Music Memories

Lyrics Grill, Burlington NC - Alain Hulick [ AKA 'Big Al' ] Max Dearing Bill Detschel John Gippert and special guest.. Dr John Henry on trombone - A real Jam - Thanks for the memories ! ** EXPLORE - video ** © All Rights Reserved

until they turned out the lights .. vocalists .. guitarists .. hand drummers .. tambourines .. shakeres .. harmonicas .. and - next week, the paper bag musician ! [ hope he brings his spoons, too ] Until we can find another venue, 28 Jan. 2016, will be the last musical gathering of these wonderful people; we have made many friends; shared music and become a Family. This Family shall find another home. * EXPLORE * © All Rights Reserved

played by Taylor Michael .. EXPLORE ...

this young pianist [ 16 yrs old ] learned this by ear - not the complete work, but getting in front of people he doesn't know - takes a lot of confidence - he later played a Darbuka with one of the Wooden Nickels - talent -- only way to go is up ! don't know his name, but is the son of Jamie Leigh, host of the Open Mic Jam - * update * The pianist is Taylor Michael .. 2016 © All Rights Reserved

Host - Matt Server / Cook / percussionist - Stacey Percussion to share - 71 degrees in NC - way toooo warm for December ! Held at Lyrics Grill - North Carolina US © All Rights Reserved

and a night of music ! center photo.. on the bottom left is a railing .. we sat just before the railing went down the staircase .. on the 3rd level of a re-purposed Dye Mill along the Haw River .. thus, the name of the facility - Haw River Ballroom .. as much original materials have been re-used .. will be going back in the daylight to have a tour and take photos .. do have some photos to post later .. showing the old brick and wide wood used then .. oh, and the Industrial light fixtures .. can't wait to go back .. the entire Staff was extremely nice and helpful .. main contacts were the owners .. very understanding with this Lost Wanderer .. if you have ever been way out in the country .. there are no street lights [ or few ] .. try to read street signs for the turn off .. the Wanderer used her cell phone and asked for directions ! © All Rights Reserved - 1 note - ----- EXPLORE ----- And, really, the LaGardes [ Tom and Heather ] are just getting started with Saxapahaw: In May, 2011. they finally opened the Haw River Ballroom, a 700-capacity music venue that's arguably the most elegant and interesting nonmunicipal performance space in the state. Along with their partner, Margaret Jemison, the LaGardes spent the better part of the last four years turning the bastard section of the mill—a windowless, awkwardly partitioned space—into a room that uses an old dryer tank for sound and lighting and whose three-level layout mirrors the experience of watching music on the nearby hillside. Almost everything in the ballroom is salvaged, like the iron-and-wood benches taken from a Myrtle Beach amusement park and the floor rescued from an abandoned industrial site in Sanford. "There's a little bit of every small town in the state in here," says Tom, laughing. .. courtesy of Indy Week News [ raleigh-cary durham-chapel hill ] NC By Grayson Haver Currin ARCHIVE AIRINGS AA300-MUSIC

with Bad Penny Band - Country - rock - originals - Americana - old Blues - Ron and Gwen -- talented musicians and friends- Bonding through the love of music - Good times - Good People - Good Food - Great Music - Mike, our son, and I are the Wooden Nickels providing percussion - and Mike on electric guitar when needed - © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

Bad Penny in concert - At Lyrics Grill - Joined by 'The Wooden Nickels' - Y'all have to check back tomorrow - And see who they are - What they did - If anyone knows or has a clue - Shhhhh - Wooden Nickels are Mike-Just-Mike and Peggy C - © All Rights Reserved

- nobody got cold here in the rear of the Coliseum - or in front - the time put in on details of just this one part of the Concert - I just can't imagine - from my seat, it looked as though the inside was melting - but, the photos tell a different story - ''Ghosts of Christmas Eve'' .. performed by TSO [ Trans-Siberian Orchestra ] - Greensboro Coliseum North Carolina, US - 2015 East Tour © All Rights Reserved ** 3 notes **