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Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival 2015
Volume 2: Old-Time, Anytime
By Ann Iijima
As MBOTMA celebrates its 40th
Anniversary, the Minnesota Bluegrass
& Old-Time Music Festival will trace
our music from its roots to its newest
branches, from veteran performers to
the new kids on the block. Last month,
we described the great bluegrass offerings. This month, Minnesota Bluegrass
focuses on the festival’s old-time/traditional offerings, including both music
and dance. In August, the spotlight will
be on related musical genres and the
wide variety of programs available off
the Main Stage, including workshops,
showcases, and programs for the kids.
Jumpsteady Boys
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The Jumpsteady Boys are four of the
most well respected players of traditional
music in the international roots scene
today: Mike Compton, Bruce Molsky, Joe
Newberry, and Rafe Stefanini. Whether
playing a blistering fiddle tune, singing
an a cappella ballad, or showcasing an
original song, this group epitomizes
“global folk” music. Originally formed
to represent the American string band
tradition at the Australian National Folk
Festival in Canberra, the Jumpsteady
Boys made their North American debut
at the 2011 Celtic Colours Festival in
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Bruce Molsky is “one of America’s
premier fiddling talents” (Mother Jones)
and a twice Grammy-nominated artist.
On the road more than 200 days a year,
Bruce tours the world solo, with Andy
Irvine and Dònal Lunny’s Mozaik, as
a trio with Aly Bain and Ale Möller,
with The Old-Time Kozmik Trio (Darol
Anger and Rushad Eggleston), and
in a new trio with Tony Trischka and
Michael Daves. He also recently recorded
1865 Songs of Hope and Home from the
American Civil War, a new collaborative
CD of Civil War era music with the a
cappella quartet Anonymous 4. With
seven solo CDs behind him, the on-line
magazine No Depression called Bruce’s
latest solo CD, If It
Ain’t Here When I Get
Back, “an album from
an absolute master.”
Mandolinist Mike
Compton is a prolific
composer and has
made an indelible mark
within the greater oldtime and bluegrass
music communities.
A long-time collaborator with the late
and highly regarded
Jumpsteady Boys: Mike Compton, Bruce Molsky, Joe Newberry,
John Hartford, Mike and Rafe Stefanini. Photo: Heidi Herzog
is a member of the
Hartford String Band, the Nashville
and has been featured on Garrison
Bluegrass Band, and has toured and
Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion.
recorded with rock singer-songwriter
Elvis Costello. A multiple Grammy
The Bucking Mules
Award winner, Mike treasures his memLike the creature that inspires their
ories with mentor Bill Monroe.
name, the Bucking Mules can buck,
Joe Newberry is best known for his
snort, and throw down some traditional
powerful and innovative banjo playing,
old-time music from the South. Drawing
but is also an award-winning guitarfrom a deep study of old 78s and visits
ist, fiddler, and singer. In addition to
with an older generation of musicians,
his work with the Jumpsteady Boys,
the band distills the essence of the traJoe plays in a duo with Mike Compton
dition into driving performances that
and with string band Big Medicine.
appeal to contemporary audiences. Their
A respected session player, Joe’s songold-time sounds have won over audiwriting work regularly appears on the
ences at some of the biggest bluegrass
bluegrass charts. A Missouri native, Joe
and folk festivals around.
teaches and performs at festivals at home
With roots in Tennessee and
in North Carolina and abroad.
Virginia, and experience on stages all
Multi-instrumentalist Rafe Stefanini’s
over the country, the band knows how
keen interest in American music was
to bust down on a fiddle tune, how to
strong enough to make him move from
get square dancers moving, and how to
his native Italy to the U.S. in the 1980s.
belt out a beautiful old song. The band is
Rafe established the Wildcats with Carol
composed of some of the most exciting
Elizabeth Jones and Stefan Senders,
and accomplished players in the genre
and together the trio toured Singapore,
today. Together and individually, they
Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and
are experienced and engaging performBrunei for the United States Information
ers. Their sets combine sizzling fiddle
Agency. Later Rafe, along with Bruce
and banjo-based tunes with traditional
and Dirk Powell, formed the L-7s, a
songs in harmony.
trio of power fiddlers. When Beverly
Joseph Decosimo (fiddle, banjo)
Smith replaced Dirk three years later,
was raised on Tennessee’s Cumberland
Big Hoedown was born. Big Hoedown
Plateau and is keeping the old-time
toured as far as Finland and Germany,
music traditions of his region alive. In
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high school and college, he sought out
the older fiddlers and banjo players of
his region, learning as much as he could
from them. Rather than presenting the
music as a museum piece, he injects new
life into the old tunes.
He has shared his driving old-time
music at festivals, camps, and venues
throughout the country. His fiddling has
won blue ribbons at some of the most
prestigious fiddle contests in the South,
including the Clifftop Appalachian
Stringband Festival. A dedicated teacher
of the music, he served on the faculty
in East Tennessee State University’s
Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country
Music Studies Program. Festivalgoers
may recognize him from this year’s
Bluff Country Gathering in Lanesboro,
Minnesota, where he performed and led
a number of exciting workshops.
Luke Richardson’s (banjo, harmonica) music rolls with the arresting
and subtle beauty of the hills around
his family’s farm in Lawrenceburg,
Tennessee. With an intuitive ability to
match the fiddle, Luke manages to push
the music along with grace, ease, and
remarkable drive. His banjo playing has
earned him a National Old Time Banjo
Championship and a fistful of blue ribbons. Currently residing in Brooklyn, he
is an in-demand old-time musician.
Karen Celia Heil (guitar), a fixture
in the west coast old-time scene, began
her pilgrimages to the Appalachian
Southeast about a decade ago in order
to immerse herself in the music of the
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region. She is a guitarist
with a fiddler’s brain and
has the rare ability to drive
a tune while laying out the
perfect foundation for a fiddler. Karen’s emotive vocals
add to the Bucking Mules’
distinctive sound. As an
accomplished singer, fiddler,
guitarist, and bass player, she
has added energy to performances and dances on both
the east and the west coasts.
Joe “Joebass” Dejarnette
(bass), originally from
Madison County, Virginia,
has been playing and recording traditional American
music for more than 10 years. As a
founding member of The WIYOS, he has
toured the U.S., Canada, and Europe,
concluding in 2009 with 29 dates on the
Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson tour. He has
performed at the Newport Folk Festival,
Lincoln Center, the Clifftop Appalachian
Stringband Festival, and many other
notable venues. Joe’s distinctive bass
playing, musical acumen, and joyous
stage presence puts him in a category
all his own. He resides in the mountains
of Floyd, Virginia, and has a thriving
business producing and engineering
recordings for independent artists as well
as for the prestigious labels Nonesuch,
Signature Sounds, and Thrill Jocky
Records.
In addition to performing on the
MBOTMA Festival Main Stage, the
Bucking Mules will conduct the pre-festival Old-Time Band Camp, August 5
and 6. Students will learn the basics
of old-time music as well as a few new
tunes. They’ll receive instruction on
their individual instruments, and gain
experience playing with others, all in
a relaxed, positive, and inclusive environment. The camp begins at 9 a.m.
Wednesday and continues through 6
p.m. Thursday. The registration fee is
$80 before July 15, and $95 after that
date. Class size is limited to 12 students
per instructor. For questions or to register call 800-635-3037 or email info@
minnesotabluegrass.org.
The Bootlickers
The Bootlickers are a Minneapolisbased old-time string band. They play
tunes and songs from many regions of
the country for concerts and square
dances. This high-energy band will
surely get your toes tapping. Check out
their new CD, Bust Down, at bootlickerstringband.com.
Lee Guthrie (fiddle, uke) got started
playing old-time music in eighth grade
when his dad brought a banjo home
from an antique store. He learned to play
with Pete Seeger’s book, How to Play
the Five String Banjo. On the band’s
website, Luke writes: “Playing this music
has changed my life in the best way, and
I’m having more fun than ever. There are
too many musicians to name, both living
and passed, who influenced my playing
and love of the music.”
AJ Srubas (fiddle, mandolin), from
Green Bay, Wisconsin, has been playing
fiddle since he was a young boy. He grew
up in a musical family playing mostly
Irish music. In his late teens, he developed interest in old-time, bluegrass, and
Cajun fiddle. Currently, he teaches fiddle
at the Center for Irish Music and plays
regularly with The Bootlickers, New
Riverside Ramblers, and The Two Tap
Trio.
Aaron Tacke (banjo) is from Fargo,
North Dakota. He completed both the
violin and guitar building and repair
programs at Southeast Technical College
in Red Wing. Along with playing with
the Bootlickers, Aaron works part-time
at Peace Coffee and is getting his own
instrument company up and running.
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Arne Pelto (guitar) is originally from
the Iron Range in Northern Minnesota.
When he moved to the Twin Cities
area, he was introduced to old-time
music. Here, he met his future bandmates amidst a thriving square dance
and fiddle music community. When he
isn’t tearing it up on guitar with The
Bootlickers, he works as a gardener and
groundskeeper at Camrose Hill Flower
Farm. Arne is also a champion knife
fighter.
Rina Rossi (bass) hails from Ann
Arbor, Michigan, where she learned to
play bass in the high school orchestra.
While attending college at Macalester in
St. Paul, she discovered her love of oldtime fiddle music and dance. She started
dancing with the Wild Goose Chase
Cloggers. She is still a member of the
Geese and plays fiddle in their band. On
top of being a great singer, bass player,
and fiddler, Rina is a sought-after dance
caller. She has called all around the
Midwest and
frequently calls
at the Monday
Night Square
Dance at the
Eagles Club in
Minneapolis.
Rina’s day job
is to coordinate
after school
programs
for Seward
Montessori.
The Bootlickers
Festival Dance Tent has fun for everyone
By Rina Rossi
We hope you can join us in the Dance
Tent this August for some of the many
opportunities to learn about and participate in traditional dance styles. From
square dancing to two-stepping, we have
a lot of opportunities for good times.
Friday, August 7
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11 p.m. Blues/Honkey Tonk/“Bluesgrass” Dance with Bernie King and
the Guilty Pleasures
Bernie King and the Guilty pleasures
is a little bit blues, a little bit bluegrass,
a little bit rock, and a little bit kitchen
sink, a style of music that some fans have
come to call “blues-grass.” Whatever
you want to call it, now is your chance
to move to it. Get your two-step or blues
dancing on, or just freestyle and do your
thing.
Saturday, August 8
12 p.m. Clogging Showcase and
Workshop with the Wild Goose Chase
Cloggers
The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers
are a non-profit educational ensemble
that has been teaching and performing
Appalachian Clogging for over 30 years.
Come sit up close and watch the Geese
demonstrate some footwork and choreography, then push back the chairs and
learn some beginning clogging steps.
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7 p.m. Old Time Barn Dance with the
Bootlickers and caller Sarah York
The Bootlickers will start the weekend off with some driving old-time
tunes that will get your toes tapping. A
MBOTMA member band, the Boots are
regulars at the Monday Night Square
Dance in Minneapolis and their love of
playing for dancers is obvious. Sarah
York from Port Wing, Wisconsin will
be teaching and calling traditional
square, circle, reel, and barn dances for
the whole family. Sarah calls all over
Wisconsin and Minnesota to dancers
of all ages, and has a great collection of
unusual dances to share. No experience
or partner necessary.
8:45 p.m. Square Dance with the
Bucking Mules and caller Rina Rossi
Don’t miss the chance to dance to
this band! The Bucking Mules play some
of the most energetic, fresh, and oh-solively old-time music you’ll hear today.
Dancing to this band will be a highlight
of the weekend. Rina Rossi will teach
and call a variety of traditional square
dances for anyone from first-time square
dancers to long-time square dancers.
Rina is a regular caller at the Monday
Night Square Dance in Minneapolis,
as well as calling for events around
Minnesota and beyond. Again, no experience or partner necessary. The great
thing about square dancing is that as
long as you can tell your right hand from
your left, the caller will teach everything
else you need to know before each dance.
Saturday, August 8
1 p.m. Square Dance Basics
Learn and practice some of the basic
moves for square dancing—partner
swings, alemandes, promenades, do-sidos, and more. Or brush up on your
basics if it’s been a while. Open to all
ages.
2 p.m. It’s Polka time!
Come enjoy a style of dance and
music that has become typical of the
Midwest, thanks to the many German,
Polish, and other polka-loving immigrants that settled this region. Enjoy
some local Minnesota polka music and
celebrate this part of our heritage.
New Riverside Ramblers
9 p.m. Old Time Square Dance with
the Jumpsteady Boys
The fiddling of Jumpsteady Boys’
Rafe Stefanini and Bruce Molsky will
keep you jumping—steadily—all the way
to the Cajun dance. Come square dance
to some of old-time music’s all-stars; it’s
sure to be big fun. All dances will be
taught and called, so no experience or
partner is necessary. You don’t even need
a fancy outfit, but feel free to wear one if
you like.
11 p.m. Cajun Dance with the New
Riverside Ramblers
The New Riverside Ramblers bring
high-energy Cajun dance music from the
prairies and bayous of south Louisiana
up-river to Minnesota. Playing a mixture
of driving two-steps, waltzes and blues,
this band is meant for dancing. Come
check out the new accordionist, twin
fiddles and steel guitar. If you haven’t
ever heard Cajun music, don’t miss this
chance to enjoy a little bit of Louisiana
right in your backyard.
Bernie King and the Guilty Pleasures
bring “blues-grass” and honky tonk to
the dance tent Friday night.
Sunday, August 9
12 p.m. Dance Floor Tear Down Party
The hardworking MBOTMA committee volunteers put together the dance
floor for us each year, and would love
your help taking it down and packing
it away for next year. Come meet at the
Dance Tent at noon and lend a hand.
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4 p.m. Cajun Dance Lesson with the
New Riverside Ramblers
Learn the basics of Cajun dance.
Karen Kleinspehn with the New
Riverside Ramblers will introduce the
Cajun two-step and waltz. It’s easy, fun
and you’ll be dancing in no time. No
experience needed; come get ready for
the Cajun dance with the Ramblers at
11 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Barn Dance with Rooster
Riot and caller Terrence Smith
Join caller Terrence Smith from
Duluth in dancing for the whole family.
Terrence has been calling dances in
northern Minnesota and beyond for
20+ years and has been instrumental in
creating a vibrant traditional music and
dance scene in the northlands. Rooster
Riot, the Wild Goose Chase Cloggers’
band, will lay down the dance tunes. No
experience or partner necessary.
The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers are backed by the band Rooster Riot, on stage at
the 2015 Winter Bluegrass Weekend. Hear them in the Dance Tent at the August
Festival. Photo: Steve Chollar
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Sarah Mae and The Birkeland Boys: It’s Time
By John Chabot
July 2015
in with his strong baritone voice
and excellent musicianship.
Derek likes the outdoors and
earned the rank of Eagle Scout
at the age of 15. He also is in
the process of building his first
hand-crafted guitar under the
guidance of “Senior Jam Master”
Tedd Williams. Derek is a past
Minnesota Old-Time Fiddle
Contest finalist and, like Sarah,
plays in several bands.
Fourteen-year-old Adam
Birkeland provides subtle resonator guitar licks throughout
the song “Lincoln County, USA”
and through the rest of the
album. The resonator guitar is Adam’s
favorite instrument, which is perfect
for his high-energy personality. He also
picks a little six-string guitar and rolls,
three-fingered style, on the banjo. Adam
loves playing serious bluegrass with the
family band and their friends. He also
enjoys the outdoors and is a Boy Scout.
Mike Birkeland is the patriarch of
the band (and the family), which makes
him sound really old, but he’s not saying.
Mike writes most of the family’s original
music. His songs about faith, hope and
family penetrate the soul.
The album features “roots music”—
traditional bluegrass numbers and songs
steeped in scripture with stories about
the woes of life. Lloyd LaPlant, musician
and maker of handcrafted instruments,
says, “They knocked it out of the park. It
really sounds great. I like every song.”
The making of this album called
on a treasure trove of talent with songwriters David Norris (“Sawmill Man”),
Tim Byrnes (“On The Fence”), and Bill
Isles, who co-wrote with Mike the tunes
“Forever” and “Captain of Industry.” I
can’t mention Bill Isles without mentioning his wonderful song “Hobos in
The Roundhouse.” I had the pleasure of
hearing Monroe Crossing cover the song
at a concert in Little Falls, Minnesota
on May 29. They did “Hobos in The
Roundhouse” after telling a great story
about Bill Isles’ grandfather. Sounds like
Bill is just as great a guy as his granddad,
and the Birkeland family gives a special thanks to him: “Bill Isles made this
album project work from start to finish.
Words can’t express our appreciation.
And also, a big thank you to Kate Isles
for her encouragement.” Isles co-produced and engineered the recording of
It’s Time at his Little Daylight Studio
near Carlton, Minnesota. The CD also
features several musicians from Duluth,
including Isles, Byrnes, Ken Gerard and
Tedd Williams.
Last but not least, we all know that
behind every great family is a great
woman—Wendy Birkeland, mom and
best all-round groupie.
It’s Time is an uplifting album and
the product of many talented people. The
songs are about God, family and friends.
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Sarah Mae and The Birkeland Boys
is a Northern Minnesota family band
that does NOT do an “anywhere but
Minnesota in January tour.” Their debut
CD, It’s Time, features an exceptional
playlist of mostly original bluegrass, folk
and gospel songs plus two cover tunes.
It’s full of great numbers like “Derailed”
in Libby, Montana (thanks, Amtrak),
“Sawmill Man,” a reflective muse by
David Norris about a man, his sawmill,
and “the little town that grew out from
his saw”; “Captain of Industry,” by Mike
Birkeland and Bill Isles, is a universal
message for dads everywhere; the bluegrass love song “Forever”; “Why Do
Good Men Have to Grow Old?”—we’ve
all been blessed, I’m sure, to know someone like this; and a bluegrass biker song,
“Two Wheels.”
The band features 15-year-old Sarah
Mae Birkeland, who plays several instruments, including the violin and piano,
but her favorite is the upright bass.
Sarah is an accomplished musician and
a master of her instrument and chosen
style. She is an inspiration to all ages. At
just over five feet, Sarah is dwarfed by
her bass, but impresses audiences with
her playing skills and adds enthusiastic lead and harmony vocals. Sarah is
lead singer on “Sawmill Man” and her
own composition “Two Wheels.” She
has affectionately named her bass “Al”
(I think he rolls on two wheels). Sarah
and her bass really get around, providing the foundation for a good jam or a
great show. In addition to playing in the
family band that bears her name, she
also performs with the Bill and Kate Isles
Band, Porcupine Creek, Ditch Creek, and
The Road Kill Boys.
Sixteen-year-old Derek Birkeland
plays mandolin and fiddle, sings harmony vocals, and has lead vocals on
“Derailed,” “Lead Foot Jessie” and
“Two Wheels.” Derek is a talented,
well-rounded musician who is quickly
building a reputation as a “Junior Jam
Master.” If there’s a good jam going on,
Derek will probably be there blending
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“Folk on the Farm” concert series in Viroqua
A series of house concerts this summer
will feature some of the best folk, traditional, and country acoustic musicians
from the Midwest and beyond in an intimate rural setting. The concerts will take
place on a small farm near Avalanche,
WI, about 10 miles from Viroqua.
Hosting and curating the series is the
old-time country duo, the Yellow-Bellied
Sapsuckers (www.sapsuckersmusic.com).
“As musicians, we love house concerts,”
says Nikki Grossman who forms the
Sapsuckers with her partner Joe Hart.
“The performers and the audience get
a chance to interact in a really different
way than any other type of venue. We
wanted to capture that feeling in our
own farmhouse.”
The concert series kicked off on June
19 with Patrick Harison, an accomplished accordionist who leads the traditional, pre-war jazz band Patty and the
Buttons and performs nationally with
various orchestras (more at patrickharison.blogspot.com); and Colin O’Brien,
a seasoned performer of banjo, fiddle,
guitar, and percussive dancing (colingobrien.com).
The setting for the concerts is a
beautiful, 150-year-old farmstead in the
valley of the West Fork of the Kickapoo
River, a mile from Avalanche, WI. The
area is a popular destination for bicyclists, fisherman, hikers, campers, and
motorcycle clubs, all drawn by the scenic
beauty, rural peace, Amish crafts and
goods, and high concentration of smallscale family farms. Numerous camping
and B&B options are within a short drive
of the farm.
Confirmed performers include
harmony duo Bill and Kate Isles and
acclaimed country/folk singer Barbara
Jean (Friday, August 14); Gypsy jazz/
Balkan act the Resonant Rouges and
nationally known singer/songwriter
and bicycle enthusiast Ben Weaver
(Friday, September 18); and Balkan/
eastern-European singers Sarah Brett
and Friends and folk/blues legend Papa
John Kolstad (Friday, October 16). More
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acts, including local musicians, will be
announced as confirmed.
“Part of the idea of the series is to
connect some of the great musicians
we’ve met on the road with local audiences here at home,” says Hart. “Folks
can come out to the farm in a very low
pressure environment and really get to
know these folks and their music well.”
The location of the concert series is
S3947 County Road S (about 10 miles
from Viroqua, WI; 30 miles from La
Crosse, WI; 90 miles from Madison,
WI; and 200 miles from Minneapolis/St.
Paul). Each concert will be held outdoors
(weather permitting) and feature two
performers, beginning at 7 p.m. Cost is
$10 per adult (children under 12 free).
Concessions will be available. Carry-ins
are welcome, but guests are requested
to carry out recyclables. The concerts
will be held on private property. Owners
assume no risk.
The Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers are
a brand-new take on old-time country;
they perform traditional old-time fiddle
tunes and sing tight harmonies, including country, vaudeville, hits of the 1920s
and 1930s, and original songs and tunes.
The Sapsuckers (Nikki Grossman, guitar,
fiddle, and vocals; Joe Hart, guitar and
vocals) perform frequent concerts, as
well as square and contra dances, and
they are known for the light touch and
sense of humor they bring to their performance. Their second album, Ocooch
Mountain Home, has been widely
praised by traditional-music critics.
July 2015
July Mountain Music Round-up to feature
Bob & Lynn Dixon
Once a month, lovers of bluegrass and
old-time music can meet and listen to
bands from their community when
the Mountain Music Round-up takes
over the stage of the Underground
Music Cafe in Falcon Heights. The Cafe
provides a welcoming atmosphere for
both listeners and performers. There
is ice cream for the kids, coffee for the
sleepy, small plates for the hungry,
and beer and wine for the thirsty.
Hosted by Sarah Cagley, so far the
Round-up has presented Seldom Herd,
the Gritpickers, Blue Yodel No. 9, the
Split-Shot Sinkers, the Biscuit Boys, the
Flying Shoes, and the Porch Pickers.
The July 28 showcase features Bob &
Lynn Dixon.
Bob and Lynn play old-timey tunes
and songs inspired by the Carter Family.
With tight harmonies and simple instrumentation of guitar, fiddle and mandolin, the Dixons have serenaded the Twin
Cities and the Midwest for almost 40
years. You may have caught them at the
MBOTMA Kickoff playing on the main
stage Saturday afternoon.
Bob and Lynn started attending
MBOTMA festivals back when they were
held in Zimmerman, Minnesota. Amidst
all the mosquitoes and flying
insects, the old-timey bug, an
illness that is near impossible to
recover from, bit them.
Music has always been a part
of Bob and Lynn’s lives, bringing
them together during their college years in a music theory class.
From there they started singing
and playing music together and
still haven’t stopped. They say
“those break-up songs and songs
of lost love keep us together.”
Tom Paxton’s “The Last Thing On My
Mind” is one of those songs they’ve sung
from the beginning and remains a favorite for both Bob and Lynn and their fans
today.
You can hear Bob and Lynn Dixon
at Sarah Cagley’s Mountain Music
Round-up as well as at farmers markets
around the Twin Cites. Keep track of
what they are up to on their website:
bobandlynndixon.com. They have copies
of their most recent record, Blue-Eyed
Boatman, available in person or on
cdbaby.com. This record is a collection
of old-time songs about lost love, trains,
cowboys, outlaws and hard times. They
begin work on their next CD this fall.
Mountain Music Round-up
Fourth Tuesday of the month
7–8:45 p.m.
Underground Music Cafe
1579 Hamline Ave.
Falcon Heights, MN
—submitted by Sarah Cagley
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Blue Grass Festival
Scott County Fair
Sunday July 26, 2015
10:30 Church Service
Roe Family Singers
With music by Mary Lou and the Rusty Strings
11:30am–6:00 pm Music
The High 48’s
Includes: banjo, autoharp, guitar, Appalachian
clogging, good-time, old-time hillbilly band,
sounds from barn-dances, fiddle pulls, and
county fairs with the rock & roll passion of youth
Blue Drifters Duet
Winners: Rocky Grass Band
Competition, Lyons, CO First place,
Minnesota State Duet Championship
Phil Nusbaum and Steve Howard sure know
how to pick a mean guitar. They play a mix
of bluegrass, blues, and jazz.
Also at the Scott County Fair on Sunday July 26th:
 Draft Horse Show (largest in the Midwest) 4 & 8 Hitches 1:00 pm
 Miracle of Birth—see births of calves, piglets, sheep and kid goats
 Variety of other entertainment
Check Scott County Fair website in June for exact schedule---scottcountyfair.com
Bluegrass Saturday Morning
By Phil Nusbaum
The Local Scene
Who’d have thought that Minnesota would be home to so many
bluegrass and old-time musicians playing styles that originally
came from the south? Especially after World War II, radio and
recordings helped spread the word about bluegrass and old-time
music. People travelled much more than previously and southerners brought their music with them when they migrated to
northern cities for work. The combination of recordings, media
and travel gave people the ability to learn about and learn to
play the various old-time and bluegrass styles.
When you hear bands play at really high levels, regardless
of where they are from, it represents a type of achievement
that should be acknowledged. We’ve been fortunate over the
past few months that local bands have released some great new
CDs that I have enjoyed introducing to radio listeners. The
Bootlickers put out a set of fiddle-based string band music
for one. The newest Roe Family Singers CD continues their
unique approach to string band playing and includes both
originals and centuries-old Child ballads. A few months ago
Ivory Bridge put out a fine new CD. And I am still encouraging
folks to listen to The Lowest Pair CD, for it showcases the most
restrained string playing I’ve heard.
These groups all have singular approaches to playing that
are only possible when there is a musical fermentation taking
place. That of course is what is happening in our territory.
You can plug into the newest music and old favorites through
our broadcasts on KBEM and by going to live shows. The
MBOTMA August festival also is an excellent opportunity to
see and hear what is going on. There will be musical approaches
a-plenty in evidence on stage. And by listening to jam sessions,
you can tune into a feature of the bluegrass culture that gives it
an elevated level of cool.
Simply going to the stage shows at the August festival will
be its own reward. Last fall, the Hot Rize show really lifted me
up. I thought it was the best Hot Rize show I’ve ever seen, and
I’m looking for more of the same this August when they headline the main stage. I’m also looking forward to Balsam Range,
a great independent group. Many of their songs have been
featured on the Bluegrass Review, such as “Somebody Else’s
Dreams,” a lament about working for someone other than yourself—a perceptive type of songwriting.
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• Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association
www.minnesotabluegrass.org (membership organization
supporting bluegrass experiences)
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Saturday
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MBOTMA Member Bands
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BLUEGRASS BANDS
Alternate Route, Jerry Knopik,
651-208-5565, jerryknopicks01@gmail.
com
Alzen Family, Brad Alzen, 715-749-3977,
[email protected]
Art Stevenson & Highwater, Art
Stevenson, 715-884-6996, artstevenson@
hotmail.com
Assisted Picking, Jon Garon, 612-8392277, [email protected]
Barton’s Hollow, Ian Kimmel, 507-7663529, [email protected]
Benson Family Singers, Peter Benson,,
[email protected]
Big Juke & The Last Resort, Mark
Jukich, 218-390-7342, [email protected]
Biscuit Boys, Daniel Fish, 763-434-2734,
[email protected]
Blue Groove, David Smith, 952-9745121, [email protected]
Blue Hazard, Hannah Johnson,
651-500-0747, [email protected]
Blue Wolf, Shirley Mauch, 612-724-1482,
[email protected]
Borderstone, Ryan.Morgan, 715-7812989, [email protected]
Buffalo River Ramblers, Marty Solmon,
218-850-8715, [email protected]
Cabin Fever, Jeanie Wyttenbach,
507-635-5625, wyttenbach.lou@mayo.
edu
Carver Creek Bluegrass, Tom Monsen,
952-466-2089, carvercreekbluegrass@
gmail.com
Castle Ridge, Mark Clark, 319-3891535, [email protected]
Def Lester, Lincoln Potter, 651-4830469, [email protected]
Dick Kimmel & Co, Dick Kimmel,
507-359-1163, [email protected]
Fine Line Bluegrass, Darin Manson,
641-895-9401, [email protected]
The Fish Heads, Kim Curtis-Monson,
218-729-5326, [email protected]
Freshwater, Harvey Riekoff, 262-4973024, [email protected]
Froemming Family, Anna Froemming,
320-453-2393, [email protected]
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The Good Intentions, Chris Silver,
651-491-4013, chrissilverband@gmail.
com
Halvorson Family Band, Loren
Halvorson, 507-345-7431, loren@
birchcovesoftware.com
Hand Picked Bluegrass, Joe Cronick,
715-966-6463, handpickedbluegrass@
charter.net
The High 48s, Eric Christopher,
651-271-4392, [email protected]
Ivory Bridge, Jim Tordoff, 612-759-5987,
[email protected]
JedFest, Jed Malischke, jmalisch@
centurytel.net
The Kalisch Family, Sandy Kalisch,
507-744-3348, [email protected]
King Wilkie’s Dream, Robbi Podrug,
612-562-8402, [email protected]
King’s Countrymen, Lorn Schultz,
715-495-5275, [email protected]
The King’s Highway, Eddy Van
Pamhorst, 807-630-9914, gemvan@
tbaytel.net
The Kingery Family, Christy Kingery,
[email protected]
The Lonesome Tradition, Tim
Roggenkamp, 218-568-5559, rogge@
uslink.net
The Long Shots, Sophie Galep, 715-2330181, [email protected]
Long Time Gone, Ben Manning,
651-388-7383, [email protected]
Mark Kreitzer Band, Mark Kreitzer,
612-724-7334, [email protected]
The Middle Spunk Creek Boys,
Al Jesperson, 612-727-2489, alanjesp@
gmail.com
Minnesota Blue, Kelton Parrish,
651-697-0209, [email protected]
Monroe Crossing, Art Blackburn,
763-213-1349, [email protected]
No Man’s String Band, Nic Hentges,
612-387-0196, [email protected]
Northern Lights Bluegrass, Mary
Campbell, 320-679-3094, qbchurch@q.
com
Northern Posse, Arlette Solom,
218-463-0710, Bluegrass@
NorthernPosse.com
Ophoven Family Band, Molli Ophoven,
218-327-2058, [email protected]
The Platte Valley Boys, Ron Colby,
651-458-0804, [email protected]
Porcupine Creek, Sarah Birkeland,
218-624-1781, [email protected]
Prairiegrass, Bonnie Hallett, 320-4853310, [email protected]
Pride of the Prairie, Sarah Cagley,
[email protected]
Purdy River Band, Chuck Lahr,
563-927-2457, [email protected]
Riverside Bog Stompers, David
Darnell, 218-260-6546, davestreetrod@
hotmail.com
Sarah Mae & The Birkeland Boys,
Wendy Birkeland, 218-624-1781, [email protected]
Sawtooth Bluegrass Band,
MJ Moravec, 507-990-6456,
[email protected]
Shadow Grass, Katy Valine, 651-9820599, [email protected]
Singleton Street, Sherri Leyda,
763-972-2341, [email protected]
The Stringsmiths, Chris Landstrom,
715-671-3772, [email protected]
Timbre Junction, Karen Radford,
612-623-0261, KarenJRadford@eaton.
com
Trackside, David Anderson, 952-4740981, [email protected]
The Woodpicks, Joel Kezar, 218-6812148, [email protected]
OLD-TIME STRINGBANDS
Bob & Lynn Dixon, Lynn Dixon,
612-377-6819, [email protected]
Bob Bovee, 507-498-5452,
[email protected]
The Bootlickers, Irina Rossi,
[email protected]
The Eelpout Stringers, Karl Burke,
651-784-7323, [email protected]
The Gritpickers, Rob Daves, 612-8220085, [email protected]
Poor Benny, David Furniss, 651-6990557, [email protected]
The Roe Family Singers, Quillan Roe,
612-599-0266, [email protected]
Rush River Ramblers, Eric Hatling,
715-772-4421, [email protected]
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Tickwood String Band, Doug Wells,
218-736-4469, betsyanddougwells@
gmail.com
The Tune Jerks, Bob Douglas, 651-7781395, [email protected]
Wild Goose Chase Cloggers, Jim
Brooks, 612-419-4576, [email protected]
Wink The Other Eye, David Gourhan,
651-674-8668, [email protected]
RELATED GENRE BANDS
July 2015
Sherry Minnick & Jackson Buxton,
Sherry Minnick, 651-644-8682, [email protected]
The Skally Line, Frederick Keller,
320-245-6799, [email protected]
Sloughgrass, Soren Olesen, 218-6342800, [email protected]
Split-Shot Sinkers, Chris Boone,
651-274-3054, [email protected]
String Beans, Chick Pea & Garbonzo,
Roger Cuthbertson, 612-474-2476,
[email protected]
Switched At Birth, Rick Anderson,
651-230-2431, [email protected]
T & L Schwartz & Family, Linda
Schwartz, 701-659-3154, lspollanthra@
gmail.com
Trinity Trio, Jay Forney, 218-681-8172,
[email protected]
Tucker’d Out, John Trelstad, 701-2120015, [email protected]
Wayne Hamilton, 612-508-0768,
[email protected]
The Weasels, George Rothenberger, 612724-6911, [email protected]
Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers, Joe Hart,
414-439-2004, [email protected]
LaPlant Instruments
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mandolins & guitars
Buy - Trade
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218-326-4456
31751 LaPlant Road
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Musicians Wanted: The Gloryland
Gospel band seeks female soprano
& alto, and bass guitar or lead
guitar. We are an all-volunteer
Music Ministry band that performs
2–3 times per month. Rehearsals
Mondays, 6:30–7:30pm, in Eden
Prairie. Check our website www.
glorylandgospelband.com. Respond
to [email protected].
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Alabaster Falls, Julie Kaiser, 218-3083131, [email protected]
Alchemical Banjo, Richard Swanson,
651-338-1349, rick@richardpswanson.
com
Awkward Sorrows, Robert Coleman,
612-801-4660, rob@awkwardsorrows.
com
The Barley Jacks with Brian
Wicklund, Brian Wicklund, 651-4334564, [email protected]
Benji Flaming, Benji Flaming, 612-3266521, [email protected]
Bernie King & The Guilty Pleasures,
Bernie King, 763-242-6943, [email protected]
Bill & Kate Isles, Bill Isles, 218-3404404, [email protected]
Blessings Gospel Trio, Timothy
Johnson, 763-464-3481, timkarin@
comcast.net
Blue Yodel #9, John Whitehead,
651-641-0752, [email protected]
Cousin Dad, John Soderberg, 612-4417382, [email protected]
Crooked Grass, Matt Johnson, 612-4623546, [email protected]
Culver’s Jammers, Barb Carlson,
763-784-7881, [email protected]
Curtis & Loretta, Loretta Simonet,
612-781-9537, loretta@curtisandloretta.
com
DL Cajun Band, Doug Lohman,
612-306-3490, [email protected]
Don D Harvey & the Ultrasonic Duo,
Donald Harvey, 608-781-3456, [email protected]
Due North, Louise Wiermaa, 218-5907654, [email protected]
The Flemming Fold, Sandra Flemming,
952-758-7522, [email protected]
Four Legg Fish, Mick Garrett, 320-2791868, [email protected]
The Gated Community, Sumanth
Gopinath, 612-332-2006,
[email protected]
Greenwood Tree, Bill Cagley, 651-6369542, [email protected]
The Hacklewrappers, Mark Rubbert,
612-387-8189, [email protected]
Jack Klatt & The Cat Swingers, Jack
Klatt, 612-270-9079, jackklatt@gmail.
com
John & Rose Band, John Vincent,
218-766-1925, [email protected]
Karen Mueller & Friends, Karen
Mueller, 612-270-4740, karen@
karenmueller.com
McInnis Kitchen, Susan Spencer,
218-391-4735, suespencer@pondstage.
com
Moonlight Duo, Mary DuShane,
612-724-5341, [email protected]
The Moss Piglets, Ian Gamble,
651-644-0810, themosspiglets@yahoo.
com
Mother Banjo, Ellen Stanley, 612-2811364, [email protected]
NE Triangle, Emily Wright, 612-2754701, [email protected]
New Riverside Ramblers,
Eric Mohring, 612-724-4687, info@
newriversideramblers.com
No Grass Limit, Sandi Millar, 763-4393515, [email protected]
Nordic Bees, Renee Vaughan, 651-2954200, [email protected]
Now and Then, Daniel Fish, 763-7862524, [email protected]
Pert Near Sandstone, Michael
McGregor, 612-998-8647, michael@
hellobooking.com
Peter Ostroushko, 612-529-2884,
[email protected]
Pickin’ Up Steam, Dale Martell,
612-387-0152, [email protected]
Pushing Chain, Boyd Blomberg,
218-370-0910, [email protected]
Rachel Nelson, 651-353-3370, bardlive@
usfamily.net
Rosby Corner, Jeanne Marti, 763-5597552, [email protected]
S R Dugan, Shawn Dugan, 952-737-7705,
[email protected]
Scrapegoat Skin & Bones, Holle Brian,
612-822-6593, [email protected]
44th Walnut Valley Festival
National Flat-Picking Championships
September 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 2015
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Family-Friendly Festival
Well-policed grounds. No animals, beer, alcohol or
drugs. No motorcycles in campgrounds due to noise.
Performers
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Bill Barwick
Stephen Bennett
Byron Berline Band
Roz Brown
Tom Chapin & Friends
Marley’s Ghost
Cherokee Maidens &
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Sycamore Swing
Andy May
John McCutcheon
Notorious Folk
Byron Berline Band
The Paperboys
Barry Patton
Prairie Rose Rangers
The Roys
Socks in the Frying Pan
The Roys
The Steel Wheels
Still on the Hill
Theory Expats
Linda Tilton
Barry Ward
Socks in the Frying Pan
and many more!
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Sponsor
Our journey toward living healthy with the
Tower Garden
The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time
Music Festival has a new sponsor this
year, Juice Plus and the Juice Plus
Tower Garden. MBOTMA member
Diane Gruber describes her family’s
introduction to these two better living
products and invites festival attendees
to see for themselves by visiting their
festival booth or attending one of their
presentations during the festival on
August 6–9 at El Rancho Mañana.
—Jed Malischke
July 2015
oxygenated as gravity tumbles it back
down to the reservoir. This process is
continually repeated, providing fresh
oxygen, water, and nutrients to the roots
of the plants. Because of the design of
the Tower Garden® system, the crops
grow faster than they would in soil, and
have to be harvested on a regular basis.
The Tower Garden is sold through
a company called Juice Plus. It rounds
out a line of products designed to help
people get healthy. Their product line
consists of whole food products in capsule or chewable form, shakes, and nutrition bars. Adding the Tower Garden is a
fabulous way to provide your own homegrown organic food.
Juice Plus has been around since
1970. Their mission is to “inspire healthy
living around the world”. Their clients
range from urban farmers who supply
their communities with healthy local
food, to well-known industry leaders like
NASA, Google, AT&T Park (home of
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communities are now using Tower
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hydroponics expert, and 12-year hydroponics veteran with the Walt Disney
World Company.
If you are interested in the Tower
Garden or any of our other products,
come see us at our booth next to the
Gathering Place at the Minnesota
Bluegrass & Old Time Music Association
Festival, August 6–9, or email
[email protected].
—submitted by Diane Gruber
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
It was over a year ago when our daughter
Holly approached my husband and me to
try a product called Juice Plus. “It’s fruits
and vegetables in a capsule,” she said. It
was at her insistence that we agreed, but
little did we know what a difference it
was going to make.
So we decided to give it a shot. After
all, we had seen major changes in the
lives of her family already. At the time
we were stressed out, exhausted, and
living on caffeine and fast food due
to our hectic lives. We had little or no
expectations, but assumed it couldn’t
hurt. After a few months I noticed we
were not living as couch potatoes anymore, but were busily working out in the
yard, enjoying our hobbies after work,
and were still wide awake late into the
evenings when we used to be exhausted
by 6 p.m. every night.
We noticed other things, too. We
were sleeping more soundly and waking
up refreshed, energetic, and ready to face
the day. Soon my husband Dale noticed
his arthritis was better; that’s when we
really started to take notice.
Then, Holly shared with me the
Transform 30 challenge. This consisted
of the capsules I was already taking,
adding Juice Plus shakes, and removing
processed foods from our diet. Things
just kept getting better. The shakes
were delicious, filling, and convenient.
I kicked the caffeine habit and began
craving foods that were actually good
for me. Pretty soon my indigestion was
better and I was seeing small changes
like my fingernails were stronger and
healthier. But, as good as all this was,
the best part was going to the doctor and
getting much improved test results. We
were sold! Instead of a pantry full of processed foods I now had a refrigerator full
of organic fruits and vegetables.
Now my biggest problem was keeping
stocked with good organically grown
veggies. Enter the Tower Garden. We
purchased a Tower Garden and began
growing greens for salads and all my
favorite herbs. Now we are moving on to
tomatoes and zucchini. How wonderful
it is to have fresh picked produce without all the weeding, time, and energy
required for a traditional garden. Not to
mention how much cheaper it is to grow
my own foods than to buy them. It is
the perfect compliment to our changing
lifestyle.
So, what is the Tower Garden and
how does it work? The Tower Garden®
is a patented vertical aeroponic (without
soil) food production system. Because
of its vertical design, the system is space
and energy efficient. The basic Tower
Garden® unit has a 2.5' x 2.5' footprint,
and uses modular stackable growing
pots. With an 11-pot maximum configuration, you can grow up to 44 plants
per tower. Tower Gardens produce better
tasting produce with a faster yield, and
provide lots of fun. The plastic is several
times thicker than almost all hydroponic
products available on the market today.
The Tower Garden® has a 25 gallon reservoir at its base. This reservoir stores the
ionic mineral nutrient solution. Inside
the reservoir is a small, low-wattage
submersible pump. The pump draws the
nutrient solution up through the center
of each pot all the way to the top of the
Tower Garden®. From there, the nutrient
solution drips through a special device
that evenly cascades the solution over
the plant roots. On the journey down
the tower, the nutrient solution feeds
the plants’ roots and becomes highly
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PRE-FESTIVAL INSTRUCTIONAL CAMPS
Prior to the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival
at El Rancho Mañana Campground on August 6-9
BLUEGRASS JAM CAMP
WITH THE HIGH 48S
Tony Trischka
with his Deering
Tenbrooks
Saratoga Star
banjo
The members of The High 48s, Eric
Christopher (fiddle), Marty Marrone (guitar),
Mike Hedding (mandolin), Rich Casey (standup
bass), and Anthony Ihrig (banjo), will host a
three-day bluegrass instructional jam camp.
This camp is for beginners and intermediate level players and will include
individual instrument instruction plus group playing and harmony singing
dynamics. The camp will culminate with a short stage presentation for all
participants on Thursday evening. What a great way to start a festival weekend.
Tuesday August 4th (after 6PM) through Thursday August 6th, 2015. $95
registration fee before July 15th, $120 after that date. Pre-registration advised.
Class size limited to 12 students per instructor. For more information or to register
call 800-635-3037 email to [email protected].
OLD-TIME STRINGBAND CAMP
WITH THE BUCKING MULES
The members of The Bucking Mules will host
a two day old-time band instructional camp
on Wednesday August 5th and Thursday
August 6th 2015. Joesph Decosimo (fiddle),
Luke Richardson (banjo), Meredith McIntosh
(bass), and Karen Celia Heil (guitar) will be teaching intermediate and
advanced level old-time musicianship. Students will learn some basics of oldtime music as well as a few new tunes. They’ll receive instruction on their
individual instrument, as well as some experience playing with others. And all
in a relaxed, positive and inclusive environment. The camp begins at 9AM
Wed and continues through 6PM Thurs. $80.00 registration fee before July 1,
$95 after that date. Class size will be limited to twelve students per instructor.
For questions or to register call 800-635-3037 email to
[email protected].
For more information or to register:
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
1-800-635-3037 [email protected]
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Friends of Minnesota
Bluegrass Music
Stores
A to G Music, Osseo, MN, 763-420-5500
All Strings Attached, Minneapolis, MN, 763-542-9542
Blackbirds Music, Minneapolis, MN, 612-326-5745
Cadenza Music, St. Paul, MN, 651-644-3611
Christian Eggert Violins Duluth, Duluth, MN, 218-726-1970
Christian Eggert Violins Fargo, Fargo, ND, 701-280-7017
Classical Guitars Etc., Apple Valley, MN, 952-322-1310
Dave’s Guitar Shop, La Crosse, WI, 608-785-7704
607 W Lake St Minneapolis MN
612.827.1726
July
Eclipse Music, West St. Paul, MN, 651-451-8878
Evans Music, White Bear Lake, MN, 651-429-0236
Fein Stringed Instruments, St. Paul, MN, 651-228-0783
The Guitar Shop, Rosemount, MN, 651-344-8177
FRI 10 –
Pushing Chain
SAT 11 – Porcupine Creek
FRI 17 –
Detroit Don King (blues band)
SAT 18 –
Colin O’Brien
SAT 25 –
Bernie King &
The Guilty Pleasures
FRI 31 –
The Mosspiglets
(in the spirit of John Hartford)
Haas Musical Instrument Repair, Arden Hills, MN, 651-631-8820
Hobgoblin Music, Red Wing, MN, 651-388-8400
Hoffman Guitars, Minneapolis, MN, 612-338-1079
Homestead Pickin’ Parlor, Richfield, MN, 612-861-3308
Kenny’s Music, Grand Forks, ND, 701-772-8670
Kezar Music Company, Thief River Falls, MN, 218-681-2148
Main Street Music, Elk River, MN, 763-441-1753
Marguerite’s Music, Moorhead, MN, 218-233-7546
Mr. Mark Music, Anoka, MN, 763-421-5455
My Favorite Guitars, Naples, FL, 239-530-7425
Nelson Music, Erhard, MN, 409-939-3062
Piano Circle, Bloomington, MN, 952-881-6165
August
FRI 14 –
The Afterwhile
(original, folky blues)
SAT 15 – The Blue Drifters
FRI 21 –
Moxie Blue
SAT 22 –
Ivory Bridge
SAT 29 –
Tommy Bentz Band
The Podium, Minneapolis, MN, 612-767-2800
Rhapsody Music, Mankato, MN, 507-387-2562
Rocktown Music, Waite Park, MN, 320-257-7676
Scheitel’s Music, Mankato, MN, 507-387-3881
Simply Violins, New Hope, MN, 763-535-7055
Tone Music, Owatonna, MN, 507-451-5196
Waseca Music Co., Waseca, MN, 507-835-2980
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Cameron 10 Annual
Bluegrass Festival
September 11, 12 and 13, 2015
Pioneer Village Museum
1866 12½ Ave. (Cty. Hwy. W)
Cameron, WI
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Hand-Picked Bluegrass
High View
The John and Rose Band
The King’s Countrymen
Loose Ends
Midnight Coal Co.
The River City Ramblers
The Stringsmiths
More bands to be announced
The King’s Countrymen
The Stringsmiths
The Seeger Boys
Music begins Friday night at 5pm
Vendors, Jammin’, Workshops and more
For more information or directions contact
Kathy Krug at (715) 458-0181
Food and refreshments available
No alcohol allowed
Gate Fee: Fri. $10, Sat. $15, and Sun. $10;
Rough camping is an additional $10 per day
$30 for weekend pass
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Plus camping, jamming, workshops, food & more!
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Celebrating 10 Year s!
Becky Buller
Festival Schedule
Gates Open Tues., 3pm
Wed. Night Old Time Dance
Main Stage
Thu. 5 - 11pm
Fri. & Sat. 11am - 11pm
Sun. 10am - 2pm
9 Time IBMA Fiddler of the Year!
Winner of 2 IBMA Awards in ‘14!
Nominated for IBMA
Songwriter of the Year ‘14!
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Tommy Brown & County Line Grass
The Lonesome Tradition
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MBOTMA
Calendar of Events
Concerts and events presented or supported by the Minnesota Bluegrass
& Old-Time Music Association
The following events are presented by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association (MBOTMA)
or supported in part by MBOTMA, and made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a
Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and
cultural heritage fund.
Presented by MBOTMA
Supported by MBOTMA
Bluegrass Jam Camp With The High 48s, Tuesday–Thursday,
August 4–6, 2015, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN. The
members of The High 48s will host a three-day bluegrass
instructional jam camp prior to the start of the Minnesota
Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival. This camp is for beginners and intermediate level players and will include individual
instrument instruction plus group playing and harmony singing dynamics. $95 registration fee before July 15, $120 after.
For more information or to register: 800-635-3037 or info@
minnesotabluegrass.org.
RecFest Bluegrass Festival, July 23–26, 2015, Recreation Park,
2nd St. NW, Milaca, MN. The 6th annual festival, with Shaffer’s
Lost 40, The Long Shots, Pride Of The Prairie, Barton’s Hollow,
Biscuit Boys, Northern Lights, Mathison Family Fiddlers,
Sarah Mae & The Birkeland Boys, and The Halvorson Family.
Admission $25 weekend + $30 per camping unit. 320-237-2657
or www.milacarecfest.com. Produced by Milaca Parks & Rec
and supported in part by MBOTMA.
Bucking Mules Old-Time Band Camp, Wednesday &
Thursday, August 5–6, 2015, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond,
MN. The members of The Bucking Mules will host a two-day
old-time band instructional camp for intermediate and
advanced level old-time musicians. Students will learn some
basics of old-time music as well as a few new tunes. $80 registration fee before July 15, $95 after. For more information or to
register: 800-635-3037 or [email protected].
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival,
August 6–9, 2015, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN. Fourday outdoor music and camping festival with stage shows,
dances, workshops, showcases, children’s shows, demonstrations, crafts, and good food in five stage areas. 2015 performers
will include a Hot Rize Reunion with Red Knuckles & The
Trailblazers, Entertainers & Vocal Group of the Year Balsam
Range, Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Gray, Red Molly, The
Jumpsteady Boys, The Bucking Mules, and many more. $20 to
$30 daily at the gate or $85 for all four days in advance including camping ($79 before March 1). Additional discounts for
MBOTMA members. For information or tickets call 800-6353037 or visit www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org.
Scott County Fair Bluegrass Festival, Sunday, July 26, 2015,
10:30 a.m.–6 p.m., Scott County Fairgrounds, 7151 190th St.
W., Jordan, MN. Church service with music by Mary Lou &
The Rusty Strings at 10:30 a.m. followed by The High 48s,
Blue Drifters Duet, and The Roe Family Singers. Admission
$10 for parking. For more information 952-492-2436 or www.
scottcountyfair.com. Supported in part by MBOTMA.
Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival, Sunday, September
13, 2015, 12–6 p.m., Theater In The Woods, Caponi Art Park,
1220 Diffley Rd., Eagan, MN. A community celebration featuring music, clogging, children’s activities, and food trucks in
a beautiful outdoor venue. Adults $20; Age 6-12 $5; Under 5
free. For more information: 651-454-9412, www.caponiartpark.
org. Produced by the Caponi Art Park & Learning Center and
supported in part by MBOTMA.
Harvest Jam Acoustic Music Experience, November 20–22,
2015, Marriott Minneapolis West Hotel, 9960 Wayzata Blvd,
St. Louis Park. 10th annual event will feature stage shows
Friday night, all day Saturday, and Sunday morning. The Race
For A Place Band Contest on Saturday, the Saturday Banquet
Dinner, Kip’s Live Open Mic in Kip’s Irish Pub throughout
the weekend, workshops, musical exhibitors, Sunday morning
gospel show, and lots of jam sessions. 800-635-3037 or www.
MinnesotaBluegrass.org. Lodging: Marriott, 952-544-4400, ask
for the special Minnesota Bluegrass rate.
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Coming Up
Venue abbreviations
331C: 331 Club, 331 13th Ave NE, Mpls, 612-331-1746,
www.331.mn
ACA: Acadia Cafe, 329 Cedar Ave, Mpls, 612-874-8702, www.
acadiacafe.com
AGr: Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe, 394 S Lake Ave, Duluth,
218-723-0075, www.amazinggraceduluth.com
APHC: “A Prairie Home Companion,” Minnesota Public Radio
AST: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main St, Mpls, 612-379-3138, www.
astercafe.com
BTC: Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, Bayfield, WI,
888-244-8368, www.bigtop.org
BoDD: BoDiddley’s Pub and Deli, 129 25th Ave S, St. Cloud,
320-252-9475
CED: Cedar Cultural Center, 415 Cedar Ave S, Mpls, 612-3382674, www.thecedar.org
CJ: Celtic Junction, 836 Prior Ave, St Paul, 651-330-4685, www.
thecelticjunction.com
CrH: Creek House Concerts, New Brighton, 651-633-5353, www.
creekhouseconcerts.com
DAK: Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Mall, Mpls, 612-332-1010, www.
dakotacooks.com
DUL: 607 W Lake St, Mpls, 612-827-1726, www.dulonos.com
DuG: Dunn Brothers on Grand, 1569 Grand Ave, St. Paul
EAG: Eagles Club, 2507 E 25th St, Mpls, 612-729-4469, www.
Mplseagles34.org
FITZ: Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E Exchange St, St Paul, 651-2901200, www.fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org
GINK: Ginkgo Coffeehouse, 721 N Snelling Ave, St Paul,
651-645-2647, www.ginkgocoffee.com
GKb: Grand Kabaret, 210 N Minnesota St, New Ulm, 507-3599222, www.thegrandnewulm.com
HB: Harriet Brewing, 3036 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis
HOB: The Loft at Hobgoblin Music, 920 State Hwy 19, Red
Wing, 877-866-3936, www.stoneyend.com
HOPK: Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins,
952-979-1111, www.hopkinsartscenter.com
KIP: Kieran’s Irish Pub, 85 6th St N, Mpls, 612-339-4499, www.
kierans.com
KRAM: Kramarczuk’s Deli, 215 E Hennepin Ave, Mpls,
612-379-3018, www.kramarczuks.com
OAK: Oak Center General Store, 67011 Hwy 63, Lake City,
507-753-2080, www.oakcentergeneralstore.com
RIV: Riverview Café & Wine Bar, 3747 42nd Ave S, Mpls, 612-7294200, theriverview.com
ROCK: Rockwoods, 9100 Quaday Ave NE, Elk River, 763-2224353, www.nograsslimit.com/RockwoodsCalendar.html
SHL: Sheldon Theatre, 443 W 3rd St, Red Wing, 800-899-5759,
www.sheldontheatre.org
TAP: Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Ave S, Mpls,
612-722-2914, www.tapestryfolkdance.org
UMC: Underground Music Café, 1579 Hamline Ave N, Falcon
Hts, 651-644-9959, undergroundmusiccafe.com
ZUM: Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave, Zumbrota, 507-7327616, www.crossingsatcarnegie.com
To post gigs and events to this calendar, request the link to our online submission form to [email protected]
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
Wednesdays in July
July 10
Cuttin’ Grass is a music series hosted
by the No Man’s String Band at Harriet
Brewing. Every Wednesday in July, hear
some of the best bluegrass and old time
music around. Harriet Brewing, 3036
Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, 7:30pm
Red Wing Roots Music Festival with
The Travelin’ McCourys, Mandolin
Orange, Punch Brothers, Red Tail Ring,
Elephant Revival, Frank Solivan & Dirty
Kitchen, Natural Chimneys Park, Red
Wing, www.redwingroots.com
June 26—Friday
July 2015
June 27—Saturday
• Contra Dance with Moonlight Trio,
TAP, 7:30pm
• Danny O’Keefe, CrH, 7pm
• The Flemming Fold, Red Lake County
Fair, Red Lake County Fair, Oklee, MN
• Jon Garon & Assisted Picking, DUL,
with Mark Kreitzer, Tim Hennessy,
Seth Garon, Sedra Bistodeau, 8pm
Womenfolk Live Benefit for KFAI
Radio with host Ellen Stanley/Mother
Banjo, and guests Katy Vernon, Sarah
Morris, Vicky Emerson. Aster Cafe, 125
SE Main St, Mpls, 612-379-3138, www.
astercafe.com, 9pm
• Monroe Crossing, Crossings at
Carnegie Presents, The State Theatre,
88 E 4th St, Zumbrota, MN, 8pm
• Moonlight Trio: Mary DuShane, Adam
Granger, Nick Jordan, TAP, contra
dance, 7:30pm
• Peter Rowan, APHC
• Pushing Chain, Bent Paddle Taproom,
Beer Run/Walk 5K, 1912 W Michigan
St, Duluth, 9:30am
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• Blue Groove, NE Brewer’s Block Party,
Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore St
NE, Mpls, seven different acts. Cider
Werks is teaming with local brewers to
offer a full line-up of housemade ciders
and beers, starts at 2pm
• Monroe Crossing, Art in the Park,
Robinson Park, Pine City, MN, 6:30pm
July 23
June 27—Saturday
• Pushing Chain, Castle Danger Brewery,
17 - 7th St, Two Harbors, MN
• Sawtooth Brothers, Bluegrass
Americana Weekend, Central Park,
145th St W, Rosemount, MN, 8pm
• Singleton Street, Fitgers Brewhouse, 600
E Superior St, Duluth, 10pm
June 28—Sunday
• Carver Creek, Harkin Store, 66250 Co
Rd 21, New Ulm, MN, 1pm
• Curtis & Loretta, Kingfield Farmers
Market, 4310 Nicollet Ave S, Mpls, 10am
• Singleton Street, Lyndale Lutheran
Church, 8012 Co Road 6, Maple Plain
• Steve & Stacie, Falconer Vineyards,
3572 Old Tyler Rd, Red Wing, 1pm
June 29—Monday
• Daddy Squeeze, DuG, 7:30pm
• Roe Family Singers, 331C, 9pm
June 30—Tuesday
• Bill Cagley, DuG, 7:30pm
• Pig’s Eye Landing, Nine Nights of
Music at Minnesota History Center,
345 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, 651-2593000, Dance lesson by TAP, 5:30pm
July 1—Wednesday
• Barley Jacks, Tally’s Dockside, 4440
Lake Ave, White Bear Lake, 6pm
• Bob Bovee, Rochester Public Library,
101 2nd St SE, Rochester, MN 10am
• No Man’s String Band and Pride of the
Prairie, HB, 7:30pm
• Patchouli, Bandshell between East &
West Ave, Red Wing, 7pm
July 2—Thursday
• Barley Jacks, Market Fest, 4701 Hwy 61
N, White Bear Lake, 6pm
• Swamp Poppas, EAG, 7:30pm
July 3—Friday
• Gaelic Storm, BTC, 7:30pm
• Pushing Chain, Danger Stage @ Wine
Cave & Courtyard, 10551 Main St,
Hayward, WI, 7pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, Meet Me Under the
Bridge, Wabasha, MN, 7pm
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July 4—Saturday
• Bob & Lynn Dixon, Prior Lake Farmers
Market, Main Street, Prior Lake, MN,
9am
• Greenwood Tree, St. Paul Farmers
Market, Lowertown, 9am
• High 48s, Riverfront Rendezvous,
Stevens Point, WI
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• The Moss Piglets, Brookside Bar and
Grill, 140 Judd St, Marine on St Croix,
MN, 3pm
• Pushing Chain, Castle Danger Brewery,
17 - 7th St, Two Harbors, MN, 2pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, North Morristown
4th of July Celebration, North
Morristown, MN, 12pm
• The Ultrasonic Duo, Riverfest, July 1–4,
E Veterans Memorial Dr, La Crosse,
WI, Lots of bands, 11am
July 5—Sunday
• Pushing Chain, Moguls Grille & Tap
Room, 371 Ski Hill Road, Lutsen, MN,
5pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, Music in Park,
Salem Lutheran Church, 1340 County
Road 5, Longville, MN, 5pm
• Singleton Street, Bluegrass Brunch,
Dayblock Brewing, 1105 Washington
Ave S, Mpls, 10:30am
• Steve & Stacie, Falconer Vineyards,
3572 Old Tyler Rd, Red Wing, 1pm
• Swing Brunch with Patty and the
Buttons, AST, 11am
July 6—Monday
• Roe Family Singers, 331C, 9pm
July 7—Tuesday
• JD McPherson, Joe Newberry, Jearlyn
& Jevetta Steele, Butch Thompson,
Tjarnblom, APHC Broadcast live from
Maclester College, St. Paul, 4:45pm
• Jugg Sluggers, RIV, 7pm
• Laney Jones and the Spirits, AST, 8pm
• New Riverside Ramblers, Sea Salt
Eatery, Minnehaha Park, Mpls, 5:30pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, Lake Normandale
Bandshell, Bloomington, MN, 7pm
• The Farmhouse Band, 331C, 10pm
July 8—Wednesday
• Dick Kimmel, Music in the Park,
Rugbe, ND, 7pm
• Folk Showcase with Larry Carpenter,
UMC, 7pm
• No Man’s String Band, HB, 7:30pm
July 9—Thursday
• Arlo Guthrie, BTC, 7:30pm
• Celtic Music Showcase with Paul
Garding, UMC, 7pm
• Charlie Maguire, Salo Park
Amphitheater, 39th Ave NE, St
Anthony Village, 7pm
• Pushing Chain, ROCK, 7pm
• Sarah Mae & the Birkeland Boys,
South St. Louis County Fair, Proctor
Fairgrounds, Duluth, 1pm
• Southside Aces, EAG, 8pm
• The Tim Malloys, Paddelford
Riverboat Cruise, www.irishfair.com,
6:30pm
• Wayne Hamilton, Elk River Farmers
Market, 716 Main St, Elk River, MN
3:30pm
July 10—Friday
• Chris Silver and The Good Intentions,
Junior’s Bar and Restaurant, 414 N
Main, River Falls, WI, 8pm
• Dick Kimmel, The Pantry, New Ulm,
5pm
• Mother Banjo, Golden’s Deli, 275 E. 4th
St, St. Paul, 651-224-8888, 7pm
• Pete Lanctot & the Stray Dogs, AGr, 7pm
• Pushing Chain, DUL, 8pm
• Red Wing Roots Music Festival with
The Travelin’ McCourys, Mandolin
Orange, Punch Brothers, Red Tail Ring,
Elephant Revival, Frank Solivan &
Dirty Kitchen, Natural Chimneys Park,
Red Wing, www.redwingroots.com
• Sawtooth Brothers, Viroqua Bluegrass
& Gospel Fest, Vernon County
Fairgrounds, Viroqua, WI, viroquabluegrass.org, 7pm
• Sonic Love Child, Minnehaha Park,
4801 S Minnehaha Dr, Mpls, 7pm
• Warren Nelson & Friends, BTC,
7:30pm
July 11—Saturday
• Barley Jacks, Fat Cat Triathlon, Hay
Lake School, Scandia, MN, 1pm
• Barley Jacks, Junior’s Bar and
Restaurant, 414 N Main, River Falls,
WI, 8pm
• Billy McLaughlin & Friends, ZUM,
8pm
• Curtis & Loretta, Brookings Summer
Arts Festival, Brookings, SD
• Dick Kimmel & Co, Madelia Park
Days, Madelia, MN, 11am
• Dick Kimmel & Co, Patrick’s on
Third, St Peter, MN, 8pm
• Greenwood Tree, Farmers Market,
Prior Lake, MN, 9am
• Nordic Bees, Menahga Midsummer
Festival, Menahga, MN,1pm
• Patty Griffin, Mavis Staples, Amy
Helm, BTC, 7:30pm
• Porcupine Creek, DUL, 8pm
July 2015
• Pushing Chain, North Folk Winery,
43150 Blackhawk Rd, Harris, MN, 2pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, Viroqua Bluegrass
& Gospel Fest, Vernon County
Fairgrounds, Viroqua, WI, viroquabluegrass.org, 3pm
• Singleton Street, Black Hawk Folk
Festival, Mount Morris, WI
• The Flemming Fold, Polka Spotlight,
Northwest Community Television,
6900 Winnetka Ave N, Brooklyn
Park, MN, 763-533-8196, Two hour
live taping, open to the public
• The Ultrasonic Duo, The Brickyard,
216 Broad St, Prescott, WI, 6:30pm
• Wilkonson James, UMC, 7pm
July 12—Sunday
• Curtis & Loretta, Brookings Summer
Arts Festival, Brookings, SD
• Fine Line Bluegrass, Stratford Bluegrass
Festival, Stratford, IA, www.finelinebluegrass.com, 10am
• The Flemming Fold, Redeemer
Lutheran Church, Henderson, MN,
160th Anniversary Celebration,
952-758-7522, www.flemmingfold.com
• Jeffery Broussard & The Creole
Cowboys, BTC, 1pm
• Open Mic, UMC, 6pm
• Patty Griffin, Mavis Staples, Amy
Helm, Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater,
Apple Valley, 7:30pm
• Pushing Chain, Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet
Ave S, Mpls, 11am
• Sarah Mae & the Birkeland Boys,
Proctor Art Fair, Field Station Café, 200
4th St, Proctor, MN, 12pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, AST, 8pm
• Shanties & Shipwrecks, BTC, 7:30pm
• Swing Brunch with Patty and the
Buttons, AST, 11am
July 13—Monday
• Millie & the Mill City Cajun
Heavyweights, EAG, 7:30pm
• Pushing Chain with Roe Family
Singers, 331C, 9pm
July 14—Tuesday
July 2015
• Country Music Showcase with Bill
Travers & Laura Moe, UMC, 7pm
• Eelpout Stringers, McCall Pond
Environmental Learning Center,
Savage, MN, 7pm
• The Flemming Fold, Waseca County
Free Fair, 409 8th Ave NE, Waseca,
MN, 3, 5, & 7:30pm
• Greenwood Tree, Heritage Hillside
Concert, New Richmond Heritage
Center, 1100 Heritage Dr, New
Richmond, WI, 6:30pm
• No Man’s String Band and Sawtooth
Brothers, HB, 7:30pm
July 16—Thursday
• High 48s, Eidem homestead concert,
Brooklyn Park, 6pm
• Roots Music Showcase with Bill Cagley,
UMC, 7pm
• Ry Cooder, Sharon White, Ricky
Skaggs, Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater,
Apple Valley, 7:30pm
July 17—Friday
• Dan Israel and Friends, Wolfe Park,
3700 Monterey Dr, St Louis Park, 6pm
• Dick Kimmel & Co, Double Barrel
Bluegrass Festival, Remer, MN
• The Flemming Fold, Bavarian Blast,
Brown County Fairgrounds, 1201 N
State St, New Ulm, MN, 507-359-2222,
www.bavarianblast.com, multiple days
• The Gated Community, The Aquarium,
226 Broadway N, Fargo, ND, 9pm
• High 48s, Hiawatha Bluegrass Festival,
Marquette, WI
• Indigo Girls, Minnesota Zoo
Amphitheater, Apple Valley, 7:30pm
• Pushing Chain, 318 Cafe, 318 Water St,
Excelsior, MN, 8pm
July 18—Saturday
• Ariane Lydon, ZUM, 8pm
• Barley Jacks, Stillwater Log Jam,
Stillwater, MN, 3pm
• The Charlie Daniels Band, Cactus
Blossoms open, BTC, 7:30pm
• Colin O’Brien, DUL, 8pm
• Dick Kimmel & Co, Double Barrel
Bluegrass Festival, Remer, MN
• The Fish Heads, Two Harbors Sidewalk
Chalk Days, Thomas Owens Park, Two
Harbors, MN, 12pm
• The Flemming Fold, Bavarian Blast,
Brown County Fairgrounds, 1201 N
State St, New Ulm, MN, 507-359-2222,
www.bavarianblast.com
• High 48s, Hiawatha Bluegrass Festival,
Marquette, WI
• Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams,
CED, 8pm
• Pushing Chain, Cannon River Winery,
421 Mill St W, Cannon Falls, MN, 1pm
July 19—Sunday
• Bob & Lynn Dixon, Kingfield Farmers
Market, 4310 Nicollet Ave, Mpls, 9am
• Chris Silver Band, Dancin’ Dragonfly
Winery, 2013 120th Ave, St Croix Falls,
WI, 1pm
• Open Mic, UMC, 6pm
• Pushing Chain, Crow River Winery,
14848 Highway 7 E, Hutchinson, MN,
2pm
• Steve & Stacie, Falconer Vineyards,
3572 Old Tyler Rd, Red Wing, 1pm
• Swing Brunch with Patty and the
Buttons, AST, 11am
• The Flemming Fold, Bavarian Blast,
Brown County Fairgrounds, 1201 N
State St, New Ulm, MN
July 20—Monday
• Roe Family Singers, 331C, 9pm
July 21—Tuesday
• Bob & Lynn Dixon, Midtown Farmers
Market, Lake St E & 22nd Ave S, Mpls,
4pm
• Eelpout Stringers, Neighborhood
Square Dance, Art House North, 793
Armstrong Ave W, St. Paul, 6:30pm
• Jugg Sluggers, RIV, 7pm
• Roots Music Showcase with Bill Cagley,
UMC, 7pm
July 22—Wednesday
• Bob & Lynn Dixon, Nokomis Farmers
Market, 5167 Chicago Ave. S, Mpls, 4pm
• Ian & Dick Kimmel, Noon Tunes,
Public Library, New Ulm, 12pm
• Jean Bostic, Wolfe Park, 3700 Monterey
Dr, St Louis Park, 7pm
• Sweet Rhubarb, Raspberry Island, 3 S
Wabasha, St. Paul, 12:30pm
July 23—Thursday
• Dick Kimmel & Co with Ian Kimmel,
Peace Plaza Stage, 2nd Ave SW & 1st St
SW, Rochester, 7pm
• Mother Banjo, AST, Womenfolk Live
Benefit for KFAI Radio w/ Katy Vernon,
Sarah Morris, Vicky Emerson, 9pm
• Pushing Chain, Floyd’s Bar, 1758
Arboretum Blvd, Victoria, MN, 6pm
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• Jugg Sluggers, RIV, 7pm
• The Fish Heads, Chester Park, at the
base of the Chester Bowl ski area, bring
a chair, Skyline Drive, Duluth, 7pm
July 15—Wednesday
July 23—Thursday
• RecFest Bluegrass Festival with
Shaffer’s Lost 40, The Long Shots, Pride
of the Prairie, Barton’s Hollow, Biscuit
Boys, Northern Lights, Mathison
Family Fiddlers, Sarah Mae & The
Birkeland Boys, The Halvorson Family,
Recreation Park, 2nd St NW, Milaca,
Supported by MBOTMA, see p. 9
• Sawtooth Brothers, Hilde
Amphitheater, Plymouth, MN, 7pm
• The Rockin’ Pinecones, EAG, 7:30pm
July 24—Friday
• Chris Silver Band, Junior’s Bar and
Restaurant, 414 N Main, River Falls,
WI, 6pm
• Pushing Chain, Paul Joern Tri For Cure
Benefit, Deer Run Golf Club, 8661 Deer
Run Dr, Victoria, MN, 6pm
July 25—Saturday
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• Bernie King and The Guilty Pleasures,
DUL, 8pm
• Brad Senne, Molly Dean, AST, 9pm
• Chris Silver & The Good Intentions,
Trempeleau Hotel, 11332 Main St,
Trempeleau, WI, 8pm
• Eelpout Stringers, Rice County Fair,
1814 NW 2nd Ave, Faribault, 3pm
• Fred Montana, Falconer Vineyards,
3572 Old Tyler Rd, Red Wing, 6pm
• The Flemming Fold, Rice County Fair,
1814 2nd Ave NW, Faribault, MN,
1:30pm
• Kahulanui: Hawaii Kings of Swing,
BTC, 7:30pm
• The May North, Muskie Days Music
Festival, Nevis Park, Nevis, MN,
4:30pm
• Nordic Bees, Alexandria Art in the
Park, 1pm & 4pm
• Roy Book Binder, CrH, 7pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, Forest Lake
Bluegrass Festival, Lakeside Park,
Forest Lake, MN, 4pm
• Singleton Street, Walnut Grove Family
Festival, Walnut Grove, walnutgrove.
org/festival.htm
July 26—Sunday
• A Prairie Home Companion with
Garrison Keillor, BTC, 7:30pm
• The Barley Jacks with Brian Wicklund,
Free outdoor performance, Target
Atrium, Orchestra Hall, Nicollet Mall,
Mpls, 5pm
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• High 48s, Scott County Bluegrass
Festival, 7151 W 190th St, #145, Jordan,
MN, 12pm
• Sarah Mae & the Birkeland Boys,
Milaca RecFest, see page xx, 11:15am
• Scott County Fair Bluegrass Festival,
with Mary Lou & The Rusty Strings,
The High 48s, Blue Drifters Duet,
The Roe Family Singers, Scott County
Fairgrounds, 7151 190th St W, Jordan,
MN, 952-492-2436, Supported by
MBOTMA see p. 26
• Swing Brunch with Patty and the
Buttons, AST, 11am
• The Okee Dokee Brothers, Minnesota
Zoo Amphitheater, Apple Valley, 7pm
July 31—Friday
• New Riverside Ramblers, EAG, 7:30pm
• Roe Family Singers, 331C, 9pm
• Sherwin Linton, Lake Harriet Park,
4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Mpls,
7:30pm
August 1—Saturday
July 27—Monday
July 28—Tuesday
• Bob & Lynn Dixon, Bluegrass Showcase
with Sarah Cagley, UMC, 7pm
• Jugg Sluggers, RIV, 7pm
• The Farmhouse Band, 331C, 10pm
• The Fish Heads, Lighthouse at Emily’s,
218 Scenic Dr, Knife River, MN, 6pm
July 29—Wednesday
• Dick Kimmel & Adam Granger,
Concert in the Park, Marshall, MN
• Ivory Bridge, Lakewinds Food Co-op,
6420 Lyndale Ave S, Richfield, MN,
6:30pm
• Lenz & Frenz, 331C, members from
Pert Near Sandstone, Farmhouse Band,
Sans Souci & Row of Ducks, 9:30pm
• No Man’s String Band, HB, Final
Cutting Grass of the season, 7:30pm
July 30—Thursday
• Carver Creek, Sibley County Fair,
Heritage Building, 801 W Chandler St,
Arlington, MN, 6:30pm
• The Flemming Fold, Blue Earth County
Fair, Shady Oaks Campground, 340
Fairgrounds St, Garden City, MN
• Greenwood Tree, UMC, 7pm
• Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, BTC,
7:30pm
• Charlie Parr, Falconer Vineyards, 3572
Old Tyler Rd, Red Wing, 7pm
• The Flemming Fold, Meeker County
Fair, 1230 N Armstrong Ave, Litchfield,
MN, 1:30pm
• The Gated Community, Fitger’s
Brewhouse, 600 E Superior St, Duluth,
MN, 10pm
• Jerry Jeff Walker with Albert & Gage,
Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater, Apple
Valley, 7:30pm
• Mark Kreitzer with Jon Garon, Martin
on Main, Nazareth, PA, 5pm
• The Moss Piglets, DUL, 8pm
• Pushing Chain, Bluefin Grille, 7192
MN-61, Tofte, MN, 9pm
• Carver Creek, Scott Carver Threshers
Harvest Festival, 19375 Fairview Ln,
Jordan MN, 9am
• Corey Carlson, BTC, 7:30pm
• Curtis & Loretta, Farmstead Creamery
& Cafe, Hayward, WI, 5pm
• The Flemming Fold, Wright County
Fair, U.S. 12, Howard Lake, MN, 2pm
• Greenwood Tree, Farmers Market,
Prior Lake, 9am
• Patchouli, Falconer Vineyards, 3572
Old Tyler Rd, Red Wing, 6pm
• Pushing Chain, Castle Danger Brewery,
17 - 7th Street, Two Harbors, MN, 2pm
• Pushing Chain, Bluefin Campfire, 7192
MN-61, Tofte, MN, 7pm
• The Ultrasonic Duo, The Brickyard,
216 Broad St, Prescott, WI, 6:30pm
August 2—Sunday
• The Flemming Fold, Scott-Carver
Threshers, 19375 Fairview Ln, Jordan,
MN, 2:30pm
• Nordic Bees, Flekkefest, Elbow Lake,
MN, 1pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, Washington
County Fair, 3:30pm
• Singleton Street, Bluegrass Brunch,
Day Block Brewing Company, 1105
Washington Ave S, Mpls
August 3—Monday
• Sawtooth Brothers, City Park West
Historic Bandstand, Antigo, WI,
6:30pm
August 4—Tuesday
• Brianna Lane, Bryant Square Park, 3101
Bryant Ave S, Mpls, 6:30pm
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Concerts & Events Coming Up in July
North Morristown 4th of July Celebration
4th of July Grounds, 10500 215th Street SW
Morristown, MN
Rosemary and Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo Program
Peace Plaza, 1st Ave SW & 1st St SW
Rochester, MN
Friday, July 10 at 8:15 pm
Saturday, July 11 at 3:30 pm & 9:15 pm
Traditional Bluegrass Gospel Music Festival
Vernon County Fairgrounds, 210 Fairground Road
Viroqua, WI
608-606-4105
Wednesday, July 15
7 pm
Harmony in the Parks, Lions Park Bandshell
Lindstrom, MN
651-257-0620
Friday, July 17
7 pm
Menahga Summer Concert Series, Spirit Lake Beach Pavilion
Menahga, MN
218-564-5462
Saturday, July 18
3 to 6 pm
Dodge County Free Fair
Dodge County Fairgrounds, 62922 State Highway 57
Kasson, MN
507-634-7736
Sunday, July 19
9 & 10:15 am
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4100 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
612-312-341
Wednesday, July 22
7:15 pm
Music in the Park, City Park Bandshell
Valley City, ND
701-845-3294
Saturday, July 25
7 pm
The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass w/Dolce Canto
First Presbyterian Church of Coeur d’Alene, 521 East Lakeside Avenue
Coeur d’Alene, ID
406-322-3547
Sunday, July 26
4 pm
St Timothy’s Summer Music Festival, St. Timothy’s Memorial Chapel
Phillipsburg, MT
888-407-4071
Monday, July 27
7 pm
Community Bluegrass & Gospel Concert
St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 270 North Placer Avenue
Idaho Falls, ID
208-522-8465
Tuesday, July 28
7 pm
Snowbowl Mountain Music Summer Concerts
Montana Snowbowl, 1700 Snowbowl Road
Missoula, MT
406-274-1527
Thursday, July 30
7 pm
Jamestown Arts Center, 115 SW Second Street
Jamestown, ND
701-251-2496
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Minnesota Waltz
from Minnesota Fiddle Tunes Project
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MSFA SloJammers
The Minnesota State Fiddlers Association have been transcribing and learning the tunes from the Minnesota Fiddle Tunes CD
project. They hold a monthly slow jam for fiddlers to learn old-time, Irish, Scandinavian, Canadian, and Cajun tunes.
Each month, a MSFA volunteer teaches from the group’s repertoire. The rest of the time is spent in a “circle” jam session with the
tunes slowed down so that everyone can participate. From beginner to accomplished musician, anyone who wants to work on fiddling, as well as guitar, mandolin, and other non-fiddle players who want to benefit from the slower tempos to learn how to accompany fiddlers are welcome to join.
MSFA members will participate on June 28, 2015, in Smitty’s Amateur Fiddle Contest, Spud Fest in Big Lake, Minnesota, registration at noon. In September, join them for jamming at the Ridgedale Library, Minnetonka, Minnesota, look for dates and times
on their website: www.fiddlemn.com. You can also find here additional transcribed tunes and more information on the Minnesota
Fiddle Tunes Project on the site.
Mary Pat Kleven organizes the SloJammers and the transcription project. Minnesota Blugrass thanks her and the SloJammers for
providing the charts on these pages. Find more information and purchase the CD at: minnesotafiddle.blogspot.com/p/
minnesota-fiddle-tunes-project-cd.html.
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August. This year features Old-Time and Dance. Get your tickets while they last. See the story, page 5. Photo: Michelle Perrin