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Monthly Meeting Recap and News for March 2025

March 22, 2025/in 2025, Frontpage Article, Guitar Society News, Monthly Meeting Re-cap/by Steve Bismarck

Greetings guitar fans, Welcome to this month’s newsletter. Read below for a recap of our last meeting and upcoming guitar-related events. The Monthly Meeting Last Thursday we had a very […]

Monthly Meeting Recap and News for February 2025

March 14, 2025/in 2025, Guitar Society News, Monthly Meeting Re-cap/by Steve Bismarck

Greetings guitar fans, Welcome to this month’s newsletter. Read below for a recap of our last meeting and upcoming guitar-related events. The Monthly Meeting Last Thursday saw a full evening […]

Monthly Meeting Recap and News for March 2025

March 22, 2025/in 2025, Frontpage Article, Guitar Society News, Monthly Meeting Re-cap/by Steve Bismarck

Greetings guitar fans, Welcome to this month’s newsletter. Read below for a recap of our last meeting and upcoming guitar-related events. The Monthly Meeting Last Thursday we had a very […]

Monthly Meeting Recap and News for February 2025

March 14, 2025/in 2025, Guitar Society News, Monthly Meeting Re-cap/by Steve Bismarck

Greetings guitar fans, Welcome to this month’s newsletter. Read below for a recap of our last meeting and upcoming guitar-related events. The Monthly Meeting Last Thursday saw a full evening […]

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Monthly Meeting Recap and News for March 2025

March 22, 2025/in 2025, Frontpage Article, Guitar Society News, Monthly Meeting Re-cap/by Steve Bismarck

Greetings guitar fans,

Welcome to this month’s newsletter. Read below for a recap of our last meeting and upcoming guitar-related events.

The Monthly Meeting

Last Thursday we had a very full evening with a packed house and a visit by Australian luthier Adam Richardson, who currently resides in Bend.

PROGRAM

John Swinnerton – Sunset, Paschal Boogie (originals)

DJ Edmonds – Castles in the Air by Don Mclean, Can’t Find My Way Home by Steve Winwood

Steve Bismarck – A Prayer For You by Maria Linneman, Waters of March by Antonio Carlos Jobim

Art Baden – House on Pooh Corner by Kenny Loggins, Make You Feel My Love by Bob Dylan

Francesco Bard – Sleepers Awake by J.S. Bach, Capricho Árabe by Francisco Tárrega

~ Intermission ~

Brian Parris – Dark Eyed Cajun Woman by the Doobie Brothers, Gypsy Soul by Van Morrison, Turn the Page by Bob Seger

Neil and Elizabeth Holland – Moving On, John Prine’s Last Dance (originals)

Mark Turnbull – Veranda, Not So Much, Mademoiselle (originals)

Matt Dorris – Celeste y Blanco by Hector Ayala

Grant Ruiz (playing guitars by Adam Richardson) – Prelude No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Soleares (trad. flamenco), Bulerías by Diego del Gastor

Monthly Meeting Recap and News for February 2025

March 14, 2025/in 2025, Guitar Society News, Monthly Meeting Re-cap/by Steve Bismarck

Greetings guitar fans,

Welcome to this month’s newsletter. Read below for a recap of our last meeting and upcoming guitar-related events.

The Monthly Meeting

Last Thursday saw a full evening of music with about 32 folks in attendance.

PROGRAM

John Swinnerton – Sunset (original)

Peter Bland – Paper Moon by Harold Alden, See What Sixty Brings (original)

Art Baden – Daddy Don’t Live in That NYC by Steely Dan, Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel, Shower The People by James Taylor

DJ Edmonds – Harvest Moon, Castles in the Air

Grant Stoner – Study in E minor by Francisco Terrega, Blinding Light Show by Rik Emmett

Neil Holland – For Elizabeth, Chanson Triste (originals)

Neil & Elizabeth Holland – Cascadia (original)

~ Intermission ~

Brian Parris – Runaway by Del Shannon; Long, Long Time by Gary White; Someone I Used To Know by Jack Clement

Mark Turnbull – Water, The Willow By the Well (originals)

Arturo Ville – Suite Española by Gaspar Sanz

Announcements

The Gypsy jazz concert with guitarist Jimmy Grant and violinist Tim Kliphuis on February 28 at 7 P.M. is sold out. If you wish to be on the waitlist, please contact Jennifer Babineaux at jlbabineaux@comcast.net.

Grant Ruiz and Dan Fellman (Canto Sol) will play at the Paschal Winery wine club weekend on Sunday, March 2 from 3:30 to 5:30 PM and at Liquid Lounge in Ashland on Friday, March 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

The Austin Guitar Society provides livestream concerts by remarkable guitarists, typically classical. For example, they recently presented a concert by William Kanengiser of the LA Guitar Quartet. You can subscribe to their newsletter to hear about upcoming concerts.

Membership News

Due to increasing professional obligations, Jennifer Babineaux has stepped down from the board and as president. We thank Jennifer for her service and all the energy she has put into the society.

Fortunately, three new board members stepped forward to help lead the organization: John Swinnerton, Steve Bismarck, and Neil Holland. John has been kind enough to take the role of president and will emcee future meetings. Neil Holland will be our treasurer, and Grant Ruiz will continue to be the secretary.

We are looking for volunteers who are willing to host featured artists at future monthly meetings. If are you are interested in providing a room for a feature artist to stay overnight (typically the night of their performance at the guitar society meeting), please respond to this message, which will go to the board of directors.

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