September 2011 Brick & Mortar show
Aug 18, 2011 Brick & Mortar shows, Events, News
The September Brick & Mortar show will feature songwriters Jerry Reynolds and Stan Hall (bios below). As usual the show will begin with a half hour open mic. Join us and host Laddie Ray Melvin Thursday, September 1st, 7 to 9 pm at Chairs 113 W. Indiana. Hope to see you there!
Jerry Reynolds
Jerry Reynolds wrote his first two songs on a Silvertone acoustic guitar bought from Sears-Roebuck catalog in 1962. Then one day, someone came along that knew how to play a guitar and very respectfully asked Jerry if he could tune up the Silvertone. Jerry was delighted, and said, “Sho nuf, man! Tune that baby up.” Jerry has been searching for those first two songs of his ever since.
Jerry was fortunate to have the opportunity to contribute music to “The Most Dangerous Woman In America”, a play that finished a run at The Odd Duck theater in Seattle on June 5th and will soon be performed in L.A. as part of the 2010 Inaugural Hollywood Fringe Festival. For those interested in the project more information can be found at theresediekhans.webs.com and some of the music Jerry wrote for the play is in rotation at myspace.com/jerrylynnreynolds.
theresediekhans.webs.com
myspace.com/jerrylynnreynolds
Stan Hall
Stan Hall is a well known guitarist in the Inland Northwest Bluegrass scene. For the last few years he has fronted the band “Heartbreak Pass” which was invited to play Wintergrass during the first six months of the bands career, largely on the reputation they gained on their picking and songwriting skills. Stan’s songs were a huge part of that band, he is currently working towards a solo release of some more originals.
Pigout Songwriter Stage Schedule
The Spokane Songwriters Organization is excited to announce the schedule for the Pigout in the Park SSO stage! Please come out and join us Sunday, September 4th from noon till 9 pm at Riverfront Park, Runners Stage near city hall.
12:00–12:50 Cheryl Branz
1:00 -1:50 Bill Tierney
2:00-2:50 Geoff Haworth
3:00-3:50 Invitational open mic hour
4:00-4:50 Laddie Ray Melvin
5:00-5:50 Brett Dodd
6:00-6:50 Blue Ribbon Tea Company-Bill & Kathy Kostelec will share the slot
7:00-7:50 Kevin Brown
8:00-8:50 Dave McCrae
Invitation Open Mic performers: Liz Rognes, Stan Hall, Adam Kogler, Jerry Reynolds, and Adam Lambert
Board members Laddie Ray Melvin, Bob Lavigne, Bill & Kathy Kostelec, and Dave McRae will host throughout the day.
A special thank you to board member Darlene Melvin for arranging the schedule!
The Wayne Drury Project w/Laddie Ray Melvin
The Wayne Drury Project
Laddie Ray Melvin, a regional singer and songwriter will be performing in London during September with The Wayne Drury Project. The “Project” consists of a group of musicians who have learned the songs of Wayne Drury and will perform them in London.
Wayne Drury is one of the great undiscovered talents of the alt country generation. His songs were written between 1970 and 1985 and were for the most part, never played in public. Since the late 1970’s his battle with MS brought his music to a complete halt. He is currently bedridden in a care facility in Eugene, Oregon. Wayne’s singing partner, Rob Anderson recently unearthed rough recordings of some of Wayne’s early work and launched a campaign to bring the songs to the public in London where Rob now resides. In the past few years, Rob found Laddie Ray on the internet and they reconnected. They had lost contact in the late eighties several years after Rob moved to France. While talking about the “old days”, they reminisced about the many times they played music together in the Willamette Valley.
During their email conversations they talked of musicians they both knew in the sixties and seventies. The idea for the project began there. Laddie Ray Melvin will be flying to London in September and will be performing Wayne’s songs with Rob and other London musicians. Included in the project are: Wizz Jones, The Flynn Brothers, Laddie Ray Melvin, Geri Van Essen, Mark Langmead, Alan McMahon and Rob Anderson.
They will perform at Wizz’s Sitting Room at The Selkirk, The Ivy House, The 12 Bar Club and The Troubadour.