VA Hospital Talent Show

  I am performing at the VA Hospital's 2014 Fall Talent Show.  It will be in Building 6, starting at 6:30 pm, on Wed, Nov. 12.  

  You are welcome to join us.  However, my part of the show will only be a three-minute performance of one song.

  I'm deliberating on which song to perform :  it will either be :

•  CAT'S WAIL (blues/funk acoustic instrumental);   

• WARM & FUZZY (soft, jazzy acoustic instrumental);  or 

• MORNING JOY (another soft, very melodic instrumental).

 

  Those of you who may be familiar with my music, give me your opinion on which song would be the best to perform in this show.

  THANKS-- Bob
 

Sandy Hoffman @ The Grapevine

Phil Keaggy- In Concert

Upcoming Gigs in Aug/ Sept

      

   I'm performing tomorrow night [ Sunday Aug 10 ] at 6pm at the Fulton Heights Neighborhood Association annual picnic. [unless delayed by rain]  It is a private party, but any of you residents of Fulton Heights, please come out & join us. I'm planning to play some original guitar instrumentals and songs, as well as a few cover tunes. Looking forward to it. 

     
   Also planning to play at Salisbury's 2nd Annual "Busker's Bash" downtown.  Every year, musicians gather downtown in front of local businesses to set up and perform for tips and just plain 'ole fun!    I played at the first one last year, and it was a real blast!   Looking forward to doing it again !
  

August 2014 Events

RANDY STONEHILL

"Live in Concert"

@ DESTINY CITY, Salisbury NC

Sunday, Aug. 10 @ 10:30 am

 

THE BELL TOWER :: CONCERT SERIES
 Salisbury, NC

Check out the Facebook event page for more details
https://www.facebook.com/belltowerconcerts

Aug. 14  & 21   Sept. 11 & 18    Oct. 9  & 16

Presented & Sponsored by

 

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 The Country Music Legends Band

featuring Darrell Connor & Friends

Thursday, August 28 at Rowan Public Library

Sponsored by CHEERWINE

Our next act in the Cheerwine Music Hour series, Darrell Connor and the Country Music Legends Band, a group of talented musicians who love to play music and make people smile.  Connor and fellow band members, Larry Tucker, Fred Carpenter, Jack Kee, Patrick Carman, and G.W. Saunders pride themselves in the quality of music they play and write.  Connor can play the banjo, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, and the 10-string pedal steel guitar.  The band describes their performance as “playing the best of Country, Bluegrass, Gospel with a little Rock & Roll and Beach”.  With a range of instruments and a diverse set list, Darrell Connor and the Country Music Legends Band is sure to play a favorite tune.

Please join us on Thursday, August 28th in the Stanback Auditorium of Rowan Public Library (Salisbury).  Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the show starts at 7:00 pm.  Please use the entrance closest to the historic Henderson Law Office.  

This show is part of the Cheerwine Music Hour, a concert series dedicated to highlighting roots of music and bringing our community together.  This series has been made possible through funding from Cheerwine and Friends of Rowan Public Library.

July 2014 Events

JULY 2014 EVENTS

THE BELL TOWER :: CONCERT SERIES
 Salisbury, NC

Check out the Facebook event page for more details
https://www.facebook.com/belltowerconcerts

Aug. 14  & 21   Sept. 11 & 18    Oct. 9  & 16

Presented & Sponsored by

 

CHECK OUT :: PHIL KEAGGY! 

Click Here for More Info or to Order Event Tickets

http://www.thecove.org/Event/events-detail/e-1642-an-evening-at-the-cove/

June 2014 Events

 

 

JUNE 2014 EVENTS

 

Wed, June 18  

The Golden Anniversary Banquet

at Rufty-Holmes Senior Center 

 A SPECIAL LUNCHEON FOR SENIORS WHO

HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 50 YEARS OR MORE

 

The program entertainment will be provided by:

• Meryl Vogh (flute, keyboard, vocals) 

• Bob Wingate (guitar) 

•  RHSC Guitar Class Students (guitar

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 Sat, June 21- The Wayne Henderson Festival

Mouth of Wilson, VA

( featuring country & bluegrass star Vince Gill )

 

Admission :  $20 per person

 

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June 21 -- 23-  Phil Keaggy & Randy Stonehill

Live Concert WEBCAST Replay

 

 

This was a "live" concert in Orlando, FL on June 7th. It originally was webcast "pay-per-view" (PPV) and now it is being made available "FREE" on webcast during the weekend of June 21-23. Thought maybe some of... us -PHIL & RANDY- fans might try to view this, if someone can provide an --Internet-ready Laptop-- for us to log into.

HERE'S MORE DETAILS :
Did you miss -Phil Keaggy and Randy Stonehill- LIVE from Orlando on June 7th?

Then I have Good News for you...

FREE Encore webcast

Saturday, June 21st, 7:00 - 10:30 pm EST

 

 and the on demand link will remain open all day Sunday 6/22 and Monday 6/23.

Please share with all your friends and email contacts.

http://www.sntradio.com/webcast/

 



May 2014 Events

MAY 2014 EVENTS

I'd like to invite ALL of you LOCAL FRIENDS out to three musical events happening this weekend & month in or near Salisbury NC.

(1) --Friday May 2-@ 7pm- SIDEWALK PROPHETS @ Catawba College.  Tickets $16 ($12 group)  & $25 Special Floor Seats.   For More Info, go to-- Sidewalk Prophets Event  --or to order tickets, call David @ 704-637-4720.

(2) --Sat May 3-- all day (11am to 2am) EARTH DAY JAM festival @Saving Grace Farm. Tickets $20 advance @ Uncle Bucks All American Pub & Grub & Simply Good Food Store in downtown Salisbury. $25 @ the gate. There will be 16 Bands on two stages. Many vendors. Lots of good food.

(3) --Thurs May 15--@ 7pm- WAYNE HENDERSON / Master Guitarist, FREE @ Rowan Public Library, @ Cheerwine Music Hour. An amazing guitar player. Wayne also is a luthier (guitar maker) who once crafted a custom acoustic guitar for Eric Clapton.

Randy Stonehill in Salisbury

RANDY STONEHILL

"In Concert" /  Salisbury, NC

SAT, APRIL 19

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 RANDY STONEHILL will be appearing "Live in Concert" on Saturday, April 19 @ 7:30 pm @ THE INN in Salisbury, located near the intersection of Hwy. #150 and Jake Alexander Blvd. at : 1012 Mooresville Road.   

Randy is one of the legendary pioneers of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM), recording his first album, "Born Twice", in 1971 at the young age of 19, with funding from pop music legend Pat Boone.  In 1976, he recorded his first major release, "WELCOME TO PARADISE", on the Solid Rock label, an album that eventually was voted one of the Top 3 contemporary Christian albums of all time.  Randy has released over 25 albums spanning his career, and in 2010 was nominated and inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame.  

He has toured the US and internationally many times, and recently has re-located to the Carolinas, and we are fortunate to be able to host him here in Salisbury for a concert event.  Hosting this event, in addition to INN operator Tom Millspaugh, is guest MC Dave Bumgarner from Christian station WBFJ-Radio in Winston-Salem.  Opening act for RANDY will be talented local artists Jeremy & Jessica Vess.  

We are very excited about this event & hope you will plan to be there with us!

Tickets also available @ iTickets

Toll Free 1-800-965-9324

Order Randy Stonehill Tickets Online

Order with your SmartPhone QR Code

Friday & Saturday Night

     This weekend {tonight and Sat. night} are two great concerts in Salisbury...

   

• From Asheville, fingerstyle guitarist David Wilcox will play tonight at the brand new Lee Street Theater in Salisbury.  TIckets are still available... go to : www.leestreet.org OR call : 704.310.5507

Check it out @ : https://www.facebook.com/events/634617296601333/

• SANDY HOFFMAN "live" on Saturday 8pm @ THE INN (Salisbury's Best Kept Secret).. FREE Show.. 

Check it out @ : https://www.facebook.com/groups/74243344788/ 

Great Guitarist Gigs

    GUITAR GIGS will update you on a lot of the area performances, especially from great guitar players & pickers.   Our Guitar Class has gone as a group to many of these performances in the past;  check back frequently to find out what "gigs" are coming up soon in this area.. and then go with us!

  Just a few of the past guitar performances that we have attended and enjoyed :

• Wayne Henderson (bluegrass picker from Virginia)

• Muriel Anderson (fingerstyle guitarist from Nashville)  

• Pat Terry (singer/songwriter from Atlanta, GA) 

• Richard Smith (fingerstyle guitarist from Nashville) 

• David Wilcox (guitarist from Asheville, NC) 

• Sandy Hoffman (songwriter/ guitarist from Santa Fe, NM)

   Click on the ABOVE LINKS to the web sites of these great guitarists ; they all have many guitar videos on YouTube where you can enjoy their music. 

   So- keep coming back to GUITAR GIGS to learn more about upcoming concerts!

Richard Smith / In Concert

RICHARD SMITH {see below} is performing "LIVE" in Concert with his wife JULIE ADAMS {on cello} on Tuesday, Jan. 14 @ 7pm, at the Rowan Public Library.   Admission is FREE.

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RICHARD SMITH / "In Concert" @ Rowan Public Library

Tuesday, January 14

 

    Richard Smith & wife JULIE ADAMS performed last night at Rowan Public Library to a full packed house of almost 100 concert-goers.  Richard and Julie performed two sets, consisting of over 20 songs of all styles and genres. 

    I was also privileged to get to hear Richard back in October 2013, and to help bring him to Salisbury.

    The crowd was amazed and mesmerized by Richard's amazing hand & finger dexterity, as he played numerous guitar solos with a mix of blinding speed and artful creativity, exercising total control over the fretboard.

   Julie also gave us a wonderful performance, accompanying Richard's guitar on the cello and vocals.  The couple received applause and laughter throughout their performance, which concluded with "Happy Trails" and a standing ovation from the audience.

   Here is a Set List of Richard and Julie's Concert last night :

1. Beatles medley- Day Tripper, For No One, Something, & Lady Madonna

2. Cole Porter medley.

3. The Gentle Mating (Irish folk tune)

4. Would You Like to Play the Guitar? (original)

5. Cascade- Chet Atkins fingerpicking tune

6. Seems Like Old Times

7. The Watkins Man (Chet Atkins)

8. Simple Melody (Irving Berlin)

9. Strut- (either Merle Travis or Jerry Reed)

--INTERMISSION--

10. So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed (Merle Travis)

11. Stardust- (Hogey Carmichael)

12. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

13. Jerry Reed medley

14. Tennessee Waltz (victrola style)

15. Spanish Eyes

16. Tiger Rag

17. A Thing Called Love

18. The Happy Blues (original)

19. Yankee Doodle / Dixie

20. Happy Trails

 

Three Great Guitarists