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Central Texas Bluegrass Association
BLUEGRASS BULLETINBLUEGRASS BULLETIN Volume 30 No 5 May, 2008
CENTRAL TEXAS BLUEGRASS ASSOC.
WILLA PORTER
MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
It is that time of year again that we ask for nominations and recommendations for an eligible recipient for this scholarship. Each year one recipient is chosen from those nominated to attend a one week music class at the South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. We will need an application and two recommendations mailed separately to: Central Texas Bluegrass Assoc., P.O. Box 9816 Austin, Tx 78766—9816. The application can be downloaded from our website www.centraltexasbluegrass.org then click on the scholarship then click application. You can email us at [email protected] or call 512-261-9440 if you have
any questions. Applicants must be 12 or over. However, per Camp Bluegrass guidelines, those under 16 can attend only if a parent takes the same class. The CTBA scholarship will cover tuition and on-site room and board (double occupancy) to allow a needy aspiring bluegrass musician to attend Camp Bluegrass, a one week picking camp for bluegrass musicians. Camp bluegrass is noted for quality teaching and small classes in state of the art facilities. The faculty includes some of the best instructors anywhere. Camp Bluegrass, South Plains
College, Levelland, Texas July 20th through July 25, 2008. You can see more information at: www.campbluegrass.com. The recipient of the scholarship will be responsible for all travel expenses and other expenses incurred. Important: The application and two recommendations must be received no later than May 15, 2008 in order to be considered. Recommendations must be mailed separately from the application form. This is a very important program that needs the full cooperation of all the membership. The scholarship is set up to benefit any Texas resident nominated as an up and coming Bluegrass Musician and our member-ship spreads through out the central Texas area. Willa and her family have entrusted this scholarship to CTBA to carry on in her memory and see that a deserving musician gets the chance through Willa and the CTBA to attain a higher knowledge of music than they might otherwise be able to get. Nominating someone you know can be as rewarding to you as it is to the recipient in as much as you can track the progress of your protégé and maybe someday say I had a hand in helping to make that person a star. Many times I have heard successful people say I owe it all to them. Help keep Willa Porter alive in the hearts and minds of our young, up and coming, musicians as the out-standing person she was so that she will always be remembered.
NOMINATE SOMEONE YOU KNOW!!!!
Willa Porter
Born: June 10,1951
Died: Jan. 29, 2005
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CTBA First Saturday of Month at Artz Ribhouse
I always enjoy going to the First Saturday CTBA entertainment each month. It gives me the opportu-nity to meet and listen to bands I have not had the pleasure of hearing or it provides me with the oppor-tunity to visit with those I have met and heard before. This month was no exception. I looked forward to seeing THE MANCHACA ALLSTARS again.
This group, comprised of Ben Buchanan (Guitar), Cara Cooke (Bass & Harmonica), Buck Buchanan (Dobro), George Smith (Fiddle) and Dave Seeman (Banjo), has been together for over 20 years now and is one of Austin’s finest.
They started this evenings entertainment with “Sitting on Top of The World” followed by “Shackles and Chains” and “Black Mountain Rag”. All of their music is up beat and keeps the audience in an up-lifted mood. They did their rendition of a song written by Audie Murphy called “Shutters and Boards” which was just outstanding. They play for private parties and other venues and have a couple of CD’s out that I highly recommend. Some of the other songs they did were: “Katy Daily”, “Aint Got No-body”, “There’s More Pretty Girls Than One”, “Lonely Quit Knocking on My Door”, “Greenville Trestle” and “Kentucky Waltz”. Their unique style of music and blended harmony puts them in high demand in the entertainment world. Great evening out…………. Thanks guys.
Wimberley Jam Spotlight By Phil Raye
As some of you may know the Charlie’s Catfish place in Wimberley has changed hands and is now Lane’s Country Café. Don Impink and I decided to check it out. We arrived around 7 pm in time to have dinner and boy was it good. We had chicken and fish and it was hard to say which was best. The Jam got under way at 8 pm under the patio out back and I soon found out that I should have worn long pants instead of shorts. It was a little cool. There was a number of ladies in this jam playing some good fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin music. We played some songs I had not heard before as well as some of the old favorites. Time flew and before we realized, it was 11 pm and we had to leave. They were still going strong when we left and I am told they go until the last man leaves.
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Threadgill’s Starts New Music Venue Starting Sunday May 4th and every Sunday thereafter, they will be doing Bluegrass Brunch at the New, (New Old #1 6416 North Lamar Blvd., Austin, Tx.) They are trying to get the word out to all the Bluegrass bands that would be interested in playing in this kind of environment for a couple of hours on Sundays. The Bands will set the price and 100% of the door goes to the band. Contact: Odom Chumbley Talent Wrangler Threadgill’s (new) Old #1 Ph: 512-451-9304 E-mail: [email protected] Threadgill’s has been a focal point for musicians every since 1933 when it used to stay open 24 hours. Traveling musicians soon got the word and would join Kenneth Threadgill as he sang the songs of Jimmie Rodgers nightly. This continued for several years until 1974 when it was closed af-ter the death of Kenneth’s wife Mildred. The City of Austin wanted to demolish it as an eye sore but it was purchased by Eddie Wilson who then owned the Armadillo World Headquarters and he de-cided to remodel it and turn it into a Threadgill’s Southern Style Restaurant with a menu to match. It is now known as Threadgill’s—Old No 1. Located at 6416 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas. The rest is pretty much history and it’s success has spurred a second Threadgill’s World Headquar-ters Restaurant located at 301 West Riverside Drive , Austin, Texas
CD Spotlight By Roy Glover
I was told about this CD by a friend of mine who was rav-ing about how good it was. I gave it a listen and sure enough I liked almost all the tracks. There were 3 that I didn’t much care for but over all I would recommend it. I found it to be a simple clean sound and the songs seem to be, for the most part, original music but I don’t know if they wrote the songs. There is a nice mix of Guitar, banjo, mandolin and bass by The Soul Pickers, a group from northern Alabama/Tennessee area. They formed in 2003 and since that time they have paid their dues performing in Churches, homecomings, and revivals as well as their share of restaurants, civic gatherings, family functions and music barns. The Beautiful River of Life is the Band’s debut album, coming courtesy of their signing with the blue Circle label in April of last year. You can check out this album and others at: www.bluecirclerecords.com Give them a listen.
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NEW FESTIVAL DEBUTS IN FAYETTVILLE By Ken Brown
Fayeteville is about halfway between Austin and Houston, an easy 1.5 hour drive down Highway 71 just past La Grange, then north a few miles on FM 955. The area was settled in the 1830s. The town named in 1844 but not incorporated until 1880. Even though La Grange is the county seat, Fayetteville has a court-house square with a beautiful courthouse smack in the center. It’s a two-story white frame structure, built in 1880, with a clock tower on top and a jail on the second floor, complete with two cells and antique iron shackles. It was the Precinct 2 courthouse, and one of the few precinct courthouses built in Texas.
During the weekend of April 18—20, the courthouse square was the center of the first annual “Texas
Pickin’ Park” bluegrass festival. About once a month, the square is turned over to jammers and trans-formed into the “Texas Pickin’ Park.” The entire square was lined with about 40 covered stalls for vendors. There was a big tent with a stage and folding chairs set up for the daytime musical events and there were jam sessions all over the grounds, including a continuous one on the courthouse square gazebo. The east side of the square had various food vendors and the local café was jammed with festival-goers. And yes, rest as-sured there were funnel cakes. Two trailers with portajohns were set up on one of the streets. Although the organizers were clearly prepared for bad weather, Saturday was pritnear perfect and most of the jams were alfresco. Jammers showed up from Houston, Austin, Dallas and points in between. Many of the vendors booths had arts and crafts, but I didn’t have time to check them out, except for spending a while with Texas resophonic luthier Carroll Benoit and checking out his instrument lineup.
An enclosed building with garage-style doors and ceiling fans was the site for instrument workshops and the slow jam hosted by Jerry Scribner. I was only able to attend on Saturday, but I can report that the turnout was stupendous. I spent most of the day jamming and didn’t quit until 3 am. It was a bit cool by that time, so we retreated into the festival office and picked with jamming friends Art, Marsha, Sue, Steve, Aubrey and alice.
The Lonestar Bluegrass Band (left above), .Blue River Band (center above), No Strings Attached (right ) Buffalo Nickel band (below) and the Blue Creek Gospel Band (below right) were booked for this festival.
Unfortunately, I missed all the stage shows because I was jamming, so I can’t report on that part (but, a bit of trivia, both of these “Blue” bands featured banjo pick-ers I used to know when I lived in San Antonio). This inaugural event proved to be an overwhelming success, and I plan to attend again next year. It was well organ-
ized and run. The next monthly jam on the square will be May 10 and I might see you there.
Texas Pickin’ Park www.texaspickinpark.com ~ (979) 378-2753
CTBA Band Shows and Events NOTE: All listings need to be in no later than the 15th of the month to go into the next month bulletin
May, 2008 Sat May 3rd 7pm Buffalo Grass — Artz Ribhouse, 2330 S. Lamar, Austin, Tx
Sun May 4th Buddy & Tina Wright Group — First Sunday Singing Cowboy Church, Midlothian, Tx
Mon May 5th 3 pm Buddy & Tina Wright Group — Southaven, Lubbock, Tx
Fri May 9th 6pm The Piney Grove Ramblers —County Line on the Hill, Bee Cave, Tx
Sat May 10th 7:30 pm The Piney Grove Ramblers —Inks Lake State Park, Hwy 4, Kingsland, Tx
Thu May 15th Buddy & Tina Wright Group—Fire On the Strings Bluegrass Festival, Mont gomery, Tx
Fri May 16th Buddy & Tina Wright Group — 3rd Friday Blluegrass Show, Palmer Cow boy Church , 211 East FM 813, Palmer, Tx
Sat May 17th 7:30 pm The Sieker Band— Artz Ribhouse 2330 S. Lamar, Austin, Tx
Fri May 23rd 9 pm Too High String Band— Kerrville Folk Festival, Kerrville, Tx
Sat May 24th 7 pm Grass Onions Band —Freddie’s, South First, Austin, Tx
Wed May 28th 5 pm Grass Onions Band — The Farmers Mkt. at the Triangle, Austin, Tx
Sat May 31st Austin Lounge Lizards — Kerrville Folk Festival, Quiet Valley Ranch, Kerr ville, TX www.kerrvillefolkfestival.org
Sat May 31st 11 am The Piney Grove Ramblers- Real Ale Bike Ride, Austin, Tx. www.realaleride.com/
Festivals and Workshops
Thu May 1-3 Triple Creek RV Park Gospel Weekend —Woodville, Tx 409-283-3642
Fri May 2-3 Salmon Lake Park Fun Bluegrass Weekend —Grapevine, Tx 936-687-2594
Sat May 3 Chrystal Opry House Bluegrass Show — Tom Bean, Tx 903-546-6893
Fri May 9-10 Sandyland Bluegrass Reunion—Nacogdoches, Tx 936-569-1179 or 564-8919
Sat May 10 Bluegrass Pickin’ Place— Lone Star, Tx 903-656-2358
Sat May 10 Texas Pickin’ Park — Fayetteville, Texas, www.texaspickinpark.com
Thu May 15 - 17 Fire On the Strings Bluegrass Festival— Montgomery, Tx 713-249-2986
Thu May 15 - 17 Washington Cattle Co Bluegrass Festival — Flomot, Tx 806-469-5278
Fri May 16 3rd Friday Bluegrass Show — Cleburne, Tx 817-641-5700
Sat May 17 Bluegrass Gospel Weekend— Athens, Tx 903-677-2492
Sat May 17 Texas Acoustic Music Society Show — Paris, Tx 703-785-3958
Tue May 20 –25 Madera Canyon Campout— Ken-Ft Davis, Tx 432-283-2564
Sat May 24 Quitman Bluegrass Music Show—Quitman, Tx 903-852-6588
Sat May 24 Spring Creek Bluegrass Club Show– Bellville, Tx 979-865-5250
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If you are a member of CTBA, and your band has an upcoming show, please email Dale Albright our con-tributing Editor at: [email protected]
NOTE:
Please be sure to check the bands
website for last minute changes
as this does occur from time to
time.
Austin Lounge Lizards Mike Drudge 615-262-6886www.austinlizards.com
Blacktop Bend George Rios 512-619-8536 [email protected]
Blazing Bows Mary Hattersley 512-873-8925
Blugrass Vatos Danny Santos 512-218-4141 [email protected]
Grass Onions Band Tom Duplissey 512-454-9313 [email protected]
Buddy & Tina Wright Band Buddy Wright 806-749-3247 www.buddyandtina.com
BuffaloGrass Don Inbody 512-295-6977 [email protected]
David & Barbara Brown 361-985-9902 [email protected]
Eddie Collins 512-836-8255 www.eddiecollins.biz [email protected]
Half Dozen of the Others Mel Riser 512-331-7930 [email protected]
Hard to Make a Living John Hood 512-376-7767 [email protected]
Manchaca All-Stars B. Buchanan 512-282-2756 [email protected]
Out of the Blue Jamie Stubblefield 512-295-5325 [email protected]
String Beans Mike Montgomery 512-517-6753 [email protected]
Teresa Garner Bluegrass Band Teresa Garner 512-963-4612 [email protected]
The Christophers Chris Teague 830-305-1652 [email protected]
The Ledbetters Spencer Drake 803-660-2533 [email protected]
The Piney Grove Ram-blers Wayne Brooks 512-345-6609
www.pgramblers.com
The Sieker Band Rolf & Beate Sieker 512-733-2857 www.siekerband.com
Three Horse Plow Dennis Moore 512-989-1947 [email protected]
Too High String Band Geoff Union 512-563-9821 [email protected]
Wayward Pony Dale Albright [email protected] www.irishsessions.webhop. org www.waywardpony.com
CTBA Artists and Bands
Central Texas Bluegrass Bulletin Roy Glover, Editor
published by
Central Texas Bluegrass Association Russell Gunn, Treasurer John Hood, President
Mike Montgomery, Vice-President Ken Brown
P.O. Box 9816 Austin, TX 78766-9816
512-261-9440 CTBA is a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt Texas non-profit
corporation. Contributions are deductible as chari-table and educational donations.
Work published in this Bulletin is used by permission of writers, artists, and photographers, who retain all copyrights to work submitted to the Bulletin.
All bands listed are members of the CTBA. See the mem-bership form on page 7 for information on band membership.
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CTBA Member Bands CD’s
This group, composed of Don Inbody on guitar, Scott Byers on mandolin and Howard Surber on bass, all sing both solo and do harmony as well. The CD reflects their own style of music including some songs they wrote as well as some of our old time favorites. Contact information provided below for prices and shipping. For Booking info go to
Artist: BuffaloGrass
Title: Gone to Nickel Creek
Contact: [email protected]
For Booking info go to: www.buffalograssmusic.com
The Manchaca All Stars are a lively and Entertaining group who play at the Manchaca Fire Hall in Manchaca, Tx on a regular basis. Their music consist of a wide range from the realm of country to Bluegrass. Central Texas has enjoyed their music for 20 years. Contact info provided below:
Artist: Manchaca All Stars
Title: First Attempt
Call: (512) 282 - 2756 or 512 496-3756
This group is showing great promise. They have several CD’s out this one being the latest. They have performed at numerous venues all over the state and in New Mexico as well. Their popularity is growing by the day and you can expect to see and hear more about them in the very near future. They have been selected as one of the top 100 Texas Touring Artist appointed by the Texas Commission on The Arts 2006—2008.
Artist: Buddy & Tina Wright Group
Title: First Day of the Week
Contact: www.buddyandtina.com
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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
Texas Bluegrass Celebration
Sponsored by City of Early Charlotte Parrack 325-646-8531 300 Early Blvd. #31 [email protected] Early, Texas 76802
Notice: We will be taking more pictures at bluegrass events and jams. If any member does not want
their picture published in the Bulletin please opt out by contacting … Roy Glover at:
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CTBA Area Jams and Events
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If we left off your jam, please contact Roy at [email protected]
AUSTIN AREA, CTBA Beginner/Intermed. Jam 1st. & 3rd Thu. 7-9 pm, Steve Mangold 512-345-6155 CTBA 2nd & 4th Sat , Artz Ribhouse, beginner/Intermediate Jam 4—6 contact: Steve Mangold 345-6155 Jam Session: Sunday at Artz Ribhouse, 2-5 pm Live Bluegrass Show: Artz Ribhouse Sunday 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 Contra Dance: 3rd Sat. 3501 Red River 7:30 to 11 pm, $7 453-8936 AFTM Jam Session: 2nd Sun at Artz Rib house at 2330 S Lamar, Austin Tx BANDERA 4th Friday of each month at Silver Sage Corral– 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 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, J & J’s BBQ, 1st and 3rd Friday, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. 512-401-8863 CLEBURNE Show and Jam: 3rd Fri. Cleburne Civic Center, 1501 W. Henderson (Hwy 67) 7 pm $3 www.NTBBluegrass.com CONVERSE 2nd Thursday each month Retired Musicians Jam 10 am to 3 pm—250 Donalan, Converse, Tx call 210-658-3578 (South of Converse off Hwy 1516) FAYETTEVILLE: Texas Pickin” Park...Jam Saturday, December 1st beginning at 1 pm on the Courthouse Square. Acoustic Instruments only. For Info: [email protected] www.texaspickinpark.com GARLAND Bluegrass on the Square: Sat-March thru Novem-ber between Main and State Sts. At 6th, 7:30pm to 1 am, Jim Miller 972-276-3197 GEORGETOWN Randy’s Rangers Thursday Jam: Duke’s BBQ
Smokehouse, 7-9 pm, 512-869-8076 or www.sigi.us/RR 2nd Sunday Jam, held at 1 pm at the San Gabriel Park in Georgetown behind the football stadium. Contact Jon or Sigi 512-869-8076 THE GROVE Outside Pick General Store, 15 mi. west of Temple on Hwy 36, Sat, 6pm til……….. Contact: M. Anderson 512-282-1215 (3rd Sat. is THE BIG JAMBOREE ) HARWOOD Stage Show & Jam Session 3rd Sat, 9 mi. E. of Lulling, Hwy 90, 2 to 9 pm Ben Buchanan 512-263-7193
HONDO Hondo Hootenanny, 1 pm Hondo Community Center, 1st Fri each mo. 830-426-3438 LEAGUE CITY (BABA) Jam & Free Bluegrass Show 3rd Sat: Jam 5pm, Show 6:30pm Jan thru Nov., League City Civic Center, 300 W. Walker St. 281-636-9419 LIBERTY HILL 4th Sat. Jam Session at 1 pm until 6 pm, Hwy 29 West, contact Paula at 512-778-5410
MANCHACA Open Jam every Thursday night from 7-9:00 pm at The Railroad BBQ on FM 1626 in Manchaca, Tx
MEDINA 2nd Tuesday—each month— all gospel jam at the first Baptist Church—Median, Tx. Starts at 6 pm for info call...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 Montgomery, Tx Quaint shops, farmer’s market, and multiple jam sites for acoustic music (bluegrass, country and Cajon). Jams from 10 am til 2 pm. For discount coupons at local KOA contact Dr. Mike Davis: [email protected] NEW BRAUNFELS Landa Country Music Jam —1st and 3rd Monday each month 10 am, at Senior Citizen’s Center 655 Landa St. New Braunfels 830-589-2486 PEARL Jam & Stage Show, 1st Sat: Jam 12:00, Show 4:30 pm Hwy 183, 7 mi South of Purmela contact: Ronald Medart 254-865-6013 SAN ANTONIO Open Bluegrass Jam Session 1st & 3rd Tue. , 6-8:30 pm Grady’s BBQ Store No 4 6510 San Pedro Ave, Hosted by: Tom Taylor 210-805-8036
Beginner/Intermediate Bluegrass Jam 2nd Thurs-day 7-9 pm at 6418 Ridgehurst, San Antonio, Tx 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 [email protected] WIMBERLEY Bluegrass Jam Fri 8-12 pm, Lane’s Country Café Wimberley, Tx
Central Texas Bluegrass Assoc. P.O. Box 9816
Austin, Texas 78766=9816
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