President’s Letter
Folknotes 04/11/25
Hello Everyone,
Here is the latest QCB news.
QCB/Community Happens Here Song Circle, April 12, 2025
Leo Coffeehouse, Sunday, Sunday, April 13, 2025
Looking Ahead: Leo Coffeehouse, Sunday, April 20, 2025
Reference Information For New Subscribers (Below my sign off)
QCB/Community Happens Here Song Circle
April 12, 2025
From Kelli Domke:
Join The Queen City Balladeers for a jam at Community Happens Here this Saturday 4/12/25 from 12:30-2:30. Come a little early and meet the kids making your coffee and cocoa downstairs. Thank you, Janice Alvarado, for hosting this time!
Leo Coffeehouse
Sunday, April 13, 2025
4:30 PM: Kith And Kin Story Gathering Project
Trained story gatherers from the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition will be on hand to record your story of what family means to you. It is quick and easy! Bring a photo or object that says family to you, and offer your story to join others on their website.
Contact Pauletta Hansel with questions.
5:15 PM: Songwriters Collaborative
Come and share your songs with other songwriters for encouragement and friendly critiques.
5:15 PM: Open Jam
Anyone can bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony.
6:40-9:00 PM: Performances
1st Set: Dave Johnson And The Woodshed Band
Come listen to Leo regular David Johnson’s special brand of folk music with David on guitar and vocals, Cynthia McCarthy on ukulele and vocals, Dick Males on upright bass and Neil Harrell on round neck Dobro, mandolin, 6 string banjo, harmonica, and vocals. They have worked up a variety of new songs that we hope you will enjoy including a few singalongs. Please bring a kazoo to join in on "San Francisco Bay Blues".
2nd Set: The Pine Ridge Partners
Leo favorites Warren and Judy Waldron play all kinds of traditional Appalachian music, from dance tunes to country duets and everything in between, including doing hoedown square dances.
3rd Set: The Farmer And The Crow
With more than a decade of performances, the legendary Ma Crow plays bluegrass, Americana and Old-time Mountain music along with Dale Farmer, creator of the film The Mountain Minor, and longtime band member with the Back Porch Hounds and Jerichho Old-time Band. Together, The Farmer and the Crow perform both originals and creative interpretations of forgotten gems.
Looking Ahead: Leo Coffeehouse
Sunday, April 20, 2025
5:15 PM: Guitar Roundtable
Mike Helm leads this forum for players of any skill level to exchange ideas so we can all make better music together. Bring a question, share a tip. Learn a new lick or chord. Gain a new perspective, share your own with us. Enrich your guitar experience.
5:15 PM: Open Jam
Anyone can bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony.
5:15 PM: Open Jam
6:30 PM: All Evening Mic-Less Open Mic
Sign up at 6:00 PM to perform 1 -2 songs. 8 minute limit.
Note: Sound system will not be set up.
That’s all for this Folknotes, I hope to see you soon.
Neil Harrell
President, Queen City Balladeers/Leo Coffeehouse
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QCB/Leo Coffeehouse Membership
We are keeping our standard annual QCB membership dues at $20.00 for a family, or for a single person plus a guest. Last year, knowing that the pandemic cut into our contingency funds, as we continued to pay overhead expenses with no income, some members donated larger amounts to QCB. We very much appreciate the support of all QCB members at all levels.
We are exploring setting up our website to allow the payment of different levels of dues support. For now, if you’d like to pay the standard dues, you can pay them online here or by a check at Leo. (We’ve discontinued our P.O. Box, I will have a mailing address in the next newsletter for those who wish to mail their membership dues.)
If you would like to donate more than the $20.00 standard dues, you can do so by check, or through our website. When you get to the page with the box to relay instructions, just note that you are paying a larger amount for your dues.
For visitors who prefer not to become a member, a donation of $5.00 (cash) per person helps us pay the rent for our non-profit organization. Donations can be slipped in the box at the welcome table outside our performance room, Founders Hall. If you can’t afford that, pay what you can afford or nothing at all. We will welcome you to join us either way.