Newport Music Festival Program 2013

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.Presents: .

An Dochas - Kevin Pace & The Early Edition - Brian Oberlin

Wanigan - Jim Faddis - Pickled Okra - BlueStreak - Pearl Snaps

Panhandle Polecats - Heartbreak Pass - Wide River

Swing For Sale - Johnny & The Moondogs


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Once again its a

privilege to repre-

sent the INBMA at

the Newport MusicFestival. Sit back

and enjoy the fea-

tured local bands

that represent the

cream of the Inland

Northwest crop. This

festival really strives to support and show-

case the great talent in the area. From what

Ive heard from Shook Twins, we are all in for

a treat. I have to admit I plan on being a Brian

Oberlin groupie. For those of you who dont

know Brian, you will experience the extent of

the musical possibilities of the mandolin - he

does it all, classical, bluegrass, jazz, you

name it.

Sit back in this gorgeous setting, pick a little,

grin a little, use the open mike, enter the band

scramble or just plain jam - lets kick it! With

the two stage setup the music never stops,

and the workshops look better than ever.

If you have a few minutes visit us at the

INBMA table. Your membership not only goes

to sponsor the two major festivals but the RuSearson scholarship fund and the Bluegrass

Showcase events featuring local talent the

third Saturday of the month, October through

May, 7pm at Trent Elementary on Pines in

Spokane Valley.

Dont forget the upcoming Ru Searson benefit

potluck and jam, October 12 th at the Eagles

lodge; we need volunteers, prizes and sup-

port for this great cause. Put it on your calen-

dar, and contact Sally, Dannie Lynn or Janice

to help. (www.spokanebluegrass.org)

Wed love to see you at the September board

meeting, second Sunday, 1 oclock at theRosauers on Sprague in Spokane Valley.

Were always looking for support, complaints,

or general verbal exchange.

Were looking for volunteers to man the table

at the Fall Folk Festival Nov 9-10, Spokane

Community College, 11 am to 10 pm, Satur-

day and 11 am to 5 pm Sunday. Lets get

some jams going at the table! Anyone inter-

ested in Bluegrass in the Schools let me

know, Im sending for a package from the

International Bluegrass Music Association.

- Joe Beckett

Bluegrass music association

Washington Old Time Fiddlers

Association District #2

is a nonprofit organizationformed to preserve and

promote old time fiddling andrelated arts.

[email protected]

Workshops are always a great experi-

ence for aspiring musicians. These

workshops are presented by the festival

performers in their area of expertise.

Workshops will be presented in various

instruments, vocals and song writing at 10

am Saturday.

Instrument Instructor Band

MandolinBrian

Oberlin

Banjo

Austin Little

ChristopherArndt

PanhandlePolecats

Kevin Pace & theEarly Edition

GuitarJosh

RobertsonKevin Pace & the

Early Edition

Harmonica Dave McRae Wide River

Song-

writing

Jim Faddis

Stan Hall

Jim Faddis &One More Ride

Heartbreak Pass

Bass Bonnie Bliss Heartbreat Pass

Fiddle Terry Ludiker Blue Streak

Children's Corrine Judd

15224 E Indiana Ave

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

(509) 927-8291
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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The Newport Music Festival Associa-

tion is made up of folks just like you who

want to keep great musical events like this

festival alive. We are doing our best and

are grateful for others who also have this

vision and have partnered with us. We

also want to thank all the businesses and

individuals that have contributed through

sponsorships and donations to this event.

You can help too, just give us a call.

The Newport Music Festival fills a particu-

lar need in the community. By providing

workshops, and a band scramble, we en-

courage young and beginning musi-

cians. By hiring mostly local bands, we

provide an opportunity for bands to pro-

mote their unique acoustic sound. By pro-

viding quality entertainment at an afford-

able price, we provide the community with

an chance to get more familiar with Ameri-cana music and to enjoy a wonderful fam-

ily experience. We hope you enjoy the

festival and will return again next

year. We also hope that you will support

the festival by purchasing from the ven-

dors or volunteering. We are also looking

for someone to fill the position of Secre-

tary\vendor coordinator on our board of

directors.

The Newport Musical Festival

needs your help!! It is though the gener-

ous contributions of time and money from

our volunteers and sponsors that the Fes-

tival is able to bring you all of this fine mu-

sic each year. Would you like to be a

part of that? We need volunteers spon-

sors, and--yes--also leaders to make this

happen. If you want to contribute to keep

this great festival going, you can contact

any of our officers:

M a r k H a r d i n g 5 0 9 - 6 7 5 - 6 5 9 0

[email protected],

P a t F o s t e r 5 0 9 - 9 5 3 - 1 9 5 7

[email protected]

D a v e L o r a n g 5 0 9 - 4 3 4 - 4 2 0 0 .

[email protected]

Thisyears open mic format will be the

same as last year; we will have a separate

stage just to the side of the main stage. It

will have its own compliment of mics and

when an act on the main stage is finished,

a group on the open mic stage can start

and play for the time it takes to set up thenext main stage act. Some of those slots

can be booked in advance.

Do you love a Band Scramble? Well so

do we. In a band scramble, musicians are

sorted according to the instrument they

play then randomly mixed to form a group.

They have only one hour to come up with

a creative name for their group and re-

hearse two songs to present to the audi-

ence. Any musician is welcome to join in

the fun and be part of this event. The

Band Scramble assignments are at 3:45

and starts at 6pm.

We are pleased to present Shook TwinsThe 2012 Newport Music Festival (NMF) was an

overwhelming success, and in our first year

since form taking over the festival. we saw at-

tendance and ticket sales increase (around

250%) to give us hope that we had made the

right choice by taking on such a large responsi-

bility.

Last year we had a fantastic line up of folks from

around the Northwest and beyond (Digger Davis

from Texas). All the groups were folks that were

a part of our network, friends, acquaintances or

somehow we knew them. That being said, allthe bands were top notch, and the open mic

stage was an added surprise that kept folks in

their seats to see what would happen next.

Well this year has been quite different. The word

is out that Newport has got a really cool festival

and we were contacted from bands and band's

agents from all over the world. But our best tip

came from our former and very much missed

secretary (taking time for family), Connie

Fletcher. She had seen a band in Republic and

sent us their agent's contact info.

I had a client in my studio when I opened the

email which I showed him. He immediately

pointed to the link for Shook Twins and said,

"I've seen those guys, they are amazing", which

perked my interest as he did not follow blue-

grass. It was already our intention to bring

younger touring music groups to this year's festi-

val to help draw other folks that might not nor-

mally come to the Festival. So I went to Shook

Twins site and looked at some videos. Their

self described "Quirky Folk" was an innovative

approach, blending acoustic instruments and

heavenly twin sister harmonies with a little tech-

nical savvy creating hypnotic, often humorous

tunes that left me wanting to see more.

After reading their bio I knew we had to have

this group. They are originally from Sandpoint,

ID and are often received there by packed ven-

ues of folks wed love to see at the festival. Now

they are based in Portland, OR and we are glad

to be a part of their homecoming.
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Another group not familiar to most folks in the

bluegrass community but certainly well-known

is An Dochas, which is Gaelic for The

Hope. An Dochas captivates audiences of all

ages with their lively interpretation of traditional

Irish music. With a foundation of authentic in-

strumentation: Uileann pipes, bodhran, fiddle,

mandolin and guitar, the band blends new and

old, elegantly incorporating contemporary

sounds into their diverse repertoire. Moving

vocals, rife with loss, longing, energy, and ad-

venture are layered with familiar and original

melodies.

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What is Bluegrass?

My response is that Bluegrass is music of the

people, by the people and for the people. The

Newport Music Festival was born in 2007 at the

fairgrounds in Cusick, WA and known as the

Pend Oreille Valley Bluegrass Festival. Jim

Crowley was the founder, organizer, financier

and chief troubleshooter /baby sitter. My wife

and I attended and I performed at the openmike. In 2008, my fledgling band, The After-

thoughts, made the band roster. This was the

first time Id ever been paid to perform.

In 2009, to save money and attract a larger

crowd, Jim moved the festival to Newport ,WA,

and changed the name to the Newport Music

Festival. In 2012, Mark Harding took charge,

and I was privileged to be the camp host. After

wearing out a pair of shoes and several shoe

horns trying to fit everyone into a large, treed

campground, I realized how successful this

festival has become.Back to the question, What is Bluegrass? When

you sit in on a jam and see a pro pickin in the

same circle as the amateurs, hear that the mu-

sic is a mixture of folk, blues, swing and other

types of Americana, and notice the freedom with

which Bluegrass musicians move from jam to

jam and band to band, youll know that this is

Bluegrass, and youre at a real Bluegrass

festival.

Drove into camp about an hour late

Mountain Standard Time

Planned to be there at least by eight

got there a quarter past nine

Parked my rig between two trees

And went off for a stroll

Didnt know it at the time

But the fun was about to roll.

Heard some kind of musical soundFloating on the breeze.

Had to find out what it was

So I started thru the trees

Turns out its a banjo playin

Something bout a blue moon.

Didnt know just what that meant

But Is about to find out soon.

Headed back towards my rig

And fell into a hole.

Started thinkin bout the after life

And worryin bout my soul.

The hole was filled with banjo pickersMostly out of tune.

Thought that I was gonna die

If help didnt come real soon.

Heard a thump and a twangy sound

In front of me--to my rear

Turns out its a guitar picker

With a Martin, and a beer.

He says you fellows lookin for a jam?

If so Im here to play

All we need I a dog house bass

And well be on our way.

Suddenly the hole got dark

And a dog house fell from the sky.

Landed right on top of me

With a big dog right behind

Next came a singer with a great big nose

Then a mando player dropped in

Followed by a dobro, a fiddle and a horn

And thats how the band scramble was born.

-Jim Shamp

Sally and Jim Shamp


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Pearl Snaps are a group of young talented mu-

sicians, eager to play for an audience. Their

sound is an acoustic throwback of jazz, swing,

Celtic, Texas, and old time fiddle music. On top

of playing for several charities each year, includ-ing Fantasy Flightand Starlight Foundation, you

can often find them "busking" to earn money to

travel to fiddle camps and contests. Don't let

their ages fool you; they have studied under

such artists as JayDean Ludiker, Dennis and

Kimber Ludiker, Andy Leftwich, Darol Anger,

and Brittany Haas. They have also opened for

great bands like Sammy Eubanks at the Knitting

Factory, Della Mae and Milk Drive and are

award winning and nationally ranked musicians;

small in size, but big in sound.

A genuine Honky Tonk band playing Classic

Country covers from favorites like Waylon

Jennings, George Jones, Nancy Sinatra and

much more. Johnny & The Moondogs, in-

jected with an infectious boot k ickin groove that

will keep you hopping all night. Featuring John

Miller, Jesse Roberson and Mark Harding.

Kevin Pace has put together his fabulous group"The Early Edition" and had been turning heads

at all the regular local venues. Kevin and the

boys put on quite the show last year and have

gone on and gotten noticed. Well things are a

little different this year and after coming to an

agreement with their agent, we are glad to get

this very busy regional favorite back again.

Kevin Pace & The Early Edition are the most

traditional bluegrass band I've seen aroundthese parts and they remind us that the festival

has its roots in bluegrass.

Friday September 13

Happy Birthday Bill Monroe2:30 Open Mic

3:30 Pickled Okra4:30 Johnny & The Moondogs

5:30 Dinner Break6:30 Jim Faddis

7:30 Pickled Okra8:30 An Dochas10:00 Jamming

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Another great find for the festival this year

is Pickled Okra from Seattle.

After seeing their raucous performance at the

Blue Moon in Seattle, we had to have them.This group is a special treat and a lesson in

porch settin, singin into a can, Old Time and

Bluegrass; in great outfits I might add.

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Saturday September 14

10:00 Workshops11:00 Mansfield Family12:00 Swing for Sale1:00 Heartbreak Pass

2:00 Kevin Pace &The Early Edition3:00 Brian Oberlin

Band Scramble Assignments4:00 Wide River

5:00 BlueStreak6:00 Band Scramble

Dinner Break7:30 Jim Faddis

and One More Ride8:30 Shook Twins10:00 Jamming

The Panhandle Polecats have gone from being

just another cute family band to being the top

Dogs (er, Cats) in the thriving Inland Northwest

Bluegrass scene. The lightening picking, tight

vocals and infectious stage presence of thesefive siblings have won them a devoted following

throughout the region. Ive seen them play in

front of hundreds of people and picked with

them in the middle of the night at a festival jam

when no one was around, and either way its the

same fiery enthusiasm and extra-sensory con-

nection that fuels their playing and pushes them

just a little bit faster, further and deeper into a

song... (cmon, just one more song!)... I love

these guys! -Kevin Brown,

This lively four piece band plays a variety of

genres spanning bluegrass, swing, country, and

jazz. With mandolin, fiddle, guitar, bass, and

harmonizing vocals, you will be delightfully en-

tertained with spectacular improvisation, amaz-

ing vocals, and a welcoming stage presence.

Don't miss Swing For Sale

Sunday September 1511:00 Open Mic

12:00 Pearl Snaps

1:00 Panhandle Polecats2:00 Wanigan

3:00 Kevin Pace &The Early Edition


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Dutchs Inc.

Due to the unexpected death of Gary

Singer and after 98 years of service,Dutch's Inc. is going out of business.

Dutch's has been a downtown presenceand destination for generations, and

under the guidance of Gary Singer hadbecome a music store of renown.

We want to thank all of our patrons foryour business and trust. Gary's

memory will live on in those who knewhim and the many institutions whom he

assisted over the years.We are closing out stock at real

bargain prices, so if you are looking for

a guitar, mandolin, strings and suppliesor even a banjo, now is the time to

come and visit us again!

Mary Singer, Jason, Sean and Rick

415 W Main Ave.. Spokane, WA 99201(509) 747-5284

www.dutches.com

The Austin AA40-DSolid top Sitka Spruce Guitar

This years raffle guitar has beendonated by Dutch's Music.

Austin acoustics are made from

classic tone woods such as Sitkaspruce tops and mahogany backand sides and they have scal-

loped bracing patterns designedto maximize their tonal qualities,

response and projection.

Raffle Tickets $5

If anyone was lucky enough to see Columbia in

the several years they played around the areayou will be glad to hear that BlueStreak fronted

by Doug Bond of Sandpoint is pretty much the

same band. He is joined by Terry Ludiker, Steve

Bauer, Bob Asbury and Dave Hackwith. These

impressive players are great every time I hear

them play together.

We are also fortunate that Jim Faddis is com-

ing back this year. So much good music has

been centered around this guy and he makes

everyone he talks to feel like family. To me it's

like a reunion to have him at Newport and withsome of our area's finest musicians.

With a soft drawl and a host of ace bluegrass

pickers and fiddlers from Eastern Washington,

Jim Faddis subtle songs ring with the truth of

honest living.

The City of Newportcontributes to events like

the Newport Music Festivalby the means of the Hotel &

Motel tax. Please let theticket gate know if you paidfor a room this weekend.


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Since 2006, Brian Oberlin has been taking the

stage as a solo act to satisfy his passion for the

challenge that only a solo concert can offer. Onstage, Brian delves into the music that has in-

spired him over the last 15 years of performing.

While crooning an old Irvin Berlin or George

Gershwin song and swinging out the melody

and solos on his acoustic mandolin, he will

switch gears and blast out a plethora of fast-

paced lyrics to a western swing tune or play the

electric (slide or 5-string) mandolin with a Stevie

Wonder or Allman Brothers tune and then tran-

sition into a piano rag.

I've been bugging Dave McCrea about playing

the festival for 2 straight years with one of his

groups, and we talked at NMF board meetings

how much we missed seeing Brett and Janet

Dodd. Well we are lucky to get both wishes

granted in the reunion ofWide River including

Brad Keeler. Their desire to be play outside the(bluegrass) box is demonstrated in their unique

version of popular music and tasteful originals.

They are all multi-instrumentalists and they are

quite adept at switching things up and trading

instruments like hot potatoes.

We thank the Pend OreillePublic Utility Districtfor their donation to theNewport Music Festival

Wanigan's repertoire is always growing, featur-

ing a lot of original works in addition to blue-

grass and folk classics like Two Little Boys,

Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Blackberry

Blossom. They like to describe their sound as

"bluegrass, etc." due to their other stylistic influ-

ences that come peeking through every once inawhile (Folk, Celtic, Appalachian, Blues, etc.).

Some of our favorite people make up this fine

group, Heartbreak Pass. Bonnie Bliss, Stan

Hall and Singer Coats are the core. Another

"reunion" of sorts and with a great history.

Bonnie has been singing and playing music of a

variety of styles since school but for the past 10

years she has focused on bluegrass. Stan hasbeen playing guitar for over 40 years and has

been playing in regional bands for 4 years now

and contributes some great originals along with

his instrumental skills.

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