Friday, May 6, 2005

FRIDAY, May 13th,
New Coast Gallery proudly presents:

Kasey Rausch

Kasey Rausch was born in Kansas City, but raised in a small town in East Texas. As a child, every summer she made her pilgrimage to the mid-west to join the long line of music makers in her family and sit in with her grandparents, uncles, and long-time friends of the family as music was made into the wee hours of the morning. She has never known life without music. Likewise, her music takes on a great life, telling stories of days past and lessons learned. Playing mostly guitar and a bit of mandolin and banjo, her music has the flavour of everything from Americana and bluegrass, to blues and folk. She currently resides with her 8 year old daughter in Kansas City, Missouri, and travels nationwide making music. Her first record, "Born Near the Waters," was recorded in New Orleans at the 9th Ward Pickin' Parlor with Mike West and was self-released in November 2004.

Kasey will be joined by Cindy Novelo on 5 string viola.

Cindy has been performing as a musician and dancer since she was 6 years old. She studied at the Conservatory of Music in Bordeaux, France, and performed with a variety of music ensembles, including the National Symphony of Costa Rica and the Proyer String Quartet. Cindy also composes original pieces and plays guitar as well as fiddle and viola.

Together, Kasey and Cindy create an old-time feel with a new-time appeal.



Please join us for an enjoyable evening of acoustic music

Don't miss this LAST concert at the New Coast Gallery on Main St.
(we're moving to the Rock House)

Doors open at 6:30 pm for socializing. Bring your own refreshments.

Music begins at 8:00 pm.

$8.00 cover at the door.

Location: #10 (22171) Main Street, Downtown Reeds Spring.
For more information call Jeanette Bair (417) 272-8386

Up and coming shows:
June 3rd, GRAND OPENING of the Rock House! Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf concert.
We will kick this off a little earlier with a BBQ chicken dinner, bring a side dish.
Besides the great music there will be lots of surprises!

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Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Saturday, March 5th,

New Coast Gallery proudly presents:

Frank Lee

A passion for traditional songs and tunes from the rural South
has fueled Frank's love of performing for the past 25 years. As a
founding member of the Freight Hoppers, he has shared this
passion with audiences all over the United States and Canada,
as well as much of Northern Europe. He presents a range of old-
time music that spans from raw Blues from the Mississippi delta,
to the hillbilly music recorded in the South in the 1920's. The
Freight Hoppers toured extensively throughout the U.S.,
Canada, and Europe, released three albums, and achieved a
level of public recognition previously unheard of for a modern
old-time bank. Frank's old-time banjo playing can be heard on
the three Freight Hopper albums, as well on a Freight Hoppers
live concert video. He has a banjo instructional video out on
Homespun Video. Slide guitar has become a part of Frank's
concerts. A 1932 National Steel Duolian was added to the
arsenal of banjos, along with a love for the oldest recorded blues
players from the South, Son House, Willie Brown, and Blind
Willie Johnson. Spirituals and blues round out a performance of
unique arrangements of Old-time music from the deep
Southeast.

Please join us for an enjoyable evening of acoustic music

Doors open at 6:30 pm for socializing. Bring your own refreshments.

Music begins at 8:00 pm.

$6.00 cover at the door.

Location: #10 (22171) Main Street, Downtown Reeds Spring.
For more information call Jeanette Bair (417) 272-8386

up and coming shows:

April 23rd, Acoustic Eidolon from Berthoud, CO.

May 13th, Kasey Rausch from Kansas City

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Tuesday, February 8, 2005

Saturday, Feb. 19th,
New Coast Gallery proudly presents:

Mulberry Grove

Mulberry Grove is a bluegrass band that ties in elements of folk, rock and
free-form jazz with its old timey influences.

The band is made up of two talented sets of brothers, twins Joseph and
Patrick Villines, from Buffalo River country, Boxley Valley, Ark., and
Christopher and David Farley, of Siloam Springs, Ark. The fifth member is
mutual friend, singer-songwriter Samuel Clanton, who hails from the
Tennessee River Valley of Northern Alabama.

Joe Villines plays banjo and his brother Pat plays mandolin and fiddle.
These two are well recognized in the Fayetteville, Ark. music scene. They
have received numerous awards from both the Ozark Music Association and
Northern Arkansas Music Association, including "Best Male Vocalist of the
Year" (Pat and Joe, 2003), and "Best Acoustic Instrumentalist of the Year"
(Pat, 2003 & 2004; Joe, 2003). Their music has been featured on National
Public Radio's "The Michael Feldman Show," and has earned them top honors in
numerous competitions, including last summer's Jasper Bluegrass Festival in
Jasper, Ark.

Chris Farley plays acoustic and electric bass and his older brother Dave
plays everything that touches his hands < but focuses on dobro and guitar in
Mulberry Grove. The brothers have been playing together for years, rocking
the Springfield, Mo. music scene as founding members of the groove-roots
band Stone County, and recently breaking into the Fayetteville scene with
the Villines brothers and Clanton.

Sam Clanton's original songs make up a big part of Mulberry Grove's
repertoire. His songwriting and singing style has been described as both
deeply expressive and "rough-around-the-edges pure." Influences include
old-time gospel, African American traditional, as well as "the golden glory
days of folk rock/Americana," in his own words.

During its brief time together as a band, Mulberry Grove has been received
enthusiastically by audiences. The band loves music and loves a crowd who
loves music.

Please join us for an enjoyable evening of acoustic music

Doors open at 6:30 pm for socializing. Bring your own refreshments.

Music begins at 8:00 pm.

$8.00 cover at the door.

Location: #10 (22171) Main Street, Downtown Reeds Spring.
For more information call Jeanette Bair (417) 272-8386

Up and coming shows:
March 5th, Frank Lee (formerly of The Frieght Hoppers)
April 23rd, Acoustic Eidolon from Berthoud CO.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Judy Domeny will be performing at
New Coast Gallery in Downtown Reeds Spring,
Saturday, January 29th

Judy Domeny Bowen performs traditional Ozark ballads and original folk
songs. A Rogersville, Missouri singer, songwriter, teacher, and
auctioneer, she charms audiences with her beautiful clear singing,
excellent flat-picked and finger-style guitar playing and witty
commentary. Judy shares historical information about the songs she sings
as well as personal stories of her life growing up on a Missouri farm. Her
songs about life in the classroom will have you laughing out loud! Judy's
energetic delivery, insightful songs and charmingly informal presentation
style have made her a favorite performer with audiences throughout the
mid-west.

Please join us for an enjoyable evening of acoustic music

Doors open at 6:30 pm for socializing. Bring your own refreshments.

Music begins at 8:00 pm.

$6.00 cover at the door.

Location: #10 (22171) Main Street, Downtown Reeds Spring.
For more information call Jeanette Bair (417) 272-8386

Up and coming shows:

Feb. 19th, Mulberry Grove, a grass roots rock band from Fayetteville Ark.

Also, if you are looking for some fine food before the show. Check out the Sun Rise Grill for dinner,
(right down the street) only on Friday and Sat. nights, from 6 to 8:30.

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Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Sunday, Sept. 26th.

New Coast Gallery presents:

Bob Carlin

Faithful to timeless Southern Tradition, Bob Carlin has taken the distinctive "clawhammer banjo style to appreciate audiences worldwide. As a solo performer, and a member of John Hartford's Stringband, Bob has appeared at countless festivals clubs, schools and museums. These have included the Philadelphia Folk festival, Merle Fest, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Rockygrass. Various national radio appearances have included NPR's "Weekend Edition," "A Prairie Home Companion,", Mountain Stage" and "The Grand Old Opry." As a member of the prestigious Virginia and North Carolina Visiting Artist Programs, Carlin presented southern traditional music and banjo traditions of rural America to audiences in the schools and community.
For more information visit www.cartunesrecordings.com

Please join us for a special EARLY Sunday evening of acoustic music

Doors open at 6:00 for socializing.
Bring your own refreshments.

Music begins at 7:00.

$8:00 cover at the door.

Location: New Coast Gallery: #10 Main St. Downtown, Reeds Spring
For reservations and information call (417) 272-8386.

Mark your calendar for these future performances:

Sat., Oct. 16th, Dallas Jones
Sat., Nov. 6th, Uncle Cockleburs Possum Carvers

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Friday, August 13, 2004

Sat. Aug. 21st.
New Coast Gallery presents:
the WAYNE AVERS TRIO

Wayne Avers, Sam Kallaos and Ed Cain have been providing a solid rhythm section for various artists for over a year now. Now based out of Nashville Tennessee each came from a different part of the country to meet in the Mid State in a rehearsal room getting ready to do a summer tour with the Lauren Ellis band. After a successful summer of making enjoyable music together in the Ellis band, they decided to get together when schedules permitted and play for enjoyment both Jazz standards, and original Jazz/Funk works by Wayne. Eventually this group started playing live engagements and attracting music lovers and casual enthusiasts alike. The Trio has thrilled audiences in eclectic venues such as “The Five Spot”, “The Lipstick Lounge”, and most notably the group was featured at the “Frist Center for the Visual Arts” Spring Concert Series.

As these three stay busy throughout the year they love the chances that they get to come together as a trio delivering a unique blend of styles to articulate their abilities as musicians and music lovers. This project gives each member a chance not only to create together as an ensemble but shine as individuals as well.

Aside from the music composed for this group by Wayne, you never know what might come out of their instruments. From John Coltrane to John Scofield. Possibly a tribute to Surf Music of the 60’s or maybe even some nicely arranged music from Lennon and Mc Cartney. Come and enjoy as the Avers Trio takes you on a musical journey guaranteed to fill your night with a musical experience that you won’t soon forget.

A little bit about the guys……………………..

Wayne Avers (GTR) – Born in raised in the suburbs of New York, later moved to the city to pursue his career in music. Wayne’s earliest influences were the Beatles, The Monkeys, and the Surf Bands of the 60’s. Wayne fell in love with Jazz in his late teens. Wayne played in the New York club scene for 10 years before relocating to Nashville Tennessee in 2002. Wayne’s professional affiliations include Herman’s Hermits, The Monkeys, The Lauren Ellis Group, Tasha Valentine and the Heartaches.

Sam Kallaos (Drums) – Born and raised in St. Louis Missouri. Sam fell in love with music at birth according to all records and accounts. He fell in love with Jazz when he was 9 years old at a Mothers Day concert featuring Louie Bellson backing his late wife Pearl Bailey. Sam loved all kinds of music growing up which led him to Southwest Missouri State where he graduated with his BSE in education and went on to become the band leader at the Shoji Tabuchi Theater in Branson Missouri. Sam now resides in Nashville with his beautiful wife Bridget and daughter Clara. Sam’s professional affiliations include John Pizzarelli Jr., Bobby Shew, Clark Terry, The Lauren Ellis Group, Tasha Valentine and the Heartaches.

Ed Cain (Bass) – A true son of the South, Ed Cain grew up in Macomb Georgia. He found music at a very early age and used it to make a living through the 60’s with various incarnations of The Byrds and with the solo career of Walter Eagen. Ed came to Nashville 10 years ago and was almost instantly among the most celebrated players in town. Ed resides in Nashville Tennessee with his lovely wife Holly. Ed’s professional affiliations include The Byrds, Walter Eagen, The Lauren Ellis Group, Tasha Valentine and the Heartaches.

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An Open House will be held at the Harold Bell Wright Museum in Pierce City during Howdy Neighbor Days. Visit the museum at 404 North Walnut Street from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2004. Old photographs of the town, newspaper articles from the past year, and other items will be on display. Admission is free. [For information contact Murray Bishoff or Melonie Roberts at The Monett Times, 417-235-3135.]

Call all artists, authors, crafters, etc.! Everyone is invited to display and sell their artwork at the Harold Bell Wright Museum’s Art Show and Sale October 23, 2004 from noon to 5 p.m. Participants are asked to donate a percentage of their sales that day to the museum fund for ongoing building renovations and historic preservation. The museum is located at 404 N. Walnut Street in Pierce City, Missouri. For information E-mail Kristin Nama at hbwmuseuminpcmo@aol.com or visit our Web Site at www.piercecitymuseum.org.

Kristin Nama
President
Harold Bell Wright Museum
Board of Trustees
Pierce City, Missouri

http://hometown.aol.com/hbwmuseuminpcmo/myhomepage/index.html

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Sunday, July 4, 2004

H I S T O R Y O F H E R E
P a r t 202

I Pledge Allegiance

           Well, dear reader friends, here it is, The Fourth of July, once more. Hard to imagine, let alone believe, that I’ve experienced over seventy of them. Way over half of them right here in the Ozarks. How many more times will I hear firecrackers down the street, smell Brats steaming and smoking on many folk’s grills, watch the parades on television, hear John Wayne’s version of The Pledge, and see everyone waving flags and singing patriotic songs?

           The Fourth of July is one of the greatest national days in the hearts of Americans – and yet it is amazing how many people don’t know why – or realize that the date is meaningless to most of the rest of the billions of people throughout the world. Thanksgiving is not popular far beyond America’s shores, other than in Canada, where it’s celebrated much earlier than in America. And save where our diplomats and military serve our national interests abroad. Christmas is celebrated only in the Christian parts of nations around the world, who are in the minority.

           The many nations of the world celebrate holidays that are very meaningful to them, most of which we in America have never heard of. So much about America and its history, beliefs and so forth are sacred to we Americans – and of little or no consequence to the billions of people of the world at large. Curious, isn’t it? The Fourth of July is America’s Independence Day, dear reader friends, for those of you who didn’t know. Yes, well over two hundred years ago, on a 4th of the month of July, our original 13 colonies declared their independence from England’s rule. In a very real way, the Fourth is America’s birthday celebration, for it marks the birth of our independent nation.

           At the time of its birth, many, many patriots gave their lives to see the little nation-child born and to see that it survived to grow big and healthy. And many, many other American patriots gave their lives trying to keep the colonies loyal to the King and to England. Both American groups believed they were doing the right thing and dying for the right cause. How intense were those feelings? So intense that a very large group of Loyalists eventually left the new little nation, went to Canada, took up new residence, and kept their beliefs close to their hearts. Today, while we American Americans celebrate Independence Day, The Fourth of July, the descendants of that dedicated group don colonial costumes and march in a great parade to commemorate their American Colonist dedication to God, King and England. Curious, isn’t it?

           Every State in America has its very own flag, which flies grandly over every state capital and office building. But on the Fourth, the American flag is the flag of the day. No one in this country pledges allegiance to a state’s flag, but everyone pledges allegiance to the American flag – quite often. And, like the Fourth of July, I often wonder how many people actually listen to what they are saying, understand what they are saying, and believe what they are saying? So, dear reader friend, recite the Pledge of Allegiance, from memory if you can, and listen to what you are saying.

           Does anyone out there know the history of the Pledge of Allegiance? I’ve heard people proclaim, adamantly, that it was “made up” by the same “guys” who “wrote” the Constitution. Well, not hardly, it’s not even historically tied to The Fourth at all. The idea, and the original pledge was the concept of an editor at The Youth’s Companion, a magazine for children. By proclamation made by President Benjamin Harrison, the Pledge was first used in a Columbus Day Celebration in public schools, October 12th, 1892. And that, reader friends, was more than a hundred years after the Declaration of Independence, and the writing of the Constitution, by those “guys.”

           The original pledge went as follows: “I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands: one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The Pledge was amended to read, “to the flag of the United States of America, “ in lieu of “my flag.” This new Pledge was officially adopted on Flag Day, June 14th, 1924. The Pledge was again amended in 1954, by a joint resolution of Congress, when the words, “under God,” were added. So, the complete Pledge, as we now know and recite it, was finally completed only fifty years ago. And it started life as a simple pledge to “my flag,” for school children. How curious.

           Allegiance, as we pledge it, means giving loyalty to, or recognizing the liege rights of that to which we are pledging. In medieval days, pledging to liege rights was a very sacred thing, just as it should be considered sacred and most important today. Of course, one cannot serve a piece of colored cloth. But the colored cloth to which we repeatedly, and quite often, pledge our allegiance is a symbol. A symbol that stands for our nation and the people in it, all that it and we have been, and ever will be. The symbol has been carried around the world and into space, as it will be time and time again in the future. My father fought beneath it on a cruiser in the First World War. My brothers fought beneath it all across North Africa, Italy and across Europe, starting on the beaches of Normandy, France. I fought under it in the Korean conflict (war?).

           In every case, my family and all those other families by our side believed we were fighting in a just cause, to free oppressed people and to prevent the spread of tyranny and world domination. Not once did we fight, or believe we were fighting, to take over someone’s country and keep it forever. And yes, my father, my brothers and I have all seen brave American men and women die by the hundreds trying to bring that piece of cloth symbol through battles and into oppressed and unhappy lands – so that they might be freed and returned to those rightful owners and citizens.

           I, for one, know what the Pledge says, and I know the meaning of every word in it, including “under God.” I very seldom recite the Pledge without thinking about what I’m saying. Nor do I “celebrate” The Fourth of July just for the firecrackers, Brats and beers. I often look around my Ozark country and say to myself, “This, by the grace of God, is what my family fought to preserve. This unfettered, untrammeled, unspoiled land, here in the very heart of America.” For my family were all heartland country folk, a bunch of Kansas prairie people, and loved to touch the earth and know it was ours to do with as we wished. For it was American earth, bought and paid for with American blood, sweat and tears. Or is all that just too much patriotic “drivel” for you to accept in these modernistic, politically correct times?

           Well, I hope we don’t “politically correct” ourselves down the same road the Romans chose. Those of you who have read a bit of history know that Rome and the Romans once ruled the known world with a fist of iron. But those beneath Rome’s rule were totally safe from invasion by rapacious nations. They enjoyed well paved roads, reasonable sanitary conditions, proper market arrangements, running water from aqueducts, courts and Roman law to which they could appeal injustices - and a good deal of religious freedom, as long as it didn’t advocate overthrowing Roman rule.

           But Rome grew fat, self indulgent, soft and careless. The Forum became a place to swap favors and legal rights, rather than a dedicated place to formulate rules, laws and plans to run the Empire properly and well. The great generals and the legions, once vastly admired and vaunted, the pride and power of Rome, slowly fell into disfavor and were used as pawns to control senator’s wishes and indulgences. Other jealous countries began to undermine Rome’s solidity and confidence until, at last, the Vandals and others marched into the once all powerful land, sacked, raped, slaughtered, pillaged, burned and looted without being crushed by the once powerful and supremely organized Roman legions.

           Does all of this sound a bit familiar somehow? Could history repeat itself? Make some comparisons to today’s events, if you will. Think about what some very peculiar people are trying to do to our country, its traditions, its laws and its very soul and fabric. Say the Pledge of Allegiance over to yourself and think of the words. Think quite seriously about The Fourth of July, Independence Day, our nation’s birthday. Then look at what is happening in the world around us. The Vandals, the Goths, the Huns and all the rest of the dangers of European and Roman historical times may be gone. But they’ve been replaced by folks equally as dangerous, equally as determined to destroy us, equally as vicious and uncaring for human life and rights. If we allow our nation to be divided and subverted by extremists and those who would “politically correct” us to pieces – well – we might just as well throw open the doors and invite the predators in to have a field day hacking our nation to death and devouring the scraps and remains. They’re out there waiting for their chance, just as they have been throughout history, and you best believe it – and pray you don’t live to see it.

           I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. - A truly amazing tiny piece of literature – with a vast meaning, imbedded truths and a sense of duty and devotion, which has repeatedly helped to save the entire world from chaos. And, if kept intact, pure, true and powerful, will continue to do so forever.

           Hope you had a wonderful, safe and happy Fourth! Isn’t it great to live in the Ozarks? One of God’s truly blessed places. We’re still looking for you at the Historic Dinner Theater, great shows, and good old fashion fun. Come join us and help preserve Ozark history.

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