For those who haven’t tried this yet, there is a really cool Internet radio web site at www.pandora.com. Once you log onto the site, simply enter in your favorite artist or song, and the web site creates a radio station that features songs by that artist as well as similar types of music. You can enter any artist ranging from new to old from Bill Monroe to Ralph Stanley or any other bluegrass favorite. You can also search for stations that others have created. I searched on bluesgrass stations and there was three pages of links to choose from. The web site has compiled a wide variety of songs that make up the playlist. It is a great way to listen bluegrass music.
Hey guys. I’m getting married at the end of June in Glacier National Park and am trying to find a bluegrass band to play some dancin’ tunes at the reception for a couple/few hours. If you’re interested, or if you know where else I might look, send me an email at dustindixon@hotmail.com, and we’ll see if we can make something work.
Here’s a smokin’ version of Free Wheelin’ by the Virginia Squires in the early ’80’s. Band members included Rickie Simpkins on Mando. Later Rickie was to record fiddle with us on Blue Angel’s 1st and only CD “Dance a Little Closer”
We had a blast recording with, hangin’ out with and performing with Rickie and his brother Ronnie Simpkins at the 1st and 2nd Wing’s and Strings festival’s in Florida. What a nice guy and amazing musician.
If you working on your computer and get an urge to listen to some bluegrass, try the Montana Radio Cafe at http://www.kxzi.com/. The playlist includes a mix of bluegrass, folk and jazz with an ample helping of bluegrass. The web-streaming radio station is based in Creston, MT (between Kalispell and Big Fork). In September, the radio station was featured in an article in the New York Times. There is a link to the article on the web site. This is definitely worth checking out.
Hey everyone, if ya’ll need to shake the winter cold, come down and dance! Wise River Mercantile will be playing the Missoula Folklore Society Dance on Saturday Dec 19th at the Union Hall in Missoula (208 E. Main, second floor, above the the Union Club). We have all recently returned from Dare to be Square (a national conference for dance callers and bands) and are ready to have a big time at the dance! There will be square dancing and some contra dances. The dance starts at 7:30 with a little “how to” session then the dance will begin in erenst at 8pm. Hope to see you all there!
Pictures from the Annual Meeting, pizza party and jam are up on the website and here’s a little video of the fun jam.
Our President, Dallas, led a great meeting. We had a lot of input from attendees and had several new members step up to volunteer to serve the association. Brian Herbal is leaving his position on the Board. Ted Lowe has moved back East to help his folks and so had to step down too. Thank you Brian and Ted for your time and help with MRBA these past few years. Greg Boyd and Ken Benson were voted into these 2 Board positions. The rest of the Officers stayed the same.
Dallas Olson, President
Mike Conroy, VP
Tari Conroy, Board of Directors
Ken Benson, Board of Directors
Greg Boyd, Board of Directors
Lois Malikie, Sec/Treas
Ben Essary, tempoary Newsletter
Phyllis Erck, Webmaster
Randy Dollar, Event Calendar
This will be Lois’ last year as Sec/Treas
Ben needs a replacement as newsletter Editor to take over after the January issue.
We’ll also need a lot of help with all the show and festivals. So there will be a lot of opportunities to get involved with this fun association this year.
The January newsletter will have a full report n the annual meeting but a couple of important highlights of note are 1) we will sponsor Mike and Tari’s Hardtimes Festival 2) the association will sponsor shows. We’ll start with a series of concerts this winter 2 in Missoula and 1 in Stevensville. If you have a bluegrass band and would like to be considered for our concert series please email mrba@mtbluegrass.com.
Please join us at our Winter Jam Series 2nd Saturday’s Jan-Mar
Date: Jan 9, 2010
Location:
Ruby’s Inn & Convention Center
4825 N Reserve St
Missoula, MT 59808
(406) 721-0990
Ask for the BLUEGRASS rate when making your room reservation
Description: Jam and potluck dinner
Time: Pickin’ starts at 1pm ’til midnight
Potluck: 5:30pm
There are rooms for several seperate jams to accomodate different levels and styles. If there’s an interest, we’ll have a seperate room exclusively for a celtic jam for you Irish fans.
