President’s Letter
2/21/24
Here’s the latest QCB/Leo Coffeehouse news:
• Leo Coffeehouse, February 25, 2024
• Looking Ahead: Leo Coffeehouse, March 3, 2024
• Reference Information (Below my sign off)
Leo Coffeehouse
February 25, 2024
5:15 PM: Open Jam
Musicians bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony. This jam continues upstairs during the concert.
5:15 PM: 4th Sunday Old Time Country Jam
Join us playing early roots country and related music such as Jimmy Rogers, Bob Wills, Patsy Cline, Delmore Brothers and The Carter Family. We’ll include songs from the early 1900s through the Folk Revival.
Performances 6:40-9:00 PM
1st Set: Dave Sanders
Dave Sanders plays guitar with a unique finger and capo style. Dave’s songs range from the 1930s to the 1970s with a couple pieces from the 1600s; each performed with his own unique treatment.
2nd Set: Whistlestop
Kelli Domke and Dean Kotchka, who perform as WhistleStop, along with guest upright bassist, Dick Males, will bring a mix of songs, styles, and artists steeped in Appalachian, folk, and classic country music. Blending acoustic guitar with vocal harmonies, WhistleStop offers a style rooted in Americana tradition, updated with modern sensibilities.
3rd Set: Raison DâEtre
Violet Rae Webster, Vickie Ellis, and Roberta Schultz are three women who live to sing together. According to Mike Breen of Cincinnati CityBeat, the folk trio offers "some of the finest three-part harmony singing you'll likely ever hear." You can expect traditional folk songs, a capella swing tunes, and cowboy anthems, all delivered in their pure Kentucky blend. https://raison3.com/
Looking Ahead:
Leo Coffeehouse, March 3, 2024
5:15 PM Open Jam
Musicians bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony. This jam continues upstairs during the concert.
Performances
6:40-9:00 PM:
1st Set: Chris Bieri
Chris Bieri has had a lifelong passion for folk music. Tonight, she and friends Alana Johnson and Rockne Riddlebarger will bring to life songs reflecting the mythic and marginal characters who inhabit Chris’ American dream.
2nd Set: Bob Ford
Plays hits from the 1570s to the 1970s. He brings banjo and guitar, picks a little and grins a lot, and plays the hits folks love to sing along with. He’s performed all around the Midwest from TallShips to TallStacks.
https://bobfordmusic.com
3rd Set: The Farmer and the Crow
With more than a decade of performances, the legendary Ma Crow plays bluegrass, Americana and Old-time Mountain music along with Dale Farmer, creator of the film The Mountain Minor, and longtime band member with the Back Porch Hounds and Jericho Old-time Band. Together, The Farmer and the Crow perform both originals and creative interpretations of forgotten gems.
QCB/Leo Coffeehouse Membership
We are keeping our standard annual QCB membership dues at $20.00 for a family, or for a single person plus a guest. Last year, knowing that the pandemic cut into our contingency funds, as we continued to pay overhead expenses with no income, some members donated larger amounts to QCB. We very much appreciate the support of all QCB members at all levels.
We are exploring setting up our website to allow the payment of different levels of dues support. For now, if you’d like to pay the standard dues, you can pay them online here or by a check at Leo. (We’ve discontinued our P.O. Box, I will have a mailing address in the next newsletter for those who wish to mail their membership dues.)
If you would like to donate more than the $20.00 standard dues, you can do so by check, or through our website. When you get to the page with the box to relay instructions, just note that you are paying a larger amount for your dues.
For visitors who prefer not to become a member, a donation of $5.00 (cash) per person helps us pay the rent for our non-profit organization. Donations can be slipped in the box at the welcome table outside our performance room, Founders Hall. If you can’t afford that, pay what you can afford or nothing at all. We will welcome you to join us either way.
That’s all for this Folknotes, I hope to see you soon at Leo Coffeehouse.
Neil Harrell
President, Queen City Balladeers/Leo Coffeehouse
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