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Summertown Road at the Huron Valley Eagles

Nov 2nd, 2009
by GrannyPam.
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Summertown Road appeared at the Huron Valley Eagles, Flat Rock, Michigan on October 31, 2009. Bo Isaac is a favorite in the area. Band members are: Jack Hicks, banjo; Bo Isaac, guitar; Randy Thomas, bass guitar; and Don Rigsby, on mandolin and fiddle. Don is filling in while the band holds auditions.

Everyone had fun, and some important questions were answered last Saturday.

Was Jack laughing with Bo, or at him?
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Or were they both laughing at Don?
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Will Don play the guitar and sing so Bo can dance with the ladies?
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How many ladies did Bo dance with?
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Summertown road and a good time entertaining the crowd, and the crowd seemed to enjoy the show. You can see the rest of our photos in the gallery.

The Grascals!

Oct 21st, 2009
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The Grascals appeared at Oakland Community College, Lila Jones-Johnson Theater  on Friday, October 16, 2009.  Although this was  not their first appearance in the OCC Bluegrass Series, I believe it is the first time they have appeared at the Royal Oak Campus.

The Grascals at OCC 2009

This appearance marks the first time we had see the group perform, other than an abbreviated set at FanFest, since Kristin Scott Benson won her second Banjo Player of the Year IBMA Award.

It was a great show, the band did all the songs I expected them to sing.  The ninety minutes flew by, and it was over almost before it started.    The Grascals upcoming CD, should be a good one, if the cuts they presented at the concert are any indication.

Here’s Danny Roberts:

Danny Roberts

And Terry Eldredge

The Grascals at OCC 2009

You can see the balance of the photos in the gallery.

David Davis at Glass City

Oct 15th, 2009
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David Davis and the Warrior River Boys appeared at the Glass City Opry, Maumee Ohio on October 12, 2009.  The Monday evening show drew a good crowd, perhaps larger than I had expected.  This may be due to Dave’s popularity in the area.  The shows at Glass City have been going on for a while, perhaps the fan base for bluegrass in the area is more aware and watching for their favorite acts.

Obvious local favorites, Bridge County, opened the show with a half hour set.

Bridge County

Bridge County

The main course began just a little after 7:30.  David and the band were very powerful.

David Davis

David Davis

Bradford Folk was “guesting” (David’s term) with the band in place of guitar player Adam Duke. Brad also sang a couple of songs, a real treat.

Guest guitar and vocals, Brad Folk

Guest guitar and vocals, Brad Folk

I sure hope we will have the opportunity to see the Warrior River Boys somewhere again soon!

IBMA 09

Oct 9th, 2009
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We have finished posting the photographs we took during the IBMA trade show and Fanfest last week. Here is one of Miss Dixie and Tom T. Hall, when they appeared during a tribute to the Carter Family music on the Fanfest stage Saturday night. Tom T. even sang a verse on Will The Circle Be Unbroken.
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Miss Dixie was highly visible all week. We attended a number of after hours showcases at the Good Home Grown Music suite, enjoying all of them. Several years ago, the Halls announced that they were including IBMA in their wills, and planned to donate the royalties from their bluegrass publishing company, Good Homegrown Music.

We couldn’t photograph everything, but we did get shots of many of the activities at the convention center, the Ryman and even a few from the Bluegrass Inn.

This one brought smiles, it is Kristin Scott Benson, just after receiving the banjo player award from her former boss, Larry Stephenson.
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On Saturday, the amazingly talented Sierra Hull appeared on the Fanfest stage. There was some pretty good picking going on.
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We saw the Cats and the Fiddler, a young band from our home state, and some other great groups at the Bronzewound showcase on Monday.
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All in all, it was a wonderful week for bluegrass. You can see all the photos in the gallery.

IBMA Showcases

Sep 29th, 2009
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Monday was the first day of the World of Bluegrass. We stayed up way too late and saw a few showcases. The rest of the pictures are posted.

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Jerry and John and the Blu-J’s

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The Cats and the Fiddler

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Summertown Road with Don Rigsby

Oakland Community College Bluegrass Series

Sep 22nd, 2009
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This year’s line-up got off to a wonderful start on Friday, September 18th with Cody Shuler and Pine Mountain Railroad. We had a nice time, and we glad we didn’t forget to go. Jerry Cole knocked ‘em dead. I’m not sure there were too many in the audience who had seem him sing before the show.
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Cody was his usual smiling self.
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Check out the gallery to see the rest of the photos.

Hope to see you at the next concert in this series, when the Grascals appear on October 16.

The Legendary Goins Brothers

Sep 17th, 2009
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A fun summer!

A fun summer!

Playing at Leslie, MI

Playing at Leslie, MI

Parade of Stars – Auburn Hills, Michigan

Sep 15th, 2009
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The City of Auburn Hills sponsors a bluegrass show the Saturday after Labor Day each year. We have attended for the past several years, and enjoyed each one. This year, the day dawned bright and beautiful.

Civic Center Park is a nice location, and was filled to the brim with an enthusiastic audience. It was nice to see Justin Carbone was still traveling the host band, Special Consensus. I had thought perhaps that we had seen him for the last time earlier this summer.

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The 2009 Galax Mountain Dulcimer champion Ashby Frank was playing what we expected him to be playing, and it wasn’t a dulcimer.

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We stayed to the bitter end, and had a great time. You can see all the photos from the link on the here.

Second installment of bluegrass icons

Sep 14th, 2009
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Mac Martin

We enjoyed Mac at MountaintopMac and Company

Manton Harvest Festival

Sep 9th, 2009
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Bluegrass Revival, a Michigan group, performed at the Manton Harvest Festival on Sunday, September 6, 2009. Manton has built a wonderful pavilion in the park downtown, and this year’s improvements included new benches in the viewing area.

Bluegrass Revival is (L-R) Terry Wooley, guitar and vocals; Don Loomis, mandolin, fiddle and vocals; Jim Westbrook, bass and vocals; Dave Conley, Sr. guitar;Dave Conley, Jr., banjo.
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Jim Westbrook’s father Wayne joined on Dobro® for several tunes.

You can see all the photos from the link on the right.

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