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Happy 2012 from Old Man Kelly!
Every year, the New Year’s Resolution is the same: more and better. Big thanks to everybody who came out to the 75-or-so shows that I did in 2011. Here’s how 2012 is shaping up so far:
This Thursday, January 19: Old Man Kelly calls a square dance at Magnolia House in Charlottesville, VA . Young, energetic square dances seem to be cropping up all over these days, and this is one of the rowdiest. Contact OMK or the house for directions.
Friday, January 20: Old Man Kelly solo at Horseshoe Bend Bistro in Scottsville, VA.
January 27-29: The Don’t Tell Darlings tour the New River Valley, promoting their full-length album, Sugar for Sugar! Friday night we’re at the Swoop House Gallery in Blacksburg, Saturday night at the Palisades Restaurant in Eggleston, Sunday morning at The Underground Pub in Blacksburg. Check the web site for details!
Saturday, February 4: Old Man Kelly calls the Blacksburg square dance at the YMCA with Indian Run String band.
There are also the usual smattering of honky-tonk shows at The Cellar, and a soon-to-be-announced twice-monthly Old Man Kelly solo show at a new venue in Blacksburg. Watch the web site and Facebook page for details!
Thanks for supporting live music, get off my lawn, and come out to the show.
This Thursday, Old Man Kelly will participate in a special show at Swoop House in Blacksburg, featuring the nationally-famous Crankies of Anna and Elizabeth. Here’s the blurb:
A night of nights! an evening of entertainment!
THURSDAY, December 15, 8 pm
at the Swoop House Gallery, 512 Progress Street in Blacksburg
First, OLD MAN KELLY! Music from Blacksburg’s finest singing, sea chantey-ing, accordion playing, storytelling, shennanigan making character.(http://www.oldmankelly.com/)
Second, CRANKIE SHOW. Anna Roberts-Gevalt (fiddlist, banjoer, guitar picker) and Elizabeth LaPrelle (ballad singer extraordinaire) have been working together for the past year, gathering ballads, songs ad stories from Southwest Virginia and Kentucky, which they will share using their CRANKIES—handsewn, handprinted, handcut scrolling illustrations! Here’s a video of one they made last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNf5oVrYn5I
They have three brand new ones inspired by the ballad singers Addie Graham, Texas Gladden and the Kentucky fiddler Lella Todd, which they will share alongside singing, harmonies, and banjo & fiddle tunes. With a few special musical guests to be announced!
Third, SHADOW PUPPET SHOW! This is where you, dear audience, come in! We tried this last year in Blacksburg, to great success and laughter! We’ll have paper and scissors on hand —we’ll pick a fairytale or other story, and together cut out shadow puppets (this part shall most likely happen before everything starts). We’ll hang up a sheet, get the person in the room with the best radio voice to narrate, and get musicians to improvise a score—an instant shadow puppet show. Magic.
Fourth, Dessert Potluck! Bring one to share!
On Friday night, join The Don’t Tell Darlings at Rapunzel’s in Lovingston. Then join us again in Richmond on Saturday night for a combined house concert and birthday party. 2011 just gets better from here!
Some good shows this week.
That’s a lot of fun for three days!
Well, no doubt about it — winter is a’coming. And Old Man Kelly is preparing to batten the hatches, but before he does, there’s music to be made. Some of the highlights of the coming month:
- November 19: Old Man Kelly calls the Great American Square Revival in Washington, DC. I can’t emphasize enough how great this will be. I mean, it’s a BYOB square dance in a church known for hosting punk shows. With an awesome all-star band. Yes!
- December 1&2: The Don’t Tell Darlings take to Washington, DC. On Thursday, we’ll be at The Black Squirrel, delivering our usual musical good in the company of 35 taps of craft beer. Friday night, we’ll be doing a house concert. Contact Old Man Kelly or the Darlings for details.
- December 3: Back at Rapunzel’s in Lovingston with The Halliday Line. Honky-tonk, heartbreak, and two-step dancing, the great triumvirate of country music.
- December 16&17: Back at Rapunzel’s with The Darlings on the 16th, and then a Richmond house concert with the Darlings on the 17th. You’ll be seeing a lot of the gals this month, and that’s a Very Good Thing.
- I’m also at The Cellar with the Jugbusters most Thursday nights. If you don’t know what that means, you should.
For anybody who was planning to go to SOVA tonight for the honky-tonk: the venue double-booked us, and we got bumped. So no SOVA tonight, but check the sidebar for other upcoming gigs!
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