Calendar

March 4, 2010: Grundy, Virginia

Thursday : 7:00 PM
Southern Voices with Glenis Redmond
at Grundy Community Center
276-935-2128
A powerful combination of performance poetry, blues, worksongs, rhythm & blues and slide guitar, gourd banjo, diddley bow. I'll only say this once: don't miss this. It will be a moving, funny and tender evening featuring two friends with different art forms and the same sort of goals.

March 6, 2010: Bedford, Virginia

Saturday : 7:30 PM
Friends of the Library Concert Series
at Bedford Public Library
321 North Bridge Street
www.friendsofbedfordlibrary.org
kn@jamesjonesinstruments.com
A couple of sets of stories, songs, blues and slide guitar, gourd banjo and diddley bow featuring both original and traditional material. Blues legend Robert Johnson's work will figure in the evening's entertainment. Come join us. Bring a friend.

March 12, 2010: Troy, New York

Friday : TBA
Teaching Concert and two classroom lecture/performances
at Doyle Middle School
1976 Burdett Avenue
chucksmith1961@yahoo.com
The students are studying slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction periods and these activities will explore music, history and the culture of those times.

March 20, 2010: North Branch, New York

Saturday : 7:00 PM
Riverfolk Concert Series
at Riverfolk Concerts
The Old North Branch Inn
www.theoldnorthbranchinn.com
845-252-6783
jill@jillskitchen.com
A part of their acoustic music series, this concert will feature a couple of different guitars, lots of slide guitar, some gourd banjo playing, diddley bow and a lot of fine singing. Acoustic blues, traditional and original songs. Come join us if you can.

April 11, 2010: Carlsbad, California

Sunday : 2:00 PM
Sunday Concert Series
at Museum of Music Making
Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Lane
www.museumofmakingmusic.org
jillianj@museumofmakingmusic.org
760-438-5996
I'm delighted to be coming back to Carlsbad this Spring for a performance, replete with stories, history, and lots of fine singing and acoustic blues, slide guitar, and diddley bow. Traditional blues from the likes of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Honeyboy Edwards, and select originals off my latest Cd, Thunder's Mouth (http://ThundersMouthCD.com)
Schulman Auditorium

April 17, 2010: Voorheesville, New York

Saturday : 8:00 PM
Old Songs Concert Series: Blues
at Old Songs Concert Series
37 South Main Street
www.oldsongs.org/concerts.html
oldsongs@oldsongs.org
518-765-2815
I'm delighted to be coming back to work with Old Songs, a venerable and spunky festival and concert series. I'll have all my instruments with me and plan to sing up a storm with great stories in between.

April 21, 2010: Cary, North Carolina

Wednesday : 8:10 AM
A teaching concert and class discussion
at Cary Academy Middle School
1500 North Harrison Avenue
caryacademy.org
919-677-3873
We'll start with a teaching concert and then an after performance discussion of the history, background and musical/cultural connections between African and American people and music.
A private school performance

April 22, 2010: Boone, North Carolina

Thursday : TBA
Master Class for Guitarists
at Farthing Auditorium/ASU
733 Rivers Street
This will be a master class/workshop for guitarists interested in acoustic blues, ragtime, and slide guitar. Much of the content will be driven by the participants, open tunings, slide basics and right hand techniques will be featured.

April 22, 2010: Boone, North Carolina

Thursday : 9:30 AM
Teaching Concert
at Farthing Auditorium/ASU
733 Rivers Street
A part of my two day residency in Watauga County.

April 23, 2010: Boone, North Carolina

Friday : 8:45 AM
Two Teaching Concerts
at Watauga County Arts Council
400 High School Drive
www.watauga-arts.org
christy@watauga-arts.org
828-264-1789
Two educational Blues concerts at Boone High School at 8:45 and 10:30 a.m.

April 24, 2010: Raleigh, North Carolina

Saturday : 8:00 PM
at Six String Cafe
1040 Buck Jones Road
ww.sixstringcafe.com
info@sixstringcafe.com
919-462-6189
This marks my first show for a dear old friend David Sardinha and his renowned Six String Cafe in their new home in Raleigh. Please come join us and support this marvelous venue for great acoustic music.

April 30 - May 1, 2010 : Carrollton, Georgia

Friday - Saturday: TBA
Outreach workshops, Master Class, Concert
at University of West Georgia
Townsend Center
www.townsendcenter.org
rjenning@westga.edu
678-839-4722
A master class on acoustic blues and slide guitar will be scheduled for the afternoon of May 1st which will be followed that evening by a community concert of acoustic blues, slide and ragtime guitar, historical anecdotes, stories and songs. Tel. 678-839-4722

May 28 - May 30, 2010 : Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Friday - Sunday: TBA
Three Day music workshops & Concert
at Juniata College
Folk College/Huntingdon Co. Arts
simplegiftsmusic.com/folkcollege/
hcac@adelphia.net
814-643-6220
hxf11@scasd.org
I'll be performing a set in the Saturday evening concert, which begins at 7:00 p.m. Come out for a remarkable sampler of great acoustic music.
www.simplegiftsmusic.com/folkcollege

February 18, 2011: Princeton, New Jersey

Friday : 8:15 PM
Yes, this is in 2011
at Princeton Folk Music Society at Christ Congregation Church
50 Walnut Lane
www.princetonfolk.org
info@princetonfolk.org
609-799-0944
This will be my first visit to this venerable acoustic music presenting organization's series. Please join us and help me get invited back!