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Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association Inc., Newsletter
• Hi! From John Fabke
Bluegrass Highlights
The Claire Lynch Band charmed the
audience on March 26 at the spacious
Sutter Photography Studio with an evening
of sweet sounding ballads, bluegrass standards, a little bit of swing and a showcase
of the band’s unique individual talents.
Mark Schatz (bass) hamboned, clogged
and sizzled on clawhammer banjo. Jason
Thomas tore it up with fiddle tunes
from Nova Scotia and Matt Wingate
wowed folks with his rendition of Church
Street Blues. But Claire’s beautiful voice
and the band’s tight harmonies are what
won people over.
• More fiddle music
from Bob Westfall
• Story behind the most
famous labor song
• Upcoming shows/jams/
open mics
Inside this issue:
Note from John
Fabke
3
Angeline the Baker
music and tab
4
Halleljulah, I’m a
Bum! by Wayne
Erbson
5
Tony Rice at SOH
6
Northwoods Bluegrass Festival
7
Gourd Banjo
Workshop in July
Laurie Lewis and
the Right Hands at
GDF
8
Member band info/ 10schedules, jam/open 12
mic dates
May/June 2011
Tim O’Brien and Bryan Sutton performed to a full house at the elegant
Stoughton Opera House, March 25. Tim’s
smooth vocals and impeccable timing on
the fiddle and mandolin coupled with
Bryan’s incredible guitar work held the
audience spellbound.
Banjo master Bill Evans blew into town on March 6 for a day
of SWBMAI sponsored events. Bill conducted a banjo workshop focusing on back up techniques for jamming at Lane’s
Lutherie and Violins and took us on an historical journey of
the banjo at the High Noon Saloon. Bill featured four banjos
playing songs and telling stories relevant to the era of each
instrument. The banjos he used were a1933 Gibson Granada Mastertone Banjo, a William A. Boucher minstrel banjo
replica made by George Wunderlich, a Pennsylvania Gold
Tone cello banjo (new), and a Bart Reiter Whyte Laydie
Banjo, circa earl 1990s.
The West High Mandolin Club was thrilled to
receive three mandolins set up by Lane Venden
and donated by SWBMAI. The Mandolin Club
meets weekly to pick, have fun and bring bluegrass into the next generation. And these guys
are good!
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P.O. Box 7761
Madison, WI 53707-7761
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The Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, Inc. is a non-profit
educational organization devoted to the preservation and promotion of bluegrass
music, and supported by volunteer efforts. The SWBMAI mission as stated in the
by-laws:
1) To promote bluegrass music and musicians
2) To bring together persons of all ages who enjoy singing, playing and
listening to bluegrass music
3) To hold regular bluegrass jam sessions
4) To publicize information about bluegrass concerts and festivals
5) To help younger persons obtain instruments and instruction in bluegrass
music
6) To introduce bluegrass music to new listeners.
The Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
educational organization, devoted to the preservation and promotion of bluegrass
music and supported by volunteer effort.
SWBMAI Board of Directors
President – Julie Cherney, 608-244-2184, [email protected]
Vice-President – Jim Hodges, 608-884-4278, [email protected]
Secretary – Dave Goodwin, [email protected]
Treasurer – Jon Peik, [email protected]
Proud supporter of WORT 89.9
FM
Every Tuesday
For the Sake of the Song
9:00 am - noon with Jim Schwall
Every Wednesday
Back to the Country,
9:00 am - noon with Bill Malone
Every Friday
Mud Acres Bluegrass Special,
9:00 am - noon with Chris Powers
Attendant Board Members:
Jim Knobloch, [email protected]
Larry Schultz, 608-798-4884, [email protected]
Bruce Brechtl, [email protected]
Webmaster (non-voting board member) – Scott Knickelbine, [email protected]
Membership Chair – Larry Schultz
Other Member Volunteers: Dave Nance, Bill Malone, Catherine Rhyner, Ellis Bauman,
Mary Helmke
Contributing Writers:
Bob Westfall
Wayne Erbson
John Fabke
Johanna Fabke
Dave Goodwin
Board Meetings
The board meets monthly. If you would like to attend, contact a board member to
determine the date, time and location as they are subject to change.
Board Meeting Minutes
The Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, Inc. board meeting minutes are
available on line at www.swbmai.org/swbmai-board-minutes/. If you would like
minutes mailed to you please send a stamped self-addressed envelope to SWBMAI,
P.O. Box 7761, Madison, WI 53707.
Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association Inc., Newsletter
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Note from John Fabke via Nashville
Hi Folks,
I recently received a nice email update from my old friend (and new
SWBMAI president) Julie Cherney. Julie had written to see if I might
be willing to write a short article to share some details about my
experiences here in Nashville with the readers of the Fireball Mail…
My wife, Shauna, and I recently relocated from Poynette, WI down to
Nashville in the fall of 2010 so I could take two different internships
as part of my work towards a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science. As some of you might know, I’ve been working
through my various classes for about a year and a half so far and I’ve
been focusing my academic efforts on a track within the MLIS program to become an archivist. I’ve always had a strong interest in
American traditional/folk/roots music so I’ve also been trying to specialize in archival work that relates to these musical styles. My degree
program requires a professional internship experience so when it
came time to hunt for a site for my internship, I thought that it might
be fun and interesting to look for an experience at an archives that
had an outstanding collection of roots music related items. My first
choice location for such an internship was the Country Music Hall of
Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. So, I contacted the Hall of Fame last
spring, applied for the internship, and was accepted for the position.
My internship at the CMHF was in the “moving images” department of the archives. Despite my connection with that portion of the
archives, the majority of my work was related to audio rather than
video or film collections. My main responsibilities for my work involved processing collections of recordings. The basic task of processing involves organizing a collection of materials within an archive
(perhaps box of “stuff” that has been donated), finding out what is in
the collection and then describing it so a finding aid can be created.
Once these steps have been completed, a researcher can search for
materials within the catalog and finding aid that relate to research
they are doing.
The fun part of this job is going through the boxes of stuff to find
out what all is there! My first project involved listening to a number
open reel tapes that had been donated to the Hall of Fame from
someone in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This series of tapes had been recorded
at the Cimarron Ballroom in Tulsa. This famous venue had been the
home base for Leon McAuliffe and his Cimarron Boys for a number
of years. McAuliffe had earlier gained fame as one of Bob Wills’s outstanding steel guitarists in the Texas Playboys. The Cimarron Ballroom was also the site for an important performance by Patsy Cline
in 1961. Our hope was that when we began listening to the tapes we
might find some wonderful live recordings of the Cimarron Boys or
even if we were lucky, something from Cline’s performance. Unfortunately, the collection ended up being hour after hour of air checks of
classical music that had been broadcast from Tulsa. No Patsy Cline,
no Leon McAuliffe…The effort was worthwhile though as the archivist needs to assess a collection to determine if there is anything of
value or not in that big box of stuff. In this case, we did not need a
collection of classical music in a Country music museum.
My second project was much more satisfying. In this case, I was
again working with another tape collection but this one had come to
the archives as a gift from Ranger Doug Green and we knew there
would be some good music on the tapes. Doug got this collection
from an audio engineer on the WGN Barn Dance that had taped a
number of the shows during their final years (1964-68). The WGN
Barn Dance was the last gasp of the old National Barn Dance that
had been on WLS in Chicago for many years earlier. I spent many
hours in the Hall of Fame studio listening to Bob Atcher, Arkie the
Arkansas Woodchopper, Bob and Bobby Thomas, the Johnson
Sisters, Johnny and Lino Frigo, the Sage Riders and others who
were part of the shows weekly cast. (perhaps some SWBMAI
members will remember having listened to these shows when they
originally aired). My processing of the tapes (38 hour and half performances) involved listening to and recording all of the performers, names of songs, commercials and news headlines. I really enjoyed listening to all of the great Midwestern flavored music and
comedy and I felt lucky to have had the opportunity to learn more
about a show that had such a strong impact on country music in
Wisconsin in the past.
I am still an intern at the Hall of Fame but have switched my
project from audio to photographs. I’ve been scanning a large collection of 1950’s photographs that were taken by Nashville photographer Elmer Williams. Mr. Williams took a huge number (3000
+) of candid photographs of country singers, sidemen, DJs, announcers, engineers, producers, and music business people. I’ve
been fortunate to see some really amazing shots of folks like Patsy
Cline, Owen Bradley, Roy Acuff, Hank Garland, Chet Atkins, the
Louvin Brothers, Salty Holmes and others.
This semester, I’ve been doing more archival processing at my
new internship site at the Center for Popular Music at MTSU in
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The CPM is in some ways almost more
interesting than the Hall of Fame in that their collections contain
not only country music but important collections of gospel, rock,
blues, bluegrass and other forms of American popular music. My
main work this semester has been processing a large collection of
materials related to African American gospel quartets of Tennessee and Alabama.
I’ve also been trying to have some fun down here as well. I’ve
been playing some Cajun music once a week with a really fine accordion player named Paul Gregoire at a restaurant called Bro’s.
(best Cajun food in Nashville!) I’ve also been hitting the weekly,
Wednesday night jam at the 5 Spot here in East Nashville. If you’re
planning a trip to Nashville and want to go to a jam, this is the one!
There are a lot of world class musicians in the neighborhood so it
is not uncommon to see some of your heroes out tipping a few
beers and playing some great music in the jam circle.
I’ve tried to stay in touch with folks back in Wisconsin but for
those I’ve been in poor touch with, I hope this update gives you an
idea of the work I’ve been doing. Feel free to drop me a line if you
have any questions or if I can offer any help relating to archives, old
country music etc. I also love seeing folks from back home so feel
free to drop a line if you are making the trip to Nashville. I’m
happy to help you out if I can. Take care! John
[email protected]
Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association Inc., Newsletter
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Hallelujah, I’m a Bum
By Wayne Erbsen
“Anyone who can sing
never has to go hungry.”
- Harry McClintock
With the ongoing anti-labor union struggle in
Wisconsin, let’s take a look at one of the most
notable labor songs of all time, “Hallelujah I’m a
Bum” and the man who wrote it,” Harry
McClintock, whose nickname was Haywire Mac.
where he taught many of his fellow soldiers to
sing “Hallelujah, I’m a Bum.”
In 1908 “Hallelujah, I’m a Bum” was printed in the
I.W.W. Industrial Union Bulletin, which sold for
ten cents. It’s sometimes called “The Bum Song.”
Mac’s life reads like the pages of a dime novel.
Born October 8, 1882, he ran away from home
when he was still a boy and joined the circus.
Yielding to his itch to roam, he worked as a
railroad man in Africa, a seaman, and a muleskinner in the Philippines. In 1899 he worked in
China assisting a newsman reporting on the
Boxer Rebellion. Landing back in the States, he
railroaded, became a cowboy, a drifter, a journalist, a recording artist, a playwright and sang
on street corners with his guitar as he bummed
his way around the country. He later wrote that
“anyone who can sing never has to go hungry.”
Sometime after 1905, McClintock joined the
I.W.W., which was short for the Industrial
Workers of the World, better known as the
Wobblies.” McClintock was said to be the first
singer to publicly perform Joe Hill’s song
“Preacher and a Slave.” He later appeared in a
number of “B” westerns, mainly as a villain, and
had his own radio show. Along the way, he took
pieces of earlier hobo songs and composed “Big
Rock Candy Mountain,” which eventually became a hit on the soundtrack of the Coen
Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou.
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum
According to Mac, in about 1897 he composed
the lyrics of a song he called, “Hallelujah on the
Bum,” which he set to the tune of an old hymn
entitled, “Hallelujah, Thine the Glory,” which is
sometimes referred to as “Revive Us Again.”
Mac learned the hymn as a boy choir singer in
the church of his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. The song fit McClintock to a T, because
he could frequently be found bumming around
the country. It became a favorite of the hobos
and was frequently sung in hobo camps, or
“jungles,” as they were sometimes called. Mac
later fought in the Spanish-American War, and
Oh, why don’t you work
Like other men do?
How in the hell can I work
When there’s no work to do?
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum
Hallelujah, bum again,
Hallelujah, give me a handout
To revive us again.
Oh, why don’t you save
All the money you earn?
If I did not eat
I’d have money to burn. (Chorus)
Oh, I like boss
He’s a good friend of mine;
That’s why I am starving
Out on the bread line. (Chorus)
I can’t buy a job,
For I ain’t got the dough,
So I ride in a box-car
For I’m a hobo. (Chorus)
Whenever I get
All the money I earn,
The boss will be broke,
And to work he must turn. (Chorus)
Wayne Erbsen is an author, musician, recording
artist and radio host. He is president of Native
Ground Books & Music http://
www.nativeground.com/ Write or call for a free
catalog of bluegrass and old-time music songbooks, and instruction books for banjo, fiddle,
guitar and mandolin by emailing
[email protected] or (828)299-7031
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Tony Rice Unit at Stoughton Opera House, May 6
Tony Rice returns to the Stoughton
Opera House Friday, May 6, for what will
assuredly be an astounding performance.
Tony Rice spans the range of acoustic
music, from straight-ahead bluegrass to
jazz-influenced new acoustic music, to
songwriter-oriented folk. He is perhaps
the greatest innovator in acoustic flatpicked guitar since Clarence White. Over
the course of his career, he has played
alongside J.D. Crowe and the New South,
David Grisman, led his own groups, collaborated with fellow picker Norman
Blake, Peter Rowan and recorded with his
brothers. With grace, technical skill, and
exquisite taste and timing, Rice is still
growing. The Current Tony Rice Unit lineup: Tony and Wyatt Rice, guitars; Rickie
Simpkins, fiddle; Josh Williams, mandolin;
Bryn Davies, bass. For more information,
go to www.stoughtonoperahouse.com.
Stoughton Opera House
381 East Main Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
608-877-4400 Ticket Box
Office
Bluegrass & Brats at Madison’s BratFest
By: Dave Goodwin
Www.swbmai.org
The Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, in conjunction with BratFest, will be organizing a bluegrass event at this year’s BratFest, Memorial Day weekend at the Alliant Energy Center in
Madison. BratGrass - A Bluegrass Celebration will
start at 5:40 pm and run until 9:00 pm on Sunday,
May 29th.
Current schedule includes SWBMAI member
band Northern Comfort, along with several smaller
acts and solo artists. There will also be a jam session
that will take place on the stage, so be sure to bring
your instrument and join in on the fun.
In addition, there is still room on the schedule for
other bands to participate. Bands are asked to donate
their time, however the BratFest organizers are furnishing food and drink tickets to all participating bands.
If you’re interested in performing, please e-mail
Dave Goodwin ([email protected]).
So mark your calendars and join us at BratFest at
5:40 pm on May 29th for “BratGrass - A Bluegrass
Celebration.”
Instructor-led Jam Classes; A Great Way to Get Started
Are you just starting out on a bluegrass instrument? Or maybe you’ve been playing awhile and
always wanted to jam in a group but don’t know
where to begin? The Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association sponsors instructor-led
bluegrass jams every Tuesday evening and is a
great way to learn how to jam, learn new songs,
hone your skills and make great friends! The
environment is friendly and is a great springboard
for future musical endeavors. Many a jammer in
these groups have gained confidence to go on to
form their own groups and perform in, gulp!,
public! So take the next step and see where this
musical journey may lead you!
Schedule: Every Tuesday;
Instructor-Led Jam Classes at Wil-Mar Center 953
Jenifer St., Madison, WI. 2nd Tuesday at Indie
Coffee, 1225 Regent St. Madison SWBMAI sponsored Instruction: 1st Tuesday Jon Peik 7:30 pm;
2nd Tuesday with Chris Powers 7:00 pm at Indie
Coffee; 3rd Tuesday with David Nance 8:00 pm;
4th Tuesday with Catherine Rhyner and Mary
Helmke 7:00 pm; 5th Tuesday with Guest Instructor
7:00 pm. $5.00 instructor donation. (Info: [email protected])
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Gourd Banjo Workshop by Jeff Menzes in July
Jeff Menzies, the world's premiere craftsman of
gourd banjos, will hold an intensive workshop in
Madison, July
25th-29th. The
workshop is
hosted by the
Wisconsin Veteran’s Museum.
Jeff Menzies
has been teaching
art/sculpture and
making gourd
banjos for more
than ten years.
He has built banjos for Mike Seeger, Mary Cox
and other oldtime banjo players. Jeff conducts gourd banjo making workshops all
over North America and continues to get return
students, year after year.
This one week intensive workshop will offer
each student a thorough experience in creating a
gourd banjo. All materials and tools will be provided. Jeff will demonstrate each and every process
in great detail. Emphasis will also be placed on the
health and safety aspects of operating power and
hand tools. No musical background or previous
wood working experience is required
Each student will
complete a fully
finished and professionally set up
gourd banjo of their
own design and
creation.
If you love oldtime banjo, gourd
instruments, or
gourd art in general,
you won’t want to
miss this opportunity to study under
one of the acknowledged masters of the art.
Where: University of Wisconsin-Madison Woodworking Shop, 7th Floor Mosse Humanities Building Corner of Park and University
Tuition: $625 (includes materials and tools.)
Deposit: $125 nonrefundable deposit to secure a
spot in the workshop.
Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands to headline GDF
Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands will headline the
fifth annual Gandy Dancer Festival on Saturday,
August 20 in Mazomanie. Originally conceived as a
one-time event celebrating bluegrass music and
promoting Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society’s effort to restore Wisconsin’s fish car, Badger 2, the
festival has become a popular
family-oriented festival and
now has a permanent home in
Mazomanie.
Above the Town will perform on the main stage and
lead an afternoon bluegrass
jam. Rounding out the music
line-up are The Kristy Larson
Honky-Tonk Trio, The Avenue
Sizzlers, The Dang-Its, and The
Ken Lonnquist Trio, who will do
a set on the main stage and two shorter programs
planned especially for kids.
Admission to the festival is free, but donations
to help keep it that way are warmly welcomed and
are tax-deductible. The festival is supported in part
by a grant from the Dane County Cultural Affairs
Commission.
A special project this year is a new cd, Steam
and Steel, featuring Laurie Lewis’s band and her
arrangements of train songs written by Ken Hojnacki of Madison, a long-time MidContinent volunteer. Ken’s songs
highlight his intimate knowledge of
railroad lore and long experience as a
locomotive engineer at the museum
in North Freedom. You can hear
samples of the music and see accompanying photos at the museum’s website, http://www.midcontinent.org/.
The cds are being sold through the
museum and all proceeds will benefit
the restoration of the museum’s
steam locomotives.
Laurie Lewis will offer a vocal
workshop on Sunday afternoon, August 21, and
her band will play a show at the High Noon Saloon on Sunday night. Schedule details will be
posted on the Mid-Continent website as they are
finalized. Further information: Johanna Fabke –
608.838.3112 or [email protected]
Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association Inc., Newsletter
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Don’t Forget to Renew!
Just fill out the form below and send it in with the appropriate amount.
Memberships are active for a year from the day you renew or sign up
for the first time. Expiration dates are listed on the address label of
your hard copy of Fireball Mail. If you receive your newsletter electronically, you may contact our membership coordinator, Larry Schultz,
at [email protected], to find out your expiration date. Thank you in
advance for your support. Membership subscriptions make it possible
to advance the mission of SWBMAI:
Www.swbmai.org
1 ) To promote bluegrass music and musicians
2) To bring together persons of all ages who enjoy singing, playing and
listening to bluegrass music
3) To hold regular bluegrass jam sessions
4) To publicize information about bluegrass concerts and festivals
5) To help younger persons obtain instruments and instruction in bluegrass
music
6) To introduce bluegrass music to new listeners.
Book a Member Band
Above the Town – Jerry Loughney; 262-510-1128,
[email protected]
Liberty Bluegrass Band – , Jeff Couillard (414-690-0059)
www.libertybluegrass.com
Alzen Family Bluegrass Band – Brad Alzen; 715-749-3977,
[email protected]
Mad City Jug Band—Beverly Hills (608-698-7637 )
Art Stevenson & High Water – Art Stevenson; 715-884-6996,
[email protected]
Big Cedar – Marty Burch 262-338-6954 or Keith Keehn; 262-3380538, [email protected]
Marty Marrone & Tangled Roots – Marty Marrone; 651-295-1376,
[email protected]
Monroe Crossing – Art Blackburn; 763-213-1349,
[email protected]
New Bad Habits – Chirps Smith; [email protected]
The Burie Family -Tiffany Burie; [email protected]
Cream City Bluegrass and Gospel Music – Harvey Riekoff; 262497-3024, [email protected], http://creamcitybluegrass.net
Down from the Hills – Pat Downing; 608-527-2472, [email protected], http://personalpages.tds.net/~downhome
eleike – Michael Bell; 608-238-2223, [email protected],
www.michaelmbell.net/eleike-presskit.htm
The Front Porch Boys – Tom Nowlin; 262-719-2991,
[email protected], www.frontporchboys.com
The Henhouse Prowlers – Ben Wright; 773-263-5793
[email protected]
The High 48s – Eric Christopher; 651-271-4392,
[email protected]
Kettle Moraine—Barry Riese; 608-241-0420,
[email protected]
Kristy Larson Honky Tonk Trio – Kristy Larson 608-255-4427;
[email protected], ww.kristylarson.com
Nob Hill Boys – John Fabke; 608-635 8961; [email protected],
www.nobhillboys.com
Northern Comfort – Tony Hozeny; 608-215-7676, [email protected]
Oak Street Ramblers – Jeff Schoen; 608-669-3991,
[email protected]
Old Cool – Dan Hildebrand; 608-836-3045, [email protected],
www.oldcoolmusic.com
‘Round the Bend – Fred Newmann; 608-238-6863, [email protected]
Spare Time Bluegrass Band – Bobby Batyko; 608-575-9945,
[email protected]
SweetGrass – Trent Cuthbert; 608-658-6353,
[email protected], www.myspace.com/sweetgrasspickin
Truman's Ridge – Bruce Wallace;
815-603-1441, [email protected]
Turtle Creek Ramblers - Ross Thompson; (815 335-1389)
Wooden Bridges Bluegrass Band— Mark Thone;
[email protected]
Old Cool
Sparetime Bluegrass
Band
Front Porch Boys
The High 48s
Jam and Open Mic Events
EVERY MONDAY
Bluegrass, Folk & Traditional Country Jam and Open
Mic, Dry Bean Saloon, 6:30 - 10:30 pm, 5264 Verona
Rd., Madison, WI Host: Dave Bacholl (Info: 608-9066036)
1st SATURDAY
Waukesha Church of Christ, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, 2816
Madison
St., Waukesha, WI. Host: Pastor Greg (Info: 262-4703644)
EVERY TUESDAY
Instructor-Led Jam Classes at Wil-Mar Center 953
Jenifer St., Madison, WI. 2nd Tuesday at Indie Coffee, 1225 Regent St. Madison SWBMAI sponsored
Instruction: 1st Tuesday Jon Peik 7:30 pm; 2nd Tuesday with Chris Powers 7:00 pm at Indie Coffee; 3rd
Tuesday with David Nance 8:00 pm; 4th Tuesday
with Catherine Rhyner and Mary Helmke 7:00 pm;
5th Tuesday with Guest Instructor 7:00 pm. $5.00
instructor donation. (Info: [email protected])
Riley Tavern, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, 8205 Klevenville-Riley
Road, Verona, WI. Contact Bruce Nichols, 608-2734807
1st & 3rd THURSDAY
Apple Holler Bluegrass Jam & BBQ, 6:00 - 9:00 pm;
Apple Holler Restaurant, 5006 S. Sylvania Ave., Sturtevant, WI (Info: www.appleholler.com or call 1-800238-3629)
1st FRIDAY
Kenosha Folk Hootenany, 7:00 - 10:00 pm, Anderson
Arts Center, 121 66th. St., Kenosha WI
2nd FRIDAY
Ron's Old-Time Jam, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, State Bank of
Cross Plains, Black Earth Office (lower level meeting
room), 1030 Mills Street, Black Earth, WI. Host: Ron
Poast (Info: 608-767-2553 or www.ragtime88.com/
swotfa )
3rd FRIDAY
Crossroads Open Mic, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Crossroads
Coffeehouse, 2020 Main Street, Cross Plains, WI.
Host: Joe Snare (Info: 608-798-2080 or
[email protected] )
2nd & 4th FRIDAYS
Prairie Bluegrass Jam - 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Westside
Community Service Building, 2598 W. Main Street,
Sun Prairie, WI; May 13, May 27, June 10, June 24,
July 8, July 22, & August 5; Host: Scott Baumann (Info:
608-469-2829 or [email protected] )
Www.swbmai.org
May/June
2nd SATURDAY
R.H. Landmark Saloon, 3:00 - 6:30 pm, 138 S. Main St.
Jefferson, WI. Host: Tony Hozeny (608-215-7676) in
memory of John Short
Spring Green General Store, 3:00 - 6:00 pm, 137 S.
Albany St., Spring Green, WI. Host: Paul Bentzen,
Doug Lloyd and Michael Connors (Info: 608-588-7070)
1st SUNDAY
Fritz's Orfordville Bluegrass Jam, noon - 6:00 pm,
American Legion Hall, Highway 213, Orfordville, WI.
(Info: Fritz at 608-214-4286 or the American Legion at
608-879-2013.)
Life Spring Coffee Shop, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, 7578 Hwy 51,
Minocqua WI. Host: Rich Gadow (Info: 715-588-9498)
www.headforthedome.com
2nd SUNDAY
Hazelhurst (Yawkey) Town Hall, 1:00 - 5:00 pm, Hwy
51, Hazelhurst, WI. Host: Keith Justice (Info: 715-3563793)
BBMA Bluegrass Jam, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Borders Books,
8705 N. Port Washington, Fox Point, WI. (Info: 414540-1427 http://badgerlandbluegrass.org)
Bluegrass/Old-Time Jam, 6:00 – 10:00 pm, Shari's
Chippewa Club, 106 W. Main Street, Durand, WI.
Round robin style, all acoustic, all ability levels. Host:
East Hill Bluegrass Band. Info: (715) 672-8785.
3rd SUNDAY
Lake Country Jam,1:00 - 4:00 pm. Good Harvest
Market, 1850 Meadow Lane, Pewaukee, WI. www.
goodharvestmarket.com
4th SUNDAY
Attic Acoustic Jam, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, The Attic Books &
Coffee, 730 Bodart Street, Green Bay, WI. (Info: 920435-6515 or www.theatticbooks.com )
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Truman’s Ridge, 7:30 pm, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL
Oak Street Ramblers, 9:00 pm, The Alchemy, 1980 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI
Kristy Larson Honky Tonk Trio, 6:30 pm, Talula, 802 Atlas Avenue, Madison, WI
Turtle Creek Ramblers, 9:30 am, Northwoods Care Centre, 2250 Pearl Street, Belvidere, IL
Turtle Creek Ramblers, 11:30 am, The Brick Cafe & Gallery, 615 S. State Street, Belvidere, IL
Turtle Creek Ramblers, 1:30 pm, Maple Crest Care Centre, 4452 Squaw Prairie Rood., Belvidere, IL
SweetGrass, 10:00 pm, High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI
Oak Street Ramblers, 7:30 pm, The Malt House, 2609 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI
SpareTime Bluegrass Band, 6:00 pm, The Frequency, 121 West Main Street, Madison
Turtle Creek Ramblers, 2:00 pm, NorthPointe Terrace, 5601 East Rockton Road, Roscoe, IL
Truman’s Ridge, 7:30 pm, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL
Truman’s Ridge, 7:00 pm, Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Road, Rolling Meadows, IL
Oak Street Ramblers, 9:00 pm, The Alchemy, 1980 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI
Turtle Creek Ramblers, 9:30 am, Northwoods Care Centre, 2250 Pearl Street, Belvidere, IL
Turtle Creek Ramblers, 11:30 am, The Brick Cafe & Gallery, 615 S. State Street, Belvidere, IL
Turtle Creek Ramblers, 1:30 pm, Maple Crest Care Center, 4452 Squaw Prairie Rood., Belvidere, IL
Kettle Moraine, 7:00 pm, A Better Buzz Coffee & Road House, 8164 US Hwy 14, Arena, WI
SpareTime Bluegrass Band, 6:00 pm, The Frequency, 121 West Main Street, Madison
Turtle Creek Ramblers, 2:00 pm, NorthPointe Terrace, 5601 East Rockton Road, Roscoe, IL
Truman’s Ridge, 4:00 pm, Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington Street, Genoa, IL
Kettle Moraine, 6:00 pm, Tyranena Brewery, 1025 Owen Street, Lake Mills, Lake Mills, WI
Northern Comfort, 6:00 pm, The Frequency, 121 W. Main Street, Madison, WI
Oak Street Ramblers, 7:30 pm, The Malt House, 2609 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI
Northern Comfort, 5:30 pm, UW Memorial Union Terrace, 800 Langdon Street, Madison, WI
Truman’s Ridge, 7:00 pm, Andrew Bishop Memorial Park, Wenona, IL
Round the Bend, 6:30 pm, Talula, 802 Atlas Avenue, Madison, WI