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…after a two week hiatus..”We’re back!”

…with,

"Tony Watt and Southeast Expressway "

"Hard Drivin’ Bluegrass from Boston"

Sunday. Sep 13, 2009, 5:00-8:30 PM

At THE FIREBOX RESTAURANT

539 Broad St., Hartford, CT. 5:00-8:30 PM.

Sunday Night Bluegrass Series

860-246-1222

With your hosts: Nick Novia-Joe DeLillo

http://www.myspace.com/theoriginaltonywatt

Tony always brings the best in young hot pickers and singers from around the country!

Tony Watt- Award-winning flat picking guitarist has been featured in Bluegrass Now and Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, and performed throughout the United States and Europe, including on the Grand Ole Opry with Rounder Recording artist Alecia Nugent.

Tony will be joined by;

Amanda Kowalksi-bass- (who has toured with Tony Trischka, Uncle
Earl, and Adrienne Young & Little Sadie)

Wes Corbett-banjo (who has toured with the Biscuit Burners and now plays with Joy Kills Sorrow and The Bee Eaters), and…

Tashina Clarridge-Grand National Fiddle Champion!!! (who also plays in The Bee Eaters, among other groups).
DON’T MISS THIS!!!

"The friendliest room in bluegrass!"

It’s free‚Ķbut we “pass the hat/boot.”

http://www.fireboxrestaurant.com/

Half price bottled wine!

The Firebox features specials…$4.00 pints of locally brewed

drafts! $15.00 “growlers”‚Ķthat’s a ¬? gallon of beer!!!

There is a “special discounted “bar” menu for Sunday

nights…and the foods are fresh and delicious! Simply the best!

Bands…wanna play the Firebox? Contact us!

Updated coming events:

Sep 13-Tony Watt and Southeast Expressway_NY/MA
Sep 20-Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters-CT
Sep 27-TrueGrass-CT

Oct 04-Too Blue-CT/NY
Oct 11-North by Northeast-VT/CT
Oct 18-BigApple’achia-NYC
Oct 25-No bluegrass-wedding

Nov 01-HOE
Nov 08-TrueGrass-CT
Nov 15-Stillhouse Jammers-NH
Nov 22-Birch Benders-NH
Nov 29-BigApple’achia-NYC

Dec 06-TrueGrass-CT
Dec 13-Appalachian Still-MA
Dec 20-Christmas party??

The Back Creek Valley Boys will be appearing at Pickin’ in the Panhandle – the West Virginia State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival.  The festival, located at the Lazy A Campground in Hedgesville, West Virginia, will take place on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13, 2009.

Pickin’ in the Panhandle is featuring the Charlie Daniels Band, Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice, Cadillac Sky, the Kenny and Amanda Smith Band, the Dixie Bee-Liners, Jetts Creek, and many more!

The Back Creek Valley Boys will be playing two shows on the Pickin’ Porch on Saturday, September 12.  The first set will be from 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.  The second set will be from 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

The Back Creek Valley Boys, based out of Hedgesville, West Virginia, feature Randy Kenney on bass, Andrew Jordan on guitar and vocals, Warren "Houndog" Kesecker on banjo and vocals, and Ike Jordan on mandolin and vocals.  The band has toured regionally this summer throughout West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in support of their recently released debut album, "Bluegrass, Plain & Simple".  The album features 10 tracks of hard-driving traditional bluegrass.

From more information on Pickin’ in the Panhandle, vist Panhandlepickin.com.

For show dates and audio samples of the Back Creek Valley Boys, visit myspace.com/thebackcreekvalleyboys.

I do remember Jim Steptoe, he was a member of this group called Patend Pending on banjo back in the 1980s, his bandmates consisted of Leigh Taylor on bass, Eldred Hill on mandolin,Rusty Taylor on guitar, I can’t think of the fiddler’s name off hand. May you rest in peace, Jim Steptoe.

Austin six-piece, Clyde and Clem’s Whiskey Business, is a travesty to everything that bluegrass stands for. More at home in a dingy punk club than at a folk bar, their legendary live shows are rowdy, raucous sweat-stained endeavors that would make your grandmother clutch her pearls.

They’ve just released this excellent stop motion animated music video for their single, Whiskey Jesus. Enjoy!

Whiskey Business – Whiskey Jesus from Eric Power on Vimeo.

The Thailand Country & Bluegrass Featival had to postpone again due to organizer team & sponcership…

Futher information would list at http://www.cowboythai.com/forum3

A chance to see Sierra Hull performing in her hometown of Byrdstown, TN on September 12!

The 7th Annual Sierra Hull Bluegrass Festival line-up will include: Blue Moon Rising, The Cody Hull Band, Marty & Charmaine Lanham, Lonesome County Line, and of course Sierra Hull & HWY 111.

The family-friendly atmosphere and down-home charm is sure to provide the perfect setting for the 7th Annual event.  All that talent at such a great price; admission for adults is $7, children 6-12 $3, and children 5 and under get in FREE.

The event kicks off at 4 p.m. on the PCHS athletic field.

I was attending a Cadillac Sky concert @ the Bel Rio on Saturday night, & I got thier t shirt & thier ep Weary Angel along with it.

Runaway Freight will perform at Gages summer night concert series in Abingdon VA this Friday August 28th at 7pm. Five dolloar donation for admission.  Saturday night the band will perform at Tacoma Community center in Wise VA at 7:30 pm. Five dollar admission.  Visit www.runawayfreight.com and click on the calender page for more info on these and other events.

"BigApple’achia "

"The Best in Mountain Style Bluegrass Music"

“Big Apple’achia are skyscrapingly high, lonesome purists!”
— The Village Voice

Sunday. Aug 23, 2009, 5:00 PM
At THE FIREBOX RESTAURANT
539 Broad St., Hartford, CT. 5:00-8:30 PM.
Sunday Night Bluegrass Series
860-246-1222
With your hosts: Nick Novia-Joe DeLillo

bigappleachia@gmail.com

New England’s “hottest” new venue featuring traditional bluegrass and country music! It’s also the friendliest room in bluegrass!

It’s free‚Ķbut we “pass the hat/boot.”

http://www.fireboxrestaurant.com/

Half price bottled wine!
The Firebox features specials‚Ķ$4.00 pints of locally brewed drafts! $15.00 “growlers”‚Ķthat’s a ¬? gallon of beer!!!

There is a “special discounted “bar” menu for Sunday nights‚Ķand the foods are fresh and delicious!
Bands…wanna play the Firebox?? Contact us!

Upcoming events:

Aug 23-BigAppleachia-NYC
Aug 30-NO bluegrass

Sep 06-NO bluegrass-Labor Day
Sep 13-Tony Watt and Southeast Expressway_NY/MA
Sep 20-Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters-CT
Sep 27-TrueGrass-CT

Oct 04-Too Blue-CT/NY
Oct 11-North by Northeast-VT/CT
Oct 18-
Oct 25-No bluegrass-wedding

Nov 01-HOE
Nov 08-BigAppleachia-NYC
Nov 15-Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen-DC
Nov 22-
Nov 29-

The development of the World Wide Web has provided bluegrass fans with the ability to access a wide and varied assortment of bluegrass music files and videos. Everyday hundreds, possibly thousands of music files and videos are posted to the web, providing bluegrass music audiophiles with more opportunities than ever to enjoy first generation performers as well as groups new to the ear.

The staggering amount of music available is almost overwhelming, sometimes requiring hours to sift through a lot of material before stumbling upon that wonderful video footage of Bill Monroe from an early 1960s television show or of a festival that just happened on the other side of the continent.

www.bluegrassonthetube.com, was launched in March of this year.  Officially "Dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of bluegrass music — past and present", the site enables bluegrass lovers to go quickly to a video without having to sort the wheat and the chaff.

Within six months of being made available, bluegrassonthetube has been visited by bluegrassers from 53 countries around the globe. With links to over 550 cherry picked videos (and the number is growing), bluegrassonthetube is an online catalogue of links to the "best of the best." It is intended to save the web surfer a lot of time and frustration, as most of the low quality videos (or music) have already been culled.

The idea for a collection of links to bluegrass music videos was spawned from viewing countless hours of performances (some good, most not so good) on the popular website YouTube. 

The site also provides users with an opportunity to subscribe to bluegrassonthetube. Each day subscribers receive an email with a link to a different bluegrass video. There is no cost for the subscription

Check out the 500 plus videos at www.bluegrassonthetube.com