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News from Norbert Krapf, Indiana Poet Laureate

Hoosier Dylan @ the Athenaeum 

Advance tickets will still be available for $15 at  Luna Music (both locations) and Indy CD & Vinyl until approximately 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday the 9th. After that, they will be sold for $18 at the door beginning at 6:00 p.m.  

If you haven’t been to what for years was called “The American Cabaret Theatre,” now the Athenaeum Theatre, you’ll love it. It’s all tables and chairs seating on different levels. You can buy beer and wine and order food in the upstairs foyer, now an art gallery, just outside the theatre, and bring it all with you inside to your table. Doors open at 6:30, it’s first come, first table, and the show begins at 7:30. 

For an excellent preview by NUVO music critic Scott Shoger, which quotes from a new poem I’ll be reciting, “Hoosier Dylan,” with backing by my bluesy buddy Gordon Bonham, go to http://www.nuvo.net/music/article/dylan-and-elvis-resurrected. 

Folks, you don’t want to miss this one. Hoosier Dylan is the most exciting event I’ve been part of since moving back to Indiana from the New York area in 2004. In my 34 years there, New York never hosted a show as cool, enjoyable, and unforgettable as this one! Be part of it!  It’s an old-fashioned revival show! Bring your dancing shoes, if you feel like it, and put them on after you take off your boots! 

Stay warm but be cool! 

Norbert Krapf
Indiana Poet Laureate

www.krapfpoetry.com

A group of Indiana’s finest musicians, along with the Indiana Poet Laureate, will pay tribute to Bob Dylan at 7:30 (doors 6:30) in the Athenaeum Theatre on Jan. 9, 2010.   Jennie DeVoe, Gordon Bonham, Jason Wilber, Tim Grimm, Bobbie Jane Lancaster, The White Lightning Boys, and Joyous Garde will sing songs by arguably the greatest songwriter of the twentieth century, and Norbert Krapf, Indiana Poet Laureate, will recite Dylan-related poems with backing by Bonham and Grimm. Producer Grimm observes: “Dylan has served as the model for all singer-songwriters to follow. He was the first folk musician to go electric and the first successful writer of political and social commentary on a mass scale.”  Krapf says this show is his best vehicle for accomplishing his IPL mission of “reuniting those kissing kin, poetry and music.” 

For a sample of Hoosier Dylan by Tim Grimm, Bobbie Lancaster, and Norbert Krapf, follow this link: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1244436593984.

Advance tickets for Hoosier Dylan are now available for $15 at Luna Music, both the Mass Ave. and College & 52nd St. locations, and Indy CD & Vinyl, Broad Ripple Ave. Door price: $18.

More info: http://krapfpoetry.com/hoosier_dylan_comes_to_indy.htm
Queries: (812) 603-3503; nkrapf@indy.rr.com

Redbud Concert News from Cyndi Wagner

Happy New Decade, Redbud Tree House Concert Friends!
 
We’re starting this one out in style, too!  There is nothing better to warm your soul than the music of two of my favorite performers. Cara Jean Wahlers and Grover Parido are our next guests, Sunday, January 17th at 6:00 pm.  For about the past year, Cara and Grover have been collaborating on many different fronts. Cara has been busy writing and performing her own touching and breathtaking songs accompanied by the beautiful cello of Grover Parido of blueprintmusic and the Maple Trio fame.  Cara and Grover plan to release their debut album in the summer of 2009.
 
Hear here:
 
Suggested donation: $10
And, in keeping with our Utopian vision for a better musical tomorrow, 100% GOES TO THE ARTIST!!
 
This is also a pitch-in! Feel free to bring a dish or favorite drink, if you’d like.  Bottled water will be provided and you may bring soft drinks, wine, beer, etc.

 

 

Please RSVP ASAP!  You’ll receive a confirmation letter which includes directions to my house on the northside of Indianapolis, near 86th and Ditch Road, when you write back (cyndiwagner8332@gmail.com) to confirm you’ll be a part of this great evening of music.

Hope you can join us Sunday, Janaury 17th at 6PM! 

 

Mark your calendars for the upcoming house concerts - some changes here:

 

January 31st - Jim Hurst, Guitarist for the Claire Lynch Band and two-time IBMA Guitar player of the year

SATURDAY, February 20th - Old Fair and Square Band - NEW DATE AND MUSICAL GUEST

 

UPCOMING CONCERT OF NOTE

From time to time I like to pass on musical information that I think is worthy of distribution to the house concert list, and this is one of those events!  Are you looking for something to do this Saturday night?  Well, let me highly recommend this from first hand, personal experience!! For the first time in Indianapolis, Hoosier Dylan is coming on January 9!  Again, a fantastic line-up. If you’ve not made one of these shows in the past, this is a great opportunity. And, if you’ve seen them before, you know what to expect. A few new songs thrown in this time as well!  Some of Indiana’s finest musicians (and a number of them house concert guests, I’m proud to say!) playing the songs of Bob Dylan!

 
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Hoosier Dylan
Athenaeum Theater
401 E. Michigan
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Price: $15 advance/$18 at door
 

Featuring: Gordon Bonham, Jennie Devoe, Tim Grimm, Joyous Garde, Bobbie Lancaster, White Lightening Boys, Jason Wilber, &  Indiana Poet Laureate- Norbert Krapf

Advance tickets at Indy CD and Vinyl, and LUNA records-

(Mass Ave and Broad Ripple)
Tickets at door day of show.

OTIS GIBBS, Shelby Kelley at Redbud

Hello Everyone!
 
It’s time for the much anticipated return of OTIS GIBBS to the Redbud Tree House Concert ’stage’!  An Indiana native from the little town of Wanamaker, Otis now resides in Nashville, making his own brand of the people’s music, touring the UK with Bill Bragg and performing in other parts of Europe, singing his special brand of folk music all around the US, and always returning to Indy several times a year. Happily for us, he makes a stop the Sunday after Christmas for our house concert series.
 
I won’t really say too much more about Otis - other people in other places have said volumes.  If you’ve never heard Otis, RSVP for the house concert FIRST, then check out http://otisgibbs.com, http://www.nodepression.com/profile/OtisGibbs .
 
We also have the pleasure of having Shelby Kelley start the night off.  Check out Nuvo’s article and CD review of “Alone” at http://www.nuvo.net/music/article/cd-review-shelby-kelley-alone, and www.myspace.com/shelbykelleymusic . I think you’ll agree that December 27th will be an amazing night of music!
 
I have already received 13 RSVPS, so please don’t delay in hitting that Reply button to save your spot.  If you have already RSVP’d, I’d ask that you do so again.  Don’t worry, I have you on a list, but just like Santa, I want to check it twice!  Last year we had standing room only.
 
Suggested donation: $10
And, in keeping with our Utopian vision for a better musical tomorrow, 100% GOES TO THE ARTIST!!
 
Remember, this is also a pitch-in! Feel free to bring a dish or favorite drink, if you’d like.  Bottled water will be provided and you may bring soft drinks, wine, beer, etc.

 

 

Please RSVP ASAP!  You’ll receive a confirmation letter which includes directions to my house on the northside of Indianapolis, near 86th and Ditch Road, when you write back (cyndiwagner8332@gmail.com) to confirm you’ll be a part of this great evening of music.

Hope you can join us Sunday, December 27th at 6PM! 

 

Mark your calendars for the upcoming house concerts:

 

January 17th - Cara Jean Wahlers and Grover Parido

January 31st - Jim Hurst

Next Redbud Tree House Concert

Almost Merry Christmas, music lovers! 
 
It’s time for our next Redbud Tree House Concert.  On Sunday, December 13th at 6:00pm, The Maple Trio will perform their very special blend of acoustic music for us.  If you love blueprintmusic, you’ll recognize The Maple Trio.  Apart from blueprintmusic, band members Matt Koher, Grover Parido, and Doug Sauter have formed their own ensemble. The trio, whose instrumentation varies on combinations of fiddle, mandolin, guitar, cello, and banjo, calls on many genres of music, making their eclectic sounds appeal to a wide range of audiences. The Maple Trio also introduces completely new sounds to their listeners with their own original pieces.  In 2005, they released, Carrollton Christmas.
 
I was trying to figure out what else to say about these guys, these wonderful musicians who collectively have a beautiful sound that will usher us happily into the Christmas season. I decided that the article done last February by Nuvo couldn’t be beat, so please, read on!  http://www.nuvo.net/music/article/maple-trio-language-earth-house
 
Other links of interest:
 
Suggested donation: $10
And, in keeping with our Utopian vision for a better musical tomorrow, 100% GOES TO THE ARTISTS!!
 
This is also a pitch-in! Feel free to bring a dish or favorite drink, if you’d like.  Bottled water will be provided and you may bring soft drinks, wine, beer, etc.

 

 

Please RSVP ASAP!  There are 30 seats available. You’ll receive a confirmation letter which includes directions to Cyndi’s on the northside of Indianapolis, near 86th and Ditch Road, when you write back (cyndiwagner8332@gmail.com) to confirm you’ll be a part of this great evening of music.

Hope you can join us Sunday, December 13th at 6PM! 

 

Mark your calendars for the upcoming house concerts:

December 27th - Otis Gibbs

 

 

January  17th - Cara Jean Wahlers and Grover Parido

January 31st - Jim Hurst

 

More Redbud Tree House Concerts

Post from Cyndi Wagner:

Greetings Fellow House Concert Devotees!!!
 
Hmmm, if it’s November, then it must be time to welcome another Redbud Tree House Concert favorite, Jason Wilber, Sunday, November 15th at 6PM!!
 
Jason has two new CDs set to be released on December 8th, Ghost of Summers Past AND Live and Otherwise Volume 2!  I’m pretty sure we’re going to get to hear some new material on the 15th.  I can’t wait!
 
Most of you know that Jason lives in Bloomington and is John Prine’s ace guitar player, BUT, he is an accomplished musical storyteller in his own right. Jason has gained notoriety playing lead guitar for other notable folk, rock, and country artists Hal Ketchum, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, Greg Trooper, and Carrie Newcomer. He collaborates often in the studio and on stage with another fellow Hoosier and house concert favorite Tim Grimm!
 
Highlights of Jason’s work with John Prine include two Grammy nominated albums: Live On Tour and In Spite of Ourselves (which spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Country Charts) and the 2006 Grammy Award winning album Fair & Square.   
  
Suggested donation: $15
And, in keeping with our Utopian vision for a better musical tomorrow,
100% GOES TO THE ARTIST!!
 
Also, folks, this is a pitch-in! Feel free to bring a dish or favorite drink, if you’d like.  Bottled water will be provided and you may bring soft drinks, wine, beer, etc.
 
Please RSVP ASAP. I have 30 seats available! The last two house concerts have filled up in the first few days, so please don’t hesitate to reserve your spot(s) early!
 
You’ll receive a confirmation letter which includes directions to Cyndi’s, near 86th and Ditch Road on Indy’s northside, when you write back to confirm your attendance for this great evening of music at cyndiwagner8332@gmail.com.
 
For the entire House Concert series schedule, please check out 
http://www.indianapolissongwriterscafe.com/redbudhouseconcerts
Pictures from this season’s house concerts can be found by going to www.myspace.com/cyndilee76
 
Hope you can join us Sunday, November 15th at 6PM! 

Mark your calendars for December’s house concerts:

December 13th – The Maple Trio (NOTE NEW DATE)

December 27th – Otis Gibbs

Post from Norbert Krapf, Indiana Poet Laureate

Oct. 30, 6:00 reception, 7:00 reading, with the Airpoets from Rivers, Rails, & Runways at IUPUI Library, free.

Nov. 3, 7:00 evening reading from Sweet Sister Moon, Irvington Branch, IMCPL, Bookmamas will sell books, free.

Nov., U of Indianapolis, 10:00 & 12:00, readings/class visits to prepare for Nov. 7 reading of “Questions on a Wall.”

Nov. 6, 5:00-7:00, reprise of The Art of Poetry reading by 12 poets whose poems inspired Zionsville-area artists to create a work in response, in various media, with the artists and their creations present, Indiana Humanities Council, 1500 N. Delaware St., Indy,  317.638.1500, free.

Nov. 7, 1:30 reading, “Nature and Place as Influence,” at the annual INPAWS (Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society) conference at the Athenaeum, Indy, reg. fee.

Nov. 7, 8:00, reading of the new “Questions on a Wall” at a concert by The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, with the U of I Chorus, at Univ. of Indianapolis, Crystal DeHaan Fine Arts Center, commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Nov 8, 2:00, reading  of the new “Questions on a Wall” at the Butler Symphony Orchestra and Chorus performance of Mahler 2, The Resurrection, as part of the World Without Walls series commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Clowes Hall, free.

Nov. 10, 7:30, “Nature Awakens Art” exhibit, readings, and concert, with poets, writers, musicians, and artists who created original works in response to Central Indiana Land Trust preserves, Spirit & Place Festival event, Auditorium, Indy Art Center, 820 E. 67 St., Indy. Premier performance of NK’s “Schramm Woods” and Monika Herzig’s “Squirrel Nut Strut,” free.

Nov. 11, 7:00, Sweet Sister Moon reading at Glendale Mall, IMCPL, Bookmamas will sell books, free.

Nov. 14, 3:00-6:00, Sweet Sister Moon party combining poetry and music with friends Greg Ziesemer and Kriss Luckett-Ziesemer, to celebrate the first anniversary of Village Lights Bookstore in historic Madison on the Ohio River, free.

Nov. 18, 4:00 p.m., Athenaeum, Eberhard Reichmann Memorial, reading of a new poem in his honor, “Eberhard Reichmann at Peter’s Gate.” Open and free to all as we celebrate the life of our dear friend who brought forth from the dark the Indiana German heritage to bask in the sunlight, with his unique mix of skill, dedication, wit, and gusto.

Dec. 5, Holiday Author Fair, Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St., Indy, 12:00-4:00, free. Buy books by Indiana authors and have them signed and inscribed as holiday gifts.

Jan. 9, 7:30 pm., Hoosier Dylan, Athenaeum Theatre (formerly American Cabaret Theatre), Athenaeum, 401 E Michigan St., Indy, with Jennie DeVoe, Gordon Bonham, Tim Grimm, Jason Wilber, Bobbie Lancaster, IPL Norbert Krapf, and other surprises, a mere $20 for three hours of some of the best songs ever written.

D.Mark and Jules

D. Mark Conway played in the Blues installment of the Hometown Roots Concert Series at Central Library in September.  Here’s a recent posting by Mark about  an upcoming local performance:

Hello All,

We have now updated our website with 5 new recordings! A big thanks again to Johnandrew Bellner for recording us! You can hear those recordings on our website.

Also we have a show coming up at a new local non-profit coffee shop that just opened in Historic Fletcher Place in Indianapolis called Calvin Fletcher’s Coffee Company on Friday, October 30th from 8-10 p.m. Come on out and enjoy a cup of fair trade coffee:) and hear some good music! If you like what you hear we will be selling our demo cd’s for $5.

Thank you everyone again for your support and we hope to see you soon!

D. Mark & Jules

INVITATION:Redbud House Concert, Oct. 25

It’s time once again to welcome perennial favorite Tim Grimm to the Redbud Tree House Concert ’stage’ on Sunday, October 25th at 6:00pm! 

Every fall for the past few years, we’ve welcomed Tim as the leaves turn and the air gets that wonderful, fresh crispness to it.  Tim has been busy since his visit last fall with his special Hoosier Dylan music series and his ongoing Americana Music series.  In addition, the Wilderness Plots dvd has been nominated for a regional Emmy award in the “Arts-Documentary” category.  His 2008 CD, Holding Up The World, has received multiple nominations in The Just Plain Folks Music Awards!  We are so pleased to have him back!! 

We also get to welcome back Indiana Poet Laureate, Norbert Krapf back to read some of his wonderful poetry for us.   Norbert’s new book, The Ripest Moments: A Southern Indiana Childhood has been winning praise and accolades. 
  

Suggested donation: $10
And, in keeping with our Utopian vision for a better musical tomorrow, 100% GOES TO THE ARTIST!!
 
This is also a pitch-in! Feel free to bring a dish or favorite drink, if you’d like.  Bottled water will be provided and you may bring soft drinks, wine, beer, etc.

Please RSVP ASAP!  There are 30 seats available.

You’ll receive a confirmation letter which includes directions to Cyndi’s on the northside of Indianapolis, near 86th and Ditch Road, when you email me at cyndiwagner8332@gmail.com that you’ll be a part of this great evening of music.
 
Next concert: November 15: Jason Wilber

Concerts at Friedens

Concerts at Friedens will begin its fifth season this Sunday. The concert committee, dedicated to bringing talented performers and wonderful music to our church family and community friends to enjoy, has arranged for three exciting programs.

All the concerts will be on Sunday afternoons at 3:00p.m. Each will be followed by an informal reception with the artists. There is no admission fee, but contributions towards program expenses are always needed
and welcomed.


Sunday, October 18 at 3:00p.m.
Kent Leslie is a French hornist and teacher in Indianapolis. He plays with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and the Anderson and Lafayette Symphony Orchestras. He also performs frequently with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.


Sunday, February 7 at 3:00p.m.
Organist and bayan-accordian performer, Dr. Marko Petricic, teaches at the University of Indianapolis. He has won numerous awards for his playing of instruments throughout the United States and many European countries
as well.


Sunday, April 25 at 3:00p.m.
The Indianapolis Youth Chorale is the high school division of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir. This group of 82 talented teenagers has toured extensively in North and South America and Europe. Now they are coming to sing for us!

Mark your calendars, and we’ll see you at Concerts at Friedens!

Open Stage at Corner Wine Bar

from local singer/songwriter, Gary Wasson –

The Acoustic Music Open Stage is this & every Sunday at the Corner Wine Bar in Broad Ripple! Great food, wine, beer and spirits!! This is the new venue for the open stage since, sadly, the Old Town Ale House closed last weekend.

The room, which is downstairs, is known as the Wine Cellar and is great for listening to live acoustic music and enjoying your favorite beverage and something from the stellar menu!

The format is essentially the same. Please do read the following carefully for details.

Sundays
Sign Up at 6 pm, Room opens at 5:30
Age 21 and over!
Acoustic Music Open Stage
Hosted by Gary Wasson
The Corner Wine Bar in the Wine Cellar, downstairs
(It’s easiest to enter the stairs from Guilford, just south of the main entrance, same door as The Wellington)
6331 Guilford Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46220
317-255-5159

Saturday 10/24/09 8 pm
THE OLD FAIR & SQUARE BAND
Dave Bagdade
Kevin Donnelly
John Gilmore
Gary Wasson
Spencer’s Stadium Tavern
802 S.West St.
Indianapolis IN 46225
317-916-8888
The Old Fair & Square Band will be pickin’ bluegrass style on traditional, country and rock and roll favorites, plus a few original songs.

Please spread the word!

Thanks,

Gary

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