The Fish Heads Turning Heads in Duluth for Over 30 Years!
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September 2018 The Fish Heads Turning heads in Duluth for over 30 years! Inside: From the President 3 | Grass Clippings 5 | The New Fall Jam 7 | The Fish Heads 10 Lutzen Masters Weekend 15 | Albany Pioneer Days 16 | Banjo Jokes 22 Bluegrass Saturday Morning 25 | MBOTMA Calendar of Events 27 Coming Up 28 | Tab: Give My Dog Away 35 September 2018 Thank you, MBOTMA members Vol. 44 Membership as of September 1, 2018: 817 No. 8 Newsstand: $3 Patrons: Subscription: $35 Tony & Ann Anthonisen Mabel Houle Lenny & Colleen Baltus Ann Iijima & Myles Bakke www.minnesotabluegrass.org Gary & Karen Bartig Roger & Maggie Jorgenson MBOTMA Hot Line Scott Benson Jim Lally Christopher Boone (to subscribe and for other information) Russel Lane Barry and Annie Brooks Loren Laugtug 651-456-8919 Doug Chasar James Lee [email protected] Paul Christianson Douglas Lohman P.O. Box 16408, Mpls, MN 55416 Gary & Janet Cobus Richard Luckeroth Twitter: @mnbluegrass Facebook: minnesotabluegrass Katryn Conlin Bob Lundeen Laura Cooper Rudy Marti MBOTMA Board of Directors Bob & Marilyn Dodd Rodger McBride President: Laura Cooper - [email protected] Doug Duncan Bill & Ella Merrill Vice President: Nic Hentges Craig Evans Douglas & Georgene Nesheim Treasurer: Robbi Podrug William Fancher Brian Ronning Secretary: Shane Zack Jennifer Faulkner Thomas & Barbara Schommer Board Members: Mark & Kathleen Fisher Thomas & Maragaret Schuveiller Term expires 2018: Dale Gruber - [email protected] Darrell & Marilyn Fuhr Penelope Scialla Tom & Jill Furrer Brett Day, Philip Nusbaum Denise & Tony Stachnik Jon & Sharon Garon Term expires 2019: Alan Jesperson David Tousley & Gary & Jae Germond Margaret Brandes Bill Lindroos - [email protected] Paul Gille Donna Velasco Rudy Marti - [email protected] David Glatt Rebecca Wagner & Dan Forsythe Joe Hallman Dale & Diane Gruber Suzanne Weinstein Youth Representative: Tom & Marlys Gustafson Jane West Theo Hougen-Eitzman - [email protected] Michael & Paula Hildebrandt John Wilcox For meeting minutes and other Board business, go to: David & Laurie Hougen-Eitzman www.minnesotabluegrass.org/board-minutes MBOTMA Staff Sustaining: Vicki Andersen Lloyd LaPlant Events Manager: Matt Johnson Rod & Barb Anderson Bill Lindroos & Rebecca Reifler [email protected] Daryll & Mary Arntson Maggie MacKaman Office Administrator: Darcy Schatz Vaughn Asselstine Mac & Namcy McKay [email protected] Kenneth & Ann Bloch Mary & Bob Mc Sorley Minnesota Bluegrass Magazine Mark Briere Karla Menzel Editor: Doug Lohman, [email protected] Jane Conger Susan & Joe Meyer Contributors: Chris Anderson, Bob Douglas, Philip Nusbaum, Brian Cornell Corey Mohan Tom Peschges, Wayne Russ Hal Davis James Natwick Coming Up: Loretta Simonet, John Brandberg Mary DuShane David Nelson Y’All Come: Bill Lindroos Wordmark: Katryn Conlin Matt Edwards Lisa Nielsen Leon Evans Dennis & Jan O’Brien Photography: Nathan Fjeld Dominic Orrico Cover image: Back: Doug Lohman Jim Franczyk Brin Petersen Deadline for submissions: Warren Gumeson Marty & Carol Schirber The 1st of the month preceding publication Timothy & Ginger Haaland Wendy Schoen Submit content or request advertising guidelines at: Marcel Hofmann Howell Smith [email protected]. David & Mildred Holm Rory & Marian Thompson Minnesota Bluegrass is published monthly by The Minnesota Dick & Sue Hopperstad Lynn & Carolyn Thorson Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association™, a Minnesota non- John Johnson Ross & Elizabeth Vaughan profit corporation, P.O. Box 16408, Mpls, MN 55416. No part of Mark Johnson Christopher Walchuk this publication may be reproduced in any form without written Hartlan Jones Tin Wankel permission from the publisher. The publisher is not responsible Chris Juettner David & Bonnie Warner for the loss or return of unsolicited photos, recordings, or manu- Wil Kelley Carole Wilson William Wolf scripts. ©2017 Minnesota Bluegrass. All rights reserved. Debra Koehn MinnesotaBluegrass.org ISBN 0891-0537. 2 September 2018 From the President Become a Member The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association is open to everyone. Our members include people who love to lis- I always find it a little bit disconcerting to write this column ten to music and people who love to make music. As a member, almost a month before it makes its way to your door. Right now you’ll be invited to participate in bluegrass and old-time mu- sic events and celebrations. You’ll receive discounted prices on I’m hoping the weather and attendance at the August Festival is admission to events and merchandise, and you’ll receive a sub- fabulous; by the time you get this, we will know. scription to Minnesota Bluegrass magazine. I had some very thoughtful responses to my last request for Becoming a member of MBOTMA is easy and afford- feedback. Thank you to those who took the time to respond. I able. Your membership will not only nurture your own inter- appreciate it. The Board plans to focus on volunteer recognition ests, but help to ensure that the bluegrass and old-time music at the new Fall event. If you have ideas about that, please email tradition is sustained and grows in Minnesota. me at [email protected] and Matt Johnson at [email protected]. Individual Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, events In every future column, I want to name a few folks who have $35 discounts for one person, and a free classi- gone above and beyond in their efforts on behalf of our organiza- fied ad. tion. Dick and Sue Hopperstad, Tom Schommer, and Gary Ger- Family Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, events mond are just a few of the members who have been exceedingly $50 discounts and a free classified ad. helpful over the years as festival staff members and as ambassa- Band Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, advance dors. Thank you! $75 booking information for MBOTMA If you attended the Festival, you know that Ricky Skaggs and events, a free classified ad, and listings in Kentucky Thunder will be headlining our 40th Anniversary Fest the MBOTMA member band directory in in 2019 because some generous donors have come forward and print and on our website. are willing to match contributions made by our membership, Sustaining specifically for our 2019 gala. Please consider making a designat- Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, first-class Level ed donation. You can send a check or go to the website and use a postage, events discounts, and a free $100 debit or credit card. classified ad. As has been the case since the beginning of my term as pres- Patron Includes Minnesota Bluegrass, first-class ident, change has been the constant. After burning through two Level postage, events discounts, and a free executive directors along with decreasing revenue, attendance $150 classified ad. and volunteers, we (the board) knew some things had to change. Add $18 for First Class or foreign postage to individual, We divided up the tasks that were the purview of Jed and Bea family or band membership. and contracted with Matt Johnson, Events Manager, and Darcy Schatz, Office Administrator. We are pleased with their accom- Go to minnesotabluegrass.org and select the Membership tab to join online. plishments. That said, Matt and Darcy’s compensation was based Or mail in your personal information and payment to: upon approximately 20 hours per week of service, and they have MBOTMA, P.O. Box 16408, Minneapolis, MN 55416 actually been engaged in MBOTMA business significantly more Call 651-456-8919 for details than that. or if you would like to join by phone. As a result of all of those concerns, the board determined that we needed to eliminate at least one major event. In our haste, Funding for MBOTMA provided in part by a we cancelled the Harvest Jam, and subsequently decided to offer grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, a revised version. Part of the rationale for reinstating a fall event through an appropriation by the Minnesota was because of the huge gap between the August Fest and Winter State Legislature, a grant from the National Weekend. Endowment for the Arts, and private donors In an effort to make more reasoned decisions regarding our events, the board established a Program Committee that has met regularly and conducted a thoughtful analysis regarding MinnesotaBluegrass.org our current offerings. We considered the primary constituents, Inside: strengths, weaknesses and other concerns regarding each of our From the President 3 | Grass Clippings 5 events. The Program Committee presented their findings to the The New Fall Jam 7 full board at our last meeting. The Fish Heads 10 | Lutzen Masters Weekend 15 The board adopted the recommendation that we convert the Albany Pioneer Days 16 | Banjo Jokes 22 Kickoff to a camping and jamming weekend with no main stage Bluegrass Saturday Morning 25 entertainment. We will continue to offer and operate an expand- MBOTMA Calendar of Events 27 Coming Up 28 | Tab: Give My Dog Away 35 Cont. on Pg 4 September 2018 3 From the President, cont from pg 3 many are leaving those positions (burn- out is real); 6) The demands on Matt and Darcy are considerable when their efforts ed Ranch House Live. Kevin Ward, owner should be focused on August. The big of El Rancho, will take care of logistics, downside is that the Kickoff offered many including both reserved and unimproved member bands the opportunity to per- camping, porta potties and so forth. Be- form on the main stage for festival tickets cause entertainment will not be part of and/or compensation. As we move for-