President’s Letter
Folknotes 09/12/24
Hello Everyone,
Here’s the latest QCB news:
Community Happens Here/QCB Jam, Saturday, September 14, 2024
Leo Coffeehouse, Sunday, September 15, 2024
Looking Ahead, Leo Coffeehouse, Sunday, September 22, 2024
Reference Information For New Subscribers (Below my sign off)
Community Happens Here/QCB Jam
September 14, 2024
Join us to share in the fun and music, this Saturday, from 12:30-2:30 PM, at Community Happens Here at 6238 Montgomery Rd. in Pleasant Ridge. It’s also on the QCB calendar on our website: the second Saturday of each month.
Parking is available on Montgomery Rd., on Grand Vista Ave., and at the public parking lot behind Walgreens on Woodmont Ave.
Leo Coffeehouse
September 15, 2024
5:15 PM: Open Jam Anyone can bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony (held upstairs).
5:15 PM: Guitar Roundtable Workshop A forum for players of any skill level to exchange ideas so we can all make better music together. Bring a question, share a tip. Learn a new lick or chord. Gain a new perspective, share your own with us. Enrich your guitar experience.
6:00 PM: All Evening Open Mic
Sign up at 5:30 PM to perform 1 or 2, or sometimes, 3 songs. The time available, and the song limit, will depend on the number of people who sign up. Four minutes per song is our guide. The sound system will be set up.
Looking Ahead:
Leo Coffeehouse: 09/22/24
5:15 PM: Looping workshop led by Jeff Miller
Learn from the "master of the loop/sampling pedal"- Adrian Bischoff, KZSU.
5:15 PM: Open Jam
Anyone can bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony.
Performances: 6:40 - 9:00 PM
1st Set: Bobcat
A one-man band drawing inspiration from garage rock, soul music, power pop, rhythm and blues, rockabilly, punk rock, psychobilly, new wave and indie rock. (bobcatmusic.li)
2nd Set: Jeff Miller
Nashville-based songwriter/musician, Berklee College of Music graduate, a husband, and a father, Jeff has co-written many songs, aside from his own. His live-looping technique has become ubiquitous for new guitarists and his skills as a teacher and mentor are in demand. (jeffmilleronline.com)
3rd Set: Fresh Baked Bluegrass
Doug Hatt and Trina Emig have been playing bluegrass and original music since early 2023. Trina is a veteran of the tri-state area music scene, having performed with many bands, including her own, since she first picked up a banjo in the 1980s. Doug is a relative newcomer to the local music scene, having moved here from New York City in 2018. This year, Fresh Baked added singing bass player Jim Gaube to the lineup. This is the band’s second appearance at the Leo Coffeehouse.
(Facebook: Fresh Baked Bluegrass)
That’s all for this Folknotes, I hope to see you soon.
Neil Harrell
President, Queen City Balladeers/Leo Coffeehouse
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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.