Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe at the Turfschip: only a few seats left!

Cor Sanne of CMS Productions reports:

We hebben nog slechts 10 tot 12 plaatsen over. Reserveert u snel indien u dit exclusieve optreden graag wilt bijwonen!

We have only 10 to 12 seats left to sell. Make reservations fastest in case you want to be a part of this exclusive performance!

For details of the show, see the European Bluegrass Blog for 5 June.

Bluegrass in Basel Going Strong

Regional bluegrass association Bluegrass in Basel has announced an amazing series of concerts by touring bands from the USA for the autumn season.

On September 10, the Lovell Sisters will play their only show in Switzerland. Crowd favourites, The Crooked Jades, are scheduled for an October 16 performance while Sawmill Road will perform on November 13. Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike will play on December 10, 2008.

In addition, an exclusive after-work show by Way Out West from Arizona will take place on Thursday, June 19. For full details see the updated website of Bluegrass in Basel.

Music Contact news

More dates have been added to the 2008 European tour by the multi-award-winning Infamous Stringdusters (USA). Rainer Zellner, of Music Contact Roots Music Booking and Production, announces the present schedule:

1 May: Stadtgarten, 45657 Recklinghausen, 18:00
2 May: Schlosshof Großsachenheim od. Kulturhaus, 74343 Sachsenheim, 20:00
3 May: Bürgerhaus, 77815 Bühl, Bühl Bluegrass Festival, 14:00
4 May: Four Corners Music Hall, 86836 Untermeitingen, 20:00
6 May: 19th Bluesfest, Neue Welt 85049 Ingolstadt, 21:30
7 May: Dehnberger-Hoftheater, 91207 Lauf 20:00
8 May: Stadtkirche, 98617 Meiningen, 20:00
9 May: Theater, 06295 Lutherstadt-Eisleben, 19:30
10 May: Fredericia International Bluegrass Festival, Fredericia, Denmark, 21:00
11 May: Herberg-Museum-Bouwerij, Lievelde, NL, 20:00
12 May: Big Bear Festival, Zuidlaren, NL
14 May: Haus Opherdicke, 59439 Holzwickede, 20:00
15 May: Buurthuis, B-3850 Nieuwerkerken, 20:00
16 May: Club Bastion, 73230 Kirchheim/T., 20:00
17 May: Schweizer Landwirtschaftsmuseum Burgrain; CH-6248 Alberswil, Spring Bluegrass Festival
18 May: Altes Kaufhaus, 76829 Landau, 20:00/19:00
21 May: 78462 Konstanz, Zeltfestival, 20:00
22 May: 89032 Ulm, Zeltfestival, 20.00
23 May: Sudhaus, 72072 Tübingen, 20:30
24 May: Günter Eich Haus, SWR Mitschnitt, 76530 Baden-Baden, 20:00
25 May: Music Academy (tbc), 93053 Regensburg, 20:00
28 May: Kulturforum, 90762 Fürth, 20:00
29 May: Bürgerhaus, 63303 Dreieich, 20:00
31 May: Strakonice Bluegrass & Country Festival, CZ-386 01 Strakonice, 14:00
1 June: Culture house, Zrkadlovy Haj, SK-Bratislava, 19:00

For further info, contact Rainer Zellner at the Music Contact roots music booking and production agency, Saarstrasse 8, D-72070 Tübingen, Germany; +49 (0) 7073 2250; fax +49 (0) 7073 2134; UStID: DE146940684; e-mail; download media data.

Other events on Music Contact's calendar include South Mountain (honky-tonk and western swing), who will be playing on 3 and 4 July 2008 at the Historischer Marktplatz, 74307 Bietigheim-Bissingen (20:30 both days); the Shellac Brothers (western swing), who will also be playing there on 5 July; and tours by the Crooked Jades (October 2008) and Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike (December 2008).

Roland Heinrich and his band, who appeared at the last Bühl Bluegrass Festival, will be playing at the Karl May Festival at Radebeul on 3 and 4 May. The Shellac Brothers will also be there on both days.

Dan Dorschel retires from Det Bruunske Pakhus

Dan L. Dorschel, producer of the Fredericia Bluegrass Festival, is taking early retirement from operating Det Bruunske Pakhus, in Fredericia, Denmark. In twenty-one years he has arranged over two thousand concerts and over a thousand other events.

The twenty-one years end on 1 February 2008, when Dan will step down to let others take over at the Pakhus. His home will still be in Denmark, and he will spend more time with his family and other hobbies, including music, travel, sailing, and kayaking. Dan says: 'Thanks to all for a great 21 years and more! I hope to see you all further down the road.'

Good wishes can be sent to Dan by e-mail

Happy holidays from Switzerland!

'All I need is a pig in a pen...'

Lilly Pavlak, who operates Lilly's Bluegrass Agency, sends these messages of goodwill to all her bluegrass friends everywhere.


Lilly heads for a bright future at the wheel of the Bluegrass Bus

New contact data for CMS Productions

Cor J. Sanne, of the Netherlands agency CMS Productions, announces that as of this moment CMS has a new e-mail address. Please enter the new address on your files and delete the old one.