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April 2015
Big Festival Issue!
Special 24-page pull-out section
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to attend this summer and beyond
April 2015
Vol. 41
No. 3
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Editor: JoAnne Makela, editor@minnesotabluegrass.org
Contributors: Bob Dodd, Ann Iijima, Jed Malischke, Phil
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Y’All Come: Bill Lindroos
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MN Music Summit April 9–11,
free events and workshops
The Minnesota Music Coalition (MMC) will hold its fourth annual MN Music
Summit, April 9–11 in downtown St. Paul. This three-day festival will feature industry
workshops, concerts and social networking opportunities for artists, fans, and local
industry movers and shakers.
This year’s Summit will include Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival’s
exclusive screening of “MN Made Music Videos.” There will also be a panel about
how to make compelling music videos and an opportunity to meet local videographers and filmmakers. Thanks to the support of the Metropolitan Regional Arts
Council, St. Paul Cultural STAR, Summit Brewery, McNally Smith College of Music,
the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, Minnesota Public Radio and the ongoing support of the
McKnight Foundation, daytime events are free and all events are all ages.
The MN Music Summit kicks off with a social hour at Summit Brewery on
Thursday, April 9 from 6-8 p.m. Musicians and fans will have the opportunity to
mingle with the region’s most important industry VIP’s over free food and beer, tapping into the MMC’s vast network of music supporters.
On Friday, April 10, the Summit continues with a national keynote address at the
Minnesota Public Radio Forum and afternoon workshops and mentoring sessions
at McNally Smith College of Music. The day is capped off with an all ages concert at
Amsterdam Hall, headlined by folk/Americana songwriter Chastity Brown.
The Summit winds up Saturday, April 11, with another afternoon of workshops,
industry panels, and mentoring sessions at McNally Smith. Following that, there will
be a 6-7 p.m. happy hour at Amsterdam, before the grand finale concert, which will
include a special presentation of the inaugural ”MN Music Champion Award.”
For more information on the MN Music Summit and the MMC’s various artist
programs, please visit www.mnmusiccoalition.org. —Ellen Stanley, Director, MMC
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Inside:
Grassland Jam 5 |
Blue Stuff review 7 |
Phil Nusbaum 9 |
2015 Festival Insert 13–36 |
MBOTMA Calendar 37 |
Coming Up 38
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Grassland Jam: MBOTMA and Pioneer Public
Television in harmony
By Ann Iijima
April 2015
music and having fun­—it is part of who
we are as a region.”
When Bakken heard about the
Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music
Festival, he thought that it might offer
some of the same real people/music/fun
characteristics. So Bakken, Ben Dempcy,
and a few others came to the 2013 festival with two cameras and a microphone
to record some footage for their show
Postcards, a 30-minute “locally-produced program featuring the art, history and cultural heritage of western
Minnesota and beyond.”
On April 13, 2014, Pioneer aired an
eight-minute snapshot of the festival,
including interviews with MBOTMA
luminaries Brett Day, Earl Jarosh, Craig
Evans, and Dick Hopperstad (and a
beautiful MBOTMA quilt created by
Sue Hopperstad), main stage performances, including the Nordic Bees,
and campground jams, even making it
all the way out to Old Washmachine.
The crew members were particularly
impressed (and are still talking about)
meeting members of the Bluegrass
Firelight band from ETSU, including
MBOTMA’s Gary Hultman and Kiley
Ellingson. As the cameras rolled at the
Sloughgrass campsite, more and more
talented young musicians “came out of
the woods,” one carrying an upright
bass, and joined in on “Goldrush.” (View
this Postcards episode at video.pioneer.
org/video/2365217013/.)
The possibilities for further collaborations expanded exponentially
last spring, when Station Manager Jon
Panzer received a grant to help Pioneer
acquire its mobile studio, a 30-foot
production trailer, complete with a
master control suite, audio booth,
computers, and mixing and editing
equipment. Hardware in hand, Bakken
and Panzer asked whether MBOTMA
would be interested in having Pioneer
return to the 2014 festival. Boy, howdy
yeah! Bakken and Panzer spent a day
at El Rancho Mañana during the 2014
Homegrown Kickoff to look for possible sites for the mobile studio and to
meet with Doug (“great to work with!”)
Lohman of Armadillo Sound to see
whether they could, once again, pull
their audio feed from his system. They
also had a tour of the campgrounds,
including a brief stop by Alabaster Falls’
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
If you made it to the main stage at the
2014 Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time
Music Festival, you couldn’t miss seeing
Pioneer Public Television’s new mobile
studio and the six television cameras
dispersed around the area. All that
excitement came to fruition at 9:30 p.m.
on Saturday, January 24, with the airing
of the inaugural episode of Grassland
Jam, Pioneer’s weekly 30-minute
Americana music program.
This premiere episode, as well as
the 12 subsequent programs, feature
performances from the MBOTMA
August Festival. The first episode featured The Roys and Russell Moore &
IIIrd Tyme Out. To date, other featured
bands have included Joe Mullins and the
Radio Ramblers, Jack Klatt and the Cat
Swingers, Monroe Crossing, the Boxcars,
the Drunken Catfish Ramblers, the Volo
Bogtrotters, Long Road Home, and the
Platte Valley Boys. If you’ve missed any
of these programs, never fear, you can
watch them on-line at www.pioneer.org/
grassland-jam. Additionally, all 13 programs will be repeated starting April 18.
MBOTMA is the sponsor of Grassland
Jam, which also will include other live
concerts and festivals.
This collaboration was a natural fit
for these two non-profit organizations.
MBOTMA’s mission—“to preserve and
promote bluegrass and old-time string
band music in Minnesota”—has the
potential for substantial overlap with
Pioneer Public Television’s mission to
“broaden, educate and sustain our rural
communities through services that
reflect our local values.” And that potential is particularly likely to be achieved
because many of Pioneer’s employees,
like Grassland Jam’s producer, Tim
Bakken, are music fans and musicians.
Bakken also produces Funtime Polka,
one of Pioneer’s 10 most popular shows,
which Pioneer has carried for 17 years.
“There’s nothing else like it on TV,” said
Bakken. “These are real people, making
Cover photo and all photos in this article courtesy of Pioneer Public Television.
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campsite, where Julie and Bill Kaiser
were jamming with Jon Garon (and
where Bakken joined in with some nice
background harmony.)
By the time the 2014 festival had
rolled around, MBOTMA Executive
Director Jed Malischke and El Rancho
owner Kevin Ward had cleared a new
road up to the main stage, providing
access and electrical connections for the
mobile studio. Pioneer set up a wide-angle center camera next to Armadillo
Sound’s control booth, two cameras on
either side of the center camera, another
at stage left, one way back in the crowd,
and a “pole cam” on a 30-foot arm. The
production crew included Bakken as
the production director, who called the
shots from inside the mobile studio, and
seven others shifting among four tasks:
four working the cameras (two of the six
cameras had to be “locked down” most
of the time), one audio technician, one
“shading” technician, adjusting the iris
controls of the cameras, and one crew
member “running free.”
Pioneer taped all three days of the
main stage performances. As each band
came off stage, it received the raw footage of its performance, along with usage
rights. (All bands had previously signed
release forms to allow the recordings.)
The Pioneer/MBOTMA relationship
is likely to further the missions of both
organizations. MBOTMA will introduce
a new viewing audience to Pioneer’s
excellent national (PBS) and local programing. Their locally produced program My Way Back Home is a series of
music documentaries produced by Dana
Johnson, one of which featured the life
and music of Caroline Smith and won
an Upper Midwest Emmy Award for best
Arts/Entertainment program. Pioneer
programs have received several other
nominations, as well.
Grassland Jam should have a similar
laudatory impact for MBOTMA, introducing its music, musicians, and the
festival experience to viewers throughout
the region. Pioneer, one of Minnesota’s
six public television stations, which
already covered most of the western half
of the state, recently became viewable
on Dish Network (Channel 10) and soon
will be on DirecTV. “With a satellite
signal extending all the way to western Wisconsin on the east and to the
Missouri River on the west, Pioneer will
have one of the largest geographic viewing areas of any PBS station in the nation
emanating from one of the smallest
towns in the PBS system.” The quality
of its programming, including Austin
City Limits (which follows immediately
after Grassland Jam), and more recent
additions including The Roosevelts and
Downton Abbey, have earned Public
Television an impressive audience share.
In 2014, PBS was one of only three major
broadcast or cable networks to increase
viewership.
So what might the future hold
for MBOTMA and Pioneer? Filming
at future festivals is one possibility.
Another possibility would be having
MBOTMA bands perform for On Stage.
This program offers local musicians an
opportunity to perform in front of a live
audience in Appleton’s historic opera
house or at other venues in Pioneer’s
broadcast area. The opera house, on
Minnesota’s western border, also serves
as Pioneer’s home. In lieu of monetary
compensation, the bands would receive a
digital recording of their performances.
MBOTMA member bands that are interested in performing for On Stage should
contact Pioneer at yourtv@pioneer.org.
Preference will be given to bands from
Pioneer’s primary viewing area.
Patrick Moore, Pioneer’s communications coordinator, observed that neither Pioneer nor MBOTMA could exist
without volunteers and contributions
from its members. And, like MBOTMA
members, Pioneer’s members, board of
directors, and staff are excited about
adding bluegrass and old-time music to
Pioneer’s repertoire.
As Bogart said, “I think this is the
beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
Resources:
www.pioneer.org/news/new-season-of-funtime-polka-to-begin-saturday-january-4th
www.pioneer.org/news/pioneer-nowon-dish-network-in-twin-cities-directvcoming-soon.
The 19th Annual Podunk
Bluegrass Music Festival is
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
sponsoring a songwriting contest.
Winners receive cash prizes and
other amenities, including the opportunity to appear on stage during
the August 6–9 Festival held in
Hebron, Connecticut. The contest
entry deadline is May 1, 2015. Rules
plus an entry form can be found
at www.podunkbluegrass.com.
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April 2015
Review
Bluegrass Stuff: The Old Bridge
By Bob Dodd
When you think about bluegrass, there
are places that spring readily to mind:
Clinch Mountain, Flint Hill, Kentucky,
Italy. Well, okay, that last one might be a
stretch, but it’s not quite as off-the-wall
as it first appears. Case in point, The
Old Bridge, a new album on the El Toro
Records label by an Italian band called
Bluegrass Stuff. Though the band’s name
seems a little stilted (maybe it loses
something in translation), their music
isn’t. This is solid, traditionally-based
bluegrass played by folks who clearly
know the genre, even though their
home’s across the Apennine, rather than
the Blue Ridge, Mountains. It reminds
us that bluegrass has truly international
appeal.
The band, with apparently few personnel changes, has been together since
1977, winning many European awards
along the way, and it shows. Their playing is tight and their singing true to the
bluegrass spirit, albeit with a bit of an
Italian accent. That can be disconcerting
at first, although personally I’ve become
acclimated to hearing it in this setting
as a big fan of the great Italian flatpicker
and singer Beppe Gambetta. Combined
with the traditional Appalachian dialect that pervades bluegrass, it actually
becomes endearing after a while.
Songs include “Send Me Your
Address From Heaven” à la Red Allen,
Bill Monroe’s “Big Ball in Brooklin” (sic;
hey, they’re Italian), “Fraulein,” the big
Bobby Helms country hit from the late
fifties, and the old gospel number “Do
Not Pass Me By.” The band plays all over
Europe, and “My Suiss Mountain Home”
smilingly combines bluegrass picking
with alpine yodeling. “Monroeniana” is
an A-minor tribute to guess who, by the
band’s mandolin player Massimo Gatti.
The title track is a truly enjoyable, moderately-paced instrumental apparently
original to the band.
Nothing startlingly cutting-edge
here, but that doesn’t appear to be what
they’re aiming at. The band wants to
play good bluegrass well and in an entertaining way, and they do. It’s worth a
listen.
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
April 2015
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Bluegrass Saturday Morning
By Phil Nusbaum
The Winter Bluegrass Weekend in review
This column is written not a week removed from MBOTMA’s
Winter Bluegrass Weekend. The weekend was successful on
many fronts. Firstly, if you view the WBW, as I do, as a signpost
that leads to spring, we are now enjoying 60-degree weather.
Bluegrass certainly chased away the ice and snow.
But seriously, I attended a very successful event. Every jam
room was filled with music and musicians, concerts were well
attended, and people were staying up late because it was more
fun to stay up.
My association with Spotlight On continued, with a program in the Old Time Dance Hall focusing on old-time banjo.
Many styles and types of banjo were represented. Thanks to
John Heine, Rob Daves, Adam Kiesling, and Aaron Tacke for
participating.
Spotlight On in 2015 was a partial re-staging of a program
held at the Underground Music Café in St. Paul. Bill Cagley
presented it, but he wants to make sure John Heine gets credit
for inspiring the program.
Support content-driven radio
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27, 2015, the final date that KBEM’s spring fund drive affects
Bluegrass Saturday Morning and the Bluegrass Review.
The KBEM staff has pledged to take a different approach to
the fund drive this time. It’s always our goal to intersperse promotional messages with the usual good programming. We are
looking forward to listeners responding to our message about
our style of content-driven radio.
Thanks a lot for your support in the past. I believe that the
KBEM staff is as strong as it has ever been, and that the sound
of the entire operation is getting better all the time. As for me, I
continue to enjoy presenting bluegrass music old and new.
Summer’s coming
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• Hoffman Guitars www.hoffmanguitars.com (hand crafted
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• John Waddle Violins www.waddleviolins.com (dealer of
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Weekly Playlists
Bluegrass Review playlists are located at www.bluegrassreview.
com. Just use the “playlists” link you’ll find at the top of the
page. Then click on “archives.”
Bluegrass Saturday Morning playlists are located at
www.jazz88fm.com.
The Bluegrass Review is made possible in part by a grant
from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Bluegrass Review in Minnesota
Check www.bluegrassreview.com for a complete station list.
Station
Day
Time
KLQP-FM, 92.1 Madison
Monday
8 PM
KMSU-FM, 89.7 Mankato; 91.3 Austin
Sunday
10 AM
KBEM-FM, 88.5 Minneapolis
Saturday
11 AM
KSRQ-FM, 90.1 Thief River Falls
Sunday
11 AM
KQAL-FM, 89.5 Winona
Saturday
9 AM
KDDG-FM, 105.5 Albany
Saturday
9 PM
WTIP-FM, 90.7 Grand Marais
Thursday
10 PM
KUMD-FM, 103.3 Duluth
Saturday
4 PM
KRWC-AM, 1360 Buffalo
Sunday
5 PM
KOJB-FM, 90.1 Cass Lake
Sunday
6 PM
KSCR-FM, 93.5 Benson
Sunday
6 AM
Attention All Bands
If you want to sell your music,
you need a good band.
If you want to sell your band,
you need good smiles!
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
I view the period from April through June as the beginning
of the summer sprint. From spring through summer, we’re all
trying to get a lot done before we have to move inside.
On the Bluegrass Review, look for interviews with the likes
of songwriter Si Kahn on the horizon. There are some great
other pieces in the can and I’ll be heading to Ohio in the near
future to talk to more bluegrass players and singers.
Archived Bluegrass Saturday Morning shows are located at
www.jazz88fm.com. You can stream the Bluegrass Review at
www.bluegrassreview.com. Players are located at the bottom of
individual show playlists located at the “programs” tab.
Bluegrass Review supporters
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April 2015
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Fest!
Your last chance to hear Catie Jo Pidel
“MBOTMA’s Favorite Fiddler” in 2015!
607 W Lake St Minneapolis MN
612.827.1726
April
FRI
SAT
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10 – Moxie Blue
11 – Bernie King &
The Guilty Pleasures
17 – Switched At Birth
18 – Seldom Herd
25 – Cousin Dad
May
8 – Tommy Bentz Band
9 – Parisota Hot Club
15 – Blue Groove
(New bluegrass band!)
16 – Sundae and Mr. Goessl
(Jazz duo from Seattle)
22 – Daddy Squeeze Band
29 – The Barley Jacks
w/ Brian Wicklund
Music starts at 8pm
Find updates on Facebook
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April 2015
At SteppingStone Theatre
55 Victoria St. Saint Paul
Three Great Bands!
Jumpin’ Jo
& The
Catie Cats,
Switched
at Birth
AND
The Platte
Valley Boys
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Produced by The Platte Valley Boys
Sponsored in part by the Minnesota Bluegrass
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Tickets $10 in advance/ $12 at door
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Community Concert Series
KING WILKIE’S DREAM
PLUS
King Wilkie's Dream is the culmination of a convergence of
talent and circumstance, orchestrated by a musical marriage
broker, of sorts. It is bluegrass music. It is fresh. It is musically
exciting. Three members are most-recently refugees of Hey
Lonesome, a Twin Cities based bluegrass band, and the other two
have been busy with many different genres of music. Robbi Podrug
and Shane Zack join Vaughn Asselstine and John Niemann, to create
a new sound and a big noise in the world of acoustic music. The
groove is infectious, the musical arrangements are inspired, and
the vocal harmonies will make you sit up straight and take notice.
BLUE GROOVE
Blue Groove is a contemporary bluegrass band located in
Minneapolis. David Smith (banjo), Adelle Hyrkas (guitar), Jim
Krans (bass), Mike Keyes (guitar) and Brent Fuqua (mandolin)
draw their material from a variety of artists including Gillian
Welch, Alison Krauss, and JD Crowe.
Moose Lake MN - Friday April 24, 8:00 PM
Holy Angels Catholic Church (60 Hartman Dr)
Bemidji MN - Saturday April 25, 7:30 PM
Sponsored locally by:
Raphael’s Bakery
Lazy Moose Grille
Marketplace Foods
Historic Chief Theater (314 Beltrami Ave)
Como Oil & Propane
Ken Berge Construction
Farmers Union Insurance
Woodlands National Bank
1st National Bank Of Moose Lake
3D Repair
Art’s Cafe
Peggy Sue’s Café
T&R Treasures
Fjosne Construction
For Tickets & Info: 1-800-635-3037 or www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org
Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 day of show, $5 for teens, children 12 & under free.
These concerts are presented by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association (MBOTMA), a 501c3 non-profit
organization, and made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by
the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Festival Season!
Festivals from April to November & a handy calendar to keep them all straight
This Festival Guide features schedules for summer bluegrass and old-time music festivals going on throughout the region. The
calendar centerfold is a handy summary. Search for Minnesota Bluegrass on issuu.com and on MinnesotaBluegrass.org. Enjoy!
Photo: MBOTMA August Festival 2014 by Martin Chvatal
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River Falls, WI
50+ hours of foot
stompin’ bluegrass!
live music at 12+ locations throughout historic main street
wisconsin flatpicking guitar championshipsm
singer/songwriter competition
beer & wine tasting
workshops, open jams & more!
Presented by:
@ rfbluesfest
Call 715.425.2533 or visit www.riverfallsbluegrass.com for details
St. Croix river
valley
bluegrass
Location:
april 19 , 2015
th
heights hall & club
5880 Omaha ave. n. oak park heights, mn 55082
Sunday 1~ - 6 p.m.
Formerly VFW Hall. SoutH oF 36 • 1 Block BeHind Sa GaS Station
Featuring:
the Platte valley BoyS
Blue hazard• • Thrift Store Sonata
Brian WiCklund’S fiddle Pal StudentS & M
ore
the PLatte vaLLey Boys
BLue hazard
thrift store sonata
Photo credit: Peter Lee
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Presented By:
Tickets: $
to Benefit LocaL organizations & agencies
that serve chiLdren in need throughout the vaLLey
cash or check at the door or
StillWater area kiWaniS CluB
•food & BeverageS
availaBle for
PurChaSe on Site
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612-518-4290
stevewforseth@gmail.com
Visit www.eventbrite.com
free for chiLdren under 11 years
accomPanied By an aduLt
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
Want to take your family on a Spring Get-Away?
Look No Further! Bring them to the….
Lincoln County
Fairgrounds
Order tickets:
308-340-4552
West Hwy 30
308-530-0452
North Platte,
Nebraska
www.northplattebl
uegrassfestival.we
ebly.com
2015 North Platte Country Bluegrass Festival
April 23-25, 2015
Enjoy 3 days of top notch Bluegrass Entertainment!
Featuring:
The Grascals, Ralph Stanley ll, Reno & Harrell, Larry Efaw and the Bluegrass Mountaineers, Jeff
Brown & Still Lonesome, Phillip Steinmetz & His Sunny Tennessians, The Lindsey Family, Finley
River Boys (formerly Acoustic Essays), One More River, Homeward Bound, High Plains Tradition,
Republican River Ramblers.
Tickets/Camping:
All Day - $22.00
3 day (before 4/1/15) - $50.00
3 day (after 4/1/15) - $55.00
3 day reserved seating (limited) - $65.00
Camping - $18.50 night
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All Concerts Indoors! * Jamming * Shower house
available * Raffles & Prizes * On site
kitchen/concessions * Wednesday night pot luck &
jam session * Thursday night Gospel night * Friday
night Tribute to Veterans * Saturday morning band
showcase
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SEMBA’s ANNUAL BLUEGRASS
FESTIVALS 2015
May 15, 16, & 17
Goldwing Express – Branson, MO
Sat. & Sun.
-------------------------------------------The Martins - MO
Fri. & Sat.
-------------------------------------------The Purdy River Band - IA - MN
Fri., Sat. & Sun.
-------------------------------------------The Platte Valley Boys
Sat. & Sun.
-------------------------------------------The Misty Mountain Boys
Fri, Sat. & Sun. pm
-------------------------------------------Cedar Valley – IA/ WI/ MN
Fri. pm & Sun. am
www.semba.tv
Tel. (507) 8648109
BLUEGRASS
INSTRUMENT
WORKSHOP
WED. August 12,
9:00 am -4:00 pm
FREE WITH SEMBA
WRISTBAND,
Information – call
(507) 288-1785
Aug. 13, 14, 15, & 16
Baker Family – MO
Fri. & Sat.
----------------------------------------------Possum Trot - MO
Fri. & Sat.
------------------------------------Stringsmiths - WI
Sat. & Sun.
----------------------------------------------Kenastons - NE
Thur. & Fri.
------------------------------------Blue Wolf – MN/
Thurs. & Fri.
----------------------------------------------Highway Home - IA
Sat. & Sun.
------------------------------------------Cedar Valley - MN, IA & WI
Be sure to bring your INSTRUMENT as Jamming is always present
throughout the campground!! Alcoholic Beverages and Pets are not allowed
in the Fest Building or Concert Area
*Bring Lawn Chairs” (Low back please) Food Service by Relay for Life
Camping Information - Contact - Cushon’s Peak Campground located in a
beautiful valley on the Root River Bike Trail 18696 State Highway 16,
Houston, MN 55943 Tel. 507-896-7325 www.camppeak.com email:
camppeak@acegroup.cc - All shows are ASCAP & BMI Licensed
Thurs. & Sun.
----------------------------------------------Fine Line - IA
Thurs. & Fri.
------------------------------------Blue Hazard - MN
Sat. & Sun.
(May)
Festival Information or Tickets
(Aug.)
All shows Inside
SEMBA P.O. Box 93, Rushford, MN 55971
Show Times
Fri. 7 - 10:00 pm
Phone: 507-864-8109
Thurs. 2:00 – 5:00 pm Thurs. evening 7 – 10:00 pm
Sat. 1-4:45 & 6:30 - 10:15 pm
Website: www.SEMBA.TV
Fri. & Sat. 1-4:45 & 6:30 - 10:15 pm
Sunday AM Gospel 9 - 11:40 am
e-mail: darrbarr@q.com
Sunday AM Gospel 9 - 11:40 am
Sunday afternoon 12:00 - 2:40 pm Potluck 6:00 pm evening prior to Festival Sunday afternoon 12:00 - 2:40 pm
May
Admission
All three days - $32 (advance $30)
≈
Friday ~ $15 Saturday ~$20
≈
Sunday ~ $10
16 & under FREE with adult
May -Friday 1:00 ~5:00 & Sat. 10:30 ~ 12:30
OPEN STAGES
August
All Four Days ~ $35 (Advance $33)
Friday ~ Sunday $32 (Advance $30)
Sat. - $20 Thur. or Fri. ~ $16 Sun. -$10
WORKSHOPS
Saturday
9:00 ~10:00
Aug – Thurs. 1:00-2:00 pm - Friday 9:30 ~ 12:00 & Sat. 11:00 ~ 12:50
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota
Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
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MinnesotaBluegrass.org
The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association presents…
THE MINNESOTA HOMEGROWN
KICKOFF MUSIC FESTIVAL
May 29 - 31, 2015
El Rancho Mañana Campground
Richmond, MN
30 Min W of St Cloud MN, From I-94 take exit #153
(Avon), then S on County 9 and E on Mañana Rd
Roe Family Singers
No Grass Limit
Froemming Family
Sawtooth Brothers
Blue Groove
Moss Piglets
Mark Kreitzer Band
Curtis & Loretta
Platte Valley Boys
Pushing Chain
Purdy River Band
The Long Shots
Pickin’ Up Steam
No Man’s Stringband
Split-Shot Sinkers
Timbre Junction
Mother Banjo
Singleton Street
Bob & Lynn Dixon
Crooker Grass
Main Stage Showtimes: & Ticket Prices:
Friday - 6 PM to 11 PM, Saturday - 12 PM to 11 PM, Sunday - 11 AM to 4 PM.
One Day Ticket (no camping): $20 advance, $15 MBOTMA member advance, gate is $20 Fri, $25 Sat, $10 Sun.
Saturday & Sunday Ticket (w/Sat camping): $45 advance, $36 MBOTMA members in advance, $50 gate.
Weekend Ticket (all 3 days w/Fri & Sat camping): $52 advance, $42 MBOTMA members in advance, $60 gate.
Teens $5 any or all days. Children 12 & under free with paid adult.
Bring lawn chairs of blankets. No display of alcohol allowed in concert area.
Call: 800-635-3037 or 612-285-9133
Visit: www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org
This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an
appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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PLUS
 Workshops 
 Jam With the Bands 
 Bluegrass Ukulele Jam 
 Ranch House Live 
 The Gathering Place 
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feat. members of
trampled by turtles
AND MORE!
WHISPERING PINES CAMPGROUND
.
.
JUNE 11 12 13 EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
WWW.BLUEOXMUSICFESTIVAL.COM • 715.839.7500
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The
WoodPicks
Join us at the Rusk County Fairgrounds,
Hwy 8 in Ladysmith WI for this lively event!
Presented by the Greater Ladysmith Area
Chamber of Commerce & Rusk County Tourism.
*FESTIVAL SCHEDULE*
Friday, June 12, 2015
Roller
Mills
String
Band
6 pm - 10 pm
Saturday, June 13, 2015
10 am - 9 pm
Ticket Prices:
Advance Sales: Fri. & Sat. $20.00
Gate Prices: Fri. only $10.00
* Sat. only $15.00
Age 15 & under FREE with paid adult admission
Porcupine Creek
Emcees: Fri. Arian Knops
Sat. Gary Hahn
Camping Prices: (Fri. & Sat. only)
Gates open for camping at 10 am on Fri.
On-site “rough” camping (no water or elec.)
$15.00 per night
Camping with elec. $23.00 per night
(limited spots w/electric)
Call for listing of local hotels/motels/private campgrounds.
The
Fish Heads
Bluegrass Instrument Workshops -Saturday
(Free w/gate admission)
1:00 pm….
2:00 pm…..
3:00 pm…..
4:00 pm….
Art Stevenson &
High Water
Singer/Songwriter or Duet
(The Fish Heads)
Dubro Workshop
(Blue Wolf Bluegrass Band)
Hammered Dulcimer
(Roller Mills String Band)
Mandolin & Harmonica
(Art Stevenson & High Water)
Open mic session on Saturday 9-10am
Door prizes, hospitality booth with local business
coupons, food vendors & more. Rusk County
Historical Society - “Celebrating Rusk County
Agriculture” & Dairy Breakfast on Saturday.
Northern
Crossroads
Blue Wolf
This is a family friendly, no alcohol event. For more info. call: 715-532-7328
Email: manager@ladysmithchamber.com Go to:www.ladysmithchamber.com
www.northwoodsbluegrassfestival.com Website design & hosting by Holden Computing Services
Bring your favorite lawn chair & enjoy some great music!
*Event is held indoors and can be opened to some outdoor space if the weather is good.
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
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FEATURING:
The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers • The Little Thunderbirds
Frank Hornstein & Friends • St. Anthony Main • Traki
Joyful Noize • The Good Intentions Bluegrass Band
Brady Perl • Patty & the Buttons • Blue Hazard
Diversity Street Dancers
Sat., June 13th, 2015
Noon - 8pm
FREE
Historic and Unique
Loring Corners
Food vendors will be on site • Horse and carriage rides available
Sponsored By:
MPRB/Loring Park, Citizens for a Loring Park Community, Friends of Loring Park
Loring Kitchen & Bar, Loring Corners, Joe Kaplan, Joe Whitney, 19 Bar,
City of Minneapolis/NCR, and several individuals and businesses!
For more info email us at loveloring@gmail.com
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Advance
Single Show
$14
Saturday (all day)
$27
Weekend
$37
Gate
$15
$30
$40
The Black Hills Bluegrass Festival is a project of the Black Hills Bluegrass
Association, Inc., a 501(c)3 South Dakota not-for-prooit corporation.
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Minnesota Bluegrass F
April
River Falls Roots & Bluegrass
10–12 Music Festival
June
7
River Falls, WI, riverfallsbluegrass.com
19
St. Croix River Valley Bluegrass
Heights Hall & Club, Oak Park Hts., MN
612-518-4290, stevewforseth@gmail.com
North Platte Country Bluegrass Festival
23–25 Lincoln County Fairgrounds, North Platte, NE
11–13
12–13
308-532-1465, countrybluegrassshow.homestead.com
May
SouthEast Minnesota Bluegrass Association
15–17 (SEMBA) Spring Festival
13
29–31
El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN
612-285-9133 or 800-635-3037
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
Beaner’s Central, 324 N Central Ave, Duluth, MN
218-624-5957, www.beanerscentral.com
Blue Ox Music Festival
Whispering Pines Campgrounds, Eau Claire, WI
715-839-7500, blueoxmusicfestival.com
Northwoods Bluegrass Festival
Rusk County Fairgrounds, Ladysmith, WI
715-532-7328, ladysmithchamber.com,
northwoodsbluegrassfestival.com
Loring Park Acoustic Music Festival
Loring Park, Minneapolis.
612-874-9002, loveloring@gmail.com
Rosemount Bluegrass Americana
24, 27 Music Weekend
Rosemount Central Park Amphitheater
2893 145th St W, Rosemount, MN
Cushon’s Peak Campground, 18696 State Hwy 16,
Houston, MN. 507-288-1785, SEMBA.tv.
SEMBA: PO Box 93, Rushford, MN 55971
MBOTMA Homegrown Kickoff
Pete Fest
952-255-8545, rosemountarts.com.
26–28
Black Hills Bluegrass Festival
Elkview Campground, Sturgis, SD
605-348-1198, blackhillsbluegrass.com
Kakabeka Falls Bluegrass
26–28 & Old Tyme Festival
Kakabeka Falls, Ontario, Canada
1-888-688-9582, gemvan@tbaytel.net
kakabekafallsbluegrassfestival.weebly.com
“Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends
than any music in the world.” —Bill Monroe
Festival Calendar 2015
September
July
17–18
24–26
26
River Song Music Festival
Masonic West River Park, Hutchinson, MN
riversongfestival.org
Laughing Waters Music Festival
7
Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis, MN
1–7pm. Free and open to the public
612-727-2489, mscb.com/minnehaha.htm
RECFEST Bluegrass Festival
Historic Rec Park Bandshell, Milaca, MN
milacarecfest.com
11–13
Bluegrass Festival, Scott County Fair
scottcountyfair.com
6–9
Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music
Festival
El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN
612-285-9133 or 800-635-3037
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
7–9
SouthEast Minnesota Bluegrass Association
Cushon’s Peak Campground, 18696 State Hwy 16,
Houston, MN. 507-288-1785, SEMBA.tv.
SEMBA: PO Box 93, Rushford, MN 55971
22
27–30
Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival
Theater in the Woods, Caponi Art Park, Eagan, MN
651-454-9412, caponiartpark.org
16–20
Walnut Valley Festival
Winfield, KS
620-221-3250, hq@wvfest.com, wvfest.com
October
Itasca State Park, Lake Itasca, MN
218-333-1421, info@familybluegrass.com
familybluegrass.com
13–16 (SEMBA) Summer Festival
Contact nmduxbury@gmail.com, blumaa@gmail.com
13
Lake Itasca Family Music Festival
Pioneer Village Museum
1866 12 1/2 Ave., Cameron, WI, 715-458-0181
clandstr.wix.com/cameron-bluegrass-festival
Powderhorn PorchFest
TBD
August
Cameron Bluegrass Festival
TBD
SPBGMA Albert Lea Fall Bluegrass Weekend
info@spbgma.com
spbgma.com/calendar/index.html
November
WHYS Bluegrass Festival
Altoona County Park, WI
whysradio.org
Lakes Bluegrass Festival
Cass County Fairgrounds, Pine River, MN
800-728-6926, Lakesbluegrassfestival@gmail.com
LakesBluegrassFestival.com
10th Annual MBOTMA Harvest Jam Acoustic
20–22 Music Experience
Marriott Minneapolis West Hotel,
9960 Wayzata Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN
800-635-3037, MinnesotaBluegrass.org
Save the Date for the MBOTMA Winter Bluegrass
Weekend, March 2016
www.minnesotabluegrass.org
Music Festival
July 17 & 18
Hutchinson, Minnesota
WWW.RIVERSONGFESTIVAL.ORG
14 BANDS + CHILDREN'S TENT + FOOD + CRAFT & DOMESTIC BEERS +
LOCAL WINES + SPECIALTY VENDORS + ON-SITE CAMPING +
FREE ON-SITE PARKING + KIDS 14 AND UNDER FREE WITH ADULT
BLUES, ROCK, COUNTRY, AMERICANA & MORE + TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 1ST
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
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Blue Grass Festival
Scott County Fair
Sunday July 26, 2015
10:30 Church Service
Roe Family Singers
With music by Mary Lou and the Rusty Strings
11:30am–6:00 pm Music
The High 48’s
Includes: banjo, autoharp, guitar, Appalachian
clogging, good-time, old-time hillbilly band,
sounds from barn-dances, fiddle pulls, and
county fairs with the rock & roll passion of youth
Blue Drifters Duet
Winners: Rocky Grass Band
Competition, Lyons, CO First place,
Minnesota State Duet Championship
Phil Nusbaum and Steve Howard sure know
how to pick a mean guitar. They play a mix
of bluegrass, blues, and jazz.
Also at the Scott County Fair on Sunday July 26th:
 Draft Horse Show (largest in the Midwest) 4 & 8 Hitches 1:00 pm
 Miracle of Birth—see births of calves, piglets, sheep and kid goats
 Variety of other entertainment
Check Scott County Fair website in June for exact schedule---scottcountyfair.com
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
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Four Time IBMA Event Of The Year Nominee!
August 6th-9th, 2015 - El Rancho Mañana
Richmond MN, 30 Minutes W of St Cloud (I-94 Exit #153 at Avon, 9 mi S on County 9)
A HOT RIZE REUNION featuring RED KNUCKLES & THE TRAILBLAZERS
and IBMA’s Entertainers Of The Year and Vocal Group Of The Year BALSAM RANGE
plus Red Molly, Eddie & Martha Adcock
with Tom Gray
The Jumpsteady Boys, The Bucking Mules, Many More TBA
Beautiful Main Stage  Shaded Seating Area  35 Hours of Concerts  Nightly Dances  Instrument Showcases
Children’s Activities  Over 20 Workshops  Plenty of Campground Jam Sessions  30 Merchant & Food Booths
Campground with Showers & Beach  Shuttle Transportation  A Welcome & Safe Environment  Kids Are Free!
Come for the Day – Camp for the Weekend – Call for Brochure
Thu-Sun Camping Package (per person)
Admission Thu thru Sun plus unimproved camping Thu, Fri, & Sat nights, $95 Gate, $85 Adv, $75 Member Adv
Single Day Tickets (per person)
Admission one day, no camping, $20 Thu or Sun Gate, $30 Fri or Sat Gate, $25 Adv (any day) $20 Member Adv (any day)
800-635-3037
www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org
Presented by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association and made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a
Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
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August
27-30,
2015
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10thA
Pine River, MN
Cass County
Fairgrounds
Featuring the Best in National & Regional Bluegrass Bands!
Plus camping, jamming, workshops, food & more!
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Celebrating 10 Year s!
Becky Buller
Festival Schedule
Gates Open Tues., 3pm
Wed. Night Old Time Dance
Main Stage
Thu. 5 - 11pm
Fri. & Sat. 11am - 11pm
Sun. 10am - 2pm
9 Time IBMA Fiddler of the Year!
Winner of 2 IBMA Awards in ‘14!
Nominated for IBMA
Songwriter of the Year ‘14!
Workshops
Fri. & Sat. 10am -5pm
Ticket Information & Purchase
Available Online
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Al
Shaffers Lost 40
The Berge Family
Porcupine Creek
No Grass Limit
Sarah Mae & the Birkeland Boys
Special Consensus
Nightflyer
The Sawtooth Brothers
The Platte Valley Boys
Tommy Brown & County Line Grass
The Lonesome Tradition
800-728-6926
Lakesbluegrassfestival@gmail.com
www.LakesBluegrassFestival.com
th
Cameron 10 Annual
Bluegrass Festival
September 11, 12 and 13, 2015
Pioneer Village Museum
1866 12½ Ave. (Cty. Hwy. W)
Cameron, WI
Featuring:
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Cabin Dwellers Reunion Band
Gospel Notes
Hand-Picked Bluegrass
High View
The John and Rose Band
The King’s Countrymen
Loose Ends
Midnight Coal Co.
The River City Ramblers
The Stringsmiths
More bands to be announced
The King’s Countrymen
The Stringsmiths
The Seeger Boys
Music begins Friday night at 5pm
Vendors, Jammin’, Workshops and more
For more information or directions contact
Kathy Krug at (715) 458-0181
Food and refreshments available
No alcohol allowed
Gate Fee: Fri. $10, Sat. $15, and Sun. $10;
$30 for weekend pass
Rough camping is an additional $10 per day
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septeMber
13
th
2015
12:00 – 6:00 pm
MUSIC STARTS AT 2 PM
ENERAL
$20 GAdm
ission
5 for KIDS aGES 6-12
$
Kids
5&
under
FREE!
Caponi
Art Park programs
proceeds benefit
sawtooth
brothers
jack norton & the
mullet river boys
festival supported
in part by
the Minnesota
Bluegrass &
Old-Time Music
As so ci ati o n
wild goose
chase cloggers
Monroe
Crossing
beautiful WOODED venue

food trucks

SCULPTURE GARDEN

kids' activities
c a p o n i art park 1220 diffley road eagan, Mn 55123
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info at www. caponiartpark.org
651. 454.9412 get updates on facebook & twitter.
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
44th Walnut Valley Festival
National Flat-Picking Championships
September 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 2015
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Winfield, Kansas
Over 200 Hours of Acoustic Music on 4 Main Stages
8 National and International Instrumental Contests
More Than $100,000 in Contest Prizes and Cash
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,35
Hands-On Workshops
$11s6trument s
in In st Prize
Around-the-Clock Jam Sessions
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100+ Luthiers and Arts and Crafts Booths
If you have not come to Winfield,
you are missing one of America’s treasures!
Family-Friendly Festival
Well-policed grounds. No animals, beer, alcohol or
drugs. No motorcycles in campgrounds due to noise.
Performers
The Steel Wheels
Bill Barwick
Stephen Bennett
Byron Berline Band
Roz Brown
Tom Chapin & Friends
Marley’s Ghost
Cherokee Maidens &
Save money and order tickets in advance!
Name
Address
City
Phone
Email
Advance tickets guarantee admission
Sycamore Swing
Crary, Evans, & Spurgin
Della Mae
State
Driven
Zip
Della Mae
Jacob Johnson
Marley’s Ghost
After
Aug. 24
5-day Full Festival
2-day Fri/Sat
2-day Sat/Sun
Friday only
Saturday only
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$90
$65
$55
$35
$35
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$95
$75
$65
$45
$50
No refunds or exchanges. $35 will be charged for returned checks.
Payment: ___Check ___Visa ___MC ___ Discover
Cardholder Signature
Card #
3 or 4 digit Security Code
Exp. Date
/
For advance ticket prices, orders must be received by August 24.
Thursday ($40) and Sunday ($15) only tickets available at the gate.
Only full festival ticket holders allowed on grounds prior to September 17.
Send form, payment and self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Walnut Valley Association
PO Box 245 Winfield, KS 67156
For phone orders, call (620) 221-3250
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
Andy May
John McCutcheon
Notorious Folk
Byron Berline Band
The Paperboys
Barry Patton
Prairie Rose Rangers
The Roys
Socks in the Frying Pan
The Roys
The Steel Wheels
Still on the Hill
Theory Expats
Linda Tilton
Barry Ward
Socks in the Frying Pan
and many more!
hq@wvfest.com
www.wvfest.com
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The
7
th
Annual
KAKABEKA FALLS BLUEGRASS & OLD TYME FESTIVAL
(14 mi west of Thunder Bay, ON, Canada)
JUNE 26, 27, 28, 2015

Featuring

THE HIGH 48’s, THE ROE FAMILY SINGERS,
PORCUPINE CREEK, GIBSON MARTIN & I,
SHADES OF GREY, HIGHGRASS HOPPERS
plus many more local musicians…
Held rain or shine in a rustic building. Camping & food concessions on site. Motels, shops,
restaurants & provincial park within 1 mile. Visit our beautiful “Niagara of the North”, Old
Fort William & “the Sleeping Giant”!
For more info contact: Eddy Van Ramshorst
email: gemvan@tbaytel.net
Toll free: 1-888-688-9582
www.kakabekafallsbluegrassfestival.weebly.com
New location!
4151 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis
(612) 767-2800 podiumguitars@gmail.com
-Bourgeois
-Breedlove
-Carmel
-Fairbanks
-Goodall
-Hoffman
-Huss&Dalton
-Hill
-Kakos
-Kennedy
-Kopp
-Kronbauer
-Morris
-Santa Cruz
-Walden
-Walker
Premium Guitars, Amplifiers, and Repair
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FOR SALE: 22 foot motorhome. 1990 Winnebago
Warrior on Toyota chassis
with v6 engine, 30,000
actual miles, queen bed, self
contained. Excellent condition. Moorhead MN. $11,900.
218-233-8769
LaPlant Instruments
maker of fine
mandolins & guitars
Buy - Trade
Sell - Repair
(stringed instruments)
218-326-4456
31751 LaPlant Road
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
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MBOTMA
Calendar of Events
Concerts and events presented or supported by the Minnesota Bluegrass
& Old-Time Music Association
The following events are presented by the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association (MBOTMA)
or supported in part by MBOTMA, and made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a
Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and
cultural heritage fund.
Presented by MBOTMA
Supported by MBOTMA
Minnesota Bluegrass Community Concerts Community
concert double-headers with two Minnesota groups. Tickets:
$12 in advance, $15 day of show, $5 teens, kids 12 and under,
free. 800-635-3037, www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org.
Friday, April 24, 8 p.m., Holy Angels Catholic Church, 60
Hartman Dr., Moose Lake. King Wilkie’s Dream and Blue
Groove.
Saturday, April 25, 7:30 p.m., Historic Chief Theater,
314 Beltrami Ave, Bemidji. King Wilkie’s Dream and the
Froemming Family.
The Platte Valley Boys, Blue Hazard, Thrift Store Sonata,
and Brian Wicklund’s Fiddle Students, Sunday, April 19,
1–6 p.m., St Croix Valley Bluegrass, Heights Hall & Club, 5880
Omaha Ave, Stillwater. Admission $18. Food & Beverage available. For more information call 651-439-8368 or visit www.stillwaterareakiwanis.org. Produced by The Stillwater Area Kiwanis
Club and supported in part by MBOTMA.
Minnesota Homegrown Kickoff Music Festival,
May 29–31, 2015, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN. Threeday outdoor music and camping festival with 20 regional
groups performing bluegrass, old-time stringband, and related
forms of acoustic music. Advance tickets: $52 for the weekend including camping ($42 for members) or $20 daily ($15
member). Gate price: $60 for the weekend, including camping;
$20 Friday; $25 Saturday; and $10 Sunday. Teens are $5 and
kids are free. 800-635-3037 or www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org.
Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival,
August 6–9, 2015, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN. Fourday outdoor music and camping festival with stage shows,
dances, workshops, showcases, children’s shows, demonstrations, crafts, and good food in five stage areas. 2015 performers
will include a Hot Rize Reunion with Red Knuckles & The
Trailblazers, Entertainers & Vocal Group of the Year Balsam
Range, Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Gray, Red Molly, The
Jumpsteady Boys, The Bucking Mules, and many more. $20 to
$30 daily at the gate or $85 for all four days in advance including camping ($79 before March 1). Additional discounts for
MBOTMA members. For information or tickets call 800-6353037 or visit www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org.
April 2015
Scott County Fair Bluegrass Festival, Sunday, July 26, 2015,
10:30 a.m.–6 p.m., Scott County Fairgrounds, 7151 190th St.
W., Jordan, MN. Church service with music by Mary Lou &
The Rusty Strings at 10:30 a.m. followed by The High 48s,
Blue Drifters Duet, and The Roe Family Singers. Admission
$10 for parking. For more information 952-492-2436 or www.
scottcountyfair.com. Supported in part by MBOTMA.
RecFest Bluegrass Festival, July 23–26, 2015, Recreation Park,
2nd St. NW, Milaca, MN. The 6th annual festival, with Shaffer’s
Lost 40, The Long Shots, Pride Of The Prairie, Barton’s Hollow,
Biscuit Boys, Northern Lights, Mathison Family Fiddlers,
Sarah Mae & The Birkeland Boys, and The Halvorson Family.
Admission $25 weekend + $30 per camping unit. 320-237-2657
or www.milacarecfest.com. Produced by Milaca Parks & Rec
and supported in part by MBOTMA.
Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival, Sunday, September
13, 2015, 12–6 p.m., Theater In The Woods, Caponi Art Park,
1220 Diffley Rd., Eagan, MN. A community celebration featuring music, clogging, children’s activities, and food trucks in
a beautiful outdoor venue. Adults $20; Age 6-12 $5; Under 5
free. For more information: 651-454-9412, www.caponiartpark.
org. Produced by the Caponi Art Park & Learning Center and
supported in part by MBOTMA.
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Harvest Jam Acoustic Music Experience, November 20–22,
2015, Marriott Minneapolis West Hotel, 9960 Wayzata Blvd,
St. Louis Park. 10th annual event will feature stage shows
Friday night, all day Saturday, and Sunday morning. The Race
For A Place Band Contest on Saturday, the Saturday Banquet
Dinner, Kip’s Live Open Mic in Kip’s Irish Pub throughout
the weekend, workshops, musical exhibitors, Sunday morning
gospel show, and lots of jam sessions. 800-635-3037 or www.
MinnesotaBluegrass.org. Lodging: Marriott, 952-544-4400, ask
for the special Minnesota Bluegrass rate.
Catie Jo Fest, Saturday, May 2, 2015, 7 p.m., Stepping Stone
Theater, 55 Victoria St. N., Saint Paul. A concert celebration for
Catie Jo Pidel as she leaves for Europe for a year, featuring The
Platte Valley Boys, Switched At Birth, and Jumpin’ Jo & The
Catie Cats. Admission $10 advance/$12 door. For more information 612-964-7892 or www.rdwillits.com. Produced by The
Platte Valley Boys and supported in part by MBOTMA.
Coming Up
Venue abbreviations
331C: 331 Club, 331 13th Ave NE, Mpls, 612-331-1746,
www.331.mn
3Cr: Three Crows Cafe, 225 N River St, Delano, 763-972-3399,
www.thethreecrows.com
ACA: Acadia Cafe, 329 Cedar Ave, Mpls, 612-874-8702, www.
acadiacafe.com
AGr: Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe, 394 S Lake Ave, Duluth,
218-723-0075, www.amazinggraceduluth.com
APHC: “A Prairie Home Companion,” Minnesota Public Radio
AST: Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main St, Mpls, 612-379-3138, www.
astercafe.com
BTC: Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, Bayfield, WI,
888-244-8368, www.bigtop.org
BoDD: BoDiddley’s Pub and Deli, 129 25th Ave S, St. Cloud,
320-252-9475
CED: Cedar Cultural Center, 415 Cedar Ave S, Mpls, 612-3382674, www.thecedar.org
CJ: Celtic Junction, 836 Prior Ave, St Paul, 651-330-4685, www.
thecelticjunction.com
CrH: Creek House Concerts, New Brighton, 651-633-5353, www.
creekhouseconcerts.com
DAK: Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Mall, Mpls, 612-332-1010, www.
dakotacooks.com
DUL: 607 W Lake St, Mpls, 612-827-1726, www.dulonos.com
DuG: Dunn Brothers on Grand, 1569 Grand Ave, St. Paul
EAG: Eagles Club, 2507 E 25th St, Mpls, 612-729-4469, www.
Mplseagles34.org
FITZ: Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E Exchange St, St Paul, 651-2901200, www.fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org
GINK: Ginkgo Coffeehouse, 721 N Snelling Ave, St Paul,
651-645-2647, www.ginkgocoffee.com
GKb: Grand Kabaret, 210 N Minnesota St, New Ulm, 507-3599222, www.thegrandnewulm.com
HB: Harriet Brewing, 3036 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis
HOB: The Loft at Hobgoblin Music, 920 State Hwy 19, Red
Wing, 877-866-3936, www.stoneyend.com
HOPK: Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins,
952-979-1111, www.hopkinsartscenter.com
KIP: Kieran’s Irish Pub, 85 6th St N, Mpls, 612-339-4499, www.
kierans.com
KRAM: Kramarczuk’s Deli, 215 E Hennepin Ave, Mpls,
612-379-3018, www.kramarczuks.com
OAK: Oak Center General Store, 67011 Hwy 63, Lake City,
507-753-2080, www.oakcentergeneralstore.com
ROCK: Rockwoods, 9100 Quaday Ave NE, Elk River, 763-2224353, www.nograsslimit.com/RockwoodsCalendar.html
SHL: Sheldon Theatre, 443 W 3rd St, Red Wing, 800-899-5759,
www.sheldontheatre.org
TAP: Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Ave S, Mpls,
612-722-2914, www.tapestryfolkdance.org
UMC: Underground Music Café, 1579 Hamline Ave N, Falcon
Hts, 651-644-9959, undergroundmusiccafe.com
ZUM: Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave, Zumbrota, 507-7327616, www.crossingsatcarnegie.com
To post gigs and events to this calendar, request the link to our online submission form to editor@minnesotabluegrass.org
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
April 11
The Fish Heads, Johnnie’s Bar, 116 N
Main St, River Falls, WI, 6pm, River
Falls Roots and Bluegrass Festival,
(see p. 14). FREE to the public, every bar
and cafe will have live roots music playing. www.bigfishtunes.com
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
March 27—Friday
• Chris Silver Band, Junior’s River
Falls, River Falls, WI, 8pm
• Jonathan Edwards, CrH, 7pm
• Mill City Hot Club, BoDD, 7:30pm
• Pert Near Sandstone, Treefort Music
Festival, Boise, ID, 7pm
March 28—Saturday
• Bill Giese Band, DUL, 8 pm
• Bluegrass Brunch with the High 48s,
AST, 11am
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May 1
Harriet Brewing Annual Sol Bock Heart
of Bluegrass Luke Warm Music and
Ice Cold Beer Party with Luke Warm
and the Cool Hands, No Man’s String
Band, and more. 303-638-3135, 3036
Minnehaha Ave, Mpls, starts at noon
Evening of Bluegrass/Gospel Music,
featuring The Flemming Fold and
other bands, Dassel-Cokato Performing
Arts Center, 4852 Reardon Ave SW,
Cokato, 320-286-4120, 7pm
• Brian Miller and Randy Gosa, Hardy
Performing Arts Center, 430 8th Ave.
NW, Cambridge, MN, 7:30pm
• Contra Dance with Pig’s Eye Landing,
TAP, 7:30pm
• High 48s, HOB, 7pm
• Monroe Crossing, Wellesley Hills
Congregational Church, Wellesley
Hills, MA, 7:30pm
• Pert Near Sandstone, The State
Room, Salt Lake City, UT, 7pm
• The May North, Leo and Leona’s
Tavern, Bangor, WI, 8pm
March 29—Sunday
• Mother Banjo, Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet
Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612-276-6523,
brunch 11am–2pm
• Swing Brunch with Patty and the
Buttons, AST, 11am
• The May North, 331C, 3pm
March 30—Monday
• New Riverside Ramblers, EAG, 7:30pm
April 2015
April 2—Thursday
April 11—Saturday
• The Swamp Poppas, EAG, 7:30pm
• Bob Bovee with Roy & Aviva,
Lanesboro Barn dance with calling by
Bob Douglas, Sons of Norway Hall,
Lanesboro, MN, $7, 8pm
• Curtis & Loretta, Acorn Coffee Bar,
Wheaton, IL
• Greenwood Tree, Prior Lake Farmers
Market, City Hall, 4646 Dakota St SE,
Prior Lake, 9am
• The Fish Heads, Johnnie’s Bar, 116 N
Main St, River Falls, WI, 6pm, River
Falls Roots and Bluegrass Festival, see
p. 14. FREE to the public, every bar
and cafe will have live roots music
playing. www.bigfishtunes.com
• Okee Dokee Brothers, Hardy
Performing Arts Center, 430 8th Ave,
NW, Cambridge, MN, 3pm
• Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, CrH, 7pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, Bluegrass Goes
Pink Fest, Clarion Hotel, Iowa City,
IA, sawtoothbrothers.com, 2pm
• Steve Kaul and the Brass Kings, OAK,
8pm
April 3—Friday
• Greenwood Tree, Sail Away Cafe,
3121 St Croix Trail, Afton, 651-4366555, 6:30pm
• John Gorka, BoDD, 7:30pm
April 4—Saturday
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Cajun Music Jam, UMC, 11am
Claudia Schmidt, ZUM, 7:30pm
The Lowest Pair, CED, 8pm
New Riverside Ramblers, GKb, 8pm,
newriversideramblers.com
• The Skally Line, ACA, 11:30pm
April 5—Sunday
• Swing Brunch with Patty and the
Buttons, AST, 11am
April 7—Tuesday
• Jaspar Lepak, AST, 8pm
• Roots Music Jam with Bill Cagley,
UMC, 7pm
April 8—Wednesday
• Folk Showcase with Larry Carpenter,
UMC, 7pm
April 9—Thursday
• Celtic Music Showcase with Paul
Garding, UMC, 7pm
• Paul Imholte, Whitney Music, 913
Hwy 71 NE, Willmar, 6pm
• Dick Kimmel, The Cottage Cafe,
Amboy, MN, 6pm
• Purdy River Band, Rosemount
Community Center, 13885 S Robert
Tr, Rosemount, 952-388-8652, $7, 7pm
• South Side Aces, EAG, 8pm
April 10—Friday
April 2015
• Chris Silver and The Good Intentions,
Westwind Supper Club, River Falls
Roots and Bluegrass Festival, 11am
• Monroe Crossing, Bluegrass Mass,
Plymouth Congregational Church,
10:30am
• Swing Brunch with Patty and the
Buttons, AST, 11am
April 13—Monday
• Joe Fingers, DuG, 7:30pm
• Terr-Douglas Quintet, EAG, 7:30pm
April 14—Tuesday
• Bill Cagley, DuG, 7:30pm
• Pickin’ up Steam, Neumanns Bar &
Grill, 2531 E 7th Ave, North St. Paul,
MN, 7pm
April 15—Wednesday
• Country Music Showcase with Bill
Travers and Laura Moe, UMC, 7pm
• Okee Dokee Brothers, Orchestra Hall,
10am and 11:35am
• Pert Near Sandstone, Saint Rocke,
Hermosa Beach, CA, 7pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, LynLake Brewery,
Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, 8pm,
sawtoothbrothers.com
• Luke Warm and the Cool Hands,
New Prague Library, 400 Main St E,
New Prague, MN, 952-758-2391, 7pm
LukeWarmAndTheCoolHands.com
• Mother Banjo, 331C, John Prine Tribute
w/Art Vandalay, The Blackberry
Brandy Boys, Sarah Morris, Ben CookFeltz & more, 612-281-1364, www.
motherbanjo.com, 9:30pm
• Okee Dokee Brothers, Orchestra Hall,
10am and 11:35am
• Roots Music Showcase with Bill Cagley,
UMC, 7pm
• The DL Cajun Band , EAG, 7:30pm
April 17—Friday
• KFAI Community Radio Fundraiser
Round 1: Cajun, Folk, Songwriter
Night, EAG, 8pm
• King Wilkie’s Dream, UMC, 7pm
• Michael Johnathon, BoDD, 7:30pm
• Mother Banjo Band, GKb, 8pm
• Paddy O’Brien, Nathan Gourley, and
Dáithí Sproule CD Release, CJ, 7:30pm
• Switched at Birth, DUL, 8pm
April 18—Saturday
• Gibson Brothers, Mayo Civic Center,
Rochester, MN, 7:30pm
• Monroe Crossing, Phoenix Event
Center, Alexandria, MN, 7:30pm
• No Man’s String Band, Day Block
Brewing, 1105 S Washington Ave,
Minneapolis, 9pm
• Okee Dokee Brothers, Orchestra Hall,
2pm
• Peter Ostroushko and Dean Magraw,
Riverview Cafe, 3753 42nd Ave S,
Minneapolis, 612-722-7234, www.
theriverview.com, 8pm
• Seldom Herd, DUL, 8pm
• The Skally Line, Fitger’s Brew Pub,
Duluth, MN, 10pm
April 19—Sunday
• Accordion Showcase with Dan Newton,
UMC, 7pm
• Monroe Crossing, Prairie Arts Center,
Madison, MN, 2pm
• St. Croix Valley Bluegrass, featuring
Platte Valley Boys, Blue Hazard, Thrift
Store Sonata, & Brian Wicklund’s
Fiddle Students, Heights Hall & Club,
5880 Omaha Ave, Stillwater, 651-4398368, see p. 15
• Swing Brunch with Patty and the
Buttons, AST, 11am
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• Becky Schlegel with Kenny Wilson,
GINK, 8pm
• Bob Bovee, Fayette Opera House,
Opera House, Fayette, IA, 7pm
• Jeffrey Broussard & The Creole
Cowboys, EAG
• Chastity Brown, MN Music Summit
concert, Amsterdam Bar & Grill, St.
Paul, www.mnmusiccoalition.org
• The Barley Jacks, Junior’s Bar and
Restaurant, River Falls, WI, 8pm
• Curtis & Loretta, Cafe Carpe, Fort
Atkinson, WI
• Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer, BoDD,
7:30pm
• Livingston Taylor, ZUM, 7:30pm
• Monroe Crossing, OAK, 8pm
• Pieta Brown & the Sawdust Collective
w/ Chatham County Line, CED, 8pm
April 12—Sunday
April 16—Thursday
April 20—Monday
• Bob Bovee, Lacrosse Public Library,
Lacrosse, WI, Mondays @ Main
program “Roots of Country Music,”
Free, 9:30am
April 21—Tuesday
• Joe Fingers, DuG, 7:30pm
April 23—Thursday
• Curtis & Loretta, Huntsville Traditional
Music Association, Huntsville, AL
• Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, St Croix
Festival Theater, St. Croix Falls, WI,
7:30pm
• The Rockin’ Pinecones, EAG, 7:30pm
April 24—Friday
• JP Cormier, BoDD, 7:30pm
• Minnesota Bluegrass Community
Concert featuring King Wilkie’s Dream
and Blue Groove, Holy Angels Catholic
Church, 60 Hartman Dr, Moose Lake,
800-635-3037, 8pm, Presented by
MBOTMA, see p. 12
• Monroe Crossing, Pipestone
Performing Arts Center, Pipestone,
MN, 8pm
• The Fish Heads, Lighthouse at Emily’s,
218 Scenic Dr, Knife River, MN, www.
bigfishtunes.com, 6pm
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
April 25—Saturday
• Cousin Dad, DUL, 8pm
• Harriet Brewing Celebrates their
Annual Sol Bock Heart of Bluegrass
Luke Warm Music and Ice Cold Beer
Party featuring Luke Warm and the
Cool Hands, No Man’s String Band,
The Thirsty River, Kind Country and
others, 303-638-3135, starts at noon
• Luke Warm and the Cool Hands,
Arcade-Phalen American Legion Post
577, St. Paul, 651-347-9708, www.
arcadephalenlegion577.org. Fundraiser
for the Brain Injury Association of
Minnesota, many bands throughout
the day, starts at noon
• Minnesota Bluegrass Community
Concert featuring King Wilkie’s
Dream and The Froemming Family,
Historic Chief Theater, 314 Beltrami
Ave, Bemidji, 800-635-3037, 7:30pm,
Presented by MBOTMA, see p. 12
• Mother Banjo, Mid West Music Fest,
Acoustic Cafe, 77 Lafayette St, Winona,
MN, 507-453-0394, 6pm. Full schedule: www.midwestmusicfest.org, www.
motherbanjo.com
• Pierce Pettis, CrH, 7pm
• Southside Aces with Geoff Bull, EAG,
8pm
April 26—Sunday
• Bob Bovee, Hartsburg Grand,
Hartsburg Grand Theater, Hartsburg,
MO, 4pm
• Curtis & Loretta, Central Florida
Folk, Orlando, FL
• Dar Williams, CED, 7:30pm
• Minnesota Center Chorale and Monroe
Crossing: The World Beloved; A
Bluegrass Mass, Paramount Theatre,
913 W. St. Germain St, St. Cloud,
320-259-5463, 3pm
• Swing Brunch with Patty and the
Buttons, AST, 11am
April 27—Monday
• Bayou Grenouille, EAG, 7:30pm
• Curtis & Loretta, Sailing Squadron
Concert, Sarasota, FL
April 28—Tuesday
• Pickin’ up Steam, Neumanns Bar &
Grill, 2531 E 7th Ave, N St. Paul, 7pm
April 29—Wednesday
• Comas, BoDD, 7:30pm
• Mother Banjo, AST, with Katy Vernon,
9pm
April 30—Thursday
• Daddy Squeeze Dan Newton, DuG,
7:30pm
• Greenwood Tree, UMC, 7pm
• New Riverside Ramblers, EAG, 7:30pm,
$5, www.newriversideramblers.com
• New Riverside Ramblers, EAG, 7:30pm
May 1—Friday
• Cheryl Wheeler, BoDD, 7:30pm
• Dick Kimmel and Jerilyn Kjellberg,
GKb, 8pm
• The Barley Jacks, Junior’s Bar and
Restaurant, River Falls, WI, 8pm
• The Flemming Fold, Evening of
Bluegrass/Gospel Music, Dassel-Cokato
Performing Arts Center, 4852 Reardon
Ave SW, Cokato, 320-286-4120,
Multiple bands, 7pm
May 2—Saturday
• Cheryl Wheeler, CED, 8pm
• Curtis & Loretta, Paris-Belle Concert,
Williamsville, IL
• Mary Chapin Carpenter, State Theatre,
805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis,
800-982-2787, 7:30pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, Ashland Folk
Festival, Northland College, 1411 Ellis
Ave S, Ashland, WI, 5pm
• The Barley Jacks, The Station Pub,
White Bear Lake, MN, 9pm
• Timbre Junction, UMC, 7pm
May 3—Sunday
• Monroe Crossing, Bluegrass Mass,
North Harford High School, Pylesville,
MD, 4pm
May 7—Thursday
• Curtis & Loretta, Robert Trail Library,
14395 S Robert Trail, Rosemount,
651-480-1200, 11am and 1pm
• Pert Near Sandstone, Reggies, Chicago
• Swamp Poppas, EAG, 7:30pm
May 8—Friday
• High 48s, 3rd Annual Americana
Music Festival, O’Shaugnessy
Auditorium, St. Paul, 7pm
• No Man’s String Band, 318 Cafe,
318 Water St, Excelsior, MN, $10,
Reservations recommended, 612-3870196, 8pm
• Pert Near Sandstone, Madison Live,
Covington, KY, 8pm
• The Gated Community w/ Church of
Cash, Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Ave S,
Minneapolis, 612-276-6523, 9th anniversary and CD release $6 advance; $8
door, facebook.com/thegatedcommunityband, 11pm
May 11—Monday
• New Riverside Ramblers, EAG, 7:30pm
May 12—Tuesday
• Monroe Crossing, Bluegrass and BBQ,
Branson, MO
• Pickin’ up Steam, Neumanns Bar &
Grill, 2531 E 7th Ave, North St. Paul,
7pm
May 13—Wednesday
• Monroe Crossing, Bluegrass and BBQ,
Branson, MO
May 14—Thursday
• Celtic Music Showcase with Paul
Garding, UMC, 7pm
• Southside Aces, EAG, 8pm
May 16—Saturday
• Brooks Williams, CrH, 7pm
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• Greenwood Tree, Shepherd’s Harvest
Sheep and Wool Festival, Washington
County Fairgrounds, Lake Elmo, 10am
• The Flemming Fold, Central Square
Cultural and Civic Center, 105 2nd Ave
NE, Glenwood, MN, 7:30pm
May 17—Sunday
• Monroe Crossing, House of Hope
Presbyterian Church, St Paul, MN, 2pm
• The Flemming Fold, St. Peter Lutheran
Church, 3030 Navajo Ave, Watertown,
MN, Outdoor German heritage festival
May 21—Thursday
• Pickin’ up Steam, Bristol Ridge
Golf Course, 1978 County Road C,
Somerset, WI, 7:30pm
• Roe Family Singers, Rosemount
Community Center, 13885 S Robert
Trail, Rosemount, MN, $7 at the door
or at www.rosemountarts.com, 7pm
• Roots Music Showcase with Bill Cagley,
UMC, 7pm
May 22—Friday
• Daddy Squeeze Dan Newton, DUL,
8pm
May 23—Saturday
• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel
& Adam Granger), Willisau 16th
Spring Bluegrass Festival, Willisau,
Switzerland
May 24—Sunday
• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel
& Adam Granger), Toogenblik,
Brussels, Belgium
May 25—Monday
• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel
& Adam Granger), Big Bear Festival,
Zuidlaren, Holland
May 26—Tuesday
May 27—Wednesday
• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel
& Adam Granger), Partycentrum,
Wadway, Holland
April 2015
• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel
& Adam Granger), Het Blauwe Huis,
Harpel, Holland
• Rockin’ Pinecones, EAG, 7:30pm
May 29—Friday
• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel
& Adam Granger), Copenhagen,
Denmark
• Chris Silver and The Good Intentions,
Junior’s Bar, River Falls, WI, 8pm
• Minnesota Homegrown Kickoff
Music Festival, El Rancho Mañana,
Richmond, Presented by MBOTMA,
May 29–31. See p. 18
• The Barley Jacks, DUL, 8pm
May 30—Saturday
• Pickin’ up Steam, Minnesota
Homegrown Kickoff, El Rancho
Mañana, Richmond, 7pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, MBOTMA
Homegrown Kickoff, El Rancho
Mañana, Richmond, MN, 4:30pm
• The Skally Line, GKb
May 31—Sunday
• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel &
Adam Granger), Combined Masters of
Bluegrass concert with Mark Johnson
and Emory Lester, Liestal, Switzerland
• Monroe Crossing, Mount Olivet
Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, 9am,
10am & 11am
• Sawtooth Brothers, MBOTMA
Homegrown Kickoff, 10:50am
• Sawtooth Brothers, Flint Hills
International Children’s Fest, Rice Park,
St. Paul, MN, 3:15pm
• The Flemming Fold, Glewwe’s Castle
Brewery, Prior Lake, MN, Open House/
Tasting Event
June 4—Thursday
• Claudia Schmidt’s Birthday Bash with
Dean Magraw, GINK
June 7—Sunday
• The Fish Heads, Beaner’s Central, 324
N Central Ave, Duluth, 218-624-5957,
Pete Fest, multiple bands, great food,
great folks and you get to meet PETE!
www.bigfishtunes.com, 5pm
June 9—Tuesday
• Sawtooth Brothers, Centerville Music
in Park, Hidden Spring Park, 1601
LaMotte Dr, Centerville, MN , 6:30pm
June 10—Wednesday
• Dick Kimmel & Jerilyn Kjellberg,
Gaylord, MN, Music on Main, 5pm
June 12—Friday
• Chris Silver Band, Day Block Brewery,
1105 S Washington Ave, Mpls, 9pm
• Porcupine Creek, Northwoods
Bluegrass Festival, Rusk County
Fairgrounds, Ladysmith, WI, www.
northwoodsbluegrassfestival.com, 7pm
• The Barley Jacks, Heritage Square Park,
Wabasha, MN, 7pm
• The Gated Community w/Church of
Cash, HB, $6 cover, 7pm
June 13—Saturday
• Jon Vezner Songwriting Workshop,
Schmitt Music Recital Hall, 2906 W
66th St, Edina, mnsongwriters.org, 1pm
• The Barley Jacks, Somerset
Amphitheater, Somerset, WI, 9pm
• The Fish Heads, Northwoods Bluegrass
Festival, Rusk County Fairgrounds,
Ladysmith, WI, www.northwoodsbluegrassfestivall.com, 11am
• The Good Intentions, Loring Park
Music Festival, Loring Park, Mpls,
5:45pm
June 15—Monday
• Sawtooth Brothers, Harmony for Mayo,
Peace Plaza, Rochester, MN, 12pm
June 16—Tuesday
• Jillian Rae, Riverview Cafe, 3753 42nd
Ave S, Minneapolis, 612-722-7234,
www.theriverview.com, 8pm
• Sawtooth Brothers, Bluegrass Tuesdays
on the Court House Square, Indianola,
IA , 6:30pm
June 17—Wednesday
• Dick Kimmel, Helvetia Winery,
Hillsboro, OR, 5:30pm
June 18—Thursday
• Dirty Spoon with Dick Kimmel, Sam
Bond’s Garage, Eugene, OR, 9pm
June 20—Saturday
• Gordon Lightfoot, State Theatre, 805
Hennepin Ave, Mpls, 800-982-2787,
8pm
• The Good Intentions, DUL, 8pm
June 21—Sunday
• The Kimmel Trio (Seth, Ian, & Dick),
Sam Bond’s Garage, Eugene, OR,
8:30pm
• Mother Banjo, Anoka Concerts in the
Park, George Green Park, 1551 7th Ave,
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• Alan Munde Trio (with Dick Kimmel
& Adam Granger), Prague, Czech
Republic
• Bluegrass Showcase with Sarah Cagley,
UMC, 7pm
• Pickin’ up Steam, Neumanns Bar &
Grill, 2531 E 7th Ave, N St. Paul, 7pm
• The Fish Heads, Lighthouse at Emily’s,
218 Scenic Dr, Knife River, MN. No
cover, just great music and ambiance
on the Knife River, www.bigfishtunes.
com, 6pm
May 28—Thursday
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ARMADILLO
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Serving MBOTMA for over 25 years.
Complete production
services, sound and lights.
Custom speaker cabinets,
road cases, amp racks.
Complete studio
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You know Doug’s attention to
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recording project.
612-306-3490
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Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp
In the beautiful Colorado Rockies
July 26 – August 2, 2015
MinnesotaBluegrass.org
Bluegrass, Celtic, Swing, Old Time Fiddle
Plus guitar, cello, bass, mandolin, piano, whistle, ukulele,
bluegrass band lab, contra & square dancing, & more!
“It’s not just for fiddlers!
www.RMFiddle.com
April 2015
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48 HOURS OF
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Olivet College • Olivet, Michigan
Instruction, concerts and jamming with
these world-renowned players & teachers:
Old Time Banjo: Mac Benford, Paul
Brown, Bob Carlin, Adam Hurt, Mark
Johnson, Joel Mabus, Terri McMurray,
Michael Miles, Joe Newberry, Ken Perlman
Bluegrass Banjo: Janet Beazley, Greg Cahill,
Charlie Cushman, Julie Elkins, Bill Evans,
James McKinney, Alan Munde, Patrick Sauber,
Mike Stahlman, Jayme Stone, Tony Trischka
Register
Today!
Other Instruments: Jeremy Darrow (bass),
Jim Hurst (guitar), Peter Knupfer (fiddle), Emory
Lester (mandolin), Bobby Taylor (fiddle) and more!
Directors: Ken Perlman and Stan Werbin
Resident Rate: Tuition including room and board
$525 single occupancy / $490 per person double occupancy
Sponsored by
Non-resident/Commuter Rate: Tuition with option for meals
$405 tuition only / $450 including lunches and dinners
Registration and more info online at
midwestbanjocamp.com
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Concerts & Events Coming Up
Podunk Bluegrass Festival presents Live From the Lab @
Telefunken Studios, 300 Pleasant Valley Rd (Suite E)
South Windsor, CT
860-987-7744
Saturday, March 28 7:30 pm
The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
with The Heritage Chorale
Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington Street
Wellesley Hills, MA
508-270-3999
Friday, April 10
8:00 pm
Oak Center General Store
67011 Highway 63
Lake City , MN
507-753-2080
Sunday, April 12
10:30 am
The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
with Philip Brunelle & Plymouth Church Choir
Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
612-871-7400
Saturday, April 18
7:30 pm
Phoenix Event Center
3904 County Road 42 NE
Alexandria, MN
320-766-8336
Sunday , April 19
2:00 pm
Prairie Arts Center
506 6th Street
Madison, MN
320-598-7301
Friday, April 24
8:00 pm
Pipestone Performing Arts Center
605 Second Street SW
Pipestone, MN
507-825-2020
Sunday, April 26
3:00 pm
The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
with Minnesota Center Chorale
Paramount Theatre, 913 West St Germain
St. Cloud, MN
320-257-0603
Sunday, May 3
4:00 pm
The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
with Deer Creek Chorale
North Harford High School Theater, 211 Pylesville Road
Pylesville, MD
n/a
Friday, March 27
7:30 pm
Check out our new CD
“Because you asked ”
at monroecrossing.com
Go to www.MonroeCrossing.com for detailed information on all our concerts!
Booking: Art Blackburn, 844-monroeX or 763-213-1349, art@monroecrossing.com
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Twin Cities, MN
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MINNESOTA BLUEGRASS & OLD-TIME MUSIC ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 16408
Mpls, MN 55416
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The Northfield Earth Day
Contra Dance
featuring music by Contratopia, and led by dance caller Robin Nelson
Friday, April 17, 2015
7:00-10:30 pm
Northfield Armory, downtown Northfield
Admission: $9 adults; $6 students and youth under 18
($25 cap per family)
Dance area for kids under 10 years and younger.
Contra dance instruction at 7 pm (recommended for all participants).
No prior dance experience required; no dance partner needed.
Sponsored by the Northfield Community Contra Dance Association
northfieldcontradance@gmail.com
All are welcome!