We've been invited to return to The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Fair on Sunday, Aug.11. This has been one of our favorite venues over the years. Between us, we know a dozen or more of the craftspeople who ply their remarkable wares at this event. And the huge, week-long fair draws thousands of visitors from far and wide, which is great for CD sales and for growing our fan base.
For a few years, the League farmed out the music to an outside firm who brought in their own roster of musicians, but now the work is back in the hands of the Guild members themselves, and we are back in. They have downsized (back in the day they had a massive, rock concert sound system run by the appropriately nick-named Crazy Eddie), and to save money i.e. the legal wrath of ASCAP and BMI, performers are required to play only original or public domain music– a perfect scenario for The Buskers.
Unfortunately, KZ had a conflict with the date this year, but the good news is–and we are very excited to announce–that Kathy's long-time friend and fellow fiddler Ellen Carlson will be subbing for her. Last week I rehearsed with Ellen down at Strings'n'Things in Concord where she teaches, and she was the down-to-earth, down-to-business, lovely Ellen I remember. We covered over 30 tunes in an hour and a half; she found vocal harmonies effortlessly (all that bluegrass she has played!), and we found time to catch up a little on life since we'd last seen each other. This gal does her homework, so expect fireworks on Sunday. We are also bringing our long-time #1 drummer Tim Gilmore for this all-day, four-set gig.
And that, my friends, will be the last Buskers show for 2019. I move to Florence, Italy on the 21st, and probably won't be back until next Summer, but we will be working on lining up some great shows for next Summer. Ciao! And thanks for your support.
Kathy (then Zimpfer) and Ellen Carlson twenty years ago, when we were briefly all together in The Fiddleheads Band, with then Busker Richard Danahy on guitar. Ellen will be subbing for KZ this Sunday. (photo from Foster's Sunday Citizen, July 11, 1999)
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