I ran into Charley Groth at Sweetwater Farms this past weekend and he had some news I wanted to pass along. He has a new CD out and will be having a CD release party over at the Bluegrass Shop on April 17th. So I would encourage everyone to go over and support Charley and the Bluegrass Shop for that.
Here is the email he sent out with all the details....
Hi friends...
You will find a mix of videos, music, links, and other information to help you learn to play the guitar.
Who: Claire Lynch
What: The Claire Lynch Band in concert
Where: The Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center
When: Friday, March 7, 2008
Click on the picture below to see a video from Claire...
That's right, you can win a free pair of tickets to the upcoming Claire Lynch Concert. All you have to do is sign up for our newsletter, and you will be registered to win a free pair of tickets. To sign up put your name and email address in the newsletter sign up form on the right column of this page. Then on February 29 I will pick a person at random to win the tickets. If you are not sure if you are on the mailing list currently the most recent email went out late last week. If you did not receive that email then go ahead and sign up to make sure you are on the list.
Fingerstyle Guitar Players Showcase
just like open mic but for "Fingerstyle Guitar Players"
Hosted by Ted Wray
Open to beginning thru advanced Fingerstyle, Chord Melody, Flamenco and Classical guitarists
If you are not playing, come and listen!
You could expect to hear:
Classical, Flamenco, Jazz, Rag-time, Travis Style & Modern Music
By fingerstylist such as:
Don Hanby, Jim Allen, Don Kautz, Ed Kawalec, John Lieberman, Michael Marth, Terry Premru, Richard Taylor, Jack White, Dave Wiley, Ted Wray, Dan Cappinella, Michael Zwerdling, Rich LaPenna
The Pickford Sundries are playing at the Dunedin Brewery Saturday December 1, 2007.
Dunedin Brewery is located at: 937 Douglas Ave. Dunedin, FL - (727)-736-0606
This is not strictly bluegrass but I am sure many of you will find this interesting.
Tampa Bay Fingerstyle Guitar Guild Presents:
Fingerstyle Guitar Players Showcase
Hosted by Ted Wray
"Tuesday October 9, 2007"
8:00 – 11:00 pm
At Skippers Smokehouse
910 Skipper Road, Tampa
http://www.skipperssmokehouse.com/
www.tbfgg.com
www.myspace.com/tampabayfingerstyleguitarguild
!!!!Jam Session on Temporary Hiatus!!!!
Click here for more info.
The Bluegrass Parlor has hosted a Jam session nearly every Thursday evening for the past 25 years. We have had big stars stop in and we have had the newest beginner to the music stop by and we welcome all with open ears. We play music from 8 to 10 pm every Thursday evening with the exception of a major holiday.
Here is the list of 2007 IBMA Award winners. This year had a bunch of surprises bringing some new faces to the picture. I thought they were all good choices and it is good to see some different winners in some of these categories for a change. Here is the list directly from the IBMA website.
THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MUSIC AWARDS
BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Carl Story
Howard Watts (Cedric Rainwater)
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
The Grascals
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
