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Photos and Fun Stuff 2008 July 19, 2008 The Annual Robin Hood Festival takes place in beautiful old-town Sherwood, Oregon and hosts a variety of genres of music over a two day period. This event has been around since 1952! We were thrilled to have been asked to represent bluegrass and to be able to share with the audience all the wonderful things that have happened to us this summer. Grandma's Trunk supplied Kathy with a crown of ribbons to go with her "Maid Marian" hair, and the numerous vendors all had something unique and exciting to offer (elephant ears for Dennis!). Congratulations to the Maid Marian Court and to all the volunteers who work all year long to make this event so successful. We hope to return again!
Nothing like a nice shady stage on a hot day! This was our young fans first taste of Kathy really liked her bluegrass. We think she'll grow up "Maid Marian" head gear! to be a banjo player!
July 2008 What a lovely surprise to be asked by Eric Cole of World Wide Bluegrass for the use of Tom Tower's song "Flying Bear Breakdown" for use in the background of a commercial for his show! Click here to take a listen, and be sure to tune into www.worldwidebluegrass.com whenever you get the chance. Stop by the chat room too. . . it's the friendliest place in cyberspace!
July 12, 2008 The CD Journey Continues. . . . This was the bands turn to get our photo taken for our upcoming CD "Stories Never Told". It was so much easier to shoot the front cover (see May 17th below)! We found a beautiful location at the Oregon 4-H Center that fit all our requirements of continuing to use the CD cover to tell the story of "Living in Those Hills So Far Away". Assistant Manager Connie was gracious enough to give us the run of the place in the middle of a very busy time for them, and we appreciate it! Jayesunn Krump of Vanished Twin Photography did a great job of "herding cats" and getting us all to stand in the right place at the right time. . . . . although he did miss the fact that if we all stood on the same corner of the dock it would sink (which gave us a laugh and did cool off Kathy's feet rather quickly)! Here are a few shots of the day. . . . watch for more photos on the website soon!
Photographer Jayesunn checking light and angles Tim and Jayesunn discuss location and poses When the photographer tells you to "go stand over there". . . . . off you go!
June 29, 2008 The Salem (Oregon) World Beat Festival is an amazing array of sites, sounds and colors that will make your head spin and your feet want to dance! We had the honor of representing the music of America at a VERY WARM Sunday afternoon performance. We didn't get a lot of photos, but Salem's own public television station, CCTV, filmed the entire performance and folks from the Willamette Valley of Oregon will be able to see the entire show on Channels 21, 22 and 23. Add to all of the above the amazing tastes and the shopping and it was a full-blown wonderful experience (Tom hit pay dirt with a BEAUTIFUL new stage shirt!). Would you believe this entire festival is run by volunteers? Special thanks to Marissa and her crew, they do a wonderful job!
The amphitheater at Riverfront Park is a beautiful stage Our set was timed to herald the arrival of the parade of nations
June 21, 2008 The Amboy Bluegrass Festival is an absolute gem of an event. The location is gorgeous, the weather more than cooperative, the producer and committee members are EVERYWHERE, the line up so fabulous that the bands were all making time to come see each other, and the folks in attendance were having so much fun it was contagious! This was only the second year for the Amboy Bluegrass Festival, but it has the feel of a well cherished tradition. We only had time to stop by for one set this year, but hope we'll have the opportunity to return and stay longer next time! (Thanks for the pictures Cleve!)
The crowd made it easy to be "high energy"! This is the roof of the stage. How fun is that!? Check out that scenery behind us. Wow!
June 21, 2008 What better way to celebrate the first day of summer than by playing music for a wonderful cause? Our day started with a stop at the Oregon Brews and BBQ's Habitat for Humanity Benefit in downtown McMinnville, Oregon. We were amazed at the turn out for this first year event (it was estimated that there were over 2000 people on site at one point). The weather was perfect, the volunteers were all smiling and the attendees were having a wonderful time sampling the barbeque and various varieties of beer. The kids area was not too far from the main stage, and we had a wonderful time being entertained by the youngsters in attendance. Congratulations to everyone involved in this very worthwhile event!
Burning up the stage for the afternoon crowd Tim took a moment to support the cause after our performance
June 6 - 7, 2008 It was such an honor and so darn much fun to spend two days at the internationally acclaimed Portland Rose Festival! Friday we performed on the WAMU Big Top stage and Saturday on the World Beat stage. Both fabulous in their own right! We met people from all over the United States and finally got our fill of elephant ears (and clown noses. . . . there were LOTS of clown noses). Saturday morning we got to visit with the sailors from both the US and Canada, and Tim's wife Cindy walked right up and got a front row seat for the parade. . . . . which is unheard of! Thank you to Tony, the sound guys, Bob the stage host, the Rose Festival Association and everyone else responsible for the success of bluegrass at this event. We got so many wonderful photos from our friends Samantha and Dana that we had to make an entire slide show for you. . . . enjoy!
June 5, 2008 What a great time Kathy had being interviewed by Uncle Billy Dunbar, host of "Country Unplugged" on World Wide Bluegrass! They chatted about everything from songwriting to science fiction for a little over eleven minutes. You won't get the songs he played to go along with the interview here, but do take a listen by clicking here.
May 30 - June 1, 2008 Goldendale Fiddlin' Around the Stars Bluegrass Festival We were pleased to be asked back for the second annual Fiddlin' Under The Stars Bluegrass Festival in Goldendale, Washington. It was a weekend of firsts, seconds and contrasts. Last year, same weekend, the temperature was 106 degrees. We made jokes with our good friends, Lee Highway, about who looked more soaked and salt blinded coming off the stage. This year was considerably cooler, and downright chilly into the evening as we enjoyed the performance of our friends Ida Viper. Even Tom, who is typically oblivious to temperature, borrowed a jacket. One of our highlights was playing at the Golden View Terrace Assisted Living Center. We were sponsored by Allyn's Building Supply and were delighted to play for folks who wouldn't otherwise get to a festival for live music. Another first, thanks to the sponsorship of Salem Air and the bush piloting, barn storming airplane skills of our guitarist, Dennis Nelson. The band flew to Goldendale and landed at their "international" airstrip next to the county fairgrounds. Beautiful flight with a crow's eye view of the scenery that makes the Northwest so remarkable; deep forests, the Columbia River Gorge and four different mountains of the Cascade Range. Altogether, a wonderful weekend with music aplenty and reunions with so many friends in music.
Performing at the local assisted living was such a treat! The city park gazebo made a beautiful stage. The flyboys of Phoenix Rising!
May 23, 2008 Kingstad Theater The Kingstad Theater is absolutely gorgeous, the food is to die for, and the staff and owner are so nice you feel like family from the moment you walk in the door! OBA board member Cleve Friedman and his friend Eric Kingstad are working hard to make this venue "the place" to go see bluegrass performances in the Beaverton, Oregon area. We had a small but VERY enthusiastic crowd, including the comedian who was hired to perform next door! Kathy did wear her new glass slippers and Tommy did a wonderful job considering he had just gotten a full length cast off of his right arm the day before. We jammed, we performed, we ate so much we could hardly waddle out to our vehicles. This series will start up again in the Fall and we HIGHLY recommend you get it on your calendar to attend the shows there!
Dennis enjoys some jam time with friends and fans Tom was in great form all night! Tim had the pleasure of performing on his student Joe Bakke's new Eastman mandolin (pictured here with daughter Anna) May 17, 2008 The CD Journey Begins. . . . We've spent the last year writing and arranging songs and now it's time to get serious about our next CD! This afternoon we did the cover photo shoot with our young friend Henry Hakanson. Henry has been a family friend since before he was born and is the son of Great Northern Planes mandolin player Rob Hakanson and his bass playing wife Kathy Fetty. Ten year old Henry is not just a model, he really can play that fiddle! Henry has played three seasons with the Portland Metropolitan Youth Symphony, performs with the Hakanson Family Band and has played fiddle more than half his life. When he's not playing music Henry is a soccer player and tournament chess competitor. Our photographer was Jayesunn Krump of Vanished Twin Photography. He did an amazing job of taking the story in a song and turning it into a photo! We can't wait to see what he does when he shoots the whole band for the back cover! Stay tuned!
Henry's Dad Rob video taped his sons What's a photo shoot without taking time to Henry showing off his paycheck with modeling debut! play some music? photographer Jayesunn.
April 5, 2008 Each year we perform at the Heritage Center in Tualatin, Oregon as a "thank you" to our hometown. This year we decided to also make this concert a benefit for our friends at Operation Happy Note, a small non-profit organization that provides the gift of musical instruments to our overseas troops. A packed house not only contributed to a worthy cause, but got to enjoy a lot of the new songs we've been working up over the Winter. We'd like to thank everyone who took part, especially Home Instead Senior Care, HIlltop Tax Service, Whole Being Healing, Uptown Music, VA Post 2452 Lee Rodgers of KUPL 98.7 FM and a handful of individuals who made extra contributions to our efforts. We are thrilled to report that we were able to send Operation Happy Note $250 in cash donations plus two complete guitar kits donated by Uptown Music! Be sure to check out our video cut of the story behind "12 More Miles to Clatskanie" on YouTube! Thank you to everyone who made this such a memorable evening for all of us!
Sharing harmony "High on the Dennis singing the song our new CD cover Tom and Kathy having too much fun! Mountain Top" will be based on.
February 2008 What do we do between shows? Play music of course! Here's how Tom Tower our banjo and Dobro player plays away his spare time. He keeps up his guitar and washboard chops. Tom entertained Kadel's fifth year birthday party. He holds the undisputed first chair in washboard and percussion for the Sussefusse International Folk Dance Orchestra just playing an Albanian dance party in Eugene and a family folk dance night at Fulton Park. Tom also went to the Wintergrass Festival in Tacoma, taught his Stage Fright Workshop and said hello and bought some new books from our friend and sponsor Mike at Tricopolis. For years, Tom has performed a monthly song and story time at the Portland French School. This year, he was joined by friend and colleague Sharon Gary-Smith to celebrate National African-American Heritage Month. The kids were all ears and questions to learn how to "follow the drinkin' gourd" to freedom.
Entertaining at the French School
With sponsor Mike from Tricopolis Records
Playin' washboard in the orchestra! February 2, 2008 One of the greatest venues in the Oregon Willamette Valley is the Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center. It is always such a pleasure to return here to perform, and this cold and rainy Winter night was no exception. Wonderful audience, great sound (thanks Mark!), warm hosts Ken and Margaret Doran, and of course the traditional photo taken by Stu Rassmussen for the "wall of fame" in the lobby. It all added together to make a fabulous evening full of surprises and fun. We're already looking forward to our next opportunity to perform here! Special thanks to Cindy for the video and Mike for the photos! (Click here to see video of the performance!)
Dennis checks Kathy's makeup before A great stage with a wonderful audience. . . Belting out that three part harmony heading for the CD table who could ask for more!
January 11 - 12, 2008 It was our first experience attending the annual convention of the Oregon Fairs Association, and what an adventure it was! Things started out with Kathy and Tim attending the "speed dating" event where you got two minutes face-to-face with every fair board in attendance. As there were more vendors than fairs, it was a great chance to meet other folks we hope to run into over the summer! We were one of the only 10 showcase acts for the entire weekend, and played a great set on Friday evening before dinner. It was all just so much fun that Kathy and Tim returned on Saturday for another round of networking and follow up, and to take part in the OFA Scholarship Auction (Tim got to carry heavy stuff and Kathy got to do things like ride the John Deere bicycle - complete with training wheels - through the crowd!). Tim stayed for an all-star jam in the hospitality suite of our friend Marty Davis. . . . until the hotel kicked them all out at midnight! This was new territory for us, and we feel so blessed to have been so warmly received and made welcome by so many folks. Special thanks to Nevada Slim and Cimmaron Sue for taking us under their wings, and to the Kate White Band and The Hot Shot Tap Dancers for just being so darn much fun!
Tearing it up at our showcase! Our new friends and fellow TriStar We felt like we'd known Nevada Slim Entertainers, the Kate White Band & Cimmaron Sue all our lives!
January 4 - 6, 2008 What better way to start the new year than by taking part in the RiverCity Bluegrass Festival? Things started right off with an interview and acoustic performance by Kathy and Tim on the internationally syndicated "Back Porch Show" show with host Mitchell Keller. As soon as that bit o' fun wrapped up we headed to the Oregon Convention Center where the boys were the "official jam hosts" for the weekend and Kathy took care of hosting the Cascade Stage. In addition to these duties our own Dr. Phil of Bluegrass (Tom Tower) lead his Stage Fright workshop not once, but TWICE to packed rooms and Tim spent time demonstrating the raffle instruments on the Cascade Stage and helping out with the Ground Zero sound workshops. Not to worry, we still had time to enjoy the wonderful variety of music at the festival and hang out with our vendor friends, especially Tricopolis Records, Nechville Banjo's, Whole Being Healing and Love Lite Precision Tie Dye Apparel (look for Kathy to have some great new tops soon!). It was a fabulous weekend and we were proud and honored to be a part of this first class festival!
There were lots and lots of Chatting with Mitchell Keller of Tom and Dennis hosting the official jam babies in attendance this year! the "Back Porch Show" |
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