Bluegrass news and events, near and far

Bluegrass Mini-Festival will be held this Friday & Saturday at the Chrystal Opry House. See details below:

Going to Bowie this weekend ? Here's their schedule and additional information courtesy of Melba Arnold:

Friday Night:

7:00-7:40 Duffin Family

7:50-8:25 Whitehouse Harmony

8:30-9:10 Village Singers

9:15-9:55 Star Canyon

Saturday:

Morning:

10:00-noon open stage showcasing local talent

Afternoon:

1:00-1:40 Whitehouse Harmony

1:45-2:25 Duffin Family

2:30-3:10 Star Canyon

3:15-3:55 Village Singers

4:00-4:40 Digger Davis and Tombstone

4:45-6:00 Supper Break

Evening:

6:00-6:40 Whitehouse Harmony

6:45-7:25 Duffin Family

7:30-8:10 Village Singers

8:15-8:55 Digger Davis and Tombstone

9:00-9:55 Star Canyon

Bluegrass & Chuck Wagon activities will be at the Amon Carter Pavilion Corner of Nelson St and Pelham St located behind Rodeo Arena. Chuck says the music is under the pavilion so we should be dry in case of rain.

The only prices I see on the flyer are "package deals" including Chuckwagon meal, Fri/Sat night bluegrass admission and admission to the Chuck Wagon/Bluegrass Exhibit area $22.50. This is a "special early bird" price (save $7), but covers a 2-day attendance. If you come for just one day, there may not be any discount, but it isn't expensive, anyway. You can call toll free 866-872-1173 (Chamber of Commerce) for further information. Respectfully, Melba

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Local Jams:

Third Sunday: Slow Jam - Southwest Bluegrass Club Jam after the meeting at approximately 4:30 p.m. Next meeting July 15th

Second Monday: Slow Jam at Charley's Guitar Shop, 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m. Check Charley's website for more info: http://charleysguitar.com/

Every Tuesday: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m next door to South Main Cafe located at 1222 South Main, Paris, TX 75460.

Every Tuesday: day of the week, time and location may change, check Randy Watkins' website: http://randygwatkins.googlepages.com/ (don't use www - it won't work), he updates it weekly with news about the next jam. There is an email link on the website in case you need to contact Randy.

Thursday before the first Saturday of the Month. Next jam is July 5th. Bluegrass Jam at Chrystal Opry House, 1977 White Mound Road, Sherman, TX (near Tom Bean, TX). 7:00 p.m. For more info or if you have any questions, call Bill or Annette Hayes at 903 546-6893 or email info@chrystalopryhouse.com. Info including map also available on the website: http://www.chrystalopryhouse.com/.

Third Friday: Cleburne Civic Center, 1501 West Henderson, Cleburne, TX. Slow jam with David Price at 6:15, open jam after the show (see show details below). Next jam/show is July 20th.

Every Saturday (April thru October): Garland Square Pickers, 6th and Main, Garland, TX http://www.garlandsquarepickers.com/

Third Saturday: Rose Park, Walnut Creek Drive (about 1/2 mile south of Hwy 287) Mansfield, TX. 5:30 p.m. - ?, weather permitting. Contact Will Thomasson at 817 453-0646.

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Upcoming Workshops & Camps - near and far:

Sunday, July 22 - Friday, July 27, 2007: Camp Bluegrass, South Plains College, Levelland, TX. Open for registration at http://www.campbluegrass.com/

Thursday - Saturday, August 16 - 18th, 2007: Acoustic Music Camp, Dallas, TX. featuring David Talbot (banjo), Brad Davis (guitar, mandolin), Robert Bowlin (fiddle, guitar), Jim Chancellor (fiddle), Joe Carr (harmony vocals), Gerald Jones (banjo, mandolin). See complete details at: http://acousticmusiccamp.com/

Friday - Sunday, September 7th - 9th and Friday - Sunday, September 14th - 16th: Second Annual Monroe Style Mandolin Camps, International Bluegrass Museum, Owensboro, KY. Faculty includes Frank Wakefield, Mike Compton, Skip Gorman and David Long. For more details and information, visit: http://www.bluegrass-museum.org/

Thursday - Sunday, November 8th - 11th, 2007: ResoSummit, Nashville , TN. Performances and dobro workshops with "dobro legends, great players and teachers, gurus, raconteurs and curmudgeons" Rob Ickes, Mike Auldridge, Randy Kohrs, Michael Witcher, Andy Hall and more. For more information, visit http://www.robickes.com/ and click on "workshops" or send an email to resosummit@gmail.com

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Future Events through July

Friday & Saturday, June 29th & 30th: Chuck Wagon Cookoff and Bowie Bluegrass Round-Up, Amon Carter Pavilion, corner of Nelson St and Pelham St. (behind the rodeo arena), Bowie, TX. Bluegrass schedule: Fri 7 pm - 10 pm, Sat noon - 10 pm, open stage Sat 10 am - noon. Lineup includes Star Canyon Band, Whitehouse Harmony, The Village Singers, Digger Davis and Tombstone, The Duffin Family. For more info: visit http://www.bowietxchamber.org/ , call 940 872-1173, 866 872-1173 (toll free), email bowiechamber@communicomm.com

Friday & Saturday, June 29th & 30th: Bluegrass Mini Festival, Chrystal Opry House, 1977 White Mound Road, Sherman, TX (near Tom Bean, TX).

Friday: All Gospel Night: Texoma Travelers, Copper Canyon, No Turning Back

Saturday: High Strung Bluegrass, Hogwallow Boys, Upper Grassmen

Shows at 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:00 p.m., Admission is $6 each (12 and under free with adult). For more info, call Bill or Annette Hayes at 903 546-6893, email info@chrystalopryhouse.com. Info including map also available on the website: http://www.chrystalopryhouse.com/

Sunday - Saturday, July 1st - 7th: Arbuckle Mountain Park, OK. A week of jamming - no show planned. For more info, visit their website: http://www.arbucklemtbluegrasspark.com/ or contact Allen and Rosemary Bowen 405 665-5226 or email rosemary@brightok.net

Wednesday - Saturday, July 4th - 7th: Bluegrass Festival, Pecan Ridge Bluegrass Park, Jackson, LA. For info call 225 629-5852 or 5905

Saturday, July 7th: Bluegrass Show at Chrystal Opry House, 1977 White Mound Road, Sherman, TX (near Tom Bean, TX). Upper Grassmen, Wichita Mountain Bluegrass. Show at 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:00 p.m., Admission is $5 each (12 and under free with adult). For more info, call Bill or Annette Hayes at 903 546-6893, email info@chrystalopryhouse.com. Info including map also available on the website: http://www.chrystalopryhouse.com/

Friday - Sunday, July 13th - 15th: Panhandle Bluegrass Old-Tyme Music Association Tule Creek Festival, Austin St., Tulia, TX. For info call 806 335-1116, 806 995-2296, 806 672-2143 or email pboma@cox.net

Saturday, July 14th: Greater Oklahoma Bluegrass Music Society Show and Jam, Oklahoma Country Western Museum & Hall of Fame, 3925 SE 29th, Del City, OK, 6:30 p.m., admission $6 ($5 for members, $4 for members over 65, $3 for teens). Heartland Express, Cross Timbers, Triple L Band will perform. Contact Melba Arnold at 405 677-7515, visit www.gobms.org.

Sunday, July 15th: Southwest Bluegrass Club monthly meeting & Jam, Founders Building, 701 South Main, Grapevine, TX. Doors open at noon for jamming, meeting at 2:00 p.m., pot luck lunch at 2:30 p.m., concert 3:00 p.m, Bands TBA followed by Club Jam with Stanley Cox at approximately 4:30 p.m.

Friday, July 20th: Third Friday, Cleburne Civic Center, 1501 West Henderson, Cleburne, TX. $3.00

Open Stage/Slow Jam with David Price at 6:15 p.m.

Show at 7:00 p.m. No Turning Back, Texas Prairie Band, Honey Creek Highway. Open Jam after the show

Call 817 641-5700, 817 790-8722 or visit www.ntbbluegrass.com.

Friday & Saturday, July 20th & 21st: 8th Annual Bluegrass Gospel Festival, Lester Flatt Park, Otto, AR (20 miles north of Little Rock). For info call 501 742-2451 or 501 796-2030

Saturday, July 21st: Third Saturday Monthly Bluegrass Show, in the old building next to the South Main Cafe (Cafe address is 1222 South Main, Paris, TX) across the Railroad tracks from Paris Milling Company in Paris, TX., Two shows, 4:00 p.m. and

7:00 p.m. High Strung will perform at 4:00 and 8:00, band at 7:00 TBA, contact Whiz & Bo Creighton, 903 785-3958, bcreighton@neto.com, Hugh Jones, 903 739-2000, hughjones7@sbcglobal.net or Pat Conrad, 903 782-8717

Saturday, July 21st: Bay Area Bluegrass Asociation 3rd Saturday Show, Johnny Arolfo Civic Center, 300 W. Walker, League City, TX. Texas State Mandolin Championship will be held. First prize is a Gibson Sam Bush Mandolin ($9998.89 retail !!) & entry to Nationals at Winfield, KS. Second prize $300, third prize $150. Also, Daniel Carwile (6 time Grand Master National Fiddle Champion) will conduct a fiddle workshop and stage show. Free admission, come earlier to jam. See their website for more details: http://www.bayareabluegrass.org/ or contact Rick Kirkland at 713 249-2986 or crk5820@msn.com

Saturday, July 21st: Second Annual Bluegrass Weekend, Gospel Music Hall, 6513 Hwy 19 South, Athens, TX. 6:00 p.m., tickets $12 advance, $15 at the door. Carol Gaddis, Sonja Barber, East Mt. Bluegrass will perform. For directions and info, call 903 677-2492 or 903 675-5217.

Friday - Sunday, July 27th - 29th: Old Mobeetie Music Festival, Old Mobeetie Jail Museum, Mobeetie, TX. Star Canyon Band, Batten Family, From The Heartland, Wichita Mountain will perform. For info, call 806 845-2028 or email omjm@pan-tex.net