The Queen City Balladeers – Live Acoustic Music

Upcoming House Concert

Chuck Black (Queen City Balladeer, Folk Notes Editor, and Historian) is hosting a house concert on Saturday, February 11, for Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart.

This house concert will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, February 11, at 5893 Thorny Ridge Road, Milford. Tickets are $15 at the door.

The concert is open to the public. Park anywhere along the street but not on the neighbors’ lawns! Bring a snack to share. Soft drinks and water will be provided. Chuck says you can bring your own beer or wine if you want.

For more details and to RSVP, contact Chuck at ramblinchuck (a) fuse.net (or you can email him at his Historian email using the Contact US page.)

Chuck needs you to RSVP so he knows the count. He can accommodate 35-40 guests.

You can find out more about Stacey and Mark, and hear their music, here:

http://www.staceyandmark.com/

Bill Staines Returns

Bill Staines

Folk music legend Bill Staines returns to the Leo Coffeehouse stage on March 30, 2012. Tickets, available on-line now, are $10 for Queen City Balladeer members and $12 for non-members. On the day of the show, ticket prices increase to $12 for members and $15 for non-members.

To buy tickets now, click the button in the right sidebar or at the bottom of the page that you get to when you continue reading …

Playing and Listening Around the Area

The Other Rooms** page has been updated with information about some new venues and upcoming concerts, and we’ve added a page called Gigs & Open Mics for performers looking for an opportunity to play.

One venue that looks like it’s going to be fantastic for both audiences and players is the Plain Folk Cafe in Pleasant Plan, Ohio. More information is available on both Other Rooms** and Gigs & Open Mics.

Folk Notes

The February edition of Folk Notes is available here.

Tracy & Dave: Listen Now

When Tracy Grammer graced the Leo stage in November, one of the stories she told was about the discovery of a treasure trove of recordings she and Dave Carter, her late partner. had made over the course of several years. Some of the songs were professionally recorded and mixed in the studio, others were recorded in a more intimate living/family room setting.

Grammer digitized the tapes and then compiled 11 of them (some never heard before) into the CD Little Blue Egg. Until February 14, the official release date, you can stream the CD in its entirety or sample individual tracks on Folk Alley.

I am listening to it right now, as I write this. It’s everything you would want from Dave & Tracy.

The Leo Future

Here’s who is playing when the Leo returns on February 12.

The Leo Past

I’ve not yet written about the January 29 show, but you can read bout the January 15 and January 22 shows.

One thing I noticed on the January  22 show was how quiet the room was once the show started and how intently the audience was paying attention to the performers. Silence really makes a difference. Even polite whispering in the  back causes ripples in the atmosphere of the room, and, from my own experience, can be heard by the performers, and disturbs the rest of the audience.  

This was reinforced on January 29 when I was one of those whispering in the back of the room, and I could tell that I was disturbing others in the audience. 

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A Shout Out from Ellie at the Bitter End

On January 15, 2012, Queen City Balladeer Ellie Fabe performed at the Bitter End in New York City. At the end of the set, she gave a shout out to the Leo and waved to us all. (Did you wave back? I did.) 

Ellie’s planning to turn the session into a live-performance CD and hopes to have the CD release party at the Leo. Here’s Ellie’s shout out and final song.(Uploaded with permission.)

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