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The Sound Post needs a new editor. March 2019 Please see page 11. Inside this issue: In the spotlight...Allie “Sarah” Rubin Notes From the President 2 by Tomy Wright Open Mics 3 Pickin’ on a Cure Benefit Concert 4 The Harried Americans Roadshow 5 Brewer’s Alley Songwriters 6 Open Stage 7 Traditional Folk Song Circle 8 STEP UP! Update 10 Editor wanted 11 Frederick Arts Council 11 Musical orgs of interest 11 In the spotlight...Allie Rubin 12 Gear of the Month 14 Pull up a chair 16 Roger Miller...A True Story 18 One of Allie Rubin’s most inspiring acoustic Open Mic Photos 20 musical persona is Taylor Swift. “I love seeing Member Ads 25 [her] sit down with a guitar or at a piano and sing. It’s really inspiring to see her play Event Calendar 27 acoustically,” Allie said, “because it reminds me Board of Directors 28 of my music, and it pushes me to work harder to FAME Goals 28 get where she is.” Story on page 12. Membership Renewal/App 28 Page 2 Notes from the President Greetings, This past month we celebrated seven years of the Traditional Folk Song Circle at Dublin Roasters, which is a marvelous achievement! Dublin Roasters has been a great partner with FAME in allowing us to have the song circle as well as the fourth Sunday open mic for the past two years – now going into year three. Make N Music has partnered with us to make the Elementary School Ukulele project possible. We will distribute 435 ukuleles to the participating music teachers March 12th. This project will reach more than 2,500 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students in Frederick County in the first year alone! Coming up April 20th, we will have another concert at the Performing Arts Factory; this one will feature hit songs from bands with One Hit Wonders. May 4th FAME will be providing music for the Hood College Neighborhood Green Festival and June 1st and 2nd FAME will be providing music for the 26th Annual Frederick Arts Festival working with the Frederick Arts Council. These are just a few of the events that we have coming up and the groups we are involved with. We have been developing lasting partnerships with several entities for the last few years which will only help make FAME a more viable staple in the arts community. Please think about joining us to make the group even stronger. Just an FYI, our website will be getting an overhaul soon, so stay tuned for that bit of news. Board meetings are open to the public, and generally occur at 7:30 pm on the first Wednesday of each month at Lough Memorials, 500 S. Market Street in Frederick. Sincerely, Open Mics Page 3 Serendipity Market & More, 14 E Patrick Street, Frederick, MD. Every Friday, 7 p.m. Hosts: March 1, Todd C Walker March 8, Sam Ott March 15, 22, Dr. Dave Koronet Reid’s Winery Tasting Room and Cider House Café, 400 Baltimore St, Gettysburg, PA. Open Mic and Jam. Every Sunday, 2-5 p.m. Frank Davis, Bobby Flurie, hosts. March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 The Epicure Café, 11104 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA. Open Mic and Music Variety Showcase. Second, fourth, & fifth Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Ron Goad, host. March 13, 27 JR Sports Bar and Restaurant, 605 Main Street, Woodsboro, MD 21798. Second and fourth Thursdays, 7-10 p.m. Sam Biskin, host. March 14, 28 UUCF “Coffeehouse,” 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick, MD. BYOB. Third Saturdays, 7 - 9:30 p.m. Roy Greene, Brad Calhoun, hosts. March 16 Beans in the Belfry Meeting Place & Café, 122 W. Potomac Street, Brunswick, MD. Third Thursdays 7-9 p.m. Tomy Wright, host. March 21 Dublin Roasters, 1780 N. Market Street, Frederick, MD. Fourth Sundays, 1-3 p.m. Sam Ott;, host. March 24 More open mic details and photos on pages 20 thru 24. Page 4 We hope you can join us for our folk and bluegrass benefit concert, featuring The Dirty Grass Players and Wicked Sycamore Saturday, March 2, 2019 Doors open at 7:30pm, Music starts at 8pm UU Congregation of Frederick 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick MD 21703 For more information, please contact Brad Calhoun at [email protected]. Purchase tickets at the door or at www.fshsocietymidatlantic.org Page 5 Page 6 2nd Monday Songwriters’ Showcase Brewer’s Alley, 2nd Floor, 124 N. Market Street, Frederick, MD March 11 — Show begins at 7:30 pm — March 11 Ruthie Logsdon ~ Double Feature ~ Bill Starks Come upstairs at Brewer’s Alley in beautiful, historic, downtown Frederick, Maryland, second Monday evenings from 7:30 until 10 pm, or so. There is no door charge, but we have “tip buckets” for the featured artists. Come out and support LIVE ORIGINAL music. If you would like a calendar for 2019, please e-mail Rod ([email protected]). For information about playing a three-song spot, contact (1) Ron Goad: Mister- [email protected], (2) Rod Deacey: [email protected] or (3) Todd C. Walker: [email protected]. For info on featuring (the 45-minute money spot), contact Rod Deacey: [email protected]. Featured Artist #1 Ruthie Logsdon Ruthie and her band of Wranglers play rockin’ American Roots music (also known as FUN!) and are based in the Washington, DC area. From original Americana Country to rousing Surf instrumentals, their clever lyrics, high energy and spritely hillbilly harmonies set them apart from the rest. The band has won 30 Washington Area Music Awards (WAMMIES) including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year “...songwriting flair... nothing Featured Artist #2 Bill Starks Piano prelude James "Jimbo" Kiznicki Poetry Rod Deacey Cameo Kipyn Martin Host Todd C Walker Page 7 7540 North Market Street Ext, Frederick, MD 21701 Page 8 Traditional Folk Song Circle by Tomy Wright Dublin Roasters, 1780 N. Market Street, Frederick Second Saturday of each month, 1-3 p.m. one Category of songs. She went on to note that Past President Rick Hill was the number- one song introducer, for Host, Tomy Wright which he was presented a Dublin Roasters gift card. Tomy recognized the passing of former members Lynn Purdum and James Gillespie; Lynn was a regular new-song introducer. And of course, no Song Circle Anniversary Celebration would be complete, when Rick Hill is there, without him leading “If I had a Hammer” à la Trini Lopez! And then, we cut the cake! The Seventh Anniversary cake with partner logos. The “727” represents the number of songs sung and “350+,” the number of TFSC participants since 2012. Photo by Roy Greene Well, I think all 32 attendees of February’s Traditional Folk Song Circle must still be buzzing from the wonderful gathering of friends (not to mention the sugar in the cake!) as we celebrated seven years of singing at Dublin Roasters! Our traditionally-decorated, Seventh Anniversary cake, was adorned with Sing Out!, F.A.M.E., and Dublin Roasters logos. We sang 25 songs from Rise Up Singing: The Group Singing Songbook (RUS). Photo by Caron Dale With three new songs, as noted below, we are currently at 730 songs sung out the 1200+ that In attendance: Bill Adams (“NS3” New Song are in RUS. The songs were from 15 categories, Skipper and Swashbuckler), Margie Barber most came from the Gospel and Lullabies (alternate Attendance and Song Recorder, who categories. There were three Death and Dying also keeps us on task), Barbara Bisert, Ginny references: “Loch Lomond,” “Turn, Turn, Turn,” Brace (returning longtime participant), Barry and “Amazing Grace.” Bryan, Barbara Collins (Scottish dancer in residence), Dori Bailin (Board member, After the first hour of singing, we had a “mini Attendance and Song Recorder), Caron Dale, program” complete with “speechafyin.’” Host John DuRant, Leah DuRant, Jean Fish, Tomy Wright, shared how and why the Song Dan Frasier, Joe Ginorio, Roy Greene, Ed Circle came to be. President Sam Ott, along with Haser (one new song, “Candyman Blues”), current board members Max Honn and Dori Ernie Heller (one new song, “The Mandolin Bailin, past president Rick Hill, and Host Tomy Man & His Secret”), Melva H,* Rick Hill (Past Wright, presented Serina Braley Roy, owner of President), Max Honn (Board member), Dublin Roasters, a Certificate of Appreciation. Virginia J,* Tom Kohlhepp (Sound Post Board member Dori Bailin, citing statistical feature contributor, one new song), Dave data, named “Country Roads” as the number- Koronet (Board member, FB guru, and one, most-requested song and Love, the number- Alternate Host), Ellen Koronet, Carol Liebman, Gloria McCracken (regular new Caryl Velisek (Board member, Song Page 9 song contributor and transliteration maven, one Researcher, and long-time Sound Post new song, “Ring Around the Rosie Rag”), contributor), and George Waxter. Michael Molyneaux, Katherine Ott Many thanks to all who came out last month! (Membership Chair), Sam Ott (F.A.M.E. And, to those 350-plus participants over the past President), Leslie R,* Mike Sodos seven years, Thank you! For helping us realize our (Librarian), Robin Turner, and Tomy purpose of nurturing, preserving, and promoting Wright, Host. acoustic music and community outreach. And Away this month: George Carroll, John again, thanks to Serina Roy and her Dublin Cooper (comic relief), Karen Fetters (former Roasters staff, “We couldn’t do it without you!” Board member, former song stats and attendance recorder, and ace photographer), *New participant TFSC 7th Anniversary Celebration Photos Lynn Purdum A Certificate of Appreciation (above, right; photo by Tomy Wright) remembered. was presented to Dublin Roasters owner and F.A.M.E. partner, Photo from Serina Braley Roy.