Fountain AfterDark vol 3, no 34 September 6, 2007 published weekly by R.A. Fountain, General Store & Internet Cafe Mike Hamer and Tommy G Featured in Singer-Songwriter Showcase Saturday - Bluegrass Jam Friday - Bowmans Perform Free-at-3 on Sunday -ÊSeptember Schedule Announced - Cool NC Post Card Show On-line at UNC [Fountain, NC] Saturday night's singer-songwriter showcase features two old friends, Mike Hamer and Tommy G, who met nearly 30 years ago playing music in Greenville. Hamer and Gillsepie were original members of the Tommy G Experience, the rock and roll band that was formed in 1979 as a vehicle for Gillespie's original songs. The Bowmans Êtwin sisters from Brooklyn, play free-at-3 on Sunday. They are noted on the New York music scene for their tight harmonies and poetic lyrics. A free bluegrass jam on Friday night replaces the previously scheduled bluegrass band Whitewater Run, which cancelled mid-week this week for "personal reasons." Hamer and Gillespie were, in the late 1970s, at the forefront of the live music scene in Greenville. Gillespie had moved there to attend ECU, and Hamer as a VISTA volunteer. The Tommy G Experience featured Gillespie on guitar and vocals, Hamer on bass and vocals, Louis Cherry on guitar, Amy Hazzard on flute and saxophone, Vinnie Brooks on drums and vocals, and Granville "Wizard" Spry on mandolin, banjo, and guitar. Hamer went on to form the Lemon Sisters and Rutabaga Brothers in the early 1980s, with Hazzard and Sue Luddeke, among others. Luddeke will join Hamer on vocals for this concert, and Nathan Maxwell will be featured on viola on several numbers. Hamer plays hammered dulcimer and harmonica. Tommy G, who lives in Carrboro, will be accompanied in his set by Spry, a native of Salisbury who also first moved to Greenville to study music at ECU. He is currently stage manager for the NC Symphony. The September 8 singer-songwriter showcase with Mike Hamer and Tommy G begins at 8 p.m.; general admission is $5. The Bowmans are natives of Davenport, Iowa.ÊSarah, who plays cello and guitar, writes most of their songs. Sister Claire plays fiddle. Both graduated from Duquense University, where they also developed their folk-singing act in and around Pittsburg. While Sarah subsequently worked as an orchestra instructor in Baltimore, they were active performers in the DC-Baltimore corridor. ÊTheir move to New York in 2004 has pushed their musical careers to a new level. They have become regular performers at the Sidewalk Cafe in the East Village and at Whiskey Breath in Williamsburg. The Bowmans play Fountain in between shows in Charlotte and Nashville, Tennessee. Friday night's free bluegrass jam is scheduled in place of the previously scheduled bluegrass show by Whitewater Run. According to Fountain General Store proprietor Alex Albright, this is only the second time in nearly 3 years of hosting live music that a cancellation came so late that a replacement act couldn't be arranged.Ê"We've called a few folks to see if they wanted to come pick some," he said. "If no one shows up, we'll play some 78s while we dust off a bunch of used books we just picked up." -30- Sept Live Music at RA Fountain Sat 8 8 pm $5 Mike Hamer & Tommy G Singer-songwriter showcase Sun 9 3 pm FREE the Bowmans http://www.thebowmansmusic.com/ Original acoustic Americana, twin sisters from Brooklyn, NY Fri 14 7:30 pm $5 Ted Jones & the Tarheels Bluegrass Sat 15 8 pm $5 the Cricket Band Shelby & Linda Stephenson's all-star band's 2nd annual Hank Williams birthday celebration Fri 21 7:30 $5 Buddy Zincone & Greenville Grass http://home.earthlink.net/~wnelms/mondaynightbluegrassband/ Bluegrass Sat 22 8 pm $5 Brenda Linton http://www.brendalinton.com/ An eastern NC homecoming for this Washington NC- native whoÊ has become noted on national blues scene Fri 28 $ pm $7.50 Nixon, Blevins & Gage http://www.nixonblevinsandgage.com/ Fountain debut of this outstanding bluegrass trio Sat 29 8 pm $5 Joe Woodson, with Bill & Libby Hicks Original Americana, old-time and bluegrass -30- Fun with Post Cards in Virtual Show at UNC Library [Chapel Hill, NC] The North Carolina Collection at UNC's Wilson Library is currently showcasing an outstanding collection of early NC-related postcards. The show cards have been culled from a collection that topped 12,000 items with the recent addition of the Druwwood Barbour collection--over 8,000 items itself. The exhibit, which can be viewed in person at Wilson Library through September, is also online, where you can find a county-by-county click-on map of NC. Clicks on Pitt, Wilson, Nash, Greene, and Edggecombe counties reveal early 20th century post cards of downtown Greenville, Farmville, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Snow Hill. The site also includes a chart that will aid in identifying post cards you might find in your own collection. Check it out:Êhttp://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/nc_post/ ¥ ¥ ¥ What You're Reading ÊÊ Ê Ê Each week, we send out a news release to 26 area newspapers and radio stations. The primary contents of each issue of Fountain AfterDark is that news release. The FAD distributed via e.mail contains no attachments. ÊÊ Ê Ê To add friends to our e.mail subscription list, send their e.mail address toÊfountainexpress@rafountain.com. To removeÊyourself from this list, reply to this e.mail with "unsubscribe" asÊeither text or subject of your e.mail. Ê Ê Our e.mail list is not sold or traded or otherwise shared with anyone. Ê Ê Ê Please let us know of any suspected abuses of the Fountain AfterDark/Fountain Express distribution list. -30- Fountain AfterDark vol 3, no 35 September 13, 2007 published weekly by R.A. Fountain, General Store & Internet Cafe Hank Williams Birthday Tribute by the Cricket Band on Saturday Night, Ted Jones and the Tarheel Boys Play Bluegrass FridayÊ [Fountain, NC] The Cricket Band, fronted by Shelby and Linda Stephenson, presents its second annual Hank Williams Birthday Tribute Saturday night at Fountain General Store. Ted Jones and the Tarheel Boys, of Smithfield, perform classic and original bluegrass and bluegrass gospel on Friday night. Shelby and Linda Stephenson, who both play guitar and sing, will be joined in their Hank Williams tribute by Shelby's brother Paul on guitar and vocals; Manny Krevat on bass; and Mel Waters on electric guitar. Brother Marshall Stephenson, the bluegrass star and impresario, has also promised to sit in on a couple of Hank Williams songs. Shelby and Linda Stephenson have released a Hank Williams tribute CD, and they have recorded and performed bluegrass and bluegrass gospel throughout the region with the Stephenson Brothers and Linda. "This is an outstanding show," said Alex Albright, Fountain General Store proprietor. "Shelby knows his Hank and he sings it with a lot of passion and respect." Stephenson is also one of the state's best known poets. He has published 8 collections of poetry, including "Possum," and is editor of the Pembroke Review. "What he really loves doing now is singing classic country songs," added Albright. "The tribute was Shelby's idea. He made it happen last year when his Cricket Band debuted its act here for Hank's birthday. It's a good tradition to keep alive, not just for Hank's music, but for his connection to Fountain, Alabama, which a lot of folks don't know about." Hank Williams was born on September 17, 1923 in Mt. Olive, Alabama. He moved to Fountain, Alabama when he was 10 years old, to live with an aunt, Alice, who taught him to play guitar, and her husband. Legend also has it that their son J.C. taught Hank how to drink whiskey during that year he stayed in Fountain. Williams died on New Year's Day 1953. "Everybody knows that story," said Shelby Stephenson, "but we want folks to remember him for the great songs he wrote while he was living." The Cricket Band's set list will include songs written by Williams and his contemporaries, as well as covers of tunes that Williams popularized but didn't write. The Cricket Band's September 15 concert begins at 8 p.m; general admission is $5. Ted Jones, who has released 3 CDs with his band the Tareel Boys, is one of the region's best mandolin pickers. He plays in the cross-picking style of Jesse McReynolds, whom he considers among his major influences. He is joined in his band by his dad, Ronnie, on upright guitar, Cecil Carroll on bass, and Stan Temple on banjo. Jones and the Tarheels specialize in classic bluegrass and bluegrass gospel, and they perform several original Ted Jones compositions. Jones is also currently working with a luthier in Virginia who is designing a Ted Jones-model mandolin for commercial release. Ted Jones and the Tarheel Boys September 14 concert begins at 8 p.m.; general admission is $5. R.A. Fountain, General Store and Internet Cafe, is located in historic downtown Fountain, at the intersection of US 258 and NC 222. Its family atmosphere is smoke- and alcohol-free. For further information, visit www.rafountain.com or phone 252-749-3228. -30- Fun with Post Cards in Virtual Show at UNC Library [Chapel Hill, NC] The North Carolina Collection at UNC's Wilson Library is currently showcasing an outstanding collection of early NC-related postcards. The show cards have been culled from a collection that topped 12,000 items with the recent addition of the Druwwood Barbour collection--over 8,000 items itself. The exhibit, which can be viewed in person at Wilson Library through September, is also online, where you can find a county-by-county click-on map of NC. Clicks on Pitt, Wilson, Nash, Greene, and Edggecombe counties reveal early 20th century post cards of downtown Greenville, Farmville, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Snow Hill. The site also includes a chart that will aid in identifying post cards you might find in your own collection. Check it out:Êhttp://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/nc_post/ ¥ ¥ ¥ What You're Reading ÊÊ Ê Ê Each week, we send out a news release to 26 area newspapers and radio stations. The primary contents of each issue of Fountain AfterDark is that news release. The FAD distributed via e.mail contains no attachments. ÊÊ Ê Ê To add friends to our e.mail subscription list, send their e.mail address toÊfountainexpress@rafountain.com. To removeÊyourself from this list, reply to this e.mail with "unsubscribe" asÊeither text or subject of your e.mail. Ê Ê Our e.mail list is not sold or traded or otherwise shared with anyone. Ê Ê Ê Please let us know of any suspected abuses of the Fountain AfterDark/Fountain Express distribution list. -30- Fountain AfterDark vol 3, no 36 September 20, 2007 published weekly by R.A. Fountain, General Store & Internet Cafe Greenville Grass Performs Friday, Blues-Folk Homecoming for Brenda Linton Saturday - October Schedule Released [Fountain, NC] Buddy Zincone brings the Greenville Grass back to Fountain General Store on Friday night. ÊOn Saturday night, Washington native Brenda Linton performs a homecoming concert of original songs in blues, jazz and folk styles that have been likened most often to Joni Mitchell. Greenville Grass has been picking traditional bluegrass in Greenville, with Buddy Zincone at its center, since the 1960s. Collectively, the band boasts over 100 years of bluegrass picking experience. Zincone plays banjo and dobro; Lane Hollis plays fiddle, banjo, and guitar; Tom Scott, mandolin; Bill Poplin, rhythm guitar; and Willie Nelms, bass. The band performs traditional bluegrass and some surprising pop selections like the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" in bluegrass style. Greenville Grass's September 21 concert begins at 7:30; general admission is $5. Brenda Linton first performed with New Horizon, a folk trio that broke up soon after member Steve Mallard was drafted. Her next band, Warm Êincluded Stephen Davis, Donnie Brooks (who wrote the band's only single, "My Mary"), Robert Hudson, Danny Potaire, Kittie Cobis [West], and Linda Stoffel. Warm kept busy in the early 1970s performing at festivals, colleges, and clubs throughout the southeast; theyÊopened twice for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and also for Rare Earth, the Happenings, and Uriah Heep. After Warm, LintonÊtraveled extensively in Europe, before settlingÊin London, where she experimented with several musical directions, including work as lead singer in a heavy metal band. During that period, she also began writing songs, one of which is the title track to her new CD, "The Secret." Linton performed recently at the Shakori Hills festival. She currently works as a solo artist out of Asheveile. For Saturday's show, she will be accompanied by Paul Leech, who also plays with County Line .ÊHe plays mandolin, tin whistle, acoustic guitar, upright & electric bass, and, Linton says, "can sing a pretty harmony line." He is at home with a variety of genres, including folk, traditional, Celtic,Ê and zydeco. He teaches mandolin and guitar, and offers recording, mixing, and mastering services at his own Megiddo Studios in Asheville. Brenda Linton's September 22 concert begins at 8 p.m.; general admission is $5. R.A. Fountain, General Store and Internet Cafe, is located in historic downtown Fountain at 6754 E. Wilson Street. Its family atmosphere is smoke- and alcohol-free. For further information, visit www.rafountain.com or call 252-749-7979. -30- Free-at-3:00 series resumes in October Fri Oct 5ÊBruce Piephoff Ê&Ê Mary Rocap 7:30 $7.50 Singer-songwriter showcase with two of NC's finest Sat 6 Marlboro Boys 7:30 $5 The biggest and best bluegrass gospel band in eastern NC Sun 7 Brien Barbour, with Captain Bill opening Free-at-3:00 Original and classic Americana, folk, and gospel: Brien's got a grand, booming voice and the kind of sunny disposition that makes for a delightful show. Fri 12 Steve Creech ÊSextet, with vocalist Pat Tutino 7:30 $7.50 general admission, $10 reserved Big band Jazz classics, show tunes, classic pop: everything swings when Creech, of Greenville, brings his sextet to town. Tonight's show also features Les Sutorius on trumpet.Ê Sat 13 Smith Brothers Bluegrass 7:30 $5 Fine traditional bluegrass from three Rocky Mount brothers and their parlor picking pals Sun 14 Danny Daughtridge Trio Free-at-3:00 A Rocky Mount trio that plays original and classic bluegrass, folk, gospel, and country Fri Oct 19 Charlie Flowers and the International Harvesters 7:30 $5 Elm City's Hootin' Cowboy has one of the hottest honky-tonk country bands around when Ronnie King sits in on lead guitar, and he'll be here tonight, with Johnny Barham on pedal steel. Sat 20 In the Tradition 7:30 $5 One of the Southeast's best bluegrass bands, based out of Virginia, fronted by Donnie Mason on mandolin Sun 21 Tim Cahill BandÊ Ê Free-at-3:00 Original Americana, folk, bluegrass from New England Fri 26 Phyllis Tannerfrye Ê with See You Tuesday opening $7:30 $5 Original Americana from the SC Low Country, with Fountain favorites opening Sat 27 Harvest Wind 7:30 $5 Another outstanding Virginia-based bluegrass band, Lhamon Recording artists fronted by fiddling Rhonda Vincent on lead vocals. Sun 28 Flat Mountain Dulcimers Free-at-3:00 OurÊoriginal Free-at-3:00 band, and always one of our favorites. Their sweet sounds fill this old building up beautifully. - - - What You're Reading Each week, we send out a news release to 26 area newspapers and radio stations. The primary contents of each issue of Fountain AfterDark is that news release. The FAD distributed via e.mail contains no attachments. ÊÊ Ê Ê To add friends to our e.mail subscription list, send their e.mail address toÊfountainexpress@rafountain.com. To removeÊyourself from this list, reply to this e.mail with "unsubscribe" asÊeither text or subject of your e.mail. Ê Ê Our e.mail list is not sold or traded or otherwise shared with anyone. ÊÊ ÊPlease let us know of any suspected abuses of the Fountain AfterDark/Fountain Express distribution list. -30- Fountain AfterDark vol 3, no 37 September 27, 2007 published weekly by R.A. Fountain, General Store & Internet Cafe Nixon, Blevins, and Gage Plays Bluegrass Friday - Joe Woodson, Bill & Libby Hicks Play Old-time Saturday in Fountain [Fountain, NC] The Triangle-based bluegrass trio Nixon, Blevins, and Gage makes its Fountain debut this coming Friday night. Bill and Libby Hicks return to town with Chapel Hill-based singer-songwriter Joe Woodson on Saturday night for a double-header evening of original and classic old-time, country, and folk music. Larry Nixon, one of the co-hosts of the PineCone Bluegrass Show on WQDR-Raleigh, and David Blevins have been picking together since the mid-1990s. When Steven Gage joined them, on bass, their trio was born. They have released 4 critically acclaimed CDs, including their newest, "Picking with Friends." The band has been most heavily influenced by the music and performance style of Doc Watson. They were featured at the 2006 MerleFest and have performed with Del McCoury, the Grass Cats, and Carolina Road, among others. Nixon, Blevins and Gage's September 28 concert begins at 8 p.m.; general admission is $5. Joe Woodson has been performing professionally for over 25 years. While living in Nashville, Tennessee, he was a member of the Black Jacks and also the Nationals. He is currently based out of Chapel Hill, where he also operates his own recording studio. He has released 3 CDs of mostly original material. Bill Hicks, an original founder of the Red Clay Ramblers,Ê has performed in Fountain before with wife Libby, a Tarboro native. He plays fiddle and writes many of their songs. They are also a popular act for contra dances throughout the region and have released two CDs. The Joe Woodson concert, with Bill and Libby Hicks, begins at 8 p.m. on September 29. General admission is $5. R.A. Fountain, General Store and Internet Cafe, is located in downtown Fountain, the intersection of US 258 and NC 222. Its family atmosphere is smoke- and alcohol-free. For further information, visit www.rafountain.com or call 252-749-7974. -30- Further details, music, and photos: Nixon, Blevins and GageÊ http://www.nixonblevinsandgage.com/ Joe Woodson http://joewoodson.com/ Bill & Libby Hicks http://originalredclayramblers.com/bill/ - - - Free-at-3:00 series resumes in October Fri Oct 5ÊBruce Piephoff Ê&Ê Mary Rocap 7:30 $7.50 Singer-songwriter showcase with two of NC's finest Sat 6 Marlboro Boys 7:30 $5 The biggest and best bluegrass gospel band in eastern NC Sun 7 Brien Barbour with Captain Bill opening Free-at-3:00 Original and classic Americana, folk, and gospel: Brien's got a grand, booming voice and the kind of sunny disposition that makes for a delightful show. Fri 12 Steve Creech ÊSextet, with vocalist Pat Tutino 7:30 $7.50 general admission, $10 reserved Big band Jazz classics, show tunes, classic pop: everything swings when Creech, of Greenville, brings his sextet to town. Tonight's show also features Les Sutorius on trumpet.Ê Sat 13 Smith Brothers Bluegrass 7:30 $5 Fine traditional bluegrass from three Rocky Mount brothers and their parlor picking pals Sun 14 Danny Daughtridge Trio Free-at-3:00 A Rocky Mount trio that plays original and classic bluegrass, folk, gospel, and country Fri Oct 19 Charlie Flowers and the International Harvesters 7:30 $5 Elm City's Hootin' Cowboy has one of the hottest honky-tonk country bands around when Ronnie King sits in on lead guitar, and he'll be here tonight, with Johnny Barham on pedal steel. Sat 20 In the Tradition 7:30 $5 One of the Southeast's best bluegrass bands, based out of Virginia, fronted by Donnie Mason on mandolin Sun 21 Tim Cahill BandÊ Ê Free-at-3:00 Original Americana, folk, bluegrass from New England Fri 26 Phyllis Tannerfrye Ê with See You Tuesday opening $7:30 $5 Original Americana from the SC Low Country, with Fountain favorites opening Sat 27 Harvest Wind 7:30 $5 Another outstanding Virginia-based bluegrass band, Lhamon Recording artists fronted by fiddling Rhonda Vincent on lead vocals. Sun 28 Flat Mountain Dulcimers Free-at-3:00 OurÊoriginal Free-at-3:00 band, and always one of our favorites. Their sweet sounds fill this old building up beautifully. - - - What You're Reading Each week, we send out a news release to 26 area newspapers and radio stations. The primary contents of each issue of Fountain AfterDark is that news release. The FAD distributed via e.mail contains no attachments. ÊÊ Ê Ê To add friends to our e.mail subscription list, send their e.mail address toÊfountainexpress@rafountain.com. To removeÊyourself from this list, reply to this e.mail with "unsubscribe" asÊeither text or subject of your e.mail. Ê Ê Our e.mail list is not sold or traded or otherwise shared with anyone. ÊÊ ÊPlease let us know of any suspected abuses of the Fountain AfterDark/Fountain Express distribution list. -30-