Volume 28 • Number 1 January - February 2008 Bluegrass Expresswww.oregonbluegrass.org Inside This Issue: Dailey & Vincent - What’s Cooking Calendar - Interview - CD Reviews - Chick Rose - Local Jam Calendar - Uncle Chippy - The Portland String Sampler - and more! inter4 Days ofg Amazingra Bluegrassss WintergrFebruarya 21-24,ss 2008 This year we will explore the music good shot of traditional and contem- we all love from its deep roots to the porary bluegrass. The legendary tips of its feathery branches. Together Bobby Osborne and The Seldom we will explore the journey of string- Scene will offer a look at how transi- band music of the early 20th century tion becomes tradition. Both bands from tradition through transition to its were mavericks and rogues when they myriad transformations into a flock of appeared on the scene but quickly acoustic music forms. On Thursday became the new standard by which night you’ll hear what a young Bill subsequent carriers of the flame Monroe heard growing up on Jerusa- measured themselves. The Infamous String Dusters. lem Ridge. At the end of the night, is a phenomenon in any fans out there, this year might you’ll understand something about the setting. This year he returns to Win- just feel like heaven to you, with creative ability of the human heart and tergrass as The , masters of the form like Mark Johnson mind to listen, digest and transform. featuring Chris Thile. Masters of popping up every which way you look. During all four days of Wintergrass acoustic alchemy and But wait, there’s more. The West you’ll hear the best representations of will present not only Coast is home to some of the best music all along the spectrum from music representing their 25 year acoustic bands anywhere. Spring Creek tradition to transformation. In October collaboration, but will also appear Bluegrass Band was the Telluride and 2007 International with the brilliantly joyous Swedish Rockgrass 2007 band contest winners. Association members bestowed group, Vasen. Even if you’ve never In addition to the lineup, of course honors on several bands in the Winter- seen or heard a (Swedish there is you. Wintergrass is as much grass 2008 lineup. Dale Ann Bradley keyed fiddle) it won’t take long for about what goes on offstage as it is (female vocalist of the year), Michael you to understand why this band has about what’s onstage. You make it Cleveland (fiddle player and Instru- been described as having ‘telepathic happen. mental band of the year), The Gras- intensity’. We can think of no better way to cals (Entertainers of the year), and the We’re thrilled to welcome back The settle into our new space and start off Infamous Stringdusters (Emerging Infamous Stringdusters and Crooked our next fifteen years, than by filling Band of the year, Song of the year, Still - both bands big 2007 festival up the place with the best people in Album of the year), will provide a favorites. For all you clawhammer the world. You. OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008  Table of Contents Proud Member of: January / Febuary 2008 • Volume 28 / Number 1 • Newsletter of the Oregon Bluegrass Association • www.oregonbluegrass.org

Jan. - Feb. This Months Features 2008 Vol.28 No.1

www.oregonbluegrass.org Wintergrass ‘08 Cover Bluegrass Express The Grascals 6 Bluegrass Express is a bi-monthly A Little String Sampler 7 newsletter dedicated to informing The Dailey and Vincent Debut 8 members of the Oregon Bluegrass Sound Impressions 14 Association about local, regional Study Hall with Chick Rose 15 and national bluegrass issues, events and opportunities. Portland Gospel Show 17 Mollybloom - performing at the OBA Gospel Show in Portland. January 19th, 2008. Columns & Commentary Bluegrass Express Staff Membership & Ad Information 4 Publisher and Editor OBA President’s Letter 5 Jon Ostrom Album Review: Leah Larson 9 [email protected] Uncle Chippy’s Corner: 10

Book Review: Parking Lot Pickers Handbook 11 Calendar & Webmaster What’s in Your CD Player? 12 Gene Back The Grascals - bringing Bluegrass to the masses. 530-842-1611 [email protected] Calendars, Lists & Info Radio Time Listings 5 Rumors & Lies Editor Contributing Business Sponsors 7 Anna Snook [email protected] Jam Schedule 18 What’s Cooking? Calendar 19 Layout & Design Supporting Performer Listings 22 Donny Kersey [email protected]

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OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008  From the President What’s Happy New Year! Playing Hope everyone had a great 2007 and here’s to a glorious 2008. We’re kicking on the the year off bluegrass style, so it’s lookin’ good so far! The Fourth Annual River Radio? City Bluegrass Festival is here! What a great line up once again. I am so excited to have a festival of this caliber right here in our own backyard. Come on by and Local Radio Bluegrass and Country Listings. say hello to us at the OBA table! Soon after that we are having an exceptional OBA gospel show in Portland on Albany/Corvallis-KBOO, January 19th. We’ve got a great line-up and the show is an OBA fundraiser! So broadcast from Portland, can be heard thanks to all the bands and folks who are volunteering to make this happen! at 100.7 FM. See under Portland, below. There are many other great ways to get out and enjoy our vibrant, local music scene. Go to a new jam or an evening show. Of course, none of these events will Astoria-KMUN, 91.9 FM. be complete without a supportive audience. We have a wealth of talent worthy Some syndicated programming. of hearing, and the way it perpetuates is with performers having an audience to 503 325-0010. perform to! Support live bluegrass…there’s nothing better! “Café Vaquera,” It’s down the road a bit, but we are having our annual OBA membership meeting Tuesdays 9-11pm, Bluegrass/Old Timey April 20th. It will be at the Kennedy School in Portland, again. This was a fun Western/ Folk with Calamity Jane. meeting last year, but this year will be better! We will pull the winning raffle [email protected]. ticket for the Carver give-away, as well as have some great food, some “Shady Grove,” jamming, and a little OBA business mixed in. Saturdays 7 - 9pm. Regular folk program. Monday thru Friday 10am - noon, with Thanks again for supporting Bluegrass and the OBA! bluegrass included. Josh Cole Columbia Gorge-KBOO, President broadcast from Portland, can be heard at 92.7 FM. See under Portland, below. 503 231-8187. Names New Band to a new generation of The Rage. He Member (Posted 11/20/07 by Rounder plays every instrument, is a consummate Corvallis-KOAC, 550 AM, Records) performer, and had an instant camaraderie Syndicated public radio with some blue- Burlington, MA – with the rest of the guys. – which is grass included in regular programming. Bluegrass musician, , band- important, because we’re together a lot: 541 737-4311. leader, and multi-instrumentalist Rhonda over 250 days per year!” Eugene-KLCC, 89.7 FM, Vincent announced that Darrell Webb Local broadcast. 541 726-2224. will join her award-winning ensemble, In an effort to promote bluegrass and Mixed format, “Saturday Café”, The Rage, assuming the position vacated related forms of music, IBMA hosts artist Saturdays 11am - Noon by Josh Williams, who left the band in showcase performances which help meet and “The Backporch”, September of 2007. Webb will be joined the industry’s need to see what’s new in Saturdays 9pm - 10pm. by veteran Rage members Hunter Berry the music, as well as open doors for acts Eugene-KRVM, 91.9 FM, (fddle), Mickey Harris (bass), and Kenny by creating an opportunity to present 541 687-3370. Ingram (banjo), who have each made key themselves at the World of Bluegrass “Routes & Branches” 3 - 5pm, contributions to Vincent’s recordings and Business Conference. The next IBMA “Acoustic Junction” 5 - 7pm, Saturdays, live performances over the past six years. Business Conference is scheduled for plays bluegrass along with other Webb’s professional career started at age Sept. 29 - Oct. 5, 2008, in Nashville, acoustic music. 19, when he flled the mandolin position Tennesee. Artists invited to showcase are “Miles of Bluegrass” is 7 - 9pm, for the following extended complimentary registration for Mondays. www.krvm.org the departure of who joined the full conference, but they must pay an and Union Station. At the additional $150 showcase fee and must Pendleton-KWHT, 103.5 FM, age of 21, he joined bluegrass veteran, J. be (or become) IBMA members upon contact Phil Hodgen 541 276-2476. D. Crowe. This is his frst full-time job as a accepting the invitation. “Bushels of Bluegrass”, Sundays 9 - 11pm. guitarist, having previously distinguished Any act wishing to showcase at the Portland-KBOO, 90.7 FM, himself as a mandolinist and vocalist. 2008 IBMA Business Conference “Music from the True Vine,” “Darrell Webb is a bluegrass marksman,” should submit the application to IBMA Saturdays 9am - Noon. Vincent explains enthusiastically, by January 15, 2008: See the IBMA Other folk programs also include bluegrass. “bringing precision and entertainment website for more info. 503 231-8187.

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008  The Grascals an interview with Terry Eldridge

“We were turning people on to a whole genre one by one.”

photo: Henry Diltz.

The Grascals formed at the inter- ever evolving group that has included They really enjoyed playing with section of personal friendships, shared every member of the Grascals at one Dolly. “In rehearsals, Dolly would be personal resumes and an appreciation time and many other hot pickers. The asking about my momma. There is for the innovative mingling of Sidemen have also been known to hit really nothing fake about that woman. bluegrass and that has the road. Last year they did a coast to She is great!” Terry said. been a hallmark of the Nashville scene coast tour of Japan from “the snow Their experience on the road, for more than forty years. It seems to the tropics”, Eldredge remembers. coupled with years of playing together the “stars and planets aligned to form In Kumamoto, They played the Solid in various outfts, have propelled them this band”, Terry Eldredge says in Gold festival “in front of 30,000 to the IBMA Entertainer of the Year our conversation. “Everyone was just Japanese bluegrass fans.” Terry muses, award and a coveted spot at this year’s unemployed at the same time.” “You wouldn’t believe it. They love Wintergrass Festival. bluegrass over there.” The band really came together from Terry plays a Takamine Bluegrass knowing and playing with each other The Grascals found part of their fame model with D’Addario medium throughout the years. One shared gig working with . “We would gauge strings. He also owns a 1953 was with the . Terry come out and play as the Grascals, go D28, however, he does not take that Eldredge and Terry Smith were staples backstage and change, and come out on the road anymore. The Grascals in the Osborne Brothers Band thru the as Dolly’s band. What was really cool use a close mic technique on stage ‘90’s and that’s also where they shared was that we were playing in front of with three vocal mics, four instrument the stage with Jimmy Mattingly. 10,000 to 15,000 people. We would mics and the bass plugs direct to the “Jimmy was one year in, one year out come out after the show and there soundboard. and one year back in again.” After the would be a hundred or more people The Grascals are sponsored by Osborne Brothers, Mattingly toured waiting for autographs just for us,” Mayberry’s Finest, a company that with Garth Brooks until he retired Eldredge said. “Every show we would makes 36 varieties of Southern food from the road. The other shared gig is have ten or twelve people say they found on the Andy Griffth show. They at Nashville’s infamous Station Inn. didn’t like bluegrass but they liked us. bought the Grascals a new tour bus. Every Tuesday night you can fnd We were turning people on to a whole Look for it at Wintergrass. Eldredge there with The Sidemen, an genre one by one.”

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008  The Portland String Sampler

This concert has some of best and stellar picking and on the edge song- most exciting bands in the Northwest writing. with hot picking, a ton of dancing and Finally, Sassparilla is at the show high-energy music. This is the second to take the roof off of the Wonder if time this mini-festival has happened it hasn’t happened already. They are and this time the venue is bigger, the full of energy, dancing, and great roots bands are fantastic and people will be music. coming from near and far. This year It will be held at the Wonder Ball- the Sampler features the Clampitt room, 128 NE Russell on Friday, April Family, Jackstraw, Cross-eyed Rosie 11th. Mark the date on your calendar and Sassparilla . cause this is going to be a party! Clampitt Family is a newer band that comprises Clampitt, obviously, Josh Cole, Curtis Alsobrook, Holly Wyman and others…this is an allstar bluegrass band. Jackstraw has really taken the hearts of so many here in the NW with their fast picking, great trad tunes and wonderful singing. They really get a party going. Cross-eyed Rosie merges bluegrass, , funk and pop into a huge sound full of male and female harmonies, Jackstraw, photo: David Warnock. Portland’s own, Cross-eyed Rosie.

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OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008  to Release Dailey & Vincent’s Debut

Self-Titled Debut Release on January 29, 2008 “Duo’s first collection encompasses traditional (Posted 11/13/07 by Rounder Records) bluegrass, country and gospel” Rounder Records will release the 2001-2007. As harmony vocalist and self-titled debut from new bluegrass multi-instrumentalist with Skaggs’ duo Dailey & Vincent on January Kentucky Thunder band for ten 29, 2008. The creation of acclaimed years, Vincent earned fve Grammy vocalists and musicians Jamie Dailey Awards and eight IBMA Awards for and Darrin Vincent, who also produced Instrumental Group of the Year. it, the 12-song set features a broad spectrum of , country and gospel sounds, unifed “Pure, rapid-fire by their breathtaking vocal strength bluegrass with fleet- and harmony as well as their virtuosic musicianship. fingered picking...” The power of Dailey & Vincent’s duo singing is stunningly revealed in the David Rawlings/Gillian Welch gospel number “By the Mark” as well as the tender “My Savior Walks With Me Today” written by Dailey and former employer . Pure, rapid-fre bluegrass with fleet- fngered picking and high lonesome singing flows through the album, from the beginning notes of Al Wood’s “Sweet Carrie” through Randall Hylton’s “Cumberland River”, “Poor Boy Workin’ ”,written by Dailey, and “Don’t You Call My Name” by Herb Campbell. Sweet harmonies convey the heartache and yearning of Robert Gateley’s “River of Time” and “Take Me Back (and Leave Me There)” co-written by Ron Harbin, Philip Douglas, Lisa Shaffer and Doug Johnson. The fact that Dailey & Vincent is so eagerly anticipated a debut is no doubt a result of Jamie and Darrin’s formidable experience and acclaimed contributions to the music of stellar performers including Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, & Kentucky Thunder, Dolly Parton and Darrin’s sister, Rhonda Vincent. During Dailey’s nine-year tenure as Lawson’s lead singer and guitarist, the band earned 13 IBMA Awards, including Vocal Group of the Year from photo: Paul Wharton.

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008  Album Review • Leah Larson - Long Journey

by Joe Ross banjo (), and solidly- Backdoor Someday” drives with a After just reviewing a raucous rendered bass (Dee Ann Davidschofer, pedal to the metal, while the drive live jamgrass offering from Yonder , ). in Mark Knopfler’s “Fare Thee Well Mountain , I chose Leah “A Little Ways Down The Road” Northumberland” comes largely from Larson’s “Long Journey” for a little and “Long Journey” set the stage at Larson’s inspired vocals and Orville something more relaxing, comfortable, the beginning of the album for Leah’s Johnson’s unique guitar stylings. and soothing. It’s a great choice to easy-going and affable approach Boston singer/songwriter Mark leave a listener with a pleasant feeling to her music that incorporates Simos wrote the thought-provoking of musical contentment. Leah has an considerable elements of old-time, “Dangerous Boys” which also affnity for moderate-tempo’ed songs, folk and bluegrass tradition. Chris demonstrates Leah Larson’s fondness some accentuated with only solo Brashear’s ¾-time “Sing Me A Song” for poetic and imaginative songs. voice, two-part harmonies or relatively is a call for a tune that will perpetuate Leah Larson has a strong traditional lean instrumental accompaniment. that lonesome state of mind. Larson foundation, and she has a clear vision Besides Leah’s lyrical fddling and sings and fddles “Pretty Saro” for her own expressive contemporary evocatively appealing voice, there with only Candy Goldman’s banjo signature sound. Lonely, broken hearts are some enchanting moods created along for the ride, and she gives us mix nicely with timeless messages by some impressively virtuosic guitar a lovely version of Dolly Parton’s about home, courage, and optimism. (Dale Adkins, Orville Johnson, Mike “Crippled Bird” complemented only Leah Larson has a lot of soul and Marshall), charged-up mandolin (Jeff by Mike Marshall’s guitar. A fuller creativity, and she associates herself Smith, Mike Marshall), eclectic fddle band also cooks when it steps up to with talented musicians who share her (Laurie Lewis, Ron Stewart), powerful the plate. “Sun’s Gonna Shine In My insight and spirit.

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008  Uncle Chippy’s Corner

Flat Mountain Girls Rachel cautioned the audience to take 12-01-07 Alberta Street Public House a short break, and then come back for Portland, Oregon all the sad and heartfelt tunes that they had in store for the second set. Once in a while, you may fnd a band And the second set was no letdown. that is something special to you. A The Ladies came out fast and loose, band that has the right combination playing the traditional “John Brown’s of personalities, musicality, and stage Dream” and “John Hardy” wrapped presence. One that can bring a smile around the wonderful song, “Oakie to your face every time that you hear Noodler”, an original Nann tune them play. That can get you up off about fshing for bottom feeders with the couch on a rainy Portland night, Rachel Gold, founding member and your hands. A few more tunes, and confdent in the knowledge that you banjo player, came decked out in a then they slowed things down, doing are going to have a great time and hear beautiful, vintage black dress (she said “All the Good Times”, and the Carter some great music. For me, that band is that she had scored it on Ebay for $10). Family tune “Lonesome Pine Special” The Flat Mountain Girls. I have been She also brings her abiding love of all among others, before closing out the religiously going to (and recording) things old-time to the band, and her evening with one of my favorite tunes their shows for the past 4 years, hardly banjo playing and wonderful vocals that they do, “Angel Band”. The show ever missing a local performance. In are showcased in many of the songs was over, and the audience was happy that time, I have been treated to many that they play. Rachel has also become and sad all at the same time. A great nights of hot, old-time stringband a very accomplished yodeler, and her piece of the wonderful Portland old- music, bawdy humor, and just plain rendition of “Devil’s Great Grandson” time scene was brought to an end, and fun. And, most importantly, I feel that always elicits a loud response from the I, for one, will miss this band. Thank I have made some friends that I will audience. Lisa Marsicek, Portland’s you, ladies, for all that you have done, have for the rest of my days. very own ‘Miss Kitty’, brings her and for showing me all of the love that So it was with a somewhat heavy bawdy persona to every show, and you have these past 4 years. heart that I went off to the Alberta I am always listening to catch one And, oh yes, thank you for naming Street Pub on the Saturday night of of her double entendres. In addition, me “Uncle Chippy”. she plays a hot, old-time fddle, and is December 1st to see and hear what This show, and many other Flat the driving force behind many of the was the fnal performance of The Flat Mountain Girls shows, are available Flats traditional old-time tunes. Nann Mountain Girls. The pressures of time online for free downloading, or on a Allemann plays a hard driving guitar, and proximity have taken their toll streaming player that you can listen and her high vocals and wonderful on many a band, and so it was with to right on your computer. Copy and songwriting and arranging skills gives this one. But I was determined to just paste http://www.archive.org/search the band many of their signature tunes. have as much fun as I always have at into the address bar on your computer, a Flats show, and the ladies were just The evening started out with hard search for the Flat Mountain Girls, and as determined to give their fans a good driving fddle tunes, and up-tempo enjoy the music. time and a good show. The audience vocal numbers,highlighted by the gathered early, and the buzz was all Flats’ great arrangement of an Uncle Chippy about celebrating the good times that obscure Carter Family song, “Jealous so many of them had experienced at a Hearted Me”, and their crowd pleaser, Flats performance through the years. “Forgiveness”, a song that Rachel This night would actually be a learned from The Lonesome Sisters. performance by what I call “The Flat The aforementioned “Devil’s Great Mountain Girls Trio”, in that Laura Grandson” made it’s appearance, and Quigley, their excellent bass player, drew hoots and hollers from the crowd would be off performing with her when Rachel busted out her yodeling. Americana band, Misty River. But I And that song was followed by Nann’s have found, with the trio confguration, fantastic arrangement of the old that one gets a more intimate show, a Robert Johnson blues classic “Love In performance based more around the Vain” (which they call “All My Love intricate vocal arrangements that are a In Vain”). The frst set drew to a close standard of a Flats show. after a rollicking hour and a half, but

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 10 Parking Lot Picker’s Songbook

Pete Wernick describes the plight Dix Bruce have created is an all-in-one moving around the neck; of new-to-bluegrass instrumentalists collection for the musician who’s just • A brief tutorial on transposing, in the upon approaching their frst jam in venturing into the world of jamming. (likely) event that the singer in a jam an exceedingly accurate - and painful What you get in this collection is: chooses to sing one of the - way. Here’s how it goes: The new • Words and music to more than 225 songs in a key different from the (insert your instrument of choice) songs arranged alphabetically. You’ll one in the book; picker learns a couple instrumentals that he practices constantly until he “Not knowing any of the songs, The musician pass- feels competent enough to venture into a jam. Not knowing any of the es on breaks until it’s his turn to pick the tune.” songs, the musician passes on breaks until it’s his turn to pick the tune. The find the melodies written in standard • Two CDs with snippets (usually a novice names one of the tunes he’s music notation and tablature for verse and a chorus) of every song. been working on, which he proceeds to your choice of instrument – guitar, The banjo version includes Bill flub badly. He then retreats and vows mandolin or banjo; Evans’ superb back up, which the never to jam again. OK, we’ve all • An index of performers, ranging from moderately profcient banjo student been there. And we all know that the and Flatt and Scruggs to can emulate and turn only way to get comfortable jamming Jim Mills and Dolly Parton, as well as into an outstandingly tasty break. is to jam, right? But how do you get annotations with each song indicating (This reviewer didn’t have access to over the hurdle when you don’t know who recorded it; the guitar and mandolin versions, the songs and you don’t have someone • Advice on what keys work for female but with Dix Bruce on both, the to sit down and teach them to you? and male voices and where to place instrumental accompaniments are Between the Internet and the many the capo on the guitar or banjo for certain to be equally as precise and songbooks published over the years, playing in keys other than G; appealing.) a bluegrasser has an easy time fnding • A section called, “What’s the best In the ideal world, we’d all have friends words to virtually all standard songs. way to begin learning a new song,” who are accomplished musicians who Similarly, there are dozens of sources with an emphasis on chord would call you up every week and say, for written music and tablature. And progressions; “Let’s pick.” Few of us who start an someone interested in music theory • In the banjo version, a chord chart, instrument as an adult are so lucky. would have no trouble fnding basic plus a chart called “Movable Banjo Portland area beginners are fortunate tools for how to navigate around Chord Positions”, to help the to have the jam class in Ridgefeld, bluegrass music. What Bill Evans and beginning jammer get comfortable Washington. Before that, Chick Rose and Steeplegrass helped create classes full of jam addicts. Whether or not you 21st Annual BLYTHE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL have a jamming mentor, the Parking Lot Picker’s Songbook can help you In Sunny Blythe, California At the Colorado River Fairgrounds get comfortable playing with others. Continuous Music on Two Stages! Sons Lonesome River Band The book is available from the authors’ And John Reischman Eric Uglum Special Consensus And The Jay Brothers And Sons January 18-20, 2008 Web sites: for Dix, musixnow.com, Shows: 9 AM - 5PM Karl Shiflett and for Bill, nativeandfne.com. It’s & Big Country SUNDAY Performances Only also available at melbay.com. Sons of the San Joaquin Dale Ann Bradley Colorado River Boys

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OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 11 What’s in Your CD Player?

We ask musicians what CD’s are currently topping their playlist.

Jason Mellow : Cross-eyed Rosie Various Artists - “Ultimate Pickin’ – The Best of Instrumental Bluegrass” – includes: Jeff Autry, Guitar; Wayne Benson, Mando; , ; , Dobro; , Banjo; and , ; Mark Shatz, Bass.

Kevin Sandri : Foghorn Stringband Roan Mountain Hilltoppers – “Down Home” : I am What I am The most crankin’ old-time music.

Terry Eldredge : The Grascals George Jones – Everything he has made. I love Sinatra, , Dean Martin and Nat King Cole. – you should defnitely check out Michael Buble – “Call Me Irresponsible”.

Holly Wyman : Chickweed – “Clinch Mountain Country” Great duets CD – he plays duets with everybody. Ralph Stanley

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 12 ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS ALL YEAR LONG!

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OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 13 Sound Impressions by Brian Bottigliero

For most acoustic musicians, the natural sound of the instrument in the able to “ring out” a good condenser act of picking up an instrument and mix. Condenser microphones work mic and get a desirable volume.When simply playing and singing around a best as they are more sensitive and using the single mic try to leave the single microphone is very attractive have a better response than dynamic monitors out of it as you are only and satisfying. While this traditional microphones. In turn, they pick up a asking for feedback problems. Also, approach works well in quiet, intimate detailed, more realistic sound. When note that many clubs might not have theaters, small clubs and bars have a talking about condenser mics, there are adequate EQ to pull off a single mic; hard time successfully supporting this many options. Neumann microphones do some pre-planning so you know format. Picture this, a small group of are generally frst choice but rarely ft what you are walking into. Be patient, musicians huddled around a single into the budget. Their “Series 180” you could have a great soundcheck condenser mic picking and singing (KM183, 184 & 185) work particularly and the addition of a packed house their hearts out while two hundred well, especially on , mandos, dramatically changes the dynamics. or so people in the room drink & talk and . Oktava, AKG, and Audio- As a live engineer I have had this over the music. I have seen this happen Technica also make great condenser happen to myself. numerous times. When playing small mics that are a little easier on the In the end, be flexible and don’t be clubs and bars one has to assume that wallet, so don’t overlook those. I have afraid to try things. There is nothing not everyone is there to actually see the used both an AKG C1000s and an AT wrong with changing or adjusting music, some come to see friends or to Pro 37 in a live setting and achieved your approach. Try different mics, just hang out. With this in mind, how desired results. Now, I know many experiment with pick-ups and pre- amps, change your stage set up. Do “Condenser microphones work best as they are not become complacent until you are truly happy with your sound and more sensitive and have a better response than set up. Remember, you are usually dynamic microphones. In turn, they pick up a dealing with different rooms and different engineers at almost every detailed, more realistic sound.” gig, not to mention festivals, so it is a good thing to show up knowing and does a band and engineer get the music of you might not like that idea, but if feeling positive about your, and your to come across and not be swallowed the overall goal is to get your music band’s, setup. up by the room noise? There are a heard, it has been my experience that Finally, the most important thing is few options. First, consider plugging the combination of preamps/DI’s and to have your music heard and to have in. If possible, run the instruments instrument microphones is the best fun doing it. direct through a preamp or direct box. approach for small clubs and bars. I would especially re-commend this There is nothing wrong with using for an upright bass, as it tends to get the technology that is available to you swallowed up in smaller rooms that especially if it is going to do nothing The OBA is looking for have smaller PA’s. Running direct but help. new board members. will limit feedback on any instrument, Now, if this approach is simply out and give an engineer more control of the question and you are dead set on over each instrument as well as the using a single condenser microphone, vocals. This will improve both the there are ways to help make it work. If you’re interested in being sound and volume in the room, as well First, select a microphone that is as in the monitors. The L.R. Baggs capable of doing what you need it to a part of Oregon Bluegrass Para Acoustic DI is a great sounding do. A common choice is the Audio preamp and an industry standard. Technica AT4033. This mic has become Association, get in touch It works well with most acoustic a bluegrass favorite and a staple on the instruments including guitar, bass, circuit. It has a strong up front presence violins, and . Fishman Inc. and a clear sensitive sound as well as with Jon Ostrom by email: also makes a great line of preamps being somewhat affordable. Once you for almost all acoustic instruments. If have the desired mic, plan on getting you do decide to run direct, I would to the gig early and allow extra time [email protected] also include individual mics as well for soundcheck. A good engineer to help with solos and to keep a more with the right equipment should be

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 14 Study Hall with Chick Rose

A large part of the attraction of The Doperas were particularly guitars in order to support the tighter, Bluegrass is the ease at which a fan interested in appealing to the growing heavier gauge strings. Lighter wood can pick up an instrument and become interest in slide guitar styles (Hawaiian used for making great sound boards is a participant. Once you begin to play, lap steel and Delta bottle-neck blues). not needed since the sound is mostly a you might fnd that the construction They made guitars with square necks function of the cone, not the wooden and creation of your instrument is for lap style and round necks for bottle- guitar top. The aluminum used is very just as intriguing as learning to play. neck style. The original resonator thin (about like a Coke can) and is Many musicians have neglected their cones were pressed into shape with protected by a metal (usually chromed music lessons to pursue the challenge two pressure plates of various design. brass) cover plate. Sometimes, on both of building an instrument. With that in One cone looked like an upside down styles of slide guitars (collectively mind, I want to touch on the origin and bowl with a hockey puck attached to referred to as “Resophonic” guitars), construction of the Dobro, but frst I need to address a couple of related “The other popular style was the aluminum items that concern the NW Bluegrass family. Spider Bridge assembly and cone. This looked First, I want to recommend a great like an aluminum model of the crater and small book about guitar building, Clapton’s Guitar, by Allen St. John. In the lava dome on Mt St. Helens...” book, the great flatpicker and extraordinaire, Wayne Henderson, the top. It was called a “Biscuit Cone” the body is entirely made of chromed is shadowed as he builds a couple or “Biscuit Bridge” and was favored brass. No matter what material is used of acoustic guitars for . by the standard guitar players. The or what gauge strings are attached, it Of local interest, flatpicker and other popular style was the aluminum is the string vibration and interaction Henderson-guitar-owner, Tony Rocci Spider Bridge assembly and cone. This between the bridge assembly and the (of Northwest Passage and husband looked like an aluminum model of the cone that makes the majority of the of Eileen Rocci of the Misty Mamas) crater and small lava dome on Mt St. sound. Ed Dopyera once told me that is mentioned in the book as a frequent Helens, with a six legged pot holder “You can put a Dobro cone in a cigar guest and attendee at Wayne’s annual off of a gas cooking stove sitting on box and it will sound good!” festival. Congratulations to Tony! top (called the Spider Bridge). This Well, that’s it for this time, please Ain’t fame great? style is the favorite of lap style players. send questions or comments to There are also cone assemblies that On a more somber note, local Dobro [email protected]. use 2 or 3 smaller cones and 2 or builder and picker with the Puddletown 3 legged Spiders, but they are less Ramblers, Gene Rhinehart, lost his popular and you don’t see many of bout with Alzheimer’s in August. He them. The Dopyeras were part of the was my very frst Dobro student and original National Guitar Co. and then a good friend, who taught me more left to create the Dobro brand and the about building Dobros, than I taught Original Company, him about playing the old “Hound which is now owned by Gibson. Dog” guitar. Gene was especially knowledgeable about making the As technology got better, the cones cones and spider bridges. In his honor, were attached to a cone-shaped lathe- I would like to pass on some of the type machine which spun the aluminum history and lessons that Gene shared disc and was shaped into a cone by a with me over the years. hand held tool pressed against the spinning disc. This is called a “spun” The Dopyera Brothers began trying cone and is the industry standard to amplify guitars before electric today. pick-ups were invented. They decided on aluminum as a good material to The structure of the guitar body is resonate with the string vibrations similar to a flattop guitar with a couple and make them louder. RCA Victor of major differences. First is that the also tried to use aluminum as speaker materials are generally thicker and material for the old Victrolas. It worked more sturdy than a standard guitar. for guitars but not for record players. This is an absolute must on lap style

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 15 Acoustic Sound presents the 15th Annual

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Portland Show: Come on out, support the OBA through music Saturday, January 19th Central Bible Church and see what these great bands have to offer! 8815 NE Glisan in Portland, 7pm

The word gospel drives from the Old English god-spell (meaning “good tid- Oregon Bluegrass Association Mandolin Raffle ings” or “good news”). This year the OBA will showcase three bands in this fun flled eve. Twin point mandolin donated by Carver Mandolin Co. This annual fundraiser will feature OBA bands bringing their view of Tickets are 1 for $5 and 5 for $20 Gospel music to this beautiful venue in Portland. Each year the OBA hosts Gospel shows to try to pick out one part of bluegrass that typically features Get them at any OBA show including: big, beautiful harmonies expressing good tidings. The show will take place on Satur- Portland Gospel Show, day, January 19th at the Central Bible January 19th at the Central Bible Church. Church, 8815 NE Glisan in Portland, 7pm,featuring Mollybloom, Hakanson Family Band and New Old Friends. The winning ticket will be drawn Tickets will only be available at the door this year, so come early and ex- at the OBA annual meeting, held pect great times. April 20th at the Kennedy School. The Mollybloom band has perfected their music over the last ten years and specializes in tight instrumental and vocal arrangements of original mate- rial as well as new and innovative ar- rangements of traditional bluegrass tunes. The Hakanson Family (the band) Join the OBA today to formed in July, 2000, and has made be invited to the annual a large impact on the northwest blue- meeting and jam. grass scene. The band consists of dad, mom, three very talented young kids on violin and vocals, and an adult guest artist who is also a family friend. The band features several elements that are unique in northwest bluegrass: talent- ed kids, a whole family onstage, and twin fddles (sometimes three!). New Old Friends formed recently. This band consists of the good old staples in the community: Rollie Champe-mandolin,Chuck Davidshofer -bass, Randy Oman-guitar and Peter Schwimmer-banjo. Obviously a must see! This is the year of old pros and fam- ily bands and the talent is incredible.

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 17 Scheduled Jams - You can send regularly scheduled jam information to the OBA website editor at [email protected]

SUNDAYS Grants Pass Oregon City Coburg Bluegrass Jam Last Sunday of the month.Fruitdale Grange on Third Thursday of the month, Oct.-June: Rogue River Highway in Grants Pass. Jam will Wally’s Music, 7:30 p.m. 2nd Sunday of each month, Willakenzie Grange, continue through spring at 2:00 p.m. 607 Washington Street, Oregon City. 3055 Willakenzie Road, Eugene, OR. Take the [email protected]. Call (503)656-5323 for information. Beltline Exit off I-5. West 1 mile to Coburg Rd. Turn South 1⁄2 mile and turn left onto Willak- Roseburg Vancouver enzie. The grange is down 2 blocks. Regular jam Oct.-May, 3rd Sunday of the 6-9 p.m., All Acoustic String Instruments Wel- Call Joe Cannaday at (541)344-3966. month. (541)440-0684. Umpqua Community come, Non Smoking, Spurs Bar & Grill, 109 W Portland Center, 806 Hubbard Creed Rd, Umpqua, OR. 15th st, Vancouver WA. Take Sutherlin exit off I-5, hwy 138 toward First Sunday of every month October-May: Reedsport. First road, left, Ft. McKay, 8 miles, FRIDAYS Portland Area OBA jam, 12:30-4:30 p.m., it’s on the left across from Henry’s Winery. Portland Audubon Center, 5151 NW Cornell Dallas Road, Portland. MONDAYS Guthrie Park acoustic music jam, 7:00 p.m. (503)292-6855, Call Sally Clark (503)623-0874. or email: [email protected]. Portland Rambling Bluegrass Jam every Monday night Scio Tigard all year. For info & location: 4th Friday of every month, year ’round at the Third Sunday of every Month, Oct-April The www.ramblingbluegrass.org. ZCBJ Hall in downtown Scio. Activities and Off-Key Beginner Bluegrass Jam. 1 p.m. at beginners jam starts at 7 p.m., with more ad- 11725 S.W. Springwood Drive in Tigard. Be- TUESDAYS vanced jamming beginning at 8:30 p.m. All tween Scholls Ferry Road and S.W. 125th. Or Portland acoustic. All ages welcome! Bring a munchie take Hillsboro Max to the Millikan Way, then McMenamin’s Rock Creek Tavern. Starts at to share if you can, but not required. Donations bus 62 to stop on Scholls and 121st. 7:00 p.m. Call (503)544-5535, accepted to help with the Hall rent and the cost (503)590-6464 or [email protected] art_ [email protected]. of activities. Contact Starla Becker (503)394-3811. Ridgefield Eugene Last Sunday of the month. Bluegrass & Old- Bluegrass jam at Sam Bond’s Garage, every SATURDAYS Time Music Jam; 1:00 to 4:00. All acoustic in- Tuesday. 407 Blair Blvd, Eugene. Salem struments are welcome. No drums or amplifed Call (541)343-2635. The Almost Home Restaurant, located at 3310 instruments please! Intermediate & Advanced Market St. NE, just off the Market Street I-5 level Jam. Beginners are encouraged to bring Ashland exit. From 6:30 p.m. to 9p.m. Various hosts instruments, lay back and participate in this 2nd Tuesday, Siskiyou Micropub, 31 Water weekly every Saturday evening, year round. fast jam. Zebruns Deli, 320 Pioneer, Ridgefeld Street, Ashland. 7-11 p.m. Call (541)535-7001. (503)378-0100. WA, 30 minutes north of Portland at I-5 Exit [email protected]. 14, [email protected]. Ridgefield Snohomish Season’s Coffee Shop & the Old Liberty The- First Saturday of the month: Maltby Bluegrass Hood River Jam, 2:00 p.m. to midnight at Maltby Com- Second Sunday of every month, 2:00-6:00 ater, 115 N MainStreet. 6:30 till 9:30 p.m. From munity Club, 206th St. S.E. & 87th Ave. S.E., p.m. at Eliot Glacier Pub, 4945 Baseline Rd. in I-5 take exit14, head West to downtown; at the Jamming, potluck dinner, stage show and more downtown Parkdale. stoplight, turn right. It’s the frst building on jamming. Call Jan (360) 568-3685 For info call the left. Classes based around bluegrass instru- or email [email protected]. (541)352-1022. ments & music $35 for eight lessons or $5 per class; lessons 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., jam till 9:30 Dallas Oak Grove p.m. Call about family rates: (360)887-9044 Every third Saturday of the month: All gospel, 2nd Sunday of every month, year round from [email protected]. all acoustic jam, 7:00-10:00 p.m. at Guthrie 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. All-acoustic jam. Grange hall Park in Dallas. Call (503)623-0874 across the street from the church in Oak Grove, WEDNESDAYS or e-mail [email protected]. Oregon. Call for info (503)623-2410, Beaverton or email [email protected]. First and third Wednesday of every month - Tacoma 6:30-9:30 p.m. Round Table Pizza, 10150 SW Fourth Saturday, noon-5:30 p.m. jam, Carpen- La Grande ters Hall, 1322 S. Fawcett. First Sunday of every month, from noon-5pm Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, in Beaverton, OR, Contact James Swanson (253) 472-3729. Bluegrass and acoustic music jam session at east of hwy 217, [email protected] Chehalis the Olde Meeting House, 901 M Street in La- THURSDAYS Grande. Sponsored by Oregon Bluegrass Asso- Chehalis Senior Center next to the fairgrounds ciation, the Northeast Oregon Folklore Society, Bend in Chehalis, Washington. First Saturday of each and the Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers’ As- 2nd and 4th Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. month during the winter, 2:00 - 9:00 p.m. sociation. For info: at the Bend River Mall, Highway 97. For information contact: Matthew Snook (541)963-4723 Becky Brown and Verda Hinkle@ Frances Cramer [email protected] (541)318-7341 [email protected]. (360) 736-1595.

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 18 What’s Cookin’ Calendar • Bluegrass Festivals & Concerts

Bands and Promoters, Thursday, January 10th January 16th - 20th Do you want your event listed here? Cabin Kind Portland Old-Time Gathering We sure do! To sumbit a gig: Axe & Fiddle Norse Hall send Chip Russell an email at 657 East Main Street 111 NE 11th Avenue [email protected] Cottage Grove, OR Portland, OR Or, you can make it available on your 8 PM $5 www.bubbaguitar.com/festival/ website and make sure you have a The Urban Monroes Friday, January 18th working link from the OBA site. List Matt Gray & Jeff Shippy your shows and make sure we can 9 Muses Acoustic Pub Ida Viper get to it and we will make sure it gets 2715 SE Belmont Street Rock Creek Tavern here in The Express. Thanks, Portland, OR 10000 N.W. Old Cornelius Pass Rd, The Bluegrass Express. 8 PM Hillsboro, OR 9 PM Free Always Remember Ida Viper Contact the venue or the performer to Biddy McGraw’s Clampitt Family confrm a concert or festival. All the 6000 NE Glisan Street Laurelthirst Pub information in this section can also be Portland, OR 2958 NE Glisan Street found on the OBA website: 8 PM Portland, OR www.oregonbluegrass.org 9 PM Friday, January 11th JANUARY 2008 Saturday, January 19th Cabin Kind Friday, January 4th Mississippi Pizza Pub OBA Gospel Show 3552 N. Mississippi Ave. Mollybloom Ida Viper Portland, OR Hakanson Family Band McMenamins Grand Lodge 6 PM Free 3505 Pacifc Avenue New Old Friends Central Bible Church Forest Grove, OR Saturday, January 12th 7 PM Free 8815 NE Glisan Street Whiskey Puppy Portland, OR January 4th, 5th, & 6th Michael Ismerio & Curt Alsobrook 7 PM River City Bluegrass Festival Alberta Street Public House $15/$12 for OBA members Oregon Convention Center 1036 NE Alberta St. Ida Viper 777 NE ML King Blvd. Portland, OR River City Saloon Portland, OR 9 PM $5 205 Cascade St. Hood River, OR

OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 19 What’s Cookin’ Calendar • Bluegrass Festivals & Concerts

Saturday, January 19th The Urban Monroes Thursday, February 7th Axe & Fiddle Cross-eyed Rosie 657 East Main Street Clampitt, Gaddis & Buck Axe & Fiddle Cottage Grove, OR Whiskey Puppy 657 East Main Street 8:30 PM $5 Mighty Ghosts of Heaven Cottage Grove, OR Chickweed 8:30 PM $5 Molly Adkins and Martin Stevens Axe & Fiddle Cartwright’s Music 657 East Main Street Wednesday, January 23rd 429 N.3rd Avenue Stayton, OR Cottage Grove, OR 7 PM $12/$20 a couple 9 PM $5 Clampitt Family Goodfoot Lounge Friday, February 8th 2845 SE Stark Street FEBRUARY 2008 Portland, OR Misty Mamas 9:30 PM Friday, February 1st Three Together WA School For The Blind Beneft Saturday, January 26th Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising Fries Auditorium Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center 2214 E. 13th Street Whiskey Puppy 220 E Charles St. Vancouver, WA Muddy Rudder Public House Mt. Angel, OR 7 PM $15 8105 SE 7th Ave.Portland, OR 7:30 PM $10 8 PM

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OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 20 What’s Cookin’ Calendar • Bluegrass Festivals & Concerts

Saturday, February 9th Saturday, February 16th Wednesday, February 27th True North Lee Highway Deadwood Revival Old Liberty Theater Cartwright’s Music Axe & Fiddle 115 N. Main Street 429 N.3rd Avenue 657 East Main Street Ridgefeld, WA Stayton, OR Cottage Grove, OR 7:30 PM $15 7 PM $12 8:30 PM $5 Misty River Josh Cole Band Skyview High School White Eagle Saloon Thursday, February 28th 1300 NW 139th Street 836 N. Russell Street Deadwood Revival Vancouver, WA Portland, OR Bombs Away Café 7 PM $15 9 PM $5 2527 NW Monroe Avenue Corvallis, OR The Urban Monroes The Urban Monroes Muddy Rudder Public House Matt Gray & Jeff Shippy 8105 SE 7th Ave. 9 Muses Acoustic Pub Friday, February 29th Portland, OR 2715 SE Belmont Street John Reischman & The Jaybirds 8 PM Portland, OR Forgotten Freight 8 PM Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre 508 S. Main Street Moscow, ID 7:30 PM $18 208-882-4127 for ticket info

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OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 2008 21 OBA Supporting Performer Directory

Chickweed Galloway and Luckett Larry Wilder and the Stumptown Stars Chickweed delivers choice traditional bluegrass Playing bluegrass, blues, old country style music. Hot, solid bluegrass, a guaranteed success for your tunes with new “old” originals. The humorous and Performs in a variety of festivals, farmer’s markets, private, corporate, wedding or concert occasion! entertaining nature of their personalities is conta- special events, concerts, and weddings. Barb Gal- Top-notch picking, bluegrass, cowboy, gospel, folk, gious. Abby Downs: strong lead vocals that puts loway: lead guitar and mandolin, Donna Luckett: hundreds of Americana tunes & amazing yodeling, the blues in bluegrass. Finn Fox: gets the crowd go- and bass. Nolan Bronson-guitar; Larry Wilder-banjo-guitar. ing with her lightning fast mandolin playing. Holly Booking contact: Barb Galloway, 503 407-8676 [email protected]. Wyman: keeps up the low end with a rock-solid bass phone: 503-283-7651, Lee Highway line.Email:[email protected] or email: [email protected], Mike Stahlman (banjo), Mike Eisler (fiddle), John visit www.myspace.com/chickweedmusic. visit www.gallowayandluckett.com. Averill (mandolin), Sue Averill (bass) and Rich Ho- Coyote Moon Girls Can Jam Bluegrass Band glen (guitar). All members share vocals. For book- “Cowboy” Bluegrass, traditional & contemporary Lively all women band known for their traditional ings: call Mike Eisler 541 745-7122 with intricate three and four part harmonies. Tom bluegrass music and original heart warming songs. [email protected],www.leehighway.net. O’Connor (Guitar), Steve Rogers (Mandolin), Norm Marnie Allbritten, guitar; Liz Crain, fiddle/banjo; The Loafers Ault (Banjo), Larry Huntley (Bass). Sandy Hails, bass; Stef Neyhart on mandolin. An acoustic quartet specializing in bluegrass, jazz 503 805-4413 Portland. 541 863-3969 or email: [email protected]. and old time instrumentals, with a few good classic Cross-Eyed Rosie The Hakanson Family vocals thrown in for good measure. Mike Stahlman: Cross-Eyed Rosie creates acoustic music that ac- Hot fiddling and close family harmony.Featuring banjo, Dave Elliot: mandolin, Aaron Stocek: guitar, knowledges their bluegrass roots while incorporat- mom, dad, 3 young kids, and guest on the banjo. To- Holly Johnson: bass 503 663-3548. ing pop, jazz and funk in this inventive and emotion- gether four years, play festivals all over the Pacific Lucky Gap ally stirring music. Often dubbed “blues-grass,” the Northwest. Contact Rob Hakanson at 503 452-1469 Chas Malarkey, Linda Sickler, Lincoln City, email masterful and beautiful music created by this quintet or [email protected]. Bob Llewellyn at [email protected] or at 541 comes from the heart. 503 318-8268, Ida Viper 444-2069. Good Old-time Traditional Americana [email protected],www.crosseyedrosie.com. Drawing on the roots of American music from blue- and Bluegrass on the Oregon Coast. Guitar, Banjo, Down The Road grass and swing to jazz tunes from the 20’s and 30’s. Fiddle, Mandolin, Dobro, Bass. Weddings, Parties, A trio of bluegrass and American roots music musi- 503 359-7674, Dances, Special Occasions. cians from the Seattle, Washington Area. Husband [email protected], visit www.idaviper.com. Matt Gray and Jeff Shippy /wife duo Cathi and Gary Davidson on guitars and Joe Ross and the Roots of Bluegrass Show Matt, a past Oregon State bluegrass banjochamp, vocals and John Tubbs on mandolin and vocals. Old- Joe Ross “Edu-taining” Roots of Bluegrass solo- and Jeff, a past Oregon State bluegrass fiddle champ, time, country and traditional bluegrass, folk and con- show. Also Zephyr Duo, Celtic Tradition, Swingco- have played together for years as members of the temporary bluegrass, with a focus on duet and trio pators, HotQua String Band (Gypsy jazz quintet) & bands True North and Mollybloom. harmony singing, www.downtheroadband.com. storytelling. 541 673-9759 or 541 464-3248, Contact Phone number: 503-659-6274, The Emmons Sisters [email protected], Mailing Address: 3912 SE Olsen, Milwaukie, OR, “The Princesses of Bluegrass,” music that will bring www.talentondisplay.com/joerosshome.html. 97222, email:[email protected], a whole new future to bluegrass music. Four young Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising Website:www.banjomatt.com/. sisters ages 13, 15, 17 & 19 playingenergetic music Performing original songs of hard driving bluegrass/ Misty Mamas while singing beautiful soaring harmonies. Americana music while providing quality enter- Misty Mamas serve up powerful harmonies and taste- [email protected], or visit tainment featuring the talents of Kathy Boyd, Tim ful instrumentals combining the American genres www.TheEmmonsSisters.com. Crosby, Tom Tower and Dennis Nelson. This group of bluegrass, gospel, folk and countrymusic. Carol Fiddlegrass is family oriented, willing and able to travel, and a Harley (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin), Katherine Five talented instrumentalists, mixing traditional sure fred winner for your next event or festival! Nitsch (vocals & guitar), April Parker (vocals & fiddle tunes with traditional bluegrass, add in a little Contact 503-691-1177, mandolin) and Eilee Rocci (vocals & upright bass). of everything else including down home humor and [email protected]. Mollybloom entertainment to spice up the mixtureand create their Check KBPR out at www.phoenixrisingband.org or Original contemporary bluegrass quintet. David Dahl, own brand of music called “Fiddlegrass.” www.myspace.com/kathyboydphoenixrising. guitar; Ron Relaford, mandolin; Clark Blanchard, fi[email protected] or Purchase your very own copy of “Burning Down the bass; Bob Rindy, fiddle; and Rand White. www.fiddlegrass.net, 541 386-2633. House” at www.cdbaby.com/cd/kbpr! Contact: www.mollybloombluegrass.com Flat Mountain Girls The Kindreds or Anita Blanchard at [email protected] A high-energy old-time string band based in Port- Rooted in Americana music, acoustic country 503 399-1965. land, OR. The Flats are known for tight, raw three- flavored folk with a dash of bluegrass and mixed- Mud Springs Gospel Band part harmonies, powerful fiddling, and performances with original compositions and rich three part vo- Gospel Bluegrass/Country band plays originals and that explode with irrespressible glee and bawdy hu- cals. Email: [email protected] or visit www. classics. George Klos: banjo, guitar, whistle, har- mor. 503 227-0647 or email:flatmountaingirls@ya- the-kindreds.com, 541 929-7021. monica; Don Mobley: bass; Darrell Glaspie: man- hoo.com or visit www.flatmountaingirls.com. dolin, guitar; Alan Smoke: fiddle. 541 475-6483 or [email protected], www.mudspringsgospel.com.

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Friday, January 11th Cabin Kind (from Olympia) 6pm Hands on Haiti Bene t with Lincoln Crockett 9pm Cartwright’s Saturday, February 2nd Professor Banjo’s Old Time Play Party 4pm Music & Repair Shop Thursday, February 21st Acoustic Instruments-Repairs-Concerts-Lessons Joe Baker Combo 6pm Oregon’s Only Bluegrass Store Saturday, March 1st Professor Banjo’s Old Time Play Party 4pm

Saturday, March 15th Cartwright’s Music & Repair Shop Whiskey Puppy and Ida Viper 9pm is 12 miles east of Salem on Hwy. 22 429 N. 3rd. Ave., Stayton OR 97383 3552 N Mississippi Avenue - 503 288-3231 503-769-2778 Email [email protected] Non-Profit Org. US Postage Paid P.O. Box 1115, Portland, OR 97207 Portland OR Address Service Requested Permit No. 2956

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______Supporting Performer ...... $50 (1 yr.) Name ______Angel Sponsor ...... $60 (1 yr.) Address __ Golden Sponsor ...... $100 (1 yr.) ______City State Zip Code __ Contributing Business Sponsor ....$100 (1 yr.) / ______$275 (3 yrs.) Home Phone Work Phone ______Volunteering E-MailAddress __ Yes! I am interested in helping as a volunteer at Please send this form with your check to: OBA-sanctioned events. Please add me to your list Oregon Bluegrass Association Check out our website at: of volunteers. P. O. Box 1115, Portland, OR 97207 www.oregonbluegrass.org

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