A couple of May FiddleSticks shows, and a Preview of the Newest FiddleSticks CD!

OREM

Thursday, May 6, 3_5:30 pm

The Big Business & Technology Expo

Utah Valley State College

McKay Events Center

800 West University Parkway

Orem

This is the biggest business expo in the state, with all kinds of technology and business to business exhibits. We're playing an ongoing concert from 3 to 5pm, so come enjoy the show and enjoy the expo. Tickets $5. Our show is sponsored by http://www.freshjuicemedia.com.

AMERICAN FORK

Saturday, May 22, 6_7 pm

American Forkstock Music Festival

American Cancer Society Benefit

AF Amphitheater (just west of the Timpanogos Temple)

900 E. 750 North

American Fork

Woodstock meets Utah Valley in this first ever AF Amphitheater music festival. It's going all day with all kind of music, starting off in the morning with Mariachi and Classic Rock'n' Roll, then more folkish music in the early evening with FiddleSticks at 6 and Simple People at 7, and the evolving into heavy metal rock until 11pm. There will be food, rides, crazy fun stuff, and it all benefits the American Cancer Society. Tickets are $10, at the gate or online. More info and tickets at http://www.americanforkstock.com.

COMING UP:

May 28_June 8: Japan Tour (Tokyo, Takasaki, Urawa and Nagoya)

June 9: Seattle, Washington

June 10: Corvallis, Oregon

June 11: Eugene, Oregon

June 12: Portland, Oregon (with Ryan Shupe & Rubberband)

JUNE 23: CD RELEASE PARTY "Return to Nauvoo"

June 30: Boy Scouts Gig, Maple Dell, Payson Canyon

July 3: Provo Freedom Festival

July 7: Orem Library Concert

July 9: Payson Scottish Festival

July 10: Salt Lake Days of 47 Concert

July 11: Lehi Park Concert

July 30: Utah County Fair, Thanksgiving Point

Aug 6: Thanksgiving Point Gardens, Lehi

Aug 14: Homestead Concert, Midway

Aug 20: Thanksgiving Point Gardens, Lehi

Aug 27–28: Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, Orem

Announcing: the newest FiddleSticks CD

RETURN TO NAUVOO

A Collection of Traditional and Old Time Hymns

It’s something new for us, but has been great fun. All hymns, most of them traditional, all of them done in our FiddleStickian style. Release date is June 1, but we’re taking pre-release orders now. BONUS: Order now in advance, and shipping is free! Just $15, and we pay the sales tax.

Send your check to:

FiddleSticks

647 N 1280 East St

Orem UT 84097

Here’s the tune list for the CD:

1 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing/ Swallowtail Jig

2 Lead Kindly Light

3 In Humility Our Savior (Hyfrydol)

4 Be Thou My Vision

5 How Long O Lord

6 Praise to the Man (Nauvoo Version)

7 This Earth Was Once a Garden Place (Adam_Ondi_Ahman)

8 St. Basil's Hymn

9 A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief

10 All Is Well/Come, Come Ye Saints

11 How Can I Keep from Singing

12 Be Still My Soul

13 If You Could Hie to Kolob

14 For the Beauty of the Earth

15 Scotland the Brave/Salt Creek

16 Amazing Grace

We included greatly expanded liner notes on the CD itself as an html file, with lots of history about the hymns and the lyrics (and alternate lyrics), as well as stories of our Nauvoo ancestors. There are also some bonus MP3 tracks, including

B1 Amazing Grace (Reprise)

B2 Nearer My God to Thee

B3 Poor Wayfaring Stranger

Thanks friends!