Laurie Lewis - New Stuff

New Stuff - October 2008

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Late Summer News

September/October 2008

In This Issue

Upcoming Appearances

Dear Companions,

We have been having some quiet time, playing the most lovely weddings and parties in beautiful places, like Lake Tahoe, where I took the above photo last weekend.I found out that the water in Lake Tahoe stays there on an average of 700 years, before leaving either via the Truckee River or evaporation. I can't think of a nicer place to hang out for an extended period of time.

I've finally been getting some time to work on things here at home, putting some finishing touches on recording projects and allowing some new songs to push their way forward through the noise of the World.

We had too much fun at the Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention. It took a week to recover from staying up until 4:00 AM two nights in a row. Good thing I was too busy playing and singing to overindulge in anything else! I'll try and remember to tell you about it in advance next year.

Check out my latest achievement, posted on YouTube. Pretty silly...

We wish Todd Phillips a bon voyage as he takes off on tour with Joan Baez for two months!

Stay in touch,

Laurie Lewis

Upcoming Appearances
Sept/Oct

Monday, Sept. 22
Catch Red Handed at Pizzaiolo
5008 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA
Laurie Lewis, Suzy Thompson and Nell Robinson will be singing and playing in the back garden
5:30-7:00 PM

Saturday, Sept. 27
KPIG-AM, 1:00 PM

Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum play live on the radio

Saturday, Oct. 4

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

FREE FESTIVAL in Golden Gate Park!!!
11:55 Laurie Lewis and Friends, Banjo Stage
Tom Rozum, Dudley Connell, Alison Brown, Chad Manning, Andrew Conklin, Sally Love
4:30 Laurie joins Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women, Rooster Stage
With Nina Gerber, Cindy Cashdollar and others

Sunday, Oct. 5

Hardly Strictly

continues:
Laurie joins Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, playing bass and singing tenor!
1:00 PM Banjo Stage

Laurie Lewis and The Right Hands Canada Tour
Tom Rozum (mandolin), Scott Huffman (guitar), Craig Smith (banjo), and Steve Roy (bass)
Wednesday, Oct. 15

Foothills Bluegrass Club

, Calgary, AB

Thursday, Oct. 16 thru Sunday, Oct. 19

Northern Circle Bluegrass Club

, Edmonton, AB

Sunday, Oct. 19

Waskasoo Bluegrass Music Society

, Red Deer, AB

Monday, Oct 20 Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Society, Saskatoon, SK

Tuesday, Oct. 21

Manitoba Old-Tyme and Bluegrass Society

, Winnipeg, MB

Here are
Tom and me
with the
bumper crop
of instruments
that floated
down the
Rogue River with us
last month.

It was non-stop music
for five days.

Six mandolins!

Don't forget to get out and hear live music whenever you can. Sing whenever possible.

VOTE November 4!

Spruce and Maple Music

P.O. Box 9417
Berkeley, California 94709
Spruce and Maple Music