Arizona Bluegrass Beacon
The Proof is in the Pickin’
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ARIZONA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION
Editor: Rosemary Langley
www.arizonabluegrass.com
March 2015
Prep & Dist.: Sandra Austin
2015 Marana Bluegrass Festival
APRIL 10, 11, 12!
Ora Mae Harn Park
13250 N. Lon Adams Road
Marana, AZ
National Headliner—Jeff Scroggins and Colorado!
11 local Arizona bands, PLUS workshops on Saturday & Sunday
The 2015 Festival is a partnership between the Town of Marana, the Arizona Bluegrass Association (ABA), and the Desert Bluegrass Association (DBA)
More details at www.maranafestival.com
ABA-sponsored bands highlighted on the back of this page!
Booth & Festival volunteers get a day pass for the day they volunteer!
Help in the ABA booth:
Contact Betty Artman [email protected] 602-476-4576
Help out as a Festival volunteer:
Go to www.maranafestival.com and click on the volunteer tab.
Support OUR Festival!!!!!!!!
$100 FRIENDS OF BLUEGRASS – Most popular way to support!!
Your name listed in the program and booth as a “Friend of Bluegrass”, on stage recognition by
emcee, and a 501c3 tax donation through ABA or DBA -OR- 5 day passes. Interested? Contact:
Ned Robbins at [email protected] 480-678-5107, OR complete the coupon below & mail it with
your check to the ABA!
Complete the coupon below & mail it with your check to the ABA!
----------------------------------------------------------------Yes, I want to be a Friend of the Festival!!
Complete this coupon & mail with check to:
Arizona Bluegrass Association, P. O. Box 8139, Glendale, AZ 85312
Name:_________________________________________________________________
(Please print clearly)
Email or address:_________________________________________________________
I would like the tax donation receipt _________ OR 5 day-passes_________
Do it now! The deadline to have your name printed in the program is March 20th.
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MARANA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL ABA—SPONSORED BANDS
Brush Arbor Revival is a gospel band made up of five veteran musicians (guitar, dobro, mandolin, banjo, and upright bass) whose single purpose is to praise and glorify
our Lord Jesus Christ in music. Our music is a combination of country, bluegrass, and
southern gospel. It is our honor to lead folks in praising our Lord at all events and
worship opportunities. More at: www.brusharborrevival.org
Cabin John is based on the char m of two old and two young people who love to
play traditional-style bluegrass music. This band plays straight out traditional bluegrass for gigs including the Beach House Reviews, Gospelgrass, folk festivals, coffee houses, and senior living facilities. They are what down-home bluegrass is all
about. More at: www.cabinjohnbluegrass.com
Cisco & the Racecars wer e a featur ed band at the 2014 Mar ana
Festival following a first place win in the 2013 Tucson Bluegrass Festival, and also won the 2014 Pickin’ in the Pines Band Contest.
Although their roots are bluegrass and they remain true to that tradition,
they also play popular, country, and old-time music. They also serve as
mentors to the young members of the Jam Pak Blues 'N' Grass Neighborhood Band. More at: www.facebook.com/ciscoandtheracecars
Greenwood Sidee, founded in 2008, has won numer ous awar ds thr oughout Ar izona, including First Place two years in a row at the Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival
and 2nd Place at the 2013 Pickin’ in the Pines Band Competition. Greenwood Sidee is
not only about old-time music, they also enjoy performing the work of modern artists
such as Regina Spektor and Bob Dylan. More at:
www.facebook.com/thegreenwoodsidee
The Headline Bluegrass Band, fronted by Bill Cox, has entertained many people and
played in several local area festivals during the 2008-2011 time frame. After a break, Bill
is re-forming the band with all new members, and will offer a fresh musical approach
with strong vocal harmonies and instrumentals. Many songs are reminiscent of the classic
Tony Rice era, as well as the Bluegrass Album Band and Seldom Scene.
More at: www.facebook.com/HBBGrass
Jam Pak Blues ‘N’ Grass Neighborhood Band. After 20 year s in
the Arizona bluegrass world, most folks know their story. Enfolded
in the love of music, community, food, travel, and love itself, this
unique band of all ages, races, and walks of life makes bluegrass
music. They teach each other, they gather twice a week, they practice, dance, entertain, and at the center, maintain the singular goal to
make themselves and others happy with their music. More at:
www.jampak.com
Nehemiah plays gospel and tr aditional bluegr ass music. They believe that
laughter is an emotional response that helps prepare the soul for a journey of joy
towards the Kingdom of God. Remember that everyone smiles in the same language, so come 'bust a smile' with Nehemiah, and let the joy of God travel across
the highway of your heart! More at: www.facebook.com/pages/NEHEMIAH
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Tempe Festival of the Arts—Spring 2015!
March 27-29, 2015 will once again be an
exciting place for bluegrass! After the Arizona Bluegrass Association and Jam Pak
hosted such a successful weekend of
bluegrass and acoustic music at last December’s Festival, we were invited back to
the Spring Tempe Festival of the Arts.
The booth, which will feature jamming
and music performance all three days
from 10:00-5:30 PM, will be located on
Mill Avenue by the Valley Theater. Bring
your instrument and come sit in!
Cisco and The Racecars are a featured
band on the Festival stage on Saturday,
the 28th. Jam Pak will also be featured in
the Cameo Circle on Saturday. Then the
big event will be the Hayden Amphitheater Stage on Sunday from 12:00-5:30 PM.
The Stage, hosted by ABA and Jam Pak,
will feature bluegrass and acoustic music
of Arizona, and the line-up is truly terrific. Featuring Igor The One Man Showband as MC, the Stage will host Headline
Bluegrass, Generation (from Chino Valley), Gilbert Town Fiddlers, Cisco and
The Racecars, and of course Jam Pak
Blues 'N Grass Neighborhood Band.
Dusty Boots Square Dance Social will
round out the day with a very fun square
dance session (no experience needed). Greenwood Sidee will provide the dance music.
Come on out and have fun at this premier Arizona event! We are bringing the music we love to a
new and appreciative audience. For more information contact Anni Beach at 480-9636811 [email protected]. Also check outwww.tempefestivalofthearts.com.
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A Desert Song by Katie Buetow
Into the life of Jam Pak and Cisco & The Racecars came this young woman. I was opposed to including cello.
One day I went to the store and upon my return, I heard the most beautiful mellow sounds blending with the
bluegrass going on in the living room. She won our hearts that very day and has become part of the Jam Pak
commUNITY. I think her essay, which recently received an alumni award from Notre Dame, reminds us all of
the power of music that we hold in our hands. - Anni Beach
On a rainy January morning in Chandler, Arizona, I stood
nervously outside the front door of a small ranch house. Inside, the distinct, rapid plunks of a banjo reverberated, only
slightly muted by the wall between the strummer and me. I
raised my fist to knock, then hesitated, readjusting the cello
case hanging from my shoulder. I listened for a few more seconds. I rapped on the door.
The uncertainty churning my stomach was a feeling I’d
become accustomed to over the past several months. After
graduating from Notre Dame in 2012, I had moved to Arizona
to teach at a charter school in Mesa. I liked my job, but I was
very lonely. I missed my family back in Michigan terribly. I
missed my friends, who had scattered like dandelion seeds to
all corners of the country.
One of the most painful absences in my life was the lack
of music. At Notre Dame, I’d majored in cello performance.
Now, on the rare occasions I had the energy to pick up my
cello after work, I became discouraged at the clumsy way my
hands struggled through the passages I once executed so
smoothly. I also missed the camaraderie of orchestra, the
Tuesday-night Brahms rehearsals that left me so alive it was
at least an hour before I could attempt to focus on my homework.
Desperate for distraction, I inserted myself into various
awkward social situations with strangers. I played tennis
with strangers; I salsa danced with strangers; I joined a
Meetup group full of strangers. Each conversation made me
feel shallow and forgettable. I hated all of it.
Back in Michigan for Christmas, I drew further into myself as I tried to pinpoint the causes of my discontent. It was
hard to make friends in a new city in a part of the country
totally foreign to me. My job was exhausting and, while fulfilling, quite stressful. Every day, twenty-four pairs of eyes
stared at me, assessed me, judged me. It was unnerving and
exhausting to be so scrutinized.
I tortured myself flipping through my acquaintances’ artfully filtered photographs of happy hours and
trips to Europe. I knew most of the photos were exaggerated—or, at least, enhanced—but I couldn’t stop ruminating on my choices and comparing them to others’. I berated myself for being unambitious and cowardly
(as if teaching wasn’t a difficult job; as if moving across the country wasn’t brave). The more it hurt, the
deeper I delved. I now realize that I was seeking solidarity—public proof that others were as lonely as I was.
Unsurprisingly, I did not find it on the internet. Drowning in the flood of pictures and status updates, I took
an unhealthy pleasure in eavesdropping on gatherings to which I had not been invited. I savored my own undoing.
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A Desert Song by Katie Buetow (continued)
A good friend’s invitation interrupted my poisonous reverie. Stevie was also home visiting his family for
Christmas. He was a musician as well, and while we had always discussed jamming, we had never gotten
around to it at Notre Dame. Now, idle and inspired by the new Lumineers album, we finally collaborated. I
managed to borrow a cello from a childhood friend who had played in the high school orchestra with me. As I
waited for Stevie to arrive at my house, I tried to play the Elgar concerto, which usually felt rich and smooth
as syrup in my hands. After an extremely out-of-tune first chord, I eased into the wave-like rhythms of the
first movement. I was surprised at how much my fingers remembered. It wasn’t beautiful, but it was familiar
and natural.
Stevie arrived at my house around 9 pm with his guitar and some recording devices. A faint glow flickered inside of my chest; it grew steadily stronger as we played version after version of the song, experimenting with new harmonies and tempos. Three hours and countless takes later, we had successfully captured
our version of the song “Stubborn Love.” My pulse quickened, my face glowed red. I could have cried out of
joy or despair or both. I was awake.
Upon returning to Arizona, I fought hard to cling to that wakefulness. I scoured Craigslist’s meager music offerings in the Phoenix area, finally settling on an unconventional posting by a bluegrass band looking
for a cellist. I had no experience playing bluegrass music, but nonetheless I responded to the ad and attached the recording Stevie and I had made a few weeks before. A week passed. Overwhelmed with grading
and lesson planning, I forgot about it. A week later, I received a response from Francisco, the band’s leader,
inviting me to sit in on their rehearsal that Saturday.
When he gave me the address, Francisco mentioned it was his teacher’s house. For a moment, I had a
jolting fear that I’d joined a band of children. I would be the creepy adult hanging out with the high school
kids. I went anyway, but I hoped for nothing more than a mildly painful experience.
I knocked on the door. The banjo ceased abruptly and a young man about my age opened the door. I let
out my breath—at least he wasn’t one of my students from Mesa Prep. I met the other two musicians in the
band. Now I was nervous again. What was I supposed to do? I didn’t know any of their songs and I had only
limited experience improvising. I suffered from a crippling dependency on sheet music. I liked instruction; I
liked precision. Without music, I was helpless. For all my years of study, I had nothing to show. My hands
were sweaty, an anxiety-induced fate that always plagued me before important performances.
Wiping my palms on my leg, I brandished my bow and charged into the fray. My playing did not sound
like theirs, but it wasn’t entirely bad, either. The slow, melodious licks I played complemented Francisco’s
rapid banjo, Joelle’s rhythmic bass, and Jon’s resonant guitar. It was unexpected, but it worked. Francisco
yelled out the chord names as we played and I picked out simple melodies, usually choosing the bass note of
the chord.
At the end of the rehearsal, Francisco invited me to join the band. In the year that has passed since, I’ve
learned to adapt my style, to play jazz and bluegrass tunes, and to improvise. I play freely now, confident
that I can harmonize with any tune I hear. Instead of fearing the act of creating, I cherish it.
The whole time I studied music at Notre Dame, I never fully understood why I was doing it. I’d been playing for most of my life, but I knew I wasn’t going to be a musician by trade. I was too drawn to my liberal arts
program classes, to reading and writing and discussing. I lacked the discipline to develop the technicality
necessary for graduate music school. Music was a passion, but not a profession. I considered dropping the
degree several times, but after sophomore year it seemed a shame not to finish it. So I meandered on, receiving middling grades in music theory and practicing when I could fit it in. I loved it, but I half expected to stop
playing after graduation. Though the thought saddened me, I couldn’t see an alternative.
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A Desert Song by Katie Buetow (continued)
Six months later, the degree that I doubted ended up saving me from despair. Through it, I’ve gained a family
and a purpose. Music was the constant that brought comfort in a time of terrifying uncertainty. Doubting
everything about myself, I knew, at least, that I could play the cello. It was the link to my past and my past
homes. It transported me from my middle school auditorium in Okemos, Michigan, to the stage of DeBartolo
Performing Arts Center, to the Lewis chapel, to the shabby stage of the Yucca Taproom in Tempe, Arizona.
The concerto that I practiced for so many hours in the Crowley practice rooms now reverberates off the bare
walls of my new apartment. I haven’t gone anywhere—not really.
A final note: Katie Buetow is in her third year of teaching and mentoring high school youth at Mesa Preparatory, a Great Hearts Academy. She has played with Cisco & The Racecars for over two years and also sings harmonies with her beautiful voice. The band has won four of Arizona's band contests and now have their sights
on Rockygrass in July. One day we will write more about Craig's List! Never underestimate what treasure you
might find in its listings.www.ciscoandtheracecars.com
ABA BANDS LISTING
The Bands Listing is a FREE service to acoustic bands that have at least one ABA member in the group. This
listing is also on the ABA website. To have your acoustic band listed, send an email to the Beacon Editor
([email protected]) with the following information: Name of the band, contact name and email address (this
person must be a current ABA member), short description of the band’s music (12 words or less).
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BRUSH ARBOR REVIVAL - Old-Time Gospel. Contact Peggy Craig (928) 713-3616 or E-Mail [email protected].
CABIN JOHN BLUEGRASS - Traditional bluegrass and gospel. Contact Anni Beach ([email protected]) or Howard Anderson
([email protected]).
CINDER MOUNTAIN - Bluegrass band; secular and gospel. Contact John [email protected].
CISCO AND THE RACECARS - Award-winning bluegrass, old-time country, popular music for all occasions. Contact Francisco
Briseno, [email protected].
FLINT HILL SPECIAL - Glen Wilbourn: (928) 632-8411 or [email protected] and visit www.flinthillspecial.com.
GILDED STRINGS - Contact: Debi DuVall (480) 600-0606 or [email protected]. Wide range; oldies but goodies; blues, country,
folk, gospel, and bluegrass.
GREENWOOD SIDEE - Award winning old-time country, folk, and blues for all occasions. Contact Giselle
Lee, [email protected].
GRITS N ROSES BLUEGRASS BAND - www.gritsNroses.com Rick Rhodes [email protected] (602) 768-0478.
IGOR'S JAZZ COWBOYS - Wide range of musical styles including bluegrass, and traditional. Igor at (602) 315-1525 and visit www.IgorsJazzCowboys.com.
JAM PAK BLUES 'N' GRASS NEIGHBORHOOD BAND - Multi-generational traditional bluegrass and gospel for all occasions. Contact Anni Beach (480) 963-6811, [email protected] and visit www.JamPak.com.
JAMES REAMS & THE BARNSTORMERS - James Reams & The Barnstormers provide a contemporary take on traditional bluegrass; blending it with innovation and vitality to create their own branch on the “roots” tree. Contact James Reams (718) 374-1086
or email: [email protected]. For more information visit their website at: www.jamesreams.com.
MORNING FIRE - Young bluegrass band ready for 'tween' performances. Contact Thalia Arviso/Anni Beach, [email protected].
NEHEMIAH - Gospel Bluegrass, Contact Terry Hutson (623) 694-4650, [email protected].
PAYDIRT, [email protected], (480) 980-0856.
RED ROCK CROSSING - Bluegrass with a twist. Rochelle (623) 229-5986 - [email protected].
RUSTY STRINGS BLUEGRASS BAND - Contact Klyle Stall (520) 709-1279 or e-mail [email protected].
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Huck Finn Jubilee Bluegrass Festival Special Ticket Offers!
The Huck Finn Bluegrass Festival is scheduled for June 12 - 15, at
Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park, Ontario, CA. Here are two great
festival ticket offers for our ABA members:
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Tickets will be discounted 10 percent for Arizona Bluegrass Association members if purchased between now and Friday (6/5) at
10:00 p.m. Use the promotional code: MUSIC.
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Go to: http://huckfinn.com/ to purchase tickets.
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For more information or if you have questions, contact Michael Krouse, [email protected].
Check out the Arizona Bluegrass Association Website!
Arizonabluegrass.com
Here are some of the new features on our recently renovated website:
 Current photos from recent festivals and events (on the Home page).
 Beacon newsletter classified ads are also posted on the website—click
Newsletters (on toolbar), then click the “Beacon Newsletter Classified Ads”
link.
 Beacon newsletter archives—click Newsletters (on toolbar), then click the
“Beacon Newsletter Archives” link.
 Upcoming events and the current jam schedule—click Calendar (on
toolbar) to see those links.
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JAM SCHEDULE by ART WIRTZ
(submit additions, corrections etc. to [email protected])
Sundays
1st of the month
4:00 pm Saddle Brooke Clubhouse Jam CANCELLED PERMANENTLY
1st and 3rd of the month
3:00 pm Elks Club Jam Elks Club, 2455 N. Apache Tr ail, Apache J unction, AZ (October – April) Contact Jan Zale: 602
619 4163
Mondays
2nd and 4th of the month
6:30 pm Scottsdale Jam, Gr anite Reef Senior Center ,1700 N. Gr anite Reef Road. Contact: Pr icilla Har p pr [email protected] 480 219 2510 C 480 612 5963 or Debi Duvall [email protected] 480 600 0606 All experience levels and all
instruments. Year round
Tuesdays
2nd of the month
NEW JAM 6:00 PM Foothills Library, Roadrunner Room, 19055 N. 57 th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308. Round robin style, Audience welcome, Contact: 623 930 3844.
3rd of the month
CHANGE 6:00 pm Peoria Library Acoustic Jams, 8463 W. Monr oe St. Peor ia, AZ. Contact: Dan Cobb: [email protected]
1st and 3rd of the month
6:00 pm Shalimar Jam, 2032 E. Golf Ave., Tempe, AZ. Contact: Dan Stone 480 213 8747 dr r [email protected] Acoustic only, All
experience levels, traditional Bluegrass and American roots music. Year Round
4th of the month
6:30-7:45 Sing Alongs and local Bands, 12034 N. Clubhouse Squar e, Youngstown, AZ. (come up 111 th St. to Alabama then
turn West) Contact: Paul Wilson 623 939 2406.
All experience levels, Acoustic only, Country, Bluegrass, and Gospel. Year Round except Dec. June, July, Aug.
5th of the month
5:30 – 8:30 5th Tuesday Jam at the Stones- Potluck and Jam. 2512 South Bala Dr., Tempe Contact:Dan Stone [email protected]
(does not include a jam on December 31) acoustic only, traditional bluegrass and American roots music.
.Wednesdays all
Noon – 2:30pm Pyle Adult Recreation Center, SW Cor ner of Rur al and Souther n, bluegr ass, Countr y, Gospel, and folk.
Acoustics instruments (Electric OK if quiet) All experience levels Contact: David Bernstein 480 234 6350
[email protected] Year round
6:00 pm Wednesday Jam, Rose Garden,11596 Sier r a Dawn Blvd., Sur pr ise, AZ.Contact: Gene Vaughn 623 877 4962 [email protected] All experience levels, acoustic only, open to any song choice.
6:00 pm Phoenix/Hootenanny Jam, The Beattitudes Campus, Luther Life Center , 1610 West Glendale Ave. Phoenix
(Directions at guard gate on Glendale Ave. North Side) 6pm-Round Robin Jam everyone welcome 7pm-Individual Performances (Professional entertainers scheduled by the Beaded Lizard Folk Musicians. Contact: Igor Glenn 602 315 1525.
Last of the month
6:00 pm Glendale Library Jam, 5959 W. Br own Road, Glendale , AZ (in the lar ge meeting r oom) Contact: Ivy 623 930
3573. Year Round
Thursdays
Fridays
All
4:30 PM – 8 PM Open mic format. Amer ican Legion Dining Hall 99th Ave Just North of Peoria Ave. American legion has
food available (Steaks ,Fish Fry) 4:30 – 6:30. Contact; Gene Burkhart 817 223 8526 [email protected] or Jackie
Thomas 623 815 2308 [email protected] Year Round
9:00 am Pyle Adult Recreation Center Jam, 655 East Souther n Tempe, AZ (SW cor ner of Rur al and Souther n, enter fr om
Southern) Globe Room. Contact David Bernstein 480 234 6350 [email protected] . Acoustic instruments (Electric Ok if quiet)
All experience levels. All types of songs. Year Round
2nd of the month
6:00 pm Knights of Columbus Jam, 8066 N 49th Ave, Glendale, AZ. Fish Fry begins at 5:00 pm or you can order off of the
menu. Contact: Rick or Leslie Rhodes 602 768 0478 or 602 565 3285 Acoustic instruments, Primarily for Intermediate to
Advanced Pickers but beginners are always welcome and encouraged.
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JAM SCHEDULE (continued)
3rd of the month
7:00 pm Gilbert Jam, Fir st Methodist Chur ch, 331 South Cooper Road, Room 142, Gilber t, AZ Contact:Mar ty Pr ovince
[email protected] All instruments OK but mainly acoustic, all experience levels, all types of songs, Sept.- May.
Park in East Parking lot behind Church.
1st and 3rd of the month
1:15 pm Foothills Library South of Highway 101 at 57 th Ave in the west Valley. All levels , all songs. contact David Lawrence
[email protected] Year Round.
Saturdays
1st 2nd, 4th and 5th of the month
6:30 pm Sing Alongs and local Bands, 12034 N. Clubhouse Squar e, Youngstown, AZ. Contact: Paul Wilson 623 939
2406.
3rd of the month
Noon- 3:30 AZ Pickers and Grinners Jam, Performer and Round Robin, 2802 E.Devonshir e, Phoenix, AZ Contact Andy
Hurlbut 602 437 0811
4th of the month
9:00 am Phoenix Mountain Dulcimer Group and Jam, Metr oCenter Mall:9617 N. Metr o Par kway W., Phoenix,AZ
Community Room (Next to Food Court) Beginner to advanced, all instruments welcome, Year Round. Contact: Mike
McClure 602 739 4577 or [email protected]
2:00 pm Milanos Music Store 38 W. Main Str eet in Mesa. Open J am in the middle of the stor e. Bluegr ass and Amer ican Roots music. Contact Linton-Milano 480-833-2323.
March 2015
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JAM REQUEST FOR SUNNYSLOPE SENIOR CENTER
The ABA received the following request, so if you would like to participate in this project,
please contact Debra Rosenberg (her contact information is listed below). Thank you!
Hello,
I am in the process of starting a Music Appreciation Series here at Sunnyslope Senior Center. I am beginning
with "The Bluegrass Journey". I came across your web page and was wondering if by chance any of your
members might be able to do a short jam session for us. We do have a small stage in our multi-purpose
room, and it would have to be on a volunteer basis. You can choose from one of the following dates for the
jam. Just let me know which date would work best for you —Thursday, 4/30, Wednesday, 5/27, Wednesday,
6/24, Wednesday, 7/22, or Wednesday, 8/26. The time for the jam would be 10:00 a.m. for about 1 1/2 to 2
hours.
So if you know of anyone in your organization that would be interested in exposing our seniors to this style of
music, I would appreciate you contacting me at the information given below.
I know the seniors would love to hear you play!
Thanks,
Debra
Debra Rosenberg
Senior Center Assistant
Sunnyslope Senior Center
802 E. Vogel Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85020
(602) 256-4366
[email protected]
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Classified Ads
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Classified ad rules are posted on arizonabluegrass.com.
Send classified ad requests to [email protected]
6-string Dean banjo for sale, $200.
Contact Dennis, [email protected]
El Degas 5-string banjo mint condition, c/w
hard case. $350 Call Doug 480-380-0733
2004 Gibson Granada 5-string banjo with
Cox Rim and original. $4,900.00
928-274-3738
Looking for bluegrass jam near Prescott/
Chino Valley, or will start one. If interested
please call Tony Meyer 928-636-0209.
Welcome New Members!
Brent & Patty Sherard
Al & Rustie Sochacki
Barbara Warren
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
Ross Riggs 3/1
Kay Archer 3/8
Brent Sherard 3/15
Kathy Wirtz 3/1
Francisco Briseno 3/9
Bob Gacey 3/17
Bruce Raykowski 3/2
Jerry Horazuk 3/9
Judy Irvin 3/20
Bill Burkett 3/3
David Link 3/10
Gene Plein 3/23
Vincent Podrybau 3/4
Rick Rhodes 3/10
Freda Boop 3/23
Allyn Bendix 3/6
Bob Kleinschmidt 3/11
Bill Vernieu 3/24
Mark Hartman 3/7
Kent Riggs 3/11
Frank Hamilton 3/26
Daniel Stolte 3/7
Claude Taylor 3/12
Jan Amble 3/26
Ann Jones 3/7
Dennis Howe 3/13
Weezie Bundy 3/28
Ronald Bellerosie 3/8
Carl Lyons 3/14
William Jonas 3/31
Ned Robbins 3/8
Terry Williams 3/14
Julie Bordelon 3/31
Glenda Gearhart (no date)
Let Your Voice Be Heard – by James Reams
The IBMA will be releasing their short list of candidates for open positions on
the Board of Directors soon. I have been nominated and have submitted my
application as a candidate to the Nominating Committee. But whether or not
my candidacy is approved for inclusion on the ballots that will be sent to IBMA members in March, I wanted to take this opportunity to encourage all association members to let their voice be heard – not just in elections for national organizations like the IBMA but also in your local association. As I prepared my candidacy submission, I had to spend some time thinking about
not just the future of the IBMA but also the future of bluegrass and articulate
my vision for both. I couldn’t help feeling that this kind of reflection on the
local level would help any association move forward with confidence. Your
board members are there to serve you…never forget that.
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Upcoming Festivals & Events Schedule
MARCH
March 6-8, 13th Annual Lake Havasu Bluegrass on the Beach, Lake Havasu State Park Site #4, 699 London Bridge
Road, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403. For more info—http://www.landspromotions.com/parkerhome.htm
March 7, 7:00 p.m., Greenwood Sidee concert (potluck at 5 p.m.), Barbara’s Place, 9003 W. Lillian Lane,
Tolleson, AZ. Suggested donation—$10. For more info—greenwoodsidee.com.
March 14, 7:00 p.m., Monroe Crossing concert, Vail Theatre of the Arts, Tucson, AZ. For more info—http://
www.desertbluegrass.org/index.php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=44:concerts&catid=2:uncategorised&Itemid=101
March 21 & 22, 10:00a-5:00p, Glendale Folk & Heritage Festival, Sahuaro Ranch Historic Park, 9802 N.
59th Ave, Glendale 85302. This is an annual FREE event celebrating folk music, it’s history, and culture. Jam
Pak Blues ‘N’ Grass Neighborhood Band and other local bluegrass bands will be featured.
March 27-29, 10a-5:00p, Tempe Festival of the Arts, Tempe, AZ. This is a FREE event! Jam Pak Blues ‘N’
Grass Neighborhood Band and the Arizona Bluegrass Association will join together to host bluegrass music
performances on the Hayden Square Amphitheater stage and jamming at the booth. For more info—http://
www.tempefestivalofthearts.com/ or send an email to [email protected].
APRIL
April 10-12, Marana Bluegrass Festival, Ora Mae Harn Park, 13250 N. Lon Adams Road, Marana, AZ. The Festival’s opening ceremonies start at 9:45A each day. More details at
www.maranafestival.com.
MAY
May 2, 10a-6:00p, 5th Annual High Country Bluegrass Festival, Arcosanti (northeast of Cordes Junction at I17 and Highway 69). Info at www.arizonahighway69chamber.org.
JUNE
June 13-15, Huck Finn Jubilee Bluegrass Festival, Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park, Ontario CA. Del
McCoury Band, Sam Bush, Rhonda Vincent, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, The
Boxcars, Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, and more. www.huckfinn.com.
June 27-28, Prescott Bluegrass Festival, downtown location on the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza. Free
admission. For more information — http://www.prescottbluegrassfestival.com/bands.html
SEPTEMBER
September 18-20, Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Festival, Ft.Tuthill County Park, Flagstaff, AZ. Info at http://pickininthepines.org/.
Silverado—Agri-Country Bluegrass Festival 2015, Casa Grande, AZ
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