Southern Old Time Jam

Southern Old Time Jam session this Saturday Mar 3 at Firehouse Tea and Coffee, 1245 East State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN from 2:00 to 4:30 PM. Hope to see a rousing crowd!


Matthew Katinsky

NIBGA Board minutes Feb. 19, 2012

Meeting of the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association at Southwest Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Rd., Ft. Wayne, IN

The meeting was called to order by NIBGA President – Jim Winger @ 12:30pm.

Officers Present:                                                  Board Directors:
  President – Jim Winger                                        T.J. Collins
  Vice-President – Joe Steiner                               Pam Keiper/via phone
  Secretary – Barbara Collins                                Paul Saurborn
  Treasurer – Linda Winger

Others present: Chris Cooperrider/Special Events; Jeanette Young/Vendors; Sue Saurborn; Richard Bacon, Carolyn Bacon, Tonia Bacon & Jenna Bacon.

• The January minutes were emailed by Secretary/Barbara Collins to each office on 1/20/2012.  Joe Steiner motioned to accept. Paul Saurborn second. All approve. Motion carried.
• The January Financial report was emailed to each officer by Treasurer Linda Winger on 2/9/12. Paul Saurborn motioned to accept. Joe Steiner second. All approve. Motion carried.

INFORMATION ITEMS  

• Festival fliers and Events listing will be mailed next month with the newsletter.
• Band hosting program update. Host for the spring 2012 bands are still needed. Only 3 so far are signed up. Contact Chris Cooperrider.
• Postage rate increases are probable. Canada postage is .85 now. May go to $1.00. USA postage is now
• $.45 and may go to $.50 in the next couple of years. Membership may have to go up slightly to cover mailings. Getting the newsletter by e-mail would save the club high mailing cost.
•  It is reported that gas prices may go up close to $5.00 per gal. this summer.

OLD BUSINESS

• TABLE: Emergency procedures handout.   Review again at March/April meeting.
• TABLE: 501C3 update. Chris C. request to table until March meeting.
• Saturday Workshops: Discussion. Joe Steiner-V. Pres/Band Chair is authorized to offer Dan Miller a Vendor spot in return for running an Extended Flat Pick Guitar workshop on Saturday. All approve.
• Festival – Jim Winger did a detailed Analysis of camping actual totals for Spring 2011 & Fall 2011. T.J. Collins motioned to Table any discussion of price changes until Fall of 2013. Motion carried.
• Festival Band list. Joe Steiner reports that all bands for Spring 2012 are hired. All but two are hired for Fall 2012.
• Band Scramble: Jim Winger will revise the Sunday schedule to accommodate a Band Scramble on May 27 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. before the supper break. Tonia Bacon has agreed to Chair and make plans and do the signing up of participants. T.J. Collins motioned that we do the Band Scramble on Sunday. Paul Saurborn second. All approve. Motion carried.  

NEW BUSINESS

• New membership cards and membership renewals will be available next month. The next newsletter will have the 2012/2013 sign up form. You can sign up by mail or at the March meeting.
• Paul Saurborn motioned to adjourn. T.J. Collins second.  Meeting adjourned at 1:45p.m.

Sincerely – NIBGA Secretary – Barbara Collins

The next meeting of Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association will be March 18, 2012 at the Southwest Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Rd., Ft. Wayne, IN starting at Noon until 6:p.m.

IBMA at the Crossroads

This article is about the current challenges faced by the International Bluegrass Music Assoc.

IBMA at the Crossroads
 

CONGRATULATIONS TO GRAMMY AWARD RECIPIENTS

Congratulations to the following artists, writers and producers who were recognized with GRAMMY Awards® Feb. 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. 

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Paper Airplane, by Alison Krauss & Union Station [Rounder]

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Paper Airplane; by Alison Krauss & Union Station; Neal Cappellino & Mike Shipley, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer [Rounder]

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
“Life In Eleven;” Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers; Béla Fleck & The Flecktones; Track from: Rocket Science [eOne Music]

For a complete list of GRAMMY Awards®, go to www.grammy.com.

Feb. 24 Boardwalk Music group

“Boardwalk Music Group”

Gospel Music Singing & Praising! And 4 hours of Jam Music!

 Friday evening,

February 24^TH - 6:30pm

Amish Country Inn Hotel

Lord willing, we’ll see you at Amish Country Inn Hotel!

Located 1 mile south of Shipshewana on SR 5 South,

Everyone is welcome to come; you may bring a cold dish or snacks, coffee to be served!

The water park is open “all day” for you at a discount price, say -- Boardwalk Music Group!

Information call Sheila 574-354-1204 - Ken Mullet 574-354-0310

Lester Schrock 260-463-5101 – Nelson Miller 574-849-4751

Another festival gone

It is great regret that we, Carolina Road, have to announce cancellation of the Carolina Road Homecoming Bluegrass Festival, which was held annually in November at the Ramada Inn in Burlington, North Carolina. We have hosted and promoted this festival at the Ramada Inn for the past four years. Because the ticket sales were not adequate to allow the event to continue, we have made the decision to cancel the festival.

Carolina Road was approached last December with the opportunity to take over the Christmas in the Smokies Bluegrass Festival, which was previously hosted by The Larkin Family for the past two decades. We are very excited about hosting and promoting this festival, which is held annually in December at the Ramada Inn and Smoky Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. We have designed a website for the Christmas in the Smokies Bluegrass Festival which has the band line up, ticket information, hotel information, etc. Please visit the website, bluegrasschristmasinsmokies.com, to check out the festival.

The 2012 Christmas in the Smokies Festival will be held on Wednesday, December 12 through Saturday, December 15 at the beautiful Ramada Inn and Smoky Mountain Convention Center. Come see the marvelous Christmas decor in downtown Pigeon Forge and enjoy the many tourist activities. Come share in the Christmas Spirit! The band lineup includes your host, Carolina Road, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Marty Raybon, Goldwing Express, Ralph Stanley II, Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press, Gary Waldrep Band, Jerry Butler & The Blu-Js, Remington Ryde, Mike Conner & The Travelers, The Larkins, Reno Tradition, Mountain Faith, and the Hart Brothers.

We THANK YOU for all your support throughout the years of our bluegrass events.  We hope to see you all at the 2012 Christmas in the Smokies Bluegrass Festival.

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road