November 2007 Newsletter

PRESIDENT: Wyatt Pedigo, 720-7814, wyattpgo@sbcglobal.net
VICE-PRESIDENT: Bill Brown, 248-7067
SECRETARY: Wayne Cantwell, 677-6194
TREASURER: Ellen Francis, 440-9371
MEMBERSHIP: Bill Wheeler, 282-5277, billwheeler@cox.net
DIRECTORS:, Ed Cunliff, Mary Taylor, Cliff Tucker, Marilee Tussing, MaryLee Welch,
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Ray Haines, 285-0636, okjayhawk63@cox.net.

From The Former Prez;
My last official act as president was to thank you for trusting me with the responsibility of overseeing our club for the last year. I felt the need to deliver a heartfelt speech – but music is more important. So here are some words in print. Think of them as liner notes.

I was bitten by the folk music bug when I was in grade school and I still think three chords at a time. It seems to me that every musical form that develops and enjoys its day in the sun grows out of the folk tradition. Every form evolves and become more complex over time. Eventually, every form becomes so complex that people turn away in search of something more personal and simple. The musical heart returns home and folk is that home.

Whenever the sophisticated commercial standard form becomes too distant and cold our three-chord wellspring provides soul from which the next musical development grows. We preserve that wellspring and pass it to the next generation of creativity. We might never understand the places these artists will take their music but we may know with certainty that the subsequent musical generation will start with Wildwood Flower or something very much like it.

Our traditional form can not survive in some museum environment. It can only survive in the hearts of musicians. It can only be passed from living soul to living soul. That’s our artistic job. We are not the popular artists of the future. We are their inspiration.

-Gary

CATHY BARTON & DAVE PARA IN CONCERT
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 7:00 pm
VILLAGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
9401 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE (on Britton Road between May Av and Penn Av), Oklahoma City

If you would like a copy of the OCTMA member directory and you are a current member, please send $1.40 to cover envelope and postage to: Ray Haines, 18328 Tambor Drive, Edmond, OK 73012-0662.

WORKSHOPS (6:00 to 7:50 pm – Open to members and guests)
AUTOHARP- All Levels Welcome, 6-7:30 pm-Wyatt Pedigo, Room 119/121
GUITAR – All Levels Welcome 6-7:30 pm– Louis Allen, Room 107, 108, 109
HAMMERED DULCIMER – All Levels-6:00-7:00 pm-Dustin Cooper, Room 101-104
HARP-All Levels-7:00-7:50 pm-Dustin Cooper, Room 101-104
MOUNTAIN DULCIMER – Ray Haines- 6:00 pm. Room 116/117.
FIDDLE – 6:00-7:00 pm-All levels – Marilee Tussing, Room 114/115.
MANDOLIN – All levels –Ed Cunliff & Mary Taylor-6:00-6:45 pm, Room 105/106
INTRO TO JAMMING – An Open Forum to introduce participants to the Joys of Jamming, Front Lobby.
FAST JAM – Room 123
CONTRA DANCE MUSIC-6:00-7:50 pm-Wayne Cantwell-Fellowship Hall
FLUTE/TIN WHISTLE-6:00-7:50 PM-Jason Burnfield-Room 122
Attention Workshop Leaders: Please present a receipt for any copying costs for material used in your workshop to the Treasurer for payment.

COFFEE AND SNACKS WILL BE IN ROOM 125. PLEASE CONSUME ALL SNACKS IN THIS AREA. DO NOT TAKE SNACKS OR DRINKS TO YOUR WORKSHOP ROOMS. THANK YOU.

Just a Reminder: The church will be meeting on Sunday morning and we ask that you keep that in mind during your time at the church. Remember to replace chairs, pick up trash, and replace tables, etc., when your workshop is completed. Thank You

OCTMA Events
Nov 03-Monthly Meeting, 6:00 pm, Village Christian Church
Nov 14 (date to be verified by new Board) Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, Village Christian.
Dec 01-Monthly Meeting, 6:00 pm, Village Christian Church
Dec 12-Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, Village Christian.

DOUBLE STOP FIDDLE SHOP AND MUSIC HALL
Guthrie, OK
405-282-6646
www.doublestop.com
Fiddleshop@doublestop.com
NOTE: Both dates are on FRIDAY
Nov 09-Byron Berline Band
Nov 23-Byron Berline Band
All concerts 8:00 pm at Guthrie, $10.00 except as noted.
Special Opportunity to see Byron with Mason Williams, Sunday, Nov 11, 2 pm & 7 pm, at Untitled[ArtSpace]. More info on Events page.

THE BLUEDOOR
2805 N McKinley St, 524-0738
Nov 03-Bob Childers, Tom Skinner, Greg Jacobs
Nov 09-Red Dirt Rangers
Nov 11-Kate Campbell
Nov 17-Susan Gibson & Ginger Leigh
Nov 23-Ray Wylie Hubbard
Nov 24-Dameon Allensworth & Luke Dick

. Iron Horse Concert Hall, El Dorado, Kansas
Nov 03-Erica Wheeler (ericawheeler.com)
Nov 10-Curtis & Loretta (curtisandloretta.com)
Nov 17-Cindy Woolf (cindywoolf.mayapplerecords.com)
Nov 24-Thanksgiving-No Concert
315 S. Main Street (behind The Circle Gallery & Village Prints) $10.00 Adults. All performances at 7:30 pm

The Indian Territory Dulcimer Celebration meets the third Saturday of the month at Yale Avenue Christian Church, 36th & Yale, Tulsa, 6:00 pm.

The Second Friday Celtic Gathering. Full Circle Bookstore, 50 Penn Place The sessions will be the 2nd Friday, 7:00-9:30 pm..

Celtic Jams at Border’s, Norman. The "First Friday Jam" continues. Border’s Books, 300 Norman Center Court, 405-573-4907..

Celtic Music Session, Every 2nd & 4th Friday, 7:00-10:00 pm, Best Western Motel atrium, 600 E. McElroy Rd. Corner of Perkins and McElroy. Smoke-free, kid friendly..

Instrument Swap & Sale, Be sure to look for the instrument Swap & Sale table at the monthly meeting. Guidelines for operation will be posted. This is a service for our members, please use in good will..

Oklahoma Accordion Club, meets the 2nd Sunday of each month, 3:30 – 5:30 pm, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 3500 N. Meridian Av, Okla City. Contact: Jackie Mashore, 399-3555, jacmash@tds.net. Recently formed orchestra meets 2:30 – 3:30 pm..

"Different Roads" by Kent Anderson, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Saturdays on KCSC, 90.1 fm or on the web at www.kcscfm.com for your listening pleasure. Playlists will be posted on the web site www.differentroads.org..

LAST MONTH’S.
PLAYAROUND
Dustin Cooper
Margaret & Pendleton Woods
Ed Cunliff
Ed & Neal
Bill Brown
John Stow
PLEASE NOTE: If you must ‘warm-up’ at some hidden location, please provide a ‘runner’ that can alert you to your playing time. We want to hear you play, but we can’t come looking for you; besides, come listen to others, you will enjoy the evening..

Monthly banjo e-zine available at www.angiesbanjo.com. .

FESTIVALS AND ACTIVITIES Mason Williams with the Byron Berline Band: Untitled[ArtSpace], 1 NE 3rd Street, Sunday, November 11. Two concerts: Family-friendly, 2:00 pm, $10.00, longer set 7:00 pm, $20.00. Call 405-815-9995 for info and tickets.(hours:Tu, Wd, Th. 11:00 am – 6:00 pm; Fri 11:00 am – 8:00 pm; Sat 11:00 am – 4:00 pm.)
Cathy Barton & Dave Para: A concert sponsored by OCTMA on Saturday, December 8, 7:00 pm. Mark your calendars. Concert will be in the Fellowship Hall at Village Christian Church. Cathy and Dave are very entertaining musicians and if you have not attended one of their concerts this is an excellent opportunity. Cathy plays hammered dulcimer, claw-hammer banjo, Indian flute, and others. Dave plays guitar and they both are excellent singers. Bring some friends and introduce them to the joy of traditional and folk music. Advance tickets through December 1 -$10.00, send check to OCTMA, PO Box 60087, OKC, OK 73146, indicate ’for the concert’ and include contact info. Tickets available at the December OCTMA Meeting. Tickets available at the door for $15.00. Children 12 and under free. Visit their web at www.bartonpara.com.
Small Potatoes: Booked into the UCO Jazz Lab by Sharon Wilson. Sunday, January 27th, 7:00 pm. Mark your calaendars now. Check out their website by googling small potatoes musical group chicago.
Looking for HELP: Your music association is looking for help at the front desk and there will be a "Help Wanted" notice at the November meeting. Please help us with some administrative duties if you can..

Where They’re Performing
Suspicious Contra Band:
Nov 07-Dan McGuinness Irish Pub, 1003 SW 19th, Moore, 6:00-10:00 pm. Also appearing: The Flowers of Edinburgh
Nov 18-Playing for Wolfe Tone Day at McNellie’s Public House, 409 E 1st, Tulsa.
Nov 24-Lucille’s, Hwy 77 and Main Street, Mulhall, OK, 7:00-9:00 pm. Food available.
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Holly Van Auken:
Nov 03-Borders, Norman, 8:00-10:00 pm. Old Friends invited to stop-by with their instruments.

Mary Reynolds:
Oct 28, Blue Door, Woody Guthrie Tribute..

Mountain Smoke: New CD "Bluegrass Hop" available on web @ www.mountainsmokeband.com/products.

D. Ray Polk:
Nov 3-Red Cup, 31st & Classen, 8:00-10:00 pm
Dec 15-Full Circle Bookstore, 50 Penn Place, 7:00-9:00 pm

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THE TRADITION LIVES ON . . .