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Last Northside Square Dance of the season at North Presbyterian Church, 4022 Hamilton Ave. Saturday May 19 at 7:30 pm, Music by Rabbit Hash String Band, caller/teacher Russ Childers. EVERYONE welcome – come on out! $7 at the door.
MUCH fun!!!
REMINDER!
There will be a summer jam again this year. The plan is Sundays at Sharon Woods at 6:00 starting the week after the last Leo of the season. Last year we had a good group for the weekly session. Papa Joe will be the coordinator this year, so email or contact him with questions. We will try to make announcements at Leo and at the jam circle, but pass the word.
I am looking for an used octave mandolin. Thanks.
Fling yourself into spring…
The RABBIT HASH STRING BAND presents the NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY SQUARE DANCE. Russ Childers calls and teaches traditional hoedown dances to high energy old-time music. Beginners welcome!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
7:30-10:00pm
The Hall at North Presbyterian Church, 4222 Hamilton Avenue (across from the Northside Library), Cincinnati OH
$7 adults
Questions? (513) 732-2015 or (513) 523-1198
Tell a friend and help us spread the word. Keep community dance traditions alive in Cincinnati! Thanks for your support of our traditional arts.
Russ and Barb Childers, Warren and Judy Waldron (Rabbit Hash String Band)
Sat. Jan. 28 (today) is national kazoo day. I’m going to toot my kazoo on Saturday, how about you?
RABBIT HASH STRING BAND presents NORTHSIDE SQUARE DANCE! Saturday, February 25, 2012. 7:30pm. Old-Time Music with Traditional Calls. Special added attraction! Mike Oberst of The Tillers, guest banjoist, courtesy of Ohio Arts Council Traditional Music apprenticeship with Russ Childers. North Presbyterian Church, 4222 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati. $7 at the door. Questions? (513) 732-2015. (513) 523-1198. Bring a friend and help us spread the word. Thanks for your support keeping community dance traditions alive!
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Right foot? Left foot? Two left feet? Start out the new year on yer lucky RABBIT foot!
The RABBIT HASH STRING BAND invites y’all to swing yer partner and do si do at the NORTHSIDE SQUARE DANCE. Russ Childers calls and teaches traditional hoedown dances to high energy old-time music. Beginners welcome!
NORTHSIDE SQUARE DANCE!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
7:30-10:30pm
Music by Rabbit Hash String Band, caller Russ Childers
Presented by Urban Appalachian Council with funding by the Ohio Arts Council
North Presbyterian Church, 4222 Hamilton Avenue (across from the Northside Library), Cincinnati OH
$7 at the door
Questions? (513) 732-2015 or (513) 523-1198
Tell a friend and help us spread the word. Keep community dance traditions alive in Cincinnati!
Psst – It’s a weekend celebration! Come back on Sunday, 1:00-5:00, for UAC’s annual event, Ringing in the Appalachian New Year. Bring a dish for the community potluck, enter the Pie Contest, hear stories and write your own on the Word Quilt, listen to Rabbit Hash String Band and others, and dance with the Crossroads Dance Team.
Thanks for your support of our traditional arts.
Russ and Barb Childers, Warren and Judy Waldron (Rabbit Hash String Band)
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Leo Coffeehouse favorite, John Ford, is opening for Joshua Black Wilkins Saturday, November 5th at the Southgate House. Parlour Doors open at 8:30. Show starts at 9:30. I’ll try to save you a seat!
I would like to join people who love to play music. I specialize in Scottish fiddle but love to play and compose backup for singers. Have performed with The Dave Hawkins Band as well as The Sweeney’s plus a few other singer songwriters. Some of you have heard me at Leo Coffee House. Dave’s gone on to his other band so I don’t get to play much anymore.
On the home page this week, I posted the following::
All this has happened before, and all this will happen again. (A fabulous QCB no-prize to the first one to email me at webmaster@queencityballadeers.org with the correct Pop Culture reference for this sentence. A second fabulous no-prize to the person who emails me with the Pop Culture reference for the term no-prize.)
The winner of two fabulous no-prizes is: Julie Hotchkiss.
Said Julie: “I knew the first line of Peter Pan right away, but I didn’t know where “no-prize” came from–but now I do, so I learned something new today–never been a big comics fan, but I have certainly read a Marvel Comic or two. So, the no-prize is a faux prize . . . that could be the beginning of a song.”
There is a second pop culture reference to the line, “All this has happened before, all this will happen again.” The Cylons in Battlestar Galactica.
The Summer Jams, 2011, are done. Everyone who came pretty much agreed it was a lot of fun, so we expect to do it again next year. Thanks go to Dave and Brad for coming up with the idea.
Hope to see the summer jammers at the winter jam as well at the Leo starting next Sunday,
Announcing…that Bryan Bowers (autoharp master, singer, songwriter and storyteller) will be performing on Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at the Hopedale Unitarian Universalist Community at 8pm. Hopedale is on Rt 27 just south of Oxford, OH–on the right side of the road if you’re coming from the Cincy direction.
The event is a benefit for the Hopedale UUC, “Gathering to Give” charity group projects.
Tickets are $15.00 ($10.00 for seniors–age 60+). To reserve your tickets and get more information call (513) 280-1044 or email. Liz Woedl: liz.woedl@gmail.com. Send payment to: Hopedale UU Community, PO box 625, Oxford, OH 45056.
Seating is limited to 60 people, so best not to wait to get your tickets. He puts on a terrific show–as anyone who has been to one of his concerts will tell you.
Looking for a band: Hey fellow Leo-ites…I’m looking to join or start a band. Does your ensamble need a finger style guitar player with a bunch of original material? Can do blues, jazz and folky stuff. Some of you may know me from open mic or a set I did 3 weeks ago at Leo’s. Looking to do mainly original stuff but open to traditional etc. Looking for a bass player, some other instruments and/or vocalists. Ultimate goal is to get some sets down and be out gigging on weekends. Got lots of original material. Can arrange for you to hear it….have CD’s and/or MySpace etc. e-mail: nevillepohl@gmail.com Neville
I attended a Methodist Church in Pittsburgh that did a weekly service with a bluegrass gospel format. Are there any churches in the Cincinnati area with a quality acoustic folk, Appalachian (mountain string) or blue grass music format? (Preferably east side)
Thanks
The Episopal church just east of Hyde Park square does an acoustic Celtic Mass on Sundays@ 5.
And Alice does great music @ Holy Trinity in Norwood.
Did you ever find the church you were looking for? I am looking for the same. Thanks.
Hi Chuck -
I ran across these lovely leather guitar cases and thought the group might be interested – but have no way to post on the site – check out these links and tell me what you think
http://whippingpostleather.myshopify.com/collections/all
and these are outrageous and very elegant – http://www.calderoriginals.com/
and then there were these – some are leather, but not all – http://www.levysleathers.com/browse;cat,780;Pro-Series-Gig-Bags