GLASS CITY OPRY NEWS SPANKY MOORE GANG

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GLASS CITY OPRY NEWS
Monday Night Bluegrass
October
2007
The Spanky Moore
Band was formed in
the winter of 2003 and
has been impressing
audiences throughout
the region. They hail
from Wapakoneta,
Ohio. The band consists
of Greg Moore, fiddle
player, tenor and
baritone singer known as
SPANKY MOORE GANG
Featured Band on October 8th, 2007
“Spanky” a nickname which was gave to him by a legend in bluegrass Mr. Dave Evans. Also in the band
are the talented musicians, Lori Moore, Lee Bradley, Mike Dean and Mike Kegley. If you love fiddling and
a traditional sound, this will be a treat for your ears!
Please join us on Monday Evening, October 8th, 2007
for our third bluegrass concert at the Glass City Opry!
NEW TIME!!! Shows will now start at 7:00 PM
Doors open at 6:00 PM... we want to better accomodate those
people working and that want to grab dinner before the show!
Please Take Note!
Show Starts 7:00 P.m.
Glass City Opry News
edited by: Sherri Chekal
Pro-Grass Productions
P.O. Box 501 • Maumee, OH 43537
(419) 250-1096 - www.GlassCityOpry.com
September
Show Highlights
Our second show! How exciting! It was
great to see so many of our friends and family there, and so many of our
first show patrons! It was great to shake the hands of everyone we could!
We were so excited to have the Channel 13 news come and film for their late night
news cast! You can see the clip on our website on the photo archive page for the
show! How exciting!
Lonesome County was our featured band
and everyone enjoyed their musical stylings
greatly. How can you not enjoy their work,
it’s good solid and enjoyable! Bluegrass
music at it’s best!
Bandura Bridge was a delight and it was
great to see our first homegrown pickers
grace the stage! Davey Moore Jr., hails
from the Bowling Green area and works
here in Toledo! The rest of the boys in the
Photos by Mike McGuffie and Sherri Chekal
band are well known in the Toledo circles and
it’s always a treat to see a young man in the
band, learning at the feet of his father, this
great traditional music we all love!
We look forward to our next show and
hearing more from all ranges of bluegrass
music today. The Glass City Opry hopes to
bring you the very best in bluegrass that we
can offer!
Visit the website for more photos!
www.GlassCityOpry.com
Meet the band...
Rock Bottom was formed by Simon Edwards and
myself as I was recovering from a severe hand injury
and Simon was waiting for a kidney transplant. I went
up to the hospital to see him and we were talking
about all the fun we had years a go when we played
together in different bands. We made a pact that as
soon as we were able, we would form a new band,
originally called Rock Bottom as that is where we
felt we were, at that time. The first big shows were
working with our friend Larry Cordle and we even played a show with him in his home town of Louisa KY.
Larry pointed out the inspirations for all the songs he had written. Many of the people he wrote songs about
were in the audience, he showed us the man “Hero of the Creek”, Highway 40 of “Highway 40 Blues” fame,
the “Fields of Home” and many others.
ROCK BOTTOM
MINING CO.
We eventually changed our name to the Rock
Bottom Mining Co. as there already was a
band called Rock Bottom and were lucky
enough to get our friends Harold Skidmore,
Scott Midgley and Jimmy Thompson to join
us. Jimmy has since left the band, but we still
are lucky enough to play music with him and
he is a close friend of band members. Simon
has played for many years, starting out with
LB Siller, he later formed a Gospel band called
Down Home Praise and has remained one
of the top bass players in the area. Harold
has played with some of the best musicians
in the world and it shows. He was a member
of Nitro Hill along with Scott and his rhythm
guitar work is hard to beat. Scott is one of the
most inovatatrive banjo players I have ever
heard and adds so much to our sound, whether it is a slow ballad or a driving traditional song. I have played
with many bands over the years and was lucky to get my start in 1984 with Conley Varble and Salt Creek.
We play a mixture of traditional and contemporary bluegrass and are really looking forward to playing such
a nice venue such as yours. Please feel free to edit and or fix this up as you see fit. We have played busy
schedules the last few years, but this is one of the few times we get to play close to home
The Glass City Opry
Podcast Debuts!
We are so excited about the Glass City Opry we decided to start a monthly podcast on the website that will
showcase the bands playing at the Opry as well as the bands that have played in the past!
You’ll hear all about the bluegrass happenings around
the Toledo area... bands, events, jams and good stuff
about the regions bluegrass music scene! Join Jeff
Birdwell and pal, Sherri Chekal as they venture into
new territory and begin their broadcasting careers!
If you’re not familiar with a podcast... don’t worry!
Just stop in at the website... www.GlassCityOpry.com
and click on the old fashioned radio on the left hand
side of the main page! You’ll learn all about it. It’s like
an on-line radio show about Bluegrass in Toledo and
you can listen on your computer!
Be Sure to Visit the Website
www.GlassCityOpry.com
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October Show ONLY
BUY 3 TICKETS - GET 4th TICKET FREE
This is a special offer only to our wonderful mailing list friends! Yes, gather up a few friends
and bring them down to the Glass City Opry for a fun-filled Monday Night Bluegrass Experience! With this special coupon... buy 3 tickets and get the 4th ticket free! What a great way to
enjoy bluegrass with your friends! Bring a couple along and while you’re at it, enjoy dinner in
downtown Maumee before the show! That sounds lovely!
To Redeem This Offer...
PLEASE BRING COUPON TO THE SHOW
Valid only for the
October 8th,
2007 show.
No cash value.
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Buck & Company was formed in 2002 and is
based in the Parkersburg, West Virginia area.
The Band’s repertoire focuses on traditionally
based bluegrass and bluegrass gospel including
original compositions by Buck McCumbers. Buck
& Company is eager to have the opportunity to
perform for some of the finest people in the world
..... BLUEGRASS MUSIC FANS
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WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
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$8
CHILDREN UNDER 12 - FREE
CONCESSIONS
THEATRE SEATING
MONDAY EVENING 7:00 P.M.
DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 - MUSIC STARTS AT 7:00 - ENDS 9:30 P.M.
NOVEMBER
12
2007
MAUMEE INDOOR THEATRE
601 CONANT • MAUMEE, OH
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“Honi Deaton and Dream
is the perfect --and I
mean perfect-- melding
of bluegrass, country
and mountain music.
It’s music brimming with
feeling, tradition and
distinction. I love this
group.”
-Dennis Miller,
My Country
“This is serious talent, a star
in the making, with a top
instrumental cast around her.
Don’t miss it!”
-Bluegrass Unlimited
and Dream
HONI DEATON
We are SO excited to welcome our first national touring bluegrass band to the Glass City Opry!
Honi Deaton and Dream are coming to town December 10, 2007 and we need to make sure EVERYONE
comes out to welcome national acts to Toledo again! It’s been years since we had such an acclaimed band to
grace our region. No more driving an hour north to get great national bluegrass!
Passionate original lyrics and stunning bass playing punctuates Honi Deaton’s resonating, soulful voice. She
has been nominated twice for IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year. Honi is joined by the extroraordinary instrumental and vocal powers of husband Jeff Deaton on guitar, Josh Brooks on banjo, and Wayde Powell
on resonator guitar.. Honi Deaton and Dream’s music has it roots in Bluegrass and
Appalachia while it soars into Americana, Western Swing, Gospel and the Blues.
Please Help Us Tell Everyone
and Plan to Join Us on December 10th!
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Featuring
Passionate original lyrics and
stunning bass playing punctuates Honi
Deaton’s resonating, soulful voice.
She has been nominated twice for
IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year. Honi
Deaton and Dream’s music has it roots
in Bluegrass and Appalachia while it
soars into Americana, Western Swing,
Gospel and the Blues.
All the Way from Georgia!
NOMINATED 2X IBMA FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR • LAMON RECORDS ARTIST
Our First National Act at
the Glass City Opry!
SPECIAL PRICING
Help Us Make Honi and the
boys WELCOME HERE!!!
ONLY
$15
CHILDREN UNDER 12 - FREE
THEATRE SEATING
MONDAY NIGHT 7:00 P.M.
DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 - MUSIC STARTS AT 7:00 - ENDS 9:30 P.M.
DECEMBER
10,
2007
MAUMEE INDOOR THEATRE
601 CONANT • MAUMEE, OH
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BUCK AND COMPANY OTTAWA COUNTY
November 12, 2007
Many thanks to all the people that help
to make the Glass City Opry a reality!
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BLUEGRASS
• The Coffee News • The Cookie Lady • The Bluegrass Journal • Fleagers Hardware •
The Sunday Ramble on WCWA 1230 AM • Toledo.com • K100 Country Radio •
• The Maumee Mirror Newspaper • Hot Banjo Licks.com •
The AMAZING Staff and Management of the Maumee Indoor Theatre
• The Friends & Family of Spanky Moore Bluegrass Gang and Rock Bottom Mining Co.•
• Our Sound by Mike and Monica Adams •
• Our Volunteers, Wilson, Earline and Shelly Birdwell • Photography by Mike MacGuffie
• Our “Go-For” Staff of Ashton, Weston, Maggie and Jessy
MONDAY
NIGHT
BLUEGRASS
Join Us!