The Bluegrass Music Association of Canada Newsletter-Volume 2 Issue 3-July 2008 EARL SCRUGGS at BEAN BLOSSOM-2008 We received an unexpected treat when Earl Scruggs appeared as a special guest with "Lizzy Long & Friends" on the Saturday night show on June 14th. www.bmacc.ca A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT he summer months are blasting by and most of us are so busy T performing or taking in Bluegrass Festivals we hardly have time to unpack the camper before we are off again. The BMACC board has been working on several projects since our last meeting and most are still a work in progress. Your board has taken the necessary first steps in the direction of achieving a Juno category for Bluegrass in Canada. If any one has cut a Bluegrass CD in the past two years please let us know. If you have done a CD it would be nice to make sure it is recognized in the BMACC Notes maybe in our next issue. We are working on a Bluegrass communications network that will span not only Central Canada but all of Canada. IBMA offers a reduced instrument insurance rate for members and it is our hope to have the same insurance company offer coverage to our members. In our constant drive to promote Bluegrass Music BMACC has booked a showcase room at the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals annual conference to be held in Ottawa on October 23, 24, 25, 2008. The exposure we get at one of the largest Folk Festival Conferences, could very well lead to more Bluegrass Music being played at Folk Festivals all over Ontario and Canada. Bands interested in showcasing are responsible for their own travel and related costs. The fee for showcasing, payable to BMACC, is $100 per band for members and $150 for nonmembers. Bands wishing to apply can contact me at [email protected] or Phone 1-519-469-3392. More details will be posted to our web page mid August. The BMACC board has reserved the showcase room for our members at a cost of approximately $1,500. Special thanks go out to the Country Music News an Ottawa publication offering a Bluegrass section and helping promote BMACC and Bluegrass clubs and events. One more great place to get Bluegrass Music information and advertise your event or band. We look forward to hearing from our many members and friends as we continue to grow. Bluegrass is really blossoming and wouldn't it be nice to WHAT"S INSIDE see some sold out shows. Spread the word; support your clubs, and From the Membership Chair-Page 3 BMACC. Help us make it happen, we do take all comments and ideas for Membership Form-Page 4 consideration. Rhonda Vincent Comes To Ontario - Page 5 ~iii~. Organizational Memberships - Page 6 10~ Utee,,, ~. tmtAee Bluegrass on the Radio-Page 7 Bean Blossom Experience-Page 8 Out Among the Stars - Page 9 Bluegrass Juno-Page 11 ANN-ECDOTES- Page 12 Festivals-Page 13 GID-R-DONE at Bean Blossom-Page 14 TVBA at the Home County Folk Festival-Page 16 Bean Blossom Foundation-Page 17 Basin Bluegrass Festival-Page 17 Excerpts from MOBS "Dill Pickle Rag" - Page 18/19 Jammin' at Bean Blossom Editorial-Page 22 BMACC Notes-July 2008 Page 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS From the Membership Chair President- Wayne Uncer MACC was 1 year old on March 31/08. Our membership has reached 294, including 519-469-3392 B18 Bands, 7 Clubs, 4 Festivals, and 5 Organizations. Some bands have already received work from the web-site. Vice-president - Denis Chad­ bourn If there are individual members of BMACC that belong to a band or other organization, Home: 705-776-7754 you should consider paying an additional $30 and take advantage Work: 705-474-2271 of what BMACC can offer. Secretary - Wes Lowe Organizational Members will be entitled to: 519-539-8967 A free listing in each issue of the "BMACC Notes" A free listing in the appropriate info section of the BMACC website. Treasurer - Roland Aucoin *List their upcoming events in the BMACC Event Calendar. 905-635-1818 Advertise at a reduced rate in the "BMACC Notes" Directors at Large *Check out the web site. Current events are listed on the first page. Just click and see more details. It is important that BMACC get this information. Cindy deBoer-Winterbottom All organizational members should submit their events to: Karen May Snell Roland Aucoin 705-788-4362 205 Plains Road W. Unit 84 Burlington, Ontario Steve Pritchard L7T 4H3 raucoin@cogeco,ca or call 905-635-1818 Gord deVries 519-668-0418 Bands, please take note. If you want to have your band picture and details included in the "BANDS" issue this fall, you must be an Amanda-Lynn Stubley organizational member. 519-642-7987 Donald Tarte 888-876-3369 ADVERTISING RATES Publicize your event, band or organization in "NOTES" or Brother Brian Powley on our website. 613-374-3888 BMACC NOTES Single Issue Annual 1/8 Page (Business Card) $26.67 $ 96.01 1/4 Page 33.33 119.99 1/2 Page 53.33 191.99 Full Page 80.00 288.00 Envelope stuffing is lOC per insert WEBSITE Quarterly Annual 100 px X 250 pixels $20.00 $ 72.00 200 px X 250 pixels 26.67 96.00 400 px X 250 pixels 46.67 168.00 BMACC Notes-July 2008 Page 3 MEMBERSHIP FORM To join BMACC, renew or upgrade your membership, please detach and fill out the form below. Benefits of Men1bership NEW MEMBERSHIP D RENEWAL D D Individual {$20.00) Individual Nlembers D Organization ($50.00} 0 Subscription to the umvlACC Notcs , a quarterly publication which \\till focus on the bluegrass scene in Central Canada, keeping us D D D D D Band Business Club Promoter Radio informed about the events, festivals, bands. radio shows and other topics and interviews of interest to us all. Name: The right to attend, and cast votes at B1V1ACC Organization: general meetings. Address: The right to be elected into the BMACC Address: boa.rd of directors, thereby having a powerful and influential voice in steering the future activities of City: BMACC. Province: Organizational ~Iembers Postal Code: All the benefits of individual membership plus: Telephone: L A free listing in each issue of the "BMACC Email: Notcs0 Website: ;£t A free listing in the appropriate info section of the BMACC website. D D Member of a bluegrass band? Yes No tt<' List upcoming events in the BlVIACC Online If YES, Band Name: event calendar. x Advertise in the 11 BMACC Notes*', and on the website at reduced advertising rates. Play an Instrument? Please check all that apply. Please mail the form and membership fee to: DDDDDD DD Autoharp Banjo Bass Dobro Fiddle Guitar Mandolin Harmonica Roland Aucoin 205 Plains Road W. Unit 84 Sing? Please check all that apply. Burlington, Ontario D D D D L7T 4H3 lead Tenor Baritone Bass BMACC Notes-July 2008 Page 4 be unable to provide Rhonda and her Rhonda since at some of her RHONDA VINCENT COMES group with the full house they performances in the US report that TO ONTARIO deserve. she would be delighted to return to London. I wonder if Wayne's n May 3rd of this year Rhonda They entertained us with all the fire Mom's homemade apple pies had O Vincent and the Rage played their and skill that they would have anything to do with it? first ever concert in Ontario at Centennial presented to an audience of 10,000. Hall in London. The show was sponsored It was a hard-driving show with a lot by the Thames Valley Bluegrass of humour and sentimentality mixed Association (TVBA). This is another first in. They have a lot of fun up there on for the TVBA. We were the first to bring that stage. Cherryholmes to Ontario back in 2005. We set up a BMACC/TVBA table in the vendor area and had quite a few people pick up newsletters and membership forms. It was a fantastic night of bluegrass entertainment at its best. One of the highlights of the evening was when Rhonda wanted to do a train song and asked if anyone in the audience could do a train whistle. When a whistle sounded in the audience, she asked the whistler to join her on the stage. Turns out it was Steve Piticco from the Ottawa area. Even though we had the date confirmed in Not only does he do an awesome April 2007 and publicized this event train whistle, which blew Rhonda widely, attendance was half of what we away, but he is CCMA Guitar Player Of expected. While the club broke even the Year among his many awards. financially, it was disappointing for us to Dwayne Friesen shouted from the audience for someone to give Steve a guitar because he's the best guitar picker in Canada. Rhonda gave him hers and he played the rest of the set with the band. Some of us got there early to help set up and so got to visit with the band members. They are all really genuine Check Page 8 of The June/July and friendly people as well as issue of the Country Music News accomplished musicians on a variety for a report and other Bluegrass of instruments. Just listening to them happenings under the Canadian warming up and doing sound checks Bluegrass Music Report banner was a treat. compiled by Larry Delaney. Some TVBA members who have met fJJJJJ BMACC Notes-July 2008 Page 5 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS Valley Bluegrass Festival Contact: R.