From the President 2

Open Mics 2

Songwriters’ Songfest 4

Songwriters’ Showcase 4

Traditional Folk Song Circle 5

The Songs We Sing 5

Comfortable Concerts 6

Inside this issue:

Membership Renewal/App 12

Hill Chapel Concerts 7

Gear of the Month 8

Pull up a Chair 9

F.A.M.E. Committees 10

Spotlight: Dan Frasier 11

Board of Directors 12

F.A.M.E. Goals 12

In the Spotlight… by Caryl Velisek

Dan Frasier

Festival of the Arts ~ June 5-7 Carroll Creek

June 2015

Performing is a natural choice for

Dan Frasier. Music and family

are as intertwined as you can get.

Wife of 26 years, Nancy, sings in

choirs and plays the piano;

daughter, Annie, is a singer; his sister,

Susan, sings in bands and his

older brother is an actor who

also sings. Story on page 12.

Photo courtesy of Dan Frasier

Taylor 414CE

I got a really nice email from a friend telling me how much he enjoyed a song I had written. He was going through some tough times in his life and my song kept popping into his head. I was honored, to say the least. The timing was perfect because I also have been going through a very dry period and wondering if my music was worthwhile. Most of the time we have no idea about what impact the music we write or the music we perform might have on someone. Occasionally someone may let us know with a spoken word or an email. But most of the time the impact is hidden. That is difficult for those of us who love an audience and crave the applause. But it is, nevertheless, a reality we have to remember. A while back I read a book (the name of which escapes me) in which the author states that every person whom you encounter either has a message for you or you have a message for them. I think that is true of audiences. Someone in the audience needs to hear a song I will sing. That is what gets me through dry periods. The music does matter.

The Epicure Café, 11104 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA. Music Variety Showcase: Second and fourth Wednesdays at 8 pm, hosted by Ron Goad. Open Mic: Show up, sign up, perform one to three songs. Epicure is an independently-owned and family-run café with tasty food, including appetizers, Greek specialties, salads, sandwiches, subs, pasta, desserts, coffee drinks, wine and beer. Epicure features various creative events that fill every night of the week, including wonderful musical acts, local art exhibitions, open mics, poetry readings, comedy, and now—storytelling! All this and an outdoor hookah!

Keep listening, keep playing, keep living!

Peace,

Rick Hill Rick’s photo courtesy of http://www.ricksfolk.com/photos/

Michael Schirf Kim Perseghin Jim Rose Dave Koronet Tom Bockoven

Photos courtesy of Todd C Walker

Frederick Coffee Company & Café, 100 N. East Street, Frederick: Every Tuesday night 7—9:30 pm, Todd C Walker hosts. This

open mic welcomes all “family-friendly” talent. Generally, performers receive the equivalent of time for two songs each. Enjoy good food from

the enhanced menu in a welcoming and warm, inclusive atmosphere. The sign-up list fills quickly, so come early if you can.

Open Mics

From the President Page 2

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick

Coffeehouse logo created by Elaine Gleaton.

Epicure open mic photos courtesy of Ron Goad

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Beans in the Belfry Meeting Place & Café, 122 W. Potomac Street, Brunswick, Mary-land. Third Thursday of each month 7-9 p.m., Tomy “One M” Wright hosts this cozy venue with great acoustics, as it is an old church reclaimed as a coffeehouse with a friendly, relaxing atmosphere. This is a SAW- and FAME-endorsed open mic which draws performers from both groups, as well as the local area. Format is a first-come, first-served sign-up list with usually two or three songs each. Percussion available upon request.

UUCF Coffeehouse, Saturday, June 13, 2015, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick, MD 21703

7 - 9:30 pm. Roy Greene and Brad Calhoun, hosting. You are invited to join us with a poem or song (or two or three) and a friend (or two or three!). This is the perfect opportunity to share your talents with an appreciative crowd. Performers can expect to perform two or three songs, depending on the number of participants.

Not ready to take a turn in the spotlight? Never fear—every performer loves an audience! Come out and enjoy a variety of music and poetry as well as desserts, coffee, and other beverages. Admission is free, but free-will donations are gratefully accepted. BYOB and please feel free to bring a treat or beverage to share.

For more information or to be added to the UUCF Coffeehouse mailing list, please send an email to UUCFCoffeehouse@gmail.com. If you use Twitter, be sure to follow us @UUCFcoffee.

Beans open mic photos courtesy of Tomy Wright

June 14 Julia Kasdorf J Kolb

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June 28 Blu Cedar

T Edwin Doss

Come upstairs at Brewer’s Alley in beautiful, historic, downtown Frederick, Maryland, any Monday evening from 7:15 pm until 10:15 pm or so. The singer-songwriters you will hear are a mix of national and regional touring performers with many award-winners from all genres. The featured songwriter for the evening plays for around 45 minutes; a number of other songwriters make cameo appearances singing three songs. Every show also includes a piano prelude to start the evening, our two resident poets read two poems each somewhere in the program, and we have three MC’s, so it’s impossible to get bored – it’s an acoustic variety show.

All of the performers are invited to play; this enables us to maintain high standards of musicianship and songwriting. We have gained a national reputation for being a great place to per-form and be heard. Note: no sign-up on the night, although we may pull song-writers we know from the audience and make ‘em play. There is no door charge, but we have “tip buckets” for the featured songwriter. Come out and support LIVE ORIGINAL music. If you would like a calendar for 2015, please e-mail Rod (roddc@xecu.net ). For information about playing a three-song spot, contact (1) Ron Goad: MisterGoad@aol.com, (2) Rod Deacey: roddc@xecu.net or (3) Todd C. Walker: todd@toddcwalker.com. For info on featuring (the 45-minute money spot), contact Rod Deacey: roddc@xecu.net.

Date Featured Artist Cameos (3 songs) Pianist

6/1 Billy Coulter Michelle Murray, Ben Eppard Jimbow

6/8 Josh Hardy (To be announced) Jim Moon

6/15 Annalise Emerick (To be announced) Anna Keller & Brian Dunne

6/22 Mike Kelly (To be announced) Ray Jozwiak

6/29 Michelle Lockey (To be announced) Colette Rohan

Brewer’s Alley Monday Songwriters’ Showcase Brewer’s Alley, 2nd Floor, 124 N. Market Street, Frederick, MD, Shows begin at 7:15 pm

Sunday Songwriters’ Songfest Frederick Coffee Company and Café, 100 N. East Street, Frederick, MD, 4 pm

Todd C Walker puts together an afternoon of local, regional, and sometimes national talent. Songwriters perform 30 to 40 minute sets. Performers are not paid, so please tip generously.

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Photos courtesy of Karen Fetters

Traditional Folk Song Circle by Karen Fetters

Dublin Roasters Coffee, 1780 N. Market Street, Frederick Second Saturday of each month, 2-4 p.m.

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The Songs We Sing by Caryl Velisek

Twenty-eight folks attended the May 9th song circle held at Dublin Roasters. We sang twenty-eight songs covering eighteen of the thirty-five categories in the Rise Up Singing songbook. The songs sung included eight not previously sung by the group: “My Rainbow Race,” “It's a Long Road to Freedom,” “He Ain’t Heavy, He's My Brother,” “Finjan,” “Rock-a My Soul,” “Old Time Religion,” “Man of Constant Sorrow,” and “Old Joe Clark.” To date, the group has sung 415 or 34% (correction from last month's 43%) of the songs from the RUS songbook.

Attendees included Dori Bailin, Margie Barber, Richard Broadbent, John Cooper, John Gearinger, Mary Ann Gearinger, Craig Gillespie, James Gillespie, Marilyn Gillespie, Rick Hill, Dave Koronet, Annie Leibowitz, Beverly Magyar, Gloria McCracken, Dorthea Mordan, Avery Pierre, Charles Pierre, Natasha Pierre, Zachary Pierre, Lyn Purdum, Marysa Sedillo, Mike Sodos, Robin Turner, “Van” Vantassell, Jean Vantassell, Caryl Velisek, George Waxter, and Song Circle Host, Tomy Wright.

Thanks again to Dave Koronet for hosting April's event and Karen Fetters for filling in keeping the our accounting straight. Tomy says it is nice being back and great having board members Rick and Dori there too!

Come and rise up singing at the next song circle June 13th. ♪♪♪

We sang quite a few new songs at the May 2015 Song Circle as well as some we were very familiar with and have sung before. There were a few brought up that we need to work on including “It Comes with the Plumbing,” “Kansas City,” “Fin Jan,” and “Seek and You Shall Find.” We sang the classic “Day is Done”, by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary, which most of us are very familiar with and Pete Seeger’s “Rainbow Race.” We sang “It’s a Long Road to Freedom” by Sister Miriam Winter of the Medical Sisters of Philadelphia, which is kind of self-explanatory.

“He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” is straight from James Wells’ 1884 book, The Parables of Jesus, about a small girl carrying a rather large baby, who was asked if she wasn’t tired from her load, to which she replied in surprise, “No, he’s not heavy, he’s my brother.” We also sang “Give Me That Old Time Religion,” which is a traditional Gospel song dating from about 1873, when it was included in a list of Jubilee songs. It has become a standard in many Protestant hymnals, although it says nothing about Jesus or the Gospel. It is also thought by some that it might go back to English folk origins. We sang another gospel-type song, “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow,” which is a traditional folk song and was first recorded by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddle player from Kentucky. It was originally titled “Farewell Song” in a songbook from about 1913, and public interest in the song was renewed after the release of the film, O Brother, Where Art Thou, where it was central to the plot. It won a Grammy award for the Best Country Collaboration at the 44th Grammy Awards in 2002. “Old Joe Clark” was another we haven’t done before. It is a folk song, a mountain ballad that was sung during World War I and later by soldiers from eastern Kentucky. Joe Clark was born in 1839, and was a mountaineer who was murdered in 1885. There are about 90 stanzas in various versions of the song. Hope you enjoyed reading about the songs we sing, We will have more next month. ♪♪♪

Comfortable Concerts June 5 Josh Harty www.joshharty.com June 26 Ali Sperry www.alisperry.com

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Comfortable Concerts Coming Up:

July 17 Ken Yates/Brian Dunne www.kenyates.com

www.briandunnemusic.net

August 7 Matt Bednarsky www.mattbednarsky.com

Ali Sperry Growing up in Iowa to musical parents, Ali quickly learned quality music by being influenced by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and James Taylor. Ali's music can be described as Indie-pop/rock/old soul. After attending Syracuse University, Ali was recruited by an all-girl Nashville band. Her first solo record, "Storybook" was released in 2012. Ali is proud to say she's shared the stage with Amanda Shires, Andrew Combs, Chris Still, and The Spring Standards. Her songs tell stories that range from broken hearts to life's purpose to dreams realized. Her sweet, beautiful voice only enhances the messages she conveys through her poignant lyrics. Come and attend a relaxing, intimate evening of music. www.alisperry.com Date: June 26 Time: Doors open 7:30pm Location: Damascus/Gaithersburg area Suggested donation: (address given upon rsvp)

$10-$20/person (solely for musician)

RSVP: June 24 (Robin) kmarkle6@hotmail.com

After work? Plenty of food/beverages served

Josh Harty was born and raised in North Dakota into a family of musicians. He plays a style of Americana/Alt-Country that embellishes the hurt and hard times life can bring. You will hear influences of blues and folk in his songs. The warm tone in his voice won't make you feel so bad as he sings about relationships and stories from the heart. Oh, and did I mention his stellar guitar style? You'll have to come and experience it for your-self. Josh has three CDs and tours regularly throughout Europe and North America. Come out for an evening of heartfelt music with Josh Harty. Date: June 5 Time: Doors open 7:30pm Location: Damascus/Gaithersburg area

(address given upon rsvp)

Suggested donation:

$10-$20/person (solely for musician)

RSVP: June 3 (Robin) kmarkle6@hotmail.com

After work? Plenty of food/beverages served Image courtesy of www.joshharty.com

Photo courtesy of www.alisperry.com

Hill Chapel Concert Hall & Venue Page 7

Concerts are held at Hill Chapel Concert Hall, 6 East Main Street, New Market, MD

Suggested donation $15 for most shows

Please call the Hill Chapel for more information (301) 882-7172

Doors open 7:00 pm ~~ Shows 7:30 to 9:30 pm ~~ Arrive early to ensure seating

June 18 — Ronn MacFarlane is a one of the most outstanding lutenists performing today. He is largely responsible for bringing the transcendent charm and timeless quality of the lute into the musical mainstream and making it accessible to a larger audience. Born in West Virginia, Ronn spent most of his early years in the neighboring state of Maryland where he developed an interest in music at an early age. As a teenager, he taught himself to play on what he describes as a “cranky sixteen dollar steel string guitar.” He went on to develop his talent, and combined blues and rock music on the electric guitar with studies on the classical guitar. Ronn graduated with honors from Shenandoah Conservatory and continued studies at Peabody

Conservatory before turning his full attention and energy to the lute in 1978. The following year, Ronn

performed his first solo recitals on the lute and became a member of the Baltimore Consort. Since that time,

he has toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada and Europe with the Baltimore Consort and

as a soloist.

All concerts are based on donations

For more information please call

the Hill Chapel at 301-882-7172

Photos of Ronn MacFarlane courtesy of http://www.ronnmcfarlane.com/

Now go make some music. ♪♪♪

Todd

Gear of the Month by Todd C Walker Page 8

Photo by Roy Greene

Maybe some of you folks are wondering where I get my “Gear of the Month” ideas. Other than shopping at local guitar/music shops (Make ‘N’ Music mainly), I scour the internet and read guitar magazines cover-to-cover. So let’s take a look at three of my favorite music periodicals: Acoustic Guitar (monthly), Acoustic (quarterly) and Ukulele (quarterly). Each of these magazines has articles about famous players, new equipment, how-to-play songs, camps, workshops, etc. I read the articles, but I really enjoy seeing the advertisements and the equipment reviews. I have been a subscriber of Acoustic Guitar since the year 2000. Both Acoustic (published in England) and Ukulele are relatively new periodicals that I picked up while searching for guitar magazines at Barnes & Noble.

Acoustic Guitar – This has been my go-to guitar magazine since January 2000. It was an Acoustic Guitar article that got me interested in Willie Porter, who is still one of my favorite acoustic guitar singer-songwriters. I purchased a Blueridge BR-163 and BR-163A after reading positive reviews in Acoustic Guitar (I still own the BR-163). My favorite capos, the G7 capo, Planet Waves NS Pro Capo, and the Planet Waves NS Tri-Action Capo, were all discovered in Acoustic Guitar magazine. I have learned songs from the how-to-play articles in issues of Acoustic Guitar. And, like Willie Porter, I have discovered many musicians, whose CDs I have purchased, as a direct result of learning about them from articles in the magazine. Acoustic – Acoustic magazine is an offshoot of Guitarist magazine, both published in London. It is a fairly recent addition to the acoustic guitar periodical line-up. And after two issues, it has become one of my favorites – maybe even better than Acoustic Guitar. I like the lay-out better and it has gear reviews of some instruments that haven’t yet made it to the U.S. I’ve been intrigued by Bedell Guitars “Seed to Song” series of environmentally conscious guitars lately and the spring 2015 issue of Acoustic has a review of two models (just what I was looking for). It also has an in-depth article on Martin Simpson, one of the world’s most highly acclaimed guitarists (an interesting fellow). The photos used for the gear reviews are far superior and more plentiful than those in Acoustic Guitar (the more photos the better). Ukulele – Published by the folks who bring us Acoustic Guitar magazine, Ukulele is in its third year of publication (I didn’t know it existed until fairy recently). If you’re a ukulele player, or want to play ukulele, this is a great magazine. It has everything Acoustic Guitar has, but for the ukulele enthusiast. So many photos of happy ukulele players (kids, adults, moms, dads) that thumbing through the pages makes me want to dust off my uke and begin working on a few songs. How about the Summer 2015 issue that has an article on how to play Gene

Autry’s “Yellow Rose of Texas”? It was the very first song I tried to learn on guitar when I was maybe 10 years old. I guess you could say that I have finally learned the song…it only took me 55 years!

Pull up a Chair…The Clancy Brothers by Frederick Folklorist

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If you don’t remember anything else about this article, remember this: According to Bob Dylan himself, the Clancy Brothers had the biggest influence on him as a singer/songwriter than anyone else in the world. In fact, he said that Liam Clancy was his hero and idol and the best ballad singer he had ever heard – high praise from Dylan towards a group that he would regularly share the stage with at small clubs in Greenwich Village in the 60s. Funny thing was however, that the Clancy Brothers never started out as singers, they were actors who cut their first record together just to make money so they could keep on acting.

While there were many additions and subtractions to the group over the years, the main cast of characters was Paddy, Tom, and little brother Liam. However, you can’t really have a discussion about the Clancy Brothers without throwing Tommy Makem into the mix.

Paddy and Tom were the first to come to America in 1949. They settled in Cleveland where their aunt lived. Once there, they began to do a little acting in some of the local theaters. In 1951, they decided that they needed to drive to Hollywood to make it big on the silver screen. The problem was that their car didn’t have the same get up and go as the boys did. It broke down shortly after they began and they decided that maybe they could reverse direction and limp into New York City and try their luck there. After arriving, they organized late-night concerts of folk music to pay for their acting classes and room and board. There they would sing some of the old Irish songs that they knew. People, like Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, and others would join them, listen, and learn these Irish ballads.

In 1955, young Liam immigrated to the USA to join his brothers and try his hand at acting as well. Tommy Makem and Liam had known each other for a couple of years; they had previously met at local singing gigs around Ireland. Tommy had just suffered a bad accident on his left hand at his job and couldn’t work. He needed money, so Liam talked him into joining him in New York City. After meeting up with the Clancy Brothers, Tommy started to sing with them at their late-night concerts. In 1956, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem recorded their first album of Irish rebel songs called The Rising of the Moon. Their hope, again, was to continue to make money to support their acting careers. The album, however, was something that the local New Yorkers couldn’t get enough of, and shortly, the singing gigs outweighed the acting gigs. Soon after that, they recorded their second album. This one, Come Fill Your Glass with Us, was of Irish drinking songs and was even more popular than their first. By this time they were off and running as a full-fledged singing group. Writing back to their mother in Ireland that they were going to stay and make a go of it, she was worried about her sons. She didn’t want them to get cold, so she knitted them all warm Irish sweaters which would become their trademark. They were wearing them the night of March 12, 1961, when their lives changed forever. They were scheduled to perform two songs on the Ed Sullivan show. They carefully selected the two songs and practiced until they were perfect. Just as they were about to step onto the stage, they were told that the other guest, who was to appear that night, didn’t show up and they would have to fill his 15 minutes as well as theirs. They reverted back to what they knew best to fill the slot – Irish drinking songs! The night was such a huge success that they were offered a five-year record contract with Columbia records and an advance of $100,000, which was a HUGE amount of money back then. Their first album with Columbia shot up the charts and was nominated for a Grammy. All through the 60s, they played to sold-out venues across, not only the USA, but Ireland as well. It was said at the time that the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem were the most famous four Irishmen in the entire world. The winds of change were already blowing onto the group, and not even a warm Irish sweater could save them. (Continued next page.)

Photo by Todd C Walker

Photo courtesy of the clancy brothers and tommy makem

F.A.M.E. Committees

In 1969, Tommy Makem amicably left the group. As Tommy put it, “The reason I wanted to leave was that I found myself in a groove – a very comfortable groove where I could make a very good

living, but there was no challenge there for me anymore, and I needed that challenge to stimulate myself.” This would start the musical chairs of filling empty spots in the group for the next 30 years. Those years took its toll not only on the group as singers, but as brothers as well. There would be fights back and forth – mainly between Liam, the youngest, and the older brothers. But every couple of years, they would get together for a reunion tour or album. Then it all started to happen.

In 1990, Tom Clancy died from stomach cancer at the age of 66. In 1998, Paddy Clancy died from lung cancer at the age of 76. In 2002, Bobby Clancy, who would fill in during the musical chair times, died from pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 75. In 2007, Tommy Makem died from lung cancer at the age of 74. And, in 2009, the last of Clancy Brothers, Liam Clancy, died at the age of 74 also from pulmonary fibrosis.

I don’t think it’s fair to say that the Clancy Brothers brought Irish music to the people of America. Irish music had been here since the first Irishman stepped off the Mayflower and asked the nearest Indian where the local pub was. (I know that’s not politically correct, but give me a break; I’m half Irish.) What I think the Clancy Brothers did was time their moment in the sun just right. The early 60s were all about folk music and New York City was the place to be. Throw in a nice Irish accent, fisherman sweaters, and you have yourself a niche. I’ll leave you with one of the classic Irish rebel songs called “Brennan on the Moor.” That’s Liam on guitar, Tommy the shortest of the four, Paddy, and Tommy Makem, far right. I think this video is how they would want to be remembered – wearing the sweaters their mother knitted for them, singing in a pub about an Irish outlaw outwitting the English. Erin go bragh!

Next Month: The Smothers Brothers ♪♪♪

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Members, are you interested in taking an active role in F.A.M.E.? Here’s your chance to get involved! Below is a list of current committees and some functions of each. Find a committee that lines up with your interests and skills and contact Roy Greene for more information. A. Membership Committee 1. Maintain membership roster; notify members when their membership renewal is due 2. Inform Board of Directors (BoD) of steps taken to accomplish renewals/obtain new members 3. Organize/facilitate/delegate and summarize annual membership meeting B. Events Coordinator Committee 1. Maintain communications with endorsed events 2. Organize and oversee concerts, song circles, open mics and other performance-oriented programs 3. Serve as Point Of Contact for those seeking F.A.M.E. endorsement C. Marketing and Promotion Committee 1. Organize/coordinate community outreach with other organizations; maintain F.A.M.E. website 2. Assist with advertising for specific events 3. Newsletter D. Education/Workshops Committee 1. Plan and oversee workshops 2. Oversee mentoring program 3. Research and identify non F.A.M.E. educational opportunities E. Scholarship Committee 1. Establish criteria/guidelines for scholarship awards; present to BoD for approval 2. Award scholarships and benevolence 3. Propose to the BoD organizations to which we may want to donate

Image courtesy of YouTube

In the spotlight…Dan Frasier

by Caryl Velisek

Dan Frasier has been involved with music for most of his life. In high school he took music classes and concentrated on guitar. “In fact, I still have my music folder from high school,” he said, smiling. From Kensington in Montgomery County, Maryland, Dan attended Albert Einstein High School and went to Juniata College to study pre-med. He transferred to the University of Maryland, got a Bachelor of Nutrition degree and “sort of left music for basketball,” he said.

Then he was in a serious boating accident at Deep Creek Lake and, as a result of that experience, he became a physical therapist. He has also been involved in the peace movement and has served on the national board of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. “We try to advance peace and justice and have non-violence training,” he said. And, for some time, he also wrote an article for the Frederick News-Post called “Paths to Peace” — click here for a sample article.

“About 12 or 15 years ago, I met Maurice Arenas, [a graduate] of the Peabody Institute. I took lessons from him for 10 years and I recently got back with him again. I play all kinds of music. I like blues, a little pop, classical, folk, some country.” he said

Dan attended the Brethren Church in Frederick and played electric guitar in a praise band. He has played locally, regionally, and nationally, he said. “I have a little band experience and I like high-energy music,” he added. He also performed at Calvary Church where he played mostly classical music.

His guitars include an electric Stratocaster, a Taylor 414CE, and a six-string Ibenez. Dan joined F.A.M.E. about two years ago and has been playing with us ever since. ♪♪♪

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Photo courtesy of Dan Frasier

F.A.M.E. Board of Directors

Rick Hill, President

Todd C Walker, Vice President

Sam Ott, Treasurer

Katherine Ott, Secretary

Max Honn

Dori Bailin

Roy Greene, Newsletter Editor

F.A.M.E. Newsletter welcomes your photos and stories about local acoustic music and musicians. Please email submissions to the editor at roy.greene@yahoo.com by the 15th preceding the month of publication. Submissions subject to editing.

F.A.M.E. Goals:

To nurture, promote, and preserve original and traditional acoustic music of all genres in Frederick and

Frederick County through live music, education, and community outreach.

To educate aspiring musicians and the general

public about all aspects of original and traditional acoustic music of all genres via workshops, open mics,

showcases, and concerts. To reach out to the community via workshops and concerts, especially through schools and youth organizations and the setting up of mentoring opportunities for young and aspiring acoustic musicians.

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All Regular and Lifetime members attend the annual F.A.M.E. picnic at no charge. Senior members and guests are welcome to attend at cost.