Well it seems like this week's newsletter is mostly all about Spencer Bohren... and with good reason.
The Ozark Blues Society has been able to work with several local organizations this year to help start what we hope will be an annual artist in residency program. The idea is to bring a blues artist to the area for several days and schedule a number of performances that provide a variety of blues programming options... blues education and entertainment (the music, the history, the heritage and the artists), at local schools, libraries and music venues.
To start things off, we were able to partner with the Walton Arts Center to get Spencer to perform his award winning "Down the Dirt Road Blues" in some local schools during the day on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
We also partnered with Downtown Bentonville Inc. and are happy to be able to present Spencer for a concert and storytelling appearance at the Tusk & Trotter on Wednesday evening, which will feature New Orlean Style Cuisine created especially for the evening.
On Thursday, we once again worked with the Bentonville Public Library to present the 5th Annual Blues @ the Bentonville Library featuring Spencer's newest presentation "Westward" . Also, as part of this years' Blues @ the Library Program - Joe Pitts is scheduled for a slide guitar workshop and performance on Saturday October 20th.
Additional details of these events are listed below.
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Spencer Bohren
Artist Residency - Northwest Arkansas Community College |
 Presented by the Ozark Blues Society in partnership with the Walton Arts Center.
Spencer Bohren - Winner of the 2010 Keeping the Blues Alive in Education Award by the Blues foundation will present "Down the Dirt Road Blues"
When:
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Time:
12:PM - 1:15PM and
1:30PM - 2:45PM
Place:
Music Recital Hall, Burns Hall at Nortwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville.
Free for NWACC Students, Faculty and Staff
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New Orleans Cuisine and Blues |
Blues Bayou
Tusk & Trotter
110 SE A Street, Bentonville
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
6:30 - 9:00pm
Tickets:
$35 for DBI and Blues Society Members
$45 for Non-Members
To order call: 479.254.0254
Enjoy a special evening of the Blues from
storyteller, Spencer Bohren while dining on
delicious New Orleans style delicacies
For full menu details, visit:
www.downtownbentonville.org/events
Sponsored By: Harrison French & Associates, LTD
Produced in Partnership by: Downtown Bentonville Inc. and The Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas
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5th Annual Blues @ the Bentonville Library Programs |
Blues at the Bentonville Library
October 11 @ 6:30 PM - Spencer Bohren
October 20 @ 2:00 PM - Joe Pitts
Join us for our fifth annual "Blues @ the Bentonville Library" event, starring Spencer Bohren and Joe Pitts! Both of these events are free and family friendly.
On Thursday, October 11th Spencer will be presenting his new program, Westward, which is based on our country's expansion west.
Ever since the first ships filled with adventurers and colonists arrived on the eastern seaboard from Europe in the 16th Century, much of America's history has involved a steady movement to the west, often at great physical and personal cost to the settlers and their families. From the push across the Appalachians into the wilderness to the mile-wide Mississippi River, across the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, the deserts, and the High Sierras to the California coast, music often made the arduous journey a little easier. Some of those songs survive to this day, and Spencer Bohren utilizes a selection of those very songs to orchestrate his telling of the tale of America's Westward Expansion. You may find yourself singing along as Spencer guides you through the Cumberland Gap, into the middle of the country, and over the mountains on your journey to the land of the setting sun.
On Saturday, October 20th Joe will present a slide guitar workshop, followed by a set starring Joe and his band.
Hailed as one of the most soulful blues-rock guitarists today, Joe Pitts is pulling influences from yesterday
into today. Joe has been compared to guitarists such as Duane Allman and Walter Trout. Although his influences range from Jeff Beck to Roy Buchanan, Joe is known worldwide for his slide guitar work.
From funk to jazz to blues to rock and everything in between, Joe is a musician's musician. Touted as one of Arkansas' best musicians, this international touring artist has played hundreds of shows, touring all over the world!
Mark your calendars and tell your friends. These two events should not be missed.
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Grady Champion at Legacy Blues |
Next Saturday, October 13th, Grady Champion and his band make an area appearance at Legacy Blues in Fayetteville.
A Mississippi Blues Man... Grady Champion is a young, blues singer and harmonica player that has been compared to Sonny Boy Williamson.
Grady is a very charismatic and high-energy performer. His style and sound is soulful, bluesy and updated. In a recent issue of Blues Review, Grady was referred to as a "21st Century Mississippi Blues Man".
Grady Champion and his band took first place in the Band Division at the 2010 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. His song "Make That Monkey Jump" from the CD " Dreamin' " released in 2011, was nominated for (2) 2012 Blues Music Awards and winner for " Song of the year" 2012 Blues Reader Critic Awards!
Make that Monkey Jump on YouTube...>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP9T0a2JBqE
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Music Calendar
10/05 - 10/13
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10.5
- Leah & the Mojo Doctors and Honeyshine at George's Happy Hour in Fayetteville
- Nate Wong and the Jazz Tellers, Larry Bedell at Legacy Blues in Fayetteville
- Jeff Horton Band at the Stolen Glass in Fayetteville
- Brick Fields at the Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville
- Keith Nicholson at Wasabi in Fayetteville
- Michael Tisdale at JJ's Grill & Chill in Rogers
- Blew Reed and the Flatheads at the Rowdy Beaver in Eureka Springs
- King Biscuit Blues Festival, Helena, AR
10.6
- Soulful Sounds at Legacy Blues in Fayetteville
- Nathan A Blues at JJ's Grill & Chill in Fayetteville
- King Biscuit Blues Festival, Helena, AR
10.7
10.8
- Jeff Gray Jazz at the Tanglewood Branch Beer Company in Fayetteville
10.9
- Open Jam at the Bayou in Rogers Hosted by The Larry's - 8pm
- Jazz Jam with Ryan Ashworth and Gary Sloan at Mojo's Pints & Pies in Fayetteville
10.10
- Spencer Bohren - "Down the Dirt Road Blues" at NWACC Music Recital Hall - 12 noon and 1:30pm - Free for NWACC Students, Faculty and Staff
- Spencer Bohren - at the Tusk & Trotter in Bentonveille - 6:30pm
- Wes & Miles at Legacy Blues in Fayetteville
- TJ Scarlett at the Tanglewood Branch Beer Company in Fayetteville
- Teddy Sablon at the Greenhouse Grill in Fayetteville
10.11
- Spencer Bohren - "Westward" at the Bentonville Public Library in Bentonveille - 6:30pm - Free, Family Friendly Event!
- Yaniv Taubenhouse Duo, Rough Draft at Legacy Blues in Fayetteville
- Mo Brothers at JJ's Grill & Chill in Fayetteville
10.12
- Full House, LaFuSo at George's Happy Hour in Fayetteville
- Theo Reynolds, Barrett Baber at Legacy Blues in Fayetteville
- Jeff Horton Band at Shirley's in Springdale
10.13
- Grady Champion Band at Legacy Blues in Fayetteville
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The 29th Annual International Blues Challenge Tickets are on Sale Now.
The 29th International Blues Challenge is set to begin Tuesday, January 29, 2013 and conclude on Saturday February 2, 2013. The competition will be held in Memphis, TN in the Beale Street entertainment district. Tickets are available online NOW
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Local Blues Festivals happening in the very near future:
27th Annual King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AR
October 4 - 6
Click on the logo for more details
12th Annual Pinetop Homecoming Celebration
Clarkdale, MS
October 7
Click on the logo for more details
Harvest Music Festival
Mulberry Mountain, Ozark, AR
October 11 - 13
Click on the logo for more details |
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On this day in Blues History...
October 5th |
B.B. King & Gladys Knight – Please Send Me Someone To Love
Little Walter – Mellow Down Easy
Listen here..>>
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"They call it 12 bar blues because people like Little Brother Montgomery and other guys started putting a left hand boogie beat to 'em. In those days, if the beat wasn't uptempo, they called it ''barrelhouse'' and if it was uptempo, they called it 'Dudlow' or 'Dudlow Joe.' They would call this left hand putting the dudlow to the blues. After people got wise enough to commercialize it, somebody said, 'We'll call this boogie-woogie."
- Willie Dixon |
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