"John Sebastian is one of the very select group of songwriters - including also John Lennon, Ray Davies, and Brian Wilson - for which the term 'genius' doesn't seem just a publicist's wild notion."
- Percy Keegan
Greetings to all, with thanks for your continued interest...
Fall approaches with a rollicking full schedule of dates with mandolin virtuoso David Grisman. These shows are some of my favorites in years, allowing both of us to explore new ground, reinterpret past glories, and generally surprise each other with unplanned musical day trips. Very challenging and a lot of fun!
Scattered throughout the summer and fall are co-bills with Roger McGuinn. We started playing the same clubs in the
early sixties, and our parallel paths continue to cross.
On a sadder note, Woodstock's musical community is reeling as we must say goodbye to Artie Traum. For over forty years, Happy and Artie have provided our community and the music world with a folk-blues palette of original and
collected songs, along the way teaching thousands the guitar styles of their heros via Homespun Tapes instructional videos.
Artie's skills as a producer and musical organizer created projects and produced cds often based out of Woodstock,
New York, where the Traums have made their home since the mid sixties. I'm fortunate to have been included in many of Artie's projects as harp man, rhythm or baritone guitar. It was his encouragement and enthusiasm that resparked my
interest in solo guitar, resulting directly in recent collaborations with David Grisman. Artie was also my favorite substitute when the J-Band needed a "take-off"guitar player! For more specific info on Artie, obits are appearing in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and just about any guitar magazine you can come up with. Ciao, Artie, composer, song writer,
virtuoso, teacher and student of the blues, Italophile, gardener, conspiracy theorist, budget bon vivant, my friend and paisano.
July 4 - Fairfield, OH - Oscar Event Center
July 16 - Brooklyn, NY - Seaside Park NEW
July 31 - Rockford, IL - Rockford Theater
August 1 - Mt. Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagles Resort & Casino
August 2 - Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion
August 15 - Bushkill, PA -
Pocono Folk Festival w/Arlo Guthrie & Leon Redbone
September 4-5 - Hell, Norway - Blues in Hell
September 8 - Svendborg, Denmark - Svendborg Theater
September 10 - Haderslev, Denmark - Maanen Theater
September 11 - Greve, Denmark - Portalen Theeater
September 12 - Oslo, Norway - Blues Club
October 1 - New York City - City Winery w/David Grisman
October 2 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts w/David Grisman
October 9 -
Frankfort, KY - Grand Theater
October 17 - Vergennes, VT - Opera House
October 28 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse w/ David Grisman
October 29 - Plymouth, NH - Silver Center for the Arts w/ David Grisman
October 30 - Keene, NH - Colonial Theater w/ David Grisman
November 7 - Chatham, NJ - Sanctuary Concerts
December 10 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
w/ David Grisman NEW
December 11 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music w/ David Grisman
December 12 - Stoughton, WI - Opera House w/ David Grisman
