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Volume 31, No. 7 Copyright © Central Texas Bluegrass Association July, 2009
And the Survey Says…
Carrie Thielemann
The suggestion to survey the Central Bluegrass Community was presented at the March board
meeting. I agreed to draft a set of questions; the meeting attendees provided their email ad-
dresses and agreed to review the test survey and provide feedback. Turned out that creating the
survey was a snap using the online survey tool, Survey Monkey, that Tom Duplissey suggested
and over a half dozen questions that Eddie Collins sent for consideration. A test survey was cre-
ated and the link was sent to the test team. The feedback and suggested changes provided by
the testers was incorporated and the final eight question survey was opened for responses be-
tween April 15th and May 26th. Notification was sent to all members with an email address on
file and was sent out to the members of the CTBA Facebook group. Friends and members of
CTBA also forwarded the link to folks in the Central Texas area known to have an interest in
bluegrass. Finally, members without email were telephoned and their responses manually en-
tered. We received 112 responses to the survey and nearly half the current members responded.
The answers to the specific survey questions are summarized in the charts that follow. The
CTBA board members are reviewing the comments and suggestions submitted, which are too
numerous to include in the newsletter. Thank you once again to (continued on next page)
Demographics
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The Central Texas Bluegrass Bulletin is published by the Central Texas Bluegrass Association, a 501(c)(3) tax-
exempt Texas nonprofit 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 copy-
rights.
Tom Duplissey, President Central Texas Bluegrass Association
Mike Montgomery, Vice-President Box 9816
Billy Bright, board member Austin, Texas 78766
Ben Buchanan, board member (512) 261-9440
San Dunn, board member www.centraltexasbluegrass.org/
Jami Hampton, board member
Carrie Thielemann, board member Ken Brown, Bulletin editor/board member
Russell Gunn, board member/Secretary/Treasurer
From the historical photo archive: jamming at St. Michael’s. The very first CTBA jam was located at St.
Michael’s Episcopal Church, on Bee Caves Road in Westlake Hills. This photo is undated but I believe
dates from 1978. Right, Tom Ellis; center, Wayne Ross; left, two unidentified pickers. Hey, Tom, isn’t
that a vintage Ellis mandolin you’re picking? Where’d you get that thing? Photo by Ken Brown.
(continued from previous page) everyone who took the time to complete the survey. If we
missed anyone, we’re sorry and it’s not too late to provide your input. Please send an email to
<[email protected]> for information on how to complete the survey (continued
on next page).
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Communication
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Events
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Fire on the Strings 2009: Contest Winners
Flatpicking Guitar Banjo
1st place: Michael Morrison, Mesquite 1st place: Jack Seale, Seale
2nd place: Josh Bailey, Victoria 2nd place: Jesse Williams, Spring
3rd place: Daniel Wheeler, Houston 3rd place: Richard Roberts, The Woodlands
New World Deli “Bluegrass Open Mike”
Eddie Collins
Eddie Collins and Tom Duplissey hosted the first of an on-going series of ―Bluegrass Open
Mike" nights on June 11th at the New World Deli, (4101 Guadalupe in Austin). Sam Dunn was
the first performer, adding his banjo to "Grandfather's Clock." Several attendees had just re-
turned from the Hill Country Acoustic Music camp, so four banjos showed what they learned
by performing a spirited version of "Smoke on the Water" together.
An open mike is different from a jam session in that participants take turns performing for one
another. Pickers who wish to pick and/or sing a tune or two can join Eddie and Tom, or perform
on their own. The format helps pickers of all levels improve their skills in playing before an
encouraging live audience. The next Bluegrass Open Mike night at the New World Deli will be
Thursday, July 9th; 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Come and pick, or just root for your fellow pickers. The
delicatessen < www.newworlddeli.com> has great food and is just north of the drag and UT
campus. Contact Eddie Collins < [email protected]> if you have questions.
Russ Barenberg House Concert, March 21
About 40 people gathered in Joe McColley’s living room on a warm Saturday evening in Sha-
vano Park to hear Russ Barenberg (nominated last year for a Grammy in the Best Country In-
strumental category for his recording of ―Little Monk,‖ as well as for IBMA Instrumental Al-
bum of the Year) run through two 45-minute solo sets of guitar and mandolin tunes. Most of us
are probably familiar with Russ from his playing with Laurie Lewis, or with Jerry Douglas and
Edgar Meyer on the ―Skip, Hop and Wobble‖ album, or from his array of instructional material.
Barenberg has done a lot of touring and traveling, and it’s reflected in his choice of material for
the flatpicking palette. Many of the tunes were drawn from Skip, Hop and Wobble or from his
most recent solo projects, Moving Pictures and When at Last, but they covered terrain from
Cape Breton fiddle tunes, to Swedish walking tunes, Scottish airs, and New England con-
tradance tunes (like Lady Walpole’s Reel). Some of my favorites were the Benny Thomasson
waltz, Midnight on the Water, and of course Big Bug Shuffle and Big Sciota. Russ played a vin-
tage mandolin as well as his 1945-vintage Gibson J-45 flat top guitar with maple back and
sides. Joe McColley, a superb flatpicker in his own right, sponsors these house concerts from
time to time. He’s finished for the summer season, but stay tuned for more good music with a
flatpicking bias.
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Events calendar: July, 2009
Friday July 3, 7 PM: Blacktop Bend at Waterloo Ice House (Slaughter/Escarpment), 9600 Escarpment
Blvd.; 301-1007
Friday, July 3, 6 PM: Piney Grove Ramblers at County Line on the Hill, Bee Cave Road near Loop 360,
Austin; www.countyline.com/index.asp; 327-1742
Friday, July 3, 8 PM: Doug and Rodney Dillard at the Cactus Café, Texas Union Building, UT campus;
$20.00 at the door
Saturday, July 4, 9 AM: The Sieker Band. Lost Creek Country Club, Fourth of July Parade
7 PM: The Sieker Band at Fourth of July celebration, San Saba
Sunday, July 5, 8 PM: the Lost Pines at Flipnotics Coffeespace, 1601 Barton Springs Rd.
Monday, July 6, 7:30 PM: The Siekers at Country Music Monday, Giddings.
Thursday, July 9, 6:30 - 8:30 PM: Bluegrass Open Mike with Eddie Collins and Tom Duplissey at New
World Deli, 4101 Guadalupe St # 100, Austin, 451-7170
Friday, July 10, 3:30 PM: The Sieker Band at Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Hill Country Bar
Saturday, July 11, 7 PM: The Siekers at Cove Country Opry, Copperas Cove
Sunday, July 12, 11 AM: Bluegrass Brunch with the Lost Pines at Threadgill’s North, 6416 N. Lamar,
Austin, 451-5440
Monday, July 13, 6:30 PM: Monthly CTBA board meeting at ArtZ Rib House, 2330 S. Lamar (NOTE:
this is a departure from the usual first Saturday meeting time)
Sunday, July 5, 1:30 PM: 12th Annual Band Scramble & Garage Sale. Garage sale, 1:30-4:30
PM, band scramble, 3:30-6:30 PM; ArtZ Rib House, 2330 S. Lamar; 512-442-8283.
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More events: July, 2009 Saturday, July 18, 10:30 AM: The Lost Pines at Austin Farmers Market, 4th and Guadalupe
Sunday-Friday, July 19-24: Camp Bluegrass at South Plains College, Levelland
Sunday, July 19, 11 AM: Bluegrass Brunch with Rod Moag and Texas Grass at Threadgill’s North,
6416 N. Lamar, Austin, 451-5440
Sunday, July 19, 6 PM: The Lost Pines at the Saxon Pub, 1320 S. Lamar Blvd, 448-2552
Saturday, July 25, 7:30 PM: The Sieker Band at ArtZ Rib House, 2330 S. Lamar; 512-442-8283.
Saturday, July 25, 7 PM: Piney Grove Ramblers at Green Mesquite, 1400 Barton Springs Rd, 479-0485
Sunday, July 26, 11 AM: Bluegrass Brunch with Danny Santos y los Bluegrass Vatos at Threadgill’s
North, 6416 N. Lamar, Austin, 451-5440
Monday, July 27, 7 PM: The Siekers at Thorndale Opry, Thorndale
Randalls Good Neighbor Program To designate your contribution to the CTBA, go to the address below, print the form and fill it
out, and take to your local store:
http://shop.safeway.com/corporate/randalls/gn_houston_austin.pdf
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CTBA Artists and Bands Austin Lounge Liz-ards Mike Drudge
615-262-6886 www.austinlizards.com
Blacktop Bend George Rios 512-619-8536 [email protected]
Blazing Bows Mary Hattersley 512-873-8925
Bluegrass Vatos Danny Santos 512-218-4141 danny@dannysantosmusic .com
Brian Byrne and Borrowed Time www.myspace.com/ brian-byrneandborrowedtime 512-699-9251 [email protected]
BuffaloGrass Don Inbody 512-295-6977 [email protected]
Cooper’s Uncle [email protected] 512-736-2664
David & Barbara Brown 361-985-9902 [email protected]
Dear Henry Band Chris Brewster 512-693-4648 www.dearhenrymusic.com
Eddie Collins 512-836-8255 www.eddiecollins.biz [email protected]
Grass Onions Band Jon Ricketts <[email protected]> 217-6437
The Grazmatics L. Wayne Ross 512-303-2188
Howard Rains
7704 Peaceful Hill Lane Austin, Tx 78748 512-577-0851
The Ledbetters Spencer Drake 830-660-2533 [email protected]
The Lost Pines Talia Sekons [email protected] www.lostpinesband.com
Manchaca All-Stars B. Buchanan 512-282-2756 manchacaallstars@ email.com
Out of the Blue Jamie Stubblefield 512-295-5325 [email protected]
The Piney Grove Ramblers Wayne Brooks 512-345-6609 www.pgramblers.com
Randy’s Rangers Sigi Field 512-869-8076 http://pages. sud-denlink.net/jrf/rr/
The Sieker Band Rolf & Beate Sieker 512-733-2857 www.siekerband.com
String Beans Mike Montgomery 512-517-6753 [email protected]
Two High String Band Geoff Union
512-563-9821 [email protected]
Wayward Pony Dale Albright dale-mandolin@austin. rr.com www.waywardpony.com
The Wimberley Bunch Charlie & Sally Lewis Box 2077 Canyon Lake, Tx 78133 (830) 899-7511
All bands listed are members of the CTBA. See the mem-bership form on the back cover page for information on band membership.
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CTBA Business Members
Overton Bluegrass Festival Overton Bluegrass Festival
City of Overton Sponsoring Bluegrass and Gospel Music
www.overtonbluegrass.com
Don Eaves
[email protected] Drawer D
903-834-3171 Overton, Texas 75684
Sponsored by City of Early
Charlotte Parrack
325-646-8531 300 Early Blvd.
P.O. Box 483
Grapeland, Tx 75884 www.salmonlakepark.com
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CTBA Area Jams and Events AUSTIN AREA, CTBA Beginner/Intermed. Jam 1st. & 3rd Thu. 7-9
PM, Steve Mangold 512-345-6155
CTBA 2nd & 4th Sat , ArtZ Rib House, be-
ginner/Intermediate Jam 4—6 contact: Steve
Mangold 345-6155
Jam Session: Sunday at ArtZ Rib House, 2-6
PM
Live Bluegrass Show: ArtZ Rib House Sun-
day 6 pm; 512-442-8283
AAAMS Jam 2nd & 4th Wed. Leander/Cedar
Park Fine Arts Academy, 200 Buttercup Rd, Ste. 104, Cedar Park, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, 512-
401-8863
AFTM Contradance: 3rd Sat. 3501 Red River
7:30 to 11 pm, $7 453-8936
AFTM Jam Session: 2nd Sun at ArtZ Rib
House, 2330 S. Lamar, Austin, 2-4 PM
FIDDLER’S GREEN jam session in the
BARN out back behind the shop every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 7pm to 11 pm.
Phone: 512-452-3900
www.fiddlersgreenmusicshop.com
BANDERA
4th Friday of each month at Silver Sage Cor-ral– east of Bandera. Starts at 6:30 pm. For
more info call (830)796-3969 (Not on Good
Friday)
BELLVILLE
Spring Creek Club Jam/Show Jan. thru Sept 4th Sat; 4pm Jam, 6:30 pm show. Coushatte
Recreation Ranch 979-865-5250
[email protected] Plenty of RV camping and good food.
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION, Brazos Country Grass Monday Jam, J.
Cody’s, 3610 S. College 6-9 PM
www.brazoscountrygrass.com
CEDAR PARK, Irish sessions Jam, It’s a
Grind Coffeehouse, once a month. Check out website: www.irishsessions/webhop/org
ELGIN 3rd Friday of each Month: Blue Fire-Station
jam session, FM 696, 7-10 PM
FAYETTEVILLE:
Texas Pickin’ Park: Jam 2nd Saturday, each
month beginning at 6 PM on the Courthouse Square. Acoustic instruments only.
For Info: [email protected]
www.texaspickinpark.com
GARLAND Bluegrass on the Square: Saturday, March-
November between Main and State Sts. At
6th, 7:30 PM to 1 AM
GEORGETOWN
Randy’s Rangers Thursday Jam: Duke’s BBQ Smokehouse, 6-8 PM, 512-869-8076 or
[email protected]> [email protected]
THE GROVE
Outside Pick General Store, 15 mi. west of
Temple on Hwy 36, Sat, 6pm until ? Contact: Moody Anderson, 512-282-1215
HARWOOD
Stage Show & Jam Session 3rd Sat, 9 mi. E.
of Luling, Hwy 90, 2 to 9 PM
Name ________ contact _______
HONDO
Hondo Hootenanny, 1 PM, Hondo Commu-
nity Center, 1st Fri each month 830-426-3438
LEAGUE CITY (BABA)
Jam & Free Bluegrass Show 3rd Sat: Jam 5 PM, Show 6:30 PM Jan- Nov., League City
Civic Center, 300 W. Walker St. 281-636-
9419
LIBERTY HILL
4th Sat. Jam Session at 1-6 PM, Hwy 29 West, contact Paula at 512-778-5410
LILLIAN
Third Friday show and jam, 10552 CR 519,
Lillian; 7 PM, $4; www.ntbluegrass.com or 817-929-8391
MANCHACA Open jam every Thursday night from 7-9 PM
at The Railroad BBQ on FM 1626 in Man-
chaca
McDADE
2nd Monday of each Month: McDade Jambo-ree at the McDade VFW Post Hwy 290. 7-10
PM Call: 512-273-2307
MEDINA
2nd Tuesday—each month— all gospel jam at the first Baptist Church—Medina. Starts at 6
PM; for info Linda Barton 830-589-2486
2nd Friday each month— The Medina Jam
session will be held at the Masonic Lodge at
6:30 PM (bring covered dish)
MONTGOMERY
1ST SATURDAY Jam in downtown historical District from 10 AM– 2 PM. For discount
coupons at local KOA contact Dr. Mike
Davis: [email protected]
PEARL Jam & Stage Show, 1st Sat: Jam starts at
noon, show 4:30 PM, Hwy 183, 7 mi South
of Purmela; contact: Ronald Medart 254-865-6013
SAN ANTONIO Open Bluegrass Jam Session Tuesdays, 6-8:30
PM, Grady’s BBQ Store No. San Pedro Ave,
at Jackson –Keller (beginner-friendly)
Beginner/Intermediate Bluegrass Jam 2nd
Thursday 7-9 pm at 6418 Ridgehurst, San Antonio. Hosted by Clifton Bowren 210-602
-5544 [email protected]
SHULENBERG
RV Park community Center
2nd Tuesday of every month, 6:30—9:00 PM
Laretta Baumgarten 979-743-4388
WIMBERLEY
Bluegrass Jam Fri 8-12 pm, Lane’s Country
Café, Wimberley
Editor’s note: this list of jams
hasn’t been verified in a long
time. Call ahead before check-
ing out an unfamiliar jam, to
make sure it’s still active.
Central Texas Bluegrass Association P.O. Box 9816
Austin, Texas 78766
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