Folks, I just spent a very enjoyable & enlightening hour on the web with our friend & Master Storyteller Elizabeth Ellis from Texas. The links below are to...
Folks, We hope your individual Winter Festival celebrations were Happy, Merry, Pious and/or Joyous and you successfully celebrated the Sacred, Social,...
Hi Folks, Â The Barndance Band practice scheduled for today at the Jones' Family Home is being canceled due to snow conditions. Â Spread the word. Â Dave...
Folks, Winter has decided to give us a season to remember with marathon sub-zero temperatures, but Mother nature is giving us a small break this Sunday for...
Hey folkies that don't hate bluegrass, Once again this year I'm behind the 8 ball anticipating the potential conflict between our 4th Saturday bluegrass jam...
Jim, I concur that the Naperville Festival is one of the best Bluegrass events there is and right in our back yard. I would urge anyone interested in bluegrass...
Banjo Jim,  I agree with you completely. I believe that most of the BG regulars know about the festival. Surely with a month to spare we have sufficient...
Winter Old Time Barn Dance Party and Downers Grove Annual Ice Sculpture Festival Saturday, February 7, 2008 at 8:00pm - $5.00 admission for everyone 5 years of...
Looking for some great Irish music and dancing this week? I¢ll be playing with the Murphy Roche Band this week. We¢ll be doing a session from 7pm till 10pm...
I need a shot of sunshine, so I'm hosting a house concert on March 7 with the Wacky Keys (Pete, Diane, DK, and Mike go Hawaiian). 8 p.m. at my place in...
Do you remember these songs? Daddy Roll 'Em? The New Frankie and Johnny? The Civil War Trilogy? In the early 1960's, 2 men came to Chicago's Gate of Horn...
  Check out www.whyoldtime.com  Check out the clips from this soon to be released documentary.  Dave Reynolds   WHY OLD TIME? The Documentary We...
Join me for a shot of sunshine on Saturday, March 7 with the Wacky Keys - a.k.a. Pete & DK go Hawaiian with the help of Diane and Warfel. You know it will be...
Hi. Hey, I was wondering if anybody has heard of a singer songwriter name Jody Alis that played gigs around the Chicago area in the 70's.  I'm looking...
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Hi Vicki I have a couple entries in my database of songs recorded off the radio by "Jodie Alis". Have you tried searching with that spelling of her first...
HI George - I tried searching every which way I could think of, but I will try your suggestion just in case I missed it the first time. Glad to hear someone...
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... Vicki, Try Dean Milano. He's writing a book on the Chicago Music Scene of the 1660s & 70s including lots about the "Folk Scare" and he has "Jodi Allis"...
Memo: wear your Hawaiian shirts or other finery tonight. Join me for a shot of sunshine on Saturday, March 7 with the Wacky Keys - a.k.a. Pete & DK go Hawaiian...
... From: val723@... To: vingle@... Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2009 11:50:15 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Fw: Greg Brown Concert ...
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Maybe I just need another cup of coffee this morning, but I can't seem to find when and where the Greg Brown concert is being held in the message below - how...
Hi - For those of you who couldn't open the flier - here is the info on the Greg Brown concert. Vicki Media Advisory Greg Brown Autism Benefit Concert Harris...
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If you¢re looking for some Irish music and great food come on out to the Southport City Saloon. I¢ll be playing there this Saturday March 14th from 6pm to...
WE will be in Springfield for Irish music -- otherwise we'd love to hear you play. Take care - Vicki ... From: "David Reynolds" <plankroad@...> To:...
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Want to Rewire Your Brain? Study Music All Those Hours at the Piano Paid Off: A Musician's Brain Recognizes Sound That Carries Emotion Opinion By LEE DYE March...
Hello,  My name is Kathy Brown and I am the director of the Scottish Fiddle Group and your newest member.  SFG was formed in 2006 to promote the teaching...
So, lemme make sure I understand this then. The conclusions I can take from this are: 1. Classical and operatic music are better than folk, country and blues ...
 Scott,  I wouldn't make those assumptions.  I did an informal survey once and discovered that the majority of old time banjo players in the Chicago area...