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Nov/Dec 2012 Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, Inc. Fireball Mail SWBMAI presents Greg Cahill and Josh Williams in Concert! Sunday, Dec. 16 Enjoy a night of great picking and singing. Greg Cahill and Josh Williams are together for a rare duet of banjo and guitar. Founder and leader of bluegrass super group The Special Consensus, Greg Cahill has been tear- ing up bluegrass banjo since the early 1970s. His deft light- ening speed picking is admired and Concert at The High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI Monroe Crossing in Concert! Sat, Nov. 10 Monroe Crossing dazzles audiences with an electrify- ing blend of classic blue- grass, bluegrass gospel, and heartfelt originals. Their air- tight harmonies and razor sharp arrangements make them audience favorites Tickets available at the High Noon Saloon for $15 To order, call 608-268-1122 or buy online at www.high-noon.com across the United States and Canada. Come see this amazing band for their first Madison appearance! monroecrossing.com Mother Fool’s Coffee House 1101 Williamson St., Madison, WI , 608-259-1301 Tickets are $10 at the door. No advanced sales. sought after by musi- cians all over. www.specialc.com Josh Williams is the rage” interna- tionally for his intri- cate guitar picking and melodic vocals. Multiple IBMA award winner for his guitar virtuosity, he’s the leader of The Josh Williams Band and tours with the Tony Rice Unit. joshwilliamsmusic.com Ricky Skaggs WAS in Concert! Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder gave a truly spectacular night of bluegrass at the Stoughton Opera House. Pictured here with McFarland’s fabulous fiddler, Reid Gromnicki.

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Nov/Dec 2012 Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, Inc.

Fireball Mail

SWBMAI presents

Greg Cahill and Josh

Williams in Concert!

Sunday, Dec. 16

Enjoy a night of great

picking and singing.

Greg Cahill and Josh

Williams are together

for a rare duet of

banjo and guitar.

Founder and leader

of bluegrass super

group The Special

Consensus, Greg

Cahill has been tear-

ing up bluegrass

banjo since the early

1970s. His deft light-

ening speed picking

is admired and

Concert at

The High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Ave.,

Madison, WI Monroe Crossing in

Concert!

Sat, Nov. 10

Monroe Crossing dazzles

audiences with an electrify-

ing blend of classic blue-

grass, bluegrass gospel, and

heartfelt originals. Their air-

tight harmonies and razor

sharp arrangements make

them audience favorites

Tickets available at the

High Noon Saloon for $15 To order, call 608-268-1122 or buy

online at www.high-noon.com

across the United

States and Canada.

Come see this

amazing band for

their first Madison

appearance!

monroecrossing.com

Mother Fool’s Coffee House

1101 Williamson St.,

Madison, WI , 608-259-1301

Tickets are $10 at the door.

No advanced sales.

sought after by musi-

cians all over.

www.specialc.com

Josh Williams is

“the rage” interna-

tionally for his intri-

cate guitar picking

and melodic vocals.

Multiple IBMA award

winner for his guitar

virtuosity, he’s the

leader of The Josh

Williams Band and

tours with the Tony

Rice Unit.

joshwilliamsmusic.com

Ricky Skaggs WAS in Concert!

Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder gave a truly spectacular night of

bluegrass at the Stoughton Opera House. Pictured here with

McFarland’s fabulous fiddler, Reid Gromnicki.

The Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music

Association, Inc. is a non-profit educa-

tional organization devoted to the preser-

vation and promotion of bluegrass music

and supported by volunteer efforts. With

its 501(c)(3) IRS tax status, your annual

SWBMAI membership fee is tax deducti-

ble less $6 for the Fireball Mail newsletter.

Additional donations are fully tax-

deductible as charitable contributions and

always appreciated!

The SWBMAI mission statement as stated

in the by-laws:

1) To promote bluegrass music and musi-

cians 2) To bring together persons of all ages

who enjoy singing, playing and listening to

bluegrass music

3) To hold regular bluegrass jam sessions 4) To publicize information about blue-

grass concerts and festivals 5) To help younger persons obtain instru-

Contributing Writers:

Wayne Erbsen, Bob Westfall

Board Meetings The board meets monthly. If you would like to

attend, contact a board member to determine

the date, time and location as they are subject

to change.

Board Meeting Minutes SWBMAI board meeting minutes are available

on line at www.swbmai.org/swbmai-board-

minutes/. If you would like minutes mailed to

you, please send a stamped self-addressed

envelope to SWBMAI, P.O. Box 7761, Madison,

WI 53707.

Don’t forget to

renew! Contact Larry Schultz:

[email protected] to find out

your expiration date. Then fill

out the form below with the

appropriate amount and send

it in. Or, renew online at

www.swbmai.org.

Fireball Mail is published bimonthly:

January, March, May, July, September,

and November.

Please send advertising inquiries, articles, calendar info, photos and

letters to : Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, Inc. P.O.

Box 7761, Madison, WI 53707-7761

Attn: Fireball Mail

E-mail: [email protected] Deadline for articles is the 10th of

the preceding month of publication.

Proud supporter of WORT 89.9 FM

Every Tuesday

For the Sake of the Song

9:00 am - noon with Jim Schwall

Every Wednesday

Back to the Country,

9:00 am - noon with Bill Malone

Every Friday

Mud Acres Bluegrass Special, 9:00 am - noon with Chris Powers

If you are in a member band, you can

now join as an individual for only $14!

Enjoy the benefits of individual member-

ship at a reduced rate!

ments and instruction in bluegrass music 6) To introduce bluegrass music to new listen-

ers.

SWBMAI Board of Directors

President – open

Vice-President – Jim Hodges, 608-884-4278,

[email protected] Secretary – Dave Goodwin, yel-

[email protected]

Treasurer—Jon Peik, [email protected]

Attendant Board Members:

Bruce Brechtl, [email protected] Julie Cherney, 608-244-2184,

[email protected]

Leslie Goodwin, [email protected]

Jim Knobloch, [email protected]

Larry Schultz, 608-798-4884, [email protected]

Webmaster (non-voting board member) –

Scott Knickelbine, [email protected] Membership Chair – Larry Schultz, 608-798-

4884, [email protected] Other Member Volunteers: Dave Nance, Ellis

Bauman

Mountains of Songs © 2012 by Wayne Erbsen

Hank Williams was once quoted as saying, ―You got to have smelt a lot

of mule manure before you can sing like a hillbilly.‖ If Hank was right, then

what I did today puts me over the top into the ranks of genuine hillbillies.

It all started when I got back from a week of fiddling and singing at the

Appalachian Stringband Festival in Clifftop, West Virginia. After I barely

had a chance to settle into my normal routine at home, my wife, Barbara,

said she had a ―honey do‖ list for me. The good news was that there was

only one thing on the list. The bad news was that I needed to move an

enormous truckload of manure. Armed only with a shovel and a wheelbar-

row, I began moving the manure mountain. To pass the time, of course, I

started singing., but I couldn’t think of a single song about manure. With

its deep roots in rural America, you would think they’d be lots of blue-

grass songs about this meaningful subject. If only I knew a song about ma-

nure, I was convinced I could sing it now with real feeling! When I came up short of manure songs, I realized that I knew a pile of

songs that contained the words ―mountain‖ or ―hills.‖ Here are some of

the songs that I thought of as I shoveled.

After I finished moving the mountain of manure, I started wondering if

the legendary musicians who picked and sang bluegrass and old-time

mountain music actually lived in the mountains. I compiled two lists, one

of bluegrass musicians, and a second one of old-time musicians. Under

each entry, I included where they were born, and the elevation. Interest-

ingly enough, Bill Monroe ranks second from the bottom in terms of ele-

vation, right above Don Reno. Raymond Fairchild gets the prize for living

at the highest elevation, 3020'. The average elevation for these particular

bluegrass musicians is 1354'. For the old-time musicians, Charlie Poole lived at the lowest elevation

at 591' and Albert Hash gets the blue ribbon for having lived at the highest

elevation, 3638'. When I tallied up the average elevation of these old-time

musicians, I came up with 1655'. What valid conclusions can we draw from this non-scientific survey?

None, probably. But we did learn that the old-time mountain musicians

did live more in the mountains than did the bluegrass musicians. Either

way, we did learn that this ain’t no flatlander music.

Bluegrass Musicians

Bill Monroe, Rosine, KY, 459'

Don Reno, Spartanburg, SC, 246'

Earl Scruggs, Boiling Springs, NC, 912'

Hylo Brown, River, Kentucky, 670'

Jim & Jesse Coeburn, VA, 1995'

Jimmy Martin in Sneedville, TN, 1171'

Lester Flatt, Sparta, TN, 885'

Lilly Brothers, Clear Creek, WVa, 1467'

Osborne Brothers, Roark, KY, 1464'

Raymond Fairchild, Maggie Valley, NC, 3020'

Red Rector, Walnut, NC, 1942'

Red Smiley, Asheville, NC 2134

Stanley Brothers, McClure, VA, 1476'

Vern Williams, Newton County, AR, 760'

Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Valley Head, Wva,, 2372'

Old-Time Musicians

Albert Hash, Whitetop, VA, 3638'

Baird Ray, Sodom, NC, 2182'

Bascom Lamar Lunsford, South Turkey Creek, NC, 2100'

Beachard Smith, Scott County, VA, 1916'

Blue Sky Boys, Hickory, NC, 1163

Carter Family, Maces Springs, Va, 1858'

Charlie Poole, Eden, NC, 591'

Eva Davis, Gastonia, NC, 797'

Frank Profitt, Reese, NC, 3041'

Fred Cockerham, Surry County, NC, 1000'

Kyle Creed, Surry County, NC, 1000'

Lilly Mae Ledford, Powell County, KY, 685'

Roscoe Holcomb, Daisy, KY, 965'

Samantha Bumgarner, Dillsboro, NC, 2051'

Tommy Jarrell, Toast, NC, 1063'

Uncle Dave Macon, McMinnville, TN, 968'

Wade & JE Mainer, Stony Knob, NC, 2080'

Wade Ward, Independence, VA, 2689'

Wilson Douglas, Rush Fork, WVa, 814'

Wayne Erbsen was born in Los Angeles, California, elevation 105'.

In 1977 he moved to Asheville, NC, elevation 2134'. In 1999 he

purchased a get-away log cabin near Big Pine, NC, with an eleva-

tion of 3800'. When he’s not measuring elevation, Wayne teaches

old-time and bluegrass instruments and singing and writes banjo,

fiddle, mandolin and guitar books for his company, Native Ground

Books & Music. Contact him for a free catalog: (828) 299-7031,

[email protected],or www.nativeground.com.

Bear Tracks

Big Rock Candy Mountain

Black Mountain Rag Bluebirds Singing in the Blue

Ridge Mountains

Blue Ridge Cabin Home

Blue Ridge Mountain Home

Cabin in Caroline

Cabin on a Mountain

Fire on the Mountain

Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Foggy Mountain Top

High on a Hilltop

High on a Mountain

Home Among the Hills

How Mountain Girls Can Love

I Like Mountain Music

Life is Like a Mountain Railroad

Little Mountain Church House

Little Georgia Rose

Living on the Mountain

Looking For a Stone

Medicine Springs

Meet Me Out on a Mountain

Mole in the Ground

Mountain Laurel

Mountain House

Mountain Rosa Lee

Mountain Girl

Mountain Dew

Mountain Boy

Mountain Folk My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge

Mountains

Rank Strangers

Sawing on the Strings

Smoky Mountain Memories

Tall Pines

The Hills of Roan County

White Dove

Bluegrass Jam Schedule – November/December 2012

NOVEMBER

1 Apple Holler Bluegrass Jam & BBQ, 6:00 pm, Apple Holler, 5006 S. Sylvania Avenue, Sturtevant, WI.

Call (800) 238-3629 or visit www.appleholler.com

2 Kenosha Hootenanny, 7:00 pm, Anderson Arts Center, 121 66th Street, Kenosha, WI. Call (262) 654-6840.

3 Waukesha Bluegrass Jam, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Church of Christ, 2816 Madison Street, Waukesha, WI. Hosted by

Pastor Greg. Call (262) 470-3644. Riley Jam, 2:00 pm, Riley Tavern, 8205 Klevenville-Riley Road, Verona, WI. Contact Bruce Nichols at (608) 273-4807 or

[email protected]

4 Fritz’s Orfordville Jam, noon to 6 pm, Orfordville American Legion, Hwy 213, Orfordville, WI. Hosted by Fritz & Donna Jaggi. Call 608-897-

4286. Minocqua Bluegrass Jam, 1:00 pm, Life Spring Coffee Shop, 7578 Hwy 51 N, Minocqua, WI. Hosted by Rich Gadow. Call (715) 588-

9498.or visit www.headforthedome.com Spring Green Acoustic Jam, 1:30 pm, Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany Street, Spring Green, WI. Hosted by Doug Lloyd & Michael

Connors. Call (608) 588-7070 or visit www.springgreengeneralstore.com

5 Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.

Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI. Hosted by Terry Gates. Call 608-836-7750.

6 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Jon Peik, 7:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street,

Madison, WI. Call (414) 464-6190 or email [email protected] 9 Ron’s Old-Time Jam, 1:00 pm, State Bank of Cross Plains–Black Earth Office, 1030 Mills Street, Black Earth, WI. Hosted by Ron Poast.

Call (608) 767-2553. 10 Bluegrass Jam, 2:30 pm, Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany Street, Spring Green, WI. Hosted by Paul Bentzen, Michael Connors, &

Doug Lloyd. Call (608) 588-7070 or visit www.springgreengeneralstore.com Jefferson Jam, 3:00 pm, R.H. Landmark Saloon, 138 S. Main Street, Jefferson, WI. Hosted by Northern Comfort. Contact Tony Hozeny (608-

215-7676) or Patti Graham (608-438-2728).

11 Hazelhurst Jam, 1:00 pm, Hazelhurst (Yawkey) Town Hall, Hwy 51, Hazelhurst, WI. Hosted by Keith Justice. Call (715) 356-3793.

BBMA Bluegrass Jam, 2:00 pm, Borders Books, 8705 N. Port Washington, Fox Point, WI. Call (414) 540-1427or badgerlandbluegrass.org. Durand Bluegrass/Old-Time Jam, 6:00 pm, Shari's Chippewa Club, 106 W. Main Street, Durand, WI. Call (715) 672-8785 or visit

www.sharischippewaclub.com

12 Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.

Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI. Hosted by Terry Gates. Call 608-836-7750.

Alzen Family Bluegrass Band – Brad Alzen;

715-749-3977, [email protected]

American Folk-Jim Moses; 262-308-0915,

[email protected] Art Stevenson & High Water – Art Ste-

venson; 715-884-6996, [email protected]

Big Cedar – Marty Burch 262-338-6954 or Keith Keehn; 262-338-0538,

[email protected]

The Burie Family -Tiffany Burie;

[email protected]

Burning Willows — Mike Charlton,

[email protected]

Daylight in the Swamp— Dave Goodwin, 608-772-8280, [email protected],

www.daylightintheswampband.com

Down from the Hills – Pat Downing, 608-527-2472, [email protected], http://

personalpages.tds.net/~downhome Driftless-Tim Dement, 920-484-3910,

www.driftlessbluegrass.com

www.facebook.com/DriftlessBluegrassBand Elm Duo – Michael Bell; 608-238-2223,

[email protected],

www.michaelmbell.net/eleike-presskit.htm Freshwater-Harvey Riekoff, 262-497-3024,

[email protected], freshwaterbluegrass.com The Front Porch Boys – Tom Nowlin; 262-

719-2991, [email protected], front-

porchboys.com

The Henhouse Prowlers – Ben Wright; 773

-263-5793, [email protected] The High 48s – Eric Christopher; 651-271-

4392, [email protected] High Ridge Bluegrass Band—William

McWilliams, 608-233-6190,

[email protected]

Kettle Moraine—Barry Riese; 608-241-0420,

[email protected]

The Krause Family Band-Rick Krause,

608-827-6189 Kristy Larson Honky Tonk Trio- Kristy

Larson, 608 -255-4427,

[email protected], www.kristylarson.com,

The Mad City Jug Band-Beverly Hills,

608-698-7637, [email protected]

Milkhouse Radio– Russel Cannon, [email protected], milkhousera-

dio.com, www.facebook.com/MilkhouseRadio Monroe Crossing - Art Blackburn,

[email protected], 763- 213-1349 Northern Comfort – Tony Hozeny; 608-215

-7676, [email protected], Patti Graham,

608-438-2728 www.facebook.com/

northerncomfortbluegrass?sk=wall Oak Street Ramblers—Jeff Kunkel, 608-669

-3991, [email protected],

www.theoakstreetramblers.com

Off The Porch-Mary Helmke, 608-838-4852,

[email protected]

Old Cool – Dan Hildebrand; 608-836-3045,

[email protected], www.oldcoolmusic.com

The Ophoven Family—Jerry Ophoven, 218-327-2058, [email protected],

www.twobyfourfamilyband.com

Round the Bend – Fred Newmann;

608-238-6863, [email protected] Spare Time Bluegrass Band– Bobby

Batyko; 608-575-9945,

[email protected]

The Sills- James McKiernan, 608-852-3881,

www.myspace.com/thesillsband Tangled Roots-Marty Marrone, 651-295-

1376, www.tangledrootsbluegrass.com Truman's Ridge – Bruce Wallace; 815-603-

1441, [email protected] Turtle Creek Ramblers - David Wil-

son ,608-361-0770 ,

[email protected]

Wooden Bridges Bluegrass Band— Rich Schwartz, 262-719-3549

[email protected],

www.woodenbridgesband.com For updated information or corrections,

contact Julie Cherney,

[email protected]

Hire a Member Band!

13 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Chris Powers, 7:00 pm, Indie Coffee Shop, 1225 Regent Street, Madison, WI. Email [email protected]

15 Apple Holler Bluegrass Jam & BBQ, 6:00 pm, Apple Holler, 5006 S. Sylvania Avenue, Sturtevant, WI.

Call (800) 238-3629 or visit www.appleholler.com 16 Olde Time Jam, 6:30 pm, Warren Community Center, 110 E. Main Street, Warren, IL. Call Louise (919-986-1992) or Dianne (815-947-

3641).

19 Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.

Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI. Hosted by Terry Gates. Call 608-836-7750. 20 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Dave Nance, 7:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street, Madison, WI. Email

[email protected] 23 Loganville Bluegrass/Acoustic Jam, 5:00 pm, Aunt Ozies's Cafe, 200 Main Street, Loganville, WI. Hosted by Michael Connors. Email

[email protected]

25 Viroqua Jam, 1:30 – 4:30 pm, contact David Peterson for location, 608-637-3820 or [email protected] Attic Acoustic Jam, 2:00 pm, The Attic Books & Coffee, 730 Bodart Street, Green Bay, WI. Call 920-855- 2627 or 920-884-7260 for infor-

mation or visit www.theatticbooks.com

26 Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.

Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI. Hosted by Terry Gates. Call 608-836-7750.

27 SWBMAI Good Old Days Jam with Larry Schultz, 7:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood

Center, 953 Jenifer Street, Madison, WI. Email [email protected]

DECEMBER

1 Waukesha Bluegrass Jam, 1:00 pm, Church of Christ, 2816 Madison Street, Waukesha, WI. Hosted by Pastor Greg. Call (262) 470-3644.

Riley Jam, 2:00 pm, Riley Tavern, 8205 Klevenville-Riley Road, Verona, WI. Contact Bruce Nichols at (608) 273-4807

or [email protected] 2 Fritz’s Orfordville Jam, noon to 6 pm, Orfordville American Legion, Hwy 213, Orfordville, WI. Hosted by Fritz & Donna Jaggi. Call 608-

897-4286. Minocqua Bluegrass Jam, 1:00 pm, Life Spring Coffee Shop, 7578 Hwy 51 N, Minocqua, WI. Hosted by Rich Gadow. Call (715) 588-

9498.or visit www.headforthedome.com Spring Green Acoustic Jam, 1:30 pm, Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany Street, Spring Green, WI. Hosted by Doug Lloyd & Mi-

chael Connors. Call (608) 588-7070 or visit www.springgreengeneralstore.com

3 Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.

Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI. Hosted by Terry Gates. Call 608-836-7750. 4 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Jon Peik, 7:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street, Madison, WI. Call (414) 464-6190 or

email [email protected]

6 Apple Holler Bluegrass Jam & BBQ, 6:00 pm, Apple Holler, 5006 S. Sylvania Avenue, Sturtevant, WI. Call (800) 238-3629 or visit

www.appleholler.com

7 Kenosha Hootenanny, 7:00 pm, Anderson Arts Center, 121 66th Street, Kenosha, WI. Call (262) 654-6840. 8 Bluegrass Jam, 2:30 pm, Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany Street, Spring Green, WI. Hosted by Paul Bentzen, Michael Con-

nors, & Doug Lloyd. Call (608) 588-7070 or visit www.springgreengeneralstore.com Jefferson Jam, 3:00 pm, R.H. Landmark Saloon, 138 S. Main Street, Jefferson, WI. Hosted by Northern Comfort. Contact Tony Hozeny

(608-215-7676) or Patti Graham (608-438-2728).

9 Hazelhurst Jam, 1:00 pm, Hazelhurst (Yawkey) Town Hall, Hwy 51, Hazelhurst, WI. Hosted by Keith Justice. Call (715) 356-3793. BBMA Bluegrass Jam, 2:00 pm, Borders Books, 8705 N. Port Washington, Fox Point, WI. Call (414) 540-1427 or visit badgerlandblue

grass.org Durand Bluegrass/Old-Time Jam, 6:00 pm, Shari's Chippewa Club, 106 W. Main Street, Durand, WI. Call (715) 672-8785 or visit

www.sharischippewaclub.com

10 Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.

Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI. Hosted by Terry Gates. Call 608-836-7750.

11 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Chris Powers, 7:00 pm, Indie Coffee Shop, 1225 Regent Street, Madison, WI. Email [email protected] 14 Ron’s Old-Time Jam, 1:00 pm, State Bank of Cross Plains–Black Earth Office, 1030 Mills Street, Black Earth, WI. Hosted by Ron Poast.

Call (608) 767-2553.

17 Monday Night Jam, 6:30 – 10:30 pm, The Bourbon Street Grille, 6308 Metropolitan Lane, Monona, WI.

Bluegrass Circle Jam, 6:00 pm, Branch Street Retreat, 2644 Century Avenue, Middleton, WI. Hosted by Terry Gates. Call 608-836-7750. 18 SWBMAI Instructor Jam with Dave Nance, 7:00 pm, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street, Madison, WI. Email

[email protected]

20 Apple Holler Bluegrass Jam & BBQ, 6:00 pm, Apple Holler, 5006 S. Sylvania Avenue, Sturtevant, WI.

Call (800) 238-3629 or visit www.appleholler.com 21 Olde Time Jam, 6:30 pm, Warren Community Center, 110 E. Main Street, Warren, IL. Call Louise (919-986-1992) or Dianne (815-947-

3641).

23 Viroqua Jam, 1:30 – 4:30 pm, contact David Peterson for location, 608-637-3820 or [email protected] Attic Acoustic Jam, 2:00 pm, The Attic Books & Coffee, 730 Bodart Street, Green Bay, WI. For more information call 920-855-2627 or

920-884-7260 or visit www.theatticbooks.com

28 Loganville Bluegrass/Acoustic Jam, 5:00 pm, Aunt Ozies's Cafe, 200 Main Street, Loganville, WI. Hosted by Michael Connors. Email

[email protected]

The Fireball Mail is a publication of the Southern Wisconsin

Bluegrass Music Association, Inc. Visit our web site at

www.swbmai.org

Send change of address to:

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P.O. Box 7761 Madison, WI 53707-7761

Attn: Fireball Mail

SWBMAI Member Band Schedules – November/December 2012 NOVEMBER

3 Truman’s Ridge, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Josiah's Place Coffeehouse, 310 State Street, Beloit, WI

Oak Street Ramblers, 9:00 pm to midnight, Alchemy Cafe, 1980 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI

7 Truman’s Ridge, 7:30 – 10:00 pm, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL. Hear a live webcast of the show at

www.fanstaging.com

9 Monroe Crossing, 7:00 – 9:30 pm, Three Lakes Center for the Arts, 1760 Superior Street, Three Lakes, WI

10 Monroe Crossing, 8:00 – 10:30 pm, Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse, 1101 Williamson Street, Madison, WI

15 SpareTime Bluegrass Band, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, The Frequency, 121 W. Main Street, Madison, WI

17 Daylight in the Swamp, 7:00 – 10:00 pm, Tyranena Brewing Company, 1025 Owen Street, Lake Mills, WI

19 Oak Street Ramblers, 7:30 – 10:00 pm, The Malt House, 2609 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI

DECEMBER

1 Oak Street Ramblers, 9:00 pm to midnight, Alchemy Cafe, 1980 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 5 Truman’s Ridge, 7:30 – 10:00 pm, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL. Hear a live webcast of the show at

www.fanstaging.com

7 Off the Porch, 8:00 – 10:30 pm, Wild Hog in the Woods Coffeehouse, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street, Madison, WI

8 Turtle Creek Ramblers, 9:30 – 10:30 am, Northwoods Care Centre, 2250 Pearl Street, Belvidere, IL Monroe Crossing, 7:30 – 10:00 pm, Celebrate a Bluegrass Christmas with Monroe Crossing at St. Croix Festival Theatre, 210 N. Wash-

ington Street, St. Croix Falls, WI

17 Oak Street Ramblers, 7:30 – 10:00 pm, The Malt House, 2609 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI

20 SpareTime Bluegrass Band, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, The Frequency, 121 W. Main Street, Madison, WI 31 Monroe Crossing & Café Accordion Orchestra, 7:00 – 10:00 pm, Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Sheldon Theatre, 443 West 3rd Street,

Red Wing, MN. Call 651-388-8700 or visit www.sheldontheatre.org