Hello,
Hope you are having a wonderful October and that you are getting out for
some fine
fall festivals and picking. :)

Walkin' That Banjo Home Banjo Tab Book is finally ready! (Only five
years after the
CD. :) It has simple tabs (not note for note) for the tunes on the CD.

Greasy Coat, Snowdrop, Westphalia Waltz, Pig ankle Rag, Julie Ann
Johsnon,
Southwind, Duck River, Rachael, Walkin' that Pretty Girl Home,
Blackberry Blossom,
Old Tobacco Hills, Old Yeller Dog, Icy Mountain,, Seven Hills, Squirrel
Heads and
Gravy, Hunchback Liza, Last Chance

I just put up the paypal buttons and information on my webpage and it
may be ordered
direct from my page. It is $15.00 and shipping is $5.00 for 1-3 items.

www.maryzcox.com

Also, here is a schedule for some of our upcoming concerts, workshops,
and events.
:) Hope to see you there. :)

Saturday, October 7th, 2006 10:00 AM EST

Beginning Mountain Dulcimer & Old Time Banjo Workshops
386-397-1920
http://www.floridastateparks.org <http://www.floridastateparks.org/>
Price: $20 per class
Beginning Mountain Dulcimer and Old Time Banjo Workshops
with
Mary Z. and Bob Cox

Time: Saturday, October 7, 2006 from 10:00 AM--12:00 Noon (Mountain
Dulcimer) and
1:30--3:30 PM (Old Time Banjo)
Place: Craft Square Cabin # 1 at the Stephen Foster State Park in White
Springs,
Florida (on the Suwannee River)
http://www.floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster
<http://www.floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster>
Registration: Call the Craft Square at 386-397-1920 to register and pay
class fee.

Come to the workshops and stay on for the Cracker Coffeehouse that
evening. Don?t
miss out on all the fun?sign up soon!

Mountain Dulcimer 101
Have a mountain dulcimer and want to get started? Here?s a two hour
introduction to
Appalachian style playing with the 2006 Uncle Dave Macon Days mountain
dulcimer
champ. Come tuned in DAD and be ready to have some fun learning to play
a simple
first tune to get you started. This is a fun instrument and easy to
play?especially
if you have ever played another instrument. Limited to 12 students. $20
10:00
AM-12:00 Noon

Old Time Banjo 101
Here?s a two hour "hands on" workshop to the old time banjo. If you have
a
functional five string banjo and want to get started on a frailing
motion with your
right hand and begin a simple old time tune with your left?this is the
workshop for
you. If you are a beginner, but still need help with the basics?this is
for you too.
&#61514; Please come with your banjo tuned in open G. (gDGBD) and ready
to have some
fun. Limited to 12 students. $20

1:30-3:30 PM

Short Bio
Mary Z. Cox ? is a banjoholic with 12 banjos. When forced to stop buying
banjos,
Mary entered clawhammer contests and won two top-notch banjos in one
year as prizes.
She?s been playing since she was 12 and is a past Florida champion. She
has recorded
five CDs, has written four banjo tab books, and has been published in
Banjo
Newsletter. Today, Mary plays concerts, teaches at camps, and records
with family
and friends. She enjoys introducing students of all ages to new tunes,
techniques,
and the banjo life.
Mary Z. is also a dulcimaniac with 7 mountain dulcimers, a past Florida
Mountain
dulcimer champion, as well as the first place winner in the 2006 Uncle
Dave Macon
Days in Tennessee. Her "Dulcimer Fandango" CD is a park favorite in the
Stephen
Foster gift shop.

Friday, October 13th, 2006 11:15 AM EST

United Way Benefit Luncheon
OPPAGGA's Southern Style Luncheon
Pepper building
Tallahassee, Fl 32301
Mary Z. and Bob Cox will entertain with a 3o minute set for OPPAGA's
United Way fund
raising event. All proceeds from this luncheon and performance go to
United Way.

Tickets are available for purchase to everyone in the Pepper Building. I
do not know
if the Luncheon can accommodate

more. (There are several hundred in the building and this is a popular
event)
Here is the contact information to inquire about tickets.

Kelley M. Seeger
Legislative Policy Analyst
Florida Legislature Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
Accountability
111 W. Madison St., Suite 312
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475
Phone: (850) 487-9214
Fax: (850) 487-9213

Saturday, November 4th, 2006 9:00 AM EST

**Bob and I will also be at the Florida Fiddlers Convention this weekend
at--if you
go--look for our Roadtrek and stop by and say hello.

30th Annual Fall Country Jamoree
Barberville Festival
Barberville, FL
November 4-5 - 30th Annual Fall Country Jamboree
Come celebrate with us during this two-day festival - our most popular
event of the
year! Florida pioneer life is demonstrated through the folk arts,
lifestyles and
early industries. More than 100 artisans and craftsmen. Activities for
adults and
children. Florida musicians and storytellers provide continuous
performances. Juried
arts and crafts show. Corn boil, BBQ, Fish fry, Bean soup and more
Florida Cracker
foods for sale. Free parking and shuttle service from nearby lots.
Saturday 9am -
5pm. Sunday 9am - 4pm. Admission: Adults $5.00. Children 16 and under
FREE!

Friday, November 17th, 2006

North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association Fall Festival
Unicoi State Park
Helen, GGeorgia
http://www.ngfda.org <http://www.ngfda.org/>
November 17-20, 2005 - NGFDA Fall Festival - Helen, GA
Our concert is Saturday evening and Mary's dulcimer workshops are on
Friday.
There are over 400 members to this group, so you must sign up as a
member to attend
this festival.

Friday, December 1st, 2006

Suwannee Dulcimer Retreat
Stephen Foster Memorial State Park
White Springs, FL
http://www.stephenfostercso.org/files/Events2.html
<http://www.stephenfostercso.org/files/Events2.html>
December 1-2 2006
More details coming soon.

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Be A Star, Play Banjo Workshop
John C. Campbell FolkSchool
One Folk School Road
Brasstown, NC 28902
http://www.folkschool.org <http://www.folkschool.org/>
February 18-24, 2007
Expand your repertoire of banjo tunes, while improving your basic
technique and
tone. We'll explore tunings beyond basic G, begin drop thumbing, and
play together
as a class to steady right hand rhythms and practice simple chordal back
up. Take
your beginning skills to new levels while joining the fun and
camaraderie of the
banjo life.
Limited to twelve students. (This is going to be great fun--the food and
facilites
are awesome at Campbell--and it will be a week of fun and banjo!)

EXTRA--If you are an itunes fan--all of my banjo CDs are available on
itunes
now--just search for my name and they will come up.

MORE EXTRA--if you want a preview of what we have started recording for
next
year--take a listen to the MP3 (Ponce de Leon) playing on :
www.myspace.com/maryzcox

If you know me, you know that I don't have a regular newsletter, but
have a once in
a blue moon post now and then. :) If you want me to delete you from
these--let me
know and I'll take you off my email list. :)

Thanks to everyone for all you do to support my music.

Love,
Mary Z. Cox

http://www.maryzcox.com <http://www.maryzcox.com/>
webpage
http://www.secretbanjo.blogspot.com
<http://www.secretbanjo.blogspot.com/>
a secret life of banjo blog :)



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