Midwest Banjo Camp Announcing Dates

Dates: June 6-8, 2008
Place: Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan
Times: Registration opens 12 noon on Friday; Camp ends 3:30PM on Sunday
Website: http://www.midwestbanjocamp.com
What We’re About: At MBC, you can study old-time or bluegrass banjo with some of today’s best players and teachers in both styles. Our program features hands-on classes, demonstrations and two faculty concerts, and still leaves lots of time for jamming with your fellow banjo enthusiasts.

We’re proud to announce our instructors for 2008. Overall, this may be our strongest staff so far!

Old-time: Bob Carlin, Cathy Fink, Adam Hurt, Brad Leftwich, Michael Miles, Reed Martin, Joe Newberry, and Ken Perlman. Chris Coole will head up the Novices program.

Bluegrass: Janet Beazley, Pat Cloud, Greg Cahill, Bill Evans, Bill Keith, Jens Kruger, James McKinney, and Alan Munde. Mike Sumner will head up the Novices program.

Accompanists: Peter Knupfer (bluegrass fiddle) and Ron McKeever (bluegrass guitar) and “Chirps” Smith (old-time fiddle).

Instructor bios, more information on MBC, and registration forms are available on our website, www.midwestbanjocamp.com.

Hope to see you at MBC this year.

Cheers
Ken Perlman and Stan Werbin
Directors, Midwest Banjo Camp

New Bluegrass Tips Website

There’s a new website out there and it’s got a neat look!

It’s called www.BluegrassMusicTips.com

Basically, it’s a website devoted to all sorts of tips about bluegrass music from bands to instruments and picking, festivals, events and so much more.

And if you submit a tip that get’s published, you get to post your favorite link as a thank you! What a great way to get your own band, event or blog out to the bluegrass community as well as sharing great information! Go and check it out!

www.BluegrassMusicTips.com

New Glass City Opry Podcast

Yes, the second of the Glass City Opry’s podcasts is done and ready for you to go and take a listen!

They play the music of their featured bands…. Buck and Company, Honi Deaton and Dream and the Wildwood Valley Boys as well as Ottawa County Bluegrass and a special cut from Bridge County!

And they talk about the happenings in the Toledo Bluegrass Scene as well as news about the show! It’s lots of fun and I think we got it a little bit better! Practice makes perfect!

Drop in and check it out!!!

www.GlassCityOpry.com

Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend Retires after 7 Years

We are saddened to have to bring this news, which will surely be a disappointment for many. Roakoke Bluegrass Weekend, which has offered three-day workshop weekend since 2000, is going out of operation. The November 2006 event will have been the last hosted under that name.

On the behalf of John Lawless and Herschel Sizemore, we would like to thank all the many people who have made this past few years of the Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend such a successful, enlightening and enjoyable experience. This includes the indispensable staff, our many hard-working volunteers, our dedicated instructors and our generous sponsors.

You can learn more at the Bluegrass Blog.

New Gospel CD Project Released

Parrish Nichols, a gospel singer and songwriter has announced a new gospel project that he paired up with the Grammy award winner, Marty Raybon.

He’d love it if you would stop in, take a listen and enjoy the offerings at his website:
www.neaththewings.com

Guitar Repair Basics Workshop & Pick

Zeiler Music Center in Rising Sun, Indiana will be hosting a Guitar Repair Basics Workshop with musician and expert luthier Jamon Zeiler. This one session workshop will help players to learn to troubleshoot their own guitars and do a basic setup. The cost is $50 and the date is Saturday, September 8th, 3 – 6 p.m. Afterwards, players are invited to pick!

Zeiler Music • 120 Main Street • Rising Sun, IN • (812) 438-3716

Looking for 700 Studio Musicians?

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For more information, please visit www.StudioTraxx.com.

Regards,

Scott Dasher, Managing Director

Bluegrass Photo Contest

If you visited the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival in March, then you might be interested in this great new contest.

They’re accepting submissions until May 31, 2007. Send your best shots to the address or email address below. The owner of the winning photo will receive 2 VIP passes to the November festival including dinner with the artists backstage on Saturday.

Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival Photo Contest
500 W. Second St. – Xenia, OH 45385
or email: info@somusicfest.com

More information on the festival and the contest can be found at their website at:
www.somusicfest.com

3rd Annual Cornstock Festival in June!

If you haven’t heard yet… the 3rd annual Cornstock music and arts festival is slated for Saturday, June 9th, 2007 at the Scotts Mill Park in Kalamazoo!

From 9 am – 10 p.m. you’ll hear great bands such as Whiskey Before Breakfast, Out of Favor Boys, Local Motive, Savage & Company, The McLains, Schlitz Creek and many more. Vendor spaces available for only $10 a table. Great fun for everyone, food, arts and music!

Admission is only $5 a person, 12 and under are free.

You can visit their website at: www.cornstockmusic.com

or click here for a downloadable PDF Flyer of the event – CORNSTOCK FLYER

New Store and Venue in McBride, Michigan

There is a great new music store and concert venue opened up in McBride, Michigan, called Holland Guitar. We’d like to invite you and your friends to stop in and check it out. They’re just starting to book bands for the summer and next year as well. Please pass the word around… I’m looking for some really good bands to play!

The Holland Guitar phone is 1-(989) 762-9040 or contact via email at: HollandGuitar@yahoo.com