5th Annual Bismarck Blizzard Event

June 26, 2010 is the Date for a New Festival

• Mark June 26, 2010 as the date for a new bluegrass festival being held in the community of Fort Ransom, ND, south of Valley City. The festival will be held at the community ball park. Monroe Crossing and the Johnson Family band have been hired to perform with more to be added.

B.A.N.D. 2009-2010 Bluegrass Jamming Schedule

All B.A.N.D.-sponsored Bluegrass jams are free of charge and open to the public and feature harmony singing along with the traditional bluegrass instruments, acoustic guitar, 5-string banjo, fiddle, mandolin, Dobro guitar, and acoustic upright bass. Listeners are always welcome, although the jams are not designed to be entertainment for spectators.

Litchville MonthlyBluegrass JamAcoustic-only2nd Saturday of the month September - May1:00 - 5:00 pmLitchville ElementaryQuestions: call John @ 701-762-4891

Bismarck Monthly Bluegrass JamAcoustic-only2nd Sunday of the month, September - May1:00 pm - 5:00 pmGateway Mall Questions: call Pat @ 701-258-0290

Jamestown WeeklyBluegrass JamAcoustic-onlyThursday evenings7:00 pm - 9:00 pmAtonement Lutheran Church1009 12th Avenue NE(near the new High School)
Call John @ 701-952-4618 for more info.

B.A.N.D. is looking for volunteers to host bluegrass jams in new locations in the state. •

Officers Elected for 2009-10

B.A.N.D. officers and directors for 2009-10 are:
President: Barb Headrick, Bismarck
Vice President: Sharon Musick, Grassy Butte
Secretary: Dennis Clark, Cavalier
Treasurer: Stuart Thompson, Steele
Membership Director: Kathy Tebelius, Bowdon
Activities Director: Terry Schwartz, Jamestown
Media Director: John Andrus, Litchville
Check out www.ndbluegrass.blogspot.com for your web connections to bluegrass events in North Dakota. While you’re there, leave a comment or two.
Wanted: Classified items to list in this newsletter, free to members. List items for sell, swap, or items wanted. Email to ndbluegrass@live.com or mail to John Andrus, 210 7th Avenue, Litchville, ND 58461
Minnesota Bluegrass: There are lots of concerts upcoming in Minnesota and you can check them out at http://minnesotabluegrass.org/ and click on the calander link.
Montana Bluegrass: For those of you closer to the Montana side of the state, here is a website with some info of things going on in Western Montana. Check it out and make sure to find the jams that are listed in the About Me section www.myspace.com/mtbluegrass.
Bluegrass in the Valley Radio Show: Hosted by Chris Heth, the Fargo-area show airs from 8-9 AM Tuesdays on 96.3FM Also on the web: www.kndsradio.com, bluegrass@technohillbilly.net. Stop in and give a listen!
Bluegrass Review Radio Show with Phil Nusbaum: 5:30 am Saturdays on Prairie Public Radio The Bluegrass Review includes Bluegrass classics as well as the current wave. Commentary links the songs together by reflecting on artists’ styles, song lyrics, or bluegrass history, as appropriate to the selections. The Bluegrass Review is a music show that includes produced segments and in-depth interviews that adds insiders’ knowledge about Bluegrass music throughout a given broadcast. The focus shifts several times during a program, so that there is plenty of variety.