President’s Letter
Folknotes 03/21/24
Hello Everyone,
Here’s the latest QCB/Leo Coffeehouse news:
Leo Coffeehouse, March 24, 2024
Looking Ahead: Leo Coffeehouse, March 31, 2024
Reference Information (Below my sign off)
Leo Coffeehouse
March 24, 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.
Performances
6:40-9:00 PM:
1st Set: David Johnson and The First Set
Leo regular, David Johnson, has assembled a group of fellow QCB musicians to back him up. Come listen to his special brand of folk music with David on guitar and vocals, Cynthia McCarthy on ukulele and vocals, Linda Johnson on violin, Dick Males on upright bass and Neil Harrell on round neck Dobro, baritone guitar, and harmonica.
2nd Set: Paulette Meier and friends
Music to build peace and community. Paulette Meier is a singer/songwriter, whose strong alto voice has stirred hearts and opened minds for over 30 years in the pursuit of a peaceful, just and sustainable world.
3rd Set: Yard Cars (formerly White Line Fever)
The Yard Cars: Nora Denning, Greg Longeway, Stu Toraason, and Michelle Gillinger, play an acoustic blend of blues, bluegrass and everything in between. With one foot rooted in the Appalachian foothills and the other in the Mississippi delta, they describe their songs as Ohio River Valley roots music. They also like to think of themselves as a barn burning bluegrass eclectic collective. Trust me you’ll like what you hear.
Looking Ahead:
Leo Coffeehouse, March 31, 2024
5:15 PM: Open Jam
Musicians bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony. The jam will be held upstairs due to our new expanded time for the open mic.
6:00-9:00 PM: All Night Mic-less Open Mic
Sign up at 5:45 PM to perform two, or three, songs, depending on the number of musicians who sign up. This will be a purely acoustic performance night. We will not be setting up the sound system. So, if you perform, remember to control how loudly you play your guitar so you don’t drown out your voice.
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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