Music for the Animas - Colorado Bluegrass Music Society

The Official publication of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society
November 2015
Liver Down the River
Music for the Animas
By Tommy Frederico
page 3
What’s Inside:
• Band Camps for Kids.................................... 5
• Ivywild School............................................... 6
• A Tale of 3 Bands........................................... 7
Bluegrass News
Performance Calendar,
CBMS Bands on Call & More!
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Colorado Bluegrass
Music Society
P.O. Box 406
Wheat Ridge, CO 80034-0406
From The President’s
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Dear Valued Members and Members-to-be...
The Official publication of the
COLORADO BLUEGRASS MUSIC SOCIETY
A non-profit association of Bluegrass enthusiasts.
or the first time in the history of CBMS, we are
currently planning a recognition ceremony to
celebrate the work, outreach and musical landscape
that CBMS has enjoyed over the last year.
NOVEMBER 2015
* * * * * *
We hope you will join us. This event will be
held on Sunday at noon at the Mid-Winter
Bluegrass Festival (February 12-14; get your tickets now!)
and will attempt to provide a brief history of CBMS and our
current offerings, as well as acknowledge the contributions of
a few key players in the history of the organization.
P.O. Box 406, Wheat Ridge, CO 80034-0406
Web site: www.coloradobluegrass.org
www.facebook.com/theCBMS
Editorial E-mail: pp@coloradobluegrass.org
Advertising E-mail: ads@coloradobluegrass.org
CD Reviews E-Mail: cds@ coloradobluegrass.org
Who should go? Well, first of all we would love to
recognize anyone in our Hall of Honor. We will provide an
opportunity to acknowledge these fine individuals and hope
that this will be an annual tradition.
COLORADO BLUEGRASS MUSIC SOCIETY BOARD of DIRECTORS:
Next, we are currently looking at a creative line up of
performers. We will focus on the Young Pickers who
participate in our outreach programs, in addition to the
Lineage Music Project and the Bluegrass Buddies. Further,
we want to add a few highly entertaining acts that you might
not normally see working together. Have a suggestion? Let
us know here! We are putting together a line up with the
advice of a pool of Colorado artists, but we are very open to
suggestions right now!
Who else should go? ALL CBMS members and membersto-be of course! This is a celebration of our community and
a chance to have a moment in time, enjoy a great selection
of out of the ordinary bluegrass line ups, partake in a slide
show that will celebrate the culmination of our year together
and get a little more informed on the history of CBMS.
Vice-President
Marte Meyer
303-726-8549
marte.meyer@9healthfair.org
Treasurer
Randy Jones
303-431-1899
jrquickdraw@comcast.net
Secretary
Janeen Bogue
303-517-4860
jkbogue@gmail.com
Pow'r Pickin' Production Staff
Editor in Chief: Garian Vigil - pp@coloradobluegrass.org
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Proofers: Annie Savage, John Schmidt, Garian Vigil
CD Reviewer: Garian Vigil - cds@ coloradobluegrass.org
If you have pictures of your bluegrassing in Colorado this
year that you would like to share for the Year in Pictures
slideshow, please send them to Slick@kevinslick.com. We
hope to be as inclusive as possible in our representation of
the musical adventures that have been had by our members
and musical family this year!
Representatives
Have someone you might like the board to consider for
our 2016 Hall of Honor? We are taking submissions for this
great honor in bluegrass right now! Contact me today with
this person’s name, title, your contact information and a brief
description of their contributions through this year.
See you soon. Play nice, be safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Grateful for the great state of bluegrassin’ we get to call
home!
President
Annie Savage
319-601-6379
savagefiddler@gmail.com
B.J. Suter
303-485-5222
bjbanjobuds@gmail.com
Greg Worth
303-918-0335
gregw27@msn.com
Kevin Slick
303-718-3143
slick@kevinslick.com
John Clancy
303-323-1937
john@jclancylegal.com
Joy Maples Web Wrangler
719-465-3025
joymaples@gmail.com Annie Savage
President
Colorado Bluegrass Music Society
Key Volunteers John Schmidt
Membership Coordinator 970-663-7581
members1@coloradobluegrass.org
All information contained in Pow’r Pickin’ is the opinion of the authors.
Such information does not necessarily represent the opinion or policy
of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society, its officers or members, unless
otherwise noted.
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AnimasFundraising
Notes from the San Juans
Photo mountainstudies.org
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By Tommy Frederico
fter a catastrophic mine waste spill from the Gold King mine in Silverton,
the Animas River is on its way to recovery. A layer of orange crust has
left a ring around the rocks in the river and shoreline and heavy metal
sediment has deposited in slow pockets in the river however, after a few
good runoffs the river shall return to its pre-spill condition. The fishing
is still good, in fact it seems like the minimized human presence on the
river has made the fish more active than ever.
I wouldn’t want to underestimate the impact that the mining spill caused by the EPA has had
on the Animas and San Juan rivers; it has been heartbreaking for the Southwest communities
and the Navajo Nation but, the reality of it is that mining waste with heavy metals and caustic
chemicals has been leaching into the river for decades, only at a diluted rate.
The communities of the Southwest have held strong throughout this event and have pulled
together in any and all efforts possible to communicate the need for action, awareness and
have pulled together in numerous ways to assist in monitoring and studying the impact on
aquatic life in the river and education on mining reclamation and river use.
In an effort to raise awareness and funding for Mountain Studies Institute, a local nonprofit
that has been instrumental in studying the impact of this disaster, Durango Massive Productions
in conjunction with the Durango bluegrass/jam band Liver Down the River and Mountain View
Artists are hosting a series of events “Music for the Animas” at the Animas City Theatre.
The events include a silent auction with original artwork, concert tickets, photographs and
various other donations. The next event in the series will host Head for the Hills, Liver
Down the River, and Kitchen Dwellers on Saturday, November 7th. The three bands, while
no stranger to playing the Four Corners, all still pack the house and a benefit for the Animas
brings a BIG reason to rage.
Local Durango band Liver Down the River gets better and better every time I see them and
they bring and entertain a large dancing crowd. They are showing lots of support and have
played a number of times for the benefit of the river. Fresh off a recent EP release and after
a tour including a set at Yarmonygrass, this young jamgrass band has the momentum you
would expect from an up and coming. You can like them on Facebook for more information
and to follow their self proclaimed “Funk’n Bluegrass.”
Bozeman, Montana’s Kitchen Dwellers bring some of that new age spacegrass to the
kitchen table. Having come up with a great band name, the past four years they have been
able to spread their music far and wide. Runners up at the 2014 Telluride Bluegrass Festival
and Northwest String Summit, the Dwellers are no strangers to great festivals like DelFest.
Last but not least, a Westword reader’s poll named Head for the Hills “Best in Colorado
Bluegrass.” The eclectic acoustic band is no stranger to the festival circuits and has performed
in Durango at least once a year for as long as I have been here.
Durango’s beloved Animas River may be the very reason I still find myself living here.
When I first moved to Durango I stood in awe of its beauty and I knew this is where I wanted
to live. Many years later, many trips in tubes, rafts, stand up paddle boarding, fishing from the
banks, and just listening to the river ripple across the rocky river bottom has only deepened
my love for this body of water that runs through town just blocks from my home.
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Liver Down the River / Promo Photo
The Kitchen Dwellers / Promo Photo
Head for the Hills / Promo Photo
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There's Grass in Your Jam
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By David DeGrandpre
t’s hard to believe 2015 is heading
toward its close already. Another
year spun too quickly ‘round the
sun, and just off in the distance
the prospect of 2016 looms ever
larger. Whether you spent time
at Telluride, RockyGrass, or any other
number of festivals and shows this year,
next year is sure to be as equally filled
with joy and bluegrass. Yet, before we
make resolutions we’re likely to break,
and before we begin filling the calendar
with next year’s tour dates and picks,
let’s remember this year isn’t quite over,
and there’s a number of great shows still
happening on this turn around the sun.
In particular, let’s look at Thanksgiving
weekend and a couple great shows
happening in Boulder and Denver.
Leftover Salmon, pillars of the jamgrass
scene, return to the Boulder Theater on
November 27th and 28th, promising two full
nights of their self-described “Polyethnic
Cajun Slamgrass.” Celebrating 25 years as
a band, their annual Thanksgiving shows
tend to always be full of surprises, guests,
and no shortage of music that will fill you with
joy. Between the virtuosity of mandolinist
Drew Emmitt and banjoist Andy Thorn,
and Vince Herman’s flat picking and stage
presence, this band always throws down,
whether choosing from their extensive
catalog of originals or pulling in any number
of old or new covers.
It was not that long ago when Leftover
Salmon seemed as though they may have
been on the road to retirement, following the
tragic death of Mark Vann. With huge shoes
to fill, both Noam Pikelny of Punch Brothers
Happy
Jamsgiving
and Matt Flinner tried to fill the banjo spot. Yet despite their overwhelming talent, the band
seemed to struggle with its direction and energy, unsure of how to proceed, despite their
talent and a dedicated fan base. Side projects such as the Emmitt-Nershi Band and Great
American Taxi went on longer tours, and for a brief time, it felt as though Leftover Salmon
was nearing the end.
In 2010 however, banjoist Andy Thorn joined the band full time. Having previously played
banjo in the Emmitt-Nershi band, as well as with the Broke Mountain Bluegrass Band, Thorn
brought not only new energy to Leftover Salmon, but also an energy that would prove vital
to the band’s resurgence. He is a hell of a banjo player (and former RockyGrass winner),
possesses tremendous stage presence and is a genuinely nice guy. With Thorn in the mix
and an expanding tour schedule, Salmon began hitting their stride anew, playing fiery,
energetic, and fun shows, and releasing their first studio album, The Aquatic Hitchhiker,
since their self-titled album in 2004.
Adding to their musical mayhem, Bill Payne, keyboardist of the legendary band Little
Feat, officially joined the band in 2014. Payne, who produced their 2004 self-titled album,
had been touring with the band for some time prior to the official
announcement, bringing back the sound of piano and Hammond
organ to Salmon’s sound, something that had to a degree been
missing since prior keyboardist Bill McKay departed the band
several years prior. In addition, Salmon has picked up a few
Little Feat covers along the way, such as “Spanish Moon,” “Dixie
Chicken,” “Easy to Slip” and “Fat Man in the Bathtub,” to name a
few. The band sounds revitalized with Thorn and Payne, as well as
new drummer Alwyn Robinson who took his place behind the drum
kit in 2013.
Joining Leftover Salmon at the Boulder Theater both nights will
be the Jeff Austin Band, featuring the former Yonder Mountain
String Band mandolinist alongside bassist Eric Thorin, guitarist
Ross Martin and banjoist Ryan Cavanaugh. Surprisingly, at the end
of August, Jeff quietly announced the departure of banjoist Danny
Leftover Salmon / Promo Photo
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Pickin' Sprouts
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By Jackson Earles
ell
readers,
it’s
November, and you
know what that means:
RockyGrass Academy
lottery time. And if
you are planning for
that you might also be starting to think
about all of next year’s festival season.
If you have a music-loving child (or are a
music-loving child) be sure to consider the
kids’ music academies that are attached to
many of the adult academies and festivals.
Bluegrass Camps for Kids is a wonderful
organization led by Kate Hamre, a bass-,
guitar- and fiddle-playing bluegrass enthusiast
from Alaska. Kate oversees kids’ camps all
over the United States, with two in Colorado
(RockyGrass Academy for Kids and Pagosa
Bluegrass Camp for Kids.)
Starting at age 8, Kate went to many
bluegrass camps and as an adult was inspired
to bring those same experiences to a new
generation of kids. Kate thinks it is important
to bring the kid’s academies to as many
communities as possible in order to spread a
love of music to kids.
The first Kid’s Academy was held in Homer,
Alaska, in June 2002, and since then, there
have been many other academies added.
The kids’ camps have been wildly successful
with full camps most times and there have
been over 100 camps since! Kate is always
looking for ways to improve the academies
and keep the kids and parents happy with the
quality of the camp she provides.
Time to Think About 2016 Festivals...and
BAND CAMPS for KIDS
attended the RockyGrass Academy for Kids
three times and the Pagosa Bluegrass Camp
for Kids once. I know that the kid’s academies
are extremely fun, and they are a great way
to share music with other people. Personally,
I have the Pagosa Bluegrass Camp to thank
for meeting the Cody Sisters, and starting to
play with them.
I asked Maddie and Megan Cody of The
Cody Sisters about their experiences with
Maddie likes how you get to know the
instructors, and they can teach you little (or
huge) things that make you a better musician.
Maddie remembers Justin Hoffenberg giving
her advice on how to improve her practicing
and she still uses those techniques when she
practices today.
Along with the individuality and the wealth
of knowledge that the kids’ camps hold, the
community is rich. Kids get an opportunity to
play with their peers realizing that becoming
a musician takes passion and hard work, but
that it is very possible.
These camps are always instructed by
professional musicians (who happen to be
great at teaching kids) such as Brittney Haas,
Front Country, The Railsplitters, and Justin
Hoffenberg. Kate thinks it is important to
hire professional musicians to teach the kids
because they have experience performing,
and are full of useful knowledge and advice
for the kids. When hiring instructors, Kate
also thinks about how they will interact with
the kids searching for those that will interact
and communicate well.
At the academies, there are three tracks of
classes offered: beginning, intermediate and
advanced. The classes range from fiddle, to
songwriting, to ukulele. Any level of player is
welcome, and be assured everyone will come
away having learned something new. I have
the academies. Megan feels that one of her
favorite things about the camps is that the
instructors and camp directors work hard to
place every student at the appropriate level
while making sure that every student learns
and has fun every day.
One of my favorite events at the kids’
academies is the band block. Groups of
around five are organized to perform as a
band, and they arrange a song of their choice.
It is important for kids to get the opportunity
to play on stage and to arrange a song like
a professional band. Playing music is one
thing, but living it takes so much more.
Kate Hamre / Photo Steven Sandick
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Kate left me with this piece of advice for kids
that want to become professional musicians:
keep a passion and a love for music. To find
out more about Bluegrass Camps for Kids,
visit bluegrasscampsforkids.com.
Pikes Peak Breakdown
Welcome to the
Ivywild School
T
By Cathleen Norman
he century-old schoolhouse
at 1604 South Cascade in
Colorado Springs has been
transformed into a mixed-use
commercial and community
center. In addition to the terrific School
Gym performance venue, the renovated
20,000-square-foot building contains
a brewery, pub, delicatessen, bakery,
coffee bar, gift shop, meeting room and
architectural office.
After the Ivywild Elementary closed down
in 2009 due to Colorado Springs’ shrinking
student population, the Classic Revival
beige-brick schoolhouse faced an uncertain
fate. Thanks to investment and extensive
renovation, the Ivywild School re-opened
in 2013 as a multi-purpose facility but
continuing its role as the neighborhood focal
point. The place is a hive of activity day and
night, every day of the week, with meetings,
art classes and in summer the community
garden and farmer’s market.
The School Gym auditorium hosts music
concerts presented by Ivywild Music. Local
and regional musicians and bands have
played “The Gym,” as have touring acts such
as Red Molly, Head for the Hills, Brothers
Comatose and Liz Longley with Max Gomez.
Local Americana/folk/bluegrass/alt-country
shows have included Grass It Up, Haunted
Windchimes, J Miller Band, Joe Johnson,
Grant Sabin and Changing Colors.
Ivywild also has two small venues that occasionally host live local music—on Thursdays
nights either in the Pub or outdoors on the patio, and sometimes there’s music in the
Principal’s Office. This past September, Bristol Brewing Company hosted the Freewheeling
Music Fest at Ivywild to celebrate the Colorado Springs Independent’s 2015 Indy Awards.
The event featured two stages with dozens of local acts as well as several touring bands.
The Ivywild School project started in 2010, when a consortium of three Colorado Springs
entrepreneurs realized that the defunct school had great potential for creative re-use.
Architect James Fennell (Fennell Group), Mike Bristol (Bristol Brewing Company) and
Joseph Coleman (The Blue Star) were successful innovators and leaders in their specific
arena of small business: architecture, craft brewing and restauranteering. Bristol Brewing
founded in 1994, had outgrown its location on South Tejon a couple blocks east of Ivywild
School. Moving into a nearby larger location fit with Mike Bristol’s vision of a center for
people to gather and a vehicle to revitalize the aging neighborhood.
At the three partners’ request, the City of Colorado Springs declared the school property
an urban renewal site in 2011, which helped with the project’s financing. This allowed
anticipated tax revenue from the project to
pay for site excavation that made room for
a warehouse and the bottling plant. The
following year, the partnership purchased
the building from Colorado Springs School
District 11 and launched the renovation,
seeking input from neighborhood residents
about what they wanted to see in the
building.
The reborn Ivywild School opened its
doors on July 2, 2013. The $4 million
project lovingly repurposed the treasured
landmark that holds many memories and
stories of south Colorado Springs. The
project paid attention to preserving the
building’s original details such as exposed
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On the Northern Beat
T
By Jan Peterson
he Horsetooth Mountain Rangers grew out of the
Wednesday night bluegrass jams at Avo’s over a
decade ago. Of the many regulars at the jam, a
few of us decided to form a band (familiar story,
anyone?). We considered such names as the
Succinaires (as in, vocalists suck air) but finally
decided on the Horsetooth Mountain Rangers name because
Horsetooth Mountain presides over the city of Fort Collins
like an outsized overseer to the west, and because we wanted
to pay tribute to the memory of “Ranger” Rick Bradstreet
(former Bluegrass Patriots Dobro and guitar player), who
had succumbed to heart disease not too much earlier. And,
“Ranger” and “Mountain” just go together naturally.
Horsetooth Mountain Rangers
Ken Seaman (founder and life-long banjo player of the Bluegrass
Patriots—a band that finally went their separate ways in 2011 after
31 years of making great bluegrass music together) was fond of
telling new bands that the single most important thing they could
do for the long-term success of their band was to make sure that
everyone was on the same page, as far as band aspirations go, so
that the band could avoid personnel changes.
A Tale of
Well, the Horsetooth Mountain Rangers was the antithesis of that
advice. Because it was based on those who came to the jam,
there was never a consensus as to what the band’s goals should
be and the players had disparate personal goals that frequently
meant leaving the band (e.g., moving out of state, joining a different
band, starting a family and discovering that there simply weren’t
enough hours in the day to do it all). Not to mention personality
clashes. There were so many personnel changes, with former band
members often coming back to visit the jam, that we developed a
tradition of having former “Rangers” get up on stage and play with
the current lineup whenever they were there. It sometimes got
rather crowded on stage, what with all the “Rangers.”
But bluegrass jams change over time. The “regulars” become
less regular (for a number of different reasons); new faces appear;
the music itself changes over time as different folks become
associated with performing different tunes—and some songs
disappear while new ones appear. The jam at Avo’s is fortunate (I
think) to be close by the Colorado State University campus, so that
there is a constant stream of new pickers who show up every year,
and a constant turnover in the audience that comes to hear the jam
(although there are many audience “regulars” as well).
Rawah
Three Bands
I suppose I am the ultimate “regular” at the jam, having attended
pretty regularly ever since I came to Fort Collins in 1991—almost
a quarter of a century, now. And I’m amazed at how the character
of the jam has changed repeatedly over that time frame. One of
those changes occurred when the Horsetooth Mountain Rangers
finally broke up.
Rawah (named after the Rawah Wilderness Area west of town)
was a different band that grew out of the ashes of the Horsetooth
Mountain Rangers band. With two guitars, a bass and a concertina/
harp player, it was anything but a traditional bluegrass band. And
over the course of a couple years, the other players in the band
moved it further away from bluegrass and towards Latin and jazz
Mason Street
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Teacher Feature
By Annie Savage
T
his month we sat down with Robby Loeb of Boulder’s Harmony Music House.
Harmony House has a slew of bluegrass instruction available to its students as
well as a nice schedule of in-house concerts.
Pow’r Pickin’: Who are some of your early bluegrass mentors and why?
Robby Loeb: Well being that I grew up in Southern California, I didn’t really listen to much, if
any, bluegrass as a kid. I listened to a lot of Grateful Dead, which led me to my first bluegrass
album, which was Old and in the Way. That album inspired me to start playing banjo.
From there I went right to Bill Monroe and listened to a fairly limited number of bluegrass
bands until I went to South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, and began studying under
Alan Munde.
Alan became my most influential mentor to date. He really
taught me the ins and outs of Scruggs and melodic style banjo
playing. He also introduced me to all of the classic bluegrass
bands, like The Stanley Brothers, The Dillards, Jimmy Martin,
Tony Rice Unit, Don Reno, Jim & Jesse and The Osborne Brothers
to name a few. Ha.
Alan also showed me the inner workings of how a bluegrass band works,
the roles of the instruments, band dynamics, etcetera. I certainly wouldn’t be
doing what I am doing today if I hadn’t gone to Texas and studied with Alan.
PP: What do you find to be the most rewarding part of your work as a bluegrass
educator?
RL: There are lots of rewards. Probably one of my favorites things is when something
clicks with a student, or they have an “a-ha” moment. Just watching them progress and get
better as players. It’s like watching a child grow up. I also really enjoy teaching our bluegrass
ensemble classes. It’s great to see what type of community it brings amongst the students
and the feeling that people get when they start to feel more comfortable playing in front of
other people. Teaching is very rewarding to me. I learn a lot myself from teaching others.
PP: How did you get started performing out as a bluegrass player?
Robby
Loeb of
Harmony
Music
House
RL: It was kind of random. I met a guy outside of a show in L.A. He played mandolin and
we got to talking. He invited me to play with him and a guitar player at a French restaurant
in Venice Beach. The three of us clicked and added a bass player. We started a band
called MonkeyGrass and just started playing as many shows as we could. We opened up
for Yonder Mountain String Band a few times and started touring around the western United
States. This started back somewhere around 1999 or 2000. We played enough shows that
being on stage was no longer scary. That’s a good feeling.
PP: Where are some of your upcoming teaching opportunities/festivals/places we might
find you? Where are a few of your current favorite camps/workshops found?
RL: I am currently, and continually, teaching bluegrass ensemble classes at Harmony
Music House in Boulder. I own and run that studio.
Those classes focus on all of the bluegrass instruments. The students work on tunes
outside of class and in, and we work on polishing them up. It is kind of like a mix between
band rehearsal and a bluegrass pick, but with a director. So there is more instruction involved,
and it gives the students the chance to ask questions. I call it learning the secret handshakes
of bluegrass music.
You can learn more about it at harmonymusichouse.com. I also teach private banjo lessons
there as well.
As far as camps and workshops are concerned, there are a lot of good ones out there. I
recommend taking any week long camp in the summer at a festival like RockyGrass. I love
the idea of hanging out with other musicians for a week and playing music.
PP: And finally, are you a Bill or a Ralph?
RL: Bill
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Pickin' In the Grand Valley and Points Beyond
ANIMAS
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By Veta Gumber, aka Vetabluegrass
continued from page 3
have been busy checking out the music in North Carolina
and Tennessee this fall. Carolina in the Fall, hosted by
the Kruger Brothers, in North Wilkesboro, NC; IBMA
Conference; Earl Scruggs Museum in Shelby NC; and
Three Sisters Festival in Chattanooga have kept us busy.
In November, I will be in Nashville and the surrounding area
again, wherever our car leads us in the SE region. My husband Joe
will attend Mandolin Camp (with Frank Solivan, Nate Lee, Roland
White, and Casey Campbell, Instructors) while I visit my family.
SAVE THE DATE
November 6-8, Moab Folk Festival. For complete information
go to moabfolkfestival.com.
Photo Steve Lewis Durango Herald
The hopeful upside to the Gold King Mine spill is that perhaps
the national news attention garnered (with the help of a social
media wave of panic) will draw more attention to the problems
that lay silent and dormant until another “clean up” attempt. I have
personally already learned so much about the mine regulations (or
lack thereof) and the history of our “river of lost souls” and I hope
others will continue to educate themselves to help prevent further
incidents.
Don’t let the wording of such events fool you, there is no clean
up effort taking place for the Animas River. Only time, high river
flows and nature can clean up what humans have done to the river.
However, there are plenty of great nonprofits like Mountain Studies
Institute, which are sampling aquatic life and monitoring the health
of the river. So far, the EPA’s presence has been little to none. In
fact the organizations that they piggy backed on with water sampling
and promised to compensate have not received any assistance as
of the writing of this article.
For more information about the music event, check out
durangomassive.com. For more information about the health of
the Animas River, check out mountainstudies.org.
HOLIDAY PARTIES
Book your favorite Western Slope bluegrass band now for your
holiday parties.
• Stray Grass, straygrasscolorado.com.
• Bone Tree, bonetreeblog.wordpress.com.
• Bluegrass Offenders. Search for them on Facebook (Kyle Elliott.)
JAMMIN’ IN THE GRAND VALLEY
On Thursday nights there is a loose jam at Copper Club in
Fruita. Music begins around 8:00 p.m. It’s always a good time! On
Friday nights jams are held at various locations in Grand Junction
at 7:00 p.m., also on Sunday afternoons. Check this Web site for
locations, time and for other events: GJBluegrass.com. You can
post events on this site also.
If you have Western Slope news or events that you would
like published or comments to make you can email me at
vetabluegrass@gmail.com or find Vetabluegrass on Facebook.
NEW MUSIC
AT KAFM
• Greg Blake, Songs of Heart and Home.
• Lowell Levinger, Get Together, Grandpa Raccoon Records.
• Cindy G., Jail Break, Blue Road Records.
• Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, It’s About Tyme, Break a String Records.
• Flatt Lonesome, Runaway Train, Crossroads Music.
• Steep Canyon Rangers, Radio, Rounder.
• Andy Belt & Gary Backhaus, Before the Grass was Blue.
• The Farwells, self titled.
Photo Moutainstudies.org
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Jamsgiving
continued from page 4
Although I personally hoped for a full
Warren Haynes & Railroad Earth tour, it was
not meant to be for the fall (but hopefully
will still happen in the future). Instead,
Warren assembled a highly talented group
of musicians behind him, beginning with
drummer Jeff Sipe. Sipe has played in a
variety of bands, serving as the drummer in
the legendary jamband Aquarium Rescue
Unit, as well as Jeff Coffin & the Mu’tet,
Project Z (featuring guitarist Jimmy Herring),
and even taking a few turns behind the kit
for Leftover Salmon.
Barnes and the addition of Cavanaugh.
While Barnes is truly a one-of-a-kind banjo
player (and winner of the 6th annual 2015
Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo
and Bluegrass), Cavanaugh is certainly no
slouch, and brings his own unique style
to the band. Cavanaugh’s style has won
him countless fans over the years, few
more impressive than banjo master Béla
Fleck and jazz fusion guitar legend John
McLaughlin, both whom recommended
him to saxophonist Bill Evan’s Soulgrass
band. Steeped in both bluegrass and jazz,
Cavanaugh is sure to bring another unique
approach to the banjo spot in Austin’s band.
Waking up on the morning of Saturday,
November 28th, if you decide you want a
change of pace from Leftover Salmon,
I’d strongly recommend you head south
on 36 directly to the Ogden Theater and
catch Warren Haynes featuring the Ashes
& Dust Band, featuring drummer Jeff Sipe
and the members of the bluegrass/folk
band ChessBoxer. If you’re only familiar
with Warren from his time with the Allman
Brothers or leading Gov’t Mule, then I
strongly encourage you to put the paper
down, and go find a copy of his new album,
Ashes & Dust, right now. Go ahead, give it a
listen. I’ll wait here. Take your time.
Right? What did I tell you? It really is that
good. It’s an outstanding piece of Americana
and folk, fueled by Warren’s collaboration
with jamgrass mainstays Railroad Earth.
Tapping into his singer/songwriter side, as
Warren Haynes / Promo Photo
well as his own musical background in North
Carolina, the entire album is outstanding,
and he takes full advantage of the talent in
Railroad, giving each musician room to play
and contribute meaningfully to the songs.
Aside from a few choice guest appearances
by Oteil Burbridge on bass, Marc Quinones
on percussion, and Grace Potter on vocals
(for an incredible take on Fleetwood Mac’s
“Gold Dust Woman”), this album mines the
spaces among rock, folk and bluegrass
skillfully and tastefully, while lyrically the
album pulls you into the stories that Warren
is capable of weaving regardless of whether
the band behind him is playing rock, soul,
funk, blues or folk.
Additionally, the band ChessBoxer,
featuring fiddler Ross Holmes, banjoist
Matt Menefee, and bassist Royal Masat,
complete the Ashes & Dust band and
bring their own skillful take on bluegrass
and folk to the stage. Previously, Holmes
and Menefee founded the progressive
bluegrass band Cadillac Sky, while Royal
Masat spent some time playing bass for
former Colorado band Hit & Run Bluegrass.
Not only is ChessBoxer playing as part of
Warren’s band, but will also be playing their
own brand of bluegrass and folk as the
openers on the tour.
Regardless of what you choose for music
over the Thanksgiving weekend, or if you
choose to simply enjoy the time with your
family and friends, we can all be thankful
for the tremendous music scene that exists
along the Front Range and throughout
Colorado. Cheers, and happy Thanksgiving.
Ivywild School continued from page 6
interior brick, honey-colored oak floors, tall
ceilings and chalkboards that still hang in
some of the rooms. Bristol’s pub and larger
brewing and packaging operation anchor
the facility, complementing the other food
and beverage businesses, the architect’s
office and all-purpose meeting room.
mail order houses scattered amongst the
Craftsman style bungalows.
By 1960,
around 10,000 residents lived in the area.
Ivywild was annexed into Colorado Springs
in 1980, as were two other south Colorado
Springs neighborhoods—Broadmoor and
Cheyenne Canyon.
The neighborhood got its start when the
Ivywild Improvement Society organized
in the early 1900s. The first Ivywild grade
school occupied two bungalows; the
present schoolbuilding was constructed
in 1916. The area contains a variety of
historic housing. Some dwellings were built
with wood salvaged from Nikola Tesla’s
laboratory. There are a few Sears-Roebuck
The Ivywild School renovation and re-use
follows the business model of a very popular
chain of breweries and pubs in Oregon—
McMenamin’s, which finds new purposes
for closed-down movie theaters, schools
and even a county poor farm. During the
Ivywild project, Bristol and Coleman visited
a reinvented 1915 elementary school
building in Portland, Oregon, to see how it
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had been converted into 57 guestrooms,
a restaurant, multiple small bars, a movie
theater and a brewery.
Bristol Brewing Company spent an
additional $1 million for the 34-barrel
brewhouse imported from Germany, to
double its output. Bristol produces more
than 12,000 barrels of beer a year, all of it
sold in Colorado. “I am just a believer in the
local brewing concept,” said Mike Bristol in
a recent newspaper article. “Colorado is a
great beer state.” The brewery’s bestseller
remains Laughing Lab, a malty Scottish ale
that has won nine Great American Beer
Festivals since 1994, including two golds.
Three Bands
continued from page 7
beats. Now, I’m happy with all genres of music, but I was concerned
that the band that started a bluegrass jam was not playing much
bluegrass. The situation was resolved when, once again, band
members all eventually decided to go in different directions, and
I was told one jam night, that the band was breaking up. With no
forewarning, I was forced to pull together a new band in one week,
in order to keep the jam night band going.
That was the birth of Mason Street (a band name that grew out
of the name of the street in front of Avo’s in an attempt to make it
iconic, sort of like Basin Street in New Orleans, or Beale Street in
Memphis). I pulled together a disparate bunch of Wednesday night
players to form the new group, but I knew they all wanted to play
bluegrass. Or so I thought.
I was surprised to hear from one of the “regular” audience
members who had disappeared, but came back that he and his
wife had stopped coming to the Wednesday night jams because
they felt Rawah was not playing bluegrass. And now that Mason
Street was back into bluegrass in a big way (with the traditional
band lineup of bass, guitar, banjo, mando and fiddle) they were
happy to return. I hadn’t realized how far afield things had strayed.
Mason Street is: Luke Albright on banjo, Scott Catalano on
mando, Rob Blackburn on guitar, Clarke Wright on fiddle and Jan
Peterson on bass.
Mason Street is a much more traditional bluegrass band, even
with the occasional foray into folk or pop—I still play Bill Monroe’s
“True Life Blues” as a slow New Orleans-style blues song rather
than the driving banjo song that Bill wrote. Even the original
songs, mostly by banjo-player Luke Albright, are in the traditional
spirit of bluegrass, although the melodies are not the usual 1-4-5
arrangements. Luke likes to throw in 3s and 6s and 7s, but the
sound still comes out as traditional bluegrass. And they get a huge
response from the audience. Luke took second in the banjo contest
at RockyGrass this year, and he was recently asked to join Blue
Gramma, which he did, but he still plays with Mason Street as well.
I did have one player who didn’t want to do the more traditional
music, and he eventually decided to move on to other opportunities
that more closely matched his skill set and his desires. Fortunately
for me, at just that precise moment, a player who I knew from jams
Mason Street / Facebook Photo
more than 10 years earlier returned from living abroad and came
back to the jam. Scott Catalano took over on the mandolin, and
took up singing duties as well. Now, Scott, Luke and I are singing
big “fat” 3-part harmonies and our audience has responded in the
affirmative. Very satisfying!
Rob Blackburn (guitar) also does some singing, and harmonies
vary from 2-part to 3-part, depending upon the song. I’m loving the
opportunity to sing some baritone parts, as well as my more usual
tenor, and the occasional lead. Luke and Scott also sing all 3 parts,
so we get a wide variety of sounds from the band, depending on
who is singing (and which part each is singing).
Clarke Wright has been hanging around the bluegrass scene in
Fort Collins since before I arrived. He not only plays a mean fiddle,
but he also has the quick wit to handle MC duties; his signature
tag line is “It’s Wednesday night at Avo’s—in case you didn’t know
where you are or what day it is.” Scott now splits MC duties with
Clarke, and the whole show experience goes much more smoothly.
We are in the process of putting together a CD and hope to come
to a venue near you in the near future. You can find a Facebook
page for Mason Street (although it’s just gotten started), or contact
me through “Bands on Call” if you might be interested in the group.
Upcoming Shows
Friday, 11 / 6, 9:00 pm, Woodshed Red, Jack Quinn’s, Colorado Springs
Saturday, 11 / 7, 5:00 pm, Steel Pennies, White Fence Farm, 6263 W. Jewell Ave., Lakewood
Saturday, 11 / 7, 6:00 pm, The Ransom Notes, House and Forest Concerts, 711 Middle Creek Rd., Cosby, TN
Friday, 11 / 13, 7:00 pm, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, Mountain View Bluegrass Weekend, Mountain View, AR
Friday, 11 / 13, 9:00 pm, Woodshed Red, Back East Bar, Denver
Friday, 11 / 13, 8:00 pm, Dr. Harlan’s Amazing Bluegrass Tonic, Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill, 71 E Yale Ave., Denver
Friday, 11 / 14, 7:00 pm, Kantankerous, Canon Rose Acoustic Society, Corner of Steinmeier & East Main Street, Canon City, CO
Saturday, 11 / 14, 8:00 pm, Bettman & Halpin, West Suburban Temple Synagogue, River Forest, IL
Monday, 11 / 16, 7:30 pm, Bettman & Halpin, Westminster Canterbury, Richmond, VA
Saturday, 11 / 21, 7:30 pm,Bettman & Halpin, Lincoln Association For Traditional Arts, Lincoln, NE
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is their mission, and they have
made a big difference over the
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Bluegrass Radio Shows playing
Colorado Artists
KAFM 88.1FM
Grand Junction
Mondays: 4-6PM
Sundays: 3-6PM
KAJX 91.1/91.5FM
Aspen
Saturdays: 10AM-noon
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KRFC 88.9 FM
Fort Collins,
Saturday 2-4PM
streaming @ krfcfm.com
KGNU 88.5FM
Boulder
93.7FM - Nederland
1390AM - Denver
Saturdays: 9AM-noon
KHEN 106.9FM
Salida
Fridays: 10AM-noon & 3-5PM
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Aspen to
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Saturdays: 8-10AM
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KDUR 91.9/93.9FM
Durango
Tuesdays: 6:30-9pm
And streaming at kdur.org
Thanks to all
the Radio DJs
KSUT 90.1 / 89.5 FM
Streaming Live on KSUT.org
Hugh Felt’s “The Grass is Bluer”
Durango
7-9PM Thursday
KRAN FM 103.3 FM Cheyenne, WY
The Pickers Choice w/Jerry Mills
Saturdays 10am-11am
Rocky Mt. Bluegrass w/Jerry Mills
Sundays 10am-11am
online at www.1033therange.com
KLVZ 810 AM
Denver
Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Old Time Gospel Radio Hour
Everything
You Always
Wanted to Know
about Bluegrass
in Colorado*
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You don't even have to ask...
KYGT 102.7 FM Idaho Springs, CO
The Miner Pickin' Show
Alternate Saturdays 4 - 6 pm
kygt.org
who support
Colorado Artists!!
KCEG 780 AM,
Fountain CO
The Best of Bluegrass
Sunday 9 - 10 am
KZMU 90.1/106.7 FM
Moab, UT
The Grass Is Greener
Sundays, Noon-3 p.m.
Streaming on KZMU.org
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Bands on Call
For more information on CBMS member Bands, visit coloradobluegrass.org
Acoustic Mining Company
tgmartin000@gmail.com
www.acousticminingcompany.com
720-220-0909
Denver, CO
Coral Creek String Band
coralcreekmusic@gmail.com
www.coralcreek.net
720-331-3064
Golden, CO
Hit & Run Bluegrass
rebecca@hitandrunbluegrass.com
www.hitandrunbluegrass.com
615-418-8409
Nashville, TN
The McDaileys’
susankdailey.com
skdailey@juno.com
970-482-4346
Fort Collins CO 80521
The StanleyTones
www.stanleytonesbluegrass.com
banjojim915@msn.com
303-776-2508
Longmont, CO
The Badly Bent
info@thebadlybent.com
www.thebadlybent.com
970-946-6345
Durango, CO
Crystal Hill Billys
joymaples@gmail.com
facebook.com/crystalhillbillys
719-465-3025
Manitou Springs, CO
Honey Don't
billpowers@honeydont.net
www.honeydont.net
970-270-2276
Bend, OR.
Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore
mobvox@msn.com
wwww.mollieobrien.com
303-477-7517
Denver CO
Steel Pennies
steelpenniesbluegrass.com
steelpennies@gmail.com
(303) 666-1111 Louisville, CO
Bettman & Halpin
stephaniebettman.com
sb@stephaniebettman.com
323-791-7763
Denver, CO
Mary Beth Cross
marybethcross.com
mbbc@aol.com
(303) 842-1587
Denver, CO
Hot Rize
www.hotrize.com
pete@drbanjo.com
303-652-8346
Niwot, CO
One More River
www.reverbnation.com/onemoreriver
gospelgrass@gmail.com
303-638-3725
Idaho Springs, CO
Sugar Creek
danpeha7@gmail.com
www.annamcbrayer.wix.com/sugarcreek-durango
970-769-3933
Durango, CO
Blue Grama Bluegrass
bluegramabluegrass@gmail.com
www.bluegramabluegrass.com
970-402-7688
Fort Collins, CO
Crow Hill Bluegrass
gregw27@msn.com
303-646-4275
Parker, CO
Jeff Scroggins & Colorado
jscolorado5@gmail.com
www.JeffScrogginsandColorado.com
303.489.9083
Conifer, CO
Blue Moon Bluegrass Band
info@bluemoonbluegrass.com
bluemoonbluegrass.com
303-842-7145
Evergreen, CO
Dr. Harlan’s Amazing Bluegrass Tonic
drharlans@bluegrasstonic.com
www.bluegrasstonic.com
303-249-7986
Denver, CO
The Black Family String Band
sam@enjfamilyfarms.com
(970) 640-3121
Cedaredge, CO
Fox Run
foxrun.bluegrass@gmail.com
www.reverbnation.com/foxrun3
719-487-8272 (ask for Dan)
Colorado Springs, CO
Bob Berry
& The Whole Bagnell Dam Bunch
b.berry@elkayplastics.com
303-884-7301
Thornton, CO
Free The Honey
freethehoney@gmail.com
www.freethehoney.com
720-454-5456
Crested Butte, CO
Bone Tree
bonetreeband@hotmail.com
www.bonetree.us
970-931-2231
Whitewater, CO
Grass It Up
grassitup.com
jbross@vladimirjones.com
(719) 339-3121
Colorado Springs, CO
Boxcar 79
boxcarseventynine@gmail.com
www.reverbnation.com/boxcar79
303-993-6613
Boulder, CO
The Gregg Daigle Band
info@daigleband.com
www.daigleband.com
505-243-4910
Albuquerque, NM
Cat E. Wampus
nancy.steinberger@gmail.com
www.CatEWampus.com
720-454-9991
Lakewood, CO
Gypsy Jazz Social Club
facebook.com/GypsyJazzSocialClub
elch55@yahoo.com
(970) 901-5963
Crested Butte, CO
Johnny Campbell & The Bluegrass Drifters
thebluegrassdrifters@gmail.com
www.thebluegrassdrifters.com
931-743-1906
Nashville, TN
Credibility Gap
credibilitygap.com
hick@warp8.com
(303) 567-9108
Idaho Springs, CO
Kantankerous
meyr895@msn.com
www.reverbnation.com/kantankerous
303-363-8985
Denver, CO
Hunker Down
www.reverbnation.com/hunkerdown
andystraus@gmail.com
513-255-1999
Fraser, CO
Laramie River Band
720.480.1159
info@laramieriverband.com
facebook.com/laramieriverband
Loveland, CO
Lineage Music Project
lineagemusicstudio@gmail.com
www.lineagemusic.com
970-222-2496
Fort Collins, CO
Ron Lynam & Cowtown
cowtownboogie.com
rlynbanjo@aol.com
(970) 224-5690
Fort Collins, CO
Out of Nowhere
mandopazzo@yahoo.com
out-of-nowhere.info
719-510-5122
Colorado Springs, CO
Pete Wernick & Flexigrass
drbanjo.com
PWernick1@aol.com
(303) 652-8346
Niwot, CO
Quickdraw Homegrown Music
quickdrawhomegrownmusic.com
jrquickdraw@comcast.net
(303) 431-1899
Wheat Ridge, CO
Ragged Union
geoffu@geoffunion.com
reverbnation.com/raggedunion
512-563-9821
Golden, CO
The Railsplitters
therailsplittersbluegrass@gmail.com
www.therailsplitters.com
734-846-1229
Boulder, CO
The Ransom Notes
reverbnation.com/theransomnotes
theransomnotesmusic@gmail.com
(303) 819-4491
Knoxville, TN
Mason Street
owlroost@skybeam.com
970-223-2400 Fort Collins, CO
Rocky Mountain Jewgrass
rockymountainjewgrass.com
saul.denver@gmail.com
(303) 748-4815
Denver, CO
High Plains Tradition
HPTbluegrass@aol.com
www.highplainstradition.com
303-913-6355
Commerce City, CO
Martin Gilmore
martingilmore2002@hotmail.com
www.martingilmore.com
307-399-3131
Englewood, CO
Running Out Of Road Band
roormusic@gmail.com
www.roormusic.com
970-884-9757
Bayfield, CO
The Hippie Buckaroos
303-440-4764
bjkammer1@msn.com
hippiebuckaroos.com
Lafayette, CO
Masontown
262-212-9105
michael.canney@gmail.com
masontownmusic.com
Denver, CO
Southern Exposure
reverbnation.com/southernexposurebluegrass
jmills3112@aol.com
(303) 763-9996 Lafayette, CO
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Sweetwater String Band
sweetwaterstringband@gmail.com
www.sweetwaterstringband.com
865-382-2993
Durango, CO
That Damn Sasquatch
mikephall83@yahoo.com
www.facebook.com/thatdamnsasquatch09
785-633-6654
Englewood, CO
Thunder and Rain
booking@thunderandrainmusic.com
www.thunderandrainmusic.com
720-312-1339
Golden, CO
Nancy Thorwardson and the Silver Stars
nancythorwardson.com/IonaGibsonMusic/SilverStars.html
nancy@nancythorwardson.com
720-775-7516 Lyons, CO
Timber!
facebook.com/TimberBluegrass
timberbluegrassband@gmail.com
303-564-9902
Boulder, CO
The Tunefarmers
303-921-3407
coats10@hotmail.com
www.reverbnation.com/theTuneFarmer
Northglenn, CO
Uptown Toodeloo String Band
UptownToodelooStringBand@gmail.
com
www.UptownToodeloo.com
720-331-3064
Golden, CO
Vi The Fiddler
Vi Wickam
970-215-6366
vi@wickam.net
www.vithefiddler.com
Fort Collins, CO
CBMS Business Partners
Weld County Ramblers
www.weldcountyramblers.com
mlheiss@aol.com
303-775-8764
Lyons, CO
The Whiskey Treats
booking@whiskeytreats.com
www.whiskeytreats.com
619-889-5022
Arvada, CO
WireWood Station
719-487-1194
edwardsviolin@gmail.com
wirewood-station.com
Monument, CO
WMD Bluegrass Band
teamwieland@msn.com
wmdbluegrass.com
719-232-2875
Colorado Springs, CO
Woodshed Red
719-439-6316
woodshedred@gmail.com
WoodshedRed.com
Colorado Springs, CO
Clarke Wright - Fiddler
clarkewright@hotmail.com
clarkewright.com
Fort Collins CO • 970-215-3974
Yampa Valley Boys
yampavalleyboys@hotmail.com
970-846-4096
www.yampavalleyboys.com
Steamboat Springs, CO
Altona Grange Hall
39th and Nelson Road
Longmont, CO 80503
303-926-7538
donlynaa@mac.com
altonagrange.org
Avogadro’s Number
Every Wednesday night - Bluegrass show
at 7pm with a Bluegrass Jam to follow
at 9pm. Shows every Friday & Saturday
night. Restaurant and full bar.
605 South Mason, Fort Collins, CO
80521
(970) 492-1756
avos@frii.com • www.avogadros.
com
Backroads Events LLC
Event planning services
Pat Schmidt
PO Box 260781
Lakewood, CO 80226
303-502-7732
patschmidt9@gmail.com
BackroadseventsLLC.com
Barn Jazz Productions
Barn Jazz Productions specializes in
recording, mixing, and mastering
music for all acoustic genres. Complete production services available.
Jim Hewitt
PO Box 1826 Grand Junction, CO
81504
520-400-4965
diamondjim@barnjazz.com
www.barnjazz.com
Big Horn Mountain Festival
Acoustic Americana, Folk, Old-Timey,
Bluegrass and Traditional music. July
10,11, and 12, 2015 at the Johnson
County Fairgrounds in Buffalo, WY. PO
Box 344 Dayton, WY 82836
(307) 655-9280
info@bighornmountainfestival.com
www.bighornmountainfestival.com
Blue Heron Productions
Become a
Member
Today!
Producing intimate concerts with
outstanding artists! Blue Heron offers small venue concert production
& ticketing on the western slope.
David Reynolds
PO Box 773 Glenwood Springs, CO
81602
(970) 945-7734
cpa@rof.net • www.bluegrasstickets.com
Consolidated
Accounting & Tax Service
William L. Carlson
865 Montclair Drive
Palisade, CO 81526
(303) 722-8850 (303) 722-9639 fax
wlccats@msn.com
We appreciate the support from our Colorado Business Members.
Connolly International Corp
Old Blue Sound
Savage Fiddler
Barbara Connolly
4040 Pinon Dr. Boulder CO 80303
303-499-4467
barbconnolly@gmail.com
Quality sound reinforcement service
for bluegrass and other acoustic music festivals, concerts, and events.
Dick Pierle
715 S 7th Street, Grand Junction,
CO 81501
(970) 245-0836 or 888-OLD-BLUE
oldblue@oldbluesound.com
www.oldbluesound.com
Savagefiddler offers individual and
group lessons in all bluegrass and
stringed instruments as well as a
specialized method book and online
tools just for our fiddlers out there!
Call to schedule a lesson or check out
the website for more information on
the complete method!
102 W Chester St
Lafayette, CO 80026
319-601-6379
savagefiddler@gmail.com
wwww.savagefiddler.com
Dan Harris Instrument Co.
Custom Lutherie and instrument
repair
302 Sandler Dr
Lafayette, CO 80026
720-352-3641
daniel@harrisinstruments.com
www.harrisinstruments.com
Durango Bluegrass Meltdown
Festival April 19,20,21 2013 in
Durango, CO
PO Box 448
Durango CO 81302
970-259-7200
info@durangomeltdown.com
www.durangomeltdown.com
FolkWest, Inc
Pagosa Folk & Bluegrass Festival: June
7-9, 2013
Four Corners Folk Festival: Aug 30Sept 1, 2013
PO Box 3665, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
(970) 731-5582
folkwest@folkwest.com
www.folkwest.com
GospelGrass Productions
c/o Suzie Solomon
PO Box 332
Idaho Springs, CO 80452
303-638-3725
gospelgrass@gmail.com
www.gospelgrass.com
“The Grass is Bluer”
Hosted by Hugh Felt on Thursdays,
7-9pm on
KSUT 89.5/90.1 FM
Durango, CO (970) 759-0228
hughfelt@gmail.com www.ksut.org
Harmony Music House
Boulder's home for music lessons, student jam sessions, kids' classes, house
concerts and more.
Robert Loeb
2525 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80304
720-988-0288
robby@harmonymusichouse.com
www.harmonymusichouse.com
High Mountain Hay Fever
Festival
Westcliffe’s four-day bluegrass celebration, hosted by the Dry Branch
Fire Squad.
PO Box 1199 Westcilffe, CO 81252
719-783-0883
info@highmountainhayfever.org
www.highmountainhayfever.org
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Park House
1515 Madison St
Denver, CO 80206
303-321-0585
info@parkhousedenver.com
www.parkhousedenver.com
Planet Bluegrass
PO Box 769 - 500 West Main
Street
Lyons, CO 8054
800-624-2422
www.bluegrass.com
Royston Leather & Silver
Larry Royston
3186 Pikes Peak Rd
Parker, CO 80138
303-895-5340
larryroyston@msn.com
Swallow Hill Music Association
Concerts, classes, open stages and
jam sessions - folk & traditional
music. 71 E Yale Ave. - Denver, CO
80210
(303) 777-1003
www.swallowhill.com
Worth Guitars
Greg Worth
3705 Deer Creek Dr
Parker CO 80138
303-646-4275
gregw27@msn.com
worthguitar.com
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Morrison, CO.........Renew-Premier
Country Music Foundation Library
Nashville, TN...... Renew-Business
Al Heltman & Ilene Zweig
Miami, FL............................... New
Silverplume
Longmont, CO...............New-Band
Dan Welch
Littleton, CO........................... New
Gail McKinley
Colorado Springs, CO............ New
Jordan Schupbach
Parker, CO.................. New-Donor
Masontown
Denver, CO...................New-Band
The Hippie Buckaroos
Lafayette, CO................New-Band
Sponsoring Businesses
AcousticByLines.com
Acoustic music industry listing site for Colorado regional
businesses, musicians, music teachers, events and
more. 10% membership discount to CBMS members.
PO Box 2261, Monument, CO 80132
www.acousticbylines.com
Offering discounts to CBMS Members.
Denver Folklore Center
New and used fretted instruments, recordings and books.
10% discount for CBMS Members on selected items.
1893 South Pearl Street
Denver, CO 80210 (303) 777-4786
Lakewood School of Music
10% off on selected accessories and items; see Tom or
Joe Wilkinson
17739 Cottonwood Drive, Parker, CO (303) 680-3915
allegroparker@qwest.net
www.allegroguitars.com
Offering private lessons by professional teachers on guitar,
mandolin, banjo, piano,
voice, fiddle, songwriting and more.
20% discount to CBMS members off first months tuition.
1510 Glenn Ayre Dr., Lakewood, CO 80215
303-550-7010
Lakewoodschoolofmusic.com
Colorado Case Company
Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor
Allegro Music, LLC
Case covers and gig bags for every instrument. Colorado
Case is also a dealer for Calton cases.
*10% discount to CBMS Members for any soft cases and
case covers.
1713 E Lincoln Ave, Unit A6 Fort Collins, CO 80524
(800) 340-0809
sales@coloradocase.com www.coloradocase.com
Colorado Guitar Company
10% discount on selected strings and accessories for CBMS
members.
6229 S Santa Fe
Littleton CO 80120 303-730-3609
www.coguitar.com
See Uncle Kit for 10% discounts to all CBMS Members on
accessories (including cases, books and CDs).
7515 Grandview Ave,
Arvada, CO 80002
(303) 421-2304
www.picknparlor.com
San Juan Mandolins
Quality mandolins for professional players! 10%
for CBMS Members.
15503 Hwy 145,
Dolores, CO 81323
(970) 822-8094
Talent Forge
Quality music instruction for people who wouldn’t otherwise have it. 10% discount to all CBMS members.
Vi Wickam and Matthew Hartz
1224 Oxborough Ln.
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970-430-6381
www.mytalentforge.com
Twist & Shout
Biggest selection of bluegrass CDs! 10% discount
for CBMS Members.
2508 E Colfax Ave,
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 722-1943
jil@twistandshout.com
www.twistandshout.com
H.B. Woodsongs
10% off regularly priced accessories, books
and CDs to CBMS Members.
3101 28th St
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 449-0516
info@hbwoodsongs.com
www.hbwoodsongs.com
Fill out the form below and become a member today!
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Advertising in Pow’r Pickin’
Gets the Message Out!
G-Run
Our readership includes 1,000 individual members, member bands and member businesses with
statewide distribution.
2015 Advertising Rates & Specifications
Ad Size
Full page ad
Media and Publicity
Specifications............... Price
9.125” x 10.75”............... $165
3/4 page ad
Vert: 6.8” x 10.75”............... $130
Horiz: 9.125” x 7.75”
1/2 page ad Vert: 4.49” x 10.75”................. $90
Horiz: 9.125” x 5.375”
1/3 page ad Vert: 2.93” x 10.75”................. $60
Horiz: 9.125” x 3.58”
1/4 page ad
4.49” x 5.25”................. $50
1/6 page ad
Vert: 2.93” x 5.25”................. $40
Horiz: 4.49” x 3.45”
1/8 page ad
4.49” x 2.5”................. $30
Media, Public Relations and Social Networking Services
for a variety of companies, organizations and musicians
across the United States.
facebook.com/gRunPublicity
10% discount for Bands on Call and CBMS Business
Members, 10% discount for advertisements running multiple consecutive months
CBMS Hall of Honor
**Ask us about our ad design services.**
2006
Jerry Mills • Dick Pierle • Ken Seaman
Suzie Solomon • Pete Wernick
2007
Mike Dow • Craig Ferguson • David Patton
Steve Szymanski • Joan Wernick
2009
Harry Tuft • Sue Coulter
2010
Nick Forster • Rob Osborne
2011
Ernie Martinez • Fergus Stone • Charles Sawtelle
Daniel "Buck" Buckner
2012
KC Groves • Dave Little • Gene Milligan
Michael Burke • Hugh Felt
Email Submissions:
All submissions must be sent electronically and must be high resolution (300 dpi) in JPG or PDF format to:
colograss@gmail.com.
Classified Ads:
Members - first 15 words free, $0.20 per word thereafter
Non-members - $7 for first 30 words, $0.20 per word thereafter.
Payment:
Payments must be received BEFORE the 15th of the month for ads
to be included in the following month’s publication.
Effective August 1, 2009, CBMS will no longer accept paper checks
or payments by “snail mail.” You may submit your ad and your payment by contacting Annie Savage at colograss@gmail.com. All payments must be made by credit card and will be processed electronically through our PayPal account. PayPal will process your payment
whether or not you have a personal account established with them.
2013
B. J. Suter • Tim O'Brien
2014
Doris Gray
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