President’s Letter
Folknotes 12/05/25
Hello Everyone,
Leo Coffeehouse, 3:00-9:00 PM, Sunday, December 7, 2025
Looking Ahead: Leo Coffeehouse, 5:00-9:00 PM, Sunday, December 14, 2025
December 21, 2025: Leo Coffeehouse Closed for the Holidays
December 28, 2025: Leo Coffeehouse Closed for the Holidays
QCB/Leo Coffeehouse Membership
Reference Information/Links (Below my sign off)
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Leo Coffeehouse, 3:00-9:00 PM
Sunday, December 7, 2025
3:00 PM: Rise Up Singing
Tell all your friends and bring the kids! This will be our holiday singalong. Everyone picks holiday songs If you prefer a song outside of the usual Christmas songs, you may lead it. Al Wauligman will accompany us on the piano and Robin Roland on guitar.
4:00 PM: Back To Basics Workshop
Not just for beginners, this is a song circle on training wheels. Learn how to lead a song and play breaks. Very basic information is centered on beginner friendly chord shapes and learning how to “read hands”. Newcomers, or anyone who wants to refine technique (and also maybe give advice) are welcome by Alana Johnson, Bob Schrock, and Isaiah Tam.
5:00 PM: Patriots & Protesters led by John Fonner
Let’s unite and heal our communities through song! Protest songs point to injustice and challenge us to make things better. Patriotic songs celebrate the best in our communities and draw us together.
5:00 PM: Song Circle/Jam-Downstairs
Anyone can bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony.
Performances, 6:40-9:00 PM
1st Set: Two Picks Band
The father/daughter duo of Mia and John Roemhild who have been singing together since Mia was 8. More recently, Mia has been teaching herself ukulele and begun writing songs. John has more than 45 years song-writing and performing experience. They wish you health, happiness and may you always find their songs on the internet!
2nd Set: Greg Hansen
Acoustic finger-style guitarist Greg Hansen, and wife Mary Kay on native American flutes. A mix of standards, folk tunes, hymns, and some classical. Unique renderings of some familiar songs, and some rare gems that folks don’t hear much. Peaceful stuff.
3rd Set: Greg Schaber
Bluesy, Rootsy, Swingin, Good Original Music! An accomplished, award-winning blues guitarist in styles from deep delta bottleneck guitar to the lighter, countrified finger picking of the North Carolina Piedmont. Greg’s sound is all his own, old-timey and completely contemporary.
More info here.
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Looking Ahead: Leo Coffeehouse
5:00-9:00 PM, Sunday
December 14, 2025
5:00 PM: Family Holiday Potluck
Bring a dish to share. After the meal, please help with washing dishes and cleanup so everyone can enjoy the music and fellowship. We will provide serving utensils. If you bring your own, be responsible for collecting them as well as your serving dishes.
6:30 PM: All Evening Open Mic
Sign up at 5:30 PM to perform 1 -2 songs. 8 minute limit.
Sound system will not be set up.
6:30 PM: Song Circle/Jam Upstairs
Anyone can bring songs to lead in the circle while others provide backup and harmony.
December 21, 2025
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December 28, 2025
Leo Coffeehouse Closed for the Holidays
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QCB/Leo Coffeehouse Membership
It’s that time of year again. The start of a new Leo season. Annual QCB membership dues continue to be $20.00 for a family, or for a single person plus a guest. Membership gets you into every Leo Coffeehouse performance for a year. Where else can you get that kind of musical entertainment and camaraderie for that amount of money?
It really helps us out if you pay through the QCB website.
The easiest way to pay your dues for the 2025/26 season is via PayPal right here.
If you prefer to pay by check, click on the link above and print the membership form. Then mail the form and your check to Treasurer: John Mann, 6514 Meis Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45224.
To donate more than the $20.00 standard dues, you can do so by check, or here on 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.
That’s all for this Folknotes, I hope to see you soon.
Neil Harrell
President, Queen City Balladeers/Leo Coffeehouse
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Reference Information/Links
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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.