These are in addition or supplement our concerts and events postings.
If you have a flyer on the web, send us the link or post it here.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Festival Flyers
NIBGA has posted flyers or information on 103 bluegrass events in the Midwest area. Check us out at festival flyers. As we get them, more flyers will be posted.
These are in addition or supplement our concerts and events postings.
If you have a flyer on the web, send us the link or post it here.
These are in addition or supplement our concerts and events postings.
If you have a flyer on the web, send us the link or post it here.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Jessica Harp changes careers
Thursday, April 22, 2010
NIBGA Board meeting minutes April 18, 2010
The April meeting of the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association was held at the Southwest Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Rd. Fort Wayne, IN (260) 747-4677 beginning at 1 PM.
The meeting was called to order by President Jim Winger.
Officers present were: Pres. Jim Winger, V. Pres Joe Steiner, Treas. Linda Winger, Sect. Barbara Collins. Board Directors: T.J. Collins, Joe Wyandt, Paul Saurborn. Pam Keiper was present via conference phone call. Also present were Taxi Chair – Chris Cooperrider and Vender Chair – Jeanette Young. Past president Sandy Carnes attended. There were 4 other members in attendance.
Minutes of the March meeting were sent by Sect. Barbara Collins via e-mail to all officers, after the March meeting. Paul Saurborn made a motion to accept the minutes. T.J. Collins second. All approved. Motion carried.
The March Financial reports were sent by e-mail to all officers in April. Financials were reviewed at the 4/18/10 meeting. Barbara Collins motioned to accept the financial report. Joe Wyandt second. All approved. Motion carried.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Dues for the 2009/2010 season are discontinued. We are now taking applications for the new season of 2010/2011. Effective May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011.
Joe Steiner and Chris Cooperrider have prepared a unique ad for advertising the Memorial weekend festival. This ad will be run on the WPAQ, an all Bluegrass station, in Mount Airy, NC. We have 3 bands coming from this area. The intent is to try and get some campers from that area. Joe Steiner played two different arrangements of the ad from his laptop for the officers to hear. WPAQ plays Bluegrass music all day. The voices on the ads are Joe S. and Chris C. The officers were very pleased with the results of the ad recordings.
TABLE: Renting a billboard near Angola to capture campers and create interest in our festival. Cost – 30 days = $500.00. Sandy Carnes will talk with her daughter about possibilities and cost. Her daughter works for a bill board company.
Advertising is under budget at this time.
OLD BUSINESS
TABLE: Port-a-jon usage. No response from Terry.
501c3 Jim W. and Chris C.: Jim has 30 pages of forms to review, and 38 pages of instructions. This will take a lot of work but will be beneficial to the club. With a 501c3 the club can apply for grants from Indiana and other places. This would help in funding for bands. The cost for applying is $800 in person or $200 on line. Under 501c3 the club could not promote politics which is something we wouldn't do anyway.
International Bluegrass Music Association sponsor for 2010 World of Bluegrass Convention in Nashville. Joe Steiner will be doing a follow up with Dan Hays to complete the arrangements.
New Fairgrounds Contract for 2011/2013: Pres. Jim Winger reports there has been clarification on some items, some still pending. Dialogue is in process. Frank Morton, NCCFC president, understands our major concerns about use of the track area. He will talk with his track committee.
Jim W. said: Don Moore says absolutely NO sleeping in the barns.
Linda Winger showed the finished design for the 2010 T-shirts. Colors for standard T-shirts will be Jade and Camel. Other colors will be used for Polo, long sleeve, tanks and such depending on what colors are available.
TABLED UNTIL FALL: Extended workshops. Chris Cooperrider has not been able to put together scheduling yet.
Dave Vogie – Workshop Chairman is having trouble getting people to agree to conduct workshops for Memorial weekend.
Band Hosting: The Bacon family is hosting West Bound Rangers at the Spring festival. All bands are covered except Town Mountain, Special C., Chapel Hill, Echo Valley, Nobody's Darlin', and Faces Made for Radio
The mosquito spraying is scheduled for Memorial festival paid by NIBGA.
Notify bands there will be two tickets at the gate per member. They need to sign for their tickets. Joe S.
TABLE: Electronic sign at Fairgrounds in Kendallville.
Contact electrician and get a cable - J.W. Paul S. will connect it.
Festival Vendors – Jeanette Young, Chair. Jeanette has sent out letters to prospective vendors. She is waiting for replies. Some are fairly sure and others are pending. There is room for more as of now. According to our contract agreements NIBGA does not have to allow a group to vend just because they have a building on the fairgrounds. During our contract period we have the right to refuse them. There will be no use of the cement slab at the Pork Producers building.
The phone number to reach Chris Cooperrider –Taxi Chair, on the fairgrounds during the festival performances is: 419-721-8016.
The number of Golf carts for officers and Gate Captains was again reviewed at the 4/18/10 meeting. Some golf carts will be shared by associate gate captains. In addition to the two seat carts, one utility cart, there will be one 4 seat golf cart for taxi use and one 6 seat cart for taxi use.
T.J. Collins motioned to change one 4 seat taxi to a 6 seat taxi. (Total 2 taxi carts) Paul Saurborn second. All approved. Motion carried.
TABLE: Consider our TAM program sponsoring a band for the Art Festival.
NEW BUSINESS
Taxes are due in two weeks. Jim will get the information out to Leslie Ellis.
Summer newsletter mailings: May - Sandy Carnes
June – Barbara Collins
July – Al & Leslie Ellis
August – Paul Saurborn
September – Joe Wyandt
Paul Saurborn motioned to adjourn the meeting. Joe Wyandt second. All agree. Motion carried.
The next meeting of the NIBGA officers will be Sunday May 23, in the Log Cabin at the Noble Co fairgrounds. Carry-in dinner at 1 pm with meeting following.
NIBGA Secretary: Barbara Collins
The meeting was called to order by President Jim Winger.
Officers present were: Pres. Jim Winger, V. Pres Joe Steiner, Treas. Linda Winger, Sect. Barbara Collins. Board Directors: T.J. Collins, Joe Wyandt, Paul Saurborn. Pam Keiper was present via conference phone call. Also present were Taxi Chair – Chris Cooperrider and Vender Chair – Jeanette Young. Past president Sandy Carnes attended. There were 4 other members in attendance.
Minutes of the March meeting were sent by Sect. Barbara Collins via e-mail to all officers, after the March meeting. Paul Saurborn made a motion to accept the minutes. T.J. Collins second. All approved. Motion carried.
The March Financial reports were sent by e-mail to all officers in April. Financials were reviewed at the 4/18/10 meeting. Barbara Collins motioned to accept the financial report. Joe Wyandt second. All approved. Motion carried.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Dues for the 2009/2010 season are discontinued. We are now taking applications for the new season of 2010/2011. Effective May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011.
Joe Steiner and Chris Cooperrider have prepared a unique ad for advertising the Memorial weekend festival. This ad will be run on the WPAQ, an all Bluegrass station, in Mount Airy, NC. We have 3 bands coming from this area. The intent is to try and get some campers from that area. Joe Steiner played two different arrangements of the ad from his laptop for the officers to hear. WPAQ plays Bluegrass music all day. The voices on the ads are Joe S. and Chris C. The officers were very pleased with the results of the ad recordings.
TABLE: Renting a billboard near Angola to capture campers and create interest in our festival. Cost – 30 days = $500.00. Sandy Carnes will talk with her daughter about possibilities and cost. Her daughter works for a bill board company.
Advertising is under budget at this time.
OLD BUSINESS
TABLE: Port-a-jon usage. No response from Terry.
501c3 Jim W. and Chris C.: Jim has 30 pages of forms to review, and 38 pages of instructions. This will take a lot of work but will be beneficial to the club. With a 501c3 the club can apply for grants from Indiana and other places. This would help in funding for bands. The cost for applying is $800 in person or $200 on line. Under 501c3 the club could not promote politics which is something we wouldn't do anyway.
International Bluegrass Music Association sponsor for 2010 World of Bluegrass Convention in Nashville. Joe Steiner will be doing a follow up with Dan Hays to complete the arrangements.
New Fairgrounds Contract for 2011/2013: Pres. Jim Winger reports there has been clarification on some items, some still pending. Dialogue is in process. Frank Morton, NCCFC president, understands our major concerns about use of the track area. He will talk with his track committee.
Jim W. said: Don Moore says absolutely NO sleeping in the barns.
Linda Winger showed the finished design for the 2010 T-shirts. Colors for standard T-shirts will be Jade and Camel. Other colors will be used for Polo, long sleeve, tanks and such depending on what colors are available.
TABLED UNTIL FALL: Extended workshops. Chris Cooperrider has not been able to put together scheduling yet.
Dave Vogie – Workshop Chairman is having trouble getting people to agree to conduct workshops for Memorial weekend.
Band Hosting: The Bacon family is hosting West Bound Rangers at the Spring festival. All bands are covered except Town Mountain, Special C., Chapel Hill, Echo Valley, Nobody's Darlin', and Faces Made for Radio
The mosquito spraying is scheduled for Memorial festival paid by NIBGA.
Notify bands there will be two tickets at the gate per member. They need to sign for their tickets. Joe S.
TABLE: Electronic sign at Fairgrounds in Kendallville.
Contact electrician and get a cable - J.W. Paul S. will connect it.
Festival Vendors – Jeanette Young, Chair. Jeanette has sent out letters to prospective vendors. She is waiting for replies. Some are fairly sure and others are pending. There is room for more as of now. According to our contract agreements NIBGA does not have to allow a group to vend just because they have a building on the fairgrounds. During our contract period we have the right to refuse them. There will be no use of the cement slab at the Pork Producers building.
The phone number to reach Chris Cooperrider –Taxi Chair, on the fairgrounds during the festival performances is: 419-721-8016.
The number of Golf carts for officers and Gate Captains was again reviewed at the 4/18/10 meeting. Some golf carts will be shared by associate gate captains. In addition to the two seat carts, one utility cart, there will be one 4 seat golf cart for taxi use and one 6 seat cart for taxi use.
T.J. Collins motioned to change one 4 seat taxi to a 6 seat taxi. (Total 2 taxi carts) Paul Saurborn second. All approved. Motion carried.
TABLE: Consider our TAM program sponsoring a band for the Art Festival.
NEW BUSINESS
Taxes are due in two weeks. Jim will get the information out to Leslie Ellis.
Summer newsletter mailings: May - Sandy Carnes
June – Barbara Collins
July – Al & Leslie Ellis
August – Paul Saurborn
September – Joe Wyandt
Paul Saurborn motioned to adjourn the meeting. Joe Wyandt second. All agree. Motion carried.
The next meeting of the NIBGA officers will be Sunday May 23, in the Log Cabin at the Noble Co fairgrounds. Carry-in dinner at 1 pm with meeting following.
NIBGA Secretary: Barbara Collins
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Concord Music Group Acquires Celebrated American Roots Label Rounder Records
Acquisition Firmly Establishes the Combined Entity as the World’s Preeminent Independent Music Company
Los Angeles, CA - April 14th, 2010 - The Concord Music Group today announced the acquisition of storied Massachusetts-based independent music label Rounder Records. Rounder, celebrating its 40th year as the world’s leading American roots music label, is a major force in a broad range of musical genres including bluegrass, Americana, singer-songwriter, Cajun & Zydeco and children’s music. Rounder possesses an extraordinary recorded catalog and current artist roster including bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss, singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck, actor/musician Steve Martin, jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux, the iconic Robert Plant, notable children’s artist/activist Raffi and country legend Willie Nelson, to name just a few. The acquisition of Rounder and its essential collection of over 3,000 masters combined with Concord Music Group’s rich catalog of more than 10,000 master recordings strengthens Concord’s status as one of the world’s most significant independent record companies, with a leadership position in multiple genres.
Rounder’s creative and marketing functions will continue to be based in Boston and its owners and founders Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton Levy will remain active with the company in a creative and advisory capacity. The company’s senior management will also remain in place: John Virant will continue as the President of Rounder; Sheri Sands will stay on as General Manager. Operating synergies will be achieved by combining the sales, administrative and support functions of the two companies.
Rounder, founded in 1970 by Cambridge folkies, Irwin, Nowlin, and Leighton Levy, has been at the center of nearly all of the American roots revivals that have reshaped the music world in the last 40 years. The self-titled 1975 record by J.D. Crowe and the New South (featuring future stars Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice and Jerry Douglas) revitalized bluegrass and inspired such modern superstars as Rounder’s own Alison Krauss, who is the most decorated female artist in the history of the Grammy® Awards and has also sold over eight million albums and DVDs. Her collaboration with Led Zeppelin front-man Robert Plant on the album Raising Sand emerged as one of 2007’s major critical and word-of-mouth sales success stories. The album was RIAA certified platinum in early 2008 and won five Grammy® Awards including Album and Record of the Year in 2009. An unequaled leader in the preservation and re-release of precious historic recordings, Rounder has brought the music of Jelly Roll Morton, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers and Mississippi John Hurt back to vibrant life. In addition, their dazzling work on the epic anthologies from the Library of Congress and the Alan Lomax Collection has been universally respected and admired.
Glen Barros, President and CEO of the Concord Music Group, said, “The combination of Concord and Rounder makes so much sense on a creative, strategic and cultural level. With the addition of Rounder, Concord is gaining a magnificent catalog of recordings, the opportunity to work with more of the world’s most amazing artists and a company filled with some great people. Plus, Rounder’s uncompromising commitment to authenticity and intense independent spirit is perfectly in line with everything that Concord is about.”
Norman Lear, Concord Music Group Chairman and co-owner added, “We couldn’t be more honored to join together with Rounder in our collective mission to deliver great, timeless music.”
Marian Leighton Levy, co-Rounder Founder, concurs and adds, “For us, it’s always been about the music. We have long been aware of Concord’s commitment to great catalogue labels within a vibrant and contemporary independent context, and feel the Concord Records Group provides not only a great home for our music and artists, but also a stronger and more secure position going forward.”
John Virant, President of Rounder, said “We’ve always been the little label that could, and our new affiliation with Concord – another fiercely independent organization that shares our core values -- ensures that we can remain true to our central calling: discovering and nurturing quality musical talent.”
Los Angeles, CA - April 14th, 2010 - The Concord Music Group today announced the acquisition of storied Massachusetts-based independent music label Rounder Records. Rounder, celebrating its 40th year as the world’s leading American roots music label, is a major force in a broad range of musical genres including bluegrass, Americana, singer-songwriter, Cajun & Zydeco and children’s music. Rounder possesses an extraordinary recorded catalog and current artist roster including bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss, singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck, actor/musician Steve Martin, jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux, the iconic Robert Plant, notable children’s artist/activist Raffi and country legend Willie Nelson, to name just a few. The acquisition of Rounder and its essential collection of over 3,000 masters combined with Concord Music Group’s rich catalog of more than 10,000 master recordings strengthens Concord’s status as one of the world’s most significant independent record companies, with a leadership position in multiple genres.
Rounder’s creative and marketing functions will continue to be based in Boston and its owners and founders Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton Levy will remain active with the company in a creative and advisory capacity. The company’s senior management will also remain in place: John Virant will continue as the President of Rounder; Sheri Sands will stay on as General Manager. Operating synergies will be achieved by combining the sales, administrative and support functions of the two companies.
Rounder, founded in 1970 by Cambridge folkies, Irwin, Nowlin, and Leighton Levy, has been at the center of nearly all of the American roots revivals that have reshaped the music world in the last 40 years. The self-titled 1975 record by J.D. Crowe and the New South (featuring future stars Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice and Jerry Douglas) revitalized bluegrass and inspired such modern superstars as Rounder’s own Alison Krauss, who is the most decorated female artist in the history of the Grammy® Awards and has also sold over eight million albums and DVDs. Her collaboration with Led Zeppelin front-man Robert Plant on the album Raising Sand emerged as one of 2007’s major critical and word-of-mouth sales success stories. The album was RIAA certified platinum in early 2008 and won five Grammy® Awards including Album and Record of the Year in 2009. An unequaled leader in the preservation and re-release of precious historic recordings, Rounder has brought the music of Jelly Roll Morton, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers and Mississippi John Hurt back to vibrant life. In addition, their dazzling work on the epic anthologies from the Library of Congress and the Alan Lomax Collection has been universally respected and admired.
Glen Barros, President and CEO of the Concord Music Group, said, “The combination of Concord and Rounder makes so much sense on a creative, strategic and cultural level. With the addition of Rounder, Concord is gaining a magnificent catalog of recordings, the opportunity to work with more of the world’s most amazing artists and a company filled with some great people. Plus, Rounder’s uncompromising commitment to authenticity and intense independent spirit is perfectly in line with everything that Concord is about.”
Norman Lear, Concord Music Group Chairman and co-owner added, “We couldn’t be more honored to join together with Rounder in our collective mission to deliver great, timeless music.”
Marian Leighton Levy, co-Rounder Founder, concurs and adds, “For us, it’s always been about the music. We have long been aware of Concord’s commitment to great catalogue labels within a vibrant and contemporary independent context, and feel the Concord Records Group provides not only a great home for our music and artists, but also a stronger and more secure position going forward.”
John Virant, President of Rounder, said “We’ve always been the little label that could, and our new affiliation with Concord – another fiercely independent organization that shares our core values -- ensures that we can remain true to our central calling: discovering and nurturing quality musical talent.”
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
NIBGA, April 18 is the last meeting until October 17
Come join us for our monthly meeting this Sunday, April 18 at the Southwest Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Road , Fort Wayne, IN 46809 from Noon until 6p
They will be serving breakfast and lunches available. They are very good
meals and inexpensive.
Jim
They will be serving breakfast and lunches available. They are very good
meals and inexpensive.
Jim
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