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James Reams and the Barnstormers
The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor in Brooklyn, NY, May 9, 2008

James Reams & The Barnstormers (jamesreams.com) offers “tight instrumental excellence and hard-edged vocals …uncompromising, hard-core bluegrass.” (Sing Out magazine). Says Bill Monroe biographer Richard D. Smith, “There are few vocalists as natural as Reams. He doesn’t have to try to sound down-home; he’s there at each turn in the song.”

53 Prospect Park West at 2nd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn - 718-768-2972
Shows start at 8 pm; doors open at 7:30pm
www.gchmusic.org

Blue Lightning
May 10, 2008; 8:00 PM
“Second Saturday” concert series at the Westcott Community Center, 826 Euclid Avenue, Syracuse, NY
Admission is $10 general admission; $8 for WCC members, $5 for students 18 and younger
For reservations call the Westcott Community Center at (315) 478-8634.

The Second Saturday Concert Series wraps up its spring season with a special concert showcasing the local "young guns" of traditional acoustic music. Headlining the show will be Blue Lightning, an exciting new bluegrass band from the Utica/Rome area. Made up of four young men ranging in age from 15 to 19, Blue Lightning is a rising star in the bluegrass world. Together since 2004, the band has steadily matured, performing at churches, coffee houses, and festivals across the state. Their youthful enthusiasm, combined with a blend of traditional and contemporary bluegrass and gospel music, is helping to bring bluegrass music to a new generation of fans. 

Bearfoot Band, Traditional Americana and Bluegrass Band
all the way from Anchorage, Alaska
 Saturday, May 10th 8:00 PM
Center for the Arts, 72 South Main St, Homer, NY 13077
  This five piece fast rising young bluegrass band out of Anchorage, Alaska has been wowing audiences across America since their formation in 1999.  They feature powerful emotive vocals, three part harmony, moving arrangements and instrumental excellence backed up by powerful rhythms. Their repertoire ranges from the band's original contemporary acoustic songs to fast paced instrumentals to arrangements of traditional tunes. Bearfoot has a lively and engaging stage presence with an appeal that crosses generations - from younger audiences to older and traditional bluegrass fans. "Great fiddling, snappy mandolin and guitar picking, all with a youthful sound. Led by some truly great singing...this Alaska quintet manages to sound both fresh and polished." Country Music Today.
General Admission is $20; Senior $16 (membership discounts apply).  Students with ID and children under 14 are Free  Call 607 749-4900 for tickets or go to www.center4art.org 

James Reams and the Barnstormers
Saturday,  May 17, at 7:00 pm
at the Capitol Theatre, 220 W. Dominick St., Rome, NY
ph: 315-337-6453

James Reams plays traditional bluegrass music and features driving rhythm and hard-edged harmonies.
Bluegrass Unlimited magazine writes: “…delightfully unadorned 1950s-style bluegrass that draws heavily on, yet doesn’t mimic, the best-loved bands of that era.” Sing Out magazine: “…tight instrumental excellence and hard-edged vocals …uncompromising, hard-core bluegrass…”
Also appearing: The Sail Cats, A local group who feature the music of antique mandolin and acoustic guitar and perform a wide range of music spanning over 100 years of musical selections.

Admission: $15 at the door or $12 advanced sale and for MVBGA members.
For advanced sale tickets, call 315-245-0153, 315-762-5426, or 315-942-2854
For more info, visit http://www.mvbga
Join us at the Capitol Theatre, home of the Moeller theatre organ -- one of only four original installation Moellers in US theaters today. For more info about the theater and the Moeller organ, visit
http://www.when-in-rome.com/capitoltheatre

KING WILKIE TO  PERFORM
Friday, May 23 at 8 pm
at the Kirkland Art Center (KAC)Coffeehouse, Clinton, NY

This six man traditional style bluegrass has reinvented itself, still playing the bluegrass that catapulted them to fame, using fiddles, banjos,  dobros, string bass, acoustic guitars and mandolins but adding a new, edgier, mix of original songs and styles. In 2004, their album “Broke” reached number one on the Bluegrass album chart and also that  year, they were named Emerging Artist of the Year by the International Bluegrass  Music Association. They made their debut on The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in 2005. General admission is $18 and $15 for KAC members. Seating in the KAC gallery is limited and shows  frequently sell out. To purchase tickets in advance or for more information, contact the art center at 315 853-8871 or visit the website at http://www.kirklandartcenter.org