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SWVA BG Newsletter - June `06

This is a news source for bluegrass & acoustic music

for the people, by the people covering SWVA &

surrounding areas of friends keeping in touch with

the music info and events that are going on. Please

feel free to send any info to us that would be of interest

to all that love this music. It can be shows, events, gossip

or anything you want. Please send info for the following month only

between the 15th & 20th prior. Enjoy!

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I am sorry this is late ( spank me ) I will try to do better.

David Cannaday

Sound Stop Music

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One of the areas social events of the year!

13th Annual   MAURY RIVER FIDDLERS’ CONVENTION   Glen Maury Park, Buena Vista, Virginia

Blue Mule will be playing:

06/15/06- Brambleton Deli - Roanoke, VA

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LOCUST MOUNTAIN BOYS : Sunday June 18, Schooners 7:00-10:00 PM,

Saturday June 24 Schooners, Four Band Jam, 4:00-12:00 AM.

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 "Footlights Of The Blue Ridge"

We have a great summer lineup.  Please take a ride and stop in for a show.

We'd love to see you (or hear you play and sing).  Come to the old Rocky

Mount Train Depot/Welcome Center on 2nd & 4th Fridays from 7:00-9:30p.m. 

If you have a bluegrass band and want to play, give Bill Fuller a call at

540-483-3658, or send a tape/CD to 495 Pell Ave., Rocky Mount, Va.  24151.

We want this to be the ongoing Crooked Road venue in Rocky Mount/Franklin

Co.  Our June lineup includes:

                       June 23

          7:00 Va./Carolina

          8:00 Against The Grain

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Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass

Kitty McIntyre

Famous Old Time Music Co.

419-568-1220   513-607-1874

www.fotmc.com     fotmc@iglou.com

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I am booking the Pine Tavern Pavilion in Floyd, VA  this season.  All those interested in performing should email me at:

mikemitchell@ridenhourmusic.com

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Keep up with the PBS Song of the Mountains

www.songofthemountains.org

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From Wayne at Catawba Records

Visit our website for info and song samples!

Go to: http://members.surfbest.net/catawba@surfbest.net/index.html

email: catawbasoundstudio@yahoo.com

Wayne Weikel, CATAWBA SOUND STUDIO & CATAWBA RECORDS (540) 992 - 4738

To join our email list send an email to: catawbarecords-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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Online Don Reno Workshop from Jason Skinner

http://www.banjohollow.ic24.net/renoWShopp1.htm

Thanks Jason

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After playing Bluegrass with 3 women  in the band The Cattells for years you would think I would get used to playing with the capo in the 5th fret, but I haven't. They want to play in A,C,B but never in G, (the MAN'S CHORD)  So we changed the name of the band to 'NO G STRING'   Linda Miller,Becky Reed,Ellen Parr, Henry Heckler, Greg Reed, and me. Hope to see everyone at Maury River in June.

Samiam

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Anyone needing songs to record - JC Radford, Sound Stop Publishing, BMI

has 18 NEW songs + many others

Soundstopmusic@aol.com

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The bad news we need to know:

The famous Larry Rice passed away in May - Everyone knows all he did for

bluegrass music, his recordings will always be with us.

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Pete Pike, the legendary bluegrass/country singer died of cancer. He was born in 1929 in Amelia, VA and was still living in his hometown at his death. He recorded bluegrass music with and without Buzz Busby and country music for Four Star Records, Audio Lab (a division of King Records) Starday and Rebel Records among others. He had a high lonesome sound, played guitar and was a song writer. He was back recording after a very long time away from the studio. His recent release was on Copper Creek and was doing his recordings at Flat 5 in Salem, VA. Hopefully his remaining songs will be released as well as a planned reissue of his recordings back in his earlier career. Pete died Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 9:59 AM

Jerry Steinberg

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Billy Walker was killed along with his wife and two band members including Charlie Lilly, Everett Lilly`s son in a wreck along an Alabama interstate highway south of Montgomery. He was known both as the Traveling Texan and the Masked Singer of country music. He once part of the Hank Thompson Show and his big his were "Cross The Brazos At Waco and 'Charlie Shoes," he was 77. His grandson was also injured and was in critical condition. Walker joined the Opry in 1960. 

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Legendary southern comedian Fred E. Smith passed away June 4th from liver cancer. He died at his daughter’s home in Maryville, Tennessee surrounded by his family.

            Fred was born in Marshall, North Carolina on August 31, 1924 to Ballard and Pearl Smith. He lived a full and exciting life as a comedian and musician working with such greats as Woody Guthrie, Burl Ives, Archie Campbell, Red Rector, Boots Randolph, Grandpa Jones, Kenny Baker, Jimmy Martin and many other top entertainers. He had impeccable timing when it came to his comedy, he was one of the best. He had performed on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry several times, toured the United States with his cousin Red Rector and in the 1940s was part of the famous recording “The Old Chisholm Trail” with Woody Guthrie, Burl Ives, the Coon Creek Girls and others.

            Fred was the last of the “old school” southern comedians. He worked the last few years of his career in Pigeon Forge at the Comedy Barn and released a comedy CD in 2005 titled “Tales From A‘way Down Yonder”. He was in rather good health until the last month of his life. Even within days of his death he was still telling jokes to his friends and family in the Fred E. Smith style. Fred is survived by 6 children and thousands of fans.

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Words Of Wisdom: No Bill Monroe, No Bluegrass      

                             Know Bill Monroe, Know Bluegrass

Jerry Steinberg  

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As for now this is a free service for ads and info on the events, please FWD to as many

people as you can that would appreciate the service we are offering. This will only be

a limited time for info to be included free. Please send to any friends that are not receiving

this message. We have been having some problems with some people in the address

book not receiving this e-mail. Just let us know.

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Thank you,

David Cannaday

www.soundstopmusic.com

P.S. this site will be changed completely ASAP ! ( or later )

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