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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
Jim Lowery
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 |
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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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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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| The
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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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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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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