A Blues Sunday

We knew that it would be good, but didn't think that it would be that good. Robin Hastings was the Guest Host on the Acoustic Hour Radio show. .... and he invited his buddy Ken Hiram, Jeff Kelley from clymer PA contact number 724-254-7000, Dave and John Minda http://www.daveminda.com/, and Mike miller, Jimmy Roach, Joe Roach of the group Four Day Crawl, http://www.fourdaycrawl.com. John Rising did the honors by playing base and Pattie Holmes even joined in on the last song.

If you missed this outstanding show, you can check it out on http://www.acoustichour.com/ you're going to need highspeed. I would suggest that you download it first then listen to it.(To download the file, 1. Put your mouse over the link, 2. Right click and choose save target as, 3. pick a location and or folder, 4. click Save.)

This was the first group type Blues show. All of the music on the show was live, except bumper tracks from Jeff Kelley's cd. We would like to do it again and have it be even bigger and better. Pattie suggested that we invited "women Blues Artists" I'm up for that, and do hope that we can tap into that talent pool. Thanks to Greg Bender at the Music Box for his sponsorship of the show, along with the Homemade Restaurant.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again... This area is rich in talent.. All you have to do is open a window.

The Violin , Guitar and Sax

It's a rare occasion that you have 3 dynamic, creative and unique guest on the show. Well such was the cast on Sunday (10-22-06) Robert Gordon III, Hedi Maxwell, and Lance Wolfe, stopped by and gave the listeners a real treat. Robert Gordon is a violin maker. He really does it all, (sell, teach, consult, et al, That's right, He can turn a tree into a violin. It's part of the family tradition. I actually got a chance to meet his father at Robert's downtown studio. Not only is it a very interesting profession, but those little buggers don't come cheep. If you've ever had the chance to look really close at one, you'd know that some serious craftsmanship’s is built right in. Robert's coming back on the show when Carl Rahkonen visits. He was a great guest and when he comes back, we all will learn more about the wonderful violin.

Hedi Maxwell, currently lives in North Carolina, she grew up in Homer City. She's a singer songwriter with a new song, Home to Pennsylvania. I love'd her songs. I can tell that she not only loves music, but really enjoys playing. I hope when she comes home, that she'll come back on the show.

Lance is always a great guest. This young man is so talented. I appreciate him sharing the story about his braces, though parts were hard to take. I've always loved wind instruments, and Lance make it look easier..

What a show! Local folks sharing what they know. I hope you had a chance to listen. If not, the show will be posted on the acoustic hour website for the entire world to hear.

IAN MURPHY

Folks,

Here's a link to a cool kid, awesome musican and friend and Christian brother. He's in the hospital after being in a car accident. Please keep Ian and his family in your prayers.

http://www.prayforian.com/

Oh Canada

Oh Canada,

What a geat interview with Mr. Wayne Francis. Sunday 1, 2006 I had the opportunity to interview a very talented songwriter, producer and performer.

If you'd like to download a copy of the show you can go here. acoustichour.com/showclip.htm

The file is about 55megs and If you have highspeed, you're in... If you don't ... email me and I'll send you a disc.

We've really been reaching out on the Acoustic Hour Radio show.. and now, we've reached back to Canada..And if you decide to check out Wayne's stuff, check out Blue Redo also.

Blacklick, Indiana County

I was invited to play at an outdoor event Saturday October 1st in Blacklick. The day started out cloudy and rainy. It was also a bit cold. I was wondering if the event was even going to go on as scheduled. Well, I packed up my gear and headed down to Blacklick. When I finally found the park, which is not hard to find, I was greeted by very friendly people. They even gave me my own parking area right next to the food and entertainment area. That's cool with me, I really hate lugging PA equipotent long distances.

It had been a few years since I played in Blacklick. I had a wonderful time then, and I was really looking forward to playing again. Anyways, it got a bit but the show had to go on. Despite the weather, the folks of Blacklick came out. It was nice crowd. There were 50/50 drawings and prizes and lots of Food. And folks it was all free. That's right. It was free. You can't beat that.
My shows are interactive.. I love getting the audience involved. It was cool that some of the request made, I knew the songs... My rule is, I'll play the request..if I know it, if I don't they have to sing. I know that's risky,,but it's fun. We even had one of our representing sing " Brown Eyed Girl" with me..

Later in the afternoon, a couple of buddies of mine Alex and Kaleb kept the music playing. All in all, a great day and wouldn't you know it... the sun started to shine as the event came to a close.

Hat's off to all the Staffmembers and residents of Blacklick for planning, organizing and holding this event. I hope that we get invited back, cause it's a good time.