Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 06/10/2008 12:37 PM
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Bluegrass and Woody Guthrie Music Slated for Second Concert of “Music in the Parks”
Calaveras County, CA....“Music in the Parks”, the free summer concerts series of the Calaveras Arts Council, moves to Valley Springs on Wednesday, June 25. This will be the second concert of the series which runs every Wednesday evening through August 20. Starting at 6:30 pm on the cool, green lawn of the Valley Springs Ballfield, the first half of the performance will feature lively down-home music of “Coyote Hill.” The second half will be devoted to Woody Guthrie songs performed by the cast of the recent Stage 3 Theatre production about this beloved American folk singer. .....
Clinton Day, Rich Sholer, Rick Barlow and Dick Todd comprise Coyote Hill performing June 25 at Calaveras Arts Council’s Music in the Parks in Valley Springs.
Coyote Hill is a four-member band that specializes in American Roots music, a blend of folk, bluegrass, blues, swing and jazz. Enjoy this old-timey style created by Richard Sholer on guitar, Dobro, mandolin, harmonicas; Dick Todd on banjo, guitar and harmony vocals; Clinton Day on bass, keyboard, vocals; and Rick Barlow on fiddle. They’re all from Tuolumne County, except for Clinton who’s from the Bay Area.
Coyote Hill was created in 2005 by Sholer who’s been smack in the middle of the Mother Lode’s fertile acoustic music scene for 30 years. Not only is he known for his solid guitar playing, but for his imaginative songwriting – he’s penned over 50 songs.
Joining Sholer and Barlow after a short break will be five other musicians who starred in the Sonora musical “Woody Guthrie’s American Song” – Lillian McLeod, actor and one of the area’s premiere vocalists; Christy Nava, Hoyt Cory, Jeff Cooper, and Ron Cotnam.
Together they will deliver some of the songs Woodie Guthrie wrote and made famous, such as “This Land is Your Land” and “So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You.” Guthrie was an American icon, part Mark Twain and part wandering minstrel who changed the world with his songs of hope during hardship, from the 1940’s through 1967 when a progressively debilitating ailment, Huntington’s disease, took his life.
Get ready for a “roof raisin’, heart breakin’, soul soaring” musical journey at this Valley Springs performance.
Bring your picnics, low-back chairs to the ball field. Get there early for closest parking. Take Highway 12 to Valley Springs. At the 4-way stop sign, go north onto Laurel Street, turn left onto Daphne Street, and keep going up the hill to the field. Look for the canopy donated by the Valley Springs Area Business Association. For info, visit www.calaverasarts.org. The next free Music in the Parks will be July 2 in Mountain Ranch Community Park, featuring the Matt Cullen Trio.
BELOW IS THE COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Calaveras County Arts Council
proudly presents its
17th Annual
“MUSIC IN THE PARKS”
FREE PUBLIC CONCERTS
Every Wednesday Evening ☼ 6:30 –8:00 pm
Underwritten by businesses & individuals who realize
the Arts play a vital role in community life and cultural enrichment.
June 18 Second Wind
Copperopolis Town Square
Doo-Wop and more. They’re the “New gold of the Mother Lode”
June 25 Coyote Hill
Valley Springs, Ball Field
Lively Blue Grass, Folk and Jazz appearing with the “3 Woody Guthries” from the recent play
July 2 Matt Cullen Trio
Mountain Ranch Park
Dreamy jazz standards and swing jazz
July 9 Stardust Cowboys
Angels Camp, Greenhorn Creek
Western Swing, Cowboy Rockabilly
July 16 Kim Angelis and Josef
San Andreas, Turner Park
Enchanting Gypsy Violin and classical guitar
July 23 Blue Shoes
Murphys Community Park
Rousing “good times” Nostalgic Blues, Swing and Old-Time
July 30 Black Irish
West Point Elementary School
Always a favorite: Rousing Folk Music of Ireland , Italy and America
Aug 6 The Tour Guides
Mokelumne Hill, Shutter Tree Park
They’ll transport you to another destination whether they play bossa nova, country, Brazilian, European, or Latin music
Aug 13 Delta Wires
Angels Camp, Utica Park
Seven-piece Rhythm and Blues Band Bash
Aug 20 Swing Gitane
Arnold, Cedar Center Amphitheatre
Parisian Gypsy Quartet
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