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Volume 5 June / July / August 2009 Issue 2Mission Statement
The Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association, (established in 1982), is a nonprofit organization incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The purpose of the organization is to preserve, promote, and enjoybluegrass music and to bring the music to an ever increasing number of people.
 
 
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- 2nd Saturday of each month - October thru May- Discounted tickets for members
 
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- 3rd Sunday of every month- Microphones are provided- Visitors & musicians of all skill levels are welcome
 
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Good food - Open Jams - Concert Bands- Raffle of acoustic instruments & door prizes
 
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Included in this issue:
 
- Inside the SMBA 2-5- President’s Message 3- SMBA Scholarships 4- Board Meeting 4- Dick Neff 5- SMBA Member Spotlight- Russ Carson 6-7- Festival Schedule 8-10- Upcoming Events 10-15- SMBA Concert Series 10- Bluegrass Radio 16-Music Lesson & Instrument Repair 17- Jams 18-19- Membership Invitation 20
 
2009 O
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Walt Crider President (717) 292-6175Dick Beckley Vice President (717) 938-4975Jean Snyder Treasurer/Membership (717) 957-4609Dick Neff Recording Secretary (717) 697-2064
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Bill Aldinger (717) 728-9039Glen Miller (410) 343-2228Jon Raemore (717) 599-5944Bob Bishard (717) 957-4349
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Bill Aldinger Picnic Committee (717) 728-9039Bob Bishard Newsletter Editor (717) 957-4349Mike Lebo Scholarship Committee (717) 215-3088Mike Lebo Web Master (717) 215-3088Dan Onefuer Librarian (717) 432-0770Jon Raemore Music Committee (717) 599-5944
 
Pictured above is Bill Aldinger, SMBA Pic-nic chairman and former president, signing a petition in support of a Bill Monroe Memo-rial Postage Stamp.A nationwide petition was begun sometime ago andSMBA members were asked for their support. WaltCrider mailed our signatures to the Citizens Stamp Advi-sory Committee.SMBA members had an opportunity to sign the petitionat the Dean Sapp concert in May.Thank you for supporting this endeavor. Nominations for SMBA officers will be opened at theJuly meeting in Mechanicsburg and can be receivedup to the August meeting. Any member desiring torun for office can be nominated by submitting their name to the secretary or at a monthly meeting.The election will be held in October 2009.A new election process to be announced in June, if approved by the membership in July, will allow bal-lots to be included in the newsletter. It is hopeful thatthis change will allow all members an equal opportu-nity to participate in the SMBA electoral process.
 
Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association “Hornpipe” is published by the Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association Inc., which is anon-profit organization. The SMBA mails this quarterly newslet-ter to the SMBA membership, music associations, other non-profitorganizations, promoters, radio and print media at no charge. Allcorrespondence can be mailed to:
SMBA, c/o Bob Bishard,18 Stiles Dr., Marysville, PA 17053
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ARE YOU READY! It’s that time of year when SMBAmembers, guests, and bluegrass fans prepare for the AnnualSMBA Picnic held at Allenberry in Boiling Springs, Penn-sylvania. This is the largest event sponsored by the SMBAmembers. Each year proves to be a challenge in exceedingthe previous year’s festivities and we’re inviting you, your family and friends, to be a part of this special day. August15, 2009 will be a day for bluegrass fans to unwind andshare a special day together. It is our sincere hope that you’ll join us for the
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Annual SMBA Picnic
.As always, the cost of the picnic is underwritten by theSMBA treasury and raffle ticket sales. The actual cost of a picnic ticket is more than what is charged to members. It is just one of the many benefits of membership in the SMBA.And, while the price of picnic tickets has increased slightly,raffle tickets are priced the same as in previous years.Raffle ticket sales are important, and, actually make up quitea bit of the short fall to hold the picnic. In addition, it pro-vides for some great prizes. Please help support bluegrassmusic and the SMBA by selling raffle tickets.
 New at this year’s picnic;
Some of our talented musicianswill be holding workshop classes on playing guitar, banjo,mandolin, and fiddle. If you wish to attend a workshop class please contact Bill Aldinger at (717) 728-9039 or e-mail
blugrslvr@verizon.net.
 All musicians, of all skill levels, are encouraged to play on-stage to entertain our guests. You can also join others in thefield where many jams are held. As always, horseshoes,trout fishing, and volleyball are available.Hope to see you at the picnic. Come out and enjoy the great bluegrass music, great food, door prizes, the raffle, thecreekside setting, and the fellowship with other bluegrassfans.By now you should have received your Picnic/Raffle letter in the mail. For more raffle tickets please contact BillAldinger at (717) 728-9039.Thank you,Bill Aldinger Picnic Chairman
Hi and welcome to summer. This is our favorite time of the year as there is plenty of festivals and outdoor showsto attend. An outdoor event you don't want to miss is our Seven Mountains picnic on August 15th. It will be atAllenberry as in the past. See more information in thenewsletter.Our new monthly meeting/jam session format is provingto be a success. Come to one of our meetings at FirstUnited Methodist Church in Mechanisburg and join inthe fun! Next year's concert series is a winner. Some returninggroups will be on our stage and some new as well. Manythanks to the music committee, and especially JonRaemore for his tireless efforts to make this a greatlineup.Our recording secretary, Dick Neff, will be leaving thearea this summer to live near his family in Vienna, Vir-ginia. We would like to thank Dick for all the efforts hehas put into our organization. His talents as a recordingsecretary will be missed by the club greatly. Best of luck Dick and I'm sure you will meet a lot of new friends to pick bluegrass with.Visit our website
www.sevenmountainsbluegrass.org
as it is updated regularly. One page I especially like inthe link page that can take you to countless videos, pastand present, of bluegrass performances. It becomes ad-dictive to watch bands and individuals available.Answer to previous trivia question: Flatt and Scruggschose their band name
Foggy Mountain Boys
after thesong "Foggy Mountain Top" recorded by the Carters.Trivia question: What songwriter, who lived to be 101,wrote these great tunes? Nobody's Darling But Mine,Suppertime, Where The Old Red River Flows. (He alsohad time to be in politics.)Walt
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