Check here often for updated shows!

NEW - Cherryholmes are coming to the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI

Join the Grammy-nominated and International Bluegrass Music Associations
Entertainers of the Year on Sunday, April 19, 2008

Tickets go on sale on February 1, 2008

More information to come!

NEW - Corsair Concert Series

April 26, 2008

Presenting: Tony Trischka Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectactular

This is the 16th season for the Corsair Concert Series in Tawas City, Michigan
Presenting quality bluegrass music in an old-time, up close atmosphere.

Presented by the Corsair Trail Council, proceeds from the concert series are
used to maintain and operate the Corsair Skiing and Hiking Trails
in the Huron National Forest.

Events are held at the Tawas United Methodist Church Family Center,
on highway M-55 in Tawas City. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
For further information please contact Gary Nelkie (989) 362-2001

Corsair Concert Series Website

Midwest Banjo Camp 2008

June 6-8, 2008

Olivet College, Olivet, MI ( 30 miles southwest of Lansing, MI)

Don't miss this stellar gathering of banjo folk in the area!
3 DAYS OF BANJO FUN AND LEARNING!

At the MBC you can study old-time or bluegrass banjo with some of today's best players
and teachers in both styles. Our program features hands-on classes, demonstrations
and two faculty concerts, and still leaves lots of time for jamming with your fellow banjo enthusiasts.

Great instructions such as:

Old-Time Banjo
Bob Carlin, Cathy Fink, Adam Hurt, Brad Leftwich, Reed Martin, Joe Newberry, Michael Miles and Ken Perlman.
Chris Coole heads up our old-time Novice program

Bluegrass Banjo
Janet Beazly, Greg Cahill, Pat Cloud, Bill Evans, Bill Ketih, Jens Kruger, James McKinney and Alan Munde.
Mike Sumner heads up our bluegrass Novice program

For more information:

www.MidwestBanjocamp.com

Friday Nights in Downtown Detroit - Eastern Market Area

Join the folks at the Butchers Inn as they
present Bluegrass on Every Friday night!

www.ButchersInn.com

Friday Nights - Bluegrass at the Wayne County Raccoon Hunters Club

Doors open at 7:00 and Show Starts at 8:00

$6.00 at the door - Door Prize and 50/50 Raffle too!

Home cooked meals available at a modest price... good times and good friends.

Check out the new website for schedule, directions and photos!

www.VirgiesBluegrass.com

The White Crow

Conservatory of Music

Check out the White Crow in Saginaw.
Their concert series featureing national and regional performers
will run from September through May on the 2nd and last Fridays of the month.
Our other days will be filled with concerts and workshop by local and
statewide performers, band class concerts, open mics, irish sessions
with one night a month dedicated to acoustic blues, bluegrass, gospel and Christian music,
kids open mics and even a poetry evening. The schedule runs all year round!

The White Crow also offers lessons in all stringed instruments,
full CD production including in-house photography by Hilton Photography.
Instrument retail, showcasing handbuilt instruments, consignments and
Michigan's own Wechter guitars. Coffee and tea always being served and cold drinks for sale!

Visit their website soon!

The White Crow

3736 Mackinaw - Saginaw, MI 48602 - (989) 790-2118

www.whitecrowconservatory.com

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Announcing.... Hot Banjo Licks!

A new product that we've been working on here at Westvon Publishing.

Now banjo players all over can learn the hot licks that your favorite pickers play...
in a great easy to use system that we call the Hot Banjo Licks series.

Designed for the intermediate banjo player, these products contain tab books
and audio files for practicing and are available
as either an automatic download, or on CD.

Please go and take a look and download the FREE Sampler.

www.HotBanjoLicks.com