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Thank you, MN Bluegrass membersMarch 2019Vol. 45

No. 2Newsstand: $3

Subscription: $35

Membership as of March 2019: 889

Inside:From the President 3 | MNBG Calendar of Events

4 | Grass Clippings 7 | Winter Weekend 8Cover Story: Po’ Ramblin’ Boys 14 | Cabin Fever

Festival 18 | Pam Kolupailo 21Common Ground and the Nomad 23 | Otto Wood the Bandit 24 | Bluegrass Saturday Morning 27

ComingUp 30 | Tab: New Money 35

From the PresidentFirst off, despite some last minute challenges, the Flannel

Fundraiser was quite a success. Folks had a good time and the event netted almost $5000.00. Thanks to all of you who showed up. I was pleased to see a lot people donning flannel shirts. We appreciate the Fridley American Legion’s hospitality.

Thanks to all the folks who made it possible. The following bands performed gratis and provided stellar and varied music: High 48s, Switched at Birth, Laura and the Lagerheads, King Wilkie’s Dream, No Man’s String Band, Tony Rook Band, and Honky Tonk Jump. David Smith, with set-up assistance from Marty America, provided great sound under challenging condi-tions. The silent auction was well stocked by the following folks: Robbi Podrug, Phil Nusbaum, Rudy Marty, Jim Nelson, Mary Rivard, Mary Ellen Fox, Tom Schommer, Barb Schommer, Mitch Rea, Brett Day, Dale Schmitz, Molly Hoof, Midwest Woodcraft, and No Man’s String Band. As always we had a fine cadre of vol-unteers who helped load in and out, worked the gate and the mem-bership table, assisted with the silent auction, served the food and led the organized jam. Hopefully, the following is a complete list: Mary McSorley, Bob McSorley, Vidya Neni, Jim Nelson, Robbi Podrug, Phil Nusbaum, Barb Carlson, Gary Carlson, Karen Van-Norman, Phaedra Johnson, Ann Iijima, Addie Maass, Penelope Scialla, Theresa Axelson, Mikkel Johnson, Adele Hyrkas and Ma-bel Houle. If I failed to recognize anyone’s contributions, please let me know. Matt Johnson, Events Manager, and Darcy Schatz, recently appointed Executive Director, did a great job before and during the Flannel Fundraiser.

Speaking of Darcy Schatz, newly appointed Executive Direc-tor, there is an article on page 7 of this magazine that tells you all about her.

The Winter Bluegrass Weekend is right around the corner and has something for everyone, including jamming, workshops, performances by member bands, dances, concerts by the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys and the Modock Rounders, and more. If you have children or grandchildren, or know of other young people who have started playing bluegrass instruments, sign them up for the Grass Seeds Academy (GSA). GSA is a bargain and offers a total immersion in all things bluegrass.

I hate to be a broken record, but all of our events depend on a large number of volunteers. If you look at the above list of vol-unteers for the Flannel Fundraiser, a one-day event with limited

From the President - Cont. on Pg 4

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Mitch Rea - [email protected] expires 2020: Dale Gruber - [email protected] Brett Day, Wayne HamiltonYouth Representative: Theo Hougen-Eitzman - [email protected] Meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month. Con-tact info@minnesotabluegrass or call for locationBoard Meeting Minutes are available - [email protected] or call: 651-456-8919.

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Minnesota Bluegrass Calendar of EventsConcerts and events presented or supported by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association

The following events are presented or supported in part by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association 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.

Don’t miss these future

Upcoming Events Presented by The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association

For More Info: www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org or 651-456-8919These festivals are presented by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association,

a non-profit 501c3 organization, and made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and

a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Call and ask to be on our mailing list.

www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org

March 1-3, 2019Crowne Plaza Hotel

I-494 & Hwy 55 in Plymouth, MN

The 40th Annual

Minnesota Bluegrass Winter Weekend is a Festival of Bluegrass & Old-Time Stringband Music & Dance. The Showcase of Bands features more than 50 groups on 2 stages all 3 days, plus a Saturday Night Headline Concert. Plus, the Modock Rounders

Headline Concert: the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys

Stage shows Friday to Sunday, Workshops, Grass Seeds, Jamming.

Call 763-559-6600 for lodging and ask for the Minnesota Bluegrass Festival rate.

A weekend-long cabin fever reliever event, including stage shows, dances, workshops, theme jams, open mic, and impromptu jam sessions around the clock. For lodging contact the Radisson Hotel at 218-727-8981 and ask for “Bluegrass Cabin Fever.” You can also book lodging online at www.radisson.com/duluthmn using the promo code BLUE19. Extra discounts apply if you book a three night stay including Thursday.

Cabin Fever Festival

March 29-31, 2019Radisson Duluth Hotel Harborview

505 W Superior St., Duluth, MN

Featuring:

The Barley Jacks

The 15th Annual

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Complete info at: www.minnesotabluegrass.org

We’ve made some big exciting changes to the Kickoff for 2019. Instead of putting on the same Kickoff festival, El Rancho Manana campground will host a Kickoff Pickin’ Party the week-end after Memorial Day. This will be a three-day gathering of Minnesota Bluegrass members, family and friends with perform-ing opportunities at the Ranch House Live stage in the evenings. Unlike past years, there won’t be any shows on the main stage, and Minnesota Bluegrass won’t be selling tickets to the event. Instead, you’ll check in with the campground at the store and pay a minimal fee for non-utility camping per person. If you’d like to have a reserved utility camping spot, you can contact El Rancho Mañana directly to reserve a spot. We are getting our name and number system in line with the campground’s system for reserved camping to help everything go smoothly. This new event continues on in the spirit of doing what we all love best; gathering as a community of pickers and grinners to make music with people. We hope you all come out to make the inaugural Pickin’ Party a great time!

Reserved camping will be available starting this spring.

The 2019 Minnesota Bluegrass Kickoff JamMay 31st, June 1 & 2,

2019

March 1-3, 2019 - Friday-SundayMinnesota Bluegrass

Winter WeekendCrowne Plaza Minneapolis West Hotel

Plymouth, MNTickets on line

www.minnesotabluegrass.org

March 29-31, 2019 - Friday-SundayMinnesota BluegrassCabin Fever Festival

Radisson Harborview Hotel Duluth, MN

Tickets on linewww.minnesotabluegrass.org

May 31, June 1,2, 2019 - Friday-SundayMinnesota Bluegrass

Kickoff JamEl Ranch Mañana

Richmond, MNTickets on line

www.minnesotabluegrass.org

activities, you can imagine how many folks are needed for the Winter Bluegrass Weekend. All the research on longevity indi-cates that volunteering is good for health and well-being. Besides, it’s a great way to make new friends. You can sign up for the vari-ous tasks and shifts on our website minnesotabluegrass.org.

My last column garnered a great deal of attention on Face-book, specifically regarding using “Minnesota Bluegrass” for branding purposes. After initially feeling a bit defensive, I found the discussion interesting and informative. To address the brand-ing issue, we have arranged to have a Member Forum: Brand-ing at 10:30 AM on Sunday, March 3rd at the Winter Bluegrass Weekend. The format will include a brief explanation by board members regarding the process and rationale for the change. The bulk of the forum will be a conversation guided by Linda Alton, a neutral professional facilitator.

Finally, if you have been reading this column regularly, you know I try to thank people who do more than their fair share volunteering time and expertise. I am grateful to Robbi Podrug, who has been our treasurer for the last two years. Robbi has a wealth of accounting experience and has done an outstanding job of updating our accounting practices and helping us get our financial house in order. I also want to recognize the contribu-tions of Phil Nusbaum. Phil was on the board for a number of years until he retired after his last term. Phil promotes our events as the radio host of Saturday Morning Bluegrass on KBEM (88.5 FM). Phil has also been one of the primary planners of the last three Flannel Fundraisers. Phil is currently working on a grant in an effort to obtain funding for expanding the Grass Seeds pro-gram.

See you at the Winter Bluegrass Weekend!





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Grass Clippings

Thank you from the LaPLant Family

We would like to thank all of you who thought of us, prayed for us and even made the trip up to Grand Rapids for Donny’s funeral. We were and still are overwhelmed. We know there is bluegrass music in heaven. Many thanks.

Family of Donny LaPlant.

The International Bluegrass Mu-sic Association has announced the 2019 class of Leadership Bluegrass, an inten-sive three-day program of interactive learning experiences designed to build commitment, motivate talents, and instill enthusiasm for addressing the future of the bluegrass music industry. Leadership Bluegrass 2019 takes place March 4-6 at BMI in Nashville, and this will be its 20th year since its inception in 2000. Lead-ership Bluegrass boasts more than 400 graduates, and each year 25 individuals are invited to take part.

“Leadership Bluegrass has become one of the most impactful programs in the bluegrass music industry to connect and develop professionals who have made a strong commitment to advance both their careers and the ongoing efforts of the IBMA,” says IBMA Executive Direc-tor Paul Schiminger. “This year’s class has an impressive collective resumé and demonstrated ability to lead across a broad cross-section of our music. Con-gratulations to the Class of 2019 for be-ing selected out of such a strong group of candidates!”

Sophie Galep named to 2019 Class of Leadership by IBMA

The Board of the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old Time Music Association is proud to announce we have engaged a new Execu-tive Director, Darcy Schatz. For the last 17 months, Darcy has held the title of Office Administrator of our organization. She came to that role with experience in proj-

Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association hires a new Executive Director

August 8-112019

El Rancho Mañana

Richmond, MN

1-651-456-8919 - www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org

Beautiful Main StageShaded Seating Area35 Hours of Concerts

Nightly DancesInstrument Showcases

Children’s ActivitiesOver 20 Workshops

Plenty of Campground Jam Sessions

30 Merchant & Food Booths

Campground with Showers & Beach

Shuttle TransportationA Welcome &

Safe EnvironmentKids Are Free!

Four Time IBMA Event Of The Year Nominee!

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky ThunderDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Clay Hess BandMolsky’s Mountain Drifters

Monroe CrossingFireside Collective

Steam Machine - Barley JacksBarbaro - Platte Valley Boys Cousin Dad - Tony Rook BandMash Tun - Honky Tonk Jump

Corpse Reviver - Silver River BoysGood Intentions - Sarah Mae & Birkeland Boys Switched at Birth - Georgia Rae Family Band

Tickets on Sale NOW!!

Guitar & Mandolin

ect management, website creation, data-base tracking, training program oversight, grant writing, fundraising, strategic plan-ning, and community partnership devel-opment.

As Office Administrator, Darcy up-dated our database software, worked with Katryn Conlin, our webmaster, to migrate the organization website to a new, more ef-ficient platform, saved administrative costs by modifying many processes, engaged new service providers, developed and doc-umented operating procedures, and began grant-writing.

Darcy has the experience, skills, and vision to lead the organization into the future. As we struggle to remain/become relevant to a new generation, the Board and the Executive Director will work together to develop a strategic plan to adapt to the new reality of membership-based nonprof-it organizations. Although the immediate financial difficulties have eased for the or-ganization, many challenges remain. Dar-cy is energized by the challenges ahead, and well-equipped to meet them, head-on.

Please join us in welcoming our new Executive Director, Darcy Schatz!





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Minnesota Bluegrass Winter WeekendMarch 1-3, 2019 - Crowne Plaza Hotel

Workshops From “Jazzgrass” to

“Songs of West Virginia” Winter Weekend workshops will have something for everyone. All the great showcases and jams

can make Winter Weekend a busy place, but you’ll probably want to carve out some time to check out a workshop or two. From 9am-6pm on Saturday, March 2, you’ll have nearly 30 workshops to choose from. The detailed schedule can be found on the minnesotabluegrass.org website, but here are a few examples:

• Bluegrass Banjo, Guitar, and Mandolin with the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys • Tunes and Songs of West Virginia with visiting old-time band The Modock Rounders • Minnesota State Fiddlers Association presents Minnesota Fiddle Tunes with Pamela Long-

tine and Hedgehog Holler, and Cajun tunes with Mary DuShane.• Winter Oo-koo-lay-lay Weekend presents Moveable Uke Chords with Tony Anthonisen• Missouri Fiddle Tunes with Alan Murphy, Aleta Porcella and AJ Srubas• Bluegrass Fiddle Bootcamp and Master Class with Brian Wicklund • Songwriting with Mark Kreitzer • Clogging Showcase and Workshop with The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers • Mando Hang with Nic Hentges • Homestead Pickin’ Parlor presents Autoharp with Karen Mueller • and many more!

The best part is, all workshops are free with your weekend ticket. See you there!

Spotlight On is a yearly presentation at the Winter Bluegrass Weekend that focuses on some aspect of bluegrass or old-time music and its relations. In 2019, it takes place 5-6:45 on Saturday, March 2 in the Old-Time Dance Hall at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West. This year’s Spotlight On is entitled Tradition and Innovation. It seems that in every id-iom, some artists strive to play versions of songs and tunes in pretty much the same ways they heard them from other tradi-tional players. Others use traditional ver-sions of songs and tunes as jumping off places. With most artists, it’s a mixture of the two, and we’ll explore what some have to say during Spotlight On 2019. On the bill:

Scott Keever: Scott is an acoustic gui-

tar composer. His music background in-cludes Americana guitarists (such as Leo Kotke), Celtic and Balkan music, and jazz and classical. Scott’s recent CD is called “Solo Guitar: Vol. 1” on which you can hear all those influences and more.

Adam Kiesling: Adam explores the vast catalog of American traditional mu-sic, with emphasis on guitar and banjo and voice. Adam is considered by many to be a traditional player. But at times he likes to change things up by playing a song on a surprising instrument, or slipping in a bit of individualistic interpretation.

Kim and Quillan Roe: This husband and wife form the core of the Roe Family Singers. They play some very old songs, but rarely like the original artists from the “old day.” It is possible to view Kim,

Quillan and the Roe Family Singers as artists who perform using traditional bits of songs and tunes that are traditional, but combined in new ways.

AJ Srubas: AJ plays many styles of traditional fiddle. He’ll be addressing some of the moves on the fiddle that de-fine some of the styles he plays. We’ll have a chance, too, to ask AJ how he manages to keep the styles separated in his mind. It’s important because many fans of each style monitor stylistic nuances.

Phil Nusbaum of KBEM-FM’s Blue-grass Saturday Morning serves as host of Spotlight On. He’ll initiate conversations with each participant. Those who enjoy hearing some of our great artists address styles and attitudes will love Spotlight On.

“Spotlight On” at the Winter Weekendby Phil Nusbaum

40th Annual

A Festival of Bluegrass & Old-Time Music and Dance

March 1-3, 2019Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West

Plymouth, MN

3 Stages with 40 Bands | Jamming | Old-Time Dance Workshops | Exhibitors | Grass Seeds Music Academy

Headline Concert Tickets Start at

$20

General Admission Tickets Start at

$20

Location and other Hotel Information: Crowne Plaza (Location of Festival) (763)559-6600 — Others nearby: Residence Inn (763)577-1600-Ramada Inn (763)553-1600

Saturday Concert Headliner: The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys

Old-Time Dance Band: Modock Rounders

Saturday Concert Opening Act: No Man’s String Band

Thanks to our sponsors

For more information and to purchase tickets

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As usual, we have quite a bit taking place this weekend down in the Old-Time Music & Dance Hall! Starting on Friday night at 6:45, we’ll be having a showcase for four of our local bands: The String-Beans (6:45), Hillbilly Music for the Soul (7:30), The Middle Spunk Creek Boys (8:15), and the Mark Kreitzer Band (9:00).

On Saturday morning, the Minne-sota State Fiddlers Association (http://www.fiddlemn.com/) will be offering some workshops including learning about Minnesota fiddle tunes, an intro to Cajun fiddling, playing for dancers, and basic Appalachian fiddling. See the schedule for more details!

Our visiting old-time band this year is a fantastic band from West Virginia

– The Modock Rounders (https://www.facebook.com/ModockRounders/)! The hard-driving trio has spent a lot of time learning the music from some of the great West Virginia fiddlers like Wilson Doug-las, French Carpenter, and Melvin Wine (among others!), and they’ll be show-ing some of those tunes in a workshop at noon. They will also be performing a concert at 3:30 and playing for the square dance later on that evening.

The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers (http://wi ldgoosechasecloggers.org/wordpress/) will be back again this year for a performance and clogging workshop at 2:00 pm! Bring along your dancing shoes!

Following the concert at 5:00 pm,

KBEM-FM’s Bluegrass Saturday Morning host Phil Nusbaum will present Spotlight On, a yearly presentation at the Winter Bluegrass Weekend that focuses on some aspect of bluegrass or old-time music and its relatives.

Speaking of dancing, Hoof on the Roof (https://hoofontheroof.wordpress.com/) will be kicking off the evening playing dances for couples (e.g., waltzes, polkas, and schottisches). The Modock Rounders will play for the square dance, which will be led by caller Ann Carter. Ann has a lot of experience calling for folks of all ages and abilities; the only ex-perience you might need is a willingness to have fun!

We’ll see you on the dance floor!

Old-Time Music and Dance Hall at the Winter WeekendBy Adam Kiesling

The Winter Bluegrass Weekend (WBW) includes the Winter Oo-koo-lay-lay Weekend - WOW! Ukuleles will again be a part of the Winter Weekend. WOW is a Twin Cities Ukulele Club (www.tcuke-club.com) winter get together for all area ukulele players (or want-to-be players). It includes workshops, a beginner lesson with loaner ukuleles, and a jam. WOW is for all ukulele skill levels, and all of these ukulele activities welcome ALL Winter Bluegrass Weekend attendees.WOW Instructors and Workshops

Rhonda Laurie - Rhonda is a jazz/pop vocalist performing at concert venues, clubs, special events, and private events. Her smooth style and unique phrasing create direct communication and conver-sation through song. She is also a vocal coach who works on vocal development, repertoire and interpretation.

Learn to Sing (Better) 101, Friday 7 - 9 p.m.

Jim D’Ville wrote a great article on Ralph Shaw in the Winter 2018 issue of Ukulele Magazine. In it, Ralph was quoted, “ninety-eight percent of ukulele

The Winter Oo-koo-lay-lay Weekend — WOW!By Tony Anthonisen

players use the instrument to accompany their singing.”The biggest mistake most folks make is thinking by practicing the ukulele they can become better singers. It doesn’t work like that.” Ralph said, “Take singing lessons, learn how to stay in pitch, and generally learn what it takes to sing well.”

Rhonda is going to cover what it takes to sing well. The workshop group will practice the techniques and pointers she covers. The workshop emphasis and time will be spent on singing. We might play our ukuleles a little, but the voice will be our focus. Skill level - All singing skill levels

Ukester Brown - David Remiger, Ukester Brown, is a ukulele player from Minnesota with a great website full of valuable ukulele materials - www.ukes-terbrown.com. Ukester is well known for his workshop instructional skills. Ukulele festivals in Minnesota, Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin and more have featured Ukester Brown, including Winnipeg, Canada. His WOW workshops are:

Beyond the Ups and Downs of

Strums - Saturday 10 - 11 a.m. - Ukester will have you think (and play) beyond your default strum. A tool to play and take home to help keep you out of a strumming rut. Ukester is known for fun and highly informative workshops. This one adds a new dimension to your playing skills. Skill level - Beginner+

Elements to Making a Song Your Own - Saturday 3 - 4 p.m. - Ukester will show how you can find a song, and then, use the lyrics and rhythms as cues that will help you to express yourself through it. Ukester’s playing is refreshing in many ways, including elements that he will pass on to the workshop group. Skill level - Be-ginner+

Tony Anthonisen - Tony teaches ukulele workshops and classes and leads jams, including Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music workshops and jams, Steve Kaufman Acoustic Kamp classes, workshops and jams, and numerous local and regional “music happenings.” Tony organizes and leads Twin Cities Ukulele Club events (with the help of many oth-ers!).

Learn to Play Ukulele - Saturday 9 - 10 a.m. - Always wanted to play a real-ly fun instrument?! Want to learn about ukes and accessories? Most important, would you like to leave this workshop knowing how to play the ukulele? This is your chance. You will be able to play basic songs by the end of this workshop! Skill level - Beginner

Moveable Chords Let You Really Use the Fretboard - Saturday 12 - 1 p.m.

When is a “C” chord a “C” chord and not a regular “C” chord? And, what about A, B, D, E, F and G chords? Move-able chords are chord shapes that work all over the neck of the ukulele. Simply put, you can play that “C,” or whatever chord, many places on the neck. Move-able chords bring easier ways to play some chord sequences, and they will also add a slight tone variation that can make a song more interesting and enjoyable. This workshop will talk about the difference between chord tones and shapes. It will demystify moveable chords. Skill level - Advanced beginner+

WOW Yellow Book Jam - led by the Twin Cities Ukulele Club - Saturday 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Bring your ukulele - this jam is for all skill levels! - This jam is geared for begin-ner to advanced uke players, with an em-phasis on keeping things simple so all can participate right from the beginning.

Don’t have a ukulele yet? We have some nice loaner ukuleles compliments of Kala Ukuleles and Groth Music.

Don’t miss the Winter Weekend and WOW! - The Winter Weekend has a rich history of playing ukuleles and uke jams.

Together, the Winter Weekend and WOW give beginner to advanced ukulele players a venue with top-notch facilities. Wheth-er you are a ukulele, banjolele, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, fiddle or other acoustic player, the Winter Weekend is a musician’s dream! And, with a weekend admission ticket you can go to the ukulele and all other events, except for the Sat-urday Po’ Ramblin’ Boys concert at 7:00 p.m.

For complete information on WOW, go to www.Winter-Oo-koo-lay-lay-Week-end.info.

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Welcome to the 40th Annual

A Festival of Bluegrass & Old-time Music and Dance

March 1-3, 2019

Nechville Stage - Auditorium

Thank You Sponsors!

Willie’s American Guitars - Europa Room

Headline ConcertThe Po’ Ramblin’ Boys

6:30pm doors open,7:00pm with No Man’s String Band

The concert is held on the Nechville Stage

Thursday Early Bird JamFireside Lounge - THUR Night 6pm

Exhibit Rooms Conference Rooms B, C & D

FRI 7-10pm | SAT 10am-7pm | SUN 10am-3pm Saturday Open Stage Sign-Up

Sign up at the Gathering Place Starting FRI 7pm Saturday Dinner Celebration

Europa RoomDinner service 5- 8:00pm

Friday, March 1MC:

6:00pm Tom & Jed 6:45pm The Gritpickers 7:30pm Blue Groove 8:20pm Switched At Birth

MC: 9:10pm The Good Intentions10:00pm Cousin Dad10:50pm Due North

Saturday, March 2MC:

11:00am Timbre Juction 11:50am Def Lester12:40pm Porcupine Creek 1:30pm Silver River Band

MC: 2:20pm Laura & the Lagerheads3:10pm Tony Rook Band 4:00pm Good Morning Bedlam 4:50pm The Fish Heads

Sunday, March 39:45-12:45 Gospel ShowMC:

9:45am Gloryland Gospel Band 10:35am Flattgrass Revival 11:25am Hole In The Bucket 12:15pm Singleton Street 1:00pm Grass Seeds Recital

Friday, March 1MC: 6:00pm Troy Flemming 6:45pm Long Time Gone 7:30pm One Ukulele 8:20pm Biscuit BoysMC: 9:10pm Rosby Corner 10:00pm Sarah Mae & the Birke-

land Boys10:50pm Double Down Daredevils

Saturday, March 2MC:

10:30am-11:50am Open Stage(sign up in Gathering Place starting at 7pm Friday)

12:00p Haywire12:55p Roe Family Singers

Saturday, March 2 cont.MC: 1:50pm Common Ground Company2:45pm Dick Kimmel & Pamela Longtine3:40pm Mash Tun

Dinner Celebration5:00 to 10:00pm entertainment by:

MC: 5:00pm Brian Wicklund & Mike Cramer5:50pm King Wilkie’s Dream6:40pm Mother Banjo7:30pm Curtis & LorettaMC : 8:20p Now and Then 9:10p Wink the Other Eye

Sunday, March 3

7:30am to 12:00 NoonSunday Morning Brunch

Members Forum:Branding

Studio 2 UpstairsSunday 10:30 am

Music & Dance Parlor - Downstairs

Gathering Place - Conference Room E

Old-Time & Bluegrass Workshops - Second Floor

Hotel Map & KeyJana Metge - ChairRick AndersonTony AnthonisenBob BayersBrett DayJim DostalBrent Fuqua Mabel Houle

Anthony IhrigAdam Kiesling Addie Maass Jed MalischkeVidya NeniPhilip Nusbaum Rina Rossi Aaron Tacke

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Friday, March 16pm Gathering Place Opens7pm Open Stage Signup Begins7-9pm WOW Presents: Learn to sing

(better) w/ Rhonda LaurieSaturday, March 2

9am Gathering Place Opens

9am-10am Beginning Ukulele with Rhonda Laurie & Tony Anthonisen (ukes provided)

10:30-12:30pm Kids Crafts with Mabel Houle Learn to play the Kazoo and fun with bead crafts

1:00pm Beginner’s Jam/Bill Cagley3:00pm Intermediate Jam/Bill Cagley

7-8:30pm Yellow Book Ukulele Jam led by TC Ukulele Club Jam LeadersSunday, March 3

9am Gathering Place Opens10:30pm Intermediate Jam/Bill Cagley4pm Gathering Place Closes

Studio 2 - Saturday, March 210am WOW Presents: Beyond the Ups

& Downs of Strums with Ukester Brown12pm WOW Presents: Moveable

Chords with Tony Anthonisen2pm Bluegrass Banjo with Jerome

Brown3pm WOW Presents Elements of mak-

ing a song your own with Ukester Brown 4pm Songwriter Round Robin w/ Tom

Furrer5pm JazzGrass, jazz up your bluegrass

guitar licks w/ Jon Garon & Mark Kreitzer

Studio 3 - Saturday, March 210am Bluegrass Mandolin w/ Liz

Ashworth & Derek Birkeland11am BG Rhythm Guitar w/ Jeff

Wood 12pm Homestead Pickin’ Parlor,

Hammered Dulcimer w/ Stu Janis1pm Dulcimer w/ Karen Mueller 2pm Missouri Fiddle Tunes w/ Alan

Murphy, AJ Srubas & Aleta Porcella 3pm Mando Hang w/ Nic Hentges 4pm Bass Hang w/ Pat Loftus

Studio 5 - Saturday, March 29am Clawhammer Banjo with Rob Daves 10am Old-Time Banjo w/ John Wallace 11am Autoharp w/ Karen Mueller12pm1pm Songwriting w/ Mark Kreitzer 2pm BG Mandolin w/ CJ Lewandowski 3pm BG Guitar w/ Josh Rinkel4pm BG Banjo w/ Jake Ashworth

Friday, March 1MC:6:30pm The StringBeans7:20pm Hillbilly Music for the Soul 8:10pm Middle Spunk Creek Boys 9:00pm Mark Kreitzer Band

Saturday, March 210am- MSFA Presents: MN Roots, learn

MN fiddle tunes w/ Pamela Longtine & Hedgehog Holler

11am MSFA Presents: Playing for dancers w/ Tricia Wood

Noon-2pm Tunes and Songs of West Virginia // Come discuss, demo, and try out tunes, songs, and regional styles found in the Kanawha Valley and Cen-tral West Virginia with visiting guest old-time band The Modock Rounders

2:10pm Clogging Showcase and-workshop // The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers will demo and teach some clogging steps accompanied by a live band

3:30-4:45 Concert with The Modock Rounders

5:00-6:45pm Spotlight On Presents: Tradition and Innovation

7-7:45pm Couples Dance with Hoof on the Roof (waltzes, two step, schot-tisches)8-10:30pm Square Dance with The Modock Rounders

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IBMA’s Emerging Artist of The Year 2018, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Ready Their First Album on Rounder RecordsBy Katie Keller & Rachel Baiman

At a time when most people feel constantly distracted by technology and barraged by the news, authenticity and straightforward honesty are paramount. There’s something about the music of The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys that cuts right through the noise of the world and speaks plainly to the soul. Formed in the Smoky Mountains, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are at once exactly what you would expect and not at all what you would expect from a tattooed East Tennessee Blue-grass outfit. No strangers to hard work, the boys are as much at home riding in their 1965 GM Tour bus as they are crawl-ing underneath to fix it when it needs maintenance. But they take pride in being ambassadors of their genre, and the group has brought their music from rural bluegrass festival stages to the rock clubs of Europe, with stun-ning results. “I think to a certain extent everyone is just craving music that they can feel, and any music that feels real will reach any audience” says CJ Lewandows-ki, the group’s founder, “We want to put bluegrass right where it’s least expected”.

Lewandowski was working at Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery in Sevier-ville, TN when the band first formed. The distillery employed musicians to play for visitors seven days a week, and Lewand-owski, who primarily plays Mandolin and sings, was occasionally hired to fill in when the entertainment didn’t show. Eventually, the distillery approached him about forming a band for a full time slot, so he reached out to long time music friends, Jereme Brown, who plays banjo for the group, and Josh Rinkel, who plays guitar. “Jereme was doing a lot of welding work at that time, and Josh was running a sign company”, says Lewandowski, “I think we were all ready to do something

new, something with our music, but we didn’t know when or how”. Bassist Jas-per Lorentzen happened to be working in the tasting room at the distillery, and he turned out to be the perfect final addition

to the band. The four friends played mul-tiple times a week for a year and half, hon-ing their band sound. Meanwhile word was spreading about their music. “The first gig we played out of town was a fes-tival in Alberta, Canada, and a week later we went on a two week tour of Europe. It was crazy”, says Lewandowski.

Material for the group’s debut album “Back To The Mountains,” was a combi-nation of original songs and old numbers that honor the group’s mentors and blue-grass heroes. “We love to dig up old songs that haven’t been heard in years and bring them back into the spotlight,” explains Lewandowski. It’s no surprise, then, that their latest single, “Next Train South”, is a song by one of Lewandowski’s teach-ers from his native Missouri. “This song hasn’t been recorded since 1974, when it was recorded by Dub Crouch, Norman Ford and the Bluegrass Rounders. Dub was a guy that I learned from back in the day. He was a close friend, and I was with him the day before he died. He was a pop-ular guy for his region, but his music was not as well known on the national circuit.

That’s why we love to sing these songs, be-cause when we take these songs and bring them to a larger audience, our heroes and their music will not be forgotten.”Expanding the Team

June 2018 marked a ma-jor turning point for The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys with the an-nouncement of their signing with Rainmaker Management and Rounder Records, one of the world’s most historic Ameri-cana and Bluegrass record labels. Rounder’s vast catalogue consists of some of the finest in bluegrass and acoustic music throughout time, including Alison Krauss, Steep Canyon Rangers, Tony Rice, and The Earls of Leicester.

“Watching the Po’ Ram-blin’ Boys play for the first time at IBMA brought a big smile to my face. It’s been that way ever since,” said Ken Irwin, Rounder co-founder. “These guys love traditional bluegrass music and know how to do it right with the same spirit, drive, heart and enthusiasm of the first generation bands. We’re very excited to be working with them and look forward to helping spread their love of the music to new generations of bluegrass fans.”

Their move to management with Mike Drudge at Rainmaker Music Man-agement places them among the in-dustry’s leading artists, including Del McCoury, Hot Rize, The Travelin’ Mc-Courys, Sierra Hull, The Gibson Brothers and The Kruger Brothers .

“Every once in a while, a band comes along that gets everyone’s attention be-cause they are doing things right, have the perfect chemistry, and are creating a sound that resonates,” said Drudge. “The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys could very well be the salvation of struggling traditional festi-vals while being the ‘ambassadors of real’ to the fringe events. They are the right

band, with the right team, at the right time.”Taking Home the Trophy at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass

With six nominations, instead of the

usual five, for the 2018 IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year Award, the pressure was intense this past September at the Duke Energy Center in Raleigh, NC. To some, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys were considered the underdog in the category, but much to the delight of a boisterous crowd, they managed to take home the trophy. This is an outstanding benchmark for the band, and one they do not take lightly.

“To be acknowledged by the Bluegrass Music community for our work and music is very satisfy-ing and heartwarming,” said Lewandowski. “We live Bluegrass music, and we love Bluegrass music. This award is not just a feather in our cap, but a stepping stone for what we like to call ‘Real Bluegrass.’ Our fans and friends are deserving of this award as much as we are. We couldn’t have done it without them these past four years.”Partnerships Sweeten the Deal

The band’s success in Raleigh en-compassed more than the Emerging Art-ist win. Lewandowski and Rinkel both re-spectively walked away with endorsement deals with some of the finest instrument builders in the business.

Prestigious mandolin luthier, Tom Ellis out of Austin, Texas, took an inter-est in Lewandowski’s playing and pre-sentation and asked him to represent his newest model, the Ellis F5 Tradition. The Tradition model is a limited run model mandolin that debuted at the IBMA con-

vention. With over 40 years of experience, Lewandowski was honored to join the family.

“The Ellis Tradition is a gorgeous mandolin tonally and esthetically,” said Lewandowski. “I’m a fan of quality crafts-

manship and sound, and the Ellis Tradi-tion knocks it out of the park. It seems like the perfect fit; The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are anchored in tradition. I’m proud to add it to my stable of mandolins.”

Guitar player Rinkel, has inked a deal

to endorse Preston Thompson guitars out of Sisters, Oregon. Noted for their power and immediate, responsive voice, Preston Thompson Guitars pay tribute to the best American made instruments from the 1930s.

“Preston Thompson guitars are not only top of the line for playability and tone, but each guitar put out by the folks at Thompson is a work of art,” says Rin-kel. “They make guitars that truly sound as good as they look. The team at their Sisters, Oregon shop are some of the friendliest, most helpful folks you’ll meet in this business, and I’m more than proud to call them friends as well as play their guitars.”

The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are also proud to continue their long-standing partner-ship with Straight Up Strings by Siminoff, based in Atascadero, CA.

The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys passion for bluegrass is as clear as it is contagious.

With their recent IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year Award, a heavy touring sched-ule across the United States and Europe and recently signed record deal with the esteemed Rounder Records, the Boys are well on their way to becoming the quint-

essential bluegrass band of their generation. Despite all of their recent success, they maintain a humble per-spective. “Bluegrass has left such a mark on us that we feel like we owe something back to the music”, says Le-wandowski. “We want to do something for the music to show our appreciation… There’s no telling what could have happened to us, what we would have become if we hadn’t found this mu-sic. It’s gotten us through a lot, the good and the bad. When I think about all of the damn medications that

I didn’t have to take because I had music to turn to; we didn’t have to go to the doc-tor and pay for something to make us feel better, because we had this music, so we really want to honor it by bringing it out of the shadows and onto new stages and wider audiences. We know that if we can bring Bluegrass to new folks, those folks will come with us and support the blue-grass community.”

Stay tuned for another single ear-ly this year by the band, and their full-length project to drop in late Spring.

For more information and to stay in touch, fans can visit: www.poramblin-boys.com

Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, August Festival 2017Photo by Pat O’Loughlin

“With their recent IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year Award, a heavy touring schedule across the United States and Europe and recently signed record deal with the esteemed Rounder Records, the Boys are well on their way to becoming the quintessential bluegrass band of their generation.”



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Modock Rounders headline Old-Time Music and Dance Hall at the Winter Weekend

The Modock Rounders are a West Virginia string band focusing on the tunes and songs that are played at square dances, festivals, house parties and churches in and around the area in which they have lived their lives. They have devoted themselves to learning their music from the masters who have been generous enough to share it with them. Kim Johnson, who is a master in her own right, has learned and played with Wilson Douglas, Lester McCumbers and Frank George most notably but also with many of the other great West Virginia musicians. Jesse and Cody have been learning from Kim for the past few years as well as the many friends they have made in the community of West Virginia traditional musicians. The band is a favorite of West Virginia dancers and callers thanks, to their straight-ahead style.



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March is not getting away from us here in the Northland without another weekend of musical indoor fun. There will be some exciting new events this year at the Cabin Fever Music Festival in Du-luth, but what’s not changing is that it will surely be another great weekend of stage shows, dances, workshops, theme jams, open mic, and all-day and late-night jam sessions put on by the Minnesota Blue-grass & Old-Time Music Association (MBOTMA).

More BandsFri Night, Sat Afternoon, Sat

Night, & Sun Morning TooWe’ve booked more bands than ever

before, and we are very excited to be host-ing Brian Wicklund & The Barley Jacks as our headliner in 2019. They’ll be on hand both Friday and Saturday night and in the workshop rooms on Satur-day morning and afternoon. In addition we’ll feature two Wiscon-sin groups, Noah John & Ringing Iron from Appleton and The Radio Wranglers from Madison, plus two Northland legends The Fish Heads and Sarah Mae & The Birkeland Boys. Our Friday and Saturday evening concerts will be hosted by the dynamic duo of Nick Klee & John Beaton. Add in our guests The TrueGrass Trio, Road Kill Boys, Riverside Bog Stompers, Rosby Corner, Timbre Junction, and The Glor-yland Gospel Band, and what a weekend it will be!

More FoodNew Saturday Night Dinner Show

The Radisson has installed a new food service system and we’ll be taking advantage of it. Not only will food service be available in Bowery Brothers Pub all weekend, we’re planning a new Saturday evening dinner show with table service in the main ballroom, so you won’t have to leave the building to get food or enjoy dinner and a show. If you do want to get away for a while there is still the beauti-ful view of Lake Superior and downtown Duluth from the hotel’s 16th-floor revolv-ing JJ Astor restaurant (especially recom-

mended for Sunday morning breakfast).More Jams

New Friday Afternoon Open MicWe’ll start things out early Friday

with an open mic in Bowery Brothers Pub starting at 3:00 pm. It will be a Hap-py Three Hour warm up for the evening stage show that starts at 7:00 pm just down the hall in the main hotel ballroom. We’re also planning on some new spaces and ideas for more theme jams, work-shops, and other activities for pickers.

More Old-TimeHarbor City School

We’ll be back at the Harbor City School this year, with its great dance floor and easy access from the Radisson through the Duluth skywalk system (this year we’ll make sure it’s open late night).

We’re planning two dances, a honky-tonk dance on Friday night and an old-time called dance on Saturday. You can also expect some new old-time workshops and jams on Saturday afternoon.

More Fun - Explore DuluthOfficially set in Duluth on Fri-

day through Sunday March 29-31 at the Radisson Harborview Hotel, the 2019 Cabin Fever Festival will also feature activities on Thursday March 28 and be held at other venues as well. While most activities will be at the Radisson, dances and some workshops and jams will be at the Harbor City School. On Thursday evening we’ll be taking advantage of the many new food and beverage establish-ments in Duluth by sponsoring several

in-town jam sessions. So plan to come a day early and bring your instrument and your appetite.

Friday morning and afternoon would be a great time to explore Duluth. The Depot features several museums and shops across the street from the Radis-son, including the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, the St. Louis Country Historic Society, the Duluth Art Institute, and the North Shore Scenic Railroad. You might also want to visit the Canal Park shopping district or the new Lincoln Park Craft District. Are brew pubs your thing? There are three within a mile from the Radisson: Blacklist Artisan Ales, Canal Park Brew-ing, and Hoops, plus, three more within two miles: Lake Superior Brewing, Bent Paddle Brewing, and the new Ursa Minor

Brewing. For those staying at the Radisson, the hotel will offer free shuttle service for off-site events. It’s first come first serve; just sign up at the front desk.

It should be obvious by now that this is such an around the clock event you will surely want to book a room at the Radisson Hotel and make it your center of oper-ations. Call the hotel at 218-727-8981 or 800-333-3333 and ask for the Bluegrass Cabin Fever group rate ($121). Or book online at www.radisson.com/duluthmn with pro-

mo code BLUE19. Don’t forget to come a day early for the new Thursday night jams and then spend Friday afternoon in Du-luth with the special Thursday night rate of only $89!

More DetailsMinnesotaBluegrass.org

Check out the MBOTMA website at www.minnesotabluegrass.org/Cabin-Fe-ver-Festival to make your plans for a great weekend. We’ll have detailed stage, dance, workshop, theme jam, and other activity schedules posted. While there get your advance discount tickets and check out the volunteer schedule too. Then get ready for an extended music stay in Dulu-th. We’ll see you there!

Cabin Fever Festival, March 29-31 in Duluth, MNJed Malischke

Presented by The MINNESOTA BLUEGRASS & OLD-TIME MUSIC ASSOCIATION and the TAMARACK DANCE ASSOCIATION

THE BARLEY JACKS

NOAH JOHN & RINGING IRON THE FISH HEADS SARAH MAE & THE

BIRKELAND BOYS RADIO WRANGLERS TRUEGRASS TRIO, ROAD KILL BOYS, RIVERSIDE BOG STOMPERS, ROSBY CORNER, TIMBRE JUNCTION, GLORYLAND GOSPEL BAND

Plus: New! Multiple Thurs Night In-Town Jams Friday Night Honky Tonk Dance @Harbor City New! Friday Happy Hour Live! Open Mic 3PM Saturday Old-Time Barn Dance w/Caller @Harbor City New! Saturday Evening Dinner Show @The Radisson & Theme Jams, Workshops, & Impromptu Jams Throughout Wknd

Hotel Reservations at the Radisson Harborview Call the hotel at 218-727-8981 or 800-333-3333 and ask for the Bluegrass Cabin Fever group rate ($121). Or book online at www.radisson.com/duluthmn with promo code BLUE19. Be ready for all the action a day early - special Thurs night rate $89!

Sponsored by: Bullyan RV, Builders Commonwealth, Ursa Minor Brewing, St Luke’s Medical Center, Duluth Reader, Duluth Pottery, Republic Bank, Sir Benedict’s Tavern, Bent Paddle Brewing, & Christian Eggert Violins.

Tickets: Advance $32Wknd, $29Members; Gate $15Fri, $20Sat (teens & students ½ price, kids free)

Info: 651-456-8919 or MinnesotaBluegrass.org/Cabin-Fever-Festival

March 29-31 2019

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After 25 years, Pam Kolupailo has retired as host of her popular eclectic mu-sic show Stone Soup on KFAI. Friends, family, and other fans helped her mark the occasion as she broadcast her final show from Palmer’s Bar on the West Bank Wednesday January 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. Ever the fine host, Pam made a big pot of real stone soup to share with her fans.

Joe Roberto, the bartender said, “It was a beautiful and fitting event – rare, too – we don’t usually have live radio shows at 10 a.m.!” He served lots of coffee that morning.

Here’s what Pam had to say about her experience at KFAI: “I feel very lucky to be part of a community radio station whose mission is about diversity and ac-ceptance, giving a voice to so many who are ignored and under-represented by mainstream media.

“I’m grateful that the people at KFAI gave me the opportunity and encour-agement to share myself and my musical interests in my own way. My listeners gave so much to me. KFAI listeners are very dedicated and opinionated, and they shared their opinions with me – some-times favorably, sometimes critically, but always politely (well, almost always!). My listeners became my friends, some of whom I never actually met. And I feel close to so many of the people who give themselves to KFAI – I’ve known them for

Pam K and Stone Soup Retire with Bash at Palmer’s BarBy Jane Dugan

so long!“KFAI came into my life through the

Minnesota bluegrass community, where acceptance and diversity are also import-ant and dear to my heart. I was a new-comer when I met people who introduced me to KFAI and encouraged me to submit an abstract for a show. At the time, huge changes were being made to the program-ming schedule. I submitted my abstract on a Monday morning and much to my

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Curtis & Lorettain concert

“When There’s Good to Be Done” Tour Original songs of Minnesota unsung heroes

Saturday, March 9 at 2 pmOwatonna Arts Center

540 West Hills Circle • Owatonna

$ 5 suggested donation (kids 12 and under free) • Info: 507-774-7369curtisandloretta.com • orphanagemuseum.com • oacarts.org

Featuring two songs about men who grew up at the Owatonna State Orphanage; Peter Razor will be onstage to talk to the audience and answer questions

surprise it was accepted that evening! I don’t know why my show became popu-lar and endured for 25 years. I just took the advice of the people who helped me get started. They said, ‘Just be yourself, Pam.’ And that’s what I did. I gave it my best self.”

Pam won’t leave KFAI altogether – she’ll sub occasionally, and who knows what the future may hold for Pam and KFAI?

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M I N N E S O T A B L U E G R A S S A N D O L D - T I M E M U S I C A S S O C I A T I O N

two days of pre-festival instrument workshops, jams, ensemble playing and square dance calling with STEAM MACHINE

AUGUST 6-8, 2019 / EL RANCHO MAÑANA CAMPGROUND, RICHMOND, MNfor more information and registration:www.minnesotabluegrass.org/instructional-Campsquestions: (651) 456-8919or email [email protected]



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The Common Ground Company’s monthly bluegrass night West Bank Re-vival began in February with a lively performance from the group followed by metro area string band veterans Lenz & Friends. The monthly residency takes place in the Minneapolis West Bank neighborhood, which has a long standing legacy as a creative space for artists and musicians. The number of venues and opportunities for creative types in the area have been diminishing in the past years, and the group hopes to rejuvenate and preserve the rich musical tradition

that provided a haven for music legends like Spider John Koerner, Dave “Snaker” Ray, Dakota Dave Hull, Leo Kottke, Butch Thompson and Bonnie Raitt.The band seeks to emulate and re-con-textualize old time music, incorporating contemporary sounds and new ideas. Firmly rooted in the lineage of bluegrass music, they seek to explore the broad palette that string music has to offer. They draw inspiration from other inno-vators of the genre, musicians like New Grass Revival, The Seldom Scene, John Hartford and The Punch Brothers. The Common Ground Company curates the event monthly, hosting performers that

The Common Ground Company’s West Bank Revival: a newgrass themed residency kicks offby Peter Whiteman

currently shape the Twin Cities bluegrass and old-time scene. Minneapolis roots band The Farmer’s Union will join them on March 6. The Farmers Union is a col-lective of friends and family gathering to make nontraditional bluegrass, from covers to originals, all in the name of hav-

ing fun. Right now the band is working to record their first album and is playing shows regularly around the Twin Cities metro area.Music starts at 8 pm. No Cover. Nomad World Pub. 501 Cedar Ave. So., Minne-apolis, MN.

Friday, March 1, 2019 7:00 pmBisbee High School Auditorium325 School Terrace Rd.

Bisbee, AZ 520-432-7766

Saturday, March 2 7:00 pmCovenant Series ConcertsCovenant Presbyterian Church, 9315 Candelaria Road NE

Albuquerque, NM 505-299-3621

Tuesday, March 12Wednesday, March 13Thursday, March 14

1:00 pmBluegrass in BloomingtonMinnesota Masonic Heritage Center 11411 Masonic Home Drive

Bloomington, MN 952-948-6500

Saturday, April 6 TBABBMA Big Thaw Bluegrass FestivalOakwood Church, 3041 Oakwood Rd.

Hartland, WI

Sunday, April 7 3:00 pmSt. John’s Artist SeriesSt. John’s Lutheran Church, 215 Lincoln Ave.

Lombard, IL 630-629-2515

Wednesday, April 10 7:00 pmThe World Beloved: A Bluegrass MassWatkins Glen Performing Arts Center906 N. Decatur Street

Watkins Glen, NY 607-796-5034

Thursday, April 11 7:30 pmFredonia Opera House9 Church St.

Fredonia, NY 716-679-0891

Friday, April 12 8:00 pmEmelin Theatre153 Library Lane

Mamaroneck, NY 914-698-0098

Saturday, April 13 7:00 pmLucketts BluegrassThe Old School House, 42361 Lucketts Road

Leesburg, VA 703-771-5281

Thursday, April 18 3:00 pmThe Commons on Marice1380 Marice Dr.

Eagan, MN 651-688-9999

Thursday, April 25 2:00 pmShaller Family Sholom East Campus740 Kay Avenue

St. Paul, MN 651-328-2000

Monday, April 29 7:00 pm Stay in May Festival Naples, FL 888-613-8488

Go to www.MonroeCrossing.com for the latest information on all of our concerts.Booking: Derek Johnson, 612-720-3746 or [email protected]

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having made no less than ten escapes from prison. He was wanted in at least seven states for car and horse theft, moonshining and murder.

Otto was a man you didn’t mess with. Once on the lam in the Southwestern desert, he fought off a pack of hungry wolves and then captured a gang of Mexican outlaws who made the mistake of trying to rob him. Otto turned the

surprised thieves over to the law but didn’t stick around long enough to claim the reward for fear of being recognized and sent back to prison. His most notorious crime was the November 3, 1923 murder of A.W. Kaplan, a Greensboro, North Carolina pawnbroker. They apparently quarreled when Otto discovered that the store had sold his father’s pocket watch, which he had pawned.

Not over a month after Otto met his final end, after the fated shoot-out with police, Walter “Kid” Smith and the Carolina Buddies wrote and recorded “Otto Wood the Bandit” on January 1, 1931. Here’s a YouTube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3PjAYoD-Cs

This article is based on a chapter in Wayne’s book, Outlaw Ballads, Legends & Lore. For a Free catalog of Wayne Erb-sen’s songbooks and instruction books for banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin, get in touch with Native Ground Books & Mu-sic, 109 Bell Road, Asheville, NC, 28805, (800) 752-2656, banjo@nativeground, www.nativeground.com

Yesterday was July 10th. It wasn’t a day to watch the fireworks, have a picnic, wave a flag, or sing “the Stars Spangled Banner.” Nope. Yesterday was the 83rd anniversary of the day that the famed outlaw Otto Wood made his tenth and final escape from Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Central Prison was not a place to have a tea party on the lawn. Completed at a cost of $1.25 million in December, 1884, it was the first prison built in North Carolina. They say it took inmates fourteen years to construct the original castle-like structure, which was built with granite quarried just outside the prison’s east wall. To this day, the prison is located west of downtown Raleigh on 29 acres of land. Most of the land is enclosed by a double wire fence with razor ribbon on top. It’s not the place they send you for an overdue library fine.

The life of Otto Wood was the stuff dime novels were made of. Born in Wilkes County, North Carolina on May 9, 1894, Otto ran away from home at just seven years of age. After stealing rides aboard freight trains, he lived for a time in West Virginia with relatives who were none other than the infamous Hatfield clan who were engaged in deadly feuds with their sworn enemies, the McCoys. From the Hatfields, Otto learned the life skills that would soon become his stock and trade: moonshining, gambling, and shooting.

By the time Otto was thirteen, he committed his first crime - stealing a bicycle, which he hadn’t even learned to ride yet. While a teenager, Otto lost his left hand either in a hunting accident, or while working on the railroad in West Virginia (accounts differ). He was also plagued with a birth defect resulting in a club foot. When he was finally shot down at the age of thirty-seven in a running gun battle with the sheriff of Salisbury, North Carolina, Otto had become the most notorious outlaw North Carolina had ever known. His exploits included

Otto Wood the Banditby Wayne Erbsen

Otto Wood by the Carolina Buddies

Step up buddy and listen to my song,I’ll sing it to you right, but you might sing it wrong.It’s all about a man named Otto Wood,I can’t tell you all, but I wish I could.

He walked in a pawnshop a rainy day,And with clerk he had a quarrel they say.He pulled out a gun and he struck him fatal blowAnd this is the way the story goes

They spread the news as fast as they could,The sheriff served a warrant on Otto Wood.The jury said murder in the second degree,Then judge passed sentence to the penitentiary.

Otto, why didn’t you run Otto’s done dead and gone Otto, why didn’t you run When the sheriff pulled out his .44 gun.

They put him in the pen, but it done no good,It couldn’t hold a man called Otto Wood.It wasn’t very long ‘til he slipped outside,Pulled a gun on a guard said “Take me for a ride.”

The second time they caught him was away out West,In a holdup gang he got shot through the breast,They brought him back and when he got well,They locked him down in the dungeon cell.

He was a man who would not run,He always carried a .44 gun.He loved the women and he hated the law,And he just wouldn’t take noboby’s jaw.

Otto, why didn’t you run Otto’s done dead and gone Otto, why didn’t you run When the sheriff pulled out his .44 gun

He rambled out West, and he rambled all around,He met two sheriffs in a Southern town.The sheriff said “Otto step to the way,‘Cause I’ve been expecting you every day.”

He pulled out his gun and then he said,“Make a crooked move and you’ll both fall dead.Crank up your car and take me out of town,”But a few minutes later, he was graveyard bound.

Otto, why didn’t you run Otto’s done dead and gone Otto, why didn’t you run When the sheriff pulled out his .44 gun.



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Bluegrass Saturday MorningBy Phil Nusbaum

Lights at Ends of TunnelsAt the time of Winter Bluegrass Weekend, held at the

Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Minnesotans speak of lights at ends of tunnels. Everybody knows it is not yet spring. But squinting into the distance from one of the jam rooms of the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Minnesotans believe you can catch a glimpse of it. Those glimpses of springs are the lights at ends of long winter tunnels, fraught with bottoms dropping out of temperatures. The Winter Bluegrass Weekend

Once we see the light at the end of a tunnel, we forget about all that for over half a year, and attend to the business at hand. Minnesota Bluegrass festivals are noted for being celebrations of the culture of Bluegrass Music. As one of our festivals, it isn’t only the music. There are also workshops about the music, jamming, and a lot of space and time to hang out. While we know that in this day and age, the bluegrass season never really ends, it really gets moving at the time of the Winter Bluegrass Weekend.

At the Flannel Fundraiser I was more than happy with the performances by local groups. Serving as MC, I was struck by the variety of styles marching under the banner of bluegrass. When I said as much while addressing the audience, the idea drew immediate and strong applause.

Local bands frequently play with a great deal of stylistic freedom. Some might try to sound like first generation bluegrass circa 1955, and others are combining ideas from bluegrass, old-time string bands and pop in ever-increasing ways. Tracking what is going on is its own reward, and WBW attendees have ample opportunities for that.

I am associated with a WBW event known as Spotlight On. Held Saturday 5-6:45, Spotlight On creates a theme and presents musicians who represent the theme. This year’s theme is Tradition and Innovation. Some artists strive to play songs and tunes just as they heard them previously and others use

traditional versions of songs and tunes as jumping off places. With most artists, it’s a bit of each. There is an article elsewhere in the edition of Minnesota Bluegrass that tells more about this interesting and varied program. My Favorite Bluegrass

My Favorite Bluegrass is a Bluegrass Saturday Morning feature. Listeners wanting to play DJ come to KBEM with a stack of CDs. Together we play them and talk about them. I enjoy it because I hear others’ perspectives on the music, and it always seems to happen that the selections differ from what is usually on the show. To set up a recording time for My Favorite Bluegrass, just email me at [email protected].

Music ListingsTo access the Acoustic Music Listings, at www.jazz88.fm, click on schedule. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Bluegrass Saturday Morning. Then scroll down to Blog Posts and click on Bluegrass Saturday Acoustic Music Calendar.

Music ListingsTo access the Acoustic Music Listings, at www.jazz88.fm,

click on schedule. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Bluegrass Saturday Morning. Then scroll down to Blog Posts and click on Bluegrass Saturday Acoustic Music Calendar.

Weekly Playlists, Listen Onlinewww.jazz88.fm

To stream KBEM programming, at www.jazz88.fm, click on “listen live.” Bluegrass Saturday Morning playlists are located at www.jazz88.fm. At the top of the home page on the right-hand side, select “playlists.” Then click on the desired date. To listen to archived shows, at www.jazz88.fm, click on “on-demand.” Then click on the date and show.

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Turn Your Radio OnKick Up Your Heels

Dances MON • MINNEAPOLIS, 7:30pm Monday Night Square Dance at The Eagles Club, 2507 E. 25th St. 612–729–4469 (1st and 3rd Mondays)MON • MINNEAPOLIS, 7:30pm Monday Night Cajun Dance at The Eagles Club, 2507 E. 25th St. 612–729–4469 (2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays)SAT • (1st) SAINT PAUL, 8pm New England Contra, Celtic Junction. Jim Brooks 651–222–5475 [email protected] SAT • MINNEAPOLIS, 7:30pm Tapestry Folkdance Center, New England–style contra dance. SAT • (2nd) DULUTH, 7:30pm Contras, Squares, and round dances, Tamarack Dance Ass’n, YWCA, 202 West 2nd St.

Open Stages

Open Stages

TUE • (3rd) SPRING VALLEY, WI, 7pm Sneaker’s Pub and Eatery, 128 McKay Ave WED • (1st and 3rd) ST. PAUL Gingko Coffeehouse, 721 Snelling Ave. Hosts: Neal Dimick. Sign–up 6:30pm, music 7pm. 651–645–2647 THU • RIVER FALLS, WI Knitter’s group + open mic. Dish & the Spoon Café, 208 N. Main St., 715–426–9392 THU • (3rd) SPRING VALLEY, WI, 7pm Sneaker’s Pub and Eatery, 128 McKay Ave THU • (3rd) MINNEAPOLIS: 7pm The Warming House, 4001 Bryant Ave S, lower level, Minneapolis, 877-987-6487

SUN • RED WING, 4–7pm Music Loft, Hobgoblin Music, 920 Hwy. 19 651–388–8400 or 877–866–3936 KAUR–89.1 FM Sioux Falls, SD “Folk Wave” Sat. 10–noon Host: Gaynor Johnson KAXE–FM 91.7 Grand Rapids, MN “Backporch Harmony” Sun. 5–8pm KBEM–FM 88.5 Minneapolis, jazz88fm.com • “Bluegrass Saturday Morning” Sat. 7am–noon. Host: Phil Nusbaum • “Mountain Stage,” Sat. 4–6pm • “String Theory” Sat. 2–4pm Sun. 9–11pm Host: Kevin Barnes • “Tent Show Radio” Sat. 4–5pm • “Celtic Nation” Sat. noon–2pm KBSB–FM 89.7 Bemidji, MN www.fm90.org “Backporch Bluegrass” Thu. 6–9pm Hosts: Arlan Roline and Jerry Brademan KDUZ–AM 1260 Hutchinson, MN “Our Bluegrass Gospel Get–Together” Sun. 5–6am Host: Tim Benoit KFAI–FM 90.3 Minneapolis, MN • “Stone Soup” Wed. 9–11am Host: Pam K. • “Good ’n Country” Sat. 3–5pm Host: Ken Hippler • “Dakota Dave Hull Show” Thu. 9–11am Host Dave Hull • “Womenfolk” Sun. 11 am–1pm Host: Ellen Stanley • “Dig Up The Roots” Tue. 9–11am Host: Greg Carr • “Freewheelin’” Mon. 9–11am Host: Jackson Buck KLTF–AM 960, Little Falls, MN “Knee Deep in Bluegrass” Sun. 10pm– 12am Host: Cindy Bockem KMSU–FM 89.7 Mankato, MN and KMSK–FM 91.3 Austin, MN • “Tent Radio Show” Sun. 7–8pm • “Minnesota Morning” Mon.–Fri. 9–12am Host: Amy Triebenbach KRWC–AM 1360 Buffalo, MN • “Inside Bluegrass” Sat. 10am Hosts: Denny O’Brien and Tom Schuveiller • “Bluegrass Review” Sun. 4pm Host: Phil Nusbaum KUMD–FM 103.3 Duluth, MN “Folk Migrations” Sat. 7–midnight KVSC–FM Saint Cloud, MN “Frets” Sat. 6am–noon Host: Wayne Bergerson KYMN–AM 1080 Northfield, MN kymnradio.net

“The Long Way Home” Sun. 7–9pm Host: Will Healy WBKV–AM West Bend, WI “The Bluegrass Show” Sun. 4–6pm Hosts: Dale Palacek and Jim Burch WELY–FM 94.5, AM 1450 Ely, MN • “Big Lake Country Bluegrass Show” Sat. 12–1pm Host: Matt Fetterer • “The Bluegrass Review” Sat. s 1–2pm “Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour” Sat. 2–3pm • “Twisted Roots” Mon.–Fri. 10am–2pm Host: Matt Fetterer WOJB–FM 88.9 Hayward, WI “Folkways” Wed. 7:30–midnight Hosts: Carl Solander and Ernie Martinson WORT–FM Madison, WI |WORT– FM.org “Back to the Country” Wed. 9am Host: Bill Malone WRCO–FM 100.9 Richland Center, WI “Roots & Branches” Sun. 4–6pm Host: Gloria Hays WTIP–FM 90.7 Grand Marais, MN “Classic Country” “Rainbow Trout” Sun. 3–9pm Host: Carl Solander WXPR–FM 91.7 Rhinelander, WI “Bluegrass Saturday” Sat. 12–4pm

Minnesota Public Radio KSJN 99.5 FM | KNOW FM 91.1, St. Paul “A Prairie Home Companion” Sat. 5–7pm, rebroadcast Sun. noon

North Dakota Public Radio: 90.5 FM/Bismarck–91.9 FM/Beach 91.9 FM/Bowman–89.5 FM/Crary 91.9 FM/Crosby–91.5 FM/Devils Lake 89.9 FM/Dickinson–91.9 FM/Fargo 89/3 FM/Grand Forks–91.9 FM/Harvey 91.9 FM/Hettinger–91.5 FM/Jamestown 91.7 FM/Lakota–88.9 FM/Minot 91.9 FM/Tioga–89/5 FM/Tioga 89.5 FM/Williston–91.9 FM/Plentywood, MT 88.3 FM/Thief River Falls, MN “Old Time Music” Sun. 12:01am Host: Steve Nelson

Wisconsin Public Radio: WHSA–89.9 FM | WHWC–88.3 FM WHRM–90.9 FM | WLBL–93 AM WHLA–90.3 FM | WHA–97 AM WHHI–91.3 FM | WERN–88.7 FM WHAD–90.7 FM • “Simply Folk” Sun. 5–8pm Host: Judy Rose • “Tent Show Radio” Sat. 7–8pm

Y’All ComePlaces to jam!Looking for a place to play with others? Jams are open to the public, but musical tastes and etiquette vary from place to place. Events are weekly unless noted. A call may be advisable before your first visit, especially to check holiday and weather schedules. We apologize for any errors in the list; please let us know of any changes.

Jams MON • (1st & 3rd) Acoustic bluegrass

ARDEN HILLS, Perkins, Lexington & 694, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Steve & Chris Anderson, 651-208-4211

MON • Nordic NORTHFIELD, 7:30-10:00p.m. The Contented Cow; 302B Division St S, 507-645-1351; www.contentedcow.com

MON • (1st) HUTCHINSON. 6:30–9:30 p.m.The Oaks Assisted Living Center. Gene Wiedenroth, 320–587–2210

MON • (1st) Sea Shanties SAINT PAUL. The Dubliner, 2162 University Ave. 7:30 p.m.

MON • (1st & 3rd) Flatpicking (slow fiddletunes) RICHFIELD 7:00–9:00 p.m.Homestead Pickin’ Parlor.

MON • (2nd & 4th) Ukulele RICHFIELD7:00–9:00 p.m. Homestead Pickin’ Parlor.

MON • (2nd & 4th) Flatpicking ST. PAUL7:00-9:00 p.m. All 12 Notes, 2057 Randolph Ave. 651–699–2924, www.all12notes.com

MON • (Last) Roy’s Jam - MINNEAPOLIS 7:00–10:00 p.m. Walker Community United Methodist Church; 3104 16th Av. So.. Roy, 612–209–5311 or [email protected]

TUE • Bluegrass & Old-time NORTHFIELD 7:30–10:00 p.m. The Contented Cow, 302B So. Division St., 507– 663-1351. www.thecontentedcow.com

TUE • (1st, 3rd, 5th) Folk RICHFIELD 7:00–9:00 p.m. Homestead Pickin’ Parlor.

TUE • (2nd & 4th) Bluegrass — Beginning RICHFIELD 7:00 p.m. Homestead Pickin’ Parlor, 6625 Penn Ave. S. 612–861–3308.

TUE • (2nd & 4th) SAINT CLOUD 6:30–9:45 pm Whitney Sr. Center, 1125 Northway Dr. Jim Wasdyke 320–656–8962 (CMM).

TUE • (3rd) SAINT CLOUD 1:30–3:30 p.m.Whitney Sr. Center, 1125 Northway Dr. Greta Leen 320–743–2826 (CMM)

TUE • (3rd) MANKATO. Bethany Lutheran College in the Bethany Annex 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. http://halvorsonfamily.com/jams

WED • Bluegrass DULUTH 8:00 p.m. Sir Benedict’s Tavern on the Lake, 805 Supe-

rior St. 218–728–1192.WED • Intermediate Flatpicking/fiddle tunes

RICHFIELD 7:00–9:00 p.m. Homestead Pickin’ Parlor.

THU • Flatpicking RICHFIELD 7:00–9:00 p.m. Homestead Pickin’ Parlor.

THU • Acoustic SAINT PAUL. 6:30–8:30 p.m. Mad Hatter Coffee Café (945 West 7th Street). Doug Chasar 612–802–0833

THU • Celtic DULUTH 8:00 p.m. Sir Benedict’s Tavern.

THU • CANNON FALLS, 7–9 p.m., Wangen Prairie Church, 34289 Co. Rd. 24, 507–263–2483, [email protected].

THU • (1st, 3rd, 5th) Bluegrass BRAINERD 6:30–10:00 p.m. Coco Moon, 601 Laurel St. 218–825–7955.

THU • (1st & 3rd) Chippewa Falls, WI. Ojibwa Bowl. 3 miles east of Highway 53 & County Road S. 6:30 p.m. 715-458-0181.

THU • (1st & 3rd) PLAINVIEW Community Center, 346 W. Broadway,. 507- 534-6682; 507-534-3802. 7:00-10:00 p.m.

THU • (2nd) HAM LAKE 7:00–10:00 p.m. Ham Lake Senior Center, 15544 Central Ave. NE. Maxine Larson, 763–434–675

THU • (3rd) GRAND RAPIDS, 6:30 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 1585 E. Hwy 169, 218–326–2497, 218–245–1062.

THU • (3rd) MILACA, 6:30-9:00 p.m.; Park Sr. Apts. 240 2nd Ave. 320-980-7609; 320-983- 2468

THU • (Last) MONTICELLO Middle School, Broadway Ave. across from Hospital. 6:30 p.m. Milton or Milo Olson, 763–497–2383, 763–261–4933.

FRI • Bluegrass ROCHESTER Peace UCC, 1503 2nd Ave, NE, 507–282-5807, 507-285- 1239. 6:30 p.m.

FRI • (2nd) HAM LAKE Glen Cary Lutheran Church, 15531 Central Ave. NE (Hwy 65). 6:30 p.m. 612–366–1359, 763–434–5695, [email protected]

SAT • MBOTMA/Spring Lake Park. Kraus Hartig VFW, 8100 Pleasant View Dr. NE. 1:30-4 p.m. Barb, 763–784–7881

SAT • WILLMAR. Whitney Music,913 Hwy 71 NE. 9:00-11:00 a.m. 320-214-9433;; [email protected]

SAT • (1st, 3rd) MINNEAPOLIS 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Linden Hills Park Comm. Center, 3100 43rd St. (at Xerxes). 612–922–9453; 651–762– 8036

SAT • (2nd) ZIMMERMAN. American Legion (3 blocks W of stoplight on 169). 763-856- 2131. April-October

SAT • Bluegrass (Advanced) RICHFIELD 3:00 –6:00 p.m. Homestead Pickin’ Parlor.

SAT (Periodic) • Acoustic BLOOMINGTON 10:00–2:00. Nechville Studio showroom, 9700 Humboldt Ave S. 952–888–9710. Call to check schedule

SAT • (1st & 3rd) Cajun SAINT PAUL. 11:00 a.m.-1 p.m. The Underground Music Cafe, 1579 Hamlin Ave, 651– 644–9959.

SAT • (2nd) Bluuegrass RICE LAKE, WI. 6:00 p.m. 1st Lutheran Church, Sawyer St. 715- 458-0181

SAT • (3rd) NORTH SAINT PAUL 10 a.m. - Noon, Silver Lake Methodist, Century Ave (between Hwy 36 & I-694). 651–777–2920; [email protected]

SUN • Northern Roots NORTHFIELD 7:30-10:30 p.m. The Contented Cow, 302B So. Division St., 507– 663-1351. www.thecon-tentedcow.com

SUN • (1st) ROGERS. Amplified. 1–5 p.m. Rogers Community Center (3 blocks S of I- 94).Dave Christian, 612-859-5847 (CMM)

SUN • (1st) Acoustic FERGUS FALLS 1:00- 5:00 p.m. Westridge Mall.

SUN • (1st) • Potluck & Jam SPRING VALLEY 12:00-5:00 p.m. Our Savior’s Luther-an Church, 805 S.Broadway. 507- 864-8109; [email protected].

SUN • (1st, 3rd) Bluegrass/Acoustic MINNEAPOLIS, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 42nd Avenue Sta-tion, 4171 Lyndale Ave. N. Don Hunker, 612-521-2831, [email protected]

SUN • (2nd) LaCROSSE, WI. Southside Center, 6th & Hood Sts, 608-783-6565. 1:00-4:00 p.m.

SUN • (2nd) DURAND, WI. Shari’s Chippewa Club. 6:00-10:00 p.m. 715–672–8785

SUN • (3rd) • Potluck & Jam RUSHFORD 12:00-5:00 p.m. Good Shepherd Home, 800 Home St. 507-864-8109; [email protected].

SUN • (4th) MINNEAPOLIS. Twin CitiesAutoharpers, Hennepin Avenue Unit-ed Methodist Church., 511 Groveland Avenue, Mpls, MN 3:00–5:00 p.m. Tony Wentersdorf, 612–872–0233 or [email protected]

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SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS

Coming Up

318: The 318 Café, 318 Water Street, Excelsior, 952-401-7902, www.three-eighteen.com331C: 331 Club, 331 13th Ave NE, Mpls, 612-331-1746, www.331.mnAGr: Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe, 394 S Lake Ave, Duluth, 218-723-0075, www.amazinggraceduluth.comAST: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main St, Mpls, 612-379-3138, www.astercafe.comBSC: Black Sheep Coffee Cafe, 705 Southview Blvd., South St. Paul, 651-554-0155, www.blacksheepcoffee.comBTC: Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, Bayfield, WI, 888-244-8368, www.bigtop.orgBoDD: BoDiddley’s Pub and Deli, 129 25th Ave S, St. Cloud, 320-252-9475CED: Cedar Cultural Center, 415 Cedar Ave S, Mpls, 612-338-2674, www.thecedar.orgCJ: Celtic Junction, 836 Prior Ave, St Paul, 651-330-4685, www.thecelticjunction.comCrH: Creek House Concerts, www.creekhouseconcerts.com, 651-633-5353. MUST call and reserve for these events.DAK: Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls, 612-332-1010, www.dakotacooks.comDuG: Dunn Brothers on Grand, 1569 Grand Ave, St. PaulEAG: Eagles Club, 2507 E 25th St, Mpls, 612-729-4469, www.Mplseagles34.org

Venue abbreviations

3/1 - Friday• Minnesota Bluegrass Winter

Weekend, Crowne Plaza Mpls West, See ad this issue

• Pat Donahue & Richard Kriehn, 318, 8pm

• Anna Stine, 331C, 10pm• Hootenanny Annies, GKb, 7:30pm• Danu, VC, 7:30pm• Lula Wiles Band, At Journey Church,

5459 Cty Rd 18, Nisswa, 218-829-4092, 7:30pm

FITZ: Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E Exchange St, St Paul, 651-290-1200, www.fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.orgGINK: Ginkgo Coffeehouse, 721 N Snelling Ave, St Paul, 651-645-2647, www.ginkgocoffee.comGKb: Grand Kabaret, 210 N Minnesota St, New Ulm, 507-359-9222, www.thegrandnewulm.comHOB: The Loft at Hobgoblin Music, 920 State Hwy 19, Red Wing, 877-866-3936, www.stoneyend.comMER: Merlins Rest, 3601 E Lake St, Mpls, 612-216-2419OAK: Oak Center General Store, 67011 Hwy 63, Lake City, 507-753-2080, www.oakcentergeneralstore.comRIV: Riverview Café & Wine Bar, 3747 42nd Ave S, Mpls, 612-729-4200, theriverview.comSHL: Sheldon Theatre, 443 W 3rd St, Red Wing, 800-899-5759, www.sheldontheatre.orgTAP: Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Ave S, Mpls, 612-722-2914, www.tapestryfolkdance.orgUMC: Underground Music Café, 1579 Hamline Ave N, Falcon Hts, 651-644-9959, undergroundmusiccafe.comVC: Vieux Carre, 408 St Peter St, St Paul, 651-291-2715, vieux-carre.comWmH: The Warming House, 4001 Bryant Ave S, lower level, Mpls, 877-987-6487, thewarminghouse.netZUM: Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave, Zumbrota, 507-732-7616, www.crossingsatcarnegie.com

To post gigs and events to this calendar, request the link to our online submission form to [email protected]

• Mill Creek Irish, BoDD, 7:30pm• Patrick Ball, CJ, 7pm• Tim Sparks, The Icehouse, 2528

Nicollet Ave, Mpls, 6:30pm• Scrapegoat Skin & Bones, Wiese

Auditorium / KBEK Radio, 208 Broadway Ave S, Braham, 844-200-5235, 8pm

3/2 - Saturday• Minnesota Bluegrass Winter

Weekend, Crowne Plaza Mpls West, See ad this issue,

• Irish Fair - Halfway Party, At Kierans Irish Pub, Mpls, 5pm

• Charlie Heyman, Bothy Folk Club, Emmy Frentz Arts Guild, 523 South 2nd Street. Mankato, 507-217-0408

• Live From Here, Broadcast live from The State Theatre in Minneapolis, 4:45pm

• Alternate Route, BSC, ,0am• The SteelDrivers with Nickel & Rose,

FITZ, 8pm• Lehto & Wright, New York Mills

Minnesota BluegrassCabin Fever Festival

March 29-31Friday-Sunday

Radisson Harborview Hotel Duluth, MN

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Cultural Center, 24 Main Ave. N., New York Mills, 218-385-3339, 7:30pm

• Contra Dance with Northern Aire, TAP, 7:30pm

• Good Morning Bedlam and Ginstrings, The Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Ave, Mpls, 11pm

• Four Pints Shy, Widespot Performing Arts Center, N2030 Spring St, 2nd Floor, Stockholm, WI, 715-307-8941, 7pm

• Uke Jam, WmH, 10am3/3 - Sunday• Minnesota Bluegrass Winter

Weekend, Crowne Plaza Mpls West, See ad this issue,

• Honky-Tonk Jump, AST, 8pm• Swing Brunch with Patty & The

Buttons, AST, 11am• JigJam with Barbaro, CED, 7:30pm• Sherry Minnick and Phil Nusbaum,

The Icehouse, 2528 Nicolet Ave/

Minneapolis, MN 55404, 11am• New Riverside Ramblers, Como

Park, Music Under Glass Series, Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, 1225 Estabrook Dr, St Paul, 4:30 pm

• New Riverside Ramblers Trio, Palmer’s Bar, 500 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA, 8 pm

3/4 - Monday• Roe Family Singers, 331C, 8pm

3/5 - Tuesday• Gaelic Storm, Varsity Theater, Mpls,

6:30pm• Rough Draft Songwriter Night, WmH,

8pm• New Riverside Ramblers, Mardi Gras

Party, EAG, 7pm3/6 - Wednesday• Dan Navarro, AST, 7pm• The Langer’s Ball, Dubliner Pub, 2162

University Ave, St Paul, 8pm• Honky-Tonk Jump, Lee’s Liquor

Lounge, 101 Glenwood Ave N, Mpls, 8:00 pm

3/7 - Thursday• Rebel Fiddle, 318, 8pm• The Gibson Brothers, DAK, 7pm• Mike In The Wilderness, DuG, 7pm• Christine Lavin, BoDD, 7:30pm• Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, CED,

7:30pm3/8 - Friday• Alasder Fraser & Natalie Haas, Zum,

7:30pm• Christine Lavin, CED, 8pm• Tom Dahill & Ginny Johnson,

Charlie’s Irish Pub, 101 Water St, Stillwater, 7:30pm

• The Common Ground Company, Kathy’s, Rochester, 10pm

3/9 - Saturday• MN Acoustic Guitar Showcase, 318,

8pm• Joe Sabroski, DuG, 7pm• Langham & Gill, GKb, 8pm• Live From Here with guests Bela

Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Julie Fowlis, Aiofe O’Donovan, Broadcast live from Carnegie Hall, NYC, 4:45pm

• Alternate Route, BSC, ,0am• Tom Dahill & Ginny Johnson,

Charlie’s Irish Pub, 101 Water St, Stillwater, 7:30pm

• John Glenn and Buzz Cauldron, CrH, 7pm

• Michael Monroe, Crooners Lounge & Supper Club, 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Fridley, 763-760-0062, 6pm

• The Double Down Daredevils, Flat Earth Brewing, 688 Minnehaha Ave,

St Paul, 7pm• Ring of Kerry, Mantorville Opera

House, 55 5th St W, Mantorville, 7:30pm

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University Ave, St Paul, 3:30pm• New Riverside Ramblers, EAG,

7:30pm• The High 48s CD Release, Paradise

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• Ring of Kerry, Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud, 320-259-5463, 7:30pm

• Contra Dance with Tub O’Cookies, TAP, 7:30pm

• Kindred, The 221, 221 2nd St N, Delano, 7pm

• Tim Sparks, The Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Ave, Mpls, 6:30pm

• Americana Song Circle, WmH, 10am• St Patrick’s Day Celebration with

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Heritage Center, 11411 Masonic Home Drive, Bloomington, 1pm

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• Dakota Dave Hull, At Journey Church, 5459 Cty Rd 18, Nisswa, 218-829-4092, 7:30pm

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• Paddy Wagon, Shramrock’s The Irish Nook, 995 W 7th St, St Paul, 3pm

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Underground Tap and Grill, 217 Plum St, Red Wing, 8pm

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Hamline University, St Paul, 7:30pm• Contra Dance with Tunebuggy, TAP,

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Tab: New MoneyBy Bob Douglas

New Money

New Money is an eastern Kentucky tune recorded by Doc Roberts (1897- 1978). Roberts said he learned the tune from Montgomery Co. fiddler Elzic Stone at a fiddle contest. “Dock Philipine” Roberts was raised on a farm in Madison County, Kentucky. He learned to play fiddle while quite young with help from his older brother Liebert. Doc and Liebert also found a fiddling mentor in African-American fiddler Owen Walker.

In 1927, Doc formed a duo with Asa Martin, calling themselves Martin and Roberts. In May of 1928, the duo made their recording debut with the Gennett label. Between 1927 and 1934, Martin and Roberts performed at fiddlers’ conventions, in schoolhouses, on vaudeville stages, and on radio (WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky) and recorded more

than 200 sides on 11 different labels. The Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts Trio was organized later with the addition of Doc Roberts’ son James. James started playing in the trio at the age of 10! The Doc Roberts Trio performed until 1934 when Doc Roberts decided to retire.

An interesting side note: Doc Roberts attended Berea College in Kentucky. Founded in 1855, Berea was the first college in the Southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated. And the college still charges no tuition while providing every student the equivalent of a four-year, full-tuition scholarship. Berea also maintains the Traditional Music Sound Archives with over 4700 searchable performances of field recordings from homes, churches, local folk festivals, and radio programs.

The archives include a number of Doc Roberts fiddle tunes. Check it out: https://soundarchives.berea.edu/

A final note on this tune’s notation. As I’ve been playing this tune for several years, it has morphed (just a little) from Doc Roberts’ original. For example: although played in the key of C, Roberts plays most of the F notes as F sharps. I lean toward F natural in the notation. There are other slight differences, but this notation is very close as I recorded it in 2017 with Adam Granger on Just Tunes (still available!), House of Mercy Recordings MR041. Keep supporting local music!

May New Money find a place on your fiddle, mandolin, or instrument of choice.

Bob [email protected]

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