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Please remember to buy concert tickets ahead of time.
Note:
All workshop tickets must be purchased in advance.
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Music Folk is proud to present (in addition to other events)
a Concert Series featuring national and regional live acoustic
acts in the smoke free and intimate setting of our store.
(They're listed with the above logo.)
All concerts are scheduled for the second and fourth Sunday
of the month. All tickets are $7.00 and there will be a B.Y.O.B.
policy. So if you would like to kick back, have a cocktail
or a glass of wine and listen to talented musicians come and
join us.
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Beginning Dobro Workshop with Don E. Curtis
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Sunday
March 7th
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1 pm
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$30 each
Both Workshops $50
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This 2 hour long workshop is designed for the novice or
beginning Dobro player. It will cover the history and evolution
of the Dobro and it's 2 most common tunings, important beginning
techniques, scales, bar slants and basic right and left
hand techniques. Several songs will be included as well
as a "Question and Answer" session. A Dobro with
6 or 8 string in the G Tuning is suggested but not required.
A small tape recorder and/or notebook is suggested. Tablature
will be provided.
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Intermediate Dobro Workshop with Don E. Curtis
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Sunday
March 7th
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4 pm
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$30 each
Both Workshops $50
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This 2 hour long workshop is designed for the intermediate
Dobro player. It will cover changing tunings, advanced techniques
and tricks, more bar slants and several songs along with
a "Question and Answer" session. A Dobro with
6 or 8 string in the G Tuning is suggested but not required.
A small tape recorder and/or notebook is suggested. Tablature
will be provided.
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OTTOMAN UNDERGROUND
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Sunday
March 21st
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7 pm
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$7
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Ottoman Underground is a duo featuring Will Soll (mandolins,
guitar) and Jeff Briggs (bass, doumbek). They perform tunes
emanating mostly from the stateless peoples of the former
Ottoman Empire.
"The core of our repetoire is klezmer," says Will,
"and we emphasize its roots as melodic eastern European
dance music as well as its contemportary possibilities.
Other pieces have their origins in more southern climes,
in the Mediterranean music of the Sephardic Jews and their
neighbors. More recently, we've been working with Yiddish
song, where we've been able to tap a vein surprisingly close
to the blues.
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OPEN MIC NIGHT
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Sunday
April 11th
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7 pm
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FREE
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· Acoustic instruments only.
· Must have ten minutes of original material.
· Only ten slots available.
· Contact Music Folk at musicfolk@musicfolk.com or
call 314-961-2838 and ask for Mark
Sign ups 4/5-4/9, 2010
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The Matt Flinner Trio
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Friday April 30th
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7:30pm
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$15
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Matt Flinner has made a career out of playing acoustic
music in new ways. Starting out as a banjo prodigy who was
playing bluegrass festivals before he entered his teens,
Flinner later took up the mandolin, won the National Banjo
Competition in Winfield, KS in 1990, and won the mandolin
award there the following year.
He moved to Nashville in 1999 and is now widely considered
one of the hottest and most creative mandolin players on
the acoustic scene. His two solo albums for Compass Records,
The View from Here and Latitude, both featured bluegrass
stalwarts Todd Phillips, David Grier, Stuart Duncan, Jerry
Douglas and Darol Anger, and received high critical acclaim.
He tours actively with the Matt Flinner Trio, as a member
of the 'new acoustic' trio Phillips, Grier & Flinner,
as a member of Darrell Scott's band, and with guitarist
Frank Vignola (David Grisman Quintet). Flinner also special
guests on banjo with Leftover Salmon and in the fall of
2008 was a featured soloist with Trey Anastasio and Carlo
Aonzo during Orchestra Nashville's performance of "Concertino"
(Don Hart). He most recently appeared on comedian Steve
Martin's new recording The Crow and the Vignola Collectives'
March 09 release, Gypsy Grass .
Flinner provides the next logical evolutionary step
to David Grisman's unique dawg style, and does it with a
nod to the past and a vision of the future." ~Bluegrass
Now
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Doug MacLeod
in Concert
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Friday May 7th
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7:30pm
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$12
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Doug MacLeod is a singer-songwriter in the American tradition.
He is a traveling artist that writes and sings original
songs that are based on his own life and experiences. He
learned from the old masters, lived the music, survived
the life and carries forward a valuable tradition. MacLeod
is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm
soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances.
At the heart of this is his knack for storytelling, bringing
characters-from the faceless to the legendary-to strikingly
real life.
As a youth, MacLeod overcame inexpressible abuse and a
crippling stutter by turning to music. After he picked up
the guitar, and tried to sing-his voice came out. He really
hasn't stuttered much since.
While he developed his rich, soulful voice MacLeod also
worked out a unique, unorthodox and powerfully rhythmic
acoustic guitar style. His distinct style of playing was
a byproduct of pent-up rage from his turbulent childhood
and the segregation drama in his new home of St. Louis.
The rage of his youth was eventually channeled through his
guitar, using his relentless right hand to pound out an
insistent, churning beat to complement his intricate bottleneck
and finger-style technique.
MacLeod's playing landed him sideman gigs with George 'Harmonica'
Smith, Big Joe Turner, Pee Wee Crayton, Eddie 'Cleanhead'
Vinson, Lowell Fulson and Big Mama Thornton. Under their
tutelage, he learned how to thrill and enrapture a crowd.
Over 26 years, 13 studio albums, several live records and
two DVDs, MacLeod has consistently earned raves. His songs
have been covered by many artists including Albert King,
Albert Collins, Joe Louis Walker and Eva Cassidy. He has
co-written songs with Dave Alvin and Coco Montoya. MacLeod's
songs have been featured in many TV movies and the hit show
In the Heat of the Night.
From 1999 to 2004 he hosted Nothin' But The Blues, a very
popular weekend blues show on Los Angeles' KLON-KKJZ. He
has also been the voice for The Blues Showcase on Continental
Airlines and contributed his soulful slide guitar playing
to the Los Angeles opening of the August Wilson play Gem
of the Ocean. And for the past nine years, he's penned "Doug's
Back Porch," a regular feature in Blues Revue Magazine
in which he shares his humorous and insightful stories with
thousands of readers. In April 2006, MacLeod released Where
I Been on Black and Tan Records, as well as the instructional
DVD 101* Blues Guitar Essentials on Solid Air/Warner Bros.
In April 2007, Black and Tan released the live concert DVD
The Blues in Me and in April 2008 his latest album, The
Utrecht Sessions.
In every note he performs and records, MacLeod subscribes
to the rule-of-thumb learned from country bluesman Ernest
Banks who instilled in him to "Never play a note you
don't believe" and "Never write or sing about
what you don't know about."
Like the old masters who taught him, MacLeod's music expresses
life and times via an intangible, elusive quality that may
simply be a keen sense of what matters most. There is a
philosophic and healing side to MacLeod's music and his
stories that has helped others overcome the hardships of
their lives.
As Pee Wee Crayton's widow Esther once told Doug, "
You have a message and you'll send that message mainly to
the people who don't go to church."
Amen.
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Doug MacLeod
Acoustic Blues Guitar Workshop
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Saturday
May 8th
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7pm
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$25
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Doug MacLeod is one of the last true bluesman who learned
from the old masters. He is a man who has lived the life,
survived the life and now carries on the tradition. His
songs have been recorded by blues giants like Albert Collins
and Albert King. Bill Dahl of Living Blues says, "Cross
an extraordinary acoustic blues guitarist with a savvy singer-songwriter
and you've got Doug MacLeod." Delta Blues Legend David
Honeyboy Edwards said, "Doug MacLeod, now there's a
man who can really play the blues."
The student will learn the secrets of Doug's unique way
of simplifying the fretboard and exploring the fretboard
for greater range.
The workshop will focus on the key of E in standard tuning.
Doug starts with the right hand and the importance of setting
up a grove and will take the student on a musical journey
that includes turnaraounds, improvisation, octaves, and
as Doug says, "Playing the feeling that lives behind
the notes."
The workshop will also focus on playing in open D and bottlenecking.
The student will learn chord forms, how to build a solo,
and the secret of finding the notes that live inside the
notes."
After a workshop with Doug MacLeod the student comes away
with not only a whole new batch of tricks and licks, but
with an insight to the music and its philosophy that could
only be learned by a man who had been there. Plus students
have fun. With his stories and sense of humor the students
come to find that Doug is an engaging teacher as he is a
performer.
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Terri Langerak's
Harpsong Workshops
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Sunday
June 6th
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TBA
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TBA
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Details to be announced.
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SALT OF THE EARTH
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Sunday September 12th
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7 pm
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$7
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A roots group with a straightforward and unassuming style,
a sound that is stripped down to its core, and songs that
come straight from within, Salt of the Earth formed early
in the spring of 2003. The members are Lynne Reif on lead
vocals, rhythm guitar, and occasional harmonica, Mike Schrand
on bass, baritone guitar and vocals, Jake Brookman ..o and
Jim Hieger on lead acoustic guitar, banjo, and vocals. Both
Lynne and Mike have a history playing and singing in the
St. Louis-based Roots-Rock band Belle Starr (1996-2002).
Jake is a classically trained cellist who has played in
groups ranging from symphony orchestras to punk bands, and
Jim is a self-taught all-natural lead player with performance
roots in the "jam band" circle. Salt of the Earth
features Lynne's songwriting, which aims to chew on life
in a heartfelt way, and spans the genres of pop, folk and
blues. The band puts down rhythmic instrumental accompaniment
complemented by rich melody and harmony lines. Sit back
and listen to the music. Thats all there is.
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Open Mic Night
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We will occasionally be scheduling an Open Mic Night as
part of the Music Folk Concert Series. Open to all singer/songwriters
with original material and the desire to play in front of
an audience.
· Acoustic instruments only.
· Must have ten minutes of original material.
· Only ten slots available.
· Contact Music Folk at musicfolk@musicfolk.com or
call 314-961-2838 and ask for Mark
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Recitals
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Recitals are presented for Music Folk students and their
families and friends. They occur approximately every three
months. To participate, please talk with your teacher. These
events are free.
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Irish
Sessions
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Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm. All instruments and
skill levels welcome. Photos
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The
Very Hammered Dulcimer Society
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Meetings: 3rd Sunday of the month, 1 pm. Beginners are
welcome, as are other acoustic instruments. Pics
from a meeting.
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January 17
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February 21
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March 21
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April 18
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All events, concerts, jams held at Music Folk, 8015 Big Bend,
Webster Groves, Mo 63119, unless otherwise noted. All events,
concerts, and jams are subject to cancellation due to unforeseen
circumstances. Please contact us for more Information. You
may call us at
314-961-2838 or 800-892-2970 or email
us.
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