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On Mon Oct 20 the Downtown Mountain Boys will trek north to entertain us. One of the Northwest’s finest
bluegrass bands, hailing from Seattle and environs. Door at 7:30, music at 8 pm.
At the Anza Club, 3 W 8th Ave at Ontario.
Mon Oct 27 will be an Open Stage. Bluegrass instruments please. Contact Prez
Dave, [email protected] reserve a spot.
http://www.pacificbluegrass.ca/
Join the PBHS Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2724290019
NEW: Viper Central plays the Green Frog in beautiful downtown Bellingham, Thu Oct 16 at 8 pm. If you haven’t
wandered south to this fine establishment, watering hole and supporter of live music of all types, here’s a great
excuse to do so.
NEW: How did I miss this?? TENDER WILD ANIMAL - movie release AND concert!!!!
Cloud People Productions is proud to present an evening featuring a stellar line-up of film, comedy, and live music
from The CUMBERLAND BROS (featuring Archie Pateman), Juno award winning PUGS and
CROWS,BUCKMAN COE, ERIN KENDALL, and more!!!!!!
This intergalactic fusion of sight and sound will climax with the official unveiling of the latest creation from SHADEN
GARETT & SEAN FULTON....The Stunning and Sensational 15 minute Steam-Punk Sci-Fiction movie/video that
has been seen by TV and movie goers across the rest of the world FINALLY arrives in the city where it all began!!!
Thu Oct 16 at 7:30
******* TICKETS $20 *******
ONLINE : http://tickets.thecultch.com/peo/loader.asp?target=show_events_list.asp%3Fshcode%3D446
IN PERSON : The Cultch Box Office - 1895 Venables St
OR BY PHONE : 604-251-1363
Rogue Folk continues its strong line-up of fantastic music. Most shows at the St James Hall, 3214 W 10th Ave at
Trutch, most shows are doors at 7pm, event at 8pm. www.roguefolk.bc.ca for full calendar and details.
Thu Oct 16, Don Ross with Thomas Leeb Guitar playing extraordinaire!
Fri Oct 17, Ellis Paul
Thu Oct 23, Ray Bonneville
Fri Oct 31, True Blues with Alvin Youngblood Hart & Corey Harris
Sat Nov 1, the Sybarites present a Contra Dance
Fri Nov 7, Winsome Kind with special guest Colin Bullock
Sat Nov 8, De Temps Antan
Thu Nov 13, Oh Susanna
Fri Nov 14, the Caleb Klauder Country Band (don’t expect to not dance!)
The Deep Cove Coffee House features the Joe Charron Trio, Fri Oct 17. Doors at 7 pm; open stage at 7:30; the
JCT takes to the stage at 9 pm. See the poster for full details.
Steve Campbell has lined up another season of great music at the Genesis Theatre in Ladner (west Delta, way
south but not all the way to the ferry, for the geographically challenged) with the live@5005 series. Only $15 a
show, or 4 for $50 or all 8 for $80. The first four, this year:
Fri Oct 17 – Doug Towle and De La Terra
Fri Nov 21 – August (featuring the awesome trio of Bev Elliot, Rae Armor and Linda Kidder)
Fri Dec 5 – Linda Kidder and Dave Pickell present a Christmas show.
The theatre is at 5005 45th Ave, Ladner, Delta.
The BlueShore Centre at Capilano University has a great line-up of music this autumn. And when they aren’t
presenting, they are supporting:
Moody Amiri, Fri Oct 17 at 8 pm at Presentation House.
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Quintet: Sound Prints, Sun Oct 19 at the Kay Meek Centre.
Loudon Wainright III, Fri Oct 24 at 8 pm at the BlueShore Centre.
Convergence, Sun Oct 26 at the BlueShore Theatre.
David Linx, Fri Oct 31 at the BlueShore Theatre.
Makana, Tue Nov 18 at 8 pm at the BlueShore Centre at CapU.
Black Hen Travelling Road Show Review (Jim Byrnes, Steve Dawson, Big Dave McLean) Thu Nov 20 at the
Electric Owl.
Michael Kaeshammer, Fri Nov 21 at the Kay Meek Centre.
Bill Frisell & Brad Turner, Wed Nov 26 at 8 pm at the BlueShore Centre.
The 6th annual Cultch Hoedown on Fri Oct 17 features Shout!WhiteDragon, with Professor Banjo calling. 1895
Venables. Full details at the web site.
NEW: The 16th Annual West Coast Guitar Night takes place at the Cultch’s Historic Theatre, 1895 Venables St, Sat
Oct 18 at 8 pm. A fantastic lineup: Kent Hillman, Hanh Nguyen, Les Finnigan, Simon Fox, Edgard Avelino,
andJohn Gilliat with Rossi Tzonkov.
NEW: Harmonica virtuoso, the amazing Keith Bennett, will present a Harmonica Workshop on Sat Oct 18.
Contact Keith at [email protected] or check out his website for more info.
NEW: Professor Banjo, aka Paul Silveria, will teach a beginner Clawhammer Workshop, Sat Oct 18 at 3 pm.
Contact Prof’ B’, [email protected] for details.
The Tipper Supper Series kicks off Sat Oct 18 with a performance by Just Duets (aka Andrea Smith and Dave
Lidstone). 2066 Kingsway, just east of Victoria. Come early for supper or come only for the performance at 8 pm.
See the poster for full details.
On Sat Nov 15 the Juke Joint Jokers will perform.
The Vancouver Ceili Society is back for another season of dances:
Sat October 18 – with ErRatica
Sat November 15 – with Martingale
Sat January 17 – with Dave’s Band
Sat February 21 – with the Psycho Acoustic Ceili Band
Sat March 14 – St. Pat’s dance with Gaoler’s Muse
Victoria Drive Community Hall, 2026 E.43rd Ave l map
Doors open: 7:30 pm l Steps taught: 7:45pm l Dance: 8 to 11pm
Tickets available at the door - adults $20 l students & seniors $15 l kids 6-12 $5 l 5 & under free. See the poster.
NEW: The Royal Aloha Monday Orchestra will present on (of course!) Mon Oct 20, an evening of traditional
Hawaiian music at the Kino Café, 3456 Cambie St at 18th Ave (next to the Park Theatre). RAMO consists of Don
Kellett, Susan Vigneaux, Michael Dunn, Eleanore Dunn and Joe Bourchier. See the poster or
[email protected] for more info.
NEW: The Victoria Bluegrass Association presents Jeff Scroggins and Colorado in concert Tue Oct 21 at 8 pm.
Full details at VBA’s website. For those of you heading to Wintergrass in February, here’s your opportunity for a
preview!
UPDATE: The West Coast Blues Jam workshop will be held on Tue Oct 21 (not the 28th which would be the usual
4th Tuesday workshop). Tim Tweedale will present the workshop. He’s going to work on “My Babe” by Willy Dixon.
I’ve seen the handout – it covers guitar, mandolin and dobro or slide guitar. So don’t miss this great workshop.
The Langley Ceilidh is back for another season:
Thu Oct 23, Halloween.
Thu Nov 20, no theme.
Thu Dec 18, Christmas.
And the week previous Thu Oct 16, Thu Nov 13, Thu Dec 11 are jam nights. Come to participate.
St Andrews United Church, 9025 Glover Road in downtown Fort Langley. Starts about 7
pm. [email protected] for more info or to sign up for a spot.
Bring your family to Family Frolic on Sat Oct 25 at 2 pm, when Professor Banjo is joined
by Shout!WhiteDragonto entertain kids and adults at Astorino’s Ballroom, 1739 Venables at Commercial. See the
poster for tix info or go towww.brownpapertickets.com/event/852282
Vancouver Folk Music Festival presents Jenn Grant & Matthew Barber, Wed Nov 5 at CBC Studio 700, 700
Hamilton St. doors at 7 pm. Tickets available online & by phone @ 604-602-9798.
Amazing mandolinist, multi-instrumentalist actually, Radim Zenkl will perform on Bowen Island, Fri Nov 7 at 7:30.
Details to come.
The Georgia Strait Guitar Workshop Fall Jam happens Fri-Sun Nov 7-9. No formal workshops but a great way to
explore a variety of styles on the guitar and other string instruments. Contact Kathy, [email protected] for
details.
Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands present a weekend of workshops, jams and concerts, Fri-Sun Nov 7-9 at the
Yosemite Rustic Mountain Bug and Resort in California. Details at www.band-sessions.com
Joan Baez, who cancelled her Vancouver Folk Fest appearance due to a medical issue, also cancelled her
Bellingham concert. That one is now booked for Thu Nov 13, in the Mount Baker Theatre. It’s a fantastic venue and
well worth the border hassle (not too bad on Thursday eve).: She’ll play the Vogue Theatre on Sun Nov 16. Get
your tix fast!
NEW: The next Sea Shanty and Fiddle Tune session at the Hastings Mill Museum 1575 Alma St, is scheduled
forSun Nov 23 at 1 pm. Contact Doug, [email protected] or 604-649-3289 for info.
Professor Banjo calls dances with Shout!WhiteDragon at the Wise Hall, Fri Nov 28 at 8 pm. Online tix
athttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/833271
NEW: John Reischman & The Jaybirds perform at the Tir-Na-Nog Theatre, Bowen Island, Thu Dec 4 at 7 pm.
Contact Darlene at [email protected] or 604-947-9343 for details. See the poster.
The Wailin’ Jennys play Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Thu Dec 4.
Their site is updated with shows into December, looks like Vancouver didn’t make the cut. But it’s a pleasant drive
to Seattle in December if it isn’t snowing or raining cats & dogs & rats &… and if you ignore border scene on the
way down. And Benaroya Hall is an awesome place for concerts.
Or if you’re further east than the Vancouver region, you can catch them in Omak, WA, Sat Dec 6. Tix
atwww.brownpapertickets.com
Warm up your early winter with some rockabilly-gypsy-circus-swing. The high-energy Blackberry Wood has got you
covered! Sat Dec 6 at 2 pm, Astorino’s Ballroom, 1739 Venables at Commercial. www.brownpapertickets.com/
event/852282
www.blackberrywood.ca/
Hot Rize is back! Well, almost back here. They perform in Seattle’s Neptune Theatre, Wed Dec 10 at 8 pm. Tix
athttp://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?pid=7856322&orgid=30247
Don’t delay! And they have a new CD! Well worth that painful wait at the 49th. And the trip home will be much
simpler and quicker!
The Bellingham Folk Festival will take place Fri-Sat Dec 19-20. Full detail at http://www.
thebellinghamfolkfestival.com/
Looks like a great lineup of performers. What a great idea for a Christmas present! A few days early.
What else? Listen to bluegrass and other great acoustic music
These are all great local stations with all sorts of music. Start with the bluegrass, of course, but check out the full
schedules.
In the Pines Listen Sundays at 2:30 pm on CFRO 100.5 FM or stream or listen to
podcastshttp://www.coopradio.org
https://www.facebook.com/InThePinesVancouverCooperativeRadioCfro1005fm
Pacific Pickin’ Tune in every Tuesday morning at 6AM Pacific for the best in bluegrass and its roots and branches
on CITR (101.9) or stream and check out the podcasts www.citr.ca
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacific-Pickin.../224120737729410%E2%80%8E
Catfish Gumbo airs on CIVL 101.7 FM from 4-5 pm on most Tuesdays. Stream the live feed and listen to podcasts
of past shows here: http://civl.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/CatfishGumbo
As you may know, Catfish Gumbo is a bluegrass radio show that airs on Tuesdays from 4-5 pm on CIVL 101.7 FM
in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. CIVL is Fraser Valley's community radio station and Catfish Gumbo is THE
bluegrass-oriented show of the Fraser Valley. In addition to bluegrass, Catfish Gumbo typically includes old-time
and string-band music, a diversity that enables the inclusion of music that inspired bluegrass and the genres that
have evolved from it. You can stream live shows and listen to podcasts of past shows here: www.civl.ca. But wait,
there’s more. You can now like Catfish Gumbo on Facebook to read about bands you hear on the show, learn of
upcoming local events, and find other resources for bluegrass, old-time, and string-band music.
In Nanaimo, CHLY (chilli!), FM 101.7 http://chly.ca/
In Victoria, check out CFUV, FM 101.9, http://cfuv.uvic.ca/cms/
These have a great range of music, like all great not for profit radio stations. No bluegrass but hey! It’s a big
musical world out there, go explore.
Just south of the border in Everett, Bluegrass Express airs on KSER, FM 90.7 on Sundays at 11
a.m.http://www.kser.org/ for live streaming. And since the guitar is everything, check out Frettin’ Fingers, Saturdays
at 11 a.m.
In Bellevue (home of Wintergrass) it’s KBCS, FM 91.3e, www.kbcs.fm for a lot of fine music. Bluegrass
Rambleairs Sundays, noon-3pm. And there’s a lot of other fine acoustic programming as well.
KAOS, 89.3 FM in Olympia www.kaosradio.org includes American Anecdotes, Thursdays at 6 pm.
What else? Classes, instruments for sale, regular jam spots, etc.
Dave Theobald is forming a Merle Travis style country music band and is searching for interested musicians.
Specifically, he’s looking for a peddle or lap steel player and a fiddler. Check out http://vancouver.craigslist.
ca/bnc/muc/4700923602.html and contact Dave if you’re interested.
John has a mighty fine, 1979 Guild G 312 for sale. Yes, a 12 string. A Venerable 12 string. Made in Westerly,
Rhode Island. Contact John at 778-867-7851 or [email protected]
Joel has a 1969 D28 Brazilian for sale. He obviously loves his instruments. The D28 is in awesome condition. It’s
had a neck reset, been re-fretted and outfitted with a new bridge. The Brazilian rosewood is nicely figured. One, 3”
crack in the upper bout, treble side has been repaired (this seems to be a common issue; my D35 had the same
thing. Some blame the pick guard.) With Calton case.
Joel also has a 1966 Gibson LG1. He’s had the old, cheap adjustable bridge replaced with a “real” bridge (see, I
told you loves these instruments).
Joel’s in Bellingham but wanders north every once in a while. Contact him at 360-7781601 [email protected] to discuss these beauties.
Paul is putting his upright bass up for sale. Great sounding stand-up bass made by Strunal of the Czech Republic.
Sells at Long & McQuade for $2400 to $2500. Asking $1699. Can view on Craigslist Victoria
at:http://victoria.en.craigslist.ca/msg/4543346595.html. Or on UsedVictoria. Excellent condition, very minor marks.
Set up professionally with bridge and sound pole adjustments, and high quality strings. For great added value, it
comes with a Fishman pickup on the bridge, for amplifying. Soft case and bow included. Served me well for
bluegrass, swing, folk, country etc. but I am not playing it now. More on Strunal instruments at:
http://www.strunal.cz/?xSET=lang&xLANG=2
Also, it is time for Paul to pass along his square grand piano, to a good home. This is free, although you would pay
to move it and tune it. With full restoration these antiques can be worth a lot. You need a very, very large space of
course.
Paul Washington
250-743-1679
www.paulwashingtonmusic.com
Mik has a mighty fine Martin HD28-HB, like new, including B-band pickup, for sale. Just a couple of years old.
Contact her at [email protected] for pics, details. I’ve got a few pics too if you want to have a look.
Sue has a very sweet 1963 Martin D18 for sale. Think about it: 51 years of tone all stored up for you to play your
finest. Contact her at [email protected] for details.
Chris Sallis-Lyon, drummer with the Paper Trails and Maya bands, and who has recently been studying in the
music program at Vancouver Community College, is now offering lessons in drumming and percussion in the Deep
Cove area. All styles, all levels welcome. Phone 778-554-0916 cell or 604-929-8757.
For musicians in the Deep Cove vicinity, John Lyon offers bluegrass and clawhammer banjo lessons in the area.
Actually, he’s passionate about music and also teaches guitar, mandolin, and bass; and he offers voice coaching,
ear training and songwriting lessons. [email protected] or 604-929-8757.
From Megan Lynch-Chowning, fiddler extraordinaire in Nashville, here’s a list of US fiddle contests for those who
can’t get too much fiddle: http://www.fiddlestar.com/fiddle-contests.php
Does anybody have a list for Canada? Western Canada?
Jams and Open Stages
The Back Porch Bluegrass Jam 1st and 3rd Thu of the month at Bakerview Church, 2285 Clearbrook
Road in Abbotsford, from 7:00 to 9:00. He's aiming for a twice-monthly jam. http://facebook.com/music.
soundman
Bergthorsen Academy of Music Bluegrass Jam - takes place on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each
month from 7:30 to 9:00 at 12229 Harris Rd, Pitt Meadows, with Gord Sadler of 5 on a String. Amateur
musicians of all levels welcome. Bring your instrument and have some fun! op-in fee - $5 per
[email protected]
The Valley Bluegrass Music Society meets in Langley on Friday evenings. They meet at the Langley
United Church, 5673 - 200th St. Details at http://valleybluegrass.net/
Bluegrass jam at the Crescent Beach Legion every Wednesday. 2634 128 St, Crescent Beach, 7:30 10:00. No charge!
Blues Jam the first Tuesday of each month at the Anza Club. Blues Workshop, followed by a jam, the last
Tuesday of each month, also at Anza. Join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/wcblues To join,
simply click "Like". New (and old) tablatures, music, discussion and updates will be posted there.
UPDATE: Old Time Jam, fourth Monday of the month at the Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir, starting at 7:30.
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