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Topic: Music in Maryland

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My first visit to Maryland.....without a Joe show, will take place from May 17 - June 7. But, I'm totally gobsmacked at the number of bands we'll be seeing at one concert and two festivals during my three week stay, so that in some small way makes up for no Joe!

First and really pretty much foremost, I will finally, at long last, after much yearning and drooling, get to see Grace in Balmer!!  tongue   cool 

I have a pretty good idea of what to expect thanks to youtube and thanks to the many friends here who have posted pics, vids, and remarks. I am SO up for this. I wonder what Cathy will make of Grace since she's normally not really into female performers, and will have to get us there early enough for me to be very near the front of the line for this standing venue. I'll be posting impressions, pics and films here as my visit progresses, and I welcome comments on any of the performers below that I haven't seen yet..

Artists I have seen before and who I am very much looking forward to seeing again -

Little Feat
Dana Fuchs
Davy Knowles
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Matt Schofield
John Mayall
Devon Allman

First timers -

Grace
Otis Taylor
Bobby Parker
Ana Popovic
KWS
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Shemekia Copeland
Hamilton Loomis

edit - I made an awful booboo  sad  We are, of course, seeing Grace in Balmer and not in D.C. as I originally wrote.

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Great lineup George.

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George,

You will love Ronnie Baker Brooks, especially if Jellybean Johnson is with him!!! High energy and a great show! cool

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yeah we'll "chat"  smile

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yeah we'll "chat"  smile

Yo G Dawg, what he said!......LOL, sounds like an exhausting schedule, but no problem for a young buck like yourself. I'm gonna catch Ana on 5/25 myself for the 1st time, will give ya the down low if you have time to log on.

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George,

You will love Ronnie Baker Brooks, especially if Jellybean Johnson is with him!!! High energy and a great show! cool

Hey Rhonda, I've got a tip for you too! Please try and get to the Old Rock House on June 1 to catch the very wonderful Dana Fuchs who, apart from being a great singer with bags of charisma and stage presence, is also gorgeous and incredibly photogenic! I'd love to see what you could 'with' her.  wink

See what I mean here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/41803612@N … 108778515/

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Man oh man, I hope you bring the track shoes. That is a busy schedule! I thought we were getting busy with 6 shows and 14 bands in the next month,(Blues and Zydeco this weekend with RF) but ours looks like a rest tour compared to that. Have a blast George, your Joeshow should be there now btw. Have the Witchy check the mail.  smile (burn a copy for BJJ)
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Man oh man, I hope you bring the track shoes. That is a busy schedule! I thought we were getting busy with 6 shows and 14 bands in the next month,(Blues and Zydeco this weekend with RF) but ours looks like a rest tour compared to that. Have a blast George, your Joeshow should be there now btw. Have the Witchy check the mail.  smile (burn a copy for BJJ)
Rick

Yes please & thank you.

BTW - asked one of the people at that club in town here where she was supposed to play...all I got was blank stares.  Finally 1 guy said I just don't know...  roll

OK THEN...

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Jdawg and Rick - those are not all different shows! I ain't 25 no more! 

We're seeing Grace the day after I arrive, then two days at the Chesapeake Bay Blues and three days at the Western Maryland in Hagerstown. Of course, five days of festivals stand or fall with the weather.  roll

BJJ, burning your copy from Rick will be one of my first jobs on Cathy's new super pc.  wink

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I am seeing Hamilton Loomis on Monday at the Beaverwood - he is brilliant.  The last time I saw him play there Matt Schofield came to sit in on a couple of songs - it was pure magic.  Hope they have a chance to jam in Maryland.  Matt was in wonderful form at the Borderline on Tuesday  big_smile

Have a brilliant time George and Cathy.
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Amsterhammer wrote:

Jdawg and Rick - those are not all different shows! I ain't 25 no more! 

We're seeing Grace the day after I arrive, then two days at the Chesapeake Bay Blues and three days at the Western Maryland in Hagerstown. Of course, five days of festivals stand or fall with the weather.  roll

BJJ, burning your copy from Rick will be one of my first jobs on Cathy's new super pc.  wink

Pick up some double density dvd blanks, it's too big to fit on a regular one. May the weather gods smile on you.

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Pick up some double density dvd blanks, it's too big to fit on a regular one. May the weather gods smile on you.

I will, and thanks.

Only six days till Grace......  tongue   big_smile   tongue

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Four nights till Cathy, five nights till Grace........oh man  tongue

Gift shopping done, hair cut done, seats reserved, Indy trip booked, piles on bed now waiting to be stowed, post-its everywhere, chasing self in circles.....

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Amsterhammer wrote:

Four nights till Cathy, five nights till Grace........oh man  tongue

Gift shopping done, hair cut done, seats reserved, Indy trip booked, piles on bed now waiting to be stowed, post-its everywhere, chasing self in circles.....

Oooh, exciting!! Wish I could smuggle myself in the bag to be there for all these adventures as well!
Have lots of fun ... but I´m sure you will!  smile

Big hug to Cathy please ...
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Big hug to Cathy please ...
Eva

Yup, lots of fun is top of the list! I will add your hug to all the others I have to deliver on Tuesday - I just hope that girl can handle all those hugs...  tongue

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eva wrote:

Big hug to Cathy please ...
Eva

Yup, lots of fun is top of the list! I will add your hug to all the others I have to deliver on Tuesday - I just hope that girl can handle all those hugs...  tongue

Well then, make her well with a healing kiss from me.  No worries, it'll all come back to you!  Have a fantastic time, celebrate, annihilate time spent to agelessness, rejuvenate yourselves together, all with the things you are both famous for-FUN!  cool

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Wired..trying to get to bed for four hours sleep...next post will be from the bewitched forest in the US of A.  tongue

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Godspeed and safe journey George.
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