THE BLUEGRASS MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

Volume 5 Issue 3 July/August 2011

THE RIVETS BLUEGRASS BAND

See Article on Page 4 With Bio Info on Pages 5, 6 & 7

Page 1

WHAT”S INSIDE

President’S Message—Pg 3

Rivet Bluegrass Article & Bio’s Pg 4, 5, 6 & 7

News from Elliot Lake and

the North Shore Pages 8 & 9

Carl’s Kitchen Party Pages 11, 12 & 13

Advertisements Pages 14, 15, 20, 21,

Music Biz Article Pg 16

The Next Generation Pg 17

Just a Bluegrass Wife Pages 18 & 19

Special Notice Pg 22

Editor’s Message Pg 22

Canadian “A” - Article on Peace River Band Pg 23

Advertising Rates Pg 24

Organizational Memberships —Pg 25 & 26

Website Enhancement Announcement—Pg 23

Membership Renewal Form Pg 23

Website Enhancement Announcement Pg 27

President

Denis Chadbourn

705-776-7754

Vice-president

Larry Johnston

519-576-9768

Secretary

Leann Chadbourn

705-776-7754

Treasurer

Roland Aucoin

905-635-1818

Directors at Large

Gord deVries

519-668-0418

Donald Tarte

877-876-3369

Bill Blance

905-451-9077

Murray Hale

705-474-2217

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

It’s official! We are now a Canada-wide organization!

Rest assured, our mandate has not changed. The

Bluegrass Music Association of Canada will continue

its mission, to preserve and promote bluegrass

and old-time music, not just across this country, but

around the globe . Make no mistake, BMAC is

BLUEGRASS CENTRAL!!! We remain the go-to or-

ganization for all things bluegrass in Canada.

(WWW.BMACC.CA)

So here’s the plan…current members, you don’t need

to do a thing. You are automatically included in this

new, coast-to-coast alliance of bluegrass nation buil-

ding. Our bluegrass roots run strong and deep, here

in the true north and anyone who does not believe

that, is out of touch with reality! The bluegrass co-

ming out of Canada is some of the best in the world.

That’s why my vision for the future focuses heavily on

marketing Canadian bluegrass to world. Let’s face

it…bluegrass festivals are the best dang value for

your buck. Where else can you go camping for an

entire weekend, enjoying days filled with live music,

(with unfettered access to the performers), for aproxi-

mately $75.00 per adult ? How can we keep this a

secret? Hey I know, Canucks don’t like to boast, but

look at it this way…we are merely sharing the facts,

without embelishment…

Canadian bluegrass is surging and marketing Cana-

dian bluegrass internationally will not only have

economic benefits, like travel and tourism, but it will

also give our bands the opportunity to expose

themselves to the world. (Hey, put your pants back

on, that’s not what I meant.) Your BMAC team has

formed mutually beneficial relationships with like-

minded organizations, such as the EBMA (European

Bluegrass Music Association) and IBMA (International

Bluegrass Music Association) to become active part-

ners in future showcases to, and around, the world.

(One of our goals is to reinstate Canada Night in

Bluegrass at IBMA.) I am a graduate of the Lea-

dership Bluegrass course through IBMA; the IBMA is

a fine example of proactive promotion of bluegrass

internationally, and it is continually working to show

people, just how cool bluegrass really is.

No gimmicks, or tricks, and no kareokee…just straight

ahead, live, honest, music!

We at BMAC, have also embraced our historical past

by reaching out to country music fans. Heck, blue-

grass was country music back in the ‘50s… until the

Nashville sound took country music off in another di-

rection. Because bluegrass is the historical precursor

to country, it is after all, only natural to strike up ties

with the likes of the Canadian Country Music Associa-

tion. Indeed, we have already had success stories,

showcasing bluegrass at country events, in an effort

to reunite country fans with their blugrass cousins.

Such an affiliation has been a model for success for

the Grand Old Opry, for 80 plus years now. There

are still a few exceptions, but bluegrass has changed

from the traditonally thin, nasal sound of the past, and

has grown into precision, blended harmony, with vir-

tuoso instrumental performances.

Grassroots music also bears aspects of folk, fiddle,

gospel, celtic, and so on, so there is much room for

growth. The Canadian bluegrass sound varies, ac-

cording to which region of Canada one is in, or from.

For example, Acadien fiddle playing, sounds different

than the Renfrew/ Ottawa Valley sound. These regio-

nal variations, are like different accents, and that’s

what makes Canadian bluegrass unique. Vive la dif-

ference!

So the time has come, to let the rest of the world

know... If you want to tour, come here. If you’re loo-

king for great bands, look no further. The Bluegass

Music Association of Canada is bluegrass central!

Warm regards,

Denis Chadbourn

President

THE RIVETS BLUEGRASS BAND

The Rivet Family Band has been involved in Gospel

and Bluegrass music for over thirty-five years. Clem

Rivet, the father, (aka Pop Rivet) kept a strict family

routine. Starting with musical evenings at home and

various gatherings with family and friends on a regular

basis. This strict routine helped the boys to develop a

very distinct sound of their own, for many to enjoy.

With Clem on Mandolin, Marc on banjo, Louis on gui-

tar and Dennis on bass the band was formed. The

band had many names ‘The Three Boys’, ‘The Get

Together’ and of course the most familiar name ‘The

Rivet Family’, which then led to ‘The Rivet Brothers’.

Over the years they had many guests accompany

them such as Isidor Rivet, Paul Menard and Don

Reed. During those years they were asked to perform

at many festivals in Southern and Northern Ontario.

The boys were in their early to late teens when they

began entertaining. The fans were attracted to their

distinct sound. As teen years came to an end, the

boys began to explore new avenues of reaching the

public by releasing a Compact Disc. ‘Marc, Louis,

Dennis and Raymond’ teamed up with Lou Dub-

blestyne in 1992 for the next few years and produced

their first Compact Disc ‘Storms Over Stinson’.

(Raymond played the Dobro)

The Rivet Brothers were raised in Stinson, Ontario,

East of Sudbury much of their childhood brought many

original inspirational recordings such as the title of

their first CD release .

Their original compositions acquired classical and

blues overtones to support a wall of traditional blue-

grass, vocal harmony makes up the RIVET Brothers.

Their first compact disc release clearly placed the

group in the tide of new acoustics, sounding the back

to basics heartbeat of Canadian music today. Selec-

tions from the CD include exciting arrangements of

traditional pieces, original compositions by the RIVET

Brothers and other Canadian song writers.

By 2009 Louis went on to raise his three boys after his

wife passed away. Marc and Dennis then decided to

recruit new member ,Paul Lemelin. Paul was then an

award winning Fiddle player around all of Canada and

is rapidly growing in the bluegrass industry. Shortly

after Hubert Giroux joined the group, to add his

unique style of bluegrass guitar playing. His style is

sure to drop jaws all around. Paul and Hubert then

introduced Julie Joseph to the band. Julie’s outstand-

ing voice makes everyone stop to listen. With her Tal-

ent in lead and high tenor harmony The Rivets Blue-

grass was official - they had found the sound they

were looking for. With plans to promote their music

across the country and without boundaries, the group

intends to release their first Compact Disc as The Riv-

ets Bluegrass.

For booking information please contact Marc Rivet at

banjomarc@hotmail.com

Bio information on each member —

Raymond Rivet

MARC RIVET

Marc was born on September 18 1962 in Sturgeon-Falls

Ontario Canada, to Clement and Raymonde Rivet. He and

his three brothers and six sisters were raised in Stinson,

Ontario. Although his mother passed away in 2007, his fa-

ther still lives in Stinson. Married in 2006, Marc and his wife,

Sue, have one son, Jesse. Early on, the Rivet family en-

joyed bluegrass music and from a young age, Marc loved

the sound of a banjo. Blessed with musical talent and strong

singing voices, the entire family sang gospel and played

their instruments for their church, for revivals and eventually

festivals. At the tender age of 13, Marc expressed an inter-

est in learning the banjo. By working odd jobs, he was able

to purchase his first instrument and taught himself how to

play the banjo by listening to bluegrass music on the radio

and on cassettes supplied by a good friend, Marcus Jarrett.

Marc was and still is strongly influenced by the musical

group, The Seldom Scene, not only for their well-known mu-

sical talents but for the intensity and uniqueness they pre-

sent in their recordings and their live shows. This helped

Marc cement his love for bluegrass music. After a chance

meeting with Ben Eldridge at the Carlyle Bluegrass Festival

in 1981, he decided he wanted to play music for a living and

realized that he needed to learn other instruments. To today,

Marc can easilytransfer from banjo, to guitar, to mandolin

and to the upright bass. The Rivet Family musical group was

formed in 1980 and Marc and his brothers played together

on various stages for approximately 10 years. In 1993, along

with Lou Doublestein and Don Read, the Rivet Family be-

came the Rivet brothers and recorded their first CD in Mis-

sion Studio in Sudbury, Ontario, called Storms over Stinson.

They had found “their sound”. They have played on many

stages and at many festivals but they were honored when

asked to play at the Canadian Central Bluegrass Awards in

1995. Gospel music has always been important to Marc. He

believes that there is no better message than the message

of Jesus Christ and Marc, as a follower of Christ, he wants

to continue to sing and praise his name in the only way he

really knows how…through his music.

DENNIS RIVET

Dennis was also born in Sturgeon Falls, ON along with his twin sister Denise on Jan 2, 1967 and was raised in Stin-son, Ontario. Dennis’ musical influences started when his mom would do house cleaning and/or prepare her countless home-made meals for the family while listening to her French back-ground musical delights such as Marcel Martel & Lévis Bouliane as well as her favorite country artists - Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Willie Nelson, Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn, Connie Francis to name a few. His Bluegrass influences began when he was around 7 years old when the family began attending the Canadian Fiddle Championships in Shelburne, ON where his dad met Marcus Jarrett, a long time family friend and supplier of bluegrass music to the family. The Family would soon form their own group. Dennis and Brother Louis had a choice to pick between guitar and bass. Louis chose the guitar first so Dennis was left with the “wash-tub-shovel handle-gut-string” bass. Which would soon become a full size “Hoffner” acoustic double bass. Dennis’ influences on bass are… Ed Ferris, Bill Yates, Tom Gray, Chip Street, John Cowan and his dad. Dennis is a founding member of the group since its early days in 1977. One of Dennis’ biggest thrills was sharing the main stage with Valdy in 1995 at the Northern Lights Festival in Sud-bury,ON. Dennis presently plays a Fender Precision electric bass with active pick-ups with Dr. Thomastik flat wound strings and enjoys playing bass and singing in church on Sundays at Restoration Ministries Church in Val Caron, ON (Because I Love Jesus!)

JULIE JOSEPH—

Born and raised in Verner Ontario, Julie grew up

surrounded by music. Her father, Fern Lapointe,

encouraged her as a young child to perform at

various talents shows i.e. Sturgeon River House

Bluegrass Festival. Her talent blossomed

throughout her teenage years as the female vo-

calist for the band, “B.J. & Silverwing”. She per-

formed in Country Clubs & many Country &

Bluegrass Festivals in Northern Ontario for three

years with the band. After taking a five years hi-

atus, Julie performed in a musical group called

“The Loud Mouths” where she performed the

70’s movie “Grease” amongst many others. In

2004, she joined the band “Andre Giroux & the

Dream catchers” as the lead singer of bluegrass

and country classics which lasted until 2009. Ju-

lie recorded a CD “Deep Rooted” with Andre

Giroux in 2005.

Hubert Giroux - Hubert comes from a musical family with roots deep into traditional French-Canadian and Bluegrass music. Envious of the musical talents exuded by his grandfa-ther, uncles and cousins, Hubert bought his first acous-tic guitar in his teens. Although attending Bluegrass festivals since the age of 9, it is only after his grandfa-ther passed away that Hubert got the “bluegrass bug”. Hubert was 17 when his grandfather passed away. He would later play some of the tunes that his grandfather ,played and sang as a means to reminisce some of his treasured childhood memories. From this point on, Hu-bert immersed himself into bluegrass music and draws his influences from flatpickers such as Tony Rice, Ken-ny Smith, Russ Barenberg and Tim Stafford. Hubert Giroux joined the Rivets Bluegrass Band in March of 2010. Prior to joining the Rivets, Hubert has performed with Bonita & High Tide and River Blue. Hubert plays a Custom Proulx dreadnaught and uses Wegen TF-140 picks.

Paul Lemelin

Paul Lemelin, a fiddler from Sudbury Ontario Canada, has

been playing the fiddle since the age of 4 and has been com-

peting at various contests since the age of 8. At home Paul

works as an Electronic Technologist for Vale Exploration, he

enjoys teaching the fiddle, guitar, mandolin and Piano as well

as being a father of 3 young boys. Paul is also a member of

the “Fiddleworks Fiddle and Step dance competition” com-

mittee in Chelmsford Ontario since 2009. Some of Paul’s big-

gest influences include fiddle greats such as Calvin Vollrath,

Yvon Cuillerier, Graham Townsend and Ray Legere.

Paul has placed first place in a number of competitions in-

cluding Richmond Ontario (Open Category) and Sturgeon

Falls Ontario (Open Category) amongst others and has placed

within the top 5 at the famous Annual Pembroke Fiddle Con-

test for the last 3 years. The highlight of Paul's career came in

2006 when he was invited to compete at the Canadian Grand

Masters, an invitational only contest where the top 5 fiddlers

from each province are selected to compete at a National

level. Paul has received the honor of being invited a second

time to compete yet again in 2010.

Paul played with the “Rivet Family” in 2004, and has rejoined

“The Rivets Bluegrass Band” since August of 2009. Recently

Paul has been filling in with various Bluegrass bands including

“Honey Grass”. Although new to the style, Paul is quickly

becoming more and more sought out as a “Bluegrasser” both

on the fiddle and the mandolin.

Paul plays on a Lowedall copy of a Maggini fabricated in Ger-

many, was repaired and refurbished by Fabien Lefebvre, and

is strung with D’addario Helicore medium gauge. Paul uses a

three star Pernambuco Dörfler bow and has it re-haired by

George MacArthur.

THE RIVETS BLUEGRASS

THEN

AND

NOW

News from Elliot Lake and the North Shore—Written by Gloria Hanson

The Bluegrass Summer Circuit is upon us with the highlight in Northeastern Ontario being the River Valley Bluegrass

Festivals. All three of them, the first on June 30 through the July long weekend. Come out and see our Algoma Wild-

flowers there, along with Espanola’s Ednsons, and River Valley’s own River Valley Grass and River Valley Martens, and

Junction Creek. I can already taste the caramel-covered funnel cakes, the all night jamming, meeting old and new

friends and just having plain old fashioned fun! The second event is over the August long weekend, and it is pure blue-

grass—go to the Northern Bluegrass Committee and find which of your favorite bands are playing. The wind up festival

is over the Labor Day weekend, more bluegrass and country music.

In addition to playing with the Algoma Wildflowers and a whole whack of other stuff I keep busy with to avoid housework,

I have just had a new book released, Rural Roots. The book is a collection of short stories about growing up in Kipling, a

small Scandinavian farming community near Field. The stories within are based on reality, and the book also includes

songs disguised as poems. These poems revert back to songs on the accompanying CD, some of the titles Moon over

Kipling and Grandma Won’t Be In Church this Morning.

If you want one of these, email me at glowin@persona.ca

‘There will be a book launch and signing at Chapters in Sudbury with the Wildflowers playing in the Starbucks section of

the bookstore for the afternoon. This will happen mid July, watch the Sudbury Chapters website for the date. Below find

an excerpt of the book (the picture also graces the front cover of the book, and is of the Veuve River near Sturgeon

Falls, ON):

THE HOMESTEAD IS LONESOME

The fence posts have rotted, you can’t see the lane

The old house still stands, but it lets in the rain

A family once lived here and made memories

The homestead is lonesome, the old willow weeps

No light in the window, the mailbox is gone

No rooster will greet each beautiful dawn

Cattle once lowed and grazed in these fields

The homestead is lonesome, the old willow weeps

The homestead is quiet, they’ve all moved away

Flowers grow wild at the end of the lane

Children once played here and shouted with glee

The homestead is lonesome, the old willow weeps

See you at one of the many upcoming festivals this summer!

Gloria & the Algoma Wildflowers

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In the fall of 2009, Audrey and I drove to the Registry Theatre in Kitchener to see a show marketed as "Carl's

Kitchen Party". Other than knowing of Carl Goodman as a consummate banjo player and a friend, for a num-

ber of years, we went to the show with a sense of curiosity and support for my nephew Dave DeVries, who

was playing in Carl's band at the time. We were in for a treat! The Kitchen Party was an amalgamation of

some of the finest musicians anywhere, playing several different styles of music in the bluegrass/folk/roots

genre. The show moved along at a dazzling speed. No time for boredom here! Great musicianship, great

singing, great songs (mostly original) in a well paced, well orchestrated show that left everyone wanting

more.

I sat down with Carl this spring and talked (or rather, let him talk) about the project and how it came to be.

Carl's Kitchen Party will be repeated again this fall at the following dates and locations.

September 23,2011 - Centre In The Square, Kitchener, ON

September 24, 2011 - Brant Hills Presbyterian Church, Burlington, ON

September 25, 2011 - Aeolian Hall, London ON.

Carl's Kitchen Party

Gord DeVries

Q: Carl, I'd like to get a little back-

ground first. Where did you grow up

and how did you get into playing blue-

grass music?

A: I grew up in Oakville, until I was in

my teens and that was when I bought

my first banjo. Of course, like a lot of

people, I had heard the Beverly Hillbil-

lies and heard the banjo going and

thought 'that's pretty neat', so I went

and bought one..Back then, I couldn't

find anybody who played one, or even

heard one, except for on TV, so I got

involved. I got a book for about .35

cents, can't remember the name of it,

so I had the banjo for a few months

and couldn't figure out (how to play)

the sound that I was hearing, so I sold

it and never really gave it any more

thought.

Later in life, after I got married and my

wife and I had gone and moved down

to the East Coast, her cousin, who

was a pretty good musician, was into

bluegrass music, played the dobro,

guitar and a few other thing. Anyway,

he had told us about a bluegrass band

that was coming, and as it turned out,

it was Bob Paisley and his band back

then. I liked all kinds of music, a big

country fan, so away we went. I think it

was Paul Silvies that was playing the

banjo for them and I thought that's just

the prettiest thing I ever heard and I

immediately went out the next day and

bought a cheap old banjo, and of

course, this was in the Maritimes as

well, (in Moncton) and musicians were

plentiful down there. There was a

band, 'The Bluegrass Four' , a band

with great musicians... I didn't

know them at that time, but I kind of

sought them all out and started learn-

ing from there. I never really had any

lessons, but I had a stack of musicians

all around that were good enough to

show me something. I was probably

one of the biggest pests they'd ever

had in the Maritimes, as far as trying to

learn an instrument. I was one of those

kind of guys, you know, walking across

a field with a banjo, if another banjo

player saw me, they'd turn and run the

other way.

Eddy Poirier was probably my mentor,

as far as learning the banjo. After that,

I'd say my biggest influence would be

Russell Sawler, who is a wonderful

musician and I think, an outstanding

teacher as well. He's just got a knack

for being able to explain and break

things down. He's got more people

who have taken lessons and then gone

on to playing in bands, which in itself

says an awful lot about somebody. So

he was probably one of my biggest

influences.

Then we moved back to Ontario, I put

a band together called Blueridge,. My-

self and Jim Gallant, Ian Craig and

Rick Toffin, did that for a couple of

years and went on from there. That's

kind of when I got the bug about writ-

ing my own music. We had put a tape

out back there, a tape of cover songs

as a lot of us do when we cut our first

solo out and when we sat down to de-

cide to do another one, we were talk-

ing about doing the same thing again.

Well, for me, I wasn't really interested

in doing that, because I thought, it's

been done, so why don't we, we don't

necessarily have to write it ourselves,

let's find some music somewhere else

and make it our own and record it.

They liked the idea OK, but it really

wasn't something they wanted to do,

so I actually left the band over it. On

good terms - I just thought if I'm going to record, I'd like to do my own stuff, so

Editor note:

Carl's modesty with regard to his

songwriting credentials should be

taken with a grain of salt! He is one

of a handful of Canadian song-

writers who have had songs rec-

orded by American bluegrass

bands. A few we know about are:

Satan's Chains Ralph Stanley

Satan's Chains The Isaac Family

Satan's Chains New Harvest

Satan's Chains The Principals

She Wore Pretty Dresses The

Principals

She Wore Pretty Dresses Charlie

Waller & The Country Gentlemen

Is There Room In His Kingdom

New Harvest

I actually left the band over it. On good

terms - I just thought if I'm going to rec-

ord, I'd like to do my own stuff, so then

I started writing. I sat down and started

writing, although I don't consider my-

self much of a songwriter, I wrote a few

and it went from there. I played in sev-

eral different bands after that, through

the 70's and 80's.

Q: How and when did you come up

with the concept for "Carl's Kitchen

Party"?

A: I've always had different ideas about

the music - although I'm probably

known as a traditional banjo player, a

lot of people think that's all I like - I like

all kinds of music, I like all kinds of

bluegrass music right from Flatt &

Scruggs and Bill Monroe, right to the

Newgrass Revival and, you know, I like

it all. I've had different ideas through

the years about how we could get this

music out into the population, just to

boost the fan base and get people in-

terested in bluegrass music. I thought

back then, and I still do to this day, that

we're not attracting enough young peo-

ple into the music. You go down to the

Maritimes, there's so many kids down

there playing, and at a high level and

here, I just find that we're not attracting

them. It seems like there's a few more

now than there used to be, but maybe

that's because I'm older now.

So that's where the idea for the Kitch-

en Party came from. When I decided to

do that, I wasn't really going after the

bluegrass people per se. I wanted to

get them out, but I also wanted to intro-

duce a show with different elements of

acoustic music, maybe a bit from the

folk side, or whatever. Just different

styles of acoustic music. Didn't have to

have a banjo, or didn't have to have a

fiddle Didn't even have to have three

part harmony - I just wanted some

good music with good musicians and

maybe we could spread this music out

into a bigger audience. I always en-

joyed playing with different people,

always found it interesting how differ-

ent people sounded with different peo-

ple and I've been very fortunate that I

got to play with so many really great

musicians.

Take somebody like Paul Riemans, he

records all his own stuff, he's got eight

or nine albums, he played coast to

coast, a wonderful songwriter and if we

could attract some of his audience and

bring them into the bluegrass fold, as

well as the other way, it would be a

good thing. And I just thought from a

listening standpoint, if I was sitting in a

seat, it would flow well, even though

it's not all a particular type of music, it

would have a flow. You wouldn't be

breaking up the thing by setting up

amps or drums between each part. I

wanted to be able to get from one to

the other easily with no breaks and

that's sort of how it went.

When I considered who to do it with,

well for me, Ray Legere was on top of

the list. Ray and I have been friends

for 25 or 30 years. I first met Ray when

he was playing with Mountain Metal,

just a couple of weeks after the Bob

Paisley show. Ray was on the mando-

lin at that time, he wasn't playing the

fiddle then, and when I heard the band,

I thought, man, these guys are good.

After that, I would run into Ray and the

other guys in the band, at parties,

things like that, and Ray and I became

good friends. I was amazed at how

good he was at such a young age, on

both mandolin and guitar. We've

stayed in contact and he's helped me

on a few recordings, and we've played

some shows together through the

years. He's one of those kind of guys

that can play any kind of music, so not

only would he be able to help me in the

bluegrass part of the show, if some-

body else wanted to use him in their

parts, he sure would be capable of do-

ing that.

After that, Dave Devries and I have

kind of been musical partners for the

past couple of years and I love Dave's

singing and what he was doing. He's a

very good friend and I thought I'd like

Dave to be a part of it as well.

I've been playing a bit the last few

years with Sue Sweetman - it was

probably Sue that got me playing a bit

of music again 5,6,7 years ago when I

first met her. I lot of people know she's

a wonderful songwriter, an amazing

singer, an amazing entertainer and I

just thought, you know what, she's got

to be in the show. When I asked her,

she agreed to it. When I first started

listening to Suzie, she had Johnnie

Frame, they were kind of musical part-

ners at the time and still are, play out

around a lot. They sound great togeth-

er and I loved what they were doing,

so that's how Johnnie Frame got into

the picture. She and Johnnie were go-

ing to do some of their own stuff, so

that was a departure from straight

bluegrass. And she loved Ray's play-

ing too, so that worked out well.

Joe Clark came up from Virginia and

is now living up here in the Hamilton

area. He's a wonderful musician and

has played with a lot of the big bands

in bluegrass such as Larry Sparks and

Honey Deaton. I thought he'd be a

great addition to the whole thing as

well, so I talked to him and he agreed.

After that, I wanted something else as

well, and a friend of Suzie's, Paul Rie-

mans was suggested. So I talked to

Paul and he agreed, which brought in

another style of music altogether.

Marnie Niemi is a wonderful bass

player and beautiful singer and she

and Dave really harmonize well to-

gether, so I asked and she agreed to

come in on it.

For some of the segments, we need

an electric bass player, so I asked Tim

McDonald to join us. Tim is known

mostly as a fine banjo player and

songwriter, but I knew he could handle

most any instrument so I asked him to

play bass and he accepted.

The initial idea was to have it set up

like we were sitting in my kitchen, hav-

ing a party and playing music. I want-

ed that kind of an atmosphere. It was

my idea to set up the stage with a

couch and chairs and that kind of stuff

and have people coming and going

just like they might at my house. When

we sat down to plan and script it, it just

seemed kind of overwhelming to do

that and make it feel natural. So we

stripped the idea down to just having

the entertainers coming on and off

stage in a well orchestrated show, and

that worked pretty well.

We're going to repeat the show three

times this fall, in Burlington, Kitchener

and London and I expect we'll refine

the idea some more.

Have you ever heard a little kid play an instrument and

think, that sound cannot be coming from them. Well this is the

first thought that comes to most people who hear the Teb-

worth Brothers for the first time. Wyatt and Marshal Tebworth

have been performing professionally at different bluegrass fes-

tivals and award shows for approximately three years now.

Wyatt, 8 years old, started taking fiddle lessons at the incredi-

ble age of three. At the age of five he received a mandolin and

decided he would rather concentrate on that. Wyatt’s younger

brother, Marshal, age 6, followed in his older brother’s foot-

steps and began playing fiddle at the young age of three. He

began progressing and started taking leads on pieces with the

band just last year!

The boys began playing just in churches with their

family, and their love for music just grew from then on. The

boy’s father, Rob Tebworth, plays with Bill White and White

Pine, it was Mr. White who gave Wyatt and Marshal their “big

break” by allowing them to play a song or two at the beginning

of their set. Tony DeBoer also gave them the chance to play

The Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards, which they have

played for the last 3 years. The response the brothers got from

the crowd was unbelievable. People would ask Rob, “How can

they play like that at such a young age?" There was no looking

back after that. The boy’s grandfather, Doug Tebworth worked

with the boys on singing, stage presence, how to work the elec-

tronics, while their Dad, Rob, worked with them instrumentally,

improving their fiddle and mandolin skills immensely. “It has

been really cool to be able to share this with them. You get to

know your kids in a whole different way. It is neat to see the

way each one learns, both have the same result but they both

take different paths to get there” says Rob. “I honestly believe

kids can do anything if you’re just willing to take the time with

them.”

The boys love music so much, that they will even try to squeeze

in a jam in the morning before school just the two of them.

Now that is dedication. Aside from being “little professionals”

on stage, off stage they are just normal boys who love riding

their bikes, going 4-wheeling, and playing video games. Even

when they are at festivals, right after they play a set, you can

see them run off to the soccer field to play a game of scrim-

mage. It’s true, they are performers, but they are also still boys.

Wyatt and Marshal have had a lot of great help from

some amazing musicians who have been a huge influence on

their early musical careers. Currently they are playing with Tom

Gardiner (bass,) Len Heatherington (5 String Banjo) and

"Poppa" Doug Tebworth (Guitar). The encouragement and

patience of all these people is really helpful and it will only

make the boys better. This is just the beginning for the Teb-

worth Brothers.

If you would like to learn more about Wyatt and Mar-

shal Tebworth, or find out dates and location of the 2011 festi-

val schedule, you can go to www. tebworthbrothers.com.

THE NEXT GENERATION—WRITTEN BY JULEANN CHADBOURN

THE TEBWORTH BROTHERS

Editor’s Message – Leann Chadbourn

BMAC Notes has changed to Bluegrass Canada—reason for this is BMAC is now Nation wide.

This has been well publicized not only in Canada but in the U.S.A through IBMA and the United

Kingdom. We are truly optimistic that this organization is going to be very beneficial to all those

who are involved in Bluegrass Music, from the performers to the promoters and fans. The maga-

zine is aimed at providing as much interesting information related to Bluegrass as possible. Any

assistance anyone wants to share will be most appreciated. Whether this be by way of articles or

simply advising of events happening in and around your area., please send me an email.

Enjoy the read and more importantly, enjoy the festival season.!

SPECIAL NOTICE—WORTH SHARING FOR A SECOND TIME

The Canadian Country Music Association has an awards category for bluegrass/ old time.

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR (AWARD 9)

This Award is given to a Roots Act whose music is based on traditional country styles, but through

innovations and originality, is different from what is considered mainstream country. Roots music

embraces a multitude of musical styles, including, but not limited to: Alternative Country, Bluegrass,

Celtic, Country-Blues, Folk, Gospel, Hillbilly, Honky Tonk, Rockabilly and Western Swing. This

Award is based on the performance of the Artist or Group as a unit, either on record or in person

within the eligibility period. If winner is a Group/Duo, one Award is presented to each core member

of the Group/Duo. The Act must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a Group or Duo

at least 50% of the members must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

“Canadian A”

Peace River Band did a great job April 8 at the Waterdown Le-

gion. Opening for IIIrd Tyme Out was an obvious thrill for them,

and they certainly warmed up the audience of about 350 people.

By the time they finished their driving set, everyone was in the

mood for Russell Moore at his best.

Fans have had a hard winter this year, and it is so refreshing

to hear Mary Lou Fitzgerald kick off the set with a Bill Monroe clas-

sic, “Muleskinner Blues”. Her warm soprano has just the right

edge to make this nugget stir us right to our Bluegrass bones.

Visions of lolling with a beer in our lawnchairs at an outdoor festi-

val come to mind.

Mentioning that she is American from Kentucky, she then gives

us a heartfelt rendition of “Blue Kentucky Girl”, a Loretta Lynn

gem. By this time, she has established both her Bluegrass and

Country roots; and we sit back and relax. The only thing that can

sour this show now will be the sound man, and I know Tony Debo-

er will not disappoint us in this regard.

Weaving his way in and out behind the band is Danny Moretti,

the bass player. He hunches over and makes a face at each play-

er for a few seconds before he lumbers on.

Comic relief? Won’t be the first Bluegrass bass player to take

up this tradition.

After singing an original, Mary Lou tackles Dolly Parton’s “Coat

of Many Colours”, dedicating it to her 84 year old mother. Very

sparce instrumentation, which makes it sound almost Gospel.

Nicely done, Mary Lou.

Then Jimmy Young treats us to an original fiddle tune,

“Stevensville Stomp”. This song is the beginning of many rounds

of applause. The crowd especially loves Pete Atkin’s banjo play-

ing, and lets him know it.

My only snag with this tune is that the A section sounds a bit

tenuous in the part leading into the minor chord, almost as if there

are one too many bars. I realize it has a crooked feel; almost like

“Clinch Mountain Backstep”; but something sounds loose. Still a

good tune, though, and it keeps the mood high. The players are

limbering up now.

If anyone doubts the band’s instrumental skill, it is soon laid to

rest by the kickoff to “My Kentucky Home”. Jimmy plays the dou-

ble stops so sweetly on this one you would swear there are twin

fiddles on stage dripping honey. The three part harmonies are just

as smooth too; and we are now aware that this band has serious

vocal clout.

Jimmy keeps the interest up by singing the next one, “Catfish

John.” You can see everyone’s lips moving to this wonderful old

chestnut. Great song. Once again, smooth three part harmony.

Another big hand for Pete Atkins from the enthusiastic crowd.

“Take Me In Your Lifeboat” follows this one, another favourite of

mine; and the fact that it is played up in E keeps it high and lone-

some. Mary Lou nails it; and Pete gets another round of applause.

He is a proud member of the Mohawk Nations, and one begins to

suspect there is a large following from Six Nations here. The

crowd is alive, and sensing that Russell Moore is even closer now

to appearing. Girls are giggling.

Bill Vickers has been on the Canadian Bluegrass Scene for

over 35 years, and his mandolin playing is both valid and melodic.

“Joyful Jubilation” is a great original, and has a Frank Wakefield

flavour to it. Bill picks it effortlessly with a smile, and gets a hand

from the audience. Pete seems embarrassed by another ovation

for the banjo on this one!

Mary Lou then sings another original called “Everything Is Go-

ing to be Alright”. This one is upbeat and peppy too, as is the

whole set. More applause. By now the crowd is buzzing because

they can see IIIrd Tyme Out band members at their CD table; and

I cannot hear the lyrics to this original. I will have to wait, I guess;

but Peace River Band does have a CD, maybe it is on there.

I am wondering why Marcel Blais, the guitarist has not sung

yet. Probably has that nasty cold that has been obliterating sing-

ers all winter long.

The star of the night so far, Pete Atkins, then plays a banjo

tune, “Pick Away”. This is a Vic Jordan tune, first recorded in

1972. It is usually played really fast, at 152 bpm. Much to the audi-

ence’s delight, Pete rips it up. We are now clearly ready for Rus-

sell.

All in all, a great set by a skilled and seasoned Canadian Blue-

grass Band. We will surely see more of this entertaining and solid

group in the near future. I certainly hope so. Maybe by then Pete

will have his own T-shirts!

Mike Kirley,

Jam Co-ordinator,

Waterloo Wellington Bluegrass Music Association.

mikekirley@gmail.com

(Note: the opinions expressed in this review are those of the au-thor, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WWBMA)

All rights reserved – reprinted with permission

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Here is a list of the organizations who have become members of BMAC:

Bluegrass Sundays Contact: Judy Fink 416-779-2627 bgsundays@aol.com

Campbell’s Corner Music Sales Contact: Dan Campbell 519-371-5037 campbellsbreakdown@hotmail.com

Music City Contact: Mike Perreault Toll Free 877-895-9411 Www.music-city.ca sales@music-city.ca

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Northern Bluegrass Committee Contact: Tony deBoer 705-758-9049

The Stringman Contact: Gord DeVries 800-587-4647 gdevries@thestringman.com

FESTIVALS

Frontenac Old Time Music Championship Contact: Joan Sheppard 613-374-5477 Email: joanshep-herd445@hotmail.com Lindsay Country and Bluegrass Music Jamboree Contact: Albert Hefferman 800-954-9998 info@lindsaycountryjamboree Minden Hills Bluegrass Festival Contact: Dennis Casey Www.mindenhillsbluegrassfestival.ca roxden@sympatico.ca

Palmer Rapids Twin Music Festival Contact: Allan Schutt 613-758-2747 Sally Creek Music Festival Contact: Wayne Uncer 519-469-3392 1-888-288-4423 www.sallycreekmusicfestival.ca www.tvbma.ca Tommfest Lake Ontario Park, Kingston, ON info@tommfest.ca

Tottenham Bluegrass Festival Contact: Peter Deveau 905-936-4100 1-888-258-4727 www.tottenhambluegrass.ca

Valley Bluegrass Festival Contact: R. Johnston/Shiela Kirk 613-432-5000 rjohnston@countyofrenfrew.on.ca

CLUBS

Manitoba Oldtyme Bluegrass Society Inc. (MOBS) Contact: John Sawatzky 204-467-2182 www.manitobabluegrass.ca

Nipissing Bluegrass Association Contact: Denis Chadbourn 705-776-7754 lea@thot.net Northern Bluegrass Committee Contact: Tony DeBoer Bluegrass.gypsy@hotmail.com

Ottawa Valley Bluegrass Association Contact: Nick Strachan/Sherry Philp 819-459-1089/613-623-0779 www.valleygrass.ca

Queensbush Bluegrass Club Contact: Shannon Campbell 519-371-5037 www.queensbush.ca

Skyway Bluegrass Club Contact: Roland Aucoin 905-635-1818 raucoin@cogeco.ca

Thames Valley Bluegrass Music Association Sally Creek Music Festival Contact: Wayne Uncer 519-469-3392 wuncer@xplornet.com www.TVBA.ca

Townships Bluegrass and Old-Tyme Music Society Contact: Gordon Cameron 450-539-0333

Waterloo Wellington Bluegrass Mu-sic Association Contact: Glen George 519-576-0149 gandn@sympatico.ca

BANDS

Backwoodsmen Contact: Lorne Buck 613-475-3740 C-Denny Band Contact: Dennis Chadbourn 705-776-7754 lea@thot.net

Concession 23 Contact: Nick Strachan/Sherry Philp 819-459-1089/613-623-0779 info@concession23.com www.concession23.com

Crosswind Contact: Roland Aucoin 905-635-1818 raucoin@cogeco.ca

The Ducharme Family Contact: Nicole Ducharme 705-758-9589 Ed N Sons Bluegrass Band Contact: Brent Guay Elaine.t@sympatico.ca

Foggy Hogtown Boys Contact: Chris Coole 416-516-3796 www.chriscoole.com www.foggyhogtownboys.com

Foxtail Contact: Gord DeVries 519-668-0418 gdevries@foxtail.ca www.foxtail.ca

General Store Contact: Bill Blance 905-451-9077 billblance@yahoo.com

The Generation Gap Contact: Gretchen Lamers 519-866-5910 I_love_reba@hotmail.ca

Gid-R-Done Contact: Wayne Uncer 519-469-3392 wuncer@xplornet.com

Hard Ryde Contact: Doug DeBoer 519-249-0397 melissa@hardryde.ca www.hardryde.ca

Hometown Bluegrass Contact: Al Benner 905-936-2008 or 647-430-5761 cofac@eol.ca www.hometownbluegrass.ca

Honeygrass Contact: Karen May 705-788-4362 basslady1@hotmail.com www.honeygrass.com

Jan Purcell and Pine Road Contact: Jan Purcell 819-459-3362 pineroadbluegrass@gmail.com www.pineroadbluegrass.com

Keslering Ridge Contact: Ron Luxton 905-623-2828 rluxton@rogers.com

Lazy John Contact: Shane Crumb 613-472-5548 lazyjohnmusic@yahoo.ca www.myspace.com/lazyjohnband Monroe Crossing Contact: Art Blackburn 763-213-1349 Art@monroecrossing.com Www.monroecrossing.com Rhyme’N’Reason Contact: Stefan Van Holten 905-679-4049 banjostef@aol.com

The Rivets Bluegrass Contact: Marc Rivet 705-591-2029 banjomarc@hotmail.com

Silverbirch Contact: Tom McCreight 705-228-8426 TJMcCreight@aol.com Simcoe County Ramblers Contact: Jill Jones 905-729-2308 jilljones@sympatico.ca Www.simcoecountyramblers.com Traditionally Wound Contact: Sheldon Speedie 519-389-6097 skspeedie@bmts.com

Virginia Ridge Contact: Susan Wollman 204-268-3714 oakltjd@mts.net www.virginiaridge.piczo.com

Bill White and White Pine Contact: Bill White 613-372-2400 billwhite@kos.net echomountain@sypmpatico.ca www.billwhiteandwhitepine.aztechdigital.ca

The Uncalled Four Contact: Raymond Loponen 807-345-9282 Winterline Contact: Ron Jubenville 519-352-4079 jubyfive@hotmail.com

The Young Family Band Contact: Brad Young 613-478-3356 bradyoung@reztal.net

Bluegrass on the Radio Linda Axman and Dan Joseph Blueridge Express CKRW-FM-98.5—Kitchener Wednesday at 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Dan Bieman Bluegrass Rules AM920 CKNX—www.am920.ca dbieman@cknxradio.com 519-357-1310 – ext. 446 Sundays at 1:00 p.m.

David Blakeny Daybreak in Dixie CJAM-FM 91.5—www.cjam.ca daybreakindixie@cjam.ca Sunday 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Howard Bonner The Catalogue Parlour cfrc@ams.queensu.ca Fridays – 6:00-8:00 p.m. CFRC – 101.9 FM—www.cfrc.ca Brother John’s Sunday Morning Gos-pel Hour www.100.7theisland.com Sunday 8:00 a.m. Bluegrass Revival with Gloria Hansen Sunday 9:00 a.m www.100.7theisland.com

Don Day and Dusty Hill Bluegrass Express country93@radioowensound.com CKCY 93.7 FM-www.country93.ca 519-376-2030 Sundays at 9:00 p.m.

Linda Elliott Country and Bluegrass CHIP 101.7 FM—www.chipfm.com 819-683-3155 – 888-775-3155 radiopontiac@chipfm.com Saturday – 5:00-10:00 p.m. Sunday – 6:00-10.00 p.m.

Audrey Lockwood Bluegrass Program CKOL 93.7FM—ckol-radio@excite.com Friday 9:00-10:00 p.m.

Jim Marino Smokin’ Bluegrass jlmarino@mountaincable.net CFMU-FM 93.3 http://cfmu.mcmaster.ca

John and Angel McNaughton with Maria Polillo The Bluegrass Show litefoot@worldchat.com CKRZ-FM 100.3—www.ckrz.com Tuesday 7:00-11:00 p.m Wilson Moore Bluegrass Jam CHMA—FM 106.9—Sackville, NB 506-364-2221 www.mta.ca/chma—chma@mta.ca Saturdays 6:00 pm—Sundays 4:30 pm (Atlantic Time)

Ron Moores The Back 40 CKCU FM 93.1—www.ckcufm.com ron.moores@back40.ca www.back40.ca Saturday Noon-1:00 p.m.

Website enhancement announcement:

Beginning April 2011, BMAC started a new trial program for

our organizational members. We will supply a no-cost custom

web page for each organization which requests one. The page

will be linked to the organizational listing on the appropriate /

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"ABC Band" will be found by navigating to /resources/bands

and clicking on the band name or picture on the page.

The custom page will be set up by the webmaster, and will/can

include the following:

Logo

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Complete description of the organization

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Purpose of the organization.

Special products/services being promoted.

Web links to your own website.

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Bands - prepare a "sonic bids" type of layout. List CD's and

other products which are available. Include a complete one-

page bio. See our very reasonable advertising rates for a link

directly from the BMAC home page.

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the BMAC home page.

Clubs - A detailed description of your club, listing events and

jam sessions. Contact information. Snapshots of recent events

or jams. See our very reasonable advertising rates for a link

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which bring us our favorite shows, week in, week out. See our

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