Hey Friends,

 

Spring has made its way through the calendar, but not much in the way of a warm summer yet in Southern California!  Still pretty cool here and even a few raindrops met our astonished eyes a few days ago! 

 

Here's a new photo of us at the Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival from Sunday, May 17^th by E.K. Waller. It was a really great day as always in the gorgeous Santa Monica Mountains at the lovely Paramount Ranch. 

 

My CD review for Jeremy Garrett's I Am A Stranger is featured review of the week on www.folkworks.org.  Definite echoes of faves Tim O'Brien and Ricky Skaggs can be heard in Garrett's singing, and the fine players include the Stringdusters (a superb band) with other Nashville greats added on, such as Dennis Crouch and Mike Bub. Here's a short excerpt:

 

"…he finishes the album with a cover of a U2 song he states in the notes that he always loved, and has remade in his own style, North and South of the River. It's the most lyric-driven song on the album, and I think a stab at making a statement about regrets and ending old ways. That says a lot about the culture that Bluegrass music has historically found itself in, and I find it a welcome ray of sunshine: 

 

 

To me, this is a perfect mission statement for our times. It's about having the strength and discernment to turn away from old habits, old expectations, old points of view and old ways that might have hurt somebody, and limited yourself. This goes to the heart of the inward movement toward change, toward growth and toward your Self, which is your truest self, truer than you've ever been, more authentic, more real and honest. When we all get to that sacred center, then we can give the world what we were sent here to give: our best, most creative and loving hearts. Walk the walk.

 

I know each of you have this creative and loving heart, because you've responded to music and that, to me, is the great creator, the great divider, separating the false self from the true one. And it's there for everyone, so keep your ears open and your heart, too. 

 

Cool news!  Steve and Fred and I are off to Australia for an adventurous holiday at the end of the month! Steve's working on the Melbourne company of Jersey Boys and when finished with that we'll head out as tourists to the tropical north and the Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation and more! I'm stocking up on UV sun hats and sunscreen, and if you know of a crocodile repellent let me know!

Before we leave, though, our June show is next Tuesday night June 16th at the Braemar Country Club for the Bluegrass Association of Southern California (and Pick of the Week on Folkworks!) Check it out below and come on out to see us! Later in the summer we'll be at the Coffee Gallery Backstage with Fur Dixon and Steve Werner and Russ & Julie's House Concerts (also with Steve and Fur!), as well as part of the Billy Bragg "Following the Ninth" benefit concert at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica on August 29th. Check it out at Billy Bragg Beethoven Website: http://beethovenbragg.com/
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Susie & The Hilonesome Band returns to BASC's monthly concert series at the Braemar Country Club in Tarzana, CA. Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Boulevard, Tarzana 91356

2 1/2 Miles South of Ventura Blvd. Take the 101 Ventura Freeway, and exit on Reseda Boulevard southbound. Always safe and secure free parking. Contact BASC at 818-705-8870 or visit their website: www.socalbluegrass.org/bascinfo.html

 

Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band shares the stage with Fur Dixon & Steve Werner

Showtime 8:00 pm, Tickets $20.00

2029 North Lake Blvd., Altadena, CA 91001

Reservations/Information: 626-398-7917

Visit www.coffeegallery.com for more information.

 

 

"…an important voice on the California Bluegrass scene."    Bluegrass Unlimited

 

"The wonderful thing to me is that when I hear your recording of any song of mine ... I feel as though it is myself, singing...It cannot be sung better - differently, but never better."       Jean Ritchie

 

"Susie Glaze does something with a song that only great singers can do...she grabs hold of a song's deepest emotion and purpose and wraps it tightly around your soul."   "Her music captures your spirit like a master painting holds your gaze."        Marvin O'Dell for ClassicHeartland.com

 

"Susie Glaze has one of the most beautiful voices in bluegrass and folk music today. She performs a song straight from her heart and soul."        Roz Larman, KPFK's FolkScene

Folkworks Magazine Picks Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band in their 2008 Top 10 Acoustic Bands in Southern California.

 

The best in Appalachia to Bluegrass, an evening of gorgeous eclectic blends of Appalachian mountain folk and exciting new bluegrass inspired originals, all with the remarkable voice of Susie Glaze. "Susie Glaze does something with a song that only great singers can do…she grabs hold of a song's deepest emotion and purpose and wraps it tightly around your soul.” (KCSN FM) "Every song is a journey and her versatility as a vocal stylist is impressive and downright unbelievable at times. She will glide from a plaintive moan to a cozy vibrato and every choice she makes seems perfect." (San Diego North County Bluegrass Association). Winner of the Just Plain Folks 2006 Music Awards for Best Roots Album, and Folkworks Magazine's Pick for Best Bluegrass Album of 2005 for "Blue Eyed Darlin,'" Susie's Hilonesome Band is Steve Rankin on mandolin, Rodger Phillips on banjo, Rob Carlson on guitar, Charlie Otte on fiddle and the amazing Fred Sanders on bass, showcasing the songwriting of lead guitarist Rob Carlson. The show features songs from the critically-acclaimed new album "Green Kentucky Blues" produced by Laurie Lewis, award-winning "Blue Eyed Darlin'" and classics from her 2002 album "Home On the Hill" along with mountain standards from the Jean Ritchie collection, favorites from Gillian Welch and Lucinda Williams. Entertainment Weekly writes "...she can blow the roof off any joint lucky enough to book her."  

 

Folkworks Magazine Online Picks Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band in their 2008 Top 10 Acoustic
Bands in Southern California!  Thanks to Larry Wines for the pick! 


Click Here www.folkworks.org for Folkworks story and find Larry Wines' List for 2008!