Hi Friends!

It's mixed, mastered and at the printers.  The newest FiddleSticks CD is almost here -- and we are now taking advance orders, with extra bonuses for early birds!

 

The new CD is called "Farewell to Nauvoo."  It contains lots of great old music from the Mormon Pioneers -- but it's more than just Volume Two to our previous "Return to Nauvoo" CD.  For this album we teamed up with our friend and fellow musician Lisa Arrington.  In fact, about half the arrangements on this album appeared first on Lisa's 1992 solo recording Hidden Treasures. Lisa and the Davis family have been friends for many years and this long-awaited collaboration combines Lisa's vocals and imaginative piano arrangements with the eclectic FiddleSticks Celtic style.

 

The Album's subtitle "Hymns and Songs of the Mormon Pioneers."  The album has some great old Mormon hymns and songs as well as some lovely but largely forgotten old hymns of the time of the pioneers.  Not to mention a couple of new songs written by Katie and Liz, and some old-time instrumental tunes of the period just to liven things up.  (SEE THE COMPLETE TUNE LIST BELOW).  Of course, it's all done with the FiddleSticks fusion of old-time, Celtic, classical, and blugrass -- and in our humble opinion it sounds pretty nice.

 

And there's a really wonderful extra track: we found an archival recording of an actual pioneer singing the original Handcart Song.  As a young woman Margaret Young Boyle made the trek across the plains from Scotland, and when she was 97 she made this recording (way back in 1951).  Her amazing voice alone is reason enough to get the album!! 

 

Of course, we'd love to send of dozens of pre-ordered CDs out as soon as they come off the press, so send in your orders now!  Pre-release orders get TWO extra benefits: first, free shipping (save $2) AND a free copy of the New TSSA Compilation CD, "Breeze," containing original music from a whole bunch of our friends from the Timpanogos Singer Songwriter Alliance, including a tune by FiddleSticks, of course.  

HOW TO ORDER:

To order by mail send your check for $15 to FiddleSticks, 647 North 1280 East, Orem UT 84097 (800-969-7640). Or you can purchase with a credit card via PayPal (go to paypal.com, select "send money," and use email address order@... for the PayPal payee - be sure to say it's for "Farewell to Nauvoo.")  For orders before August 15, we’ll pay the postage AND we'll enclose a free copy of the new TSSA Compilation, called "Breeze"! (Of course, you can also order on our website at Fiddle-Sticks.com, at CDBaby.com, from Deseretbook.com, or in local bookstores –– but you can’t get our free shipping offer or the free "Breeze" CD from those sources!)

FAREWELL TO NAUVOO TUNE LIST

 

Here's the list of tunes on "Farewell to Nauvoo"

1 Now My Dear Companions
2 O My Father
3 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
4 The Handcart Song
5 Paddy Fahy's Jig
6 The Humble Heart
7 Love is Little
8 Lead Kindly Light
9 Hickory Sticks
10 Lonesome Roving Wolves
11 A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief
12 This Earth Was Once a Garden Place
13 Love is Little Reel
14 The Unknown Grave
15 Farewell to Nauvoo
16 Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Extra Track: Margaret Young Boyle Sings the Handcart Song

There are also some bonus mp3 Tracks on the CD, including three hymns by Lisa Arrington (Lord of the Dance/Gift to be Simple, There Is a Land of Pleasure, The Saviour's Universal Prayer), and three FiddleSticks instrumentals: Pickin' the Devil's Eye, Bonaparte's Retreat (Katie's extra fast live performance version), and The Steve Lerud Blues.

You can read all about the album and the tunes at our website:

http://fiddle-sticks.com/Farewell%20to%20Nauvoo%20ExpandedLinerNotes.htm

 

 

WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, ORDER AMPERSAND AND GET A FREE EXTRA DISC

 

Because we so love our friends on our FiddleSticks Newsletter List, we're still offering a FREE extra Ampersand disc (for your car, computer, or friend) with each Ampersand CD ordered via mail order, Paypal, or our website.  Be sure to specify that you want the extra freebie with your purchase -- and if you buy it together with a pre-release Farewell to Nauvoo order, we'll pay the postage.

 

 

SISTER KATIE SAYS "HI!" FROM AFRICA

 

Hi Everybody: On Saturday we went to the Shongweni Farmer's Market to "special interest contact" which is missionary-lingo for "shop."  I bought some stickers from an Indian Apostolic couple.  The man who was selling them yelled at me for being a missionary because women are supposed to keep quiet and not teach/preach/talk in church according to the words of Paul.  I just nodded my head and didn't respond because I'm not allowed to teach/preach/talk to weirdos according to the words of Me.

Also at the Farmer's market I met a cool lady named Matheena who goes to India every year to hand pick cool stuff to sell at the market.  It was the most beautiful stuff ever: bright quilts and scarvs....beeeautiful.  I bought dangly earrings.

The work in Hillcrest has been slow and I've been slighly frustrated, but on Wednesday we had a very busy day with 6 appointments, 2 of which were non-members in member's homes.  Cool.

Also we got let in to teach a lesson while tracting for the first time this transfer.  Too bad though, because the guy that let us in was a complete nut.  He was 30-something, single, and I think he busted all his braincells doing his substitute religion: diving.  What you do to commune with God, according to him, is dive as deep as you can until you almost die, and then you come back up.  I think he has adrenaline mixed up with the Spirit.

I also got a French manicure this morning!  Now I have beautiful french-tipped nails which I will no longer be tempted to bite.  The reason we did it is 1. it was 20 rands which is nothing, and 2. the lady that does it is less-active.  "Fellowshipping" you know... it's what a missionary's got to do.

 

Love to all, from Katie D

 

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We want to extend a special invitation to a house concert we're hosting at our home this TUESDAY, MARCH 28.  Performing is the wonderful duo "SMALL POTATOES" -- one of our very most favorite acts.  Here's the info:

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 7pm

SMALL POTATOES

Timpanogos Intimate Concert Series

647 North 1280 East, Orem

Tickets at the door: $10

FiddleSticks is so happy to host the amazing SMALL POTATOES, who are performing as part of the Timpanogos Intimate Concert Series. Tickets are $10 and available at the door.  Of course 100 % of proceeds go to the performers.  Directions may be found on TICS' web page at http://come.to/timpanogos.   Or call 221-1108 for more information.

Small Potatoes have a loyal following in Utah, and this promises to be one of the best concerts we've held.  Arrive early to get a good seat!! 

 

Small Potatoes is Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso.  This Chicago-based duo has been touring on the folk circuit since 1993 and in that time they’ve become sought-after regulars at many clubs, coffeehouses across the U.S., and of course, are among the most popular repeat performers for the TIMPANOGOS INTIMATE CONCERT SERIES!  They have made repeat appearances at major folk festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Walnut Valley Folk Festival, and Philadelphia Folk Festival. They were one of the “most requested” acts at the 1999 Falcon Ridge New Artist Showcase.  Jacquie is also a winner of the 1998 Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest. More about them at www.smallpotatoesmusic.com

They call themselves eclecto-maniacs.  They describe their music as “Celtic to Cowboy” and say it has taken them “years of careful indecision” to come up with a mix of music that ranges from country, blues, and swing to Irish, with songwriting that touches on all of those styles and more.  Their two recordings, “Waltz of the Wallflowers” and “Time Flies” , on Wind River  Records,  cover all these styles.  They both sing, they both play guitars and an array of other instruments.  They even yodel.  Dirty Linen Magazine called them “one of the most polished, inventive, and entertaining shows on the circuit.”  Sing Out Magazine called “Time Flies” a “wonderful, wonderfully eclectic” album and said “Small Potatoes might well be leading mainstays on the folk scene for years to come.”  Their new album, “Waltz of the Wallflowers” appeared on several "Best of 2000" radio playlists, including WFMT's syndicated “Midnight Special".

When you see Small Potatoes perform, you hear two great voices, some fine guitar playing, and a touch of tin whistle, flute, mandolin, bodhran, and other percussion toys.  Together they present a truly rare blend of vocal and instrumental  abilities, award-winning songwriting, and arranging talents.  They have the unique ability to adapt to the style of music they happen to be playing.  They seem comfortably at home whether playing an upbeat cowboy swing tune or a tender, traditional ballad--though there are no rules here either, sometimes the traditional sounds contemporary, sometimes the contemporary sounds traditional.  And they also pay attention to the little things, the warmth, the humor and a rapport with the audience that makes for a memorable performance.  A listen to a few  tracks on “Waltz of the Wallflowers”, Jacquie’s one-of-a kind 1998 Kerrville New Folk winning title track, Rich's powerful “1000 Candles, 1000 Cranes”, or their Celtic-flavored rendition of the Jefferson Airplane classic, “Lather” provides a more than ample illustration.

FIDDLESTICKS CD RELEASE CONCERT AND OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

There are only three more public shows for FiddleSticks with Soon-To-Be Missionary Katie, so be sure to come see us! And the next one’s the Release Concert for the new CD, "Ampersand"!

The newest and best ever recording from the FiddleSticks family is here! It’s called "Ampersand" and it is an exciting collection of new tunes and arrangements by Katie our fiddler and Liz our cellist, and takes the music to new heights. We’re celebrating with a concert at the nicest new music venue in town, the Noni International Paradise Stage. Come join the fun!

Admission is free, though we hope of course you’ll take home lots of CDs! For directions of more info about the Paradise Stage series, check out the Tahitian Noni Visitor Center website at www.VisitTNI.com. Or call or email us: marco@fiddle_sticks.com, (800) 969_7640. Katie will be departing for her mission in South Africa later in February, so come enjoy the music and say farewell!

PROVO

The Provo Library presents free music on Monday nights, and it’s time for FiddleSticks again. The series is sponsored by the Children’s Library, so bring the family! The Ballroom is on the second floor of the stunningly restored Academy Building. The architecture alone is worth the visit _ come and enjoy! The concert is free to the public. Information: (801) 852_6650.

SALT LAKE CITY

The Folk Vespers is an annual concert series that brings together local folk musicians and folk music fans at the lovely Unitarian Church on 1300 East. Free admission, but donations to fund the series are welcome. Folk Vespers continues each Sunday evening through March. Other artists in 2006 will include Kate MacLeod, Charlie Simmons, Dylan Schorer. 801_582_8687 for information.

This will be our Final Farewell Concert with Katie, since she’ll be heading to the MTC on February 22nd, and then off the South Africa. We hope to see lots of our Salt Lake City fans at the show!

Katie & Liz Davis are sisters (hence the same last name.) Once upon a time, Katie was born with a fiddle in her hands, which proved less difficult than when Liz was born exactly two years later with a cello in hers. In the early nineties, the girls' mom Kira, a folk harpist, let them gig with her at Bar Mitzvahs and Renaissance Festivals in Maryland. What started out as a casual family hobby eventually grew up, moved to Utah, and named itself FiddleSticks. Lately, Katie and Liz have expanded their musical vocabulary to include more Old-time, Bluegrass, and Jazz influences, while still staying true to their Celtic roots. This album highlights the new techniques and ideas that we've been playing around with. We hope it fits your fancy. –– Liz & Katie

Ampersand

1. Waddle Waltz/Jenny Dang the Weaver 2. Little Maggie 3. Ha Ha/My Darling I'm Fond of You 4. O May 5. Jack Be Nimble 6. Grandma Betty's 7. Aftermath of the Pumpkin Wars 8. Bonaparte's Retreat 9. Xanny Boy 10. Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier 11. Three Little Jiggies Went to Market 12. Whole Lotta

HOW TO ORDER:

MORE ABOUT THE NEW CD "AMPERSAND"

Here are the liner notes with info about the tunes.

1 _ Waddle Waltz (Liz and Katie Davis); Jenny Dang the Weaver (Traditional): Millie, the youngest member of our family, is one year old. She doesn't exactly walk--she waddles. We don’t know who Jenny Dang was or what she wove, but the reel’s pretty good, and it highlights Liz's mysterious cello chopping technique.

2 _ Little Maggie (Traditional): The fabled Little Maggie is a troublesome girl, and that really appeals to us. We learned this off of a Bob Dylan CD, but Bob didn't write it. You will hear the dulcet sounds of Jake Armerding's voice and mando in this tune.

3 _ Ha Ha (Liz and Katie Davis): This tune is a piece we wrote mushed with "My Darling I'm Fond of You" that we learned from our mom. If you listen carefully, you'll hear why we call this tune "Ha Ha."

4 _ O May (Liz Davis): Liz wrote O May while she was supposed to be taking notes in English class, one fine high school day. Liz's personal life did not inspire this song.

5 _ Jack Be Nimble (Liz and Katie Davis): Jack IS Nimble. But is he quick? Based on the many key changes you'll hear in this piece, we'd say, "yes."

6 _ Grandma Betty's (Katie Davis): Grandma Betty is the coolest. Katie wrote this when she was eleven. Ten years later, we STILL play it, with a little extra "chop."

7 _ The Aftermath of the Pumpkin Wars (Katie Davis): Katie thought this tune needed a weird name. As Magritte would say, ce n’est pas un titre. Cat is playing piano in mostly "Cape Breton" style. Cape Breton is nice small place up in Canada, where they make really really good music. Better than anywhere else.

8 _ Bonaparte's Retreat (Traditional): Bonaparte DID retreat, in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. And Civil War soldiers used to play this as a subtle death wish to the opposing side. Jake joins us for some hot mandolin riffs on this tune, too!

9 _ Xanny Boy (Liz Davis): Xanny Boy is our three year old brother who is full energy. He loves to sing and dance with us. Currently, he acts as our chief ukulele player.

10 _ Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier (Traditional): There are lots of versions of this song out there in Music World. We have recorded this tune before, in its more traditional Irish variation (called Shule Aroon) but in arranging this American version we’ve opted for a more jazzy feel.

11 _ Three Little Jiggies Went to Market (Traditional): Everyone needs an Irish jig set. These are Billy McCormick’s, the Connaughtman’s Rambles, and Calliope House.

12 _ Whole Lotta (Liz and Katie Davis): Liz wrote the chords to this beautiful song. The title of the tune is an abbreviation of a saying our mom used to recite, which will not be recited here. Our mother Kira passed away 8 years ago, but we try to keep her useful yet colorful sayings alive. For a list of some of these folksy aphorisms, look for the hidden link on our website.

The album features guest artists Cat Larsen on piano/guitar, Rob Honey on bass, and the trendy and fashionable Jake Armerding on mandolin and back-up (listen to his lilting voice on Little Maggie).  

Thanks for being part of our lives and sharing our music.  We've got a couple more Christmas Shows this season, and we'd love to see you.  There are still a few copies of the "Hot Apple Cider" Christmas CD available (and it's not too late to get it for free!).  And of course, what would Christmas be without a Family Holiday Newsletter.  And links to new pictures of the littlest Fiddlesticklets....

So please read on! 

1.  FIRST, PICTURES

You can see pictures of us, and especially the newest members of the family, at fiddle-sticks.com/FSGallery.html

2.  OK, HERE's THE NEWSLETTER

Welcome to the Davises of Orem Christmas Epistle for 2005

It’s that time of year, where we try to compensate for the absence of gracefully composed, handwritten, personalized correspondence with you, our dear friends, by cobbling together a family letter. Here it is, In Our Own Words:

Mark says: Our late season tomatoes and peppers lie frostbitten in the garden, the coats and mittens have emerged from boxes and closets, and we’re reluctantly saying goodbye to a long, warm Indian summer and bracing for winter. Any day now, we know a storm will blow down from Canada and deep-freeze us until March. Lucky we live in the northern hemisphere, where the Christmas and New Years festivities give a jolly, nostalgic, merry feel to all that cold air and bad weather. So Happy Christmas and Merry New Year to you all, and if you are spending the holidays on a sunny beach in New Zealand or a mountain trail in Argentina, well, we hope you don’t miss the snow too much!

Xanny is now 3, and he and his 1-year-old baby sister (possibly named Zina Sabine, more on that later) saved us this year from what otherwise would have been a serious attack of empty-nestishness, when we took Liz off to her freshman college dorm at BYU in August. But, no. No empty nests around here: we’re still very much in the preschool, diaper, and potty-party business. They’re great kids, these little ones, and I’m fine with being a new dad again (really I am), as long as I don’t do the math and calculate how old I’ll be when we take Baby to her college dorm 17 years from now... Ow! I can feel my bones creak and my arteries harden just thinking about it!

Our little one’s a sweetheart, and her silly giggles and dark smiley eyes and incessant jabber ("whatzat??" and "whoizzit??" are this weeks’ favorites) make it all worth it. We celebrated her first birthday last week, and she’s just starting her first wobbly steps. Our only problem is we don’t know her name. Her birth certificate still says "Camilla Sabine," but Andi just never warmed up to "Millie" so we added "Zina" to her name on a trial basis a couple of months after she was born. Neither option has officially stuck yet, mainly because everybody bailed on the name confusion and just calls her "Baby." Except Xanny who calls her Zina Sabine, so maybe he’ll have his way. We hope by next year we’ll have a name for sure. Maybe "Favorite" or "Helga" or "Oremetta" or "Moon Unit"? In the meantime, "Baby" works, or "Little Girl" or "Sweetums"...

Speaking of Xanny, he’ll tell you his Big Name is "Alexander Max Davis." He knows everybody’s Big Name. And age. And has pretty much figured out all his complicated relationships. He loves his cousins and grandparents and especially his big sisters, who all love him too. And he adores his baby sister, and is sweet and kind to her about 37 percent of the time. But her gift is to love him back, despite the smacks and kicks that sometimes land him in the Naughty Chair. ("I’m being nice now... Can I get off yet?...Is it Yet yet??") He’s in preschool with his friends and he doesn’t act too bored with learning the letters and numbers and colors all over again. He fell and cut open his forehead just before his birthday in October, so seven stitches later he had a very authentic Harry Potter scar for Halloween. He loves doing flips on the trampoline and playing with his Thomas trains and reading books. He plays a tiny guitar, and does a mean rendition of the Spiderman song.

Andi’s turn to defend herself: OK, so I can’t name my kid. I told Marco that we could either add a few more names to this baby or just add a few more babies to our family. You can guess his response. My problem is that I listen to too much NPR. I hear all those great names like Sylvia Poggioli, Snigdha Prakash, Corva Coleman and Lakshmi Singh. I can’t help but to think that the name helped make the woman. Don’t be surprised if you hear a report on your radio from some far off place in 25 years from "Baby Davis." No, that doesn’t really work either, does it? What was the Lord thinking sending me a girl? I don’t know what to call it and I’m going to have to go back to college to study Advanced Utah Girl Hair Engineering. But she is just so great! She’s this brilliant Pitcher-Davis hybrid who keeps right up with our crazy organic hoard and throws fits over fuzzy things (like puppies and kittens, but she also freaks out at my eyelashes). In the words of Patrick Swayze, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."

Becca here: Matt and I are both at the University of California at Berkeley being underachieving over-achievers (How many hours of Simpsons is it possible to watch each day and still pass your qualifying exams at Cal? The answer may shock you!) We love the Berkeley atmosphere, with the tasty restaurants, farmers markets, swap-meets and street fairs. The most eventful street fair of late was the infamous "How Berkeley Can You Be" parade, where we actually witnessed real live Buck Naked People walking down the street (protesting something that left no impression comparatively). On a more modest note, Matt will finish his Masters in Range Science this December-- He sped through the last semester working on an Army base, taking classes, volunteering with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, going to conferences and writing papers, but most especially playing lots and lots of Hawaiian Slack-key Guitar. I am working on a Masters in Folklore in a slightly wobbly program-- last March, the famous and mighty professor Alan Dundes died mid-sentence during class and left the program with a whirlwind of research notes and no paper trail. Where were people’s scholarships coming from? Where were the applications and acceptance forms? It all vanished with him. The department hired a modernity-locality-governmentality-storyability-gestureifying-communicability guy. Whatever that means. So the program is trying to avoid dissolution in a sea of jargon. We students chant to each other: Folk Tales! Ballads! Quilts! Hand Games! to ward off the -alities and -izations. Along with school I’m working as a bookkeeper (in spite of my lifelong battle with Numerophobia) and tutoring Japanese kids in English (which sounds grand but it’s mostly gluesticks, playdough, and peanut butter). We’re busy, doing well, and loving our hobbit-hole of an apartment and our wee community garden down the way. Love to all.

Katie here: In January, I started my first semester back at USU in Logan since my study abroad to France. It was an adjustment! The whole "speaking English" thing is still kind of weird. But I did alright, somehow managed to pull off okay grades, and then celebrated the beginning of summer by flying to Berkeley to be with Becca and Matt for a week. That was fun. They live in a place that has cultural events happening daily! I am overcome with jealousy even still. Anyway, I got home and immediately started working for the Uinta National Forest in the Wilderness crew. It was a really fun job, I got to go hiking all the time, and learn to use a GPS (the big high-tech ones) and then after I threw my back I learned how to make maps using ARCMap software. Liz and I went to San Diego together where we wined and dined with famous fiddlers like Mark O’Connor and Darol Anger, and made friends with some of the coolest musicians in the world. After my job ended, I went to a fiddle workshop in Takoma Park, Maryland which was taught by the Kane Sisters from Galway, Ireland. It was amazing and inspiring. Since then, I’ve been at school trying not to fail all of my classes. I’m a bit distracted because I just recently received my mission call to Durban, South Africa, and I don’t leave until February. I’m getting a bit antsy and I can’t muster up the motivation to sit down and write an essay about GK Gilbert and his assessment of faulting of the Wellsville mountains. Can you blame me, really? Anyway, after school’s over, Liz and I are planning on recording a CD which will focus just on us and our "new, improved style." It’s expected to be finished before I leave for Africa.

Liz writes: This past year has been one adventure after another. I made it through my senior year of high school in one piece. It was full of craziness and good friends. (Editor’s note: by "craziness" she means Student Council, 3.9 GPA, and nonstop clubs, parties, concerts and activities). Over the summer I went to the New Directions Cello Society Festival and the Mark O’Connor Fiddle Camp. They were life changing and cellistically inspiring. I also spent some time in Berkeley when Grandma Betty and I visited Becca and Matt. In August I started school at Brigham Young University. I live on campus, but close to home, so I can see how the babies are doing on Sundays. I’m majoring in Cello Performance. It’s been really busy. I have class from about 9-5 everyday with just enough break time to get my required practicing in. I’ve been corrupting the stoically classical cello department with my Celtic master classes and jam sessions. Some of the cello majors have become addicted to my subversive style. Wahoo - recruits! I’m in the Philharmonic Orchestra and in the folk ensemble (accompanying the international folk dancers). Somehow between all my classes and performances, I have found enough time to be the captain of a Frisbee team. We had a great team -- we were undefeated and took first place in our division of the intramural tournament! I even dove into the endzone to make a goal in the last game (I got over my fear!!!). It’s been a great year! I look forward to the next one. Happy Winter!

More from Mark: The international law biz took me to Buenos Aires (to help keep the world safe for Argentine honey) and to China a few times (where I’m starting to realize my business is moving, along with much of the rest of world trade). We have teamed up with a Chinese lawyer to do some joint projects (and he helps us with translation – cultural as much as linguistic). (More at www.dltrade.com.) I hit the China lecture circuit, too, and exhorted Chinese law students in a handful of universities across the country about the wonders of free trade and the mysteries of normal economics – which fell on polite but mostly deaf ears. At home I enjoyed watching our little ones grow smarter and cuter by the hour, and managed to to make a nice dent in the house and garden chore list. In our spare time we’re still playing lots of music together. We did a couple of performance tours, got to play on a movie soundtrack, and our "Return to Nauvoo" CD is in its third printing. Katie and Liz are working on a new recording that they plan to finish before Katie takes off for Africa in February, so stay tuned to www.fiddle-sticks.com for details. And come visit us -- we hope to have our Spring City house fixed up and ready for visitors by this time next year.

Best wishes for 2006 from all us Davises!

3.  UPCOMING LIVE MUSIC:

We had a great time playing with Jon Schmidt at Kingsbury Hall last Friday and Saturday.  Here's what else we're up to:

ALPINE
Friday, December 16, 7pm
Timberline Benefit Concert
500 W. Canyon Crest
Alpine

Timberline Middle School is a brand new school with a brand new music program. We're happy to be part of an exciting benefit concert to help get the music department off to a good start. We'll be playing Christmas tunes with other local musicians like Cherie Call, April Meservy, Jessie Clark Funk, Todd McCabe and April Moriarty. Tickets are $7, available on line at www.localeventtix.com or at the door. For more information, call 763-0547.

OREM
Monday, December 19, 7pm
Annual Children's Library Concert
Orem City Public Library
56 North State Street
Orem

We can't imagine Christmas without a FiddleSticks children's show at the Orem Library. The show is free and fun for even the youngest kids. The Orem Library is one of the community's greatest assets, and we love playing in the Cathedral-like Children's Library. Come check out some books, a video or two, and enjoy our Celtic winter solstice tunes soaring into the acoustics of the vaulted ceiling. Join the fun! For info: 229-7161

OREM
Monday, December 26, 6-9 pm
Eleventh Annual FiddleSticks Boxing Day Party
The Davis House
647 North 1280 East
Orem

Since our arrival in Utah so many years ago, we have welcomed our friends and fans to our home in Orem for a concert and party the day after Christmas: Boxing Day. Traditionally Boxing Day was when the leftover Christmas fare was boxed up and shared with the servants, so leftover Christmas fare is perfect for the potluck snack table, and bring your instrument to join in the after party jam session. Most of all, bring your good cheer. Our fiddler Katie will be leaving for a mission in South Africa in February, so come bid her farewell! For questions or directions, please call 801 221 1108.


4.  NEW TSSA CD CHRISTMAS COMPILATION
(And you can get it for free!)

"HOT APPLE CIDER" IS HERE!  Just in time to fill out your stocking stuffer list, we're happy to announce a great new Holiday recording. The new album, called "Hot Apple Cider" features one of FiddleSticks' most favorite tunes "Our Saviour Thee." Each year the Timpanogos Singer Songwriter Alliance releases a Christmas compilation CD to share the original music of great local artists. This CD features holiday tunes from loads of local performers, including Pete Breinholt, Eclipse, Sam Payne, Jon Schmidt, Jeff Hinton, Johnny and the Rebels and MORE! 

GET IT FOR FREE:  The new "Hot Apple Cider" CD is only $10, or FREE if you order any two FiddleSticks albums. And did we mention that FiddleSticks CDs make great gifts? Such a selection to choose from: FiddleSticks have award winning six recordings in print: The Sampler (1998), Playing Favorites (1999), Cold Fusion (2000), Time and Again (2001), the Cat and the Fiddle (2002), and Return to Nauvoo (2004), featuring our presentation of traditional old time hymns.

CDs are available at all performances, in Utah bookstores, online at www.fiddle-sticks.com, or by mail order ($15 for CDs, $5 for cassettes, plus $2 per order shipping and handling). Buy 2 CDs and get the TSSA compilation CD (or a FiddleSticks cassette) for free -- just ask!

CHRISTMAS FREE SHIPPING SPECIAL:
Order before now and Christmas and we'll ship to you for free.  And for just $2 we'll gift wrap it and send your gift to the destination of your choice.  Just let us know!

To order send your check to FiddleSticks, 647 North 1280 East, Orem UT 84097 (800-969-7640).

Or you can order via PayPal (use email address "mdavisx@..." for payment.)  (Or online at CDBaby.com or Fiddle-Sticks.com, or in local bookstores, but they can't give you the freebies or giftwrapping!)

5.  OTHER FIDDLESTICKS NEWS:

A - KATIE GOES TO AFRICA: Katie will be packing up her scriptures (and certainly also her fiddle) and heading to Durban South Africa for a year and a half as a full-time missionary. She'll be leaving on February 22, 2006. Katie will take a leave of absence from her studies in Environmental Studies at Utah State University in Logan.

B - LIZ PLAYS FOR BYU:  Liz is playing cello with both the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra and the BYU Folk Music Ensemble. She also is in the band that plays for the BYU International Folk Dancers, and she'll be traveling to Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Quebec this summer, and had a very cool on-stage dancing fiddle/cello duet in front of the thousands at the Marriot Center in the BYU "Christmas Around the World" performances on December 2 and 3.

C - NEW FIDDLESTICKS CD: There's a new FiddleSticks CD in the works. Katie and Liz have been busily writing music and are scheduled to start recording right as soon as finals are over. If all goes well, look for a CD release party (and Katie farewell party) on February 3 at the Noni International Stage in Provo.  More details to follow.

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