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April 2011
35th Annual
Lot's of festivals Big &
Small in this issue of....
The Breakdown
Peachblossom
Festival
Make your plans now to be at the 35th Annual
WRFG Peachblossom Bluegrass Festival Sat.
Apr. 2nd at the Clarkston Community Center in
Clarkston, GA
A great way to spend the day supporting WRFG
Community Radio, and your favorite bluegrass
bands. See you there!
See ad on page 5
Louisa Branscome's
Songwriter Workshop
And House Concert April 16
Known to SEBA members for her workshops,
Louisa has served as a mentor for songwriters
across the country for two decades through
private workshops, festival workshops, and as
a founding member of the IBMA Bluegrass
Songwriter Committee.
Drawing on 4
decades as a published songwriter along with
a background as a teacher and psychologist
interested in creative expression, Louisa
combines experiential work, skill-building,
and group interaction, all in the inspiring
setting of the rolling hills and strolling horses
of Woodsong Farm. See page 9
9th Annual Florida State Bluegrass
Festival & Chili Cook-off
Forest Capital State Park in Perry, FL
March 31 through April 2. Headlining the
event will be Grammy winning and IBMA
honored band of the year Cherryholmes and
Mountain Heart as well as SEBA band Valerie
Smith & Liberty Pike, Amanda & Kenny Smith
You're sure to find one you'll like.
See them all on pages 6 & 7
Get even more information at
SEBAbluegrass.org
Great News!
SEBA is now on
Facebook
Volume 27 Number 4
“BEAR on
the
SQUARE”
Dahloenga GA. Again
SEBA has been invited
to play a role in the
annual celebration of Bluegrass, Old Time music
and mountain culture. The 15th annual festival is
scheduled Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17, with
pre-festival events starting on Friday, April 15. More
details about the 2011 Bear on the Square
Mountain Festival, including information about
music performances, the juried artists marketplace,
and other activities can be found at
www.bearonthesquare.org Y'all come see us there!
“APPLEApr
VALLEY"
Last year we visited the possibility of SEBA
BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
going on Facebook. The world has changed
APRIL 21,22,23, 2011 Long Creek, SC
so much in the 'cyber-world' that it's hard to
Located
between Westminster, Sc And Clayton, Ga.
keep up with all the changes.
One thing that has become very clear, there are
over 600 million people, many whom are
younger folks, now
using Facebook. In fact
it is the 'only' place
some of them depend
on getting their news,
information and their
messages. This means
that through Facebook, Just Off Hwy. 76....Turn at Long Creek Fire Dept &
SEBA can reach more Follow the signs 864-647-5768 864-903-4510
people than ever.
We invite you to visit our new SEBA
Facebook page on the internet and help us with
Wilkesboro, N C
your ideas and suggestions. We will do our
best to keep everyone informed about events
It don't get much
and happenings.
bigger than this!
If you are a regular Facebook user we hope
To learn more got to
you'll invite your Facebook user friends to stop
www.merlefest.org
by and click “Like us” and watch us grow.
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From the Editor’s Desk
SEBA PUBLICATIONS
Chairman C.S. “Charlie” Robinson
678 665-1112
Email [email protected]
Contributors to this month's issue
Joe Mattheson Dr. John Kelley
Dan Daniel
Louisa Branscome
Bonnie Robinson Jack Sartain
Sharon Wiggins
Tommy Allen
We're still looking for your name on our
contributions list too!
2010 SEBA Board of Directors
Don Simons
Charlie Robinson
David Russell
Dr. Bruce Hunn
Rebecca Lawson
Dan Daniel
The SEBA Breakdown is a production of
The Southeastern
Bluegrass Association, Inc
P.O. Box 20286, Atlanta, GA 30325.
And is published monthly
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Last month's editorial was embarrassing with the misspelled words, but I hope you got
the 'message' LOL.
This month I wanted to address a concern some have raised about the new
electronic 'on line' newsletter. NO NO NO . . . . . . .
WE ARE NOT...going to get rid of the printed newsletter. There are no plans to discontinue the printed version
of the Breakdown. The electronic version is growing in popularity, but many of us still want to hold our reading
materials in our hands. However, the new version does allow you to print your own copy in color and save
money by becoming a E-Member. Although this isn't for everybody we hope you understand this saves on
operating cost for SEBA and gives everyone some options.
This month there are so many events included, we hope you find the ones that give you the most enjoyment.
Try some of the events you have not attended before and let us know how it was. We depend on you
reporting your experiences so we can share them with everyone. So, as Louisa Branscome says “keep your
pen handy.....” and write us. Hope to hear from you soon....
C.S. “Charlie” Robinson
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editors are always welcomed. We want your thoughts, ideas and comments. Your opinion counts and we
are ready to listen. We are looking forward to hearing from you in future editions of The Breakdown
Keep me on the list for the SEBA newsletter. I like your policy of a secure email listing. Wow!
that was a comprehensive newsletter!
Thanks! Roland
On the new SEBA Dahlonega chapter location , at Bobbers's Fish House:
Great decision! Thanks so much Raymond and Jean, for your generous giving of your time
and your dedication!! Glenda
Can't wait to be able to attend. Thank u both. Carla and Marie
Here's mine ! Thank you both for a job well done. That took a lot of
time and effort, and as a newbie, I really appreciate it. Unknown
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appreciate everyone sharing it with friends
Now over 2500 subscribers
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SEBA's
A New SEBA Chapter?
Macon Ga, Members of the Middle Georgia Bluegrass Association
(MBGA) have been in discussions with SEBA about becoming an
affiliate SEBA chapter like SEBA Elijay's “North Georgia
Bluegrass”. Many of them will see this edition of the Breakdown.
Welcome!
With that in mind we thought it appropriate to
report to you and the whole bluegrass
community the policies, practices and
requirements for forming a SEBA chapter.
First and foremost there are music
communities almost everywhere. Some are
organized and some are not. Wherever folks
gather to enjoy or want to gather to enjoy
bluegrass, SEBA stands ready to help them.
After 27 years we have learned a thing or two
about having a good time with our friends who
love bluegrass. The ability to communicate
your community message to the public can be
Middle Georgia Bluegrass Assn. These folks have FUN!
a daunting and challenging task, but SEBA has
developed tools and strategies to help. Thousands of dollars have been invested in our integrated
data bases in order to provide extended lines of communication and services to not only our
members, but the public too. And you don't even have to be a member of SEBA to take advantage
of some of our services.
To be chartered as a SEBA chapter only requires two or three active members willing to take a
leadership role in their community. The chapter only needs to meet once a month and have a short
business/discussion meeting and then, just HAVE FUN.
No two SEBA chapters are alike. Some chapters just have a picking party once a month, while
other have jams, a stage shows, food and fundraiser activities. One SEBA chapter has a program
every week, along with food and a nearly packed house every time they meet.
A SEBA chapter can be what ever it wants to be. Supporting SEBA through membership is
encouraged, we would like to earn that support. You don't have to join SEBA or change what you
do as a group. However, one thing is for certain, the more SEBA chapters there are, the more
opportunities everyone has to enjoy the music we all love. Just ask some of those folks that go to
more than one of SEBA's monthly meetings.
Everyone is welcomed at SEBA regardless of membership!
To learn more call one of our chapters or visit the website at SEBAbluegrass.org
Dahlonega Chapter
Hooks a “BIG ONE”
Bobber's Fish House
By popular request, all future chapter
meetings and jams will take place at Bobber's
Fish House where we have been meeting for
the past two months.
We had been scheduled to move to the United
Community Bank on Morrison Moore
Parkway in March. We met with Larry Odom,
President of the Dahlonega branch, and
explained the availability of Bobber's and the
amenities it provides, as well as the request
from many of those who have attended the
January and February jams that we continue
meeting at Bobber's. He has graciously
suggested that we keep the bank in mind as a
back-up location should we need one in the
future. If you know Larry Odom, thank him
for his generosity in offering us the free use of
the bank's community room. If you do not
know him, make it a point to send him a note
or call the bank just to say we appreciate his
support.
Also, say thank you when you see Will and
Jenny Dobrydnia for making our SEBA jams
welcome in their Bobber's Fish House
Restaurant. We look forward to a long and
mutually beneficial association.
Thanks Folks!
Join in the FUN at one of SEBA's Monthly Jams & Chapter Meetings
SEBA CALHOUN, GA
SEBA ELLIJAY, GA
SEBA MARIETTA, GA
Steve Dyrda 770 608-8729
[email protected]
Harris Arts Center 212 S. Wall Street
Al or Dana Henderson 706 635-3786
[email protected]
Gilmer County Senior Center 111 Gilmer Street
Ellijay, GA 30540
2nd Thurs. 6:30 - 9pm
Dan Daniel 770 971-2154
[email protected]
Church Of Our Redeemer 2625 Canton Highway,
Marietta, GA 30066
4th Sunday 2:30 – 5:30pm
SEBA FAYETTEVILLE, GA
SEBA TAG (Chattonooga, TN)
Carson Madewell 423-624-3063
[email protected] Silverdale Cumberland
St. N Dahlonega, GA 30533
3rd Sun 3 - 6pm
Tommy Johnston 770-964-3473
[email protected]
Fayette Community Church 405 Fayette Place
Fayetteville, GA 30214
3rd Sunday 3 - 6pm
SEBA CENTRAL
SEBA FOOTHILLS, SC
SEBA WINDER, GA
John Miller 404 831-2676
[email protected]
Don Acevedo 864 376-1482
[email protected]
Breazeale's Grocery Bluegrass 5109 Liberty Hwy
Pendleton, SC 29670
4th Saturday 6:30 - 11pm
Scott & Elizabeth Weber 770-207-9223
[email protected]
Calhoun, GA 30701
2nd Sunday 3 - 6pm
SEBA DAHLONEGA, GA
New! Location
Raymond Busbee
[email protected]
Bobber's Fish House Restaurant, 51 Grove
Emory Presbyterian Church 1886 North Decatur Rd
Atlanta, GA 30307
2nd Sunday 3 - 6pm
New! Location
Presbyterian Church, 7407 Bonny Oaks Drive,
Chattanooga, TN. 37421 3rd Sunday 2 -5pm
St. Anthony's Episcopal Church 174 St. Anthony's Dr
Winder, GA 30680
1st Sunday 3 - 6pm
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The Family Grows
Holly Springs Georgia. Sunnyside Church of God was the scene, where
dozens of family friends and fans converged to celebrate a marriage seven
years in the making, One could not help but notice the music coming from the
sanctuary. Sounding like a professional recording 'piped” through the sound
system, it was soon evident, this was
live music. As the crowd waited to
witness the neptuals, there stood three
familiar talented musicians Brad
Oviatt, Jeff Wright and Josh Holifield.
Longtime sweethearts and friends
Tristan Weeks and Jared Tuttle
committed their lives to each other in a
ceremony that had a simple country
charm befitting their rural roots. Both
musicians and people of deep faith
from families who instilled those
L to R Brad Oviatt, Jeff Wright
values in each, it is safe to say the
and Josh Holifield.
future looks bright for the lovebirds.
As many of you know, Tristanis a regular contributor to the Breakdown
providing our very popular monthly Stained Glass and Bluegrass articles.
SEBA is providing the couple a one year Family Membership just in case
their family starts to grow. As a footnote to this story we could not overlook
the Weeks Family. Bruce and Lois Weeks now have one daughter left at home
now, Katie. How we marveled at the little girl with the 'big voice',so grown
up and fast becoming a lady. The Weeks will continue performing as The
Bruce Weeks Family Band and they can be found on the
web at bruceweeksfamilyband.com SEBA sends it's
best wishes to Tristan and Jared for a long happy marriage.
Proud parents Bruce & Lois Weeks escort Tristan to the altar.
Katie Weeks
www.sebabluegrass.org
March 12th 2011
Just
Married
Mr. & Mrs Jared Tuttle
Jared & Tristan exchange vows as Rev Bruce Weeks
presides over the ceremony.
Welcome New Members...
Leipers Fork
Bluegrass
Great bluegrass gospel bands are sometimes hard to find. But Leipers Fork has a
winning promotional formula that's getting them a lot of attention. In 2009 Leipers Fork
Bluegrass performed 153 Traditional Bluegrass and Gospel Bluegrass Shows and 2010
flourished with many new venue performances for the group. 2011 is busting at the
seams with the group performing many new festivals in Georgia, North Carolina,
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Branson, Missouri and a Cruise scheduled for
November 2011.
Welcome Leipers Fork Bluegrass to the SEBA family. To learn more about Leipers
Fork, their music and their performance schedules visit them on line at
at.www.leipersforkbluegrassgroup.com/id18.html
Leipers Fork at Ernest Tubb Record Shop in
NashvilleLeipers Fork Bluegrass
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Dr. John P. Kelley Receives Prestigious
International Medical Award
Imaginative ways to to give back are nothing new to
SEBA member Dr. John Kelley co-producer of the
popular and successful Stone Mountain Village
Bluegrass Festival along with Jack Sartain.
Childspring International has awarded Dr. John the
Dr. Mark Silverman Global Heart Award. Dr.
Kelley, an orthopedic surgeon, was honored for his
surgical work with children in Honduras. He
received the award on March 19th at the 2011 ”A
Gala Evening for Childspring” at the Piedmont
Driving Club attended by more than 500 leading citizens of the Atlanta area, including DeKalb
County. Dr. Kelley, known to hundreds as a Bluegrass music icon, Dr. John contributes many weeks per year providing orthopedic
surgical services to scores of poor children, primarily in the Comayagua, Honduras, area.
Childspring International is recognized world wide as a leading facilitator of medical care for
children in serious need. The goal for 2020 is to transform the lives of 5000 children throughout the
global community. The 2011 objective is to provide medical, psychiatric, nutritional and educational
services to 250 children. To heal the whole child is the challenge of this faith based charity.
A Fund Raiser Idea for Mission in Honduras (5/24/09)
The weather was perfect for bubbles so I got out my new homemade bubble maker. Several folks there
were interested in my bubble maker.They asked for information about getting their own bubble maker
to entertain their grandchildren. This morning in church I was thinking about fund raising for my
mission to Honduras. I had the idea that I should offer to make bubble makers for folks who were
at the party in exchange for a donation to the mission work being done in Comayagua, Honduras.
If you would like to make a donation and receive your own homemade bubble makerlet me know.
Write Dr. John at [email protected]
Editor's note: Some folks give so much. Won't you please consider giving a little too?
WRFG RADIO IS PROUD TO PRESENT
THE 35TH ANNUAL
SATURDAY APRIL 2, 2011
CLARKSTON COMMUNITY CENTER
IN CLARKSTON GEORGIA.
FOR DETAILS GO TO
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OFFICE: 404-523-3471 STUDIO: 404-523-8989
SEBA's Annual
Festival Listings
April. 1,2 & 3, 2011
Sabal Palm Bluegrass Jam
www.sabalpalmrv.co/id7.html
1947 Main Ave. Palmdale, Fl.
863-675-1778 [email protected]
Some festival operators may offer a
discount for SEBA members.
April 1 & 2 , 2011
May 5,6 & 7, 2011
Great Southern Music Festival
pickersparadisepark.com/
2217 Maddox Rd. Ochlocknee,Ga.
229-221-5467
[email protected]
May 13 & 14, 2011
FL OLD TIME MUSIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
www.fotmc.org/ 85 Myers Rd,Brooksville,FL. Butterfly Benefit Bluegrass Festival
Blairsville,Ga. 706-835-9230
34602 813-758-6591
[email protected]
April 9 & 10 ,2011
May. 19,20 & 21, 2011
Kruger Brothers Banjo & Guitar Workshop
Hillside Bluegrass Festival
www.fretmentor.com Epiphany Luthern
Contact us!
www.hillsidebluegrassrvpark.com/
Church,Lake Worth,Fl. 561-309-8616
592 Ga Hwy 87 South, Cochran,Ga.
[email protected]
478-934-6694 [email protected]
Sept 24 & 25
ALABAMA
PICKING IN THE PINES
May. 25,26,27,28,29 & 30
www.taylorcountrychamber.com
April. 22 & 23, 2011
Mossy Oak Bluegrass Festival
Forest
Capitol
State
Park,Perry,FL.
Belk Bluegrass Festival
www.mossyoakmusicpark.com/index.html
www.belkbluegrass.comTown Park, Belk, Al. 850-584-5366
533 Old Louisville Rd. Guyton,Ga.
205-596-3251 [email protected]
912-772-5142
Nov. 4,5 & 6, 2011
[email protected]
Sabal Palm Bluegrass Jam
May. 14 & 15, 2011
www.sabalpalmrv.co/id7.html
Black Water Bluegrass Festival
May 26,27 & 28, 2001
1947 Main Ave. Palmdale, Fl.
www.blackwaterbluegrass.com/
Armuchee Bluegrass Festival
863-675-1778
[email protected]
Bluegrass Lane,Jasper,Al. 205-221-9803
899 Turkey Mtn. Rd,Armuchee,[email protected]
6352 or 706-766-6353 [email protected]
GEORGiA
March 26,2011
May 20,21 & 22,2011
June 2,3 & 4, 2011
Village of Stone Mtn. Bluegrass Festival
Horse Pens 40 Bluegrass Festival
The Rock Bluegrass Festival
stonemountainvillage.com/
horsepens40.tripod.com/index.html
www.therockrvpark.com/n/cms/
City
of
Stone
Mountain
GA
3525 County Rd 42,Steele,Al.
130 Forsyth Lake Rd,Rockmart,Ga.
770-409-1404 [email protected]
256-538-7439 :[email protected]
770-684-8519 [email protected]
March. 31, April 1 & 2, 2011
July 15 & 16, 2011
July 8 & 9, 2011
Piney Woods Lake Bluegrass Festival
Rogersville Bluegrass Festival
Raccoon Creek Bluegrass Festival
www.pineywoodslake.com/Default.htm
www.rogersvilleAL.com/Default.asp
www.raccooncreekmusic.com/
3326 Piney Woods Lake Rd,Glenwood,Ga.
Wheeler St, Rogersville,Al. 256-247-9449
Tibbits Rd,Dallas,Ga. 770-943-2721
478-463-3301
[email protected]
[email protected]
April. 1 & 2, 2001
Sept. 23 & 24, 2011
Aug. 6 & 7, 2011
Smoke On The Water BBQ and Bluegrass
Foggy Hollow Bluegrass Gathering
Dillard Bluegrass and BBQ Festival
bbqandbluegrassfestival.com/
www.foggyhollow.com/contact.html
www.dillardbbq.org Downtown Dillard GA
439 Ross Lake Rd,Wellington,Al. 256-492-3700 189 Rock Hill School Rd,Thomaston,Ga.
706-746-2690 [email protected]
706-741-9317
[email protected]
Sept. 1,2 & 3, 2011
[email protected]
Sept. 16,17 & 18, 2011
Armuchee Bluegrass Festival
April 2,2011
OL' Timey Crafts and Bluegrass Festival
899 Turkey Mtn. Rd,Armuchee,Ga. 706-766prvlodge.com 3865 County Rd 9, Estillfork,Al. WRFG Peachblossom Bluegrass Festival
6352 or 706-766-6353 [email protected]
www.wrfg.org/ Clarkston Ga. Community Cntr
256-776-9411
770-356-2533 [email protected] Sept 9 & 10, 2011
[email protected]
Raccoon Creek Bluegrass Festival
April. 13,14,15,16 & 17, 2011
www.raccooncreekmusic.com/
Sept. 16,17 & 18, 2011
Mossy Oak Bluegrass Festival
Tibbits Rd,Dallas,Ga. 770-943-2721
OL' Timey Crafts and Bluegrass Festival
www.mossyoakmusicpark.com/index.html
[email protected]
prvlodge.com 3865 County Rd 9,
Estillfork,Al.256-776-9411 [email protected] 533 Old Louisville Rd. Guyton,Ga.
Sept. 15,16 & 17, 2011
912-772-5142
Hillside Bluegrass Festival
Oct. 7 & 8, 2011
[email protected]
www.hillsidebluegrassrvpark.com/
Tn Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention
592 Ga Hwy 87 South, Cochran,Ga.
www.athens.edu/fiddlers/
April 16 & 17, 2011
478-934-6694 [email protected]
Athens State University Campus,Athens,Al.
BEAR ON THE SQUARE MOUNTAIN
256-233-8141 [email protected]
FESTIVAL www.bearonthesquare.org
Sept. 16,17 & 18, 2011
Dahlonega GA 706-684-7817
Oct. 14 & 15, 2011
SEBA Bluegrass Festival
Whites Mountain Bluegrass Festival
www.bearonthesquare.org
April. 16, 2011
www.whitesmtnbluegrass.com/
Downtown Blairsville GA 706-994-4837
Raccoon Creek Cousins for Cure Benefit
40 Whites Mtn Lane,Springville,Al.
[email protected]
www.raccooncreekmusic.com/
205-467-6927
Tibbits Rd,Dallas,Ga. 770-943-2721
Sept. 29,30, Oct. 1, 2011
[email protected]
[email protected]
Piney Woods Lake Bluegrass Festival
IF YOU DON'T SEE YOUR
FESTIVAL
Get it on the list!
We distribute fliers
Oct. 29 & 30, 2011
Whites Mountain Bluegrass Festival
www.whitesmtnbluegrass.com/
40 Whites Mtn Lane,Springville,Al.
205-467-6927
[email protected]
April. 28,29 & 30, 2001
Twin Oaks Parl Bluegrass Music Convention
www.twinoakspark.com/index.html
401 Twin Oaks Dr. Hoboken,Ga.
912-458-2365 [email protected]
FLORIDA
March 31 to April 2 , 2011
FL STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Flstatebluegrass.com hwy 91 south,Perry,FL
850-584-3751 352-754-3082
May. 6 & 7, 2011
Outpost Bluegrass Festival
Outpost Music Barn,Tallapoosa,Ga.
770-574-2698
[email protected]
www.pineywoodslake.com/Default.htm
3326 Piney Woods Lake Rd,Glenwood,Ga.
478-463-3301
533 Old Louisville Rd. Guyton,Ga.
912-772-5142
[email protected]
December 29, 30, 31, 2011
NEW YEARS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
www.aandabluegrass.com
Jekyll Island, GA 706-864-7203
[email protected]
KENTUCKY
Mar.31-Apr.02
Bluegrass Roots Festival
www.riverparkcenter.org/news/story.asp?
NewsID=51 Owensboro,KY.
270-678-2787
May.14-15
Logan County Bluegrass
www.bluegrasslist.com/cgi-bin/detail.pl?id=521
Bowling Green,KY.
270-542-7357
June 2-4
Sally Gap Bluegrass Festival
www.sallygapbgfestival.com/
Williamsburg,ky. 606-549-9514
[email protected]
June. 3-4
Bardstown Bluegrass
www.bluegrass101.com/BardstownFestival201
1.htm Bardstown,KY. 502-252-9004
June. 4-5
KY Lake Bluegrass Festival
www.klbf.org/ Kenlake ST. Park,Aurora,KY.
800-467-7145
June 9-12
Festival Of Bluegrass
www.festivalofthebluegrass.com/Welcome.html
Georgetown,KY. 859-253-0806
[email protected]
June. 17-19
Pickin For Memory www.nkbma.com/
Sparta,KY. 859-356-9905
June. 17-19
Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Fest
www.geocities.com/stringfest/bluegrass.html
Gray Hawk,KY. 606-287-0600
June 23-25
ROMP Bluegrass
www.bluegrass-museum.org/general/romp.php
Owensboro,KY 270-689-9440
www.bluegrass-museum.org/general/contactsbs.php#
June 23-25
Goin' Back To Harlan Bluegrass
harlanbgfestival.com Harlan ,KY.
606-573-4106
June 23-25
Rudy Fest
www.rudyfest.com/
Rudy_Fest/Welcome.html Carter County
Fairgrounds,Grayson,KY. 606-474-2876
Aug. 19-20
Newgrass Festival www.newgrassfestival.com
Boling Green,KY. 270-784-0757
[email protected]
Oct. 7 & 8, 2011
Outpost Bluegrass Festival
Outpost Music Barn,Tallapoosa,Ga.
770-574-2698 [email protected]
Aug. 26-27
Bluegrass 101 Festival
www.bluegrass101.com/8thAnnualBluegrass10
1Festival.htm Shepherdsville,KY.
502-252-9004
Oct. 19,20,21,22 & 23, 2011
Mossy Oak Bluegrass Festival
www.mossyoakmusicpark.com/index.html
Sept. 1-3
Crowe Fest
www.jdcrowefestival.com/
Wilmore,KY. [email protected]
KENTUCKY (continued)
Sept 9-11
Monroe Style Mandolin Camp
www.bluegrassmuseum.org/general/mandoCamps.php
Owensboro,KY. 270-926-7891
www.bluegrass-museum.org/general/contactsbs.php#
Sept. 13-17
Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
www.poppymountainbluegrass.com/
Morehead,KY. 606-784-2277
[email protected]
Sept. 22-24
Vine Grove Bluegrass
www.vinegrovebluegrass.com/Contact.asp
Vine Grove,KY. 270-877-5923
[email protected]
LOUISIANA
Mar. 3-5, 2011
North Louisiana festival
www.needfoundation.com/
Oak Grove,LA. 318-428-5282
Apr.5-9
Two Rivers Bluegrass Festival
tworiversbluegrass.com Leaksville,MS.
601-758-4976 [email protected]
May. 12,13 & 14, 2011
Bluff Creek Bluegrass Festival
www.bluffcreekbluegrass.com/Additional.html
5400 Ball Park Rd,Vancleave,Ms.
228-826-1179
[email protected]
NORTH CAROLINA
Feb. 18,19 & 20, 2011
Bluegrass Firstclass
www.bluegrassfirstclass.com/
Crowne Plaza Resort,Asheville,Nc.
828-275-8650
Feb. 18 & 19, 2011
Kinston Bluegrass Festival
www.kinstonwinterbluegrass.com/
Community College,Kinston,Nc. 252-233-6865
[email protected], [email protected];
Apr.28, 29,30 May.1 ,2011
Merle Fest www.merlefest.org/
Wilkes Community ClooedgeWilkesboro,Nc.
800-343-7857 [email protected]
March. 30 to April. 2, 2011
North Louisiana Spring Bluegrass Festival
www.sabinebluegrass.com/events/OakGroveLa
April. 7,8 & 9, 2011
.html 10284 Hwy 17 S. Oak Grove,La.
Big Lick Bluegrass Festival
318-428-5282
biglickbluegrass.com
April. 14,15 & 16, 2011
640 S. Oak Ridge Blvd,Oakboro,Nc. 704-485Great Southern RV Park Bluegrass
[email protected]
www.sabinebluegrass.com/events/AngieLa.htm 4906
30397 Hwy 21, Angie,la.
Apr. 16, 2011
985-986-8411
Yadkin Valley Bluegrass Convention
yadkingrass.com/default.aspx
May.5-7, 2011
305 n. State St. Yadkinville,Nc.
Hickory Grove Bluegrass Festival
336-679-2941 [email protected]
bluegrassdog.com/pdf/may.pdf
Deville,LA. 318-466-5495
Sept. 15,16 & 17, 2011
Hoppin John Bluegrass and Fiddlers
Convention www.hoppinjohn.org/
1439 Henderson Tanyard Rd,Pittsboro,Nc.
919-542-1746 [email protected]
May. 6 & 7, 2011
Townsend Spring Festival
www.smokymountains.org/
Townsend,Tn. 1-800-525-6834
[email protected]
May: 5, 6, & 7 2011
31st Annual Doyle Lawson & Quick Silver
Bluegrass Festival www.farmpark.com
Farm Park Bluegrass Festival
1072 Cranford Rd. Denton,Nc.
336-859-2755 [email protected]
May. 20& 21, 2011
Bloomin BBQ and Bluegrass
www.bloominbbq.com/
110 Gary Wade Blvd. Sevierville,Tn.
865-453-6411
[email protected]
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mar. 25,26 & 27, 2011
Reno Fest Bluegrass Festival
www.renofest.com/
Downtown, Hartsville, SC. 843-332-1600
[email protected]?subject=RenoFest
May. 27 & 28, 2011
Jimmy Martin Memorial Bluegrass Festival
www.overhomesneedville.com/jmfest/
tazewell hwy,Sneedville,Tn.
423-733-0140
[email protected]
May. 13 & 14, 2011
Aiken Bluegrass Festival
www.aikenbluegrassfestival.org/
Whitney Field,Aiken,Sc.
no phone number
[email protected]
July. 1 & 2, 2011
Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree
smithvillejamboree.com/
Smithfield,tn.
615-597-8500
[email protected]
May. 14, 2011
Bluegrass on the Waccamaw
conwayscchamber.com/ Conway,Sc.
843-455-6161
July 8,9 & 10, 2011
Uncle Dave Macon Days
uncledavemacondays.com/index.htm
Cannonsburgh Village,Murfreesboro,Tn.
1-615-893-6565
May. 27 & 28, 2011
PAPA JOE'S Banjo & BBQ Bluegrass Festival July. 15 & 16,2011
banjobque.com/ North Augusta,SC.
White Oak Mountain Bluegrass Festival
no phone [email protected]
www.whiteoakbluegrass.com/
200 Nature's Trail,Cleveland,Tn.
May. 27 & 28, 2011
423-476-9310
Plum Hollow Bluegrass Festival
www.moonshiners.com 5015 Rainbow Lake [email protected]
Rd. Campobello,Sc. 864-680-0225
Sept.
[email protected]
Union Bluegrass Festival
May 27,28 & 29, 2011
Fiddlers Grove www.fiddlersgrove.com/
Aug . 26 & 27, 2011
May . 12-14, 2001
Fiddlers Grove Campground,Union Grove,Nc. Ocean Lakes Bluegrass Festival
Pecan Ridge Bluegrass Festival
828-478-3735 www.fiddlersgrove.com/
www.bluegrassonthewaccamaw.com/
bluegrassdog.com/pdf/may.pdf
6001 S. Kings Hwy,Myrtle Beach,SC.
Jackson,LA. 225-629-5852
May 26,27 & 28,, 2011
1-877-510-1413 [email protected]
Little John's Moubtain Music Festival
July. 16 & 17, 2011
Sept. 8,9 & 10, 2011
Magnolia State Bluegrass Association Festival www.littlejohnsmountainmusic.com/
Bluegrass In The Woods
www.sabinebluegrass.com/events/AngieLa-2- 1256 Longest Acre Rd,Snow Camp,Nc.
336-376-8324
www.rudysbluegrass.com/6thAutumnfest.htm
MSBA.html 30397 Hwy 21, Angie,la.
[email protected]
110 Smith Motors Rd. Belton,Sc.
985-986-8411
864-225-3705 [email protected]
June. 16,17 & 18, 2011
October. 13,14 & 15, 2011
Cherokee Bluegrass Festival
Oct. 1, 2011
Hickory Grove Music Park
www.cherokeebluegrass.com/
Congaree Bluegrass Festival
www.sabinebluegrass.com/events/DeVilleLa.ht
www.cityofcayce-sc.gov
ml 28 J. Nugent Rd, Deville,La.318-466-5495 1553 Wolftown Rd. Cherokee,Nc.
828-275-8650
Granby Gardens Park, Cayce,Sc.
Dec ????
[email protected]
803-796-9020 [email protected]
Christmas In The Pines
November 24, 25 & 26, 2011
www.sabinebluegrass.com/events/Independen July 1,2,3 & 4, 2011
Red White & Bluegrass Festival
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BLUEGRASS
ceLa.html 55305 Cooksey Lane,
www.redwhiteandbluegrassfestival.com/home.c
FESTIVAL www.aandabluegrass.com
Independence,La.985-507-1718
fm 401 S. College St,Morganton,Nc.
Convention Center,Myrtle Beach, SC.
MISSISSIPPI
828-433-7469
706-864-7203 [email protected]
March. 5, 2011
Aug. 4,5 & 6, 2011
TENNESSEE
Gospel and Bluegrass Concert
Preddyfest Bluegrass Festival
Mar. 12, 2011
www.iccms.edu/index.asp
www.preddyfest.com/
Cousin Jake Memorial Bluegrass Festival
Itawamba Community College,Tupelo,Ms.
2284 Greenhill Rd,Franklinton,Nc.
www.etowaharts.org/ Etowah,Tn.
662-842-1891
919-494-7471
423-263-7608 [email protected]
March. 10,11 & 12, 2011
[email protected] <[email protected]>
April. 2, 2011
Ledgends Of Bluegrass and Country
August 18, 19 & 20 , 2011
Tri County Jamboree
Columbia Exposition Center- Columbia,Ms.
207 old washington pike,Dayton,Tn
www.sabinebluegrass.com/events/ColumbiaMs NORTH CAROLINA STATE BLUEGRASS
FESTIVAL www.aandabluegrass.com
423-637-6177
-2.html 601-736-4498
1885 US 70 W,Marion, NC 706-864-7203
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
May 5,6 & 7, 2011
March. 22,23,24,25 & 26, 2001
Boxcar Pinion Memorial Bluegrass Festival
Smith County Jamboree
Aug. 26 & 27, 2011
www.boxcarforeverbluegrass.com
www.bluegrassdog.com/flyers/Polkville
High Country Music Fest
%20MS.PDF 603 Hwy 13, Polkville,Ms.
www.highcountrybluegrassfestival.com/default. Raccoon Mtn. Campground,Chattanooga,Tn.
770-820-2228 [email protected]
601-946-0280
htm 748 Roby Green Rd. Boone,Nc.
www.unioncpchurch.com/bluegrass.htm
400 Everett Rd,Knoxville,Tn.
865-966-9040 [email protected]
Sept. 15,16 & 17
Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival
www.dumplinvalleybluegrass.com/index.htm
525 E Dumplin Valley Rd,Kodak,Tn.
865-397-7942 [email protected]
Sept 24 & 25, 2011
Old Timers Day Festival
[email protected]
7906 E. Lamar Pky,Townsend,Tn.
1-800-525-6834
Sept. 26 thru Oct. 2, 2011
IBMA World Of Bluegrass
ibma.org/events.programs/wob/index.asp
2 Music Circle S. Nashville,Tn.
1-888-438-4262 [email protected]
Oct. 1 , 2011
Raccoon Valley Bluegrass Festival
www.raccoonvalleyfestival.com/
265 Patt Lane,Powell,Tn. 865-548-0326
[email protected]
Oct. 7,8 & 9, 2011
Tennessee Fall Homecoming Festival
www.museumofappalachia.org/
2819 Andersonville Hwy,Clinton,Tn.
865-494-7680
[email protected]
DIDN'T SEE YOUR FESTIVAL?
Get it on the list!
We distribute fliers too!
Contact us!
[email protected]
Page 8 April 2011
The SEBA BREAKDOWN
Master Series Bear on the Square
Friday April 15
Dahlonega GA
Songwriter Workshop
And House Concert April 16
“The Soul of the Song”
\
Discounted Workshops
for Members and Non Members
“I’m just a song waiting to be written
Waiting for your fingers on the strings
Waiting for your new inspiration
Waiting for your heart again in spring”
C Louisa Branscomb 2011
SEBA Members SAVE $10 *
non-members get an
E-membership for just $5 *
* With purchace of workshop
Steve Kaufm an
in Co ncer t
April 9th Show tim e
8P M Tickets $15
See this Three Time Winner of the
National Flatpicking Championships
2 Day Wo rksh o p
April 8th 7pm til 9pm
Frid ay
th
April 9 9:30am til 3:30pm
Saturday
Hear it & Learn it from a Master Bring
a voice recorder, guitar and lots of
questions. Limited to 35 Students or
Instructors. This 2 day workshop is
reasonably priced at $90
Your Host Tommy Allen &
Atlanta Premier Guitars
Tickets For more information
[email protected]
770 860-8551
Atlanta Premier Guitars
875 Flat Shoals Rd SE # 150
Conyers, GA 30094-6640
Louisa Branscomb is known as a master songwriter and a
natural-born teacher. Protégé’s describe her as particularly
gifted at creating a relaxed, open atmosphere where writers
of all levels can reach deeper and refining their voices and
identities as songwriters. Nowhere is this more true than
at her Songwriter Retreat, Woodsong Farm, near
Cartersville, GA, where the wooden planks, old screen
doors, and log barns of the historic 150 year-old
homeplace, with the mountains rising above the pastures,
all beckon the soul. In Louisa’s words, “we will start
with inspiration and individual and group writing, and end
with ways to effectively promote and expose your song.
There will be time for writing in the serene setting the farm
provides,
discussion, personal feedback, and pointers
about structure and craft.
For
new
writers,
the
workshop will help you get
started and for experienced
writers, it will build on your
current skills and create a
space for you to deepen and
“live” in your songwriting.”
The workshop also addresses
creative ways to increase
exposure of your songs.
Louisa Branscomb
Following the workshop, the
Woodsong Spring Master Songwriter Concert will be open
to featuring originals by Louisa and guests including Kathy
Reed, Martha Ann Brooks, and others. All SEBA members
are encouraged to come hear some of Georgia’s finest
songwriters in an intimate country setting in Spring.
Louisa’s songwriting credentials stretch as far as the
mountain views of Woodsong Farm. A nominee for 2011
SPBGMA Songwriter of the Year, Louisa has over 90 cuts
in bluegrass and acoustic music and numerous awards,
including two IBMA Recorded Events of the Year, two
Grammies on her now-standard Alison Krauss hit, “Steel
Rails” (Krauss and John Denver), and SPBGMA Song of
the Year.
Her upcoming Compass release, "I'll Take
Love," pairs 13 of her new songs with world-class vocalists
the likes of Dale Ann Bradley, John Cowan, Claire Lynch,
Alison Krauss, Alison Brown, Josh Williams, the Whites,
Dave Peterson, Missy Raines.
In the words of Dale Ann Bradley, who has recorded 5 of
Louisa’s songs including
last year’s chart hit “Don’t
You’re your Back,” “Louisa writes with amazing sensitivity
and depth. Broken hearts and mended spirits shine through
in her songs, and all the songs in her new CD. And she’s
the best friend a train ever had!”
Louisa invites anyone attending the House Concert to come
early and jam over the dinner break or enjoy a picnic on the
porch or hillside. Space is limited, so please make
reservations early.
WORKSHOP: 10:30 – 5:00 April 16. Song share and
jam over dinner break 5-6:30 $70.00, $66.00 for SEBA
members and students. Picnic lunch on the farm; bar-b-q
dinner catered by Wesman’s
SONGWRITER CONCERT: Louisa and guests Kathy
Reed, Martha Ann Brooks, and others: 6:30– 9:30. 5$
participants; $10.00 minimum donation for all others.
RESERVATIONS : [email protected]
To learn more visit www.louisabranscomb.com
www.sebabluegrass.org
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike
featuring Becky Buller
Appearing at:
Matilda's Music Under the Pines
in Alpharetta GA
April 29th
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike
featuring Becky Buller
Long time members of SEBA, Valarie Smith
& Liberty Pike and Becky Buller continue to
be a force in the industry. Balancing their
work lives with being a performing band
they still travel extensively and have
performed on many stages, on cruise ships
and school for educational purposes. In
January the band performed concerts in 21
Owensboro, Ky. area elementary schools.
No matter where they play next let's all get
out and support this super group of giving
musicians. For more about Valarie Smith &
Liberty Pike featuring Becky Buller visit:
http://www.valeriesmithonline.com/
Education Workshops
featured at many events
Want SEBA to help add to the
bluegrass experience of your
festivals or events?
Education was a founding principal of
SEBA and informing and encouraging the
public and i's members to improve or even
learn the skill playing is a prime directive
of the SEBA mission statement. The music
you enjoy today is often a result of what
workshops do for the music community.
Our Education committee
wants to hear from you.
Page 9 April 2011
The SEBA BREAKDOWN
How does SEBA get all that information on so many events?
SEBA has an automated posting service available for everyone to post
any bluegrass related festival or event. It is located at:
www.sebabluegrass.org/events/wpw/submit.php
Since it's inception thousands have and continue to visit the SEBA
website looking for information about everything from jams to parties,
workshops, concerts and festivals.
Recently all this information has been incorporated in our FREE weekly
newsletter the Efans Bluegrass Happenings. Now over 2500 folks get it
weekly in an email. Every event in the SEBA website gets on that list.
But if it's not on the SEBA site unfortunately it doesn’t get in the free
newsletter or in the monthly Breakdown newsletter. Someone must post
it otherwise no one will know about it.
In summary, we depend on YOU and the music community to get the
word out. That's the way it's always been.
Thanks to everyone who helps!!!
For best results we recommend an event get posted at least 45
days prior to it's occurrence
MASTER CLASSES FOR MUSICIANS
ON SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY APRIL 15th
BEAR ON THE SQUARE WEEKEND
Master Music Classes return to the Bear on the Square Mountain Festival on
Friday, April 15. Festival organizers have once again teamed up with North
Georgia College and State University (NGCSU) and the Southeast Bluegrass
Association (SEBA) to bring in some top notch bluegrass and old-time musicians
and instructors to lead the Friday classes this year.
The Master Classes will be intensive three-hour long, hand-on classes
with master instructors in group sessions. The sessions will be designed
for the intermediate musician wishing to improve in such areas as timing,
soloing, and playing in groups. The classes will be held from 1-4 p.m. at
the NGCSU campus in downtown Dahlonega. The cost of a class is $25
for adults, $15 for students and current SEBA members. Those wishing to
sign up for a new SEBA one-year membership* and a class ($40 value)
can do so for $30 ($10 discount). There is limited seating for each class,
so advance reservations are highly recommended to ensure a spot. Online
registration is available at www.bearonthesquare.org or registration
information can be obtained by calling Joe Matteson at 706-319-2045.
*One year membership offer applies to E-membership only.
The SouthEastern Bluegrass Association (SEBA) Education Committee
is again serving as sponsor of the Master Classes, which will be held on
the NGCSU campus in a classroom setting in partnership with the
Friends of Music at the university’s Music Department.
The classes and instructors for this year are:
Bluegrass Banjo - Geoff Hohwald, popular Atlanta banjo player, teacher and
author of several banjo instructional books and videos.
Mandolin - Bradley Laird, founder of Mandolin University, teacher, and author
several instructional books and videos and highly regarded Atlanta area musician.
Guitar - Curtis Jones, known as “The World’s Fastest Flat Picker”, veteran
teacher and author of several videos and instructional methods and materials.
Bluegrass Fiddle - David Blackmon, highly successful and sought after Athens
area musician and teacher, with numerous recordings to his credit.
Bass Fiddle - Sonny Houston, longtime Atlanta area music teacher, researcher,
multi-instrumentalist and composer.
Old-Time Fiddle - James Bryan, Alabama Music Hall of Fame inductee,
veteran old-time fiddler and teacher, longtime musical companion of Norman and
Nancy Blake and Carl Jones.
Old-Time Banjo - Carl Jones, popular songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,
teacher and lecturer and renowned performer.
More details about the 2011 Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, including
information about music performances, the juried artists marketplace, and other
activities can be found at www.bearonthesquare.org.
www.sebabluegrass.org
Relay for Life
“Cousins for a Cure “
Cancer Fundraiser
Saturday, April 16th
~Rain or Shine~
Admission: $5 Donation
(All Proceeds go to The American Cancer Society)
Raccoon Creek's Rene and Wendell Hardy open their hearts and
pocketbooks again to bring top quality entertainment to their
music community. The very popular venue in Dallas Ga has
become a favorite for fans and performers alike with it's
homecoming feel and welcoming spirit. Much like SEBA, the
Hardy's do not earn any money on the event, in fact they spend
their own money at a loss for the event. We encourage you to
support this one day festival to help find a cure.
And... Don't forget their July festival when so many SEBA
member bands take the stage including The Grascals.
To learn more about Raccoon Creek visit them at
www.raccooncreekmusic.com
A tireless entertainer, SEBA member Jerry Butler brings his
BluJ's band for fun and entertainment.
April 9th
The Sharp Mountain Picking Barn
424 Lower Dowda Mill Road Jasper, GA
Jam & Performance Doors open at 5pm for a
Jam Session and the show begins at 7pm
April 7 - 8
7 pm
TWO RIVERS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Greene County Rural Events Center
4191 High School Rd Leakesville, MS
April 16
6:00 pm
SUTTON OLD TIME MUSIC HOUR
Sutton General Store Granville, TN
April 30
(Saturday Only)
TWIN OAKS PARK BLUEGRASS
FESTIVAL
Twin Oaks Park
See his schedule at
Hoboken, Georgia
www.jerrybutleronline.com
Page 10 April 2011
Your Monthly guide to …
The SEBA BREAKDOWN
Live & Pickin
www.sebabluegrass.org
Call before you go!
04/02/11 Sat
WRFG Peachblossom Bluegrass Fest, Clarkston Community Center, Clarkston, GA, 11am - 9 pm, www.wrfg.org, Sharon , [email protected], 770-356-2533
04/02/11 Sat
Ken Scoggins & Miller's Creek, Sutton Old Time Music hour, Granville, TN, www.KenScoggins.Com, [email protected], 803-230-9523
04/02/11 Sat
Pea Ridge Ramblers, Barking Legs Theater, Chattanooga, TN, 8pm - 10pm, barkinglegs.org/
04/02/11 Sat
Rabon Creek at the Mitchell Park/Depot, Music at the Mitchell Park-Train Depot, Mitchell, GA, 7pm - 9pm, , [email protected], 864-871-2395
04/02/11 Sat
Steel String Session, Peachblossom Festival, Clarkston, GA
04/02/11 Sat
The Dc-3s @ THE IRISH BRED PUB, Douglasville, GA, 8:30pm-11:30pm, theirishbredpub.com/douglasville/index.html, [email protected]
04/02/11 Sat
WRFG PEACH BLOSSOM BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, WRFG PEACH BLOSSOM BLUEGRASS, DOWNTOWN CLARKSTON,, GA, 11 AM - 9 PM,
www.wrfg.org, SHARON WIGGINS, [email protected], 770-356-2533 Cell
04/03/11 Sun
FREE Fiddle Workshop, St. Anthony's Episcopal Church, Winder, GA, 3-4:15 PM, Scott or Lizabeth Weber, [email protected], 770-207-9223
04/03/11 Sun
SEBA Winder Pickin', St.Anthony's Episcopal Church, Winder, GA, 3-6 PM, Scott or Lizabeth , [email protected], 770-207-9223
04/04/07 Mon-
Bluegrass Week at the AL Folk School, Alabama Folk School at Camp McDowell, Nauvoo, AL, Begins 5:00 Monday through lunch Thursday,
www.campmcdowell.com/folkschool, Danielle Dunbar, [email protected], 205-563-9990
Thu
04/05/11 Tue
Marietta Weekly Tuesday Night Jam, Australian Bakery Cafe, Marietta, GA, 7pm - 9PM, www.australianbakery.com, Gregory Beyer,
[email protected], 678-797-6222
04/09/11 Sat
Jerry Butler and the BluJ's, The Sharp Mountain Picking Barn, Jasper, GA, GA, doors open @ 5 for jam session show begins @ 7
04/09/11 Sat
BLUEGRASS & ARTS & CRAFTS AT THE ROCK, THE ROCK, Rockmart, GA, Free All Day Event, www.therockrvpark.com, Jon Hitchcock,
[email protected], 770-684-8519
04/09/11 Sat
Bluegrass in the Pavilion Concert, The Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL, 3:00pm, www.flaglermuseum.us/programs/bluegrass-concert, Amanda Wilson,
[email protected], 561-655-2833
04/09/11 Sat
Cherryholmes, Fountain Inn Civic Center, Fountain Inn, SC, 7:30 PM, www.ficiviccenter.org, Anita Sleeman, [email protected], 864/409-1050
04/09/11 Sat
Gobbler's Knob String Band, Ringgold Opry, Ringgold, GA, 8:30pm, T. Brown, [email protected]
04/10/11 Sun
SEBA Calhoun Jam, Harris Arts Center, Calhoun, GA, 3pm - 6pm, www.cgarts.org, Steve Dyrda, [email protected], (770) 608-8729
04/10/11 Sun
‘OLD TIME’ MUSIC JAM, The Crimson Moon, Dahlonega, GA, 2 PM- 5 PM, www.thecrimsonmoon.com, 706-864-3982
04/12/11 Tue
Marietta Weekly Tuesday Night Jam, Australian Bakery Cafe, Marietta, GA, 7pm - 9PM, www.australianbakery.com, Gregory Beyer,
[email protected], 678-797-6222
04/17/11 Sun
Rabon Creek at The Artisans Fair, The Artisans Fair, North Augusta, SC, 3pm - 4pm, www.colonialtimes.us
04/19/11 Tue
Marietta Weekly Tuesday Night Jam, Australian Bakery Cafe, Marietta, GA, 7pm - 9PM, www.australianbakery.com, Gregory Beyer,
[email protected], 678-797-6222
04/21/11 Thu
The Apostles of Bluegrass, Redlight Cafe, Atlanta, GA, 7:oo pm Jam 9 pm Stage show, www.redlightcafe.com/, Johnny Roquemore,
[email protected], 678-523-9084
04/22/11 Fri
Casey Driessen & The Colorfools, The Douglass Theatre, Macon, GA, 8:00 pm (doors at 7:30), www.acousticproductions.com, Joe Cullison,
[email protected], 478-254-2495
04/23/11 Sat
THE DC-3s at Hollonville Opry, Hollonville Opry House, Williamson, GA, 6:30pm-7:30pm, [email protected]
04/26/11 Tue
Marietta Weekly Tuesday Night Jam, Australian Bakery Cafe, Marietta, GA, 7pm - 9PM, www.australianbakery.com, Gregory Beyer,
[email protected], 678-797-6222
04/29/30 Fri Sat
Steel String Session, Georgia BMW Motorcycle Rally, Hiawassee, GA, Fri: 12noon, Saturday: late afternoon, www.bmwmoga.info/gmr/index.php
04/29/11 Fri
Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, Matilda's Music Under the Pines, Alpharetta, GA, 7:00 pm, www.matildascottage.com, Hope River Entertainment,
[email protected], 678-377-3298
04/30/11 Sat
Ken Scoggins & Miller's Creek, Downtown Cinema Theater WPAQ 740 Radio, Mt. Airy, NC, www.KenScoggins.Com, [email protected], 803-230-9523
04/30/11 Sat
Steel String Session, Ramp Tramp Festival, Benton, TN, 10am, Greb Paxton, [email protected]
04/30/11 Sat
Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike, Barking Legs Theater, Chattanooga, TN, 8:00pm, barkinglegs.org/Music/index.html, T. Brown Buckeye Ridge LLC,
[email protected], 706-581-8025
Your Monthly guide to …
FESTIVALS
Call before you go!
04/01/02
Smoke on the Water BBQ and Bluegrass Festival, http://sotwfestival.com
Thomaston, GA
706-741-9317
04/02/11
WRFG Peachblossom Bluegrass Festival, http://www.wrfg.org
Clarkston, GA
770-356-2533
04/02/03
Tri County Jamboree Family Fun Day, http://facebook/thedavidcampbellmemorialpark/events
Dayton, TN
423-775-4224
04/09/11
Bluegrass & Arts & Crafts At The Rock, http://www.therockrvpark.com/
Rockmart, GA
770-684-8519
04/14/16
White Sands Music Festival, http://.www.farmersopry.com
Chumuckla, FL
850-994-6000
04/15/16
Southern Music Rising, http://www.southernmusicrising.com/home.cfm
Monticello, FL
850-510-4220
04/16/17
Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, http://www.BearOnTheSquare.org
Dahlonega, GA
706-864-7817
04/16/17
Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, http://www.BearOnTheSquare.org
Dahlonega, GA
706-864-7817
04/16/11
Raccoon Creek "Cousins for a Cure" Benefit Show, http://www.raccooncreekmusic.com
Dallas, GA
770-943-2721
04/21/23
Rholetter's Apple Valley Bluegrass Festival, [email protected]
Long Creek, SC
864-903-4510
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Need some FAST CASH ???
There's no doubt we could all use some extra cash these days.
The SEBA classified ads are a great way to get it!
As a part of your membership
services SEBA members can run ads
Fellas I found it
for FREE and soon we plan to make
at SEBA
them available online for visitors to
read too.
SEBA Ambassador Little Roy Lewis
of the Little Roy and Lizzy Show,
related a story of how the SEBA
Breakdown was the source of many
of his instrumental purchases over
the years. He still owns many of
those instruments today. In fact he
said SEBA's classifieds was one of
the features he always looked
forward to each month.
Little Roy Lewis speaking with fans.
We invite you to use the Breakdown
Classified Ads for any music related
items including Music Lessons, new or used instructional materials like books, CDs, DVDs,
or old VHS tapes, even your old bluegrass records and tapes. And don't forget those
instruments you no loner play!
There's fast cash out there just waiting for you to pick it up.
Place your ads Today!
CONTACT US [email protected]
Coming Soon!!!
Want to save money on your membership and
help SEBA save on costs too?
Membership Conversions for
E Memberships are going to be offered soon.
Let's all get ready to SAVE some money!!!
www.sebabluegrass.org
Classified Ads
CLASSIFIED ADS ARE FREE
TO SEBA MEMBERS
Ads in the lessons category will run for 6 months and
all other categories will run for 3 months.
Place your ad Today!
CONTACT US
[email protected]
INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE or TRADE
CANDOLINS - Genuine "Washtub John"
Candolins. Perfect gift for the beginner to the
musician who plays everything. Almost 2 octaves
from ONE string. Easy to play. $25. Call 770-6079027
D-45 from 1974 Excellent condition, pearl inlay,
new strings, no neck or bridge problems, one
owner, looks new, sounds great, plays very well,
original hard shell case....$7,600.00 negotiable D28 from 1959 Excellent condition, Brazilian
rosewood, new strings, no neck or bridge
problems, sounds great, plays very well, original
hard shell case....$12,000.00 negotiable 000-18
from 1970 Near Excellent condition,new strings,
no neck or bridge problems, needs pick guard
replaced,sounds great, plays very well, original
simi-hard shell case....$1,500.00 negotiable
Contact:Carla 678.333.4958 [email protected]
email me for pictures
LESSONS
MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTS - Play music for fun
at Gerry Hall's home studio. I teach Guitar, Banjo,
Mandolin, Fiddle, Steal Guitar and coach vocals.
Will work with bands on vocal arrangements and
harmony singing. I recently received the
Education Award from the Atlanta Country Music
Hall of Fame. 770-422-0220.
BANJO LESSONS - available in East Atlanta
area from Geoff Hohwald, author of the Banjo
Primer Book and DVD. Beginners to advanced.
Includes instruction on playing backup and
jamming.
Free
lessons
available
at
freebanjovideos.com. If you wish to take private
or group lessons call 404 218 8580 or e mail
[email protected].
Special Offer
x $10
We hope you have enjoyed this edition of the SEBA breakdown.
This month's issue was provided FREE to share with everyone who we are and what we do. If you feel we are
doing a good job or need improvement we want to hear from you. If you are not a member we hope you will help us
do this work by supporting SEBA with your membership.
And . . . . .As always Thank you SEBA members.
Be sure to visit our SEBAbluegrass.org site often for the latest information and notices.
Promoters & Organizers
The place where the Pros go!
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