Volume 9, Issue 4

Upcoming Music Events

(More details inside...)

Saturday, Oct. 12, 7PM Tunesmith Night:

Travis Ward, Wayne Marvin

Callahan, Steve Hines Lear’s Main Street Grill,

Enterprise

Saturday, Oct. 19, 7PM Old-Time Community Dance

Enterprise Odd Fellows Hall

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 7PM Sara Grey in concert

Lear’s Main Street Grill, Enterprise

Saturday, Nov. 2, 7PM

Tom Drake & Undiscovered Country

Lear’s Main Street Grill,

Enterprise

Saturday, Nov. 9, 7PM Tunesmith Night:

Jacob DeBoie, Bre Paletta, Justin Bennett

Lear’s Main Street Grill, Enterprise

Friday, Nov 15, 7PM

Heidi Muller & Bob Webb CD Release Concert

Lear’s Main Street Grill

Sat-Sun, Dec. 7, 8 Gail Swart’s Christmas at

Wallowa Lake Lodge

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Join WVMA board chair

Laura Skovlin as she calls

out the moves for the Old

Time Community Dance,

held every third Saturday,

September through April.

Next dance is Oct 19 at the

Enterprise Odd Fellows

Hall.

All of the Old-Time

Community Dances start at

7:00 PM and are complete

with live string band and

caller (squares, circles, reels,

contras, waltzes) . All dances

will be called/taught, no

experience

needed, all

ages and

beginners

welcome. No

partner or

special clothing

necessary.

Admission

$3/person,

$5/couple,

$10/family,

under age 12,

FREE. Finger

foods/snacks welcome.

Coffee, tea and water

provided. For info call Laura

Skovlin 541-398-0800. Mark

your calendar for the third

Saturday of every month so

you don’t miss this family-

friendly event!

Tunesmith Night Saturday, Oct. 12

The Wallowa Valley Music Alliance is

pleased to announce the opening of the

seventh season of Tunesmith

Night on Saturday, October 12,

2013 at Lear’s Main Street Grill in

Enterprise. Held every second Saturday, October through

May, this monthly showcase of original music is an

opportunity for songwriters to present their work to a

supportive listening audience, sharing insights with the

listeners and camaraderie with their fellow tunesmiths. The

show is presented in a round-robin format, with each

musician playing a song, then the next taking a turn,

creating an interesting and varied performance. Admission is

$10 at the door or by season pass. Doors open at 6pm, music

at 7pm, all ages welcome.

Saturday’s songwriters are Travis Ward from

Boise, Wayne Marvin Callahan from La Grande and Steve

Hines from Union.

OCT. 19

Continued page 2

Sara Grey in Concert Oct. 23 The Wallowa Valley Music Alliance is pleased to present

international touring folk artist Sara Grey in concert on

Wednesday, October 23 at Lear’s Main Street Grill.

Grey is a fine American singer, banjo player and song

collector, recently relocated to the United States from

Scotland where she lived for many years. Immersed in the

song traditions of both sides of the Atlantic, She has

performed throughout the UK, Europe, North

America, and Australia for the past 50 years.

One reviewer says, “Sara Grey is one of

that rare breed of singers who have been

involved with traditional music over many

years and absorbed its vital essence. In Sara's

performance, the art of the singer and that of

the story teller merge to produce a web of

tales and songs capable of transporting an

audience from the concert hall or club room to

the intimacy of a kitchen fire side."

Grey’s material comes from a wide range of

American traditions including old-time songs

and ballads from the Appalachians, Ozarks,

New England and the West, blues and gospel

music as well as a few of original songs. The passage of songs

from Great Britain and Ireland to America is of particular

interest to her. Grey connects to her audience in a warm and

friendly way, often enticing them to sing along.

For more on Sara Grey and to hear some samples of her

music, please visit www.saragrey.net. Admission to

Wednesday night’s concert is $10.

Sara Grey

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Reservations are now being taken for Gail Swart’s

famous Christmas Party at Wallowa Lake Lodge, to

be held Saturday and Sunday, December 7th & 8th,

2013. This long-running seasonal favorite offers a

chance to gather around the piano and sing carols

with your neighbors and friends by the warm glow of

the fire. Great local musical entertainment will be

presented along with a delicious dinner, plus

homemade holiday cookies made by Gail herself. For

reservations, call the lodge at 541-432-9821.

Christmas at the Lodge

Travis Ward’s music is

influenced by old time hillbilly

music–blues, Appalachian,

dustbowl—and his original and

traditional songs cross those

boundaries often. With steel

guitars and banjos in tow, Travis

has traveled the U.S. and Great

Britain spreading his version of

folk music to any open ears, as a

solo artist and with the band Hillfolk

Noir.

Wayne Marvin Callahan has

been a part of many music projects in

La Grande as both a bassist and a

songwriter, including Sons of Guns,

City of Animals, Test Audiences and

Elidila, all of which have released

recordings and played extensively

around the Northwest. His solo

project, Correspondence School, released its first

album New Western Mind in 2009, and a fall tour EP

in 2012. He has also worked as a producer, producing

La Grande musician Gregory Rawlins’ acclaimed

album Elwha in 2012.

Callahan’s songs are best known for their intimacy

and introspection and showcasing both simple and

complex song structures. While deeply rooted in folk

music, Wayne also has a taste for the experimental

complexities of his contemporaries. He

has made recordings across a wide

range of genres, from bluegrass to

abstract soundscapes.

Trying to put Steve Hines’ music

into a single genre is like being given

the task to explain the human race

without being allowed to mention its

diversity. From folk to rock to spiritual,

his songs are observations of one

imperfect man who has tried his best to live by

honesty and hard-work, striving for understanding,

compassion, love and mercy. Hines says, “This

journey is long, for in all we learn, we learn how little

we know.” His smooth warm voice fills the room with

the spirit of his writing, whether it’s a fun cowpoke

tune or a haunting ballad.

Tunesmith artists for November 9 are Jacob

DeBoie, Bre Paletta and Justin Bennett.

(Continued from page 1) Tunesmith Night Orchestra News

Wallowa Valley Orchestra Fall concerts:

Thursday, Nov 14th, 9:15 AM Young People's Concert at Joseph

High School

Thursday, Nov 14th, 7:00 PM at Joseph High School

WVO rehearsals on Tuesdays at 6:30 PM at the Enterprise High

School music room. For more information please contact Kathy

Vernam at kvernam@gmail.com

Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra

Find more on GRSO at granderondesymphony.org or on Facebook:

"Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra"

Fall concert program includes:

Franz Schubert Symphony No 8 in B minor (Unfinished

Symphony), Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture

Wednesday, Nov 20th, 7:00 PM at McKenzie Auditorium (EOU in

LaGrande)

Saturday, November 23rd, 1:00 PM at Baker High School

GRSO rehearsals are Wednesdays 7 PM to 9:30 PM in Loso Hall

(EOU, LaGrande). We can use more string players! Contact

orchestra manager Eric Jepsen (jepsene@eou.edu) or call Heather

Tyreman in Joseph at 541-432-0230.

Dulcimer Club Forming Dulcimer players and wannabes, unite! Heidi Muller invites

everyone who has, or wishes they had, a mountain dulcimer to come

to a meeting to talk about forming a club. It will be at the Woodshed

on Tuesday, October 15 at 7:00 pm. If you can’t make it but you’re

interested, please email heidi.muller.music@gmail.com or call

(304) 382-9422.

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Community Christmas Concert Scheduled

Frost is on the pumpkin, and that means we’re already planning for our annual

Community Christmas Concert. Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 22

and join us at 3:00 pm at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture in Joseph for

this popular holiday event. Last year’s concert was the first time the WVMA

partnered with JCAC as a joint fundraiser and it was considered a success by both

organizations as well as happy concert-goers. We’re sure you’ll enjoy the program

we’re cooking up, including some new talent as well as old favorites.

Recorders for Kids Every fall the music rooms of Wallowa County public schools

fill with the sound of fourth graders playing recorders. The

Music Alliance is happy to provide these instruments to young

students, many of which may never own their own musical

instrument otherwise. Each fourth grader gets a recorder they

can call their own, and their music teacher teaches them the

basics, they take them home to practice, and some have even

been heard being played on the playground at recess time.

Watch our Facebook page for photos soon!.

OOOH—SCARY! Happy Halloween!

Dulcimer Moon Concerts

Heidi Muller & Bob Webb

have a new CD, “Dulcimer

Moon,” featuring the

Appalachian dulcimer with

vocals and instrumentals

backed by guitar, mandolin,

cello and bowed

psaltery. Cindy Funk of

Dulcimer Radio/Live 365 has

described it as “a gorgeous

album, just lovely from the

first note to the last.” It starts

with the original title cut that

Heidi says is “equal parts

Rumi and Jimmy Buffett” and

continues with old-time medleys, their popular version of “Over the Rainbow,” and a

new recording of Heidi’s song “Cassiopeia” with dulcimer and cello. They also covered

Malvina Reynolds’ “Turn Around” that they performed with Rich Shirley in the

hootenanny this past spring. CD Release Concerts are coming up Friday, Nov. 1 at

the Stage Door Theater in La Grande, and Friday, Nov. 15at Lear’s. Check the tour

page on www.heidimuller.com for details and updates.

Tom Drake and Undiscovered Country will perform at

Lear’s on Saturday, Nov. 2, 7 PM. Undiscovered Country

(“Undisco” to fans) is

a Moscow, Idaho-

based band playing

alt-country and folk-

rock built around

singer-songwriter

Tom Drake’s

originals. Born in the

ancestral stomping

grounds of Merle

Haggard, John

Steinbeck and Woody

Guthrie, and raised all over the USA, Drake crafts songs to

leap the canyon between the heart and head, the poet and

roadhouse, the grapes of wrath, the red mud Mississippi back

roads and the old West. These are often toe-tapping, boot

shuffling songs anchored in carefully crafted lyrics and the

superb musicianship of multi-instrumentalist Cris Peterson.

Wallowa region locals may recognize Peterson from his work

with both Janis Carper or Corn Mash. With veteran regional

musicians Doug Park on up-right and electric bass and Doug

Lopes on drums, the band has the experience, talent and

chops to carve out a sound that is both original and familiar.

Discover Tom Drake - Nov. 2

Thank You! Thanks to all who made our 2013 Courthouse Concert

Series the best ever! Your attendance at these events is

crucial for the success of the program, as is the level of

donations in the

“pickle jar.”

Thanks to our

sponsors: The

City of Enterprise,

Lear’s Main

Street Pub &

Grill, Favorite

Finds on Main,

Gypsy Java and

Deb’s Apparel.

Founded in 2004, The Wallowa Valley Music Alliance is an Oregon non-profit corporation with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal

Revenue Code. Your contribution to the WVMA is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Board of Directors: Laura Skovlin, (President), Carolyn Lochert, Heidi Muller, Sandi Richerson, Heather Tyreman, Bob Webb,. Executive Director: Janis Carper.

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VOICE

LESSONS

From theory

to jazz

improvisation

Call

Carolyn Lochert at 541-398-1089

DO YOU TEACH MUSIC?

If you give private or group

lessons, please let us know so we

can spread the word!

WANTED: ACCORDION

TEACHERS. Please contact

the Music Alliance

info@wvmusicalliance.org or

541-426-3390

Tunesmith Night

Season Opener

Saturday, Oct. 12!

For lessons in guitar or

mountain dulcimer,

contact Heidi Muller at

304-382-9422 or Bob Webb

at 304-550-3799.

Cello lessons—call

Bob Webb 304-550-3799

Do you teach music?

Please let us know so we

can direct students to

you! Contact WVMA at

info@wvmusicalliance.org

or 541-426-3390.