1/10/24

Hello Everyone:

Well, we are back at it in the second half of our 60th season. Last Sunday we had a wonderful night of music. This Sunday is bound to be too. Join us if you can.

Leo Coffeehouse, 
January 14, 2024

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: Neil Harrell
In keeping with the singer/songwriter theme of the night, Neil will be performing some of his original tunes on two of his harp guitars in different tunings; and, possibly a song or two from some of his favorite songwriters.

2nd Set: Maurice Mattei          
A singer-songwriter/photographer/artist whose music ranges from Americana/Alt Country to Rock & Roll, Pop and Blues. He has glowing reviews both nationally (No Depression Magazine, CityBeat, The Post, Everybody's News) and internationally (France's Alt Country magazine Le Cri Du Coyote, Americana UK, Belgium's on-line Rootstime Belgium among others.) Maurice, along with his band the Tempers, have performed countless shows and were recently featured on PBS "Song of the Mountains". Maurice's current release -"JUNGALINGLE" - is available via Bandcamp. www.mmattei.com

3rd Set: Ryan Adcock
Ryan writes songs on a well-worn acoustic guitar in Cincinnati and sings them all over the country. He’s played more than 600 shows and his music has been featured on national television shows. He's been named the city's "Best Singer/Songwriter" by CityBeat Magazine's Cincinnati Entertainment Awards. http://ryanadcock.com/ 

Looking Ahead:
Leo Coffeehouse
January 21, 2024

3:30 PM: 3rd Sunday Sing Along
Tell your friends and bring the kids! Everyone will pick songs from the Rise Up Singing books.

5:15 PM: Guitar RoundTable Workshop
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.

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

All Evening Open Mic
Sign up at 6:15 PM to perform up to 3 songs. Sound system will be set up.

That’s it. I hope to see you at Leo Coffeehouse.

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.

I hope to see you at Leo Coffeehouse.

Neil Harrell
President, Queen City Balladeers/Leo Coffeehouse

President’s Letter