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Musical Notes

 

AvalonFest 2010

Aug 13-15, 2010 is the AvalonFest2010.  Part of it is the Performing Artists' Songwriter's Contest (formerly "Rising Star") and the call for entries is out and can be found on the www.avalon-resort.com website or on www.SonicBids.com where entries are submitted.  Stay tuned as flyers and more info will be forthcoming.

 

Hot August Blues and Roots Festival – August 21st

hot music at the 19th annual HAB festival in Cockeysville. MD. Held at the Oregon Ridge Park, this year’s lineup includes Lyle Lovett & his Large Band, Keb’ Mo’, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, The Bridge, and Jackie Scott & the Housewreckers. The concert runs from Noon-10pm.  Advance tickets are $40, or $50 at the gate.

hotaugustblues.com/

 

Folk Club Anniversary Party – August 24th

The Folk Club will be celebrating its 23rd anniversary at the Tortilla Factory this month.  We’ll be following our standard party night music format (single-song slots), and giving out CD’s as door prizes.  Come on out and help us celebrate!

 

Folk Club Campout – September 4th–6th

The annual campouts are one of the oldest traditions of The Club, having been held in one form or another since 1986.  Dave has been hosting the get-togethers since 1990.  Come help Dave and Beth (and everyone else!) celebrate their annual Labor Day Folk Club Campout.  Meals are provided (for a small contribution charge), so pack up your tents, drinks, and instruments and come on out to the beautiful Double Trouble Estate in Stephenson, VA.  See Dave or Beth at The Club for more info, and be sure to make your reservations by September 2ndDownload the flyer HERE!

 

New! – The Festy Experience – October 9th and 10th

(from TheFesty.com) The Infamous Stringdusters, The Artist Farm, and Cerberus Productions are pleased to present THE FESTY EXPERIENCE, a 2-day camping festival over Columbus Day Weekend, October 9 & 10, at The Concert Grounds at Devils Backbone in Nelson County, VA (near Wintergreen Resort just outside of Charlottesville).  Hosted and curated by The Infamous Stringdusters, The Festy Experience will celebrate and combine the best in live music, the outdoor sports and lifestyle, beer culture, and raging good times.

 

Featured performers in this kick-off festival will include (along with The Infamous Stringdusters): Railroad Earth, Josh Ritter, Tony Rice, Crooked Still, and many others. Check TheFesty.com for complete details.

 

 

MONTHLY MILESTONES

Born This Month:

8/1/1931 – “Ramblin” Jack Elliot
8/1/1942 – Jerry Garcia
8/4/1901 – Louis Armstrong
8/8/1944 – John Renbourn
8/12/1929 – Alvis Edgar “Buck” Owens, Jr.
8/14/1941 – David Crosby
8/22/1917 – John Lee Hooker
8/27/1925 – Carter Stanley
 

And In Passing:

8/6/1973 – Lizzie Douglas (a.k.a. ‘Memphis Minnie’)
8/9/1995 – Jerry Garcia
8/13/1951 – Dan Fogelberg
8/15/1958 – “Big” Bill Broonzy
8/16/1938 – Robert Johnson
8/16/2005 – Vassar Clements
8/19/1959 – “Blind” Willie McTell
8/21/1918 – Orville Gibson
8/29/1976 – Jimmy Reed


Noteworthy Events:

8/1/27 – The Carter Family make their first recordings during the recording sessions in Bristol, TN

8/2/62 – Robert Allen Zimmerman legally changes his name to Robert Dylan

8/15/69 – The Woodstock Festival opens on Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York. Originally, 186,000 tickets had been sold, but when flimsy fences and ticket gates gave way, the organizers announced it would be a free event. Joni Mitchell, who was booked to appear but had to cancel due to a scheduling conflict, writes the song 'Woodstock'

8/18/62 – Ringo Starr makes his debut as drummer for the Beatles at the horticultural society Dance, Birkenhead, England
 

 

Quote for the Month

"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music."

         ~ Aldous Huxley

 

 
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