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A major figure in Americana music, Diana’s 2006 release, My Remembrance of You, landed on best-of-the-year lists. Since then, she has toured Europe with Richard Thompson, been the featured invitee at folk festivals in Ireland, England and the US, and is having her songs recorded by artists such as Joan Baez and Gretchen Peters. And, The New York Times loves her latest release Better Times Will Come.

Sunday, August 9th, Diana Jones will be performing in Shepherdstown, West Virginia at a RiverHouse Show. Doors open 5:30pm, followed by a potluck dinner at 6pm and concert at 7pm. Concert is $12/person suggested donation. For reservations or more info, email riverhousemusic@... or call 304-702-0554. To learn more about Diana Jones, visit www.dianajonesmusic.com.

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From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:11 pm
Subject: DIANA JONES - RiverHouse Concert: AUGUST 9th

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From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:04 am
Subject: Superb French Guitarist, Philippe Bertaud @ RiverHouse Concert-June 28

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Sunday, June 28th, the superb French guitarist, Philippe Bertaud will be performing in Shepherdstown, West Virginia at a RiverHouse Show. A virtuoso of the contemporary and classic guitar, Bertaud’s versatility allows him to improvise without limits and push the sonic potential of his instrument. From Handel to Jimi Hendrix to Leo Brouwer - he plays with equal ease. Doors open 5:30pm, followed by a potluck dinner at 6pm and concert at 7pm. Concert is $12/person suggested donation. For reservations or more info, email riverhousemusic@... or call 304-702-0554. To learn more about Philippe Bertaud, visit www.philippebertaud.com.

#286

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Sun May 3, 2009 5:20 pm
Subject: Paddy Keenan & John Walsh @ Blue Moon Sundays Concert, Sunday, May 17

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Sunday, May 17, 2009, Uilleann piper Paddy Keenan, of Bothy Band fame. and Irish guitarist John Walsh will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series in Shepherdstown, West Virginia at the Blue Moon Cafe. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission is $15/person at the door. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920. For more information, contact producer Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@....

#285

From: "shepherdstownmusic" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:31 pm
Subject: SHEPHERSTOWN MAY DAY Revels - Sat. May 2nd

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SHEPHERSTOWN MAY DAY Revels - Sat. May 2nd

ShepherdstSHEPHERSTOWN MAY DAY Revels - Sat. May 2ndown Celebrates the Coming of
Spring

What a spring we are given this year - grass so green, breezes with bright sun
and calves dancing across the meadow.  The town of Shepherdstown distinguishes
itself by setting aside a special day each year to celebrate this time of beauty
together as a community of children, dancers, music makers, poets and
historians.

In a celebration that goes back hundreds of years, the town will gather to
parade and dance a May Pole ceremony on Saturday, May 2nd in the heart of
downtown Shepherdstown.

At 10am, Morris Dancers start warming up on King Street, and storytelling and
wand-crafting for young children begins at Four Seasons Books.

The Search for the Golden Arrow, which symbolizes the first ray of sunshine,
commences at 11am at the Lost Dog Café.  There, children will find their first
clue.  Gather clues, solve the riddles and a golden arrow will be yours!  At the
same time, live music starts on the porch of Shepherd University's McMurran Hall
at the corner of King and German Streets with musicians Don Oehser, Arnold
Smith, Todd Coyle, The Corsettes, Mike Wisniewski and Lisa Lafferty performing.

At 11:30am, parade participants gather along Church Street near the Episcopal
Church to line up.  All wanting to celebrate the coming of spring are welcome to
participate.  Newcomers may talk with May Day organizers at the rise of the hill
to be included in the lineup.

At 12 noon, the parade will commence and make its way down German Street to the
lawn at McMurran Hall.  Skateboarders lead the way, followed by cake maidens,
the Green Man, Morris teams from all around the east coast region, the Traveling
Wheelbarrows and wheelbarrow babies, musicians, dogs on leashes festooned with
flowers, bike riders, flower bedecked maidens wearing white or the colors of
spring, men shouldering a huge maypole, wee ones wearing wings, mothers and
daughters carrying garlands of flowers, fathers and sons and more.  Unicyclists,
stilt walkers, jesters, bubble blowers, jugglers, drummers, puppets and painted
faces are welcome!  Bounce a big ball, put on a homemade costume, don a cape or
wear a mask.  Carry greenery or a small maypole, or push a painted wheelbarrow
full of flowers and vegetables.  Got a hula hoop?  Bring it!  Come one, come all
and welcome the spring!

At 12:30 the ceremony will begin beneath the May Pole with dancer Kitty Clark,
the Green Man and the wrapping of West Virginia's largest May Pole.  Fiddlers
and pipers and dancers young and old will bring in the spring.

Live music continues on the porch at McMurran until 3pm, so bring a picnic and
join in the delight.  Then from 3pm to 5pm, Morris teams perform at the Bavarian
Inn and return again to the heart of town from 5pm to 6pm to dance in the May.

For more information, contact Laura First at Laura9first@... or
301-676-0195, or Cheryl Mansley at riverhousemusic@... or
304-702-0554.  For questions regarding the search for the Golden Arrow, contact
Barbara Hartman at bheart@....

#284

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:01 pm
Subject: SHEPHERSTOWN MAY DAY Revels - Sat. May 2nd

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Shepherdstown Celebrates the Coming of Spring

What a spring we are given this year - grass so green, breezes with bright sun and calves dancing across the meadow. The town of Shepherdstown distinguishes itself by setting aside a special day each year to celebrate this time of beauty together as a community of children, dancers, music makers, poets and historians.

In a celebration that goes back hundreds of years, the town will gather to parade and dance a May Pole ceremony on Saturday, May 2nd in the heart of downtown Shepherdstown.

At 10am, Morris Dancers start warming up on King Street, and storytelling and wand-crafting for young children begins at Four Seasons Books.

The Search for the Golden Arrow, which symbolizes the first ray of sunshine, commences at 11am at the Lost Dog Café. There, children will find their first clue. Gather clues, solve the riddles and a golden arrow will be yours! At the same time, live music starts on the porch of Shepherd University’s McMurran Hall at the corner of King and German Streets with musicians Don Oehser, Arnold Smith, Todd Coyle, The Corsettes, Mike Wisniewski and Lisa Lafferty performing.

At 11:30am, parade participants gather along Church Street near the Episcopal Church to line up. All wanting to celebrate the coming of spring are welcome to participate. Newcomers may talk with May Day organizers at the rise of the hill to be included in the lineup.

At 12 noon, the parade will commence and make its way down German Street to the lawn at McMurran Hall. Skateboarders lead the way, followed by cake maidens, the Green Man, Morris teams from all around the east coast region, the Traveling Wheelbarrows and wheelbarrow babies, musicians, dogs on leashes festooned with flowers, bike riders, flower bedecked maidens wearing white or the colors of spring, men shouldering a huge maypole, wee ones wearing wings, mothers and daughters carrying garlands of flowers, fathers and sons and more. Unicyclists, stilt walkers, jesters, bubble blowers, jugglers, drummers, puppets and painted faces are welcome! Bounce a big ball, put on a homemade costume, don a cape or wear a mask. Carry greenery or a small maypole, or push a painted wheelbarrow full of flowers and vegetables. Got a hula hoop? Bring it! Come one, come all and welcome the spring!

At 12:30 the ceremony will begin beneath the May Pole with dancer Kitty Clark, the Green Man and the wrapping of West Virginia’s largest May Pole. Fiddlers and pipers and dancers young and old will bring in the spring.

Live music continues on the porch at McMurran until 3pm, so bring a picnic and join in the delight. Then from 3pm to 5pm, Morris teams perform at the Bavarian Inn and return again to the heart of town from 5pm to 6pm to dance in the May.

For more information, contact Laura First at Laura9first@... or 301-676-0195, or Cheryl Mansley at riverhousemusic@... or 304-702-0554. For questions regarding the search for the Golden Arrow, contact Barbara Hartman at bheart@....

#283

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:31 pm
Subject: SHEPHERDSTOWN MAY DAY Wish List - Wonderful ways for you to participate!

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The sound of peepers has touched the night ...and that means that Shepherdstown May Day is not far away. It also means that thoughts of tilling the garden, painting the house and other spring chores fill the weekends.

Upon reflection one might take pause to remember that part of the joy of the rural life is the true feeling of community that holds the heart and the family while the spring chores take form. Community does not happen by accident..it is MADE A PRIORITY and action is taken to celebrate the turn of the year together.

Shepherdstown May day is a precious, family centered, acoustic and agronimous event offered up for celebration. It is 18 years strong and is created by the joint energies of skateboarders, wheelbarrow babies and flower bedecked maidens!

Saturday, May 2nd we hope to see you in downtown Shepherdstown on the lawn at McMurran Hall, ready to join in the parade, picnic and enjoy live music, watch Morris Dancers of many colors and marvel at the magical wrapping of the Maypole.

This year's MAY DAY WISH LIST includes an invitation to any who would:

Decorate your GOATS, SHEEP, pet TURTLES and DOGGIES and join the parade to bring the spring down through the town.

Decorate your BICYCLES, show up with streamers in your hands and SKATEBOARD neath your feet to open up the parade route. Got a UNICYCLE? Bring it on!

JUGGLERS, PUPPETS, big BOUNCING BALLS, and MASKS MASKS MASKS... c'mon and join up!

MOTHERS and DAUGHTERS...take this as a special time to put flowers in your hiair and bring in the spring.

GREENMEN TAKE HEED! We invite men of all ages to wrap themselves in greenery (in days of old, a chicken wire "tent"

was covered in ivy and the young man walked inside...more free this way to cavort under the may pole).

MEN'S BRIGADE...we challenge you to bring the greenery into town in the form of a tree, a wheelbarrow filled with plants or

soil...or even a huge maypole!

DRUMMERS! Hand drummers....we need your energy to wake the earth and give a heart beat for all to dance to.

BUBBLE BLOWERS, FACE PAINTERS and FREE SPIRITS all....SPRITES with pointed ears...come one, come all... STILT

WALKERS and JESTERS... WINGED ANGELS and FEARIES come and welcome the spring!

ALL MAIDENS AGE 10 and UP WHO WISH TO WALK IN WHITE and be CAKE MAIDENS...you need simply to bake a pound cake (with poppy seeds if possible) and bring a basket of such to the top of the parade route and share your cake with those you meet. A garland of flowers in your hair brings the sweetest energy of all into our town and fills the summer with the sweet memories of your beauty.

Those interested in participating in this woundrous event may contact, Cheryl Mansley at riverhousemusic@... or 304-702-0554, or Laura First at Laura9first@... or 301-676-0195.

We are also in search of a GOLDEN ARROW FAIRY! One who would hold the golden arrows and proudly present them to the little sprites who follow all the clues from beginning to end in the search for the golden arrow - a symbol that represents the first ray of sunshine. If you would like to be the golden arrow fairy, please contact Barbara Hartman at bheart@....

#282

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Apr 8, 2009 7:23 pm
Subject: CHRIS SMITHER @ Blue Moon Sundays Concert, Sunday, April 19

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New Orleans-bred folk-bluesman Smither has few peers.

As a musician he's expanded the six-strings-and-foot-stomps delivery of John Lee Hooker into an elegant, original style that draws as much on the sweet jazz melodies of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt as the spidery swing of country bluesman John Hurt.

Some artists continually reinvent themselves; others identify their muse early on and spend their careers single-mindedly pursuing it, remaining recognizably themselves through a career-long process of refinement, growth and discovery. Chris Smither belongs to the latter group. Leave the Light On, Smither’s masterful twelfth album — the first he’s released on his own Mighty Albert label — stands as the quintessence of his life’s work while throwing in some new wrinkles that reflect where he’s been and what he’s encountered since the last time around. But Smither’s central theme as he enters his 60s is clearer than ever.

“The last three or four records I’ve done are mostly talking about the big questions — life, death, love and… not love — and where the whole thing’s going,” he says. This new “fistful of tunes,” as he calls it, finds Smither once again in a contemplative mood, examining his thought processes on “Open Up,” struggling to distinguish between self-deception and truth on “Seems So Real” and seeking the most fundamental kind of closure on “Father’s Day.” No, Leave the Light On is not a party record.

“Since I started recording again around 20 years ago [22, actually], I’ve been writing about the same sorts of things; it’s just about my own growing perception of it, and how clear can I make it?” Smither explains. “I guess I’m making it clearer, because people don’t often ask me what the songs are about anymore. It’s a process of engagement. When you write a song, you’ve got three or four minutes to get ahold of somebody, and if they can remember one phrase or line when they walk away from it, you’ve won. And I think I’ve accomplished that.”

What is immediately recognizable to anyone who has encountered Smither on record or in live performance during the course of the last four decades are his been-there, done-that voice and the crystalline, wordlessly eloquent sounds of his fingerpicked acoustic guitar. Familiar, too, are the writer/artists whose songs Smither has selected to intermingle with his own. These include Lightnin’ Hopkins, whose “Blues in the Bottle” — a striking showcase for Smither’s approach to the acoustic guitar — is drawn from Blues in My Bottle, the album that inspired the New Orleans-born, Boston-based artist to begin performing in the 1960s; and his contemporary Bob Dylan, from whose vast oeuvre the artist this time has chosen the Blonde on Blonde linchpin “Visions of Johanna.”

The new elements introduced on Leave the Light On — the second album produced by Smither’s cohort, David “Goody” Goodrich, after 2003’s Train Home — provides the new recording with its particular flavor. On hand is young neo-gospel quartet Ollabelle, who bring a complementary loveliness to Smither’s “Seems So Real” and additional resonance to the traditional “John Hardy.” The renowned roots musician Tim O’Brien plays mandolin and fiddle all over the record, as well as harmonizing with Smither, Sean Staples and Anita Suhanin on the lilting title track for a billowing blend that evokes Southern California circa 1972. Atypically, he tackles topical themes on “Origin of Species,” which he says is “making fun of dummies,” and the edgily political “Diplomacy,” harkening back to his roots in the ’60s folk scene. Also different is Smither’s bold and surprising decision to arrange “Visions of Johanna” in 6/8 time (he credits his friend Steve Tilston, an English artist, for the suggestion) that results in a track of otherworldly beauty.

Smither considers himself a performer first and foremost, and the fashioning of new material for each album brings added interest to both his fans and himself. “New tunes not only have a freshness of their own, but they also freshen up all the old material as well — they cast a new light on it,” he points out. In this sense, each album results in an act of recontextualization of his entire body of work. “It’s an interesting process,” he confirms. “Not for a minute do I believe the songs come from any place but inside of me, but at the same time there’s an otherness to them that continually surprises me. Why does it take so long for them to become part of my conscious self? It’s an interesting problem, but I’ve talked to enough writers to realize I’m far from unique in that respect.”

After coming on the radar in 1970 with the well-received debut album I’m a Stranger Too! and the similarly lauded 1972 follow-up, Don’t It Drag On, Smither didn’t release another record for more than a decade. “Everybody has good patches and bad patches,” he says. “I was basically drunk for 12 years, and somehow I managed to climb out of it; I don’t know why. Why did I get well when so many other people don’t? It had nothing to do with any virtue on my part; if I were Christian, I’d call it grace. I just got lucky. Mostly you just get tired of it. So when you get sufficiently tired of it, you either descend into utter obliteration or you get out, and so I got out.”

Smither says he recognizes the young artist on the front end of his long struggle from his present perspective. “He got sidetracked, and he learned a lot, but it’s definitely the same guy,” he says. “The other interesting thing is that I had to go through all the horrible stuff to get where I am now. It’s part and parcel of the animal that’s walking around today. It’s unfortunate that I stayed so unproductive for so long, but at the same time, I couldn’t write the kind of stuff that I write now if I hadn’t gone through it. I wouldn’t realize what it is to be a human — not really. I might think I did, but it wouldn’t be the same.”

When asked about his career-long predilection for mixing in outside songs with his own material, Smither says, “This may sound a little self-important, maybe, but I like to hold these things up and say, ‘These are the people I consider my peers, and my stuff stands up to this. This is what I do, and this is where I come from.’”

The four non-originals on Leave the Light On — also including Peter Case’s “Cold Trail Blues” — indicate where Chris Smither comes from; the eight new songs he’s fashioned show where this deeply soulful artist is now, and what lies ahead. The particular opening into the universal, delivered by a knowing voice and filigreed by tasty licks — you can’t ask for more than that from an album.

Sunday, April 19, 2009, Chris Smither will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series. The Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series takes place at The Blue Moon Cafe located on North Princess Street at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission for this show is $15/person at the door. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920. For more information, contact producer Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@... or visit www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com.

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From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:08 pm
Subject: KINOBE & SOUL BEAT AFRICA in Concert: Friday, April 3

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Art Students Collaborate: Put on show w/ UGANDAN ARTISTS artists KINOBE & Soul Beat Africa

Expressive Arts instructors Cheryl Mansley, from San Mar Children's Home, and Laura First Oehser, from The Jefferson School, are teaching their students how to produce an event that will feature Ugandan artists Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa. The students are learning the many steps it takes to bring an event from conception to finale. One student helped to prepare this press release. Another helped design posters and flyers. Groups of them worked on marketing by distributing the posters and flyers to towns around the area and talking to people about the show, while others worked on designing the stage. All this, and they're learning about another culture, too!

On Friday, April 3rd at 7:00pm, Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa will be in concert at The Jefferson School in Jefferson, Maryland. This event is, in part, a fundraiser for both schools. Proceeds from a bake sale that will be held at the show will go towards the Expressive Arts Program at San Mar Children's Home, and a portion of the proceeds from the door will go to support the arts at The Jefferson School.

Founded in 1883, as an orphanage for boys and girls in need, San Mar Childrens Home has provided care to hundreds of children and youth. Today, the home operates to provide care to adolescent and preadolescent girls who have experienced trauma. It is San Mar's mission to enable these girls to understand and address the issues they are facing and move forward to become successful and productive members of society. The Jefferson School provides special education, mental health, and residential treatment services for adolescents with emotional challenges. Working closely with the students' families, services are provided which promote family strength and preservation. Students are assisted to reach their full potential and achieve an optimum quality of life.

Kinobe (pronounced “CHI-NO-BÉ”) is an accomplished musician from Uganda whose early abilities in traditional African music quickly garnered acclaim on the world stage. Born in 1983 near Lake Victoria, he began playing music at the age of five, and five years later traveled to the Netherlands with a group of musicians for his first international performance. It was this trip that introduced him to the diversity of musical traditions throughout the world, opening his ears to new sounds, and launching a life-changing interest in world music. In the years that followed, Kinobe traveled the African continent, performing with such figures in African roots music as Toumani Diabate, Youssou N’dour, Salif Keita, Angelique Kidjo, Oliver Mtukudzi, Baaba Maal, Ismael Lo, and many others. He is a lifelong student, teacher, lover, and purveyor of the great diversity of African musical traditions. He has given solo concerts and workshops on traditional instruments throughout Europe, and in 2007, under the support of CulturesFrance, Kinobe made his first major tour to 18 countries around Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Although Kinobe and his band Soul Beat Africa have been bringing their energetic and highly visual show to audiences across Europe and Africa for years, this is their first American tour. They are the new voice of Ugandan music, the inspired synthesis of African roots and world music, of traditional and modern instrumentation. The musicians represent the new vanguard of Ugandan performers, gifted instrumentalists steeped in the music of their homeland, but with ears opened to the sounds of the world at large. Driving poly-rhythms underlay transcendent melodies. Traditional African instruments – koras, kalimbas, adungus, endongos, ngonis, drums – blend with guitars and keyboards, drawing on influences from around the globe, creating a new groove for a new world.

Friday, April 3, 2009, Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa will be in concert at the Jefferson School located at 2940 Point of Rocks Road, Jefferson, Maryland. The phone number for The Jefferson School is 240-315-0200. Doors open at 6:15pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission is a $10 donation per person at the door with children ages 5-and-under free. For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@....

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From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:34 pm
Subject: UGANDAN artists KINOBE & SOUL BEAT AFRICA - April 3rd

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Art Students Collaborate to put on show with Ugandan artists Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa

#279

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:10 pm
Subject: RiverHouse Concert: THE BOWMANS, March 27, Shepherdstown WV

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RIVERHOUSE CONCERTS are BACK!

RiverHouse Concerts Revival in Shepherdstown, WV

In the Style of the old RiverHouse Concerts, come and join us for a

Potluck Dinner and that good-ole' fashioned UnPlugged Live Music - up close and personal!

Bring a Dish to Share

Your own Folding Chair

Or a Pillow to Sit

On the Floor Anywhere!

Friday, March 27, 2009

Doors Open 5:30, Dinner 6:00, Show 7:00

Shepherdstown WV

THE BOWMANS - $12

Sibling Harmonies, Cello, Guitar and Fiddle!

www.thebowmansmusic.com

The Bowmans began their performance career as "singing puppeteers" in their hometown of Davenport Iowa. Sarah and Claire’s ability to harmonize was discovered (by their parents, of course) at the age of three. The twins began creating their own imaginative songs immediately upon the delivery of their first tape recorder with which they cut their first album, “Chicks and Families Radio Rocks.”

The twins have performed together regularly since then, becoming fixtures from coffeeshops to festivals. Sarah’s lyrics and vocals are sublime. Coupled with skillful cello and guitar playing, Sarah has already afforded recognition as one of the top musicians on the New York City scene. Claire is an artful fiddler and evocative vocalist to match.

Together, the twins’ harmonies sound as if they come simultaneously from one astonishing voice. Sarah and Claire share the rare, almost telepathic bond common to twins, and because of this they are clearly always on the same musical page.

The Bowmans’ sound is at once unique and prototypically American. Shades of Americana connect with characteristics of modern singer-songwriters; vaudeville blends with indie-folk; undertones of classical influences meld with loads of rock and roll edge.

For reservations, directions and more info, contact Cheryl at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@....

#278

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:58 pm
Subject: DRIFTWOOD FIRE @ Blue Moon Sundays Concert, Sunday, March 22

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DRIFTWOOD FIRE promises to "warm" Music Lovers with OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT MUSIC

Like a beach-side bonfire celebrating the last days of summer, Driftwood Fire is at once invitingly lighthearted and poetically poignant. Lynn Scharf’s vocals drip with emotion, Charlotte Formichella’s guitar and banjo parts are rootsy, inventive and pop-tastically ear-pleasing and JJ’s jubilant energy behind the drum kit makes it nearly impossible to stay seated during songs like Blown Asunder and Holes in the Sky.

Coined as melodic indie folk pop, Driftwood Fire started playing together in 2007 and took on a full-legion of friendly fans. Their song Appalachian Hills won First Place in the 2007 International Narrative Song Competition and is also being considered for use on PBS's Road Trip Nation. They are a 2007 Denver Blue Note singer/songwriter finalist, a VH-1 Suggested Artist and are included on the Best of Live at Lunch compilation CD from KRFC 88.9FM, a local radio station in Fort Collins, Colorado, Driftwood Fire's hometown.

Last summer Driftwood Fire had the great privilege of playing at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival and the National Women’s Music Festival. In October 2008 Driftwood Fire took to the stage as one of the Folk Alliance - West Main Showcase acts. And, now they're coming to West Virginia!

Sunday, March 22, 2009, Driftwood Fire will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series. The Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series takes place at The Blue Moon Cafe located on North Princess Street at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission for this show is $12/person at the door. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920. For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@... or visit www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com.

#277

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:57 am
Subject: RiverHouse Revival w/ THE BOWMANS: Friday, March 27, Shepherdstown WV

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RIVERHOUSE CONCERTS are BACK!

RiverHouse Revival in Shepherdstown, WV

In the Style of the old RiverHouse Concerts, come and join us for a Potluck Dinner and that good-ole' fashioned UnPlugged Live Music - up close and personal! Bring a Dish to Share, your own Folding Chair or a Pillow to Sit on the Floor Anywhere!

Friday, March 27, 2009

THE BOWMANS

Sibling Harmonies, Cello, Guitar and Fiddle!

www.thebowmansmusic.com

For reservations, directions and more info, contact Cheryl at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@....

#276

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:24 am
Subject: DRIFTWOOD FIRE @ Blue Moon Sundays Concert, Sunday, March 22

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#275

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:16 pm
Subject: CHUCK E. COSTA & KIPYN MARTIN @ Blue Moon Sundays Concert

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CHUCK E. COSTA & KIPYN MARTIN

SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST, SHEPHERDSTOWN WV

Two Young Artists Bring a Hush to those Gathered and Cast a Spell over All

Sitting around the campfire, amid a song circle of musicians after a wonderful day of music at Pops Walker's Shenandoah River Song Fest this past fall, two young artists spontaneously sang together.....bringing a hush to those gathered in the dark and casting a spell over all. The combination of their voices was mesmerizing, and even though it was the first time this had happened, they were “right on” with every little aspect. The artists? Kipyn Martin and Chuck E. Costa.

"Wow, that was awesome," said one guest, and others chimed in. Then Pops said, "That was the BEST DARN THING I've heard all day!"

So, of course, concert producer Cheryl Mansley and co-producer Thomas Elliott, both of whom were among the lucky ones sitting around the campfire, asked the two artists if they’d like to do a show together. And, they jumped at the chance, excited about the opportunity to explore the unexpected magic they had just created.

Kipyn Martin, a Jefferson County WV native, recently graduated with a music degree from Shepherd University. But, even though her years at Shepherd were occupied by studies, she continued to write and perform her own songs.

Martin is a favorite of Mansley’s. Years ago, when Martin was a high school student, Mansley happened to see her in a production of Godspell. In the middle of the play, Martin sat on the edge of the stage, played her guitar and sang. Mansley was struck by her, and once the production was over, began her search to find out who that student was. She did, and she invited Martin to open for some RiverHouse shows. In doing so, Martin met acoustic blues artist, Pops Walker. Since then, she and Pops have shared many a stage, and she and Mansley have continued to do shows together.

“Kipyn has grown into an amazing artist,” says Mansley. “She has great musical intuition and is spellbinding on stage. Her senior composition recital at Shepherd University was astounding. She’s composed everything from orchestral pieces such as "Essay for Wind Ensemble" and "Song Cycle," which is based on the poetry of Denise Levertov to a capella pieces such as "Variations on a Hymn Song," which she was commissioned to write for the Antietam Women's ensemble and which is based on a Catholic hymn song, Tibetan Buddhist chant and African and Indian drumming concepts!

Chuck E. Costa's candid and instinctive delivery of literate and well-crafted contemporary folk tunes has steadily raised his profile on the national music scene and reeled in one award after the other. Since earning his degree in philosophy, Costa has released 3 independent albums.

The third, Where the Songs Come From, debuted just last year, with the opening track being selected for a compilation released by Hear Music in every Starbucks in North America. The album appeared on the Billboard charts within its first week of release.

With his dulcet voice and emotive lyrics, Costa is a singer/songwriter with a unique and honest voice that makes one listen. He’s shared the stage with such diverse nationally touring acts as, Rosanne Cash, The Weepies, Pete Seeger, Peter Case, Dar Williams, Josh Ritter and Andrew Bird.

Sunday, March 1, 2009, Chuck E. Costa and Kipyn Martin will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series. The Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series takes place at The Blue Moon Cafe located on North Princess Street at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission for this show is $12/person at the door. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920.

For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@.... Or, visit the Blue Moon website at www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com.

#274

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Feb 4, 2009 6:42 pm
Subject: DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON, CHANCE McCOY, ALLISON WILLIAMS in CONCERT - Sunday, Feb. 15

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WV CHAMPIONSHIP FIDDLIN' & CLAWHAMMER BANJO PLAYIN' !!!

"Many songwriters have been heralded as modern day Woody Guthries or keepers of the American rural spirit, but that mantle might be better entrusted to musicians like Dana Robinson who embody both the heart and the soul of folk music." - Dirty Linen

Dana and Susan Robinson sing dust-on-the-boots vignettes of rural America. Dana delivers his lyrics with such poetic clarity as to take the audience along riding shotgun down the highway. Their stories reflect a deep affection for the landscape and a sense of place within it. Dana and Susan are consummate multi-instrumentalists (guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin) integrating styles from the Appalachian, Celtic, and African traditions to create a fresh and contemporary sound that is uniquely their own.

Born in Oregon in 1961, Dana was raised on a steady diet of the Beatles, Dylan, Clapton and Stones. At seventeen Dana took to hitchhiking between the western states, playing in cafés and restaurants, never staying in one place for very long. This restlessness culminated in the mid-80’s with a trip to Europe to ride the trains and busk on the streets. Upon returning to America, Dana settled in Vermont where he built a cabin in the woods and discovered both the east coast singer-songwriter scene and Appalachian mountain music. In 1994 Dana recorded his debut CD Elemental Lullabye, made an appearance at Carnegie Hall, and launched into a national touring career.

Dana and Susan met in 2002 when Sue attended a concert that Dana was giving in California. An environmental grant writer at the time, Sue had no idea what she was in for when Dana persuaded her to join him as his traveling partner. A classically trained pianist and Scottish fiddle player, Susan changed musical courses completely, launching into the mountain claw-hammer banjo, rhythm guitar playing, and harmony singing that now defines their sound.

Chance McCoy is a master in the art of mountain fiddling. The roots of his music reach all the way back to ancient Scotland, Ireland and Africa, blended through the melting pot of early America and distilled in the mountains for centuries into a unique music still being passed from one generation to the next. Hailing from West Virginia, a state known for it's rich and long standing music tradition, Chance is widely known for his powerful fiddling which has earned many blue ribbons, including the West Virginia Championship.

"Allison Williams attacks her banjo clawhammer-style with an intensity rivaling that of any seasoned and steel-toed CBGB's regular." - Augusta Metro Spirit

Nashville-based singer/songwriter and traditional musician Allison Williams plays old-time clawhammer banjo in a modern context. From her start as a punk rock musician, Allison was seduced by oldtime mountain music, moving to North Carolina to get close to its roots. In 2005 she formed the Forge Mountain Diggers, a hard-driving oldtime band, with Freight Hoppers fiddler David Bass. The Diggers toured internationally for three years, sharing stages with the Grascals, Uncle Earl, Rhonda Vincent, Donna the Buffalo, and many other giants of the new traditional music scene.

Allison Williams' solo CD " Give Me the Roses" came out in the autumn of 2008, featuring driving arrangements of traditional old-time songs, as well as eclectic originals, woven together by a talented backing band of rising stars: alumni of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Old Crow Medicine Show, and the Wiyos, among others.

Sunday, February 15, 2009, Dana and Susan Robinson, Chance McCoy and Allison Williams will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series. The Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series takes place at The Blue Moon Cafe located on North Princess Street at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission for this show is $12/person at the door. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920.

For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@.... Or, visit the Blue Moon website at www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com.

#273

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:24 pm
Subject: TANNAHILL WEAVERS, Scotland's Finest Traditional Band - Sunday, Feb. 1

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Tannahill Weavers Performing in Shepherdstown

The Tannahill Weavers are one of Scotland's premier traditional bands. Their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads and lullabies. Their music demonstrates to old and young alike the rich and varied musical heritage of the Celtic people. These versatile musicians have received worldwide accolades consistently over the years for their exuberant performances and outstanding recording efforts that seemingly can't get better...yet continue to do just that.

Combining live recordings of favorites from their 2005 US tour and studio recordings of new material recorded in 2006, the Tannahill Weavers bring forth their first release on Nashville-based Compass Records, Live And In Session. Weaving together tight harmonies and powerful, inventive arrangements, the Tannahill Weavers once again prove their ability to win fans from within and far beyond the folk and Celtic music scenes.

The Tannahills have turned their acoustic excitement loose on audiences with an electrifying effect. They have that unique combination of traditional melodies, driving rhythmic accompaniment, and rich vocals that make their performances unforgettable. As the Winnipeg Free Press noted, "The Tannahill Weavers - properly harnessed – could probably power an entire city for a year on the strength of last night's concert alone. The music may be old time Celtic, but the drive and enthusiasm are akin to straight ahead rock and roll."

Born of a session in Paisley, Scotland and named for the town's historic weaving industry and local poet laureate Robert Tannahill, the group has made an international name for its special brand of Scottish music, blending the beauty of traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms. Over the years the Tannies have been trailblazers for Scottish music, and their tight harmonies and powerful, inventive arrangements have won them fans from beyond the folk and Celtic music scenes. They are firmly established as one of the premier groups on the concert stage; from reflective ballads to footstomping reels and jigs, the variety and range of the material they perform is matched only by their enthusiasm and lively Celtic spirits.

Sunday, February 1, 2009, Tannahill Weavers will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series. The Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series takes place at The Blue Moon Cafe located on North Princess Street at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission for this show is $15/person at the door. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920.

For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@.... Or, visit the Blue Moon website at www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com. To learn more about Tannahill Weavers, visit www.tannahillweavers.com.

#272

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:45 pm
Subject: TANNAHILL WEAVERS, Scotland's Finest Traditional Band - Sunday, Feb. 1

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Tannahill Weavers Performing in Shepherdstown

#271

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:13 pm
Subject: BLUEGRASS & FIERY FOLK w/ Indian Summer Jars and ED & ELDRED @ Blue Moon Sundays, Jan. 18

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Bluegrass and Fiery Folk at Blue Moon Sundays

Sarah Beth and Sarah King met at an open mic. The two were performing solo at the time but hit it off so well that they decided to share gigs. After a while, they realized it just made sense to combine their talents, thus creating Indian Summer Jars.

The concept behind Indian Summer Jars is that of preserving a special moment, energy or emotion, like the burst of sunny, warm weather in the autumn just before the coming of winter. As a band, Indian Summer Jars captures this with earthly, soulful harmonies and strong guitar work - reminiscent of the full, fiery sound of the Indigo Girls.

Similar, their debut album, was released in 2008. The success of the compilation has brought attention to Sarah King's straight-forward songwriting style and Sarah Beth’s more abstract, introspective style. Together, the duo has created a platform that is wild and spiritually free.

The music of Ed Barney and Eldred Hill is a celebration of the country “brother duet” music of the 1930’s and 40’s played from a modern perspective. Using the traditional guitar and mandolin, their arrangements and instrumental solos have a current feel and texture. Their repertoire includes pieces drawn from the classic brother duets like the Monroe Brothers and the Blue Sky Boys, old time fiddle tunes, folk, rock and bluegrass sources.

Ed Barney is from Martinsburg, West Virginia. As a teenager he toured the world as the lead guitar player for Up With People. Since then he's played in a number of bands performing everything from blues and jazz to rock'n roll. And since 1995, he has been playing bluegrass guitar with Patent Pending.

Eldred Hill grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He played acoustic guitar as a teenager. While in college at American University he became involved in the bluegrass scene in the Washington, DC area and took up the mandolin. Eldred is the founding member of the bluegrass band Patent Pending. He has recorded seven albums with the band and written dozens of songs.

Sunday, January 18, 2009, Indian Summer Jars and Ed & Eldred will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series. The Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series takes place at The Blue Moon Cafe located on North Princess Street at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission for this show is $12/person at the door. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920.

For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@.... Or, visit the Blue Moon website at www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com. To learn more about Indian Summer Jars, visit www.myspace.com/indiansummerjars. To learn more about Ed and Eldred, visit http://www.patentpendingband.com.

#270

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Jan 7, 2009 4:38 am
Subject: BLUEGRASS & FIERY FOLK w/ Indian Summer Jars and ED & ELDRED @ Blue Moon Sundays, Jan. 18

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Bluegrass and Fiery Folk at Blue Moon Sundays

#269

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:49 pm
Subject: "Guitarist of the Decade" ADRIAN LEGG in Concert - Dec. 21

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ADRIAN LEGG TO PERFORM IN SHEPHERDSTOWN WV - DEC. 21st

Voted "Guitarist of the Decade" by Guitarist Magazine

Guitar Player's Reader's Poll Winner for Best Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitarist 4 years in a row: 1993-1996

Since the 1990 release of his first U.S. recording Guitars and Other Cathedrals, Adrian Legg has more than lived up to the expectations stirred by an ongoing avalanche of praise from critics, fans, top guitar mags and peers alike. Joe Satriani once said, “He’s simply the best acoustic guitar player I’ve ever heard…he plays like he has hammers for fingers.” The genius that the Boston Globe has called “technical brilliance paired with a troubadour’s tale-weaving skill” led him from 1993-96 to be voted Best Fingerstyle Guitarist four years straight by the readers of Guitar Player magazine.

On Inheritance, his second release for Favored Nations and ninth overall, Legg blends his extraordinary virtuosity on the acoustic with a lush sonic arena that harkens back to the musical textures of his childhood life before the guitar - gentle contemplative ballads, snappy percussive jams, rock-edged electricity,

hints of folk music, Irish jigs, raw swampy blues, and high energy modern rock-fusion improv. The accolades have come nonstop since Guitars and Other Cathedrals, the first of five releases on Relativity Records, tweaked the ears of guitar fans everywhere in 1990. 1993’s Wine, Women and Waltz was selected by the readers of Guitar Player magazine as Best Overall Guitar Album in the 1994 Reader’s Poll. He earned Best Acoustic Album in this same poll in 1992 and 1993, respectively, for Guitar For Mortals (1992) and Mrs. Crowe’s Blue Waltz (1993). Readers of England’s Guitarist magazine voted Legg Acoustic Guitarist of the Decade in the magazine’s 10th anniversary poll.

Over the years, he’s played at the Montreux Jazz Festival and toured with Richard Thompson, David Lindley, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and as part of the G3 Tour featuring Satriani, Johnson and Favored Nations founder Steve Vai. He’s also shared the wealth of his talent and experience with three teaching videos (Beyond Acoustic Guitar, Fingerpicking & Open Tunings, How To Cheat At Guitar) and two books—the technical Customizing Your Electric Guitar and the musical “Pickin’ and Squintin" - a collection of Legg’s guitar compositions in tablature and standard notation. In recent years, he has also been a commentator at large for National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, and more recently, regular listeners have heard his guitar versions of the show’s theme music.

Born in the Salvation Army Hospital in Hackney, London, Legg is a classic mongrel Londoner, with the long mixed East End blood of entrepreneurial Hugenot and Jewish refugees topped up from a sturdy line of East Anglian farmers; a fertile genetic stew mixed further with Welsh, West Indian and Philippino in his grandchildren. While studying oboe under parental pressure (his own words), he began fashioning his own guitars, “or rather odd stringed instruments that at least could execute an acceptable twang” from pictures in newspapers, scraps from the school woodwork scrap bin, fret wire and with strings held on by head rest cover containers taken from the local bus station.

While working at the airport in Liverpool, he met a young man who invited him to join a band and introduced him to country music. After two years of working in Liverpool working men’s social clubs, he hitch-hiked back to London, where he played electric guitar in clubs and joined up with bands that eventually traveled outside the U.K.

A demand from a band leader that he use an acoustic to play loud chords up against a mic for one number nudged him towards the acoustic as a separate instrument.

As popular as his catalog of recordings is, Legg’s true home is onstage. “Playing live is the whole point,” he says. “Everyone makes a journey, an effort; we all come together – me, the audience, the people who run the venue – to share this wonderful, universal, human emotional interaction. This is where music lives.”

Sunday, December 21, 2008, Adrian Legg will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series. The Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series takes place at The Blue Moon Cafe located on North Princess Street at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Tickets are $20/person and may be purchased in advance at the Blue Moon Cafe or at the door, if there are tickets still available. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920. Reservations for this show require ticket purchase.

For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@.... Or, visit the Blue Moon website at www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com. To learn more about Adrian Legg, visit www.adrianlegg.com.

#268

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 4:03 pm
Subject: "Guitarist of the Decade" ADRIAN LEGG in Concert - Dec. 21

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ADRIAN LEGG TO PERFORM IN SHEPHERDSTOWN WV - DEC. 21st

Voted "Guitarist of the Decade" by Guitarist Magazine

Guitar Player's Reader's Poll Winner for Best Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitarist 4 years in a row: 1993-1996

A demand from a band leader that he use an acoustic to play loud chords up against a mic for one number nudged him towards the acoustic as a separate instrument.

#267

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Dec 3, 2008 4:34 pm
Subject: New ROOTS FESTIVAL & SONGWRITING CONTEST!

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The Shenandoah Valley Acoustic Roots Festival & Songwriting Contest

Presented by Performing Arts of Luray (PAL)

CALLING ALL ACOUSTIC ROOTS SONGWRITERS!

This festival is for you! We’re looking for great acoustic roots songs, written and performed by independent artists. No bands, please. The Goal? A karmically correct contest that promotes “live” acoustic roots music and its songwriters. First place wins $500, a future booking and pre-paid studio time. Similar prizes for 2nd and 3rd places. Entry fee is only $25 for one or two original songs, contest is limited to 300 entries and the entry deadline is August 15, 2009.

Top 10 finalists will compete at a live show Oct 3, 2009 at the BB&T Performing Arts Center in Luray, VA. In addition to the top 10 finalists’ performances, guest artists will include Beaucoup Blue, Chuck E. Costa and Pops Walker.

Entrants are to submit CD recordings for preliminary judging. Preliminary and finals judges will include award-winning songwriters and performers. For more information and complete details, visit www.performingartsluray.org or

www.popswalker.com.

Partial funding by Virginia Commission for the Arts, Virginia Tourism Corporation, Town of Luray and Page County Chambers of Commerce.

#266

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Dec 3, 2008 3:52 pm
Subject: COMEDIAN DON WHITE @ Blue Moon Sundays 12/14

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Blue Moon Sundays hosts Comedian Don White

Fans turn out in droves nationwide whenever White comes to town. One of the country’s funiest acoustic/folk entertainers, his shows are engaging and filled with laughter. According to Christine Lavin, audiences go crazy for him. "He's by far the best new performer I've seen in a long, long time!"

“I Know What Love Is” is White’s signature song, and in the 90s the cut was requested so often that one radio show director made a rule that it could only be played every third day, while another purchased 50 copies and offered them as a special gift for listeners who donated to his station’s fund drive. In addition, White’s song “Rascal” – the tale of his “dumb as mud” mutt – became the most requested song on a commercial station in Detroit and was also included on Christine Lavin's Laugh Track compilation.

All in all, not too shabby for a regular working guy from Lynn, Massachusetts who can take an audience from convulsive laughter to heartfelt tears on his humorous, touching and relevant musical journey about life, family, friends and the “backhoe thing”. (You’ll have to ask him about that yourself.)

Sunday, December 14, 2008, Don White will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series. The Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series takes place at The Blue Moon Cafe located on North Princess Street at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission is $15 at the door. Students admitted half-price. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920.

For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@.... Or, visit the Blue Moon website at www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com. To learn more about Don White, visit www.donwhite.net and http://www.myspace.com/lumperboy.

#265

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:31 pm
Subject: ARVEL BIRD, 2007 NAMMY Awards Artist of the Year this Sunday, Shepherdstown

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World Tribal Fusion Concert with Native American Music Awards 2007 Artist of the Year

Southern Paiute / Me'tis Violinist/Flutist

2007 Artist of the Year – Native American Music Awards

2007 Best Instrumental CD – Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards

2007 Best Native American Male Performing Artist – PowWows.com

2007 Best Native American Performing Group – PowWows.com

2006 Best Contemporary Instrumental CD – Indian Summer Music Awards

2006 Best Instrumental CD – Native American Music Awards

In the world of music, everyone’s heard of the Grammys, but do you know what the Nammys or Izzys are? The Nammys are the Native American Music Awards, and the Izzys are the Indian Summer Music Awards. When the Nammys were handed out in 2007, one artist, nominated in four categories, took top honors when he got Artist of the Year.

Arvel Bird, the musician in question, is a unique recording artist with a flawless talent and passion to inspire his audiences. He uses his mixed heritage – his mother is Southern Paiute and his dad’s family came from Scotland – to full advantage to create a repertoire like none before.

His music is so universally appealing that no matter what style of music you enjoy listening to, from classical, New Age, folk, country, and Celtic, to Native American, bluegrass, fusion, jazz, or blues, you’ll find it all, and more, in Arvel’s work. He’s a charismatic performer, expressive storyteller, and is considered to be one of the hottest Native American artists on tour today.

In addition to winning the Nammy in 2007, he also won Best Instrumental Album at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards in Toronto. These distinguished accolades were the crowning glory to a career that began when he was a nine-year-old boy just learning to play the violin. Later, as a young adult, Arvel studied with world-renowned Hungarian violinist Paul Roland.

In addition to the violin, Bird is also an accomplished mandolin, guitar and Native flute player. In 1986, Arvel met Glen Campbell, and toured with him, both at home and abroad, for almost six years. He toured with Loretta Lynn, Ray Price, Louise Mandrell, Clay Walker, Tom T. Hall, Ray Price, and others, as well. But, despite all the fun and excitement, Arvel knew that what he really wanted to do was play his own music.

So in 2001 he put everything on the line, sold his home and recording studio, bought a motor coach, and took to the road as a solo artist. And now, he is coming to Shepherdstown!

Sunday, November 23, Arvel Bird will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series. He will be joined by local musicians, percussionist Butch Sanders and mandolin artist Matt Robinson, both of whom have performed with him in the past. The Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series takes place at The Blue Moon Cafe located on North Princess Street at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission is $12 at the door. Students admitted at half price. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920. For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@.... Or, visit the Blue Moon website at www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com. To learn more about Arvel Bird, visit www.arvelbird.com.

#264

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:10 pm
Subject: WORLD TRIBAL FUSION w/ ARVEL BIRD, 2007 NAMMY Awards Artist of the Year

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World Tribal Fusion Concert with Native American Music Awards 2007 Artist of the Year

Southern Paiute / Me'tis Violinist/Flutist

2007 Artist of the Year – Native American Music Awards

2007 Best Instrumental CD – Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards

2007 Best Native American Male Performing Artist – PowWows.com

2007 Best Native American Performing Group – PowWows.com

2006 Best Contemporary Instrumental CD – Indian Summer Music Awards

2006 Best Instrumental CD – Native American Music Awards

So in 2001 he put everything on the line, sold his home and recording studio, bought a motor coach, and took to the road as a solo artist. And now, he is coming to Shepherdstown!

#263

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:52 am
Subject: Blues Artist CATFISH HODGE @ Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series, SUNDAY, NOV. 9

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CATFISH HODGE to Perform in Shepherdstown WV

Sunday, November 9, Blue Moon Sundays presents blues artist Catfish Hodge. With 22 albums to his credit, Catfish has been a mainstay on the American Blues scene for over three decades! According to Rolling Stone Magazine, "Catfish on stage is like a twelve gauge shot gun of emotion going off!" He will be joined by guitarist Don Oehser.

Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Admission is $12 at the door. Students admitted at half price. The Blue Moon Cafe is located on North Princess Street, at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. For reservations, call the cafe at 304-876-1920. For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@....

#262

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:13 pm
Subject: ROCK, SOUL & BLUES w/ RADIO CAROLINE @ Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series, Sunday, Oct. 26

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Americana Soul Band, RADIO CAROLINE, to Perform at Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series

Radio Caroline packs a powerful combination of reflective roots rock with the top notch musicianship of Kirk Philips, Bob Gentilo, Steve Windsor and Ted Sadowski, performing straight ahead rock, soul, blues, Americana and country with "old school" raw musicianship. Their sound, reminiscent of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison, is described as Americana Soul. Harmonically and melodically gifted, this band is smokin'!

Sunday, October 26, Radio Caroline will be in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays concert series in Shepherdstown WV. Admission to the show is $12.00 at the door. Student admission is half-price. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Blue Moon Cafe at 304-876-1920.

The Blue Moon Cafe is located on North Princess Street, at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@.... Or, visit the Blue Moon website at www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com. To learn more about Radio Caroline, visit http://www.myspace.com/radiocarolineband.

#261

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:31 pm
Subject: RADIO CAROLINE - AMERICANA SOUL BAND @ Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series, Sunday, Oct. 26

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Americana Soul Band, RADIO CAROLINE, to Perform at Blue Moon Sundays Concert Series

#260

From: "Cheryl Mansley" <riverhousemusic@...>
Date: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:50 pm
Subject: GHOST RIDERS @ Blue Moon Sundays, SUNDAY, OCT. 19

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GHOST RIDERS RETURN TO SHEPHERDSTOWN WV

Sunday, October 19, sizzlin' southern rock band, the Ghost Riders, will be back in Shepherdstown in concert at the Blue Moon Sundays concert series. Having played to a rockin' fullhouse of fans their first appearance this past April, Blue Moon Sundays producer, Cheryl Mansley, was happy when the band contacted her to say they were coming through again and would love to do another show.

The band is comprised of Steve Grisham from The Outlaws on guitar, Jimmy Gunn from Brooks and Dunn on drums, Barry Rapp from the Henry Paul Band on keyboard, Jimmy Sexton from The Artimus Pyle Band on guitar and Charlie Harrison from Poco (six albums w/ Poco), Rod Stewart, Al Stewart, Spencer Davis Group, The Thunderbyrds, Richard Marx and more on bass!

Throughout the 80's, guitarist and vocalist, Steve Grisham, toured with the southern rock group, The Outlaws. A well-known and admired singer, songwriter, producer and engineer, he also founded the successful Mira Vista Studios. As a songwriter, some of his song credits include Fallen Hero for the Disney/Touchstone movie Can't Buy Me Love; Keepin' Our Love Alive, a top 40 hit for the Henry Paul Band; and The Outlaw and Lady Luck for The Outlaws. He also spent time as a staff writer for the Ronnie Milsap Music Publishing.

On guitar, Steve has backed-up Razzy Bailey, Tom Wopat (Luke Duke on The Dukes of Hazard), Bobby Bare, Montey Holmes, Jeannie C. Riely (Harper Valley PTA), Robert Nix (Atlanta Rhythm Section), Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and many others.

Barry Rapp on keyboards and vocals hails from Chicago. Shortly after high school he was on the road with Sow Belly, a Southern Rock outfit. Sow Belly moved to Jacksonville, Florida, in the mid 70's where Armstrong Agency Management Company, which also managed Tony Dorsey and Magic, signed the band. Dorsey, band leader and trombonist for Sow Belly, left eventually to join Paul McCartney's Wings Over America Tour.

In the late 70's, Barry joined the newly formed Henry Paul Band on Atlantic Records. Together, Barry and Henry wrote Grey Ghost, the title track on the band's biggest album - selling over 250,000 copies. Barry sang the band's first nationally charted single, Cross-Fire. He also contributed to their next album, Feel the Heat, and co-wrote the title track of the following album, Anytime.

With the Henry Paul Band, Barry toured continuously for four years, opening for The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Charlie Daniels, Rossington Collins and Marshall Tucker. Upon leaving the Henry Paul Band, he formed his own group called One Eyed Jacks, which featured Robert Nix of Atlanta Rhythm Section fame on drums, as well as Max Schwennsen, Steve Grisham and Bobby Croft.

By the late 80's, Barry was crossing Southern Rock with Country with the group TimePiece, which also included Tim Lindsey, Bobby Johns, Barry Lee Harwood and Steve McNally. TimePiece toured the Southeast and opened for all the top Country acts. They recorded one release, Time for a Change, packed with powerful original Southern Country.

In the mid 90’s, Barry did a lot of work at Kingsnake Studio with Ace Moreland recording several CDs. Working again with Ace was like coming full circle for Barry with the release of Route 66. Barry then started Big Jim and the Twins and released the CD Yeah We Smoke.

Now, as the superb and sizzlin’ southern rock band the Ghost Riders, Barry and Steve are joined by Jimmy Gunn from Brooks and Dunn on drums, Charlie Harrison from Poco, Rod Stewart, Al Stewart, Spencer Davis Group, The Thunderbyrds, Richard Marx and more on bass, and Jimmy Sexton from The Artimus Pyle Band on lap steel and acoustic guitar!

The Blue Moon Sundays concert series takes place at the Blue Moon Cafe in Shepherdstown WV. Admission to the show is $15.00 at the door. Student admission is half-price. Doors open at 5:30pm; show begins at 7:00pm. Food and drinks are available for purchase at all Blue Moon Sundays concerts. For reservations call the Cafe at 304-876-1920.

The Blue Moon Cafe is located on North Princess Street, at the corner of Princess and High in Shepherdstown WV. For more information, contact Cheryl Mansley at 304-702-0554 or riverhousemusic@.... Or, visit the Blue Moon website at www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com. To learn more about Ghost Riders, visit www.ghostridersband.net or www.myspace.com/ghostridersband.