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The Spring Creek
Bluegrass Club presents a monthly show and jam on the fourth
Saturday every month except October, November and December.
The location for the show is the Coushatte
Recreation Ranch, Bellville, Texas .
Bands
that may be seen on a fairly regular basis are No Strings
Attached, Saltgrass, Chinquapin Flat and other bands from
around the area may also be present.
A
concession stand is provided
serving good food.
Jamming starts at
4:00 pm and the show starts at 6:30 pm.
No Alcohol
Allowed
No Electric Instruments
For more information call:
979-865-5250
E-mail: Carolyn
or Buddy Brockett
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August, 2009 Show
Review
By: Joyce
Jackson
It
was another great night for
Bluegrass
. People
gathered to hear the bands play and sing.
Some of our favorites were entertaining
bluegrass fans in other parts of
Texas
. We
missed them, but applauded
those who came to entertain us at Coushatte
Ranch.
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| Coushatte
New Road Ramblers |
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The
first group to play was the “
Coushatte New Road
Ramblers.” Members
are: Buddy
Brockett-banjo, Frank Witt-guitar, Ric Ricci-guitar,
Clinton
Caroon-mandolin, Lorna Witt-bass and Dick Joiner-dobro.
Some of the songs they did were Sittin’ On
Top Of The World, If I Were Free, Down The Road,
Tennessee Border, Redwood Hill, Rough and Rocky,
Matterhorn, Panhandle Rag, Lonesome River,
Mississippi, I Wonder Where You Are Tonight, Who’s
That Knocking At My Door, If That’s The Way You Feel
and Ninety –nine years.
Good Show
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| Robertson
County Line |
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The
next group to play was called “The Robertson County
Line”.
These guys came to entertain. They put together
a good show.
Members are:
Rodney Shuffler-guitar, Buddy Brockett-banjo,
Steven Crow-bass and Jeff Robertson-mandolin.
They sang and played Banks Of The Ohio, Big
Spike Hammer, Rain, Please Go Away, Blueridge Mountain
Home, The Old Homeplace, I wonder Where You Are
Tonight, Engineer (reach up and blow the whistle),
Don’t Fall In Love With Me Darling and Sweet Blue
Eyed Darling. Good
job.
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| The
No Name Band |
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The
last group to play was “The No Name Band.”
Members are:
John Jones-Bass, Paul Kessler-Mandolin, Richard
Geary-Guitar and Buddy Brockett-banjo.
(Buddy had a very busy night.
He played three sets.)
Some of the songs they did were Because He
Lives, Hey Good-looking, The Way I Am, Cryin’ Holy,
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down, Your Love Is Like A
Flower and Shenandoah
Waltz. Good
Show.
October
29th will be here before we know it.
I hope you will all start looking for something
special to donate to the raffle/silent auction.
Also, look through your closets, attics and
garages for those gently used items to donate for the
trash to treasure sale.
Hope to see you there!
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May,
2009 Show
Review
By: Joyce
Jackson
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It
was Memorial Day weekend and seems like a lot of
people were out of town for various occasions.
We
still had a good crowd and a great time. One
of SCBC’s most loyal families sits on the front row
every month. We
were happy to see
Mary Ellis there (in her regular seat) with all of
her family enjoying the show.
The entire club wishes you a speedy recovery.
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| Coushatte
New Road Ramblers |
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“The
Coushatta New Road
Ramblers” started off the show.
Members are Frank Witt-Guitar, Buddy
Brockett-Banjo, Lorna Witt-Bass, Jack Ritter-Mandolin
and Dick Joiner-Dobro.
They did Sittin’ On Top Of The World, Down
The Road,
Rough
&
Rocky
,
Tennessee
Border, Redwood Hill, Sweetheart of Mine and
Mississippi
. The
audience participated in Love Lifted Me and Never Grow
Old. Buddy
and Dick each told a couple of jokes to entertain the
crowd. Good
Show!
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| Buffalo Nickel |
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The
second group to play was “
Buffalo
Nickel”. Members
of this group are Jay Harris-Guitar, Doug Perschell-Banjo,
Ben Simms-Bass and Laney Simms-Mandolin.
They played and sang Let Me Tell You About
Jesus, Lonesome Pine, Gospel Plow, The Mountain,
Colleen Malone, Little Mountain Church, Sawmill Man
and Mississippi River.
Jay did a Beatles tune “Falling” and Doug
showed us his Elvis impersonation of “That’s
Alright.” Good
Job!
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| The Saltgrass Band |
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| Saltgrass With Glen
Tate |
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| The
last group to play was “Saltgrass.”
Members are: Jimmy Fischer-Banjo, Timmy
Fischer-Mandolin, John Brockett-Guitar and Jim
Lowery-Bass. They started off their part of the show
with Them Blues, then on to 21 Miles, The Lighthouse,
On My Way Back, Tenbrook and Molly, Julianne, Rocky
Top, Moundsville Pen, Country Poor and Country Proud
followed by Jenny and Shelley.
Mr. Glen Tate joined them on stage to perform
with his former student (Jimmy).
They did Grandfather’s Clock, Duelin Banjos
and Ruben’s Train.
Saltgrass closed out the show with Jimmy’s
song Stars Stripes, Tattered and Torn.
Good Show! |
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April , 2009
Show Review
By:
Joyce Jackson
There
was good food, good friends and lots of great
bluegrass music.
What more could a person ask for???
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The
Saltgrass Band |
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The
first group to play was “Saltgrass.”
Members are: Jimmy Fischer-Banjo, Timmy
Fischer-Mandolin, John Brockett-Guitar and Jim
Lowery-Bass. They started with Raining In LA,
then Come On Down (to my world), I’m Just A
Used To Be, The Lighthouse, Sunny Side Of The
Mountain, True Blue, Moundsville Pen,
Julianne, 21 Miles, Erase The Miles, Good
Woman Blues, Carolina In The Pines, Shelley
and Little Black Train.
Jim told a couple of jokes and did his
rendition of “My Girl.
Good Show.
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|
The Lonestar Bluegrass Band |
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Next
was a group we have not seen in a while but
are happy they decided to come out and play
for us. The
group is called “Lone Star Bluegrass
Band”. Members
are Chris Hirsch-Banjo, Chris Bagley-Guitar,
and George Hanson-Bass.
Their
fiddle and mandolin players were unable
to be in attendance.
Some of the songs they did were Rabbit
Dog, Won’t
You Ride In My Little Red Wagon, In The
Jailhouse Now, Leftover Biscuits,
Colleen Malone, Hit Parade of Love,
They’re Gonna Put Me In The Movies, Going Up
The Country, I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
and I’m
Goin Honky Tonkin.
Good Show
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Coushatte New Road Ramblers |
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The
last group to play was “The Coushatte New
Road Ramblers”. (We were very excited about
the new road too).
Members of the group are Jack Ritter-
Mandolin, Buddy Brockett-Banjo, Dick Joiner-Dobro,
Lorna Witt-Bass and Frank Witt-Guitar.
I believe it was Lorna’s second time
on stage and Frank’s debut.
We welcome them.
They entertained us with Sittin' On Top
Of The World, Down The Road, Matterhorn,
Redwood Hill, Mississippi, Mary Of The Wild Moor,
Sled Ride, Love Lifted Me, If I Were Free and
I’ll Fly Away.
Good job.
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March , 2009
Show Review
By:
Joyce Jackson
Wow!!
What a great crowd we had at the March
monthly show.
It is good to see so many people coming
out and enjoying the music.
The crowd enjoyed Howard’s famous
spaghetti, and then settled in for a really
good show.
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|
Thrown Together Band |
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The
first group to play said they were just a
“Thrown Together Band.”
Three of the member live in the park
and have opportunity
to jam when they want to.
They are Buddy Brockett-Banjo, Jack
Ritter-Mandolin and Dick Joiner-Dobro.
They borrowed John Brockett and Jim
Lowery from Saltgrass to play Guitar and Bass.
Some of the songs they did were Sittin’
On Top Of The World, If I
Were Free, Down The Road, Three Men On
A Mountain, Ninety-Nine Years, Panhandle Rag,
Mississippi, Redwood Hill, A civil war
instrumental called Lorena and Tenbrook and
Molly. Good
show.
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| Hard
Times |
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The
next group to play called themselves “Hard
Times.” This group joined forces at the park
and put together a good show.
Members are: Lou
Lou Barbor-Banjo, Jack Ritter-Guitar,
Laney Sims-Bass and Dan Rychlik-Mandolin.
They did Way Down, Dark Hollow, Foggy
Mountain Top, Rollin In My Sweet Baby’s
Arms, Old Homeplace, Good Old Mountain Dew,
Blue Night, Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin, I
Still Miss Someone, Little Georgia Rose and
Sittin Alone In The Moonlight.
Another good show.
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| Saltgrass
Band |
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| The
last group to play was “Saltgrass.”
Members are: Jimmy Fischer-Banjo, Timmy
Fischer-Mandolin, John Brockett-Guitar and Jim
Lowery-Bass. They started with Raining In LA,
then Come On Down (to my world), Sunny Side Of
The Mountain, Cripple Creek,
The Lighthouse, Ramblin Fever, Nine
Pound Hammer, Julianne and many request.
One of the requests was for “
Foggy
Mountain
Breakdown”.
Jim wanted to play that, so Jimmy
handed over his banjo to Jim.
He then took the guitar and John took
the bass.
They did a bit of Duelin Banjos before
playing the requested song.
Buddy Brockett joined them on stage to
perform Ruben.
I heard someone behind me say,
“Cool” when Jimmy was playing parts of
both banjo and guitars.
Also by request, they did Shelley,
Jenny, Two Little Boys, Lean On You, Set Your
Fields on Fire, Lady With The Flower In Her
Hair and ended their portion of the show with
the audience on their feet to pay tribute to
Jimmy Fischer’s “Stars, Stripes, Tattered
and Torn.
As always, they put on a good show..
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FEBRUARY
SHOW REVIEW
The
February show was great-the crowd was enthusiastic and
the bands were hot!
We did miss Buddy(illness) and Carolyn(gone to
Oklahoma
) but the show went on! |
| Chinquapin
Flat |
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| First
up was Chinquapin Flat.
Jim Glenn on guitar, Jack Ritter on mandolin,
Glen Beaubouef on guitar, Angela Beaubouef on bass and
Dick Joiner on dobro played lots of favorites for the
crowd. Some
of their songs were: I’ll Always Love You,
Sharecropper’s Son, Cumberland River, Making Plans,
and Blueridge Mountains,Jim did Over the Hill to the
Poorhouse, Angela sang Everybody’s Reaching Out and
Is It True, Dick took the lead on Grandpa was a
Carpenter, and Glenn sang Della Mae.
Great job! |
| Buffalo
Nickle |
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| Next
up was Buffalo Nickle.
Jay Harris played the guitar, Doug Burtchaell
on the banjo, Ben Sims on bass and Laney Sims on
mandolin. They
played Sawmill Man, Mississippi River, This
Mountain’s My Home, Little Mountain Church, Walls of
Time,
Marble
Town
, Lonesome Pines, Colleen Malone and Doug did That’s
Alright. Good
tunes guys! |
| TGIB |
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| The
next group was Thank God It’s
Bluegrass
(or TGIB). The
members are Roy Marsh on guitar, Dave Odegar on banjo,
Pat Marsh on bass, Clinton Carroon on mandolin and
Dick Joiner on guitar.
Some of their songs were:
Lonesome Feeling, Last Train, Bloodstains,
These Old Blues, Three Rusty Nails, Do You Believe Me
Now, Walkin’ After Midnight, Old Flames, Do We Need
to Talk, Trying to Get Over You and Pocket Full of
Gold. Thanks
for making the trip guys, we’ve missed Pat’s sweet
voice! (and
Roy
’s picking). |
| White
Dove |
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The
last band up was definitely worth waiting for- White
Dove. The
newly arranged group includes Glen Beaubouef on guitar
and mandolin, Jim Glenn on guitar, Bill Gravett on
banjo, Ben Sims on bass, and Angela Beaubouef on
mandolin and guitar.
They played: Set your Fields on Fire, Lay Your
Burdens, Let It Shine, I Shall Not Be Moved, Shoutin’
on the Hills of Glory, Robe of White, and LifeBoat.
Bill did Come and Dine, Angie sang At the Feet
of God, and Angie, Glen and Bill did a wonderful job
on an acapella version of SomeDay.
Wonderful job guys!
There were several first timers in the audience
and all said they’d be back.
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September
2008 Show Review
By Joyce Jackson |
| It was a gorgeous fall
evening and a great night for “bluegrass music.” |
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| Wayfaring
Strangers |
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| Linda and Justin Marquez
started off the show.
Their group is called “Wayfaring
Strangers”. Bob
plays the guitar and Linda plays the Autoharp, Penny
Whistle, Hammered
Dulcimer and the Flute.
Some of the songs they did were Tennessee
Waltz, My Sweet Buffalo Boy, Leon River Waltz (written
by Linda), Till The Storm Passes By, The Crawdad Song
and Wayfaring Stranger. Good job. |
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| For
Heaven's Sakes |
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The
next group to play was “For Heaven’s Sakes”.
Members are Paul Duecker-Guitar, John Tielke-Guitar, Pearlene
Tielke-Bass, Stan Simmons-Mandolin and
Dave Jenkins-Banjo.
They did a lot of
gospel music for the crowd.
Songs included Set Your Fields On Fire, This
Little Light Of Mine,
A medley of Leaning on The Everlasting Arms,
I’ll Fly Away, Will The Circle Be Unbroken
and Swing Low Sweet Chariot.
They also did Way Down Deep, Let It Shine, Fox
On The Run, They’re Holding Up The Ladder, In
Gloryland and House of Gold. |
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| Before leaving the stage, Dave asked Clinton
Caroon to come up and join Buddy Brockett and John
Tielke to sing New Freedom Bell.
Good show. |
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| White
Dove |
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| “White Dove” came up
next to entertain the group.
They started off with Life’s Railway To
Heaven, I Shall Not Be Moved, Come and Dine, Shoutin’
On The Hills Of Glory, I’m Gonna Go Up There, A
Beautiful Life, Green Pastures, One Day At A Time,
Jesus Savior Pilot Me, Lay Your Burdens and as an
encore, Meet By The River.
Members are Angie Beaubouef-Bass, Glen
Beaubouef-Mandolin, Jim Glenn-Guitar and Bill Gravett-Banjo.
Bill taught all the banjo players in the house
a new lick. Sorry
Jimmy Fischer missed that.
Another good show. |
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| Mill
Creek |
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| The last group to play was
one we have not seen in a while.
They are “Mill Creek.”
This group is basically made up of Coushatta
residents. Members
are Dick Joiner-Dobro, Jack Ritter-Mandolin, Buddy
Brockett-Banjo, Jim Glenn-Guitar and new to the group,
Lorna Witt-Bass.
They sang Down The Road, 1949, Sittin’ On Top
Of The World, On My Way Back,
Mississippi, Tennessee Border, Love Oh Love,
I’ll Go Steppin’ Too, God Gave You To Me, Sleigh
Ride, Take This Hammer and Nobody’s Darlin But Mine.
Good Job. |
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August 2008 Show Review
By: Joyce Jackson |
The August monthly show
had good music, good food, good and not so good jokes
and humor. Everyone
in attendance seemed to be having a great time.
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| One
Note Shy |
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A group called “One
Note Shy” started off the show.
Members of this group are Rob Sharpe-Guitar,
Steven Crow-Bass, Lou-Lou Barbor-Banjo & Guitar,
Howdy Barbor-Dobro and
Lisa Bonnett-Mandolin.
Some of the songs they did were Some Old Day,
Those Memories, Forty Years, Sittin Alone (in
the moonlight), You’re In My Heart, Awake-Awake,
Kentucky Borderline, Sweet Love Ain’t Around, Hold
What You’ve Got and Over The Hill To The Poorhouse.
Good show.
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| Chinquapin
Flat |
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The next group to play
was “Chinquapin Flat.” Members are Jim
Glenn-Guitar, Angie Beaubouef-Bass, Jack
Ritter-Mandolin, Dick Joiner-Dobro and Glen Beaubouef-Guitar.
They started off with Sharecroppers Son, then
on to Last And Final Day, Left Over Biscuits,
Everybody’s Reachin Out, How Would You Like To Be
Lonesome, This Heart Of Mine, No Longer A Sweetheart
Of Mine, One Day At A Time, Mississippi, In The
Gravelyard and for an encore (by request) Angie did
Texas Plains. Good
Job.
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| Saltgrass
Band |
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“The Saltgrass Band”
was the last to play, so they got a little more
playing time. Members
are Jimmy Fischer-Banjo, Timmy Fischer-Mandolin, John
Brockett-Guitar and Jim Lowery-Bass.
They entertained us with Them Blues, On My Way
Back, The Lighthouse, Sunny Side Of The Mountain, Last
Road Going Home, Julianne, (I could see the excitement
on Wilma’s face), Nine Pound Hammer, Erase The
Miles, Ramblin Fever, Carolina In The Pines, Rainin In
LA and many more by request including Elvira.
For a minute you might have thought Ray Stevens
was in the house.
Good Job.
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| Buddy
Brockett and Saltgrass |
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| After a short dance to
Elvira, Buddy Brockett and his Banjo joined The
Saltgrass Band on stage to perform Ruben’s Train for
the crowd. Buddy
also did Tennessee Border.
It was a great night for Bluegrass. |
| t is getting real close
to “festival” time.
Please start thinking about what you can donate
to the country store for raffle or silent auction.
Also, bring your items for the” trash to
treasure” sale.
This is a great way to support the club and do
some fall cleaning at the same time.
Hope to see you there!!! |
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July
2008, Show Review
By Joyce Jackson |
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There was a
really good turn out for the July show with close to
200 people. Both
bands and fans had good numbers.
As usual, Howard and his crew prepared and
served a great
meal. |
| Chinquapin
Flat |
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The first group to play
was the resident Coushatta Ranch Band more commonly
known as “Chinquapin Flat.”
Members are Angie Beaubouef-Bass, Glen
Beaubouef-Guitar, Jim Glenn-Guitar, Jack
Ritter-Mandolin and Dick Joiner-Dobro.
Some of the songs they did were
Sharecropper’s Son, Leftover Biscuits, Rock Salt and
Nails, My Home’s Across The Blue Ridge Mountains,
Everybody’s Reaching Out For Someone, Mississippi
and House of Gold.
For an encore performance, they did Better
Times A Coming. Good Show.
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| Allen's Landing |
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Next to play was a group
called “Allen’s Landing Band”.
Members are Bobby Nichols-Guitar, George
Hanson-Bass, Loren Ford-Mandolin, Betty
Anderson-Guitar and Vocals and Dick Joiner on Dobro.
They entertained us with How Mountain Girls Can Love,
I Just Think I’ll Stay Around, I’m Just a Used To
Be To You, The Lowlands (this was Betty’s bluegrass
on stage debut), Soldiers Last Letter, Ghost Stories,
Diming Of The Day, Are You Waiting and House of Gold.
The group was called back for an encore and
Betty sang Roses In The Snow.
Good Job.
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| Wabash
Ramblers |
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| Then, the “Wabash
Ramblers” came on stage.
Two of them looked like entertainers we had
seen earlier on stage!
Members are Lou-Lou Barbor-Banjo, Howdy
Barbor-Dobro, Angie Beaubouef-Bass and Glen Beaubouef-Guitar.
They sang Pig In A Pen, Cowboy Yodel, Let It
Rain, This Old House, Dan Greene’s Hog Liquor,
Little Brown Building, Dance With Me Molly and Blue
You Good Dog You.
Then, they told us the history of Wabash
Cannonball and did their rendition of it.
They called it Hobo’ Train To Glory.”
The crowd enjoyed that so much, they called for
an encore. The
group did a gospel accappelaa number Some Day.
Good Show |
| Pickin'
Grass |
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The
last group to play was “Pickin Grass.” We
haven’t seen them at Bellville for a while.
You can always find them at the Oklahoma
Community Center the second Saturday of each month.
Members are Ken Holder-Guitar, Ron
Sink-Mandolin, Tom York-Bass and Dave Jenkins-Banjo.
Some of the songs they did were Somehow
Tonight, Walkin’ On The Lonely Side Of Life,
Some Old Day, House Of Gold, Midnight Special, White
Freightliner, Crying My Heart Out (complete with
Ron’s original
verse), If That’s The Way You Feel, Mansion
On A Hilltop (featuring Tom) and Using My Bible For A
Roadmap. For
their encore they did a request from the audience. Buddy Brockett joined them to sing Take Your Shoes Off Moses.
Good Job.
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June,
2008 Show
Review
By: Joyce Jackson
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The June
show had a lot of good things going.
Howard and crew cooked and served a great meal.
We had a new bluegrass band show up to play and
the Harris County Precinct 4 Bus brought the
Mavericks, a senior’s group from St. Justin Martyr
Church in Houston.
The bands played to a packed house.
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| The
Herzog Family |
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| The new
group mentioned was “The Herzog Family”.
They came from Bremond to play for the SCBC.
Members are Rene Herzog- Lead Vocal, Forrest
Herzog-Guitar, Justin Herzog-Banjo, Doug Herzog-Bass
and Brittany Herzog-Mandolin.
Some of the songs they did were Nowhere Bound,
Why Can’t You Tell Me So, Wreck On The Highway,
Freeborn Man featuring Forrest, The Old Crossroads,
Touch of God’s Hand (from their CD), Bury Me Beneath
The Willow, Someone Was Calling My Name featuring
Brittany, Rocky
Top, and a Grandpa Jones classic Falling Leaves.
Justin was featured on
a Jimmy Fischer song called “Shelley”.
He told us about meeting Saltgrass and how
Jimmy made him feel so welcome and invited him to pick
with the group.
If you didn’t get the bands web address, it
is www.theherzogfamily.com.
Good Show.
We hope they will come back again.
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| Chinquapin
Flats |
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The last
group to play was the “Chiquapin Flats.” Members are Jim Glenn- Guitar,
Jack Ritter-Mandolin, Angie Beaubouef-Bass,
Glen Beaubouef-Guitar and Dick Joiner-Dobro.
They did a number of songs including,
Sharecroppers Son, Left Over Biscuits, My Home’s
Across the Blueridge Mountains, Everybody’s Reaching
Out For Someone, Rock Salt and Nails, Mississippi,
House of Gold, by request, Walls of Time, Big Spike
Hammer, Grandpa Was A Carpenter, Wildrose Of The
Mountain, I’ll Take The Blame and Pig In A Pen.
They invited Buddy Brockett on stage with his
banjo and did a few more songs. Some of these were Down The Road, 1949, Tennessee Border,
Little Georgia Rose, Better Times A Comin and Lay Your
Burdens. As
always they put on a
good show!
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May,
2008 Show Review
By: Joyce Jackson
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| Many
of the SCBC bluegrass fans were gone to
Grapeland for the Memorial Day Gospel show, but
we still had a good crowd and three bands |
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| Coushatte
Ramblers |
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| The
first group to play was the “Coushatte
Ramblers”.
Members are Jim Glenn- Guitar,
Buddy Brockett- Banjo, Ben Sims-Bass and
Jack Ritter-Mandolin. Some of the songs they did
were Kentucky Girl, Sittin On Top Of The World,
Don’t Step Over An Old Love, Walking After
Midnight, Share Croppers Son, Tennessee Border,
Sweetheart, You’ve Done Me Wrong, Shoutin On
the Hill and Handsome Molly. Good job! |
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| Wabash
Ramblers and Friends |
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| The next group to play was “Wabash
Ramblers and Friends”.
Members of this group are Lou-Lou
Barbor-Banjo, Ben Sims-Bass,
Howdy Barbor-Dobro, Laney Sims-Mandolin,
and Jim Glenn-Guitar.
They did Ridin On A Midnight Train,
Paradise, Sittin Alone In The Moonlight, In The
Gravelyard, Dark Hollow, Love Oh Love, Foggy
Mountain Top, Lonesome Pine (with Lou-Lou on
guitar) and Harlan County Mine.
Good Show! |
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| Saltgrass
Band and Buddy Brockett |
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“The Saltgrass Band”
was the last group to play.
Members are Jimmy Fischer-Banjo, Timmy
Fischer-Mandolin, John Brockett-Guitar and Jim
Lowery-Bass. They looked real sharp in their new
shirts. Thanks
Julie! Some of the songs they did were Sunny Side Of The Mountain,
Nine Pound Hammer, Raining
in LA, Ramblin Fever, Lighthouse, 21
Miles, Good Hearted Woman, Julianne, and
I’ll Fly Away by request.
They had a request for an accapella
number, so they did
“Hear Jerusalem Moan” followed by El
Comanchero.
Buddy Brockett joined the group to
entertain the
crowd with Rueben’s Train.
Buddy also did One Beautiful Day and
Until Then.
They ended the Memorial Day show with
Jimmy Fischer’s “Stars, Stripes, Tattered
and Torn.”
Good Show!
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April,
2008 Show Review
by Joyce Jackson
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The Silver Streak Club was at Coushatta for the
fourth Saturday show. We moved ocver to
the other side of the building which is coming
along very nicely. Many of the people from
the club came over and enjoyed the show. |
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| The Jammers |
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| The first group to play was the
“Jammers.”
Members are Charlie Scott, Ricky Rix and
Richard Geary on guitar.
Buddy Brockett
and Dave Jenkins played banjo for the
group. The
Simms guys finished out the group with Ben on
bass and Laney on the mandolin.
Some of the songs they did were Raining
in LA, Lonesome Old Home, I’ll Break Out Again
Tonight, Down the Road, Little Georgia Rose,
Sawmill Man, Another Night, Rough and Rocky and
Crying Holy.
Good Show |
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| Chinquapin Flat |
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| The next group to play was
“Chinquipin Flatt”.
Members of this group are Jim Glenn and
Glen Beaubouef on guitar, Jack Ritter on
mandolin, Dick Joiner on dobro and Angie
Beaubouef on bass. They entertained us with Katy
Daly, Sweetheart of Mine, I’ll Take the Blame,
Are You Missing Me, Pig in a Pen, Way Down Deep,
When I Get My Reward, These Old Blues, Is It
True, Little Georgia Rose and Mississippi.
Lou Lou Barbour joined the group to sing
Old Flames and Dick did Love Lifted me
especially for Suzie.
Good Job. |
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| Vannetta Thompson
and Friends |
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We
also had a newcomer to the show.
Ms. Vannette Thompson (vocalist) came and
found some friends to accompany her.
Lou Lou Barbour, Dick Joiner and Charlie
Scott played guitars and Larry Joe Powell played the bass.
Vannetta sang Wings of a Dove, If Wishers
Were Horses and Coat of Many Colors.
Good Job.
Hope
to see all of you at the show in May.
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March
Show Review
by Lorna Witt
There was a good turnout for the March monthly show with quite a
few first timer fans in the audience and three
great bands to enjoy.. |
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Creek |
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The first
group to play was Little Creek Bluegrass.
The group consists of Mike Adams on
guitar, Richard Roberts on Banjo, Ben Sims on
Bass and Clinton Caroon on Mandolin.
Some of their songs were:
Whose Knocking at My Door, Rockwood Deer
Chase, Lonesome River, Mother Called My Name in
Prayer, Head Over Heals, Old Home Place,
Wandering Boy, Bucks Run, How Mountain Girls Can
Love, Think of What You’ve Done, and Love
Please Come Home. Good job. |
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| Chinquapin
Flat |
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| The next group was Chinquapin Flat.
Members are Jim Glen and Glen Beaubouef
on guitar, Angie Bearbouef on bass, Jack Ritter
on mandolin and Dick Joiner on his new
dobro. Songs included: Crazy Heart, I’ll Go Steppin’, Left Over
Biscuits, Is It True, I’ll Break Out, I’m
Gonna Go Up There, Lesson to Late, Lay Your
Burden , Walk the Way the Wind Blows, Better Time A Comin, Bethlehem,
and Shoutin on the Hills.
Good show and beautiful music for the
Easter Weekend. |
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| Saltgrass
Band |
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The last group was the Saltgrass Band.
The group members are John Brockett on
guitar, Jimmy Fischer on Banjo, Jim Lowery on
Bass, and Jimmy Fischer on Mandolin.
Some of their songs were: It’s Raining
In L.A., Last Night I Had A Dream, Come On Down,
Julianne, Erase The Miles, Live In Glory, Little
Darlin,, Lighthouse, Two More Years, Reuben, 21
Miles, Old Home, Shelly, Girl From West
Virginia, Two Little Boys, Carolina in the
Pines. Everyone
enjoyed a request time after the set.
Goob job guys.
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February
2008 Show Review
By Joan Joiner |
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| Buffalo
Nickel |
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first group to play was Buffalo Nickel.
This group consists of Betty Robinson and
Jay Harris on guitar, Dave Jenkins on banjo, Ben
Simms on bass, and Laney Simms on mandolin.
Some of their songs were: Three Men on
the Mountain, Grass is Greener, It’s Alright,
I’ll Break Out, Sommerville Bound, Walkin’
After Midnight, and an acapella number-Some
Sweet Day. Great Start for the show! |
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| Chinquapin
Flat |
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next group was Chinquapin Flat.
The group members are Jim Glen and Glen
Beaubouef on quitar, Angie Beaubouef on bass,
Jack Ritter on mandolin and Dick Joiner on dobro.
Some of their songs were: Crazy Heart,
Georgia Rose, Walls of Time, Makin’ Plans,
I’m Gonna Love You, My Baby’s Gone, Left
Over Biscuits, Mississippi, All I Ever Loved is
You, and Is It True.
Good Job! |
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| The
Greer Family |
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next group up was the Greer Family from Burton. Dad Lawrence on bass, Mom Lisa on guitar, Jordan on fiddle
and dobro, Adam on banjo and guitar, and Mandy
on mandolin and fiddle.
Some of their songs were: Bill Cheatham,
Black Mountain Rag, Blackberry Blossom, Dueling
Banjos, Red Wing, Ook Pick Waltz and He is
Risen, Over in Glory Land, and an original
number by Adam titled World is Still Turning.
Mandy and her sister Stephanie clogged
for the crowd. What a Treat! Thanks! |
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| Little
Creek |
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last group to play was Little Creek. Members are
Clinton Caroon on mandolin, Mike Adams on
guitar, Richard Roberts on banjo and guitar, and
Ben Simms on bass.
Some of their songs were: Gone Long Gone,
Dim Lights, Midnight Train, Fox on the Run, Love
Me Just Tonight, Rock Hearts, Lonesome Sound,
Teardrops in my Eye, Safronie, I’ll Take the
Blame and Little Cabin on the Hill.
Great way to end! |
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January,
2008
Show Review
by Joyce Jackson |
It was the first Bluegrass
show of the new year, and judging from the
crowd; I would say the fans were ready.
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| Chinquipin
Flatt |
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The first group to play was “Chinquipin
Flatt”.
Members of this group are Jim
Glenn-Guitar, Jack Ritter-Mandolin, Dick Joiner-Dobro,
Angie Beaubouef-Bass and Glen Beaubouef-Guitar.
The Band took the stage with Steven Crow
playing Bass since the Beaubouef’s were out of
pocket.
Some of the songs they did were Kentucky
Girl, My Walking Shoes Don’t Fit Me Anymore,
All I Ever Loved, 1949, Panhandle Rag, Share
Croppers Son, Old Flames, Is It True, I’ll
Break Out Again, Making Plans, Walls of Time,
Palms of Victory, House Of Gold and Mississippi.
Good Show.
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| Wabash
Ramblers |
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| The next group to play was “Wabash
Ramblers.”
Members are Lou Lou Barbor-Banjo, Howdy
Barbor-Dobro, Angie Beaubouef- Bass and Glen
Beaubouef-Guitar.
Wabash Ramblers are currently working on
a new CD. It
should be out in a few months.
Some of the songs they did will be
included on the
new CD.
They did Pig In A Pen, Cowboy Yodel,
Rough & Rocky, Let It Rain, Dan Green’s
Hog Liquor, Little
Brown Building, Dance With Me Molly,
Sittin On Top Of The World, Life On Cumberland
Mountain, Wayfaring Stranger and Waterbound.
Good Job. |
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| Jam and
Show 8/24/2007 |
| The Saltgrass
Band |
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| Saltgrass was
the first band on stage. Members are Jim
Lowery (bass), Timmy Fischer (mandolin), John
Brockett (guitar), and Jimmy Fischer
(banjo). They performed some requests and
also some great songs from their CDs.
Great Job. |
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| Chinquipin
Flat |
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| Chinquipin Flatt
was the second band on stage. Members are
Angie Beaubouef (bass), Glen Beaubouef (guitar),
Jim Glenn (guitar), Jack Ritter (mandolin), and
Dick Joiner (dobro). They played a great
mixture of bluegrass and gospel. Super
performance. |
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| Elvis(?) is
in the House |
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| Saltgrass came
back for a second set and was joined by
Elvis(?). A good laugh was had by
all. |
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| Dueling
Banjos |
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| Buddy Brocket
joined Saltgrass on stage and they performed
several great songs, including Rubin's Train and
Dueling Banjos. Great entertainment guys!! |
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Jam and Show
July 25, 2007
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Show
Review by: Joyce Jackson
July brought out a good crowd of people for the
monthly show.
We started off with three bands on the
schedule to play, but added another one after the
show got under way.
The Greer family showed up with
instruments, so naturally we assumed they came to
play! |
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first group to play was “Salt Grass Band.”
Members are John Brockett-Guitar, Jimmy
Fischer-Banjo, Timmy Fischer-Mandolin and Jim
Lowery-Bass.
It was really good to have Timmy there
considering only one-week prior, he had to have a
stint put in.
Jim was a little slow getting on stage, so
they started the show without him.
Buddy was still on stage (introducing the
band), so he sang a bit of
Milk Cow Blues.
Then they did Raining In LA, Come On Down
To My World, Rocky Top, The Lighthouse, Sunny Side
Of The Mountain, Twenty-One Miles, Julianne and
for an encore, Lean On You. Good Show.
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| The second group to play was ”Wabash Ramblers”.
Members are Glen Beaubouef-Guitar, Angie Beaubouef-Bass,
LuLu Barbour-Banjo and Howdy Barbour-Dobro.
Wabash Ramblers are working on their first
CD. Some
of the songs they did were Pig In A Pen, Let It
Rain, This Old House, Rough & Rocky, Riding
The Texas Plains, Dan Green’s Hog Liquor,
Wayfaring Stranger, Blue (you good dog you), and
Waterbound as their encore song.
Good job!
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| Next on the list was “Chinquipin Flat”.
Chinquipin is also working on recording a
CD. Members
of this group are Jim Glenn-Guitar, Jack
Ritter-Mandolin, Dick Joiner-Dobro, Angie
Beaubouef-Bass and Glen Beaubouef-Guitar.
They entertained us with Way Down Deep in
my heart), The Old Homeplace, God Gave Her To Me,
I’m Gonna Love You Like There’s No Tomorrow,
I’ll Break Out Again Tonight, Leftover
Biscuits, Wildrose Of The Mountain, House of Gold
and Hallelujah I'm Ready. Good Show.
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came on last.
Members are Lawrence-Bass, Lisa-Guitar,
Jordan-Fiddle & Dobro,
Adam-Banjo & Guitar and Mandy-Mandolin.
Some of the songs they did were When The
Angels Sing, The World’s Still Turning (written by Adam), Jesus Hold My
Hand, Dueling Banjos, Foggy Mountain Breakdown,
The Masters Garden, Blackberry, Sally Johnson, Red
Wing, Just Over In The Gloryland and Orange
Blossom Special.
Good Show.
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| Jam
and Show June 23, 2007
By: Joyce Jackson |
Attendance
was down a bit this month.
The show is always on the 4th
Saturday of the month and June had five this
year. I am afraid some people might
not have realized the show was on the 23rd.
If they
show up on the 5th Saturday, maybe
the resident Coushatta Band can entertain them
for a while.
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| Jamming
in the Stage Room prior to the show. |
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Elm Street Band |
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The
first group to play was “Elm Street Band.”
They looked an awful lot like Saltgrass with
George in for Jim.
Members are John Brockett-Guitar, Jimmy
Fischer-Banjo, Timmy Fischer-Mandolin and George
Hanson-Bass.
Some of the songs they did were Paint The
Town, If That’s The Way You Feel, Rabbit Dog,
Mary Of The Wildmoor,
Old Flames, Head Over Heals, I Know What
It Means (to be lonesome), Nellie Cain, Montana
Cowboy and for an encore, they did Visions of
Mother. Good
Show!
The second group to play was ”Chinquapin Flatt”.
These people all live in the park with
the exception of Jim.
It sounded like some of the
band members were trying to get him moved
out there as well. Members are Jack Ritter-Mandolin, Jim Glenn- Guitar, Glen Beaubouf-Guitar, Angie Beaubouf-Bass
and Dick Joiner-Dobro.
They entertained us with Kentucky Girl,
Up This Hill and Down, Left Over Biscuits, Is It
True, The Last Thing On My Mind, House of Gold
(an all time favorite), I Overlooked An Orchid,
Love Lifted Me (by request), Walls Of Time and
for an encore (also by request) Farm In
Louisiana.
Good Job!
The
last
group to
play was “Saltgrass”.
It was good to see them back at home
after so many months on the road.
Members are Jim Lowery-Bass, Jimmy
Fischer-Banjo, Timmy Fischer-Mandolin and John
Brockett-Guitar.
They started their show with Raining in
LA, then on to Gone Like The Candle In The Wind,
The Lighthouse, Good Hearted Woman, 21 Miles and
Julianne for Wilma, their biggest and most loyal
fan. They
also did Fourth Man In The Fire, Old Commanchero,
Rodeo Cowboy, Rueben’s Train with Buddy
Brockett and an encore song written by Jimmy
Fischer, Stars and Stripes, Tattered and Torn.
Great way to end with Independence Day so
close!
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| Jam
and Show May 25, 2007 |
| Many
of SCBC fans and bands were gone to Salmon Lake
this week-end for the 10th Annual
Gospel Bluegrass Festival. We always miss people
when they are gone, but tend to have a good time
anyway. |
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first group to play was “Cindy and Robert.”
Cindy played guitar and Robert played a
resonator guitar.
Some of the songs they did were Deep Elm
Blues, Wildflowers, Double Holly Pine, High
Mountain Meadow, After Texas, Old Flame and two
songs written by Robert.
One of them was Nothing to Loose and the
other was Tower to Heaven, based on Genesis 2:9. Good Show. |
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second and last group to play was the “SCBC
Memorial Week-End Pickers”.
Members are: Rob Sharp on Guitar, Lisa Bonnett and Jack Ritter on
Mandolin, Buddy Brockett on Banjo and Dick
Joiner on Dobro. Some of the songs they did were: I’m Walking Low, Blue Knight, I’ll Just Stay Around, That
Last Old Shovel, My Home On The Range,
Mississippi, Rough and Rocky, Grandpa Was A
Carpenter, Hideaway, Love Lifted Me, Handsome
Molly, Tennessee Border, Down The Road, Blue
Moon Of Kentucky, The Pain Of Loving You and
Wild Bill Jones. Good Job. |
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A
big thank you to all those who worked so hard to
entertain and feed those of us who didn’t go
to the festival in Grapeland!
By Joyce Jackson |
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Previous 4th Saturday
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The activities
started Friday evening March 25, 2005, as
many
fans with RV's arrived. Jamming took
place in the Stage Room,
shown here, and
outside under the awnings of RVs. |
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Jamming under the
awning Saturday afternoon. |
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Chinquapin
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Cypress Creek
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The Leftovers, all
members or former members of Saltgrass Band.
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The Saltgrass
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Buddy Brockett
joined Saltgrass on stage and the group performed
Reben's Train with Jimmy Fischer picking the banjo and
fretting the
guitar at the same
time! |
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Fans took advantage
of the new concession stand being run by Howard
Nelius. It was not quite finished but the only
thing left to do was some trim. The food was
great!! |
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2008 Monthly
Shows |
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January 26
February 23
March 22
April 26
May
24
June 28 |
July 26
August 23
September
27
October 23-25- FEST.
November - Holiday
December -
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