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"I know you won't believe me But I'm certain that I did see A mouse playing daffodil..."
Nice to be Here" - Moody Blues
Years that end in "Zero" - the BIG TEN
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Ten years. What a short, strange trip it's been! Yes, it seems like I've lived in Lubec all my life and yet it seems like I just got here yesterday. Time is peculiar. How we mark it is peculiar, with anniversaries and celebrations and festivals and yet there is no precise division of events; it's a continuum.
"Only to be Malachi Constant
I thought I came to this earth
Living in the heart of the moment
With the riches I gained at my birth"
Al Stewart - Sirens of Titan
And yes, I find myself bouncing about in my personal "chrono-synclastic infundibulum" wondering if I will ever figure anything out. I knew it all long ago, but "I was so much older then..."
But enough of that. It's about music. This segment started in September of 2009, when the amazing Jack Williams performed at the Cobscook Bay Learning Center - the first Cobscook Bay Music concert. Some of you have heard some of my tales of the beginnings of all this and I won't bore you with them now - but absolutely I WILL bore you later with the complete epic, or maybe a movie, or a song.
In the meantime - I promised subscribers of CB Notes that they would be the first to hear of tickets going on sale and upcoming events so I'd better get to the point and send this newsletter out. Oops! Too late! Shanna of the Crow Town Gallery has already tipped over the applecart, let the cat out of the bag, cried HAVOC! and turned loose the dogs of music.
Word is spreading fast. Tickets are being bought. You'd better run, not walk, to http://cobscookbaymusic.com and make your reservations, get your tickets, and start making plans right now!
if this is too small to read (the cartoon, I mean - do I have to explain everything?), go to R&T's "Ruffles & Tum Tums" site.
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the First Concert - Jack Williams at the CCLC - 9/24/2009
not bad for a Thursday night.
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The first CB Music concert of 2019 will be a house concert by my old friend Debra Cowan and my somewhat newer friend, John Roberts. Deb performed in Lubec for the first time in January of 2010. Not many of my musician friends have been willing to trek up here in winter but Deb is exceptional. The night she was scheduled to perform was a Thursday night, and yes, it was snowing. Even so, we had a successful show and many more to follow, including the two-day "Winter Wail."
This will be John's second visit to Downeast. He was here with Deb for the Pembroke Music Festival and was a big hit. Although Deb and John are focused on the "old songs and ballads," they always have a few surprises in their repertoire. I always request a Jefferson Airplane song and haven't been disappointed yet!
“Debra has a voice which beautifully combines Celtic and Appalachian sensibilities…deeply satisfying, lyrical and musically elegant.”
– Roseanne Cash, Singer and Songwriter
“…Debra Cowan and John Roberts reminded me of why I love folk music so much–it’s the ripping yarns, the sparse tunes, and the joy of singing along.”
- Rob Weir, “Off-Center Views”
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"The Rough & Tumble are as easy to detect as a stray dog on your doorstep-- and as difficult to send home."
Now how could you not want to come to a house concert by folks who introduce themselves thusly. And yes, it's a trio.
And it's gonna be fun.
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Mother's Day Music Weekend!
May 10-14 is growing into a mini-festival. It starts on May 10 with the amazing Slaid Cleaves, one of my personal trifecta of Maine super musicians whom I wanted to bring to Lubec - that is, David Mallett, Schooner Fare, and now Slaid. Ok - actually Rod Picott told me about Slaid so maybe I mean a quadrifecta. Or something. Anyway - SLAID IS COMING TO LUBEC! But Wait! There's more!
I love slide blues, and Sunday, May 12, Scott Ainslie will bring some delicious sadness, playing a National Resonator guitar among others. Scott will also be in Lubec on May 3 for a house concert at the secret location most of you know. Either way, you have to make a reservation so head for the web site and just sign up for everything.
But Wait! There's still more! On Tuesday, May 14, another house concert, this time featuring "the Rough & Tumble." Great musicians and lots of fun too! If you haven't been to a CB Music house concert, now's the time. If you have, well, you know...
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(follow the link to plan your trip)
We're hoping the CB Music Tenth Anniversary music attractions will bring lots of visitors to our wonderful town. Feel free to mention CB Music and the other musical features to our innkeepers and other businesses you patronize. They support us in many ways and it helps to know music is a positive part of our lives here.
See also the LAMPS events scheduled for this season. The Lubec Area Musician's Philanthropic Society has done a tremendous job of bringing people to Stockford Park, raising money for charities, and providing music for many worthy events. There's a link to the LAMPS events on the CB Music site.
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If I don't hurry up and get this newsletter done, we'll be sold out before you read it! That would make me happy on one side, but I'd really feel badly if you couldn't get a ticket 'cause of me. I'm hurryin' - so please forgive mistakes, typos, and general incoherence beyond what you've come to already expect.
The New York Daily News called his music "a treasure hidden in plain sight," while the Austin Chronicle declared, "there are few contemporaries that compare. He's become a master craftsman on the order of Guy Clark and John Prine."
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Scott Ainslie - May 3 House Concert
and May 12 at the Gallery
Scott Ainslie will stop by for a visit and a house concert on May 3 so you can get a preview of his great blues playing before the main event at the Gallery on May 12. If you haven't been to a house concert before, just know it's a great way to get acquainted, share a bit of food and drink, and hear some great music in an informal but intimate setting.
You do have to have reservations though, and seating is limited. Get your ticket now. I think you'll want to attend both concerts.
"Scott Ainslie is fantastic. You’ll enjoy his music and then some." Frank Fotusky (and Frank knows whereof he speaks. Hope to have him visit this year too)
"When he walked on stage, his 1931 National steel guitar shone like a polished silver chalice and he played it as if it were sacred. Scott has spent a great deal of time learning from the traditional blues players of Eastern North Carolina and has played with John Lee Hooker. He is an expert on Robert Johnson and has written a book about him - Robert Johnson/At The Crossroads...”
Ellen Arthur - The Spectator, Durham NC
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