09/21/23

Hello Everyone,

Adjusted Set Times
This is the first performance Sunday at Leo Coffeehouse with our new set times. Essentially, everything is starting 15 minutes early. This will give us the option to give each act 40 minutes to play if they would like to. All three acts this Sunday can play for hours, so I’m planning on three 40 minute sets as detailed below. 

This Sunday:
Leo Coffeehouse, September 24, 2023

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. The jam will include songs from the early 1900s through the Folk Revival.

Performances

1st Set: 6:45-7:25 PM, FoxRunners
A new old time string band. Members are fiddlers Justine Cefalu and Susan Gilligan, Marc Harris on banjo and Dave Gilligan on guitar and vocals.

2nd Set: 7:25-8:05 PM, Jeff Miller
Nashville-based songwriter and "master of the loop/sampling pedal"-Adrian Bischoff. Jeff is currently touring to promote his 5th full-length album, “Loops,” featuring legendary guitarist Phil Keaggy, and working on songs for his 6th. For more on Jeff and his music go to: www.jeffmilleronline.com.

3rd Set: 8:20-9:00 PM, Jamonn Zeiler 
Jamonn is celebrating his 56th year performing in public and he still cannot get enough of the music he loves. You can find Jamonn, and info on area performances, on Facebook. 

Looking Ahead:
Leo Coffeehouse, October 1, 2023

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

1st Set: 6:45-7:25 PM: Tom Laskey
Tom was involved in the Queen City Balladeers in the late 1970s when he was studying classical guitar at the UC Conservatory of Music. He will lead a Dylan Singalong Tribute Part 2: Hidden Catalog Gems! Bring your voice and your cell phone (lyrics will be on his website as a PDF) to sing along robustly.

2nd Set: 7:25-8:05 PM: Buskin Blue
Greg Short leads with guitar and vocals, Charles Blanton accompanies on guitar while Gwynn Hayes and Greg Robinson accompany with sax and bass. All types of music with a folk and blues flavor.

3rd Set: 8:20-9:00 PM: Full Moon Ranch
Ed, Jody & Spencer are happy to be back in the saddle with Full Moon Ranch. They’ll stamp their brand on some Americana favorites, and dust off some originals for their favorite audience. fullmooonranchtrio.com 

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.

Neil Harrell
President, Queen City Balladeers/Leo Coffeehouse

President’s Letter