Election time in Landaff

I see by the posting in the town center that our town had a 90% voting rate for the election.

Romney-Ryan 109
Obama-Biden  133

Lamontagne   109
Hassan           131

Bass               116
Kuster          108

Sorg  112
Ford 108

Burton  176
Funicella 44

On November 11th Garnet Rogers returns

On November 11th Garnet Rogers returns! The potluck begins at5:30 pm followed by the concert at 7:00 pm. Please reserve a seat if you plan to attend this concert. Note that these times are slightly different from the usual times! At Garnet's request, please bring a donation (non-perishable food or personal care item) for the local food pantry. Thanks to his request, we started to make this a regular part of our concert series. 

If there is enough interest, we could do a jam following the concert. Any musicians who receive this and who plan to attend, let me know if you would like to add a jam. It was great fun when we did it after Kerry & Tim's concert a few weeks back. 

Well, the Sweetback Sisters were indeed sweet. What a concert! And they hung out with us until 2:00 the next afternoon and that was the frosting on the cake. Imagine making breakfast while Jesse played his guitar and sang in close proximity. Now, if I could arrange for that everyday, a decent breakfast for Bill might be more than just a passing fancy!

I have contributed to their kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a touring van. We had to use a shoe horn to get them all back into their present van - and one band member was absent! If you are inclined to back this project here is the link. Every $5 donation helps and, if by chance they have reached their goal by the time you visit the site, any extra could go to cruise control or nifty snow tires!  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/247060950/send-the-sweetback-sisters-off-in-a-new-tour-van/backers?page=1

These live music events help to build community. Thanks for being a part of them. In that vain, please consider subscribing to North Country Community Announcements, a community service provided by one of the "regulars" at these house concerts, Tova Cohen. We need more subscribers to keep this valuable service going! 

Please forward this link to your local friends and encourage them to subscribe at https://tinyletter.com/north-country-community-announcements

I hope to see you at the Garnet Rogers concert! It will be the last one until at least after the holidays!

Be nice to the roadsides

As I head out around town with my bicycle, on foot, or in my car, I've noticed in increase in litter from fast food joints around.  If you see me at 7 am walking down the street with a beer can, I didn't drink it.  Jockey Hill Road is mine.  Be nice.

Parker Hill Road Concert

Parker Hill Road Concert
Saturday, March 31
7 pm
Landaff Town Hall
Sponsored by Friends of Landaff

Voting days coming up and other items

Remember that the school meeting is Monday night at 7pm and the town meeting is the next night, Tuesday, March 13 at the town hall.  Voting for both town and school positions will be on Tuesday.

Also, sadly, the town lost a valued citizen this past weekend with the passing of David Towle, after a long battle with cancer.  Dave liked mechanics, wood working, making maple syrup and the Red Sox.

House concert

HOUSE CONCERT 
FEATURING
MARIEL VANDERSTEEL
& ACCOMPANIED BY JORDAN TICE AND DUNCAN WICKEL 
(AND MAYBE SOME SURPRISE GUESTS!) 


SATURDAY MARCH 17TH 
AT THE HOME OF BILL AND BRENDA SHANNON ADAM
351 EASTON VALLEY ROAD
EASTON NH 
603-823-7061
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
POTLUCK SUPPER STARTS AT 6:00 
MUSIC BEGINS AT 7:30
SUGGESTED DONATION: $18 (ALL MONEY COLLECTED GOES TO THE MUSICIANS.)
WE ALSO REQUEST THAT YOU BRING A NON PERISHABLE FOOD ITEM OR PERSONAL CARE ITEM FOR THE LOCAL FOOD PANTRY. THIS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!


  

 
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Upcoming House concerts

  This is at Brenda Adam's house in South Landaff


A $15 donation is requested.
Saturday February 11th:   David Surette

  Saturday March 17th: fiery fiddler Mariel Vandersteel & friends

 Sunday, April 15th: the Boston area's defining folk musician Catie Curtis

Please remember that we are asking all concert guests to bring donations of nonperishable food items or personal care items for the local food pantry. Thanks to Garnet Rogers for this suggestion and to all of you for remembering this worthwhile contribution!

Lost & Found  (These items were left behind at recent concerts)

  1 pair of gold flats

  1 pair of black & green slippers (these have been here for quite awhile)

  1 navy zippered jacket

 David Surette

"New Hampshire guitarist extraordinaire...he plays with a rare combination of exuberance and articulation."  Scott Alarik, folk music critic, Boston Globe

 House Concert & Potluck

Saturday February 11, 2012

(potluck begins at 6:00 p.m. and the music starts at 7:00 p.m.)

at the home of Bill & Brenda Shannon Adam

351 Easton Valley Road

Easton, New Hampshire

Reservations required by return email or by calling 603-823-7061

Additionally, David will be conducting a workshop earlier that same afternoon: Guitar Workshop American Roots Fingerpicking: folk, blues, and beyond  Northern Lights Music, 57 Main Street Littleton NH  603-444-7776  info@northernlightsmusic.com

Listen to a sampling of David's music: www.myspace.com/BurkeSurette

  Widely acclaimed as one of New England’s premiere instrumentalists, David Surette is highly regarded for his work on the guitar, mandolin, and cittern. As a soloist, he is nationally known as a top player of Celtic fingerstyle guitar. Yet his diverse repertoire also includes original compositions, blues and ragtime, traditional American roots music, and folk music from a variety of traditions, all played with finesse, taste, and virtuosity. As part of a duo with his wife, singer Susie Burke, they have performed regularly together for 20 years, recording several albums and building a reputation as one of New England’s top folk duos. Surette was a founding member of the Airdance band with fiddler Rodney Miller, with whom he recorded four albums and toured nationally. He is also a highly sought-after accompanist.

  Surette is an accomplished and gifted teacher who has taught at workshops and camps throughout the US, as well as in the UK. He is folk music co-ordinator at the Concord (NH) Community Music School, and artistic director of their March Mandolin Festival. He has authored a book of Celtic fingerstyle guitar arrangements for Mel Bay Publications, and is a regular contributor to Acoustic Guitar and Strings Magazine. In 1994, Surette was awarded a travel grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to study the traditional music of Brittany, and has published a collection of  Breton folk tunes. He has been the recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship award from the NH State Arts Council, and in the fall of 2008 was designated a Traditional Arts Master by the Maine Arts Comission.

  Surette has released five solo recordings, as well as three duo albums with Susie Burke and a number of other collaborative recordings. His most recent solo CD release, Sun Dog, was one of the top 10 local releases for 2010 (“a stunning piece of work from a gifted guitarist”, Portsmouth Herald).