May 10, 2008
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IBMA Nominations Due
June 30th!
Upcoming Programming Highlights on WAMU's Bluegrass Country
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from The Seldom Scene, Travers Chandler & Avery County, Bill Emerson,
Gary Ferguson, and Barb Diederich
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Learn to Play the Bluegrass Way!
Class of 2007 |
Fiddle master Bobby Hicks and bassist extraordinaire Missy Raines will be on hand, plus teachers/performers Orrin Star (guitar), Mark Delaney (banjo), Chris Stifel (voice), Chris Sexton (fiddle), Dave Giegerich (dobro), Mike Rychlik (mandolin) and Bob Lucas (songwriting). Students from beginner to advanced will enjoy a busy week of learning, jamming, harmonizing and more. The DCBU bluegrass camp is held at McDaniel College in Westminster, Md., in cooperation with Common Ground on the Hill.
You can Register Online or call 410-857-2771.
Give to the Washington Festival Fund
DCBU is actively seeking corporate sponsors and private donations to help us produce the Washington Bluegrass Festival. We currently have $5,000 in gifts, but will need about $40,000 to launch the event. The sooner you can make your tax-deductible contribution, the sooner you'll be sitting in your lawn chair enjoying great music at a premier festival right here in Washington.
All gifts are being set aside specifically for the festival fund!
Please contact Randy Barrett at 703-405-6230. Thank you.
Save the Date: Bluegrass Country Open House June 22
WAMU will be hosting an Open House at the WAMU studios in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, June 22. It's your chance to drop by and meet the hosts you've come to love, and celebrate your favorite music with other bluegrass fans. Food and beverages will be provided. Stay tuned to our Bluegrass Country streaming audio and HD Radio channel 2 for more information. Meanwhile, we're looking forward to meeting you in June!
Jon Glik: Miracle After Miracle (by Randy Barrett)
(third in a series profiling world-class bluegrass musicians in the Washington, DC area - Randy Barrett).
| Baltimore fiddler Jon Glik is playing once again. Last November, he lay near death in the hospital
awaiting a liver transplant. A musical coincidence helped save his life.
Jon is a fiddling legend, both locally and nationally. Over the past 30 years, he's performed and recorded with such luminaries as Del McCoury, David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, Peter Rowan and Frank Wakefield. He's also worked with Bob Paisley and the Southern Grass and the Footworks dance ensemble. The quite, self-effacing musician is know best for his fierce, bluesy fiddle style, reminiscent of the first-generation bluegrass masters of the instrument. Read the full article! |
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If you have any ideas, thoughts, constructive criticisms, etc. feel free to contact Randy Barrett at 703-405-6230, or go to our Contact DCBU menu option. Thank You, Randy Barrett, DCBU President & Chairman