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** Blue Plate Special in Wichita, Kansas **

Robin Lynn Macy, now Robin Macy Bennett, is now active in a bluegrass band
called "Blue Plate Special" that makes the rounds of the cafe's and
festivals in southern Kansas. They just played the Walnut Valley Festival
in Winfield -- the same festival that featured the Dixie Chicks (and Danger
in the Air, and Blue Night Express) in the early '90s.

I just received this note from the Winfield festival mailing list. Anyone
who happens to be in the Wichita area may want to take note!

>Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 06:38:08 -0500
>From: (omitted)
>To: Winfield-l <winfield-l@...>
>Subject: Druha Trava in Wichita
>
>Just a reminder about the concert Thursday night. I hope there is a
>good turnout so KMUW will be encouraged to sponsor more concerts like
>this.
>
> KMUW will present Blue Plate Special, a local bluegrass
> band, and Druha Trava, a bluegrass band from the
> Czech Republic in concert, beginning at 7 p.m., Thursday,
> September 30, in Miller Concert Hall on the Wichita State
> University campus.
>
> Tickets are available at the WSU Fine Arts box office, 978-3233.
> General admission prices are $10 advance and $12 at the door,
> with Visa and MasterCard accepted. The concert is sponsored by
> KMUW, another program in the station's continuing celebration of
> 50 years of broadcast service to Wichita.
>
> Kansas banjo player, Mike Theobald brings nearly 40
> years of musical prowess to Blue Plate Special. With his
> father, Jack, they "introduced bluegrass music to this part
> of the world." They are proud to hold the title of Kansas'
> first Bluegrass Band.
>
> Other members of Blue Plate Special are: Vickie Lynn
> Theobald, mandolin; Robin Macy Bennett, guitar; Mark
> Bennett, bass; and Ken White, guitar. They all contribute
> to the group's vocals.
>
> Druha Trava formed in 1991 and has become one of the
> most awarded and internationally acclaimed bands in the
> Czech Republic. The group has released several CDs,
> including "Postcard" in 1997 and "Czechmate" in 1998.
> The group tours extensively throughout Europe and the
> United States, and has shared stages or recorded with
> American artists such as Ricky Skaggs, Peter Rowan,
> Tony Trischka, Bela Fleck, Kenny Kosek, Laurie Lewis,
> Sally Van
> Meter, Leftover Salmon, Sam Bush and Ireland's Davey
> Spillane. This year, Druha Trava returns to the States for
> its 9th, 10th, and 11th US tours since 1993.
>
> Members of Druha Trava are Robert Krestan, lead
> vocals, guitar, mandolin; Lubos Malina, banjo, mandolin,
> saxophone, flute, vocals, Lubos Novotny: dobro, vocals;
> Martin Ledvina, guitar, mandolin, vocals, and; Jiri
> Meisner, electric bass, vocals. They will be joined by
> Stephan Smetacek, drummer and percussionist for the
> KMUW concert.

KMUW is the community radio service of Wichita State University and an NPR
affiliate. More details are available at the KMUW web site:

KMUW Interactive
http://www.kmuw.org/

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