Tehachapi's Artist Community - grungehobbit.com

       Bill Staines will be at Mama Hillybean's Friday, Oct. 9, and recorded for Folkscene.  Bill is most noted out here for his song, "All God's Critters Got a Place in the Choir."  However, he is considered by many in New England to be a modern singer-songwriter Robert Frost. The poetry of his lyrics describes life on the farm and in nature, with an underlying message about humanity.  He also plays his guitar upside down and backwards! This is a rare opportunity to hear Bill Staines up close and personal on the West Coast.

    Well, here we are at Mountain Festival time again...how time flies, as they say. And what a weekend of music at Mama Hillybean's! Friday, Stephanie Bettman returns. If you've heard Stephanie (and her band) you know that she is a truly gifted singer and fiddle player. She moves from bluegrass to jazz to contemporary folk to styles in between. Her take on bluegrass is on the softer side...really beautiful In my opinion. Highly recommended.

    Just wanted to let everyone know, the concert we recorded on March 8th with Scottish Fiddler Alisadir Fraser and cellist, Natalie Haas at the Beekay Theatre will air on Folkscene, Sunday, June 28th, 7:00-9:00pm, KPFK, 90.7 fm (streaming at www.kpfk.org). It will air one week later, July 5th, on WUMB-fm, Boston, from 9:00 to 11:00 pm at www.wumb.org. If you missed this concert, check it out...the place rocked that day! And if you were there, listen to yourself having the time of your life at our beloved Beekay Theatre.

   The Lindsay Mac concert that took place at Mama Hillybean's on Feb 5th, will air on Folkscene on Sunday, May 24th, KPFK 90.7fm, www.kpfk.org. It will air the following Sunday, May 31st on Wumb-fm, Boston, www.wumb.org.

   We also have shows from Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen as well as Kenny Edwards that will air in the future....will keep you posted.

   PC

    The Refugees (Deborah Holland, Wendy Waldman, Cindy Bullens) show that took place in December at Mama Hillybean's will air this Sunday, April 12, KPFK, 90.7 FM and www.kpfk.org, 7:00-9:00pm. As usual, it will air the following week on WUMB (wumb.org), April 19, 9:00-11:00pm.

     We just aired Ellis Paul tonight on KPFK. It will remain in the KPFK arhcives for 6 days, if you want to check it out. We got a very nice call from someone who just loved Ellis...he had never heard him before...nice to get calls like that.

      We now have an airdate for the Ellis Paul concert that took place on November 6, 2008 at Mama Hillybean's, It will run this coming Sunday, April 5 on KPFK 90.7 FM, 7:00-9:00pm. (www.kpfk.org) It will run on April 12, 9:00-11:00 pm on WUMB, Boston. (www.wumb.org)  If you were there, tune in and hear yourself having a great time in Tehachapi. If you weren't there, hear what you missed that night!

     PC

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