Bluegrass news and events, near and far

Announcements/Reminders:

1. New listings this week:

a. Last week I listed the following: David Parmley & Continental Divide will perform at Poor David's Pub in Dallas on Monday, October 29th. Details below. I was advised by David Card that this event has not been confirmed. Please check Poor David's website or call 214 565-1295 for updated information.

b. Bluefield Express and Blue Valley will appear this Saturday October 13th at the 7th Annual Fall Roundup at Nash Farm in Grapevine. Event will be from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Please visit this website for more information: Nash Farm is located at 626 Ball St at the intersection of College St.

2. Announcements/Reminders:

a. The Argyle Bluegrass Festival is just 5 months away. Ticket sales commence next Monday:

Two Day Tickets on Sale 10/15

Two Day Premium Reserved ($60) & Regular Reserved Seats ($50) will go on sale Monday, October 15th! Order online here.

To be sure you have the latest Argyle news, visit their website and sign up for email updates.

b. October 13th is the 33rd birthday of the Southwest Bluegrass Club. We'll celebrate at our meeting on October 21st. See you there !

c. The Hue Gallery, 130 North Main St., Mansfield is hosting an exhibit called "Wood That Sings" through October 26th. The exhibit features guitars, banjos and other stringed instruments hand-crafted by Luthiers Interactive of North Texas. For more information, visit the organization's website or call the gallery 817 477-1558.

d. Betty Westmoreland sent the following:

Nashville, TN -- The line-up for the concert to benefit the Butch

Baldassari medical fund has been announced and includes the following acts:

Dierks Bentley

Nashville Mandolin Ensemble (large version)

Nashville Bluegrass Band

Bela Fleck

Kathy Chiavola

3 Ring Circle (Pomeroy, Leftwich, and Ickes)

John Cowan

Tony McManus

Maura O'Connell

Shawn Camp

The concert will be held at the Blair School of Music, Ingram Hall, on the campus of Vanderbilt University, on Monday, October 22, 2007. Show time is 7:00 PM CDT, and due to the number of performers, a decision has been made to reduce to one performance istead of two, as was previously announced. Ingram Hall is located at 2400 Blakemore Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee.

World-class musician Butch Baldassari has astrocytoma, a form of brain cancer.

Additional info about tickets and/or donations: MadolinCafe.com and at Butch's site.

Pick away!

Betty

e. Brenda Burks sent the following:

Hey Everyone,

I just got off the phone with Jim Fuller moments ago. We have an address where we can send Doyle a card or a note of comfort to let him know you are thinking of him and Mary. The address is:

Doyle Marshall Room 455

St. Joseph Hospital

P.O.Box 29001

Hot Springs, AR 71903

Please pass this along to other bluegrassers and friends of bluegrass. I'll post it on my yahoo group and on MySpace Bulletins too. Let's all try to cheer up our friend, and as the Lord to watch over him.

Thanks,

Brenda Burks

CBMA News Editor (Canton, Texas)

6:15 pm Oct. 8, 2007

"John 3:30 Ministries" (guitarpikr@yahoo.com) wrote:

Hello again Praying Friends,

It is 3 O'Clock Thurs. afternoon and I just got off the phone with Mary Marshall. Doyle is in very poor condition. Throught has swollen to the point he can't swallow or salivate, the white blood cell count has bottomed out, hee has developed a blood clot in one arm, and has a condition they are calling chemo-brain. He is incoherent most of the time like he is dreaming and talking in circles etc. Please lift him up again to JEHOVAH RAPHA, the perfect healer for mercy and comfort and relief and I thank you in JESUS' name.

Mike

Rev. Mike Powell

John 3:30 Ministries

2827 S. Lake Drive

Texarkana, Texas 75501-7747

903 793 8201

www.mike-powell.net

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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 in Grapevine will be October 21st

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

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, 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 November 1st. 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 including map also available on the Chrystal Opry House website.

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 October 19th.

Every Saturday (April thru October): Garland Square Pickers, 6th and Main, Garland, TX . Check website

Third Saturday: Pickin' in the Park, 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:

Saturday, October 20th: Bass Workshop prior to Bay Area Bluegrass monthly show, 5:30 p.m. Free for club members, $25 for non-members. See October 20th BABA event info below for website and more info.

Friday - Sunday, October 26th - 28th: Irish Music Retreat, Midlothian, TX. See their website for details

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 October 2007:

Wednesday - Saturday, October 10th - 13th: Turkey Track Bluegrass Festival, Waldron, AR. Click here for details, call or email Bill Lovett 479 637-3717

Thursday - Saturday, October 11th - 13th: Dyson Family Bluegrass Festival, Sayre, OK. For info, call or email Darlene Dyson 580 928-5909 or 580 729-1016

Saturday, October 13th: 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). Larry Ford Bluegrass Band, Brigade, Bluestem will perform. Contact Melba Arnold at 405 677-7515 or visit the GOBMS website

Saturday, October 13th: Bluegrass Show, Civic Center, Venus, TX. 7:00 - 10:00 p.m, contact Dale Brawner at 972 435-4201

Saturday, October 13th: Houston Folklore & Folk Music Society Second Saturday Concert, West University Community Center, 6014 Auden at Rice Blvd, Houston, TX. Hickory Hill will perform. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m., admission is $10, $7.50 for senior citizens. For more information, call 281 347-3235 or 281 495-2923 or visit the society's website or Hickory Hill's website.

Sunday - Saturday, October 14th - 20th: Arbuckle Mountain Fall Bluegrass Jam, Davis, OK. Click here for details, call 405 665-5226 or email.

Thursday - Saturday, October 18th - 20th: 2nd Annual Hobart Bluegrass Festival and Flea Market, Kiowa County Fairgrounds, OK. For info call Robert Johnston 580 639-2064 or Hobart Chamber of Commerce 580 726-2553.

Friday, October 19th: 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, Cooke Brothers, Buddy & Tina Wright

Open Jam after the show

Call 817 641-5700, 817 790-8722 or visit the NTB website for more information.

Friday & Saturday, October 19th & 20th. Mitchell Resort and RV Park Fall Bluegrass Festival, Perrin, TX. Click here for details, call 940 798-4615 or email

Saturday, October 20th: Grape Creek Bluegrass Jamfest, Grape Creek High School, Grape Creek, TX. 12:00 - 8:00 p.m. For more info call or email Linda Rogers 325 658-9802

Saturday, October 20th: 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, Blue River will perform at 7:00 p.m., 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, October 20th: Bay Area Bluegrass Association 3rd Saturday Show, Johnny Arolfo Civic Center, 300 W. Walker, League City, TX. White Dove, Brazos River Pickers will perform. Free admission, come earlier to jam. See their website for more details. Call or email Rick Kirkland at 713 249-2986 for more information. Bonus: Bass workshop at 5:30 p.m. - free for club members, $25 for non-members.

Sunday, October 21st: 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, Copper Canyon will perform followed by Club Jam with Stanley Cox at approximately 4:30 p.m. October 13th marks the 33rd birthday of the Southwest Bluegrass Club. We'll celebrate at our meeting on the 21st - come on by for a piece of cake !

Thursday - Saturday, October 25th - 27th: Spring Creek Bluegrass Club Festival, Coushatte Ranch, Hwy 331 (between Sealy and Belleville). Click here for details, call or email Carolyn & Buddy Brockett 979 865-5250 or 979 877-9526. Coushatte Ranch phone number is 979 885-8909

Monday, October 29th: Poor David's Pub, Dallas, TX, 1313 South Lamar St, Dallas. David Parmley & Continental Divide will perform Call 215 565-1295 for info or visit Poor David's website or the band's website

I was advised by David Card that this event has not been confirmed. Please check Poor David's website or call 214 565-1295 for updated information.

Wednesday, November 7th: Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX, Greencards will appear, 8:00 p.m . Ticket prices range from $15 to $25. For information, call 214 824-9933 or visit the Granada website or the Greencards' website.

Thursday - Saturday, November 8th - 10th: Mountain View Bluegrass Festival, Ozark Folk Center Auditorium, Mountain View, AR. Lineup includes Caddilac Sky, Kenny & Amanda Smith Band, Hickory Hill, Cedar Hill and more. Contact Andy Rutledge 870 269-2542 or visit their website for more information.

Saturday, November 10th: 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). Star Canyon will appear, other bands TBA. Contact Melba Arnold at 405 677-7515 or visit the GOBMS website

Saturday, November 10th: Bluegrass Show, Civic Center, Venus, TX. 7:00 - 10:00 p.m, contact Dale Brawner at 972 435-4201

Saturday, November 10th: Bluegrass Gospel Weekend, Texas Gospel Music Hall, 6513 Hwy 19 South, Athens, TX. Hogwallow Boys, The Hubbards will appear. 6:00 p.m., doors open at 5:00 p.m. For info call 903 677-2492, 903 675-5217 or 903 477-8084 or email

Friday, November 16th: 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, Copper Canyon, Star Canyon

Open Jam after the show

Call 817 641-5700, 817 790-8722 or visit the NTB website for more information.

Friday, November 16th: Bluegrass Gospel Music Festival, Fountain of Life Church, 5196 Rufe Snow Drive, North Richland Hills, TX. 7:00 p.m., free admission (love offering). Lineup includes Digger Davis & Tombstone, The Herrin Family, Cedar Creek. For information call 817 485-5433.

Friday & Saturday, November 16th & 17th: 15th Annual Mid-West Promoters Showcase of Bands, Holiday Inn Atrium Hotel, Springdale, AR. Contact SPBGMA's Chuck Stearman, 660 665-7172 or email

Saturday, November 17th: 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, Bill Grant will perform at 7:00 p.m. and will have his new CD available for purchase, 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, November 17th: Bay Area Bluegrass Association 3rd Saturday Show, Johnny Arolfo Civic Center, 300 W. Walker, League City, TX. Cypress Creek, No Strings Attached will perform. Free admission, come earlier to jam. See their website for more details. Call or email Rick Kirkland at 713 249-2986 for more information. Bonus: Bass workshop at 5:30 p.m. - free for club members, $25 for non-members.

Sunday, November 18th: 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, Bluefield Express will perform followed by Club Jam with Stanley Cox at approximately 4:30 p.m.