Volume 28 • Number 1 January - February 2008 Bluegrass Expresswww.oregonbluegrass.org Inside This Issue: Dailey & Vincent - What’s Cooking Calendar - The Grascals 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, Chris Thile is a phenomenon in any banjo 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 Punch Brothers, 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 Mike Marshall and But wait, there’s more. The West you’ll hear the best representations of Darol Anger 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 Bluegrass Music 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 nyckelharpa (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 008 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? 1 Gene Back The Grascals - bringing Bluegrass to the masses. 50-84-1611 [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 Donny Kersey [email protected] The Flat Mountain Girls - a final performance. Contact the OBA Regarding membership at [email protected] The Oregon Bluegrass Association (OBA) PO Box 1115, Portland, OR 9707 is a 503(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in 198. It’s purpose is to promote,encourage, foster and cultivate the preservation, appreci- ation, understanding, enjoyment, support and performance of bluegrass and other closely related music. On the Cover: Psychograss - they will be performing at this years Wintergrass Show in Tacoma, Washington. The Bluegrass Express is printed on 0% Visit www.oregonbluegrass.org today for tons of bluegrass information. post-consumer recycled paper. OBA Bluegrass Express - January / February 008 Oregon Bluegrass Association Board Membership Information Advertising The OBA Board of Directors invites Your Express advertising will di- you to join the OBA and to participate rectly reach over 600 households of in its many activities.Our membership bluegrass enthusiasts while helping benefits include a subscription to the OBA to keep publishing this valuable bi •monthly Bluegrass Express, fre- resource. Tear sheets or extra copies of quent mailings about events, and tick- the Express are available. 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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.