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Sept/Oct 2013 Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, Inc.
Fireball Mail
Inside this issue:
Matt Flinner
Workshop
3
Stoughton Opera
House perform-
ances
3
Bluegrass Boys
Reunion, Yonder
Mtn. Sting Band
3
RockyGrass Diary,
Scott Baumann
3
Jam schedule 6
Member band
schedules
7
Make room on your fall schedule for the SWBMAI Bluegrass Jamboree!
Featuring four member bands, a silent auction and picking with friends on
the patio, this family friendly jamboree will be a blast!
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 pm, Saturday, October 19.
Location: The High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI
Cost: $5. Kids under 12, free!
Schedule: Genesee Ridge Bluegrass Band 1:00 – 1:45
Northern Comfort 2:00 – 2:45
Driftless 3:00 – 3:45
Milkhouse Radio 4:00 – 4:45
www.swbmai.org
The Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Asso-
ciation, Inc. is a non-profit educational organi-
zation devoted to the preservation and promo-
tion of bluegrass music and supported by vol-
unteer efforts. With its 501(c)(3) IRS tax
status, your annual SWBMAI membership fee is
tax deductible less $6 for the Fireball Mail
newsletter. Additional donations are fully tax-
deductible as charitable contributions and al-
ways appreciated!
The SWBMAI mission statement 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.
SWBMAI Board of Directors
President - open
Vice-President – Jim Hodges, 608-884-4278,
Secretary – Jim Knobloch, [email protected]
Treasurer—Jon Peik, [email protected]
Attendant Board Members: Scott Baumann, 608-469-2829,
[email protected] Julie Cherney, 608-244-2184,
Larry Schultz, 608-798-4884, [email protected]
Webmaster -(non-voting board member) –
Scott Knickelbine, [email protected] Other Member Volunteers: Dave Nance, Ellis
Bauman
Contributing Writers:
Scott Baumann
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 If you would like minutes mailed to you, please
send a stamped self-addressed envelope to
SWBMAI, P.O. Box 7761, Madison, WI
Don’t forget to
renew! Contact Larry Schultz:
[email protected] to find out your
expiration date. Then fill out the form
below with the appropriate amount
and send it in. Or, renew online at
www.swbmai.org.
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March, May, July, September, and November.
Please send advertising inquiries, articles, calendar info, photos and letters to :
Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, Inc. P.O. Box 7761,
Madison, WI 53707-7761
Attn: Fireball Mail
E-mail: [email protected] Deadline for articles is the 10th of the preced-
ing month of publication.
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
If you are in a member band, you can
now join as an individual for only $14!
Enjoy the benefits of individual mem-
bership at a reduced rate!
Volunteer Activities:
Board Resignations
SWBMAI would like to thank Bruce Brechtl,
Leslie Goodwin and Dave Goodwin for their
service on the board. We appreciate their
contributions and wish them well in future
endeavors.
Darrell Scott and Tim O’Brien Saturday, Sept. 28 @ 7:30
Darrell and Tim have traveled the highways
and byways of America recording and playing
their unique brand of country, Americana, and
bluegrass music. O‘Brien, GRAMMY-winning
mandolin player is known on the festival circuit
for his earlier groundbreaking work with Hot
Rize and later work as a solo artist. Scott, a GRAMMY-nominated per-
former, is best known for his resolute guitar playing, rough and honest
vocal style and success as one of the best country songwriters of his
time. Between the two of them, they have written major hits for Garth
Brooks, The Dixie Chicks, Keb Mo, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Guy Clark,
and Sam Bush. Both are multi-instrumentalists, wizards of mandolin,
guitar, banjo, and bouzouki. Some music you experience with your ears, some with your eyes.
You will feel this music at the base of your spine. It is what all music
should be. timobrien.net - darrellscott.com
Sarah Jarosz Saturday, October 12 @ 7:30
Since signing to Sugar Hill Records at age 16,
Sarah Jarosz has barely stopped to catch her breath,
even as she leaves audiences and critics alike
breathless. Rolling Stone has compared her to Gillian
Welch; Mojo labeled her a "newgrass prodigy" for
her skills on banjo, guitar and mandolin; and the
normally reserved New York Times hailed her as
"one of acoustic music's finest talents," with songwriting chops to match
her instrumental prowess. This prodigy is making her second appearance at the Stoughton Opera
House. Enjoy a night of soulful and masterful music by this talented
musician.
Stoughton Opera
House
381 E Main St
Stoughton, WI 53589
To order tickets by phone, call
877-840-0457 or the Box Office
at 608-877-4400
Stoughton Opera House Shows
A Fun Time at Two Wonderful Local Festivals
The Kevin Prater Bluegrass Band led a fun and infor-
mative bluegrass workshop at Sugar Maple Fest.
Wisconsin’s own Horseshoes and Hand
Grenades tore up the Sugar Maple stage.
Eli and Cathy Peik hooping it up at
Gandy Dancer.
Gandy Dancer Fest headliners, The Byron Berline
Band, played everything from Bill Monroe to the
Beatles...all bluegrass style.!
Renowned mandolinist
Matt Flinner will be con-
ducting a mandolin work-
shop and jam session in
Madison, WI on Sept 22 at
4 pm. Come for advice
and hands-on help to get
you to the next level in
your playing! Open to
players of all ability levels
and will cover:
Matt Flinner Mandolin Workshop Sunday, Sept. 22!
Right hand exercises to help
you improve your tone, dynamics
and speed.
Double Stops
Improvisation and Licks
We'll use a standard fiddle tune and a
standard bluegrass song and look at
ways of branching out on them. We'll
use various approaches including me-
lodic ideas, licks, patterns and double
stops. The goal is to help you get to
the next level in your playing and have
more fun jamming and playing music
with others.
Handouts will be provided.
We'll spend the first 2 1/2 hours on
instruction and the last 30 minutes jam-
ming. Should be a lot of fun!
Space is limited! To make a reserva-
tion and get location, email Julie
Cherney; [email protected] or
phone 608-244-2184. Cost, $50.
www.mattflinner.com
Whether it's with his own Matt
Flinner Trio or with Phillips, Grier
and Flinner, the Frank Vignola Quar-
tet, Darrell Scott, Steve Martin, the
Ying Quartet, Tim O'Brien, Leftover
Salmon or the Modern Mandolin
Quartet, Flinner's style and compo-
sitional ability have established him
as one of the most accomplished
and musically diverse mandolinists in
the world. His critically acclaimed solo al-
bums for Compass Records, The
View from Here and Latitude, feature
bluegrass stalwarts Todd Phillips,
David Grier, Stuart Duncan, Jerry
Douglas and Darol Anger. He was
also featured on Steve Martin's 2009
Grammy-winning CD The Crow.
“Matt Flinner, one of the best mandolin
players ever…” – Downbeat “…blurs the lines between jazz and
bluegrass, traditional and avant-
garde…” - Bluegrass Now
www.swbmai.org
Rockygrass Academy 2013 by Scott Baumann My Rockygrass Academy experience began last November when my
friends Brad and Kurt said they were planning on going, as they had
the previous five years, and asked if I was interested in attending. I had
been thinking of attending a camp and this sounded like an ideal situa-
tion with friends. It wasn‘t that easy though. Rockygrass Academy is
very popular and you have to enter a lottery and list your first and
possibly second choice of instruments that you are interested in taking
classes on. I went with Intermediate Banjo as my first choice and In-
termediate Dobro as my second. We were all lucky enough to be
selected on our first choices, paid our admission fees, and waited for
July.
Rockygrass is located in Lyons, CO. It is about a 16-hour drive from
Madison. We drove straight through and the spent the night at Kurt‘s
house in nearby Black Forest, CO. That was scary and fascinating at
the same time because if Black Forest, CO sounds familiar to you, that
was the location of the major wildfire in June. Just a mile or so down
the road from Kurt‘s house, there were several homes where the only
thing still standing was the foundation and the chimney. Kurt and his
family were very lucky. At 10:00AM, the mad stampede began. There were roughly 250
campers all rolling in at the same time and trying to stake out the best
camping site. I had no idea at the time when we were setting up, but
we did pretty well and landed some prime real estate. That first day
was really just meeting our new neighbors, getting registered, and
sitting around and picking. Part of registration was the optional band
scramble. As a newbie, I was obligated to sign up… according to my
friends, anyways.
The first full day we had an entire camp orientation session followed
by some jamming sessions. The afternoon was the first of the instruc-
tor classes. The banjo instructors for Rockygrass this year were Alison
Brown, Jens Kruger, and Rob McCoury. There were three different
levels of classes for most instruments; advanced, intermediate, and
novice. For the intermediate banjo class, we had Rob McCoury the
first two days. Rob is an outstanding picker, but he really didn‘t have
an agenda for the classes. It was pretty much, ―What questions do you
have?‖ As a group, it took us a bit to really get him rolling, but overall
it was good. He ended up showing us several cool licks and how he
performs the kick-off to Vincent Black Lightning. Monday night was a
camp wide BBQ dinner where they announced the first set of the
scramble bands.
The band scramble forms band and there were enough sign-ups to
create 18 bands. The first nine bands play Tuesday night and the sec-
ond set of groups play Wednesday night. Each band has to work up
two songs, one faster, one slower, and at least one of them has to
have vocals. Each band gets roughly 24 hours to put together their
songs. One of our members wrote on the board that we should all
meet by the silo in the field by the main stage that evening. We all
arrived and started figuring out what the heck we were going to play.
Our bass player volunteered that she could sing ―Why You Been
Gone So Long,‖ so that was a winner for the slow tune. The mandolin
player strolled up and asked if anyone had heard of ―Cornbread and
Butterbeans‖ by the Carolina Chocolate Drops. I had just finished
learning that song for a wedding a few weeks earlier, so that was a no-
brainer. We had both songs and started practicing that night and
agreed to meet again over lunch the next day for our big performance
Tuesday night. We decided to call ourselves Take it to the Silo in honor
of our initial meeting spot. If you are interested, our performance was
put up on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ7UOril0BE. Please
keep in mind we didn‘t even know each other 24 hours before. The great thing about band scramble is how supportive everyone is. There
are players of all levels performing and if anyone tries a solo at all, no
matter how short or simple, the crowd goes wild. Once all the bands
finished, then the waiting began to see how we fared.
So of the 18 bands that played each of the two preliminary nights,
six would be chosen to go on to the finals. The best three from each
A Bluegrass Boys Reunion! Friday, September 6, 7:30pm Cafe Carpe, 18 South Water Street West
Fort Atkinson, WI ,920-563-9391
Bob Black, Tom Ewing and Mark Hembree, all tenured and historical
contributors to the vision of Bill Monroe come together to bring you
back to the origins of bluegrass music. The classic bluegrass of Bill Mon-
roe is the primary focus of these performances.
A Blue Grass Boys Reunion showcases all the finest elements of this
exciting and driving music. Through the classic songs with that ―high,
lonesome sound‖, personal stories and anecdotes from those who knew
and played with Mr. Monroe, along with his distinctive instrumentals,
they convey the emotive music the Father of Bluegrass created. Joining the ‗Boys‘ will be Brian Ray (mandolin) and Paul Kienitz (fiddle)
This is the real deal, friends and neighbors, bluegrass from its roots per-
formed by musicians who know and love it. Hope to see you there!
Visit www.bluegrassboysreunion.com
Hire a Member Band! American Folk-Jim Moses; 262-308-0915,
Barley Jacks with Brian Wicklund - Brian Wicklund; 651-433-4564,
[email protected], www.barleyjacks.com The Berthon Family Band, Doug Berthon,
[email protected], 608-589-5039
Burning Willows — Mike Charlton,
Daylight in the Swamp— Dave Goodwin, 608-772-8280, [email protected],
www.daylightintheswampband.com
Down from the Hills – Pat Downing, 608-527-2472, [email protected], http://
personalpages.tds.net/~downhome
Driftless-Tim Dement, 920-484-3910,
www.driftlessbluegrass.com
www.facebook.com/DriftlessBluegrassBand Genesee Ridge Bluegrass Band - Richard
Schwartz, [email protected],
262 719-3549
Graminy - Shauncey Ali, 608-257-2398
[email protected] High Ridge Bluegrass Band—William
McWilliams, 608-233-6190,
Milkhouse Radio– Russel Cannon, [email protected], milkhousera-
dio.com, www.facebook.com/MilkhouseRadio
Northern Comfort – Tony Hozeny;
608-215-7676, [email protected], Patti Graham, 608-438-2728 facebook.com/
northerncomfortbluegrass?sk=wall
Oak Street Ramblers—Jeff Kunkel, 608-669-3991, [email protected],
www.theoakstreetramblers.com Off The Porch-Mary Helmke, 608-838-4852,
[email protected] Spare Time Bluegrass Band– Bobby Batyko;
608-575-9945,[email protected]
Truman’s Ridge, Bruce Wallace,
[email protected] For updated information or corrections, contact
Julie Cherney, [email protected]
night would have 24 hours to work up another two songs. We would
have to wait until after the second night to hear if we made it.
After the first morning orientation, every other morning started with
a mini-concert from one of the attending instructor bands. These shows
were amazing. We had shows from Helen Highwater, the Kruger
Brothers, and the Del McCoury Band. I doubt I will ever get the oppor-
tunity to see such impressive musicians from such close range again,
that is, unless I go back to Rockygrass Academy next year.
Anyway, back to band scramble. After the second night bands per-
formed, they announced the six finalist bands. Take it to the Silo was
chosen! We were all very excited. We hugged and high-fived until we
realized we had less than a day to work up two new songs. We picked a
new place to meet and start practicing, but couldn‘t find our guitar
player and fiddler! After we discussed some new tunes for a bit, I got
nervous that we couldn‘t find them. I took it upon myself and started
going from campsite to campsite describing them and seeing if anyone
knew them. It really didn‘t take long. Rockygrass Academy becomes a
community in about two days. My friend, Brad, tried to describe it to
me before we left, but I really didn‘t get
it until that moment. After about ten minutes of searching, I found someone
who knew them and brought me to
them. We got the band back together,
man! We picked two new songs, ―Back
to Wichita‖ and a tune by that amazing
bluegrass band, The White Stripes,
called ―Hotel Yorba.‖ Our mandolin
player had an interesting take on blue-
grass. I‘d never heard of it before, but it
was a fun tune, so off we went. More
on band scramble finals later.
Getting back to banjo instruction,
after we finished up with Rob McCoury, we
got to spend a day with Alison Brown. We
spent a fair amount of time working up a tune called ―Leather Britches.‖
She taught us the melody, the harmony, and a vamping pattern and then
had us take turns playing the various parts and then switching off. She
then challenged us to take this tune home and call it in a jam. I still need
to fulfill that challenge. She was a great instructor who made sure that
each individual knew their part before moving on to the next.
Our last day of banjo instruction was with Jens Kruger, an interesting
guy. He pretty much lives on another plane of musicality from the rest
of us. To determine where we stood as players, he went around the
circle and had each of us do the kickoff to ―Foggy Mountain Break-
down.‖ I have to admit he was a bit intimidating and it wasn‘t my best
effort. After I completed my example, his response was ―Well…that
was something.‖ The best part is I have it audio recorded, so I can play
that back whenever I get a bit too big for my britches and that I know
how to play the banjo. A bit of incentive to continue to improve. Over-
all, Jens wasn‘t too impressed with our intermediate banjo group. He
said we all need to go back to the basics and pick five Scruggs tunes
and work on each one of them for a year. Really study them and get
them perfect. So if you find me playing ―John Hardy‖ for the next year
compulsively, you know why. He apologized for being too rough on
us while telling us how to improve. ―I‘m not normally like this,‖ he said
and then spent five minutes playing us some Bach to make us feel bet-
ter. It was a very interesting, eye-opening class from a true master of
the instrument.
The most amazing part of Rockygrass Academy is all the jamming
with the other students in the camping area. We were in a fantastic
spot that was open and accessible to other people to come up and
pick with us. We had our regulars, people who had set up their tents
around us: Eric and Nick on guitar, Johnny, an amazing banjo player
from Colorado, and multiple people from Alaska! We had Rachel, a
powerful fiddler, and this wonderful couple that went around teaching
music at the remote Inuit village schools, Belle and Fred. These people
became my Rockygrass family in a matter of days. Other pickers would
come and go from our jam area, but our core group stuck together
and played every night. Most of the time we
played until 2:00 a.m. or later. It all went so fast because we were having so much fun.
The last night of the Academy was the
band scramble finals. Luck was not with Take
It to the Silo as we pulled #1 out of the hat,
i.e., we had to go on first. We ran through
our two songs which the crowd liked, but
there were so many great performances
from the five bands after us, that we didn‘t
place in the top three bands. It was still a
great part of my Rockygrass Academy ex-
perience and I would absolutely do the band
scramble again. Yet another opportunity to
meet a fun set of people who I wouldn‘t have
had the chance to meet otherwise.
The next morning, we had to pack up camp and go. The majority of
the Academy participants stay to enjoy the Rockygrass concert event
the following weekend, but with the drive time back to Wisconsin that
was not in the cards for us. With a lot of hugs and handshakes, we said
goodbye to our new family that we didn‘t know six days before. Brad
told me I really wouldn‘t understand that part until I lived it, and he
was right.
I conclude this with the highest recommendation for Rockygrass
Academy. I had considered going to a banjo specific camp but thought
without other instruments and a couple hundred banjos, it might get
old fast and even drive ME crazy. Rockygrass has the perfect mix of all
levels of players on all the instruments, with a very supportive and
helpful instructor staff. Can‘t ask for more than that. Sign me up for
next year.
Scott and friends picking at their campsite.
Bluegrass Jam Schedule – September/October 2013 SEPTEMBER
1 Minocqua Bluegrass Jam, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Life Spring Coffee Shop, 7578 Hwy 51 N, Minocqua, WI.
Hosted by Rich Gadow (715-588-9498) or visit www.headforthedome.com Spring Green Acoustic Jam, 1:30 – 3:30 pm, Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany Street, Spring Green, WI. Hosted by Doug
Lloyd & Michael Connors. Call 608-588-7070 or visit www.springgreengeneralstore.com
2 Country & Old-Time Jam, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Leon McGregor (608-206-7507).
Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.
Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI.
Hosted by Terry Jacobs (608-836-7750). 3 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Jon Peik, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street, Madison, WI. Call 414-464
-6190 or email [email protected] 5 Hydro Bluegrass Jam, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, Hydro Street Brewing Company, 152 James Street, Columbus, WI. Hosted by Driftless Blue-
grass Band. Call 929-350-0252 or visit www.hydrostreetbrew.com
Apple Holler Bluegrass Jam & BBQ, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Apple Holler, 5006 S. Sylvania Avenue, Sturtevant, WI.
Call 800-238-3629 or visit www.appleholler.com
6 Kenosha Hootenanny, 7:00 pm, Anderson Arts Center, 121 66th Street, Kenosha, WI. Call 262-654-6840.
7 Waukesha Bluegrass Jam, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Church of Christ, 2816 Madison Street, Waukesha, WI.
Hosted by Pastor Greg (262-470-3644). Riley Jam, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, Riley Tavern, 8205 Klevenville-Riley Road, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Bruce Nichols (608-273-4807 or [email protected] ).
8 Hazelhurst Jam, 1:00 – 5:00 pm, Hazelhurst (Yawkey) Town Hall, Hwy 51, Hazelhurst, WI.
Hosted by Keith Justice (715-356-3793).
BBMA Bluegrass Jam, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, Borders Books, 8705 N. Port Washington, Fox Point, WI.
Call 414-540-1427 or visit http://badgerlandbluegrass.org Durand Bluegrass/Old-Time Jam, 6:00 – 10:00 pm, Shari's Chippewa Club, 106 W. Main Street, Durand, WI. Call 715-672-8785 or
visit www.sharischippewaclub.com
9 Country & Old-Time Jam, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Leon McGregor (608-206-7507).
Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.
Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI.
Hosted by Terry Jacobs (608-836-7750).
10 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Chris Powers, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Indie Coffee Shop, 1225 Regent Street, Madison, WI. Email
13 Ron’s Old-Time Jam, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, State Bank of Cross Plains–Black Earth Branch, 1030 Mills Street, Black
Earth, WI. Hosted by Ron Poast (608-767-2553). 14 Bluegrass Jam, 2:30 – 5:30 pm, Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany Street, Spring Green, WI. Hosted by Paul Bentzen, Michael
Connors, & Doug Lloyd. Call 608-588-7070 or visit www.springgreengeneralstore.com
Jefferson Jam, 3:00 – 6:30 pm, R.H. Landmark Saloon, 138 S. Main Street, Jefferson, WI.
Hosted by Northern Comfort. Contact Tony Hozeny (608-215-7676) or Patti Graham (608-438-2728).
16 Country & Old-Time Jam, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Leon McGregor (608-206-7507).
Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.
Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI.
Hosted by Terry Jacobs (608-836-7750).
17 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Dave Nance, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street,
Madison, WI. Email [email protected] 19 Hydro Bluegrass Jam, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, Hydro Street Brewing Company, 152 James Street, Columbus, WI. Hosted by Driftless Blue-
grass Band. Call 929-350-0252 or visit www.hydrostreetbrew.com
Apple Holler Bluegrass Jam & BBQ, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Apple Holler, 5006 S. Sylvania Avenue, Sturtevant, WI.
Call 800-238-3629 or visit www.appleholler.com
22 Viroqua Jam, 1:30 – 4:30 pm, contact David Peterson (608-637-3820 or [email protected]) for location. Attic Acoustic Jam, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, The Attic Books & Coffee, 730 Bodart Street, Green Bay, WI. For more information call 920-855-
2627 or 920-884-7260 or visit www.theatticbooks.com
23 Country & Old-Time Jam, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Leon McGregor (608-206-7507).
Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.
Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI.
Hosted by Terry Jacobs (608-836-7750). 24 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Ellis Bauman, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street, Madison, WI. Email
30 Country & Old-Time Jam, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Leon McGregor (608-206-7507).
Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI. Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI. Hosted by Terry Jacobs (608-836-
7750).
OCTOBER
1 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Jon Peik, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street, Madison, WI. Call 414-464
-6190 or email [email protected]
3 Apple Holler Bluegrass Jam & BBQ, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Apple Holler, 5006 S. Sylvania Avenue, Sturtevant, WI.
Call 800-238-3629 or visit www.appleholler.com
4 Kenosha Hootenanny, 7:00 pm, Anderson Arts Center, 121 66th Street, Kenosha, WI. Call 262-654-6840.
5 Waukesha Bluegrass Jam, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Church of Christ, 2816 Madison Street, Waukesha, WI.
Hosted by Pastor Greg (262-470-3644).
Riley Jam, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, Riley Tavern, 8205 Klevenville-Riley Road, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Bruce Nichols (608-273-4807 or [email protected] ).
6 Minocqua Bluegrass Jam, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Life Spring Coffee Shop, 7578 Hwy 51 N, Minocqua, WI.
Hosted by Rich Gadow. Call 715-588-9498.or visit www.headforthedome.com Spring Green Acoustic Jam, 1:30 – 3:30 pm, Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany Street, Spring Green, WI. Hosted by Doug
Lloyd & Michael Connors. Call 608-588-7070 or visit www.springgreengeneralstore.com
7 Country & Old-Time Jam, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Leon McGregor (608-206-7507).
Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.
Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI.
Hosted by Terry Jacobs (608-836-7750). 8 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Chris Powers, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Indie Coffee Shop, 1225 Regent Street, Madison, WI. Email cpow-
[email protected] 11 Ron’s Old-Time Jam, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, State Bank of Cross Plains–Black Earth Branch, 1030 Mills Street, Black Earth, WI. Hosted by
Ron Poast (608-767-2553). 12 Bluegrass Jam, 2:30 – 5:30 pm, Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany Street, Spring Green, WI. Hosted by Paul Bentzen, Michael
Connors, & Doug Lloyd. Call 608-588-7070 or visit www.springgreengeneralstore.com
Jefferson Jam, 3:00 – 6:30 pm, R.H. Landmark Saloon, 138 S. Main Street, Jefferson, WI.
Hosted by Northern Comfort. Contact Tony Hozeny (608-215-7676) or Patti Graham (608-438-2728).
13 Hazelhurst Jam, 1:00 – 5:00 pm, Hazelhurst (Yawkey) Town Hall, Hwy 51, Hazelhurst, WI.
Hosted by Keith Justice (715-356-3793).
BBMA Bluegrass Jam, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, Borders Books, 8705 N. Port Washington, Fox Point, WI.
Call 414-540-1427 or visit http://badgerlandbluegrass.org
Durand Bluegrass/Old-Time Jam, 6:00 – 10:00 pm, Shari's Chippewa Club, 106 W. Main Street, Durand, WI.
Call 715-672-8785 or visit www.sharischippewaclub.com
14 Country & Old-Time Jam, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Leon McGregor (608-206-7507).
Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.
Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI.
Hosted by Terry Jacobs (608-836-7750).
15 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Dave Nance, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street,
Madison, WI. Email [email protected]
17 Apple Holler Bluegrass Jam & BBQ, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Apple Holler, 5006 S. Sylvania Avenue, Sturtevant, WI.
Call 800-238-3629 or visit www.appleholler.com
21 Country & Old-Time Jam, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Leon McGregor (608-206-7507).
Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.
Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI.
Hosted by Terry Jacobs (608-836-7750). 22 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Ellis Bauman, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street, Madison, WI. Email
27 Viroqua Jam, 1:30 – 4:30 pm, contact David Peterson (608-637-3820 or [email protected]) for location. Attic Acoustic Jam, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, The Attic Books & Coffee, 730 Bodart Street, Green Bay, WI. For more information call 920-855-
2627 or 920-884-7260 or visit www.theatticbooks.com
28 Country & Old-Time Jam, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli Street, Verona, WI.
Hosted by Leon McGregor (608-206-7507).
Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.
Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI.
Hosted by Terry Jacobs (608-836-7750).
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SWBMAI Member Band Schedules – September/October 2013 SEPTEMBER
7 Oak Street Ramblers, 9:00 pm to midnight, Alchemy Cafe, 1980 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI.
11 Milkhouse Radio, 8:00 – 10:00 pm, Mason Lounge, 416 S. Park Street, Madison, WI.
16 Oak Street Ramblers, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, The Malt House, 2609 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI.
19 Off the Porch, 3:00 – 6:00 pm, Fitchburg Farmers Market Fall Fest, Agora Pavilion, 5511 E. Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg, WI.
SpareTime Bluegrass Band, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, The Frequency, 121 W. Main Street, Madison, WI.
21 Off the Porch, Central Library Grand Re-Opening Ceremony, 201 W. Mifflin Street, Madison, WI. Contact Mary Helmke (608-838-
4852) for time of event.
24 Truman’s Ridge, 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Royal Oak Farm Orchard AppleFest, 15908 Hebron Road, Harvard, IL.
27 Driftless Bluegrass Band, 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Warrens Cranberry Festival, Warrens, WI.
Daylight in the Swamp, 7:00 – 10:00 pm, ―Unleashed & Uncorked‖ Festival, Lussier Family Heritage Center, 3101 Lakefarm Road,
Madison, WI. Proceeds to benefit the Dane County Humane Socitey. Contact Jodi (608-838-0413 x118 or [email protected])
for information.
OCTOBER
5 Daylight in the Swamp, 1:00 – 5:00 pm, Royal Oak Farm Orchard, 15908 Hebron Road, Harvard, IL.
Oak Street Ramblers, 9:00 pm to midnight, Alchemy Cafe, 1980 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI.
9 Milkhouse Radio, 8:00 – 10:00 pm, Mason Lounge, 416 S. Park Street, Madison, WI. 11 Off the Porch, Harvest Moon Fall Festival, Lussier Family Heritage Center, 3101 Lake Farm Road, Madison, WI. Contact Mary Helmke
(608-838-4852) for show time.
17 SpareTime Bluegrass Band, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, The Frequency, 121 W. Main Street, Madison, WI.
21 Oak Street Ramblers, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, The Malt House, 2609 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI.