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SEPTEMBER 7 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
Jerome Scott
Don’t miss his music "At the intersection
of celtic and bluegrass."
Celtic Jam
All welcome
8:15PM
April Eight & the Folk Family Band
Join April Combs and her family for this
family-oriented, hootenanny-style singalong of folk songs and original songs.
Emcee this week: Chris Bieri
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SEPTEMBER 14 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
7:30PM
8:15PM
Four Corners of Folk Reunion Tour! One Night Only.
www.chriscollier.com; www.ryanadcock.com; www.gregmahan.com
Well, OK, three corners of Cincinnati's folk scene, each with distinct styles, reunite tonight. Each has a particular niche in the folk
genre: Mahan's songwriting draws on pop and blues influences; Adcock is a little more intense, in-your-face folk rocker; and Ms.
Collier has a traditional country-tinged folk sound. They will each perform solo and join each other’s sets during this collaborative
evening.
Songwriters’ Collaborative
Emcee this week: Pete Armstrong
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SEPTEMBER 21 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
The Back Porch Hounds
www.thebackporchhounds.com
The Back Porch Hounds preserve the past
and pave new sonic roads with
their roots mix of blues, jazz, old
time, bluegrass, and Celtic traditional
tunes and original material.
Emcee this week: Jody Knoop
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8:15PM
Anachrorhythms
www.myspace.com/anachrorhythms
The Anachrorhythms perform a driving
mix of Latin, traditional and gypsy jazz
instrumentals, featuring guitar, flute,
bass, mandolin fiddle and hand drums.
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SEPTEMBER 28 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
7:30PM
Jeff Miller
www.jeffmilleronline.com
Armed with only an acoustic guitar, Jeff
Miller uses looping pedals to create
rhythm tracks, backing vocals, extra
guitar parts -- all live, all on the fly.
Fortunately, Miller's not just some
gearhead, but a talented songwriter with
a strong, clear voice."-Aaron Jentzen,
Pittsburgh City Paper
Cookin' Hearts
www.reverbnation.com/cookinhearts
The clever lyrics and intricate ostinato of
Joe Hart and Alex Cook are enlightened
with their quartet Cookin’ Hearts, a
group with melancholic harmonies all
topped off with saccharine flute
melodies, fitting their sound into what
they call Cincinappalachian. Cookin’
Hearts is Joe Hart - Vocals / Acoustic
Guitar, Alex Cook - Vocals / Banjo, Alix
Reynolds - Vocals / Upright Bass, Abigail
Westwood - Vocals / Flute.
8:15PM
Small Potatoes
www.smallpotatoesmusic.com
The Chicago based folk duo’s superb
musicianship and showmanship, awardwinning songwriting, and a strong sense
of tradition has made them, as Dirty
Linen Magazine once said, "one of the
most polished, inventive, and
entertaining shows on the circuit."
Workshop
Free to members.
Join Rich and Jacquie of Small Potatoes for
a workshop on Performance Techniques.
Emcee this week: Christie Armstrong
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OCTOBER 5 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
Greg Jowaisis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=01JrOGb6u
LQ
Banjo, ballads and concertina are his
thing.
Emcee this week: Alana Johnson
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8:15PM
Wild Carrot & Their Roots Band
www.wildcarrot.net
“By the end of the evening, (you) will
have experienced an excellent
performance artistically and will have
come to know Pam, Spencer and their
group in the process. Both are very
enjoyable experiences.”
- Mike Morris, Former Executive Director,
The Midland Theatre
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OCTOBER 12 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
7:30PM
8:15PM
Neil Harrell
There is so much great music in the
world. Neil Harrell likes to cover as much
of it as he can. He also writes songs and,
if all goes well, you’ll get to hear some of
them played on his newest instrument: a
twelve string harp guitar.
Richard Goering
www.youtube.com/user/RichardGoering
Guitar
Classical and fingerstyle guitarist Richard
Goering performs his arrangements and
improvisations in a wide variety of stylesLatin, jazz, and standards-with a guest
appearance by Wild Carrot!
Aldwin
www.facebook.com/pages/Aldwin/1473
79081992179
Aldwin is a local acoustic trio that mixes
original material with covers ranging
from classic country to 60's British pop..
Songwriters’ Collaborative
Anyone interested in songwriting is
welcome.
Emcee this week: Chris Bieri
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OCTOBER 19 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
Mamadrones
www.mamadrones.com
Knees and elbows music from Cincinnati.
A Leo debut!
Celtic Jam
All welcome
8:15PM
Tonos Triad
www.tonostriad.com
"They're half joking when they call the
music "jazzpop/Eurofolk," but that's
about as close as you'll get to a
manageable description. Otherwise,
you'd end up with something like
"acoustic instrumental Latino-Celtic
minimalist Gypsy funk-jazz," which is an
unwieldy tag for such a sleek sound." NUVO Newsweekly
Emcee this week: Neville Pohl
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OCTOBER 26 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
Workshop
Ricky Nye will teach how to play right hand
chords and left-hand bass notes in a
simple fashion on the piano. Players of all
abilities welcome.
Emcee this week: Carol Cohn
7:00PM
Stephanie Spanja
Steph Spanja is returning to Leo with a
new batch of folk/pop originals.
The older stuff can be found on
www.reverbnation.com/stephspanja
7:30PM
Jamon Zeiler
www.jzeilerguitars.com/about.html
A Leo fave returns.
8:15PM
Ricky Nye
www.rickynye.com
Cincy’s premier Boogie-Woogie and Blues
Pianist!
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NOVEMBER 2 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
7:30PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
Ed Stapleton
A QCB regular, Ed has been making his
mark with his fine songwriting and
returns with a new EP of his recorded
songs.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
8:15PM
Raison D’Etre
www.raison3.com
Three women for whom singing together
is their “reason for being”.
Emcee this week: Pete Armstrong
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NOVEMBER 9 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
Lenny Hall
Long-time QCB’er always delivers a great
set of tunes from Doc Watson to Bill
Staines.
7:30PM
Jericho Old Time Band
www.facebook.com/jerichooldtimeband
Audiences enjoy the energy and fun of
this Oxford, Ohio-based group, which
presents a variety of American roots
music including lively old time fiddle
tunes, harmony singing, different banjo
styles and more.
8:15PM
Red Cedars
www.facebook.com/pages/RedCedars/1
53718814677706
Old Timey roots music. Heartfelt and
memorable.
Songwriters’ Collaborative
Anyone interested in songwriting
welcome.
Emcee this week: Jim Good
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NOVEMBER 16 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
Kyle Meadows & Tisa McGraw
www.kylemeadows.com
Enjoy the beautiful, lush sounds of
traditional Celtic and Appalachian
melodies performed on the hammered
dulcimer and Celtic harp.
Emcee this week: Bob Kotz
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8:15PM
Greg Schaber w/ Chris Werner
www.gregschaber.com
Acoustic Blues and Roots.
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NOVEMBER 23 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
7:30PM
Stan Boric
Stan's songs will captivate you and make
you smile. Sit back and enjoy his stories
and beautiful finger-style guitar.
April Combs
www.aprilcombsmusic.com
April has toured the US and Europe
extensively with her former band Arson
Garden, performing a Peel Session and at
Lalapalooza. Recently April’s song “Little
Moon” was featured in HBO’s hit show
“True Blood”. April shares the stage with
her favorite collaborator and husband,
guitarist Michael Mann. “April’s voice has
a heartbreaking vulnerability but she can
sing powerfully out into the world in a
way that most vocalists can only dream
of doing.” -Carrie Newcomer
8:15PM
Shiny & the Spoon
www.shinyandthespoon.com/
“It’s such a heavenly array of
bluegrass/folk/Americana music your
ears won’t know what to do.” Cincinnati.com
Workshop
Free to members.
April Combs (our presenter at this
summer’s KidSong) presents “Engaging a
Young Audience.”
Emcee this week: Dave Johnson
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NOVEMBER 30 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
John Redell & Erin Coburn
www.facebook.com/john.redell.1
www.facebook.com/ErinCoburnMusic
John and Erin, the foundation of Cosmic
Chaos, invite you to ride the cosmic
waves with them.
Emcee this week: Chris Bieri
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8:15PM
Brian & Madeline
www.brianandmadelinemusic.com
From Tennessee via NYC, this couple
shared common threads in of
Midwestern charm and love for used
books, old sweaters, and old songs. A
Leo debut!
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DECEMBER 7 , 2014
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
Peggy Welty
Peggy has opened for international
guitarist / artist Adrian Legg, played the
Grand Old Opry prior to high school
graduation, taught guitar, and annoyed
and entertained a variety of neighbors
near the places she has lived. "…from
Beethoven to Led Zeppelin, I love to play
it all!"
Celtic Jam
All welcome
8:15PM
Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hilll Hustle
www.pricehillhustle.com
A 4 piece Americana / Folk band that stirs
a traditional early American music in a
contemporary foot stomping pot.
Emcee this week: Linda Eads
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DECEMBER 14 , 2014
CLOSED FOR CHURCH EVENT
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DECEMBER 21 , 2014
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
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DECEMBER 28 , 2014
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
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JANUARY 4 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
Jim Parker
www.youtube.com/playlist?action_edit=
1&list=PLHDMwRHg5xjwkE65lQgInE2x5vDuFyOl
Jim Parker, a singer songwriter with a
smooth voice in a folk blues style
singing very personal songs from
Kentucky. Lives in Taylor Mill and works
at NKU.
Emcee this week: Chris Bieri
(SCHEDULE CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE)
8:15PM
Hickory Robot
www.hickoryrobot.com
"Brilliant! Great songs, singing, and
playing." - John Cowan, Newgrass
Revival, Doobie Brothers
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JANUARY 11 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
Starting the this Sunday, Kathy Schneider
from Riley School will be hosting a Celtic
song circle on the second Sunday each
month within the Celtic Jam time period,
up in the Celtic Jam room.
7:00PM
7:30PM
Neville Pohl
www.reverbnation.com/nevillepohlNevill
e
A regular at the Leo, Neville will be
presenting some new original
compositions from his Americana
repertoire.
Greg Hines
Greg will take you on a trip to the 1930's
for some old familiar songs, adding a
couple of wonderful classics you may not
have heard.
8:15PM
Noah Wotherspoon & Jessi Bair
Songwriters’ Collaborative
Anyone interested in songwriting
welcome.
Emcee this week: Brad Monti
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JANUARY 18 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
John Kogge
An Oxford, Ohio, mainstay for more than
four decades, John Kogge is well known
for his classic Americana take on folk and
blues traditions, with the occasional
standard thrown in for good measure.
8:15PM
Bromwell-Diehl Band
www.bdbonline.com
A main-stay on the local scene for many
years, these guys are the real “diehl”
(sorry). Seriously, they play, sing, write
and do it all with style!
Emcee this week: Greg Hines
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Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
JANUARY 25 , 2015
TransAtlantic Roots Band
Bear Medicine
www.facebook.com/pages/TransAtlantic http://www.bearmedicinemusic.com/
-Roots-Band
"Fans of artists as varied as Comus, Led
TransAtlantic Roots Band is a mix of
Zeppelin circa III, Kayo Dot, and Townes
instrumentalists and vocalists that have
Van Zandt will be unable to resist the
an eclectic repertoire of acoustic, folk,
Aquarian Dream Music of this precocious
Old-time, and Celtic music.
and deeply psychedelic young band." Aquarium Drunkard
Emcee this week: Tom Laskey
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Cindy Matyi Tribute
silverarmmusic.com
Friends and fellow travelers join together
for this set in honor of Cindy and her
many contributions to the local Celtic
and Arts scene in Cincinnati.
FEBRUARY 1st, 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
7:30PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
8:15PM
Tracy Walker
Celtic Jam
All welcome
Emcee this week: Papa Joe Kretschmer
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FEBRUARY 8 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
Kathy Schneider from the Riley School
hosts a Celtic song circle.
7:00PM
Dave Gilligan
Fans of the Leo have come to expect
Dave’s post-holiday-footballcommentary-in-song.
Songwriters’ Collaborative
Anyone interested in songwriting welcome
7:30PM
Mike Oberst
www.mikeoberst.com
Mike Oberst is an accomplished multiinstrumentalist, old-time musician, and
songwriter best known as a co-founder
of The Tillers. He was recently bestowed
with the Ohio Arts Council Traditional
Arts Apprenticeship for clawhammer
banjo in 2011-12, and again in 2013-14.
8:15PM
Honey & Houston
www.honeyandhouston.com
Honey & Houston is singer/songwriters
Lauren Houston, Heather Turner (Tupelo
Honey) with lead instrumentalist Mark
Cretcher and Daniel Peterson on drums.
Their original folk/americana music
blends country and blues influences with
sweet "sister" harmonies and a little
taste of gypsy on the side.
Workshop
Free to members.
Mike Oberst of The Tillers returns to
deliver a clawhammer banjo workshop on
covering the basics and beyond of
overhand/clawhammer banjo.
Emcee this week: Kabir Bakie
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FEBRUARY 15 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
7:30PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
Emcee this week: Chris Bieri
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FEBRUARY 22 , 2015
CLOSED FOR CHURCH EVENT
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8:15PM
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MARCH 1 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
7:30PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
8:15PM
Kris Brown
www.digmrbrown.com
Celtic Jam
All welcome
Emcee this week: Scott Nutter
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MARCH 8 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
Kathy Schneider from the Riley School
hosts a Celtic song circle.
7:00PM
Dean Vamvas & Friends
Dean has been part of the QCB jams. He
plays several stringed instruments
including guitar (primary), banjo and
mandolin, and plays musical styles from
folk to bluegrass and country.
7:30PM
8:15PM
Ma Crow & the Lady Slippers
www.macrowmusic.com
Ma Crow is a CAMMY (a Cincinnati
Grammy) award winner and multinominee for the Cincinnati
Entertainment Awards. She is joined by
Trina Emig, Margie Drees, and Vicki
Abbott to form another great all female
band.
7:30PM
8:15PM
Anna & Milovan
www.annaandmilovan.com
A Cincy favorite, this trio delivers folk,
blues and originals.
Elie Fabe
Songwriters’ Collaborative
Anyone interested in songwriting
welcome.
Emcee this week: Christie Armstrong
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MARCH 15 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots
Celtic Jam
All welcome
Emcee this week: Neil Harrell
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MARCH 22 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
7:00PM
7:30PM
Jake Kolesar
cincymusic.com/bands/jake-kolesar
Jake Kolesar is a 17 year-old
singer/songwriter. He is particularly
inspired by American and Irish folk music.
He has played in a variety local venues
including 20th Century Theater, the Leo
Coffeehouse, and the Bunbury Music
Festival.
John Ford
www.reverbnation.com/johnfordmusic
Great guitarist and singer of blues-based
tunes. He recorded his latest record in
the same hotel room Robert Johnson
recorded in. Come get your copy!
8:15PM
John Sherman & Randy Clepper
www.jjshermanmusic.com
Songs, Stories and fingerstyle
arrangements of Scottish and Irish tunes.
Workshop
Free to members.
John Sherman: An introduction to melodic
playing of Irish and Scottish tunes on the
guitar, using the DADGAD tuning. Includes
printed copies (standard notation+
tablature) of tunes to be discussed.
Emcee this week: Linda Eads
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MARCH 29 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
Rosewood
http://www.oneguyoneguitar.webs.com/
ROSEWOOD (Rick Endres, Jody Ray, and
Laura Langland): guitars, piano, and
three-part vocals in the classic acoustic
rock tradition of the Eagles; Crosby, Stills,
Nash and Young; and James Taylor.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
8:15PM
Lisa Biales
www.lisabiales.com
Lisa Biales and renowned guitarist Bill
Littleford will be doing songs from Lisa's
latest CD, Belle of the Blues.
Emcee this week: Chris Bieri
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APRIL 5 , 2015
5:30PM
7:00PM
7:30PM
ND
8:15PM
2 ANNUAL EASTER HAM JAM
Bring your leftover jelly beans, chocolate bunnies or green bean casserole, an instrument to play, a song to share and come on out!
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APRIL 12 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
7:30PM
8:15PM
7:30PM
8:15PM
Li’l Rev
www.lilrev.com
Lil Rev, out of Wisconson, has released a
series of books, focusing on ukulele and
harmonica instruction. His performances
feature a multitude of instruments and
story-telling. In 2004, Lil Rev received the
"Best Folksinger Award" from the
Wisconsin Area Music Industry.
A Leo debut!
7:30PM
8:15PM
Jim’s Red Pants
www.jimsredpants.com
Rick and Hillary Wagner will perform
some exciting Scandinavian tunes for
fiddle and hardanger duet, bouzouki, an
original vocal or two, and some of their
favorite Celtic tunes.
Just Earth
Celtic Jam
Kathy Schneider from the Riley School
hosts a Celtic song circle.
Songwriters’ Collaborative
Anyone interested in songwriting
welcome.
Emcee this week:
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APRIL 19 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
Workshop
Free to members.
Li’l Rev delivers a harmonica workshop.
Get a preview here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK9s_
ysOLRM#t=37
Emcee this week: Pete Armstron
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APRIL 26 , 2015
5:30PM
7:00PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
Emcee this week: Carol Cohn
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MAY 3 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
7:30PM
Cheryl McKinney
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
8:15PM
Celtic Jam
All welcome
Emcee this week:
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MAY 10 , 2015
5:30PM
7:00PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:30PM
8:15PM
Mother’s Day Jam and all night open mic!
Your chance to play a few tunes on stage.
Are you a music teacher? Bring in a student to showcase! Families welcome.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
Songwriters’ Collaborative
Anyone interested in songwriting
welcome.
Emcee this week:
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MAY 17 , 2015
5:30PM
Open Jam
All welcome.
7:00PM
Open Mic
3 10-minute slots.
7:30PM
Full Moon Ranch
Jody Knoop & Ed Stapleton – two
students of Spencer Funk - came
together to form "Full Moon Ranch".
Jody, Ed and Spencer - and the occasional
other ranch hand or two - play a mix of
Americana and originals.
Celtic Jam
All welcome
8:15PM
Workshop
Free to members.
Greg Jowaisis teaches “Pete Seeger-style”
banjo to all skill levels.
Emcee this week:
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MAY 24 , 2015
5:30PM
7:00PM
7:30PM
LEO COFFEEHOUSE SEASON-ENDING HOOT!
Pickin’, grinnin’, food and more!
8:15PM