wagner & Dan Forsythe, Suzanne Weinstein, call: 651-456-8919. Jane West, John Wilcox Minnesota Bluegrass Staff Bronze Level: Executive Director: Darcy Schatz Vicki Andersen, Rod & Barb Anderson, Vaughn Asselstine, [email protected] Kenneth & Ann Bloch, Jon Boylan and MariAnne Ludwig, Events Manager: Matt Johnson Mark Briere, Jane Conger, Brian Cornell, Hal Davis, Gary Dunny and Joanne Bartkus, Mary DuShane, Matt Edwards , [email protected] Leon Evans, Nathan Fjeld, Mary Ellen Fox, Jim Franczyk , Dayle Goskesen and Wayne Skov, Warren Gumeson, Minnesota Bluegrass Magazine Marcel Hofmann, David & Mildred Holm, John Johnson, Editor: Doug Lohman, [email protected] Mark Johnson, Harlan Jones, Chris Juettner, Wil Kelley, Contributors: Bob Douglas, Wayne Erbsen, Phillip Nusbaum, Debra Koehn , Lloyd and Bev LaPlant, Thomas Leach, Nate Sipe Bill Lindroos & Rebecca Reifler, Maggie MacKaman, Coming Up: Loretta Simonet, John Brandberg Mac & Nancy McKay, Jim & Geri McLennan, Y’All Come: Bill Lindroos Wordmark: Katryn Conlin Mary & Bob Mc Sorley, Karla Menzel, Corey Mohan, Photography: David Ellis, Jayme Halbritter, Meagan Johnson, James Natwick, David Nelson, Lisa Nielsen, Dennis & Jan O’Brien, Scotify Photography Dominic Orrico, Bob Oslund, Brin Petersen,Gary Peterson, Cover: Jayme Halbritter Back: Doug Lohman Don Pope, Dick and Jeanne Reierson, Larry & Connie Rew, Deadline for submissions: Wendy Schoen, Brett Smith, Howell Smith, The 1st of the month preceding publication Rory & Marian Thompson, Ross & Elizabeth Vaughan, Submit content or request advertising guidelines at: Christopher Walchuk, Tim Wankel, David & Bonnie Warner, Carole Wilson, William Wolf, Jeff Wood [email protected]. Minnesota Bluegrass is published 11 times a year by The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association™, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, P.O. Box 16408, Mpls, MN 55416. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for the loss or return of unsolicited photos, recordings, or manuscripts. ©2019 Minnesota Bluegrass. All rights reserved. ISBN 0891-0537. MinnesotaBluegrass.org 2 August 2019 From the President Become a Member The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association is I’m jazzed about the upcoming August Festival. I look for- open to everyone. Our members include people who love to listen ward to hearing great music from the stages and jams in the to music and people who love to make music. As a member, you’ll campground. We have a fabulous lineup and activities for the be invited to participate in bluegrass and old-time music events and celebrations. You’ll receive discounted prices on admission whole family. In particular there are great opportunities to im- to events and merchandise, and you’ll receive a subscription to prove your instrumental prowess with the pre-festival jam camps Minnesota Bluegrass magazine. and the Hands on Workshops (HOW) at the festival. The pre-fes- Becoming a member of MBOTMA is easy and affordable. tival jam camps are a bargain and a lot of fun. After a hiatus, Your membership will not only nurture your own interests, once again we will have an Old-Time jam camp with members of but will help to ensure that the bluegrass and old-time music Steam Machine. I understand that the bluegrass jam camp with tradition is sustained and grows in Minnesota. Monroe Crossing is almost full. Please consider volunteering for a shift or two at the festival. Individual Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, events dis- The volunteer schedule is up on the website and it’s user friendly. $35 counts for one person, and a free classified According to member surveys, most August Fest attendees heard ad. about it from someone else. In other words--tell everyone you Family Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, events know about it. $50 discounts and a free classified ad. In some ways, it feels like the board is in a bit of a lull, but it is Band Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, advance just an illusion. We are working on a new strategic plan. The last $75 booking information for MBOTMA strategic plan was completed in 2009. A strategic plan is akin to a events, a free classified ad, and listings in road map; where are we going and how are we going to get there. the MBOTMA member band directory in Another project involves updating the bylaws, with an incredible print and on our website. amount of legalese. The law firm of Messerli & Kramer P.A. has Bronze Level Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, first-class been been providing Minnesota Bluegrass with legal advice pro $100 postage, events discounts, and a free clas- bono. We appreciate their help. sified ad. The program committee also has a full plate and has been Silver Level meeting regularly. Because of financial constraints, staff capaci- Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, first-class $150 ty, and an insufficient number of volunteers at most of our events, postage, events discounts, and a free clas- . we once again find ourselves in a position wherein we truly need sified ad to scale back on the number of events we produce. As a result, Gold Level Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, first-class the program committee needs to revisit the 2020 program. The $500 postage, events discounts, a free classified program plan for 2021 also needs to be developed and adopted by ad, and more. the full board at our October 2019 board meeting. Platinum Level Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, first-class Board elections will be held with ballots being submitted via $1000 postage, events discounts, a free classified email, snail mail and in person at the Fall Jam. We need to devel- ad, and more. op the roster of candidates well in advance of the election. If you Add $18 for First Class or foreign postage to individual, are interested in serving on our organization’s board of directors, family or band membership. please contact Shane Zach, board secretary. Ideally, prospective candidates will attend a board meeting or two to become familiar with how the board functions. Go to minnesotabluegrass.org and select the Membership tab to join online. Or mail in your personal information and payment to: Inside: MBOTMA, P.O. Box 16408, Minneapolis, MN 55416 From the President 3 Call 651-456-8919 for details or if you would like to join by phone. MNBG Calendar of Events 4 MinnesotaBluegrass.org Grass Clippings 9 Cover Story: Pert Near Sandstone 12 Funding for Minnesota Bluegrass is pro- vided in part by a grant from the Minnesota The Great American Tear Jerker 22 State Arts Board, through an appropriation Bluegrass Saturday Morning 25 by the Minnesota State Legislature, a grant Coming Up 26 from the National Endowment for the Arts, and private donors Tab: Tom & Jerry 31 August 2019 3 Minnesota Bluegrass Calendar of Events Concerts and events presented or supported by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association The following events are presented or supported in part by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association and made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Complete Info/Tickets at: www.minnesotabluegrass.org August 8-11, 2019 - Thursday-Sunday November 15-16 - Friday-Saturday Minnesota Bluegrass Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival Fall Jam El Ranch Mañana Crown Plaza Hotel Richmond, MN Plymouth, MN Presented by The MN Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Assn Presented by The MN Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Assn August 30-31, 2019 - Friday-Saturday Get a PDF of Minnesota Bluegrass - Save us Minnesota Americana Roots postage. If you are already a member and want to receive Minnesota Bluegrass in electronic form instead of Music Contests at the State Fair by postal mail, it will be emailed to you directly before it is available to the general public.