Texas Bluegrass - Central Texas Bluegrass Association

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Central
Texas Bluegrass
IBMA Member
Vol. 34 No. 1
January 1, 2012
Copyright © 2011 by Central Texas Bluegrass Association
THe year ahead
Bluegrass Events in
Texas
Meet A Member
Mike Moore
Top Ten
Predictions for
2012
Learnin’ a Little
Play Old Time
Getting Air Time
The Lost Pines
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The Year Ahead - 2012
Monthly weekend Jams & Shows (See Jam Listings too)
1st Weekend (except Sept) 2nd Thursday
2nd Weekend (Apr-Nov)
3rd Weekend (no show in Dec)
4th Weekend (no show in Dec)
January 2012
Pearl Bluegrass
Bluegrass Open Mic (New World)
Texas Pickin Park BABA Spring Creek Bluegrass Club Pearl TX
Austin TX
Fayetteville, TX
League City, TX
Bellville TX
EVENTS
Nedski & Mojo (Ned Luberecki & Stephen Mougin) have booked three house concerts (so far).
Friday Jan 20 at 7:00pm. At Tracy Sloan’s. Address is 538 Donaldson Ave, San Antonio. Cost
is $15
[email protected]
Saturday, Jan 21 they are doing banjo and
vocal workshops as well as playing a house
concert in the Sarrazine building in Fayetteville,
TX. Two hour workshops begin at 1:00pm. Cost
$50. Show starts at 7:00pm. Cost is $15.
[email protected]
Sunday, Jan 22 the dynamic duo is being hosted by Bluegrass Heritage Foundation up in
the Dallas area.
Check www.BluegrassHeritage.org for info.
AFTM Mid-Winter Festival
Saturday, Jan 28 in the Dougherty Arts Center 1110 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX Workshops all day
and performances. (See ad page 9)
February 2012
2-5
SPBGMA Music Awards & National Convention Nashville TN
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10-11
Del McCoury Band
Winter Festival Of Acoustic Music
March 2012
2-3
9-18 10-11
24-25
29-31
Argyle Bluegrass Festival South By Southwest (SxSW)
House Concert with Betse Ellis
RiceGrass III Old Time Music & Dulcimer Festival
April 2012
13-14 19-22
26-29
Concho Valley Bluegrass Festival
Old Settler’s Music Festival (25th Year)
Texas State Championship Fiddlers Frolic
May 2012
4-5
11-12
25-27
27-31
Salmon Lake Park Fun Bluegrass Weekend Sandyland Bluegrass Reunion
Salmon Lake Park Gospel Music Festival
Live Oak Fiddle Camp
June 2012
5-9
8-9
July 2012
15-20
Conroe TX (Creighton Theater)
Irving TX
Argyle TX
Austin TX
Austin TX (Pittman)
Fischer TX (See Ad, page 5)
Palestine TX
San Angelo TX (See Ad)
Camp Ben Austin TX
Halletsville TX
Grapeland TX
Nacogdoches, TX
Grapeland TX
Halletsville TX (scholarship eligible)
Hill Country Acoustic Music Camp
Overton Bluegrass Music Festival Kerrville TX (scholarship eligible)
Overton TX
Camp Bluegrass!!!
Levelland, TX (scholarship eligible)
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20-21
21 27-29
Fire On The Strings Bluegrass Festival Summer Bluegrass Gospel Concert Old Mobeetie Music Festival August 2012
9-11
10-11
17
18
Acoustic Music Camp
Wichita Falls Bluegrass Festival
Rodeo City Music Hall Bluegrass Nights Texas State Mandolin Championship
September 2012
1
9-15
14-15
20-23
22 22 27-29
28-30
28-30
Salmon Lake Park Bluegrass Festival
Arbuckle Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Sandyland Bluegrass Reunion
Coffee Creek RV Fall Jam & Bluegrass Festival Big Mineral’s Night of Bluegrass Leander Bluegrass Festival Paluxy River Bluegrass Festival Wickett Bluegrass Festival IBMA World of Bluegrass Fan Fest October 2012
5-7
12
12-13
19-20
19-21
20
25-27 Glen Rose GospelGrass Acoustic Music Jam Camp
Bloomin’ Bluegrass Free Festival Mitchell RV Park Fall Bluegrass Festival
Austin String Band Festival
Jim Paul Miller Bluegrass Fiddler’s Showdown
Spring Creek Bluegrass Club Festival
League City TX
San Angelo TX
Mobeetie TX
Arlington TX (scholarship eligible)
Wichita Falls TX
Mesquite TX (rodeo & bluegrass-yes!)
League City TX
Grapeland TX
Davis OK
Nacogdoches TX
Santo TX
Sadler TX
Leander TX
Glen Rose TX
Wickett TX
Nashville TN
Glen Rose TX
Farmers Branch TX (scholarship eligible)
Farmers Branch TX
Perrin TX
Camp Ben Austin TX
Garland TX
Bellville TX
Please let us know about your events by sending email to [email protected]. If you see a
mistake above please send us a note at [email protected]
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Top Ten Predictions for 2012
1. A new supergroup, the Flattcars, will emerge to perform covers of old Lester Flatt numbers (from the Nashville Grass era). The Boxcars will file a trademark infringement suit, claiming the name is misleading. A contretemps involving Adam Steffey of the Boxcars and Stephany Adams of the Flattcars ensues at the IBMA awards.
2. In a new bid to try to achieve “first generation” status as the heir of Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs will legally
change his name to Ricky Skruggs. His wife, Cheryl White, will change hers to Martha White.
3. Dan Tyminski takes a leave of absence from Union Station in order to fill the guitar slot with the Flattcars. His
replacement, performing under the stage name of Dan Timeoutski, is actually the president of the Blockheads,
Ron Block’s online fan club.
4. Red Knuckles claims he’s the legitimate heir to the Monroe legacy. Ricky Skruggs threatens to “bust off his
peghead scroll, if you know what I mean.”
5. A computer programmer in Reno, Nevada, develops the first color emoticon for general Internet use. This
first one is red, and it’s dubbed the “Renoan Red Smilyface.”
6. Red Knuckles replies, “Who you callin’ a peghead?”
7. Attempting to capitalize on both their association with Steve Martin and the public’s fondness for vintage
50’s comics, the Steep Canyon Rangers change their name to the Steve Canyon Rangers.
8. Somewhere in the continental United States, a banjo picker will graduate from high school and be in tune,
too (OK, just kidding about that one).
9. An Iranian bluegrass fan downloads a new ringtone from the Red Knuckles web site. The ringtone contains
a virus that wipes out Iran’s uranium enrichment program. Again.
10. Jami Hampton buys five more banjos, and there are now so many banjos in her house that the resulting
concentration of banjo pot metal throws off the gravitometer at the UT Bureau of Economic Geology, leading
the Bureau to predict an imminent earthquake in Central Texas. The ensuing panic clogs I-35 for three days.
By A Nonnymus Contributor
Instruction for Banjo,
Guitar and Mandolin
Online and Private Lessons
Eddie Collins
www.eddiecollins.biz
512-873-7803
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Learnin’ a Little: Play
Old Time Music
Put this on your bucket list. “Join a jam with Old Time
musicians”. Check it out. A great opportunity to do
this is just around the corner. Look at the ad to the left.
Yes, it’s time again for the Austin Friends of Traditional
Music (AFTM) to have their Mid-Winter Festival at the
Dougherty Arts Center. You owe it to yourself to go.
See what it’s all about. Take your instrument!!!
Old Time is a little different from bluegrass, but don’t
let that scare you. Joining an Old Time jam gives you
an opportunity to play a related style of music that will
enhance your ability to play bluegrass! Some traditional bluegrass songs are played in Old Time circles too so
don’t be afraid to call out a traditional tune when it’s
your turn. We all play mountain music, the true country music, you’ll fit in. Here’s how.
If you are a banjo picker, joining an Old Time jam will
give you an opportunity to learn a little clawhammer
style. It’s good for you. You might even find that you
like that sound better. Fiddlers will find other friendly fiddlers (Eddie Collins always says “there’s safety in
numbers”). Guitarist can work on alternate picking and
rhythm patterns (no G-runs please). Mandolin players
will find that they can get more time focused on melodies and ear training and less time being the “chick” for
the band (as in boom-chick). And speaking of “boom”
Bass players can play a little smoother, maybe do a little
bowing.
So, look to your left. There’s the flyer for the Mid-Winter Fest. Enjoy the workshops, good food, comfortable
atmosphere, lousy parking, and great shows.
By Tom Duplissey
a
a
w w w. a f t m . u s
[email protected]
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Meet a CTBA Member:
Mike Moore
Introduce yourself. Tell us your name, a little
bit about yourself, what city you live in, and
why you joined CTBA.
My name is Mike Moore. Actually, my first name
is William, but my dad and son are both William
as well. I was born in Palestine Texas, 7th generation, but as my dad was in the Marine Corps, we
lived all over, moving every 2 or 3 years. I graduated High School in Oceanside, CA, just outside
Camp Pendleton Marine Base. After coming back
to Texas in 1969, I went to work for the Southern Pacific Railroad as a summer job. I spent the
next 20 years there. I lived in Austin in the early
70’s and played with a very good guitar player,
Sparky Ragsdale. I played banjo. I went back to
Houston in the mid 70’s, and was in and out of
bluegrass music up until now. I split my time between banjo and competitive pistol shooting. I
played banjo in band around the Houston area
in the late 80’s, and haven’t really been as serious
since. I am married to Kelley and live in McDade
right how. I joined CTBA to help continue the
bluegrass tradition.
Do you play an instrument?
I had a little car accident in 1968, and had $70
dollars left over from the insurance and couldn’t
wait to go to a music store to buy a banjo. I
upgraded a few times to a Mastertone, and 25
years bought a new Stelling. About 5 years ago, I
started playing guitar, and have been enjoying it
every day. I am playing a Huss & Dalton TDR and
can’t imagine a guitar that sounds better to my
ear. I have a nice fiddle, mandolin, and bass, but
couldn’t really say that I have any skill with them.
I have been doing a little singing lately, and I’m
not too sure of my skill level there, either.
What bluegrass artist do you listen to the
most?
I started listening to Flat and Scruggs in the late
60’s, so I have a fondness then and now for traditional bluegrass, but when I think banjo music, I
would have to say Tony Trischka has been my enduring favorite. Of course I like Scruggs, Wernick,
Fleck, and many others. Dan Crary is probably
my favorite guitar player. This past year, I have
been listening almost exclusively to The Stanley
Brothers. I love their harmonies.
What is your all time favorite bluegrass song?
“Cattle in the Cane”, specifically the version with
Dan Crary and Tony Rice. A flawless recording.
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CTBA Annual Meeting:
Photo by Ken Brown
CTBA held its Annual Membership Meeting as required in the by-laws. In the photo above CTBA
President Sam Dunn addresses the CTBA members present and provides a recap of CTBA’s continued momentum on the heels of the “O’Brother” event in late 2010. In 2011 CTBA provided support
to Old Settler’s Music Festival (Driftwood), RiceGrass (Fischer), BlueBell and Bluegrass (Llano),
Texas Pickin’ Park (Fayetteville), Leander Bluegrass (Leander), the Health Alliance for Austin
Musicians (HAAM), Texas Independence Day Celebration (Killeen), KOOP Radio, Bluegrass
Foundation, Camp Bluegrass, numerous other events in the Central Texas area, and the highly
successful Bill Monroe Centennial at Central Market (Austin). All in all 2011 was a very good year
for Central Texas Bluegrass music and its musicians.
CTBA has been fortunate that there is a continued interest in the community as evident by its full 10
member board that enjoys a respectable mix of women, men, and youth (our youngest ever board
member - Josh Upham).
CTBA would like to thank all of its sponsors and advertisers during the year: HEB, Randalls, One
World Theater, Spring Creek Bluegrass Club, Bluegrass Foundation, Folk Alliance, Arbuckle,
AFTM, the Cities of Llano, Leander, McKinney Falls, Farmers Branch, and all of our business
members with business card ads in this newsletter. THANK YOU!!!!
2012 is upon us and there are already plans to provide support to RiceGrass. Board members make
the decisions about which events CTBA supports. If you would like to see your event supported
contact one of the Board members and ask them to propose your idea. If you don’t know any of the
Board members or have a hard time contacting them please send your email request for support to
the CTBA President [email protected].
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Getting Air Time: The Lost Pines
Tuned into KUT the other day and during the
Austin Music Minute producer Laurie Gallardo
plays The Lost Pines. It’s not the first time the
band has been on the airwaves. They have
been on Fox News, KGSR, KOOP, KUT and Katy
Daly has even played them on Bluegrass Country. They have been other stations and internet
sites but since I’m doing this off the top of my
head maybe they won’t mind a few omissions.
Back in June 2010 I was able to sit down with Talia Sekons to talk about the band. That
particular Artist Profile was maybe the third or fourth interview I conducted after taking
over the reins as editor of the CTBA newsletter. Talia and I were both new to doing interviews but we were able to get a bit of the history together about how the band started.
We shared a little about each member of the band with the newsletter readers.
One thing that impressed me during that interview (and still does) is Talia’s clever use
of technology and social media tools to get the message out about the band. Back in
2010 bands were just finding out how to use the new tools such as Facebook, MySpace,
ReverbNation, SonicBids, etc. These sites rapidly became part of the dialog of all musicians. Where once they spoke mainly about their web site, suddenly they were talking about their Friends-list, their CD-Baby account, their email notification systems, and
special accounts for listeners to preview their material. Talia was out there plugging
away with all those different software tools and sites trying to find the right mix of applications and “widgets” to get people out to their shows. It worked!
Another thing they learned about was Kickstarter. Kickstarter helped them raise the
money necessary to go in the studio and record their CD. Of course they weren’t satisfied with just walking into any old studio. They were able to capture the attention of
Grammy award winning producer Lloyd Maines and together they produce the “Sweet
Honey” CD.
If you haven’t heard the “Sweet Honey” CD or you haven’t heard The Lost Pines then
how are you going to talk to folks about the local bluegrass bands who are getting AIR
TIME? Let’s support these local bluegrass bands! Ask your favorite radio station to “Play
The Lost Pines”.
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The Folk Alliance
510 South Main Street,
Memphis, TN 38103
901.522.1170 Office
901.522.1172 Fax
Building community one song at a time
Multi-Educational
Cross Cultural
Arts Association
MECCA is a 501c(3) nonprofit educational organization that teaches music &
dance to adults and children. We provide ethnic/cultural/patriotic music and
dance groups for civic, schools, churches, and club programs events.
Phone: 254-526-9464
e-mail: [email protected]
YouTube channel: mecatx
Teaching the Children of the World to Dance,
Sing and Play Musical Instruments
nc.
Caabin10, In
RiceGrass
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& RiceG
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Supporting Higher Education
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(830) 739.6986
www.cabin
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Salmon Lake Park
34th Annual
Bluegrass Festival
Grapeland, TX
September 1, 2, 3, 4 - 2011
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Listing of Newsletter “Artist Profiles”, “Meet A
Member”, & “Scholarship Recipients”
2010
Meet a Member
Artist Profile
March
April
May
Thomas Chapmond
June Stacy Holt
July Barbara & David Brown
August
Eddie & Pat Zihlman
September
Ray Cargo
October
Al James
November
Tracy Sloan
December
Rixi Rosenberg
Danny Barnes
Dan Huckabee
The Carper Family
The Lost Pines
Jeff Robertson
Gerald Jones
Chasing Blue
Jim Hurst
The Upham Family
Chris Hirsch
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Keith Davis
Gloria Brashaw
Jeff White
Bruce Mansbridge & Elaine Kant
Jerry & Carol Rabun
Doug & Sheryl Sultenfuss Bryce Koslan
Chuck Middleton
Alan Corlew
Tom Duplissey
Jay Blincoe
The Schuttger Family
David Hamburger
Billy Bright
MilkDrive
Sierra Hull
Tom Ellis
Dennis McDaniel
Rolf & Beate Sieker
Doc Hamilton
Steve Smith
Phil Elliott
James Shelton
Eddie Collins
January
Mike Moore
2011
2012
Scholarship Recipients
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
2010
2011
Finn Lynch
Christopher Quinters
Amy Bell
Riley Mathews, Jill Corley, Tyler Colley and Erika Richardson
Bethany Rankin and Brett Hawthorne
Adam Greer, John Peyton “JP” Shafer, and Devin Paynkewicz
Josh, Aaron and Micah Upham & Susannah Armstrong
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From the Mailbox:
Allen Hurt
&
The Mountain Showmen
Randy’s Rangers, a Central Texas Bluegrass Association bluegrass band, in association with JRF
of Georgetown, Texas, announces the release of
their first single record of all-original material
entitled “Mountain Carolina Home” ©2011 by JRF.
Sherman,TX (469) 236-4190
Please find video at http://www.youtube.com/
user/Randysbluegrass
All musicians and listeners are invited to a
“Release Bluegrass Jam” at Duke’s BBQ in Georgetown behind the KFC, Thursday January 19th at
5:30pm. $6 Duke’s RedNeck plate at 5pm.
Randy has dedicated “Mountain Carolina Home” to the CTBA in recognition of its mission of education and support of local bluegrass music and musicians. The video is also dedicated to the Blue
Ridge Mountains themselves, in hopes of bringing the beauty and history to today’s generation
that they may learn to treasure and conserve nature’s beauty, about which so many bluegrass songs
have been written.
Contact: For booking and licensing info, please call Jon or Sigi Field at JRF at 512-8698076 or write [email protected] . Randy’s Rangers website - http://jrfnet.net/rr
www.allenhurt.com
Mountain Valley Records Inc.
I didn’t know where to start, but I thought you might be able to direct me. I am trying to help my
sister sell a Gibson Mandolin 1918 Model A. I live in Henderson, Texas. It sat in a closet for 20-30
years. Plays well, has loud sound, no cracks. Some scratches. Missing pick guard. Bone piece inserted under original nut. Original Gibson string cover lost and replaced with plain chrome one.
New hard shell MusiciansFriend case. Plain no-name headstock. Gibson label inside with faded
pencil serial number # 46598 indicates made in 1918. I can send photos attached with an email for
anyone interested. I hope you can advise me as to the best way to sell this. I am not even sure of its
value. I am hoping to sell it for a price that is good both for my sister as well as for the buyer. Thank
you in advance for any assistance you can give regarding how I can sell this.
By God’s Grace, Mike Blake, Henderson, TX
(about 30 miles E of Tyler, 40 miles S of Longview and 40 miles NW of Nacogdoches)
[email protected]
Our saddest email was the notification that bluegrass philanthropist Warren Hellman had passed
away at age 77. Warren was the man and the money that made the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Festival in San Francisco free to all lovers of music. My personal favorite quote of Warren’s was, “As
you get older, you get worse at all the things you used to do well,” he said. “You’re not going to run
as fast, or ride as well. You’re not going to ski powder. I didn’t play much banjo when I was younger,
so it’s a thrill to be doing something that I’m actually improving at. As a substitute for all the disappointments of getting older, it’s just huge.”
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BLUEGRASS JAMS!!!
(FOR A COMPLETE LIST CHECK THE CTBA WEBSITE)
AUSTIN
Bluegrass Beginner/Intermediate JAM (CTBA Sponsored)
1st. & 3rd Thu. 7-9 PM, (call for location)
Contact: Steve Mangold (512) 345-6155
Bluegrass Beginner/Intermediate JAM (CTBA Sponsored)
2nd & 4th Sat 4-6 PM; Slow Jam starts at 2:00PM ArtZ Rib House
Contact: Steve Mangold (512) 345-6155
Bluegrass Intermediate/Advanced JAM (CTBA Sponsored)
Sunday’s 2-6PM, ArtZ Rib House, 2330 S. Lamar
Bluegrass All Levels Jam
2nd and 4th Monday 7-11PM Waterloo Ice House (38th and Medical)
Contact www.waterlooicehouse.com
BELLVILLE (Spring Creek Club Sponsored)
Bluegrass All Levels JAM & SHOW
Jan. thru Sept 4th Sat; 4pm JAM, 6:30 pm SHOW, Coushatte RV Ranch
Contact: (979) 865-5250 [email protected] www.springcreekbluegrass.com
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION
Brazos Country Grass
Monday’s 6-9PM, JJ. Cody’s, 3610 S. College
Contact: www.brazoscountrygrass.com
FAYETTEVILLE
Bluegrass All Levels JAM (Texas Pickin’ Park Sponsored)
2nd Sat, April—November, starts at 6 PM, on the Courthouse Square
Contact: [email protected] www.texaspickinpark.com
GEORGETOWN
Bluegrass Jam Intermediate Level
every Thursday at Duke’s BBQ Smokehouse, 5:30 PM,
Contact: 512-869-8076 or [email protected] (www.sigi.us/rr)
GARLAND
Bluegrass All Levels JAM
Saturday, March- Nov, 7:30PM between Main & State St at 6th,
Contact:
HARWOOD
Bluegrass/Swing/Country JAM & Stage Show (Pot Luck too!)
3rd Sat, 2-9 PM, 9 mi. E. of Luling, Hwy 90
Contact: Tony Conyers (512) 601-1510 or (512) 940-3731
HOUSTON
Bluegrass All Levels JAM
2nd Sat, 1-4 PM, April-November, Houston Railroad Museum,
Contact: (713) 319-8906 www. houstonrrmuseum.org
LEAGUE CITY
Bluegrass All Levels JAM & SHOW 3rd Sat: Jam 5 PM (BABA Sponsored)
Show 6:30 PM Jan- Nov.
Contact: Rick Kirkland (President) (281) 488-2244
LLANO
Bluegrass All Levels JAM 4th Sat (except Nov. & Dec.): Jam 5:30 PM The
Badu House
Bluegrass Beginner/Intermediate 2nd & 4th Thu. Jam 7:00 PM First Presbyterian Church
Contact: Jeff White (325) 248-4114
MANCHACA
Bluegrass All Levels
Manchaca Railroad Bar-B-Q, FM 1626, Every Thursday 6:30-9:00PM
Contact: Dave (512) 680-4433
PEARL JAM & SHOW,
1st Sat: Jam all day
Contact: Ronald Medart (254) 865-6013 www.pearlbluegrass.com
ROUND ROCK
Bluegrass All Levels
Danny Ray’s Music, 12 Chisholm Trail, RR, Third Saturday 2:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO
Bluegrass Beginner/Intermediate JAM
Grady’s Barbeque at 7400 Bandera Rd. San Antonio. Monday’s 6-8 PM
Contact: Clifton Bowren (210) 602-5544 [email protected]
SEGUINE
American Legion Hall, 618 Kingsbury 2nd Saturday 6:00PM
Contact: John Campbell, [email protected]
SHULENBURG
RV Park Community Center 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:30-9:00PM
Contact: Loretta Baumgarten (979) 743-4388 Camp@SchulenburgRVPark.
com
WIMBERLEY
Bluegrass All Levels Jam
Fri 8-12 PM, Rolling House Clubhouse
Contact: Mike Bond
1st Friday each mo., Hondo Hootenanny, starts at 11 AM- Hondo Community
Center, 1014 18th st, Hondo, Tx Info 830 426 2831
1st Sat each mo, Field Creek Music - 6: PM field Creek is between Llano and Brady on Hwy 71, Info call Bill Tuckness 325
247 3223
2nd Tuesday - Each Month, All Gospel Jam 6: PM,
first Baptist Church - Medina, Tx, Call Linda Barton for info, 830 589 2486
The Austin Center for the Treatment
of
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bruce Mansbridge, PhD
Director
6633 Hwy 290 East, Ste 300
Austin, TX 78723
(512) 327-9494
http://www.austinocd.com
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Bluegrass Bands
512
Dave Seeman ([email protected])
(512) 557-2939
Allen Hurt & The Mountain Showmen
Allen Hurt
(469) 236-4190
www.allenhurt.com
Air Cargo
Ray Cargo
[email protected]
The Bluebonnet Pickers (Marble Falls)
Brooks Blake
(830) 798-1087
Bluegrass Vatos
Ragged Union (Mar‘11)
Geoff Union
(512) 563-9821
[email protected]
Christy & the Plowboys
Christy Foster
(512) 452-6071
[email protected]
Randy’s Rangers
Sigi Field
(512) 869-8076
BuffaloGrass (Jun’08)
Don Inbody
(512) 295-6977
[email protected]
Rod Moag and Texas Grass
Rod Moag
(512) 467-6825
[email protected]
Chasing Blue (Sep‘10)
(512) 963-7515
[email protected]
Robertson County Line
Jeff Robertson
(512) 629-5742
[email protected]
Eddie Collins (Dec’07, Nov’09, Apr’11)
(512) 873-7803
www.eddiecollins.biz
[email protected]
The Sieker Band
Rolf & Beate Sieker
(512) 733-2857
www.siekerband.com
Flatlander Folk
Diana & Dan Ost
(512) 850-4362
[email protected]
Shawn Spiars
(512 627-3921
www.myspace.com/sspiars
[email protected]
The Lost Pines (Jun’10, Apr’11)
Talia Bryce (512) 814-5134
[email protected]
www.lostpinesband.com
Third Rail
Susannah Armstrong
936 870 7819
[email protected]
Manchaca All-Stars (Nov’07, May’08)
Ben Buchanan
(512) 282-2756
manchacaallstars@ email.com
Steelhead String Band
Sharon Sandomirsky
[email protected]
(512) 619-8705
Better Late Than Never
Duane Calvin
(512) 835-0342
One Came Bak
Rebecca Graham
210-663-2352
[email protected]
String Beans
Mike Montgomery
(512) 394-5471
[email protected]
Blacktop Bend
George Rios
(512) 619-8536
[email protected]
Out of the Blue
Jamie Stubblefield
(512) 295-5325
[email protected]
The Wimberley Bunch
Marilyn Lumia
(512) 557-2112
gus@ vownet.net
Blue Creek String Band
Thomas Chapmond
[email protected]
(512) 791-3411
Piney Grove Ramblers (Jan, Apr’08)
Wayne Brooks
(512) 699-8282
www.pgramblers.com
Karen Abrahams
Babyhead Promotions
(512) 659-5256
www.karenabrahams.com
Alan Munde Gazette
Bill Honker
(214) 693-1620
[email protected]
Austin Lounge Lizards
Mike Drudge, agent
(615) 262-6886
www.austinlizards.com
Autumn Walkers (Brenham)
Lou-Lou Barbour
(979) 836-4165
Bee Creek Boys
Jim Umbarger
(512) 922-5786
[email protected]
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Membership and Advertising Rates
CTBA’s Volume 2
$10.00
(includes shipping costs to anywhere in the United States)
http://www.centraltexasbluegrass.org/merchandise.html
Central Texas Bluegrass still have a few T-shirts remaining.
They are 100% pre-shrunk cotton, high quality shirts with
CTBA’s logo on the front. Available in Navy Blue and White.
Sizes are S, M, L, XL, and XXL. Only $10.00
Take $5.00 off the advertising rates if you are already ad business member. Copy deadline is the 15th of the month. Publication
is on or about the 1st day of the each month. Send electronic notices to: [email protected] Send payment to:
Central Texas Bluegrass Association
Attention: Editor
PO BOX 9816
Austin, TX 78766
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any claims arising there from. We reserve the right to reject advertising
for reasons of space availability or publication standards.
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Central Texas Bluegrass Association Bluegrass Newsletter
is published by the Central Texas Bluegrass Association, a
501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Texas Non-profit Corporation. Contributions are deductible as charitable and educational
donations. Work published in this Bulletin is used by
permission of the writers, artists, and photographers, who
retain all copyrights. Tom Duplissey, Editor
THE CENTRAL TEXAS BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE
BLUEGRASS MUSIC IN CENTRAL TEXAS.
Board Members:
Sam Dunn, President
Eddie Collins, Vice President
Mike Hurlbut, Secretary
Rixi Rosenberg, Treasurer
Tracy Sloan, Coleman Stephens, Ben Hodges,
Gloria Brayshaw, Chuck Middleton
Past President - Jami Hampton
CTBA provides a link between clubs, restaurants, and other
venues and Central Texas Bluegrass musicians.
Our members range from listeners and lovers of bluegrass
music to world-class professional musicians who all have the
same desire: to promote the music.
CTBA sponsors jams, workshops, provides scholarships to
needy musicians, donates to other non-profit organizations,
supports radio stations that promote bluegrass music & musicians, and provide festival venues for our listeners and fans of
bluegrass music to enjoy. KEEP ON PICKIN’
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Support Texas music and get an “Enjoy Texas Music” license plate!
Funds received through your purchase of the “Enjoy Texas Music” license plate
will help make grants to benefit music-related educational and community programs sponsored by Texas non-profit organizations (like CTBA!!!).
Randall’s Good Neighbor Program
The process to get this started is a bit of a pain, but it makes donating to CTBA, your local schools, or
your favorite non-profit organizations very, very easy. Just go to the link below, print the form and fill it
out, enter CTBA’s code 9735, and take to your local Randall’s store:
http://shop.safeway.com/corporate/randalls/gn_houston_austin.pdf
Central Texas Bluegrass Association
P.O. Box 9816
Austin, Texas 78766
[email protected]
Phone: (512) 415-3177