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Visit our Facebook Page! INBA News The Spring String Thing Workshop will be held on the 12th of May at the Colbert Presbyterian Church, 4211 E Colbert Road, Colbert, WA. This event will include beginning and intermediate sessions in guitar, dobro, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, bass and vocals. There also will be a Band Mic Set- Up, instrument tunings along with “Learning to play by ear” and songwriting. For those who would like to try out an instrument that they haven’t played before, an instrument “petting zoo” will be available. Of course no workshop would be complete without jamming and plenty of it. New this year will be a “beginning slow pitch jam” along with a regular slow jam. The cost is $10.00 for members ($5.00 for 12 years old and younger) and $15.00 for non-members. There will be a potluck lunch at noon. Participants are asked to bring a potluck dish to share. Mark your calendars for May 12. Registration forms will be at the next INBA Showcase, on the INBA website and in this edition of the Blabber. Don’t miss this fun event! Download the signup form here! The INBA has a new board: President: Joe Beckett jgbeck_pba@hotmail.com, 208-691-8866 Vice President: Mitch Finley Secretary: Colleen Daley Treasurer: Jeff Renfrow Membership Coordinator: Mark Barrett Blabber Editor: Lorelei Barrett Concerts	Coming Up Newport's "Little Grand Old Opry" kicks off its 6th season on Saturday May 12th with the new band "Moses Willey". Come on up to Newport and see the show at the Hospitality House, 216 South Washington Street, Newport, WA. Cook's Mountain Country Grass Opens the show at 6:00 p.m. Coffee and Pop is served, and we like people to bring fingerfood snacks for the refreshment table. The 2012 Newport Music Festival Announces Its September Festival Lineup. Click Here to download the PDF Flyer The May Brick & Mortar Show sponsored by The Spokane Songwriers Organization will begin with a half-hour open mic followed by featured sets by long time member Lyle Morse and new member Robert Bloom. The show will be hosted by one of Spokane's premier songwriters - Laddie Ray Melvin. Thursday, May 3rd 7 to 9 pm Chairs Coffee 113 W. Indiana free With the recent collaboration with Get Lit!, and repeat invitation to host another all-day stage at Pigout in the Park this year, the Spokane Songwriters Organization is establishing itself as a recognizable presence the Spokane arts community. Thanks for your support and helping to spread the word about our events. We also have a few changes coming down the road so stay tuned... See the website for more information - http://spokanesongwriters.org/ and for questions contact Bill Kostelec at 509-363-0144 or e-mail contact@spokanesongwriters.org. American Banjo Camp Sept. 7-9, 2012 at Fort Flagler State Park in Nordland, Washington. Read all about the camp here. If you want an event listed in an Email Bluegrass Alert, please send Jim Shamp the notice about it a week in advance! Please use our new email address: jssshamp@gmail.com. Jim usually emails the Alerts on Monday or Tuesday evening. Check out the Calendar of Events...	Bill Monroe Music Featured in June Concert KPBX Kids Concerts Presents: Free Summer Concerts 2012 Friday, June 22, Bing Crosby Theater - 901 West Sprague Ave. The Music of Bluegrass Musician Bill Monroe, Featuring John Reischman & The Spokane Bluegrass All Stars. Hosted by Kevin Brown. Download the poster. More at www.kpbx.com INBA Showcase The next Saturday Night Music Showcase will be on May 19th at Trent Elementary! 7:00 pm. Featuring: the Afterthoughts, The April Fools Band, Jackie Fox and the Hounds, Kevin Brown and Beloved Country, and Molly and Tenbrooks. Still $5, kids 12 and under free! Contact Dave McRae, chadez4811@comcast.net for more info. Turn Your Radio On! Support bluegrass Spokane Public Radio. Tune in to Front Porch Bluegrass every Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. on KPBX FM 91.1. You can also listen online!
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The Spring String Thing Workshop will be held on the 12th of May at the Colbert Presbyterian Church, 4211 E Colbert Road, Colbert, WA. This event will include beginning and intermediate sessions in guitar, dobro, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, bass and vocals. There also will be a Band Mic Set- Up, instrument tunings along with “Learning to play by ear” and songwriting. For those who would like to try out an instrument that they haven’t played before, an instrument “petting zoo” will be available. Of course no workshop would be complete without jamming and plenty of it. New this year will be a “beginning slow pitch jam” along with a regular slow jam.

The cost is $10.00 for members ($5.00 for 12 years old and younger) and $15.00 for non-members. There will be a potluck lunch at noon. Participants are asked to bring a potluck dish to share. Mark your calendars for May 12. Registration forms will be at the next INBA Showcase, on the INBA website and in this edition of the Blabber. Don’t miss this fun event!

Download the signup form here!

The INBA has a new board: President: Joe Beckett jgbeck_pba@hotmail.com, 208-691-8866
Vice President: Mitch Finley
Secretary: Colleen Daley
Treasurer: Jeff Renfrow
Membership Coordinator: Mark Barrett
Blabber Editor: Lorelei Barrett

Concerts

Coming Up

Newport's "Little Grand Old Opry" kicks off its 6th season on Saturday May 12th with the new band "Moses Willey". Come on up to Newport and see the show at the Hospitality House, 216 South Washington Street, Newport, WA. Cook's Mountain Country Grass Opens the show at 6:00 p.m. Coffee and Pop is served, and we like people to bring fingerfood snacks for the refreshment table.

The 2012 Newport Music Festival Announces Its September Festival Lineup. Click Here to download the PDF Flyer

The May Brick & Mortar Show sponsored by The Spokane Songwriers Organization will begin with a half-hour open mic followed by featured sets by long time member Lyle Morse and new member Robert Bloom. The show will be hosted by one of Spokane's premier songwriters - Laddie Ray Melvin.

Thursday, May 3rd 7 to 9 pm Chairs Coffee 113 W. Indiana free

With the recent collaboration with Get Lit!, and repeat invitation to host another all-day stage at Pigout in the Park this year, the Spokane Songwriters Organization is establishing itself as a recognizable presence the Spokane arts community. Thanks for your support and helping to spread the word about our events.

We also have a few changes coming down the road so stay tuned...

See the website for more information - http://spokanesongwriters.org/ and for questions contact Bill Kostelec at 509-363-0144 or e-mail contact@spokanesongwriters.org.

American Banjo Camp
Sept. 7-9, 2012 at Fort Flagler State Park in Nordland, Washington. Read all about the camp here.

If you want an event listed in an Email Bluegrass Alert, please send Jim Shamp the notice about it a week in advance! Please use our new email address: jssshamp@gmail.com. Jim usually emails the Alerts on Monday or Tuesday evening.

Check out the Calendar of Events...

Bill Monroe Music Featured in June Concert

KPBX Kids Concerts Presents: Free Summer Concerts 2012
Friday, June 22, Bing Crosby Theater - 901 West Sprague Ave.
The Music of Bluegrass Musician Bill Monroe, Featuring John Reischman & The Spokane Bluegrass All Stars. Hosted by Kevin Brown.
Download the poster.
More at www.kpbx.com

INBA Showcase

The next Saturday Night Music Showcase will be on May 19th at Trent Elementary! 7:00 pm.
Featuring: the Afterthoughts, The April Fools Band, Jackie Fox and the Hounds, Kevin Brown and Beloved Country, and Molly and Tenbrooks.
Still $5, kids 12 and under free! Contact Dave McRae, chadez4811@comcast.net for more info.

Turn Your Radio On!

Support bluegrass Spokane Public Radio. Tune in to Front Porch Bluegrass every Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. on KPBX FM 91.1. You can also listen online!