President’s Letter
04/03/24
Hello Everyone,
Here’s the latest QCB/Leo Coffeehouse news:
The Tillers at Tunes and Blooms,
Cincinnati’s Woodyfest has Concluded its Run
Leo Coffeehouse, April 7, 2024
Looking Ahead: Leo Coffeehouse, April 14, 2024
Reference Information (Below my sign off)
The Tillers at Tunes and Blooms
The weather looks iffy, but The Tillers are scheduled to play at the Cincinnati Zoo’s Tunes and Blooms tomorrow, April 4, 2024. Admission is free after 5 PM. Parking is $10. The music starts at 6 PM. More information here.
Cincinnati’s Woodyfest has Concluded its Run
Last year around this time, Cincinnati’s annual Woodyfest, the brain child of Jake Speed, was held in a packed house at Northside’s Liberty Hall. Little did we know then, that due to many factors, including family obligations and, especially, the amount of work that is required to organize such an event, the 2023 Woodyfest would be the last of its kind.
Do not despair, Jake Speed & the Freddies, Bedel & Hibbard and Ben Turner play their music all over the Cincinnati area. So, there are plenty of opportunities to see each of them. In fact, they are bringing their own varied and distinct styles of folk music, including tributes to Woody Gutherie, to our small venue this Sunday. It won’t be Woodyfest, we have, I would guess, 1/4 the capacity of Liberty Hall, but as with all Leo Coffeehouse performances, it’s going to be a fun night of music.
Leo Coffeehouse
April 7, 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
Emcee: Carol Cohn
1st Set: Ben Turner
Cincinnati folk favorite Ben Turner will share a set of his charming, and cool, folk originals and country covers. BenTurnerfolksinger.com
2nd Set: Bedel & Hibbard
Elijah Bedel and Sam Hibbard are a young and passionate duo of American folk musicians whose love for time-honored styles and songs springs forth through their joyful music.
3rd Set: Jake Speed & the Freddies
Jake and the Freddies play a mix of traditional & original folk, country blues, and ragtime tunes that muse on Cincinnati’s unique past & present. Known as the Woody Guthrie of Cincinnati, Jake Speed is joined by “The Freddies”: Kentucky Graham, Chris Gibson, Justin Todhunter and Chris Werner. CityBeat Magazine has voted them best local musicians. FreddiesMusic.com
Looking Ahead:
Leo Coffeehouse, April 14, 2024
5:15 PM: Workshop led by Charlie Mosbrook.
5:15 PM: Songwriters Collaborative
Songwriters Cooperative back up again. Come and share your songs with other songwriters for encouragement and friendly critiques.
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.
6:40-9:00 PM: Performances
1st Set: Mike Boerschig
Mike has roamed to festivals and pubs to find songs and stories to lift people up. He performs them in his own unique style. The rhymes and the rhythms will make you smile.
2nd Set: Charlie Mosbrook
Few people have been as central to Cleveland’s music scene as Charlie Mosbrook. His turf is acoustic singer/songwriter/folk music. He has performed for 30 years, releasing albums, collaborating with and encouraging other artists, and hosting open mic nights. He’s an artist/teacher with Roots of American Music and president of FARM and Folknet. Through countless charities and events that advocate for human rights and environmental action, Charlie uses his music as a vehicle for a better world. www.charliemosbrook.com
3rd Set: Ellie Fabe
Ellie Fabe is a singer/songwriter from Cincinnati whose songs create an intimate portrait of longing and love. An interpreter of memory and nostalgia, she has a sound all her own. She’s performed in such notable venues as New York’s The Bitter End and Chicago’s The Elbo Room, and her release, Devil May Care is the 2015 Ohio Music Awards Winner for Best Singer/Songwriter. She was also nominated for the 2017 Just Plain Folks Music Awards: Best Song in the Americana category from album: Devil May Care for: “How Does It Feel?” and Best New Folk Album: Be A Girl Again. This is alternative folk, expressive, authentic. Get to know her. You'll be glad you did.
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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