a blog about Butch.

Friday Night, Aug., 21 - 7pm
Nightfall Concert Series
850 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Opening for Kishi Bashi 

Same night - 10pm
Echoes of Nightfall Series
Granfalloon
400 E Main St
Ste 120
Chattanooga, TN 37408

Playing with a full band.

Both of these shows are free.

Upcoming: Labor day Weekend

Eatonic Music Festival
Eaton, Ohio
Many bands over three days of music

Friday: Blues 
Saturday: RAAWK! 
Sunday: Bluegrass (I'm on Sunday)

Tickets are $80 to $150 for the whole weekend, one day tickets are also
available.

I think my favorite band, Radiohead, is working on a new album, I think so
because they've "gone quiet." Few instagram posts, nothing new on their web
page's blog, etc. which usually means that they're locked in a studio
creating and recording music.

or maybe they've just retired.

I say all that to say that I realize that I've "gone quiet" too. Although
you  haven't heard from me since my tour with my old roommate, I've been
insanely busy with all sorts of things. Last week my band and I opened the
Nightfall Music Series and debuted 6 new songs (which is insane, if you
think about it). And this week I’ll be performing at the same concert
series as a solo act. I’ll be opening for an artist named Kishi Bashi, and
he does a lot of stuff with loops, so will I. Of course, he won’t be
playing any Classic Rock or old time tunes, and even if he does, he won’t
be doing them at the same time, like me.

After that tho’ I’ll head across town to Granfalloon—a new, spacious coffee
shop on the southside of Chattanooga—to play a bunch of songs with a full
band. I’ll be joined by Hunter White on drums; Ron Eller on bass; and
Stephen Brehm on Acoustic and Electric guitars. I’ve played with all these
guys before in one capacity or another, and I’m excited for what they bring
to the music. Moreover, having a band with a full rhythm section for the
first time will let me finally reproduce tunes from my previous projects
properly. So you can expect hear deep cuts and rarities, as well as the
hits, and at least one Radiohead song.

C-ya out there.

Friday, July 10th, 2015
10pm Chattanooga, TN
Tremont Tavern
Ryan Oyer Nightfall After Party
(Ryan Oyer's attendance neither anticipated nor expected)

Saturday, July 11th, 2015
12pm, Chatsworth, GA
Chatsworth Depot
Dulcimer Workshop: Civil War Tunes

Saturday, July 11th, 2015
2pm, Chatsworth, GA
Chatsworth Depot
Dulcimer Concert

Saturday, July 11th, 2015
7pm, Chattanooga, TN
Art of the Singer/Songwriter Alumni Showcase
Graduates of our workshop series show their stuff.

Sunday, Jul 12, 2015
8:00 PM Worthington, OH
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza
co-bill with Heather Pierson

The Peter and Paul Tour
----------------------------------------------------

Monday, Jul 13, 2015
8:00 PM Bloomington, IN
The Players Pub
Songwriter Showcase w/Adam Brodsky and others.

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015
8:00 PM Louisvile, KY
Clifton's Pizza Company
with Danny Flanigan and Adam Brodsky

Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015
8:00 PM Eaton, OH
Taffy's of Eaton
w/Adam Brodsky

Friday, July 17th, 2015
Rose Bowl Tavern
Champaign, Il
w/Adam Brodsky

*Tremont After Party*
Not actually an after-party, but since Ryan is headlining Nightfall (he won
the road to nightfall competition) and I produced his most recent album,
I'm totally glomming onto his much-deserved success.

*Art of the Singer/Songwriter Alumni Showcase*
Over the last year or so, Trish Wileman and I have been shaping fledgling
songwriters in our "Art of the Singer/Songwriter" workshops. These have
ranged from true professionals who just need a little brushing up to people
who have never written a song before. It is our great privilege to show off
the sometimes hidden talent that this  town has.

In the late 90's to the mid-2000's I lived in Philadelphia with another
folk singer named Adam Brodsky. While not necessarily soul mates we were
kindred spirits who learned the art of the Singer/Songwriter together. Yet,
despite working the same circuit for nearly a decade we never toured
together. Well, now we are. Not in the Northeast dive bars, coffee shops
and listening rooms where we cut our teeth, learned our craft, and
eventually built a following. But in the midwest, where none of those
things happened ever.

Adam is a true iconoclast; fearless and one of a kind, and anything I
learned about holding an audience I learned from him. He's brash, fearless
and irreverent to anything you (or he) holds sacred. But he's also
charming, thoughtful, wise, and funny as hell. Adam Brodsky is one of the
most natural entertainers I've ever met. Period. He writes amazing songs
and holds a Guinness World Record (50 shows, 50 states in 50 days).

It's weird we never toured together before, but considering we spent 8
years in a crappy South Philly apartment trying to make each other laugh,
these are gonna be shows you don't want to miss.

P.S. That dark Thursday makes my OCD go off the charts, so if there's
anyone out there who wants to put together a house concert in Indiana,
Southeastern Illinois or Ohio, please get in touch with us.

Those shows again…

Friday, July 10th, 2015
10pm Chattanooga, TN
Tremont Tavern
Ryan Oyer Nightfall After Party
(Ryan Oyer's attendance neither anticipated nor expected)

Saturday, July 11th, 2015
12pm, Chatsworth, GA
Chatsworth Depot
Dulcimer Workshop: Civil War Tunes

Saturday, July 11th, 2015
2pm, Chatsworth, GA
Chatsworth Depot
Dulcimer Concert

Saturday, July 11th, 2015
7pm, Chattanooga, TN
Art of the Singer/Songwriter Alumni Showcase
Graduates of our workshop series show their stuff.

Sunday, Jul 12, 2015
8:00 PM Worthington, OH
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza
co-bill with Heather Pierson

The Peter and Paul Tour
----------------------------------------------------

Monday, Jul 13, 2015
8:00 PM Bloomington, IN
The Players Pub
Songwriter Showcase w/Adam Brodsky and others.

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015
8:00 PM Louisvile, KY
Clifton's Pizza Company
with Danny Flanigan and Adam Brodsky

Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015
8:00 PM Eaton, OH
Taffy's of Eaton
w/Adam Brodsky

Friday, July 17th, 2015
Rose Bowl Tavern
Champaign, Il
w/Adam Brodsky

C-ya Out There

--Br
www.butchross.com

Hard to believe, but it’s been ten years since those cartons of CDs showed
up at my door in Bowling Green, KY. “The Moonshiner’s Atlas”, my first
all-dulcimer CD. Recorded literally across the globe in New Jersey,
Killarney, Ireland and Port Townsend, Washington and produced by the great
Robert Force.

I wanted to call the CD “Jerpoint Epiphany.” I don’t why, but that phrase
had come to me out of nowhere and had stuck with me for days. I couldn’t
tell you then what it meant, but one of few things I’ve actually learned in
this life is to trust my instincts.

Robert wanted to call the CD “I Like Singing Folk Songs” after the country
music marketing technique of naming the album after the first single, and
making that song the first song on the album. He was right of course, but I
thought of an album then, as I do now, as a set of ideas, like a novel or a
collection of short stories, if you will. Plus, I was then hung up on the
idea of my album tiles being vaguely literary in nature (for example, my
singer/songwriter record was called “Selected Works of Friction.”) So,
armed with that idea, and the thought that the songs called “Moonshiner”
and “Atlas” were the two likely to get any airplay (in so much as any
folkie gets any airplay anywhere) “The Moonshiner’s Atlas” was born.

And “Jerpoint Epiphany” became the title of an instrumental (my first by
the way) on “The Moonshiner’s Atlas.” Written in the Newark airport and so
named after my friends Jimmy and Maggie told me that the original title
“The People Mover Is Not a Ride” was dumb. They, too, were right.

I was never sure what the phrase “Jerpoint Epiphany” actually meant, and
I’m still not. However,  working on touching up this record for its reissue
brought up an old memory, one I’d completely forgotten about until now…

I was playing and staying at a Camphill Community called Jerpoint. Camphill
Communities are organic farms basically run by mentally disabled people.
It’s too long to go into what they do here, but it’s worth researching.
Camphill International is an awesome organization. They occasionally have
musicians perform in their communities and I’ve been lucky enough to be
among those who are invited to play.

Camphill Communities are based in part on the philosophies of Rudolf
Steiner, who is probably best known for his influence on the Waldorf
Education System. This influence can also be found in the architecture -
 with its emphasis on natural elements and buildings made of wood, tile,
glass and stone. It was here that I found this tile-lined sun porch, maybe
6x10, just off of the main house. It was a beautiful room with a resonance
that suited my instrument and my voice perfectly. Enamored with the space,
I propped myself up in a chair and sang my heart out. I sang every song I
could think of that I could play on dulcimer for what seemed like hours.

But unbenounced to me, Robert had been out for walk in the countryside. As
he was returning to the house, he heard me singing, and sat himself behind
a bush to listen. Now, Bob is an absolute genius when it comes to seizing
the moment; seriously, i’ve never met anyone better. I wasn’t auditioning
for the guy, and he probably wasn’t thinking seriously about working with
me at that point either. But here was an opportunity to hear someone
singing for themselves, unfettered and just for the sheer joy of it. We all
know it happens but how often do we ever see or hear it? Rarely, if ever,
would be my guess. He must’ve liked what he heard, ‘cuz later that night at
the pub (this is Ireland after all) he told me that if I wanted to record
an all-dulcimer record, he’d produce it and put it out on his Blaine Street
record label. And the rest--as they say--is history. History that you can
hear.

So in honor of its tenth anniversary, I’ve made a limited run release of
the “The Moonshiner’s Atlas”. The album is remastered and features the
original artwork from back when I was going to call it “Jerpoint Epiphany.”
There will also be links to downloads of the lyrics, demo versions and
alternate takes. There’s only 100 of these being made (in digipacks) and
once they’re gone I’ll go back to the original brown artwork in sleeves.
There’s also a tab and a songbook for it as well. We’ll see if my printer
can have them up in time for KMW. But if not, they’ll be on the website
soon and I’ll let you know here as well.

KMW starts next week and it’s gonna be a great one. Not only is this one of
my favorite festivals to play, the lineup (as usual) includes some of my
absolute favorite people on the planet, and some new faves as well. There’s
still time to sign up if you haven’t, but one way or the other I hope to
see somewhere soon.

C-ya out there.

--Br
www.butchross.com
Upcoming Shows:

May 23, 2015
8:00 PM
Charles & Myrtle's Coffeehouse,
105 McBrien Rd
Chattanooga, TN
$10 suggested donation
http://www.christunity.org/events.05.15.html

Sunday, May 24, 2015
1:30 PM
Brunch at The Flying Squirrel
The Flying Squirrel
55 Johnson St.
Chattanooga, TN
Free (eat something)
www.flyingsquirrelbar.com/

Sunday, May 24, 2015 -- 5pm
Amber Fults and the Ambivalent Lovers
@ Roots Fest
Cherokee Farms,
Old Mineral Springs Road, Lafayette, GA
3 Day Ticket - $50.00 2 Day Ticket - $40.00 1 Day Ticket - $25.00
http://www.roots-fest.com/

Friday, May 29, 2015 - 7:00 PM
Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering -- Dulcimer Concert
Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, California
Phone 510-644-2020
http://www.thefreight.org/berkeley-dulcimer-gathering-dj-hamouris

May 30, 2015 - 9:00 AM
Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering -- Workshops
Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, California
http://www.thefreight.org/berkeley-dulcimer-gathering-dj-hamouris

May 31, 2015 - 4:00 PM
Workshop and Ukulele Concert
The Strum Shop
408 Roseville Square
Roseville (Sacramento), CA
$20 per person admission to concert is free (if you attend workshop)
http://thestrumshop.com/calendar

This weekend finds me all over Chattanooga…

Tomorrow night I’ll be a Charles and Myrtles, a great but almost completely
unknown venue here in town. Three weeks ago, John McCutcheon played to
about 12 people here. It’s that kind of intimate. It draws that kind of
talent.

I knew about Charles and Myrtles before I knew about Rock City. Needless to
say, I’m pretty psyched to play here. Being such an intimate venue, I’m
considering doing something special here. Whether it’s a set of my favorite
songwriters or maybe my first (non-dulcimer) album in it’s entirety, I’m
not sure. But something...

Then I’ll be making ambient brunch-y sounds at the Flying Squirrel. Which
despite being way too trendy for my tastes, has great food and makes the
second-best Bloody Mary in town. Then I will get immediately in the car and
drive down to Cherokee Farms in Lafayette, GA to play roots fest with Amber
Fults and the Ambivalent Lovers. Looking forward to this one, we have 3
maybe 4 new songs in the set, including one we just worked up this week.

Then next week, I’m on a plane and one my way to California for the
Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering. I'll talk more about it early next week, but i
wanted you to know that today is the last day for the early-bird discount.
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve been to that part of the world and
I’m really looking forward to being back there again.

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So, a couple of weeks ago I get a phone call from my songwriter and
videographer friend Tim. “I’m going on tour in Canada, wanna come with?” he
says.

“Sure!” I said.

“Great!” He replied. “Pick me up in the Minneapolis Airport in four days.”

Okay, that’s the abbreviated version of that story. But it IS true that I
found myself preparing for a tour of the midwest with about five days
notice.

Why? Because I’ve learned you say “Yes” to everything.

We were detained at the Canadian border for nearly three hours, and later I
learned during the LAST sale I made that Canadians are used to paying $20
for a CD, and I’d been selling them for ten. But other than that, I had an
amazing time. Met wonderful people, including Winnipeg music Rick Martin,
one of the sweetest and most truly humble people I’ve ever met. Tim called
him his mentor, and I can see why. I also met 16-year-old singer Gabriel
Fiddler (who needs to get to Toronto so someone can make him a star).

Here’s a little video Tim made of our trip:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8DEeI0wC5A

After that we drove to Minneapolis where we did two house concerts and a
workshop. Tim’s girlfriend and musical partner Faye Petree joined us and we
jammed on a nice version of “Hunting the Buffalo.” You can watch that here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M49zrvo6MeE

It’s now my favorite version of my favorite old-time tune.

C-ya out there.

--Br
www.butchross.com

"Now I know what a dulcimer is supposed to sound like" —Jake Shimabukuro

Those shows again...

May 23, 2015
8:00 PM
Charles & Myrtle's Coffeehouse,
105 McBrien Rd
Chattanooga, TN
$10 suggested donation
http://www.christunity.org/events.05.15.html

Sunday, May 24, 2015
1:30 PM
Brunch at The Flying Squirrel
The Flying Squirrel
55 Johnson St.
Chattanooga, TN
Free (eat something)
www.flyingsquirrelbar.com/

Sunday, May 24, 2015 -- 5pm
Amber Fults and the Ambivalent Lovers
@ Roots Fest
Cherokee Farms,
Old Mineral Springs Road, Lafayette, GA
3 Day Ticket - $50.00 2 Day Ticket - $40.00 1 Day Ticket - $25.00
http://www.roots-fest.com/

Friday, May 29, 2015 - 7:00 PM
Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering -- Dulcimer Concert
Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, California
Phone 510-644-2020
http://www.thefreight.org/berkeley-dulcimer-gathering-dj-hamouris

May 30, 2015 - 9:00 AM
Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering -- Workshops
Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, California
http://www.thefreight.org/berkeley-dulcimer-gathering-dj-hamouris

May 31, 2015 - 4:00 PM
Workshop and Ukulele Concert
The Strum Shop
408 Roseville Square
Roseville (Sacramento), CA
$20 per person admission to concert is free (if you attend workshop)
http://thestrumshop.com/calendar

This weekend! Saturday, March 21st -- all day
Gathering of Sweet Folk Instruments
Mountain Empire Community College
Phillips-Taylor Hall
3441 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, Virginia, 24219
Phone 276-523-2400
9am - 9pm
$25 per workshop plus $10 for lunch.
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=dqjx5dkab&oeidk=a07eafs3ocsde3e50fe

Sunday, March 22nd
Days of Wine and Ukulele Club
Song Workshop: Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World"
$5 suggested donation.
Contact Trish to RSVP: (941) 330-5547
tfwileman at gmail.com

Friday, March 27 - Saturday March 28th
Chattanooga Dulcimer Fest
Featuring: Dan Landrum, Lisa Ferguson, Katie Moritz, Steve Seifert, Aaron
O'Rourke and myself.
Sign up soon, REGISTRATION IS ALMOST FULL!
Signal Mountain Arts Center.
809 Kentucky Ave, Signal Mountain, TN 37377
Price: $50 - $100 depending

I had a great time at the Ohio Valley Gathering last week. And if you were
there, I hope you had a great time too.

To me the Ohio Valley Gathering is the official kickoff of the Festival
Season*, and this year more than ever. I'm already jumping into two great
festivals before the month is even out.

The Mountain Empire Community College has been a regular Johnny Appleseed
for the dulcimer, and this year they're adding intermediate and advanced
dulcimers to their "Gathering of Sweet Folk" event on Saturday. I'll be
teaching there this summer as part of a week-long event as well.

Then next weekend the Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival is back! Dan and Angie
have designed this year's festival to be a small and focused affair, with a
limited registration that is nearly sold out. But still, despite the small
class sizes, the festival features Steve Seifert, Aaron O'Rourke and
myself. Even if I wasn't on the bill, I'd have to think about going!

I also always use OVG as an excuse to get off my butt and make some new
product. I've debuted pretty much all my books, as well as my last 2 CDs
there. This year was no exception; I released a new book of Beatles songs
for the Ukulele. This two sections: A simple strum and sing version of the
songs, as well as comprehensive finger style arrangements for the Ukulele.
That makes this book perfect for Uke players of any level. I'll have it
available for sale on my web site soon, so what this space!

Okay that's all for now, more stuff coming. Hope you all have survived the
winter and I hope to see you soon.

C-ya out there.

-Br

This weekend! Saturday, March 21st -- all day
Gathering of Sweet Folk Instruments
Mountain Empire Community College
Phillips-Taylor Hall
3441 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, Virginia, 24219
Phone 276-523-2400
9am - 9pm
$25 per workshop plus $10 for lunch.
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=dqjx5dkab&oeidk=a07eafs3ocsde3e50fe

Sunday, March 22nd
Days of Wine and Ukulele Club
Song Workshop: Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World"
$5 suggested donation.
Contact Trish to RSVP: (941) 330-5547
tfwileman at gmail.com

Friday, March 27 - Saturday March 28th
Chattanooga Dulcimer Fest
Featuring: Dan Landrum, Lisa Ferguson, Katie Moritz, Steve Seifert, Aaron
O'Rourke and myself.
Sign up soon, REGISTRATION IS ALMOST FULL!
Signal Mountain Arts Center.
809 Kentucky Ave, Signal Mountain, TN 37377
Price: $50 - $100 depending

*I just learned yesterday that for Ohioans, it's the Buckeye Festival that
starts the season.
Saturday, Jan. 31st - 7pm $15
Woodsongs Dalton Concert Series
2015 kick-off show
Becky Buller with Butch Ross
Stage 123
123 W Gordon St, Dalton, Georgia 30720
http://woodsongsdalton.com/
I don't know if her name is pronounced "Bull-er" or "Beuller" but I
think you can guess which one I'm gonna default to. Proceeds from this
show benefit Providence House Ministries.

February 27-28
Chattanooga UKE weekend
Mountain Arts Community Center (MACC)
809 Kentucky Ave, Signal Mountain, Tennessee 37377
Friday Night Jam. Saturday Lessons with me and Jamming
Saturday Evening a House Concert featuring me and Ken Hicks
$60 for the day plus $5 for lunch

I'm a little early, but "Happy February"

First off, THANK YOU to everyone who came out all the shows and
workshops down in Florida. I had a great time, and by looks of it, you
did too. I'll be back in April, let me now if you want me to come to
your club!

Just a couple of shows in this the longest/shortest month while I
continue to lay the groundwork for world domination. But the events
great ones. The Woodsongs Concert series is one I've been hoping to
get into since before I got into the nationally televised Woodsongs,
and Becky Buller looks to be fantastic.

And, I'm doing--for the first time--a Ukulele Weekend here in
Chattanooga. It'll be a two day affair with lots of jamming and
classes, and ending up with a house concert starring your truly. We're
structuring it so you can come for the day or the weekend, whatever
you wish. If you'd like to know more please contact Trish Wileman  at
941-330-5547 or by email at tfwileman at gmail.com.

That's all for now. I was reading over some older emails to you all,
and I realized that I used to write a lot more. Stories, tales from
the road. Some of it was complete jibberish, but some of it not so
bad. Grad school, I think pretty much stomped the love of writing out
of me, and Facebook allows me to tell tiny stories with out having to
be clear or indeed any good at it. But I think my New Year's
resolution (insomuch as I ever bother to have those) is to make this
email list something more than dates and times, if only a little bit
more. Of course I'll keep those dates and time right up from, so you
can skip the later blather if you're in a hurry.

That's all for now, hope to see you at one of these gigs.

Those shows again...

Saturday, Jan. 31st - 7pm $15
Woodsongs Dalton Concert Series
2015 kick-off show
Becky Buller with Butch Ross
Stage 123
123 W Gordon St, Dalton, Georgia 30720
http://woodsongsdalton.com/
I don't know if her name is pronounced "Bull-er" or "Beuller" but I
think you can guess which one I'm gonna default to. Proceeds from this
show benefit Providence House Ministries.

February 27-28
Chattanooga UKE weekend
Mountain Arts Community Center (MACC)
809 Kentucky Ave, Signal Mountain, Tennessee 37377
Friday Night Jam. Saturday Lessons with me and Jamming
Saturday Evening a House Concert featuring me and Ken Hicks
$60 for the day plus $5 for lunch

C-ya out there.

--Br
Saturday, Jan. 10 - 10am
10am – Lakeland Farmer’s Curb Market
N. Kentucky Ave at E. Pine St. & Bay St. in Downtown Lakeland.
863.687.8910

Sat., Jan. 10 - 8pm
Tony B’s Wine Bar
213 East Bay Street
Lakeland, FL
863. 688.3469
http://www.tonystudiob.com

Sun., Jan. 11 - 10am-12pm
Uke Brunch and Workshop
at the home of Becky Abel
Contact: Becky 863.640.1763

Monday, January 12 - 7:30
Cabin Hill House Concerts
Tallahassee, FL
Contact: Linda Collins to RSVP
850.671.3674

Thurs, Jan. 15
The Hideaway Café
1756 Central Ave
St. Petersburg, FL
727-644-7895 <727 .="">
www.hideawaycafe.biz/

Sat, Jan 17 - Sun. Jan 18
South Florida Folk Festival
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, Fort Lauderdale
with Brother Sun, David Roth, Harpeth Rising and many, many more.

Tuesday, January 20 - 12pm
Dulcimer Workshop
Whitfield Epicurean Church
7045 Tamiami Trl.
Sarasota, FL
Contact: Carolyn to register  941.807.3673

Hello all:

The Florida Tour starts this weekend, and looking at the weather forecast
not a moment too soon!

Before I went to Florida for the first time, I never really felt the need
to go to Florida. As a nearly lifelong Yankee, I felt toughing it out all
winter was my duty. Then Bing Futch invited me to the first Key West
Dulcimer Fest. and 5 inches of snow fell in Chattanooga. I know 5 inches
isn't much if you live in say Chicago, but here in Chatt' it's a thing.

So now I try to get myself down there once a year, to soak up the sun and
get my feet in the sand. Never thought I was that kinda person. But it
turns out I am. :-)

So anyway, teaching a few Uke and Dulcimer workshops, but mostly playing
gigs, seeing old friends and staying warm. If you, or someone you know, is
in the area and wants to come check out one of the shows, by all means do.

There may some other things happening down there during this tour. Last
minute stuff that is still in the works. If so, I'll let you know. Watch
this space.

Here's hoping you all had a great holiday season, and that your 2015 is
filled with success, love and happiness
And come out to a show!

Those shows again...

Saturday, Jan. 10 - 10am
10am – Lakeland Farmer’s Curb Market
N. Kentucky Ave at E. Pine St. & Bay St. in Downtown Lakeland.
863.687.8910

Sat., Jan. 10 - 8pm
Tony B’s Wine Bar
213 East Bay Street
Lakeland, FL
863. 688.3469
http://www.tonystudiob.com

Sun., Jan. 11 - 10am-12pm
Uke Brunch and Workshop
at the home of Becky Abel
Contact: Becky 863.640.1763

Monday, January 12 - 7:30
Cabin Hill House Concerts
Tallahassee, FL
Contact: Linda Collins to RSVP
850.671.3674

Thurs, Jan. 15
The Hideaway Café
1756 Central Ave
St. Petersburg, FL
727-644-7895 <727 .="">
www.hideawaycafe.biz/

Sat, Jan 17 - Sun. Jan 18
South Florida Folk Festival
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, Fort Lauderdale
with Brother Sun, David Roth, Harpeth Rising and many, many more.

Tuesday, January 20 - 12pm
Dulcimer Workshop
Whitfield Epicurean Church
7045 Tamiami Trl.
Sarasota, FL
Contact: Carolyn to register  941.807.3673

C-ya out there.

--Br
www.butchross.com

"Now I know what a dulcimer is supposed to sound like" —Jake Shimabukuro

a blog about Butch.

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Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Eatonic Festival in Eaton, Ohio this week. GO!

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Chattanooga: Opening for Kishi Bashi at Nightfall and playing for the first time with a band.

Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Chatt shows this weekend then the "Peter and Paul" tour with Adam Brodsky

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

The Moonshiner's Atlas turns ten

Monday, May 25, 2015

California Here I Come! Plus Beatle Uke Book News

Thursday, May 21, 2015

New Videos! Shows all over Chatt' this weekend plus BERKLEY DULCIMER GATHERING! in California

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

This Weekend in VA and Chatt! Plus Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival and a new Beatles for Uke book.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

In Dalton, Georgia this weekend and the Chattanooga Uke Weekend next month.

Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Florida Tour Starts Staurday!