Welcome to the list, Ted. We have many members in the Portland area.
My best advice is short and simple....join the Oregon Bluegrass Assn.
Their bi-monthly Bluegrass Express (and calendar on the off months)
will keep you fully informed. Of course, you might get the info even
faster on nwbluegrass! A single membership is $18 (or $46 for 3
years). Couples are $20 ($51 for 3 yrs). Send name, address, phone
and email to: OBA, PO Box 1115, Portland, OR 97207.

Since you're up there on the border, you might also want to join the
Washington BG Assn. Their dues are $15/yr, or $18 for a couple. Their
address is: WBA, PO Box 490, Toledo, WA 98591.

Ted, one thing you asked about is instructors. I notice that the WBA
Gazette lists four for mandolin, guitar, and glockenspiel (all in the
Seattle, Tacoma, Bothell area).

Does anyone know if the OBA has ever considered listing instructors
in the Express? How do most of you go about finding an instructor?
Who are some of the main bluegrass ones we have in Oregon?

So Kathy, when are we gonna open up that can of worms??...Bill
Monroe's vision of bluegrass. Have you see Tom Ewing's book, The Bill
Monroe Reader? There is a review of it in this month's Bluegrass
Unlimited, and it's highly recommended reading. Ken can tell us more
about it. I'm sure he's read it from cover-to-cover, and I think he
might even have it for sale at his shop in Stayton!.

C.U.8.R!
Joe

So Shelah....what exactly is Beachgrass music? Is it like Mu-grass?
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Thanks Joe!  I needed this giggle today.  My oh my you came up with some gooduns.  I personally liked Knott their Sister, but don't want to step on the Knott Bros., although it would look great on a festival flier <hehe>.  I will share these pearls of wisdom with the gang on Wednesday (tomorrow). 

Knott in a Century Beachgrass Martini Ramblers
shelah

 joe wrote:  OK, Shelah, now we're getting somewhere.....
<<Members of the band 3 guys 1 gal (still looking for that bass
player!)...We have all worked small and large stages and for intimate and huge audiences (3,000+).>>  How 'bout "BASSLESS IN THE CROWD?"

<<None of us live nearer to each other than 20 miles....We meet in the middle in Riverside, CA.>> How 'bout THE MID RIVER RAMBLERS?

<<Probably about 100 years of professional musicians amongst us.>>
How 'bout THE NEW CENTURY?

<<I guess we show well, we have nice teeth.>>  How 'bout THE NICE CHOPPERS?!

<<have worked at major amusement parks, Chuck at Disneyland/Knott's Berry Farm and myself at Knott's Berry Farm/Magic Mountain.>>
How 'bout MOUNTAIN MAGIC? KNOTT THEIR SISTER?

<<We play traditional, newgrass, original, tribute to Andrew Lloyd Weber, California beachgrass.>> SHELAH AND THE BEACHGRASSERS!

<<We are all totally different personality-wise.>> THE OPPOSITES

<<Okay, mix it up (shaken not stirred)>> BLUEGRASS MARTINI?

Welcome from another newby to this list Ted.  I was told a "sheila" in Aussie lingo means something to the effect of a looker, chippie, party girl.  The Shelahs sounds good to me but I think the guys wouldn't quite go for it.  Ah, but the call to front stage is great.......

Don't take me seriously,
shelah

ted wrote:  I don't know Shelah, but I like the way she spells her name, so my suggestion for her band name is The Shelahs.

Hello Everyone!

The following is a forward from Kathy Boyd that she sent out last week.  I
just got back from Seattle last night after spending four nights with Suzi
in the hospital (yikes!).  She had a couple of rough days while I was there,
but she's still holding her own.  Most of the issues she's facing right now
are the result of all the chemo and radiation she went through in
preparation of the transplant.  In other words, the side effects have been
expected.

Her docs are just playing that "wait and see" game.  Suzi's attitude
continues to be wonderful, even joking around through some of her worst
moments.  Her sister Carol is with her right now so Suze is getting plenty
of support  through this whole thing.

Keep up the prayers -- they seem to be working!

Dee Ann

----- Original Message -----
From: "kathyboyd" <kathyboyd@...>
To: <mailto:Undisclosed-Recipient:;@mindspring.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 10:35 PM
Subject: Suzi Update


> I've had several requests for a "Suzi Update" this week.  My apologies for
> not saying much, but there isn't much to say!
>
> The transplant went well for Suzi.  She's currently suffering from some of
> the side effects of radiation, chemotherapy, and some of the new drugs
she's
> on, but seems to be handling it all very well.  On Saturday it will be one
> week since her transplant (happy one week birthday Suz!).  By the end of
> next week they should know if the cells took or not.
>
> Suzi's been in a great mood all week!  Dee Ann is with her right now as
her
> usual caretaker started to come down with something and the hospital
kicked
> her out.  Thank goodness Dee Ann has a four day work week and an
> understanding boss!
>
> People from as far away as North Carolina have purchased tickets for the
> guitar raffle that will benefit The Suzi Samuels Leukemia Fund!  Our goal
is
> a MINIMUM of 500 tickets sold.  If you are interested in purchasing or
> selling tickets, please contact me and we'll get you set up.  You can
> purchase tickets at Cartwrights Music and Wallys Music also.
>
> Keep those thoughts, prayers, and positive energy coming!  This could be
the
> summer of miracles!
>
> Kathy
>
>
> Check out No Strings Attached at:
> http://www.SwiftSite.com/nostringsattached
> Contact Ground Zero Promotions at:
> http://www.SwiftSite.com/nostringsattached/GZpromotions.htm
> Contact Ground Zero Sound at:
> http://www.groundzerosound.com
>
> Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to
> work and to play and to look at the stars. . . . .
>
>

Subject: [nwbluegrass] Republic BG Festival?


> This month's Victory Review shows a bluegrass festival happening in
> Republic, WA on May 11-13. That's way up in NE Washington in the
> Colville and Okanogan Forests. Anyone have more info on this? Jim,
> you ever been to this one? I don't see it listed in either the OBA
> Express or WBA Gazette. A contact number listed is (509)775-2846.
> Thanks for the info! Just call me curious.....
> Joe

Joe, even though it's fairly close I've never been to this one.  I know in
the past they have had Steve Kauffman do one of his guitar workshops and I
think he will be there again but to my knowledge they don't have any bands
that play.  I believe the phone number belongs to Richard Eich, who is a
mando/guitar player in the area.  Hope this helps.
Jim

Hi grassers,
I was looking thru the Victory Review yesterday and noticed something called
the "Republic Bluegrass Festival" on May 11-13 in Republic, WA (same dates
as the Orting Festival).

There's nothing in the WBA Gazette or OBA Express about a Republic BG
Festival. A contact number is (509)775-2846. Republic is a small town way
over in NE Wash. in the Okanogan/Colville Forests.

Does anyone know if there really is such a festival? Have any of you ever
been to it? Who's playing there? Any other details? Jim, do you know? What's
the scoop? Curious and inquiring minds want to know. Thanks! Joe
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From: MistyBand@...
To: MistyBand@...
Subject: Misty River May/June Press Release
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 05:16:30 EDT

Greetings!
Here is the Misty River Press Release for May/June 2001
Thanks for your hard work folks!
We appreciate you!
Carol Harley
(360) 576-7676
www.mistyriverband.com
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Thursday May 3, 2001, 7 - 10 PM
McMenamin's Cornelius Pass Roadhouse
New Building Grand Opening
4045 NW Cornelius Pass Rd.
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
Phone 503-640-6174

Friday, May 4, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
McMenamin's Cornelius Pass Roadhouse
New Building Grand Opening
4045 NW Cornelius Pass Rd.
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
Phone 503-640-6174

Saturday, May 5, 2001, 8-10 PM
The River Theater
230 W. Marine Dr.
Astoria, OR
Tickets: $7 - $15 (sliding scale)
503-325-7487
hrich@...
Ned: (503) 458-5182

Thurs. May 10, 2001 7:30-9 PM
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Auction
The Old Church
1422 S.W. 11th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
Pizza, Beer, Auctions, Music!
$5 Donation (503) 222-2031

Friday, May 11, 2001 - 6-8PM
The Water Tower @ John's Landing
Acoustic Concert: Water Tower Books
5331 SW Macadam Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
Free Refreshments
(503) 228-0290

Saturday, May 12, 2001 - 8:30 -11PM
Cafe Pacific- Misty River & Friends!
400 E. Evergreen (The Academy)
Vancouver, WA  Call: (360) 695-9211

Sunday, May 13, 2001 ~ 1:45-2:45 PM
Acoustic Pre-theater performance
(Heartland Theater Productions)
   Marshall House, Fort Vancouver
Vancouver, WA  (360) 695-7524

Sunday, May 13, 2001  6- 8 PM
The Buffalo Gap Saloon & Eatery
6835 SW Macadam Ave.
Portland, OR
No Cover (503) 244-7111

Friday, May 18, 2001 - 7 - 9 PM
Borders Books - Gresham
SE Division at Eastman Parkway
Gresham Station Shopping Center
FREE, 503-674-3917

Saturday, May 19, 2001 11:30-2:30PM
Migratory Songbird Celebration
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge - FREE
Sherwood, OR
Jane Foreman: 503-625-8948

Sunday, May 20, 2001 Time TBA
Willamette Valley Folk Festival
Universtiy of Oregon -
Erb Mem. Union's East Lawn
Eugene, OR
*harmony workshop and performances
FREE (541) 346-0635
www.culturalforum.uoregon.edu

Wed. May 23, 2001 8:30-10 PM
Mt. Tabor - Acoustic Room Theater
4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR  97214
(503) 238-1646
Cover $5

Friday, May 25,  8:30 PM
The Public House
1038 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98369
Cover: $5  360-385-9708
www.thepublichouse.com

Sat.-Mon, May 26-28, 2001
Monday, 5-28, 11:40 AM
Raineer Room-KBCS Stage
NW Folklife Music Festival
Seattle Center,
Seattle, WA
FREE www..nwfolklife.org

Wednesday, May 30, 2001 7 - 10 PM
McMenamin's Hotel Oregon
Wednesday Night LIVE!
310 NE Evans Street
McMinville OR 97128
(503) 472-8427

Friday, June 1,  7 - 9 PM - Free
Borders Books - BEAVERTON
2605 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Beaverton, OR 503-644-6164

Saturday, June 2, 2001 - 12-2 PM
Vocal Harmony Workshop
Artichoke Music
3130-A SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR artichokemusic.com
Fee: $25, Call Carol: 360-576-7676

Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - 8PM
Moxie's Café & Gallery
128 Broadway Street
Chico, CA 95927
530 345 0601
Cover $5

Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 7:30 PM
Espresso Garden Café
814 S. Bascom Ave.
San Jose, CA
(408) 298-0808
www.espresso-garden.com
Tickets: $10 adv. $12 at door

Saturday, June 16, 2001 (Eve)
San Francisco Folk Festival
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello St. (off Geary)
San Francisco, CA
www.sffolkfest.org
FREE 510-287-9095

Sunday, June 17, 2001 2-4 PM  Father's Day Concert
Berger Hall
Oakmont, CA
Tickets: $10
Marguerite: 707-539-5989

Thursday - Sunday June 21 - 24, 2001
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Telluride, Colorado
Band Contest Performance
www.bluegrass.com

Saturday, June 30, 2001 All-Day
Washington Bluegrass Championships
Old Yardbirds Store
Chehalis, WA
(Between Chehalis & Centralia)
Contests, Workshops, Festival
John Skaar: (509) 427-8928

Tuesday, July 3, 2001  7:30-10 PM
Oregon Garden Concert Series
Severin Sisters & Misty River
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8268 or 1-877-674-2733
www.oregongarden.org

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as always, check the Misty River Website for updates, additions & those rare
but "you never know" cancellations.
www.mistyriverband.com   <A HREF="http://www.mistyriverband.com/">Misty
River
Website</A>

________________________________________________
Carol Harley
Band Member of:
MISTY RIVER
All Female Quartet from Portland, OR
Compelling Harmonic Voices
Where Folk, Country and Bluegrass Converge into Americana!
www.mistyriverband.com
MistyBand@...
1111-B NW 131st Way
Vancouver, WA 98685-1642
(360) 576-7676 phone
(360) 576-5050 fax
(360) 921-4141 Cell
<A HREF="http://www.mistyriverband.com/">Misty River Website</A>

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Joe wrote:

Does anyone know if the OBA has ever considered listing instructors
in the Express? How do most of you go about finding an instructor?
Who are some of the main bluegrass ones we have in Oregon?

****************************

The OBA does list instructors, if they just send in their information.  I
think Pete Schwimmers ad is in there every time.  I've seen others, but
that's the one that comes to mind.

Instructors?  Well, Pete of course.  George Chudacoff for guitar.  (George
is my new hero)  Ken, you teach lessons don't you?  I'd suggest going to a
jam and asking people who THEY learned from.  I bet there are some GEMS out
there for instructors that we don't even know about.

Kathy
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Ken wrote:

How are we doing on the win a Santa Cruz Guitar raffle tickets?

************************************************

How are we doing?  Dee Ann and I need to make more tickets!  I've sent about
400 our to folks who want to help sell them.  Haven't counted lately how
many ticket stubs I've received, but the coffee can I'm storing them in
until I get down to Ken's is looking pretty good!

For those of you who don't know, Ken has donated a Santa Cruz guitar and
case worth approx. $2,700 to help raise money for The Suzi Samuels Leukemia
Fund.  Tickets are $5.00 each, and EVERY PENNY goes to help the Samuels
family with Suzi's medical expenses.  The drawing will be held September
29th at Cartwrights Music, hopefully with Suzi drawing the winning ticket
herself!

If you would like to purchase tickets, you can get them at Cartwrights
Music, Wallys Music, Classic Cycle, or from numerous Bluegrass folks around
the area.  You can also send a check and enough address labels to cover all
the tickets you purchase to:

The Suzi Samuels Leukemia Fund
c/o Kathy Boyd
P.O. Box 825
Oregon City, OR 97045

If you would like to sell tickets, please contact me by e-mail with your
mailing address and how many tickets you would like and I'll send you a
"kit".

A special THANK YOU to everyone who is helping with this project, whether
it's buying, selling, or just spreading the word!

Kathy
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So having seen the ever-so-subtle hints about introducing yourself to
the list - here's my bio.

Name:  Mark Kramer
DOB:  03/23/52
City:  Carnation
State:  WA

Started playing music around 7 I think. I wanted a guitar but the local
music store
convinced my mother I should take violin lessons for a year. I did that
and that was
my last experience with a violin. Then around 11 I had saved enough
allowance at
25 cents a week to pay for half a guitar - my parents payed the other
half. It was the
the folk boom at that time so I took some lessons from a lady who taught
me Peter,
Paul and Mary songs. At 13 I got Gibson SG guitar and took some lessons
to learn
how to play like the Venturers, you know, Apache, Pipeline, Wipe Out....

I didn't play much through high school as I was then spending my spare
time surfing
the beaches from Malibu to Rincon. I took a couple of more lessons
around the age
of 17 because I started to go to parties where people would come with
guitars and sing
Crosby, Stills and Nash or Neal Young songs. Still though, I never took
it seriously
enough to get any good.

When I went to college and actually started having to do homework, I
began practicing
on a more regular basis as a break between calculus and physics
problems. I would get
together and jam with friends which meant either "blues in A" or "blues
in E". That all changed
when I heard a classical guitar record by Christopher Parkening. The
summer after I turned
21 I took some classical guitar lessons and found out everything I was
doing with my hands
was wrong. I had to learn scales, arpeggios, note reading, and practice
with correct posture, etc.
It was quite a shocking experience. However I persevered during the next
4 years until I
started actually playing my etudes and pieces in public at a little
coffee house in Isla Vista.

In the fall of that year I landed a job in a fancy restaurant in
Montecito playing classical guitar
for the rich and famous as they talked and ate dinner. I decided to take
my degree in geology
which I had managed to accumulate and stick with playing guitar "for
awhile". During that time
I practiced religiously for 8 hours a day and then went and played at
the restaurant 5 nights a week.
I took classical guitar lessons for some years from Vicente Gomez in
L.A. and at the same
time took jazz guitar lessons from Ted Greene.

Over the years I ended up teaching the guitar and some music theory
classes at Santa Barbara City College.
That lasted 12 years. I also taught at the National Guitar Workshop
http://guitarworkshop.com/ for 5 summers
at the L.A. campus.

What started out as "for awhile" ended up being nearly 20 years. I went
back to graduate school
in computers after I turned 40 and now work at "a big software company"
in Redmond, WA.

Now, how did I end up on this list? One of my co-workers is into
bluegrass and turned me onto some
fiddle tunes during a jam at lunch here at work. That was about a year
and half ago. During that time
I've completely changed what I listen to and what I play on the guitar.
My classical and jazz guitars
have sat dormant while I've been woodshedding Blackberry Blossom and
Devil's Dream. This winter
I attended my first BG festival, Wintergrass, and had a blast. I even
had dinner at the Spagetti Factory
with KenC and some other northwest BG folks. I've been known to lurk
around at the Maltby
jam as well.

So, if you see a guy with nice technique who just can't seem to play the
"right notes" on bluegrass
tunes, that just might be me.

Mark

I've been in Brookings and Medford on business the past couple days and
it was so refreshing to return home to Eugene this afternoon, check my
e-mail, and find notes from Chick and Robert Buckley concerning my
e-mail to them on the appropriateness of material on on group page.  It
is nice to find fellow Blue grassers that believe that our commentary
should be appropriate.  Hence, foul language is not acceptable and that
all of us should be allowed our individual opinions as long as we don't
chastise others for theirs.  Joe Ross does such a terrific job in
getting the news out and keeping all of us in line when we get into a
debate, sometimes heated, by making sure we get to express our opinions
without ridiculing the opposition.  I almost left the group here as I
was severely chastised on my opinion a few weeks back by a group member
I think I don't know or had never met in person.

So, Kudos to Joe for keeping us in line and to Ken who gives us such
great uplifts in letting us know that others are still having birthdays
like ourselves.  Misery loves company.......Right?

Steve Blanchard and I are off to Calif. tomorrow to do a couple of shows
in San Diego.  We are driving down and that will give us ample time to
work out some new material for Steve's new CD which is projected for the
fall.  We have a new instrumental called "The Road To Colburg" which we
are so excited about and will perform in San Diego for the first time
this coming Saturday night (wish us luck)  Darn, I sure hope I can
remember my part.  We are planning on spending a week or so in Calif.
and attending several jams in the LA area.  We've found some really good
"open mic" evenings going on and this will give us chance to debut some
new material.

I hope to have a bunch of e-mail to read when I get back and stories to
tell all on our return.  Will be thinking of all of you on our trip and
attempting to show the Cal Grassers that they don't have anything on us
folks up here in Oregon.

Smiles to all till we return

Lee Gilliand

Hi Mark, Welcome aboard! Good to see Bluegrass didn't scare you off.....Kenc
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Kramer <markkra@...>
To: nwbluegrass@yahoogroups.com <nwbluegrass@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 7:02 PM
Subject: [nwbluegrass] Hello, my name is Mark. I'm a guitaraholic.


>So having seen the ever-so-subtle hints about introducing yourself to
>the list - here's my bio.
>
>Name: Mark Kramer
>DOB: 03/23/52
>City: Carnation
>State: WA
>
>Started playing music around 7 I think. I wanted a guitar but the local
>music store
>convinced my mother I should take violin lessons for a year. I did that
>and that was
>my last experience with a violin. Then around 11 I had saved enough
>allowance at
>25 cents a week to pay for half a guitar - my parents payed the other
>half. It was the
>the folk boom at that time so I took some lessons from a lady who taught
>me Peter,
>Paul and Mary songs. At 13 I got Gibson SG guitar and took some lessons
>to learn
>how to play like the Venturers, you know, Apache, Pipeline, Wipe Out....
>
>I didn't play much through high school as I was then spending my spare
>time surfing
>the beaches from Malibu to Rincon. I took a couple of more lessons
>around the age
>of 17 because I started to go to parties where people would come with
>guitars and sing
>Crosby, Stills and Nash or Neal Young songs. Still though, I never took
>it seriously
>enough to get any good.
>
>When I went to college and actually started having to do homework, I
>began practicing
>on a more regular basis as a break between calculus and physics
>problems. I would get
>together and jam with friends which meant either "blues in A" or "blues
>in E". That all changed
>when I heard a classical guitar record by Christopher Parkening. The
>summer after I turned
>21 I took some classical guitar lessons and found out everything I was
>doing with my hands
>was wrong. I had to learn scales, arpeggios, note reading, and practice
>with correct posture, etc.
>It was quite a shocking experience. However I persevered during the next
>4 years until I
>started actually playing my etudes and pieces in public at a little
>coffee house in Isla Vista.
>
>In the fall of that year I landed a job in a fancy restaurant in
>Montecito playing classical guitar
>for the rich and famous as they talked and ate dinner. I decided to take
>my degree in geology
>which I had managed to accumulate and stick with playing guitar "for
>awhile". During that time
>I practiced religiously for 8 hours a day and then went and played at
>the restaurant 5 nights a week.
>I took classical guitar lessons for some years from Vicente Gomez in
>L.A. and at the same
>time took jazz guitar lessons from Ted Greene.
>
>Over the years I ended up teaching the guitar and some music theory
>classes at Santa Barbara City College.
>That lasted 12 years. I also taught at the National Guitar Workshop
>http://guitarworkshop.com/ for 5 summers
>at the L.A. campus.
>
>What started out as "for awhile" ended up being nearly 20 years. I went
>back to graduate school
>in computers after I turned 40 and now work at "a big software company"
>in Redmond, WA.
>
>Now, how did I end up on this list? One of my co-workers is into
>bluegrass and turned me onto some
>fiddle tunes during a jam at lunch here at work. That was about a year
>and half ago. During that time
>I've completely changed what I listen to and what I play on the guitar.
>My classical and jazz guitars
>have sat dormant while I've been woodshedding Blackberry Blossom and
>Devil's Dream. This winter
>I attended my first BG festival, Wintergrass, and had a blast. I even
>had dinner at the Spagetti Factory
>with KenC and some other northwest BG folks. I've been known to lurk
>around at the Maltby
>jam as well.
>
>So, if you see a guy with nice technique who just can't seem to play the
>"right notes" on bluegrass
>tunes, that just might be me.
>
>Mark
>
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>
>
>
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>
>
>

Greetings,

I am hosting a Dobro Workshop on Saturday, May 26, from 12noon to
2pm, at Artichoke Music in Portland. Artichoke Music has an in-house
stage (The Backgate Stage) It's a very nice room to play and teach
in. For those who are interested in attending the workshop, the fee is
$25 in advance/$30 day of show. Seating is limited. I will be covering
all aspects of Dobro playing - too many to mention here. So bring
along your Dobro, Weissenborn, Oahu or equivelent lap style guitar and
let's get to it. Contact me for reservations at 541-345-6487 or
bstorms@....

Bill Storms

Greetings,

I am hosting a Dobro Workshop on Saturday, May 26, from
12noon to 2pm at Artichoke Music, 3130-A S.E. Hawthorne
in Portland.

I have played the Dobro, Hawaiian and Lap Steel Guitars for over
30 years. Along the way I learned to play Bluegrass, Hawaiian,
Dixieland, Folk, Swing, and the Blues. These styles demand
playing with an unrestricted and imaginative style while
maintaining a consistently clear and resonant tone.

Beginning through advanced players bring your Dobro,
Weissenborn, Oahu or equivalent lap style guitar along.
Subjects covered will be Right/Left Hand Technique and
Positioning, Finger Rolls, Playing in Odd Keys, Improvisation,
Hammer Ons, Pull Offs, Fills, Chords, Backing Up a Vocalist,
Slants, String Pulls, Rhythm Technique, Alternate Tunings,
Whistling, Chunking, Jamming and more. The fee is $25 in
advance or $30 day of the workshop. Contact me at
541-345-6487 or bstorms@... for reservations
Class size is limited to 25 attendees so sign up soon.

Hope to see you there!

Bill Storms

Welcome Dick!

So. . . . .  just where in the Northwest are you located?  I'm assuming the
Portland area if you know Hugh.  (although I must confess I'm not able to
decode your little message about him, but I think it was positive!).

Feel free to jump in discussions anytime.  Keep us posted of your life's
highways too.  We're all family here!

Kathy
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Hiall,
If you are an instructor or know of some that want to be included, I have
developed a database for our list of people who give lessons. Ken, Bill,
Peter, Chick and others....please enter your contact info etc. in there.

Go to:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwbluegrass/database?
Click on "Instructors"...Enter your data and save the entry
Piece of cake

Shelah, how 'bout "Chippie and the Chops" for your band? What exactly is a
chippie? beachgrass?

Bill, your workshop sounds interesting. Wish I played dobro. Have you gotten
the word out to Al Brinkerhoff, Bob Evoniuk, Rick Dobson, and who else plays
dobro (whoooops..I mean resophonic guitar) in the Great Northwest?

Some items coming up this weekend (where are Sawteeth, Sam Hill, No Strings
Attached and others playing this weekend?):

Tuesday & Wednesday, May 1 - 2, 2001
Misty River , Oregon Children's Choral Festival 2001 at the Hult Center in
Eugene, Oregon. (541) 346-3777.

Thursday & Friday, May 3 - 4, 2001
Misty River will perform at the brand new Cornelius Pass Roadhouse at 4045
NW  Cornelius Pass Road in Hillsboro, Oregon from 5 - 7:00 p.m. (503)
640-6174.

Saturday, May 5, 2001
Knott Bros. perform a benefit for the Leukemia Society at the Beaverton GI
Joes, 1-3 pm.  Free.  503-450-5906

Saturday, May 5, 2001
Misty River will perform at The River Theater in Astoria, Oregon (503)
458-4182.

Saturday, May 5, 2001
Zephyr Celtic Duo at the Celtic Bhealltain Festival, Buford Park, Mt.
Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon. 10:30-11:30am. Two-day event with much
entertainment, exhibits, demos, storytelling, arts, crafts, Gaelic football,
chess tournament, caber toss, stone throw, archery, bonfire ceremony, and
much merriment. All in costume. Info: (541)870-9322, 686-6136  Email:
celtic@... or acm@...

The Celtic Tradition will appear at the Eugene Saturday Market beginning at
2:00 p.m. Dance tunes and vocals with fiddle, harp, guitar, mandolin,
concertina and hammered dulcimer.

La-tah y'all,
Joe

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Welcome Ted!

Chick Rose is on this list and he's THE MAN when it comes to instrument
instruction in the greater Portland/Vancouver area. Joe is right about
joining the OBA. You get so much great info just from the
newsletter/magazine that it's well worth the price. The Express also allows
members to place free classified ads and Peter Schwimmer (also on this list)
is one awesome musician in your area who has advertised lessons. There is
also a listing of bands and jams all around Oregon. Jammin' is my passion
and believe me, you will get plenty of tips and great practice by attending
as many of the jams listed in the back of the Express.

Keep on Pickin',
Jammin' Fool Sal



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Subject: Re: [nwbluegrass] Hello, my name is Mark. I'm a guitaraholic.

Hi Mark....its nice to have another member of the group from Wash.,

 

we're lucky you found Bluegrass and really glad you found the Maltby

 

Jam.........hope to see you there this Saturday.                  Jan

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What a great idea!  You are so organized and u-s-e-f-u-l.
I applaud you Joe. I'm so glad I found nwbluegrass!!




At 02:26 PM 5/2/01, you wrote:
>Hiall,
>If you are an instructor or know of some that want to be included, I have
>developed a database for our list of people who give lessons. Ken, Bill,
>Peter, Chick and others....please enter your contact info etc. in there.
>
>Go to:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwbluegrass/database?
>Click on "Instructors"...Enter your data and save the entry
>Piece of cake
>
>Shelah, how 'bout "Chippie and the Chops" for your band? What exactly is a
>chippie? beachgrass?
>
>Bill, your workshop sounds interesting. Wish I played dobro. Have you gotten
>the word out to Al Brinkerhoff, Bob Evoniuk, Rick Dobson, and who else plays
>dobro (whoooops..I mean resophonic guitar) in the Great Northwest?
>
>Some items coming up this weekend (where are Sawteeth, Sam Hill, No Strings
>Attached and others playing this weekend?):
>
>Tuesday & Wednesday, May 1 - 2, 2001
>Misty River , Oregon Children's Choral Festival 2001 at the Hult Center in
>Eugene, Oregon. (541) 346-3777.
>
>Thursday & Friday, May 3 - 4, 2001
>Misty River will perform at the brand new Cornelius Pass Roadhouse at 4045
>NW  Cornelius Pass Road in Hillsboro, Oregon from 5 - 7:00 p.m. (503)
>640-6174.
>
>Saturday, May 5, 2001
>Knott Bros. perform a benefit for the Leukemia Society at the Beaverton GI
>Joes, 1-3 pm.  Free.  503-450-5906
>
>Saturday, May 5, 2001
>Misty River will perform at The River Theater in Astoria, Oregon (503)
>458-4182.
>
>Saturday, May 5, 2001
>Zephyr Celtic Duo at the Celtic Bhealltain Festival, Buford Park, Mt.
>Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon. 10:30-11:30am. Two-day event with much
>entertainment, exhibits, demos, storytelling, arts, crafts, Gaelic football,
>chess tournament, caber toss, stone throw, archery, bonfire ceremony, and
>much merriment. All in costume. Info: (541)870-9322, 686-6136  Email:
>celtic@... or acm@...
>
>The Celtic Tradition will appear at the Eugene Saturday Market beginning at
>2:00 p.m. Dance tunes and vocals with fiddle, harp, guitar, mandolin,
>concertina and hammered dulcimer.
>
>La-tah y'all,
>Joe
>
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It's never too late to learn the Dobro Joe. ( I like that name!)
Let's get together soon and burn through a few tunes. It's been to
long in the woodshed...

Bill

Greetings,

Posted my workshop twice because I didn't see it "after a few
minutes". Sorry.

Kathy Boyd is one nice gal! She encouraged me to join and post
my workshop.

Her generous enthusiasm is contagious...and I hope there is
no anti-dote!

Bill

Joe, so sorry you did not know about this weekend event in Douglas County. May
5,2001 Celebrating Oregon Bluegrass Month.Open house at U.C.C. 12:00 to 5:00
P.M.at the Student Center, free hot dogs, pepsi,raffles, mini concerts, and of
course Jammin.6:30 Concert begins. Highlighting the show is our Bluegrass
Brothers and Sister  Siskiyou Summit, the peak of picking. Also appearing
Madison Ave. and The Girls Can Jam Bluegrass Band.  Remember folks our last two
concerts had standing room only.  This is the third and final benefit concert,
raising money for August 24th.- 26th. Oregon State Bluegrass Festival,in River
Bend Park Winston Oregon.  Hope to see you all.Sandy Hails

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

FIRST SATURDAY JAM in CHEHALIS, WA

Date: Saturday, May 5, 2001
Time: 12:00AM PDT (GMT-07:00)

1st Saturday of the month Jam: Centralia-Chehalis Senior Center
(aka Twin Cities Senior Ctr) south end of the SW Wa Fairgrounds.
Jamming until 5pm, then potluck, then show at 6pm.  With Don
Christian being ill, Libby isn't sure who the contact person is,
but she will find out and let us know.