South Skunk Blues Society

 We are still working on putting together an order for some 2012 festival shirts.  X and 2X shirts are what we are thinking.  They would be about $20 plus tax.  Let me know if you are interested.  Think we have four people that want to get a shirt.

While I am writing about the Bowl I want to point you to a very nice slide show of the Bowlful of Blues on the Newton Daily News website:  http://www.newtondailynews.com/  If you scroll down about 1/2 way you will come to a section of videos and photos and when you click on the “Bowlful of Blues Double Hit of Great Music” and you get to see the slide show.  

Also wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the upcoming shows.

This coming weekend you can enjoy some great blues music both Friday and Saturday.  Dave Zollo will be appearing at the Speakeasy this Friday 9/21 beginning at 8PM (he is an extraordinary Iowa musician).  Come on over and set back and listen to him play the key board and sing some really cool songs.  He is great.  Check out this interview with Dave earlier this year:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b0yjCFRSTk&feature=related   Here are some links to his music - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJrz9JuLuZg&feature=related   
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d580sFWDGII&feature=related   (see attached poster)

Saturday Honeyboy Turner from Lincoln Nebraska will be bringing his blues to Cadillac Jacks in Baxter on Saturday 9/22 for Customer Appreciation Day: Food & Drink Specials! $2 Tallboys all day long! Open at 11 for Hawkeye Game. Drawing for Fabulous Prizes! Corn Hole Tournament sponsored By ABATE District 9 @ 3 pm. Sign up now for only $10/team. Honeyboy Turner band 8-midnight! Here is his web site  http://www.honeyboyturner.com/  (see attached poster)

September 28: It’s Complicated, 9-1,  First Avenue Speakeasy – Newton,  No Cover  http://www.reverbnation.com/itscomplicatedband  

October 2:  Dorian Michael, 6:30 PM,   Newton Public Library  This Tuesday evening concert is free and open to the public.  Refreshments will  be provided by the Friends of the Newton Public Library. 
    http://www.dorianmichael.com/

October 5: Bryce Janey/Curry Harter, 8-12 (Bryce won 2011 Iowa Blues Challenge) First Avenue Speakeasy – Newton,  No Cover  http://www.thejaneys.com/       http://heartlandentertainment.com/fr_curry.cfm

October 12: JJ Express with Nick Knudsen, 8-12 with Des Moines Spoken Word Delegation pre-show First Avenue Speakeasy – Newton  No Cover

October 13: Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Induction,  Downtown Des Moines Marriott  700 Grand Avenue · Des Moines  7 PM Celebrate the history of the blues in Iowa, preserving the blues in America and partying with the BB King Entertainer of the Year and Alligator recording artist Tommy Castro!  Bob Pace and Scott Cochran, Billylee Janey, Gary Gibson and Jim DeKoster will be inducted!  Both Bob Pace and Scott Cochran played the Bowl this year and so did Billylee Janey’s son Bryce.  Also note that Gary Gibson is scheduled to play at the Speakeasy on 10/26 and Bob Pace on December 1) !  Former Iowa Blues Hall of Fame inductees George Davis and Gil Davis will lead the host band Sumpin’ Doo with each of the inductees joining in after their induction.  (See attached press release).

October 19: Rob Lumbard, solo, 9-12,  First Avenue Speakeasy – Newton,  No Cover http://roblumbard.com/

October 20:  Mojo Machine (8 PM) opens for Jefferson County Green Band (10 PM), Elks Lodge – Grinnell,   No Cover but free will donation accepted   http://jeffersoncountygreenband.com/band-bio/

October 26: JJ Express with Gary Gibson, 8-12,  First Avenue Speakeasy – Newton,  No Cover  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OppgW3P8xxA&feature=related  (Come and congratulate Gary as he will have been inducted to the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame the previous Saturday)

November 10: Matt Woods, solo, 9-12, First Avenue Speakeasy – Newton, No Cover http://www.mattwoodsmusic.com/   (Matt won the Iowa Blues Challenge in 2012)

November 16: Fat Tuesday & the Greasefire Keys  First Avenue Speakeasy – Newton,  No Cover,  (Scott Long, Greg Sutherland, Mark Monroe and Janey Hooper)   

December 1: Bob Pace Band (with John Mattingly), 9-1, First Avenue Speakeasy – Newton,  No Cover  (Bob is in the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and also the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame)  
 http://bobpaceband.com/

December 8th:  Lightening Red and the Thunder Blues Band at the First Avenue Speakeasy  - Newton, No Cover  9:30 - 12:30  (You will love this Austin Texas guitar player)  He plays allot in Europe, check out some of the videos on his website:  http://www.lightningred.com/photos.htm

December 21: - Matt Woods and Thunderbolts (8 PM)  opens for Lil Ed and Blues Imperials (10PM), Elks Lodge – Grinnell,  (Thunderbolts 2nd to last show before they go on hiatus)  More details on advance ticket sales will be forthcoming.  A block of rooms are available at the Country Inn and Suites in Grinnell if you call 641-236-9600 and ask for the South Skunk rate.  These rooms are available at the South Skunk discounted rate ($77.00) only if you make reservations by 11/21.  This is a show you will want to attend. Ron Cooper tells me many believe that this day may very well be the end of the world (at least as we know it now).  The Mayan calendar ends on this date!  Is this the dawning of the Age of Aquarius or is it the end.  Well one thing for sure, Matt Woods and the Thunderbolts and Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials will help us make it through the night.

And lastly please thank and support our corporate sponsors!!!  If not for them, we could not keep the blues alive.  Their support is essential:

Fulton Mechanical: Jeff and Laura Fulton
The Arts Connection  - Newton
August Bergman Inn – Newton
VFW, Men’s Auxiliary Club Post 1655  - Newton
Dr. Mark Wetzel DPM, Foot & Ankle Center  - located in Newton
Vern's Garage, (Specialist Cut & Color), Newton
Jasper County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Barney's  - Newton
Riggs Printing - Newton
Blue Moon BBQ and Cadillac Jacks in Baxter
Side Tracks Tap  - Kellogg
Sugar Grove Vineyards and Gathering Place  - Newton
The Vernon Company  - Newton
I 80 Farms  - Colfax
Revolution Cycle  - Baxter
Town and Country Sanitary Services- Baxter
Conner’s Cardinal Corner – Newton
Dickerson Mechanical – Colfax & Altoona
Wallace Family Funeral Home

See you soon,

  Craig Peterson
President, South Skunk Blues Society             
P.O. Box 951                                   
Newton, Iowa 50208                     
641-227-3209   craig@partnercom.net
Website - http://southskunkblues.org/
Face book -  https://www.facebook.com/#!/south.skunk.1   (South Skunk)
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Bowlful-of-Blues/248977208549411     (Bowlful or Blues)

The South Skunk Blues Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and cultivating Blues music. The Society promotes Blues Music education, public performance opportunities for Blues artists, and seeks to increase the exposure to and appreciation of Blues music by the general public.

South Skunk Blues Society Update

Hello again, I am sending an email update for members and friends of the South Skunk Blues Society.

Congratulations to The Pain Killers, winners of the 2012 Iowa Blues Challenge Band competition held last Saturday May 26th at the Downtown Marriott in Des Moines. Newton native Jeff Banks is the lead guitar player for this group. See attached press release.

Solo Duo Call for Acts: The South Skunk Blues Society is one of the co-sponsors for the Iowa Solo Duo competition. I have attached the “Call” (announcement) to this email. Last year this competition was won by Bryce Janey. As noted earlier the Pain Killers won the 2012 band competition, this is the solo duo part of the competition; for a solo act or a duo act. The deadline for registering is July 15th, 2012. The Solo/Duo Challenge will be held August 26, 2012 at Zimm’s in Des Moines, IA. Feel free to let others know about this competition.

The Pinetop Perkins Foundation Youth Workshop Series Guitar Masterclass: I am very proud to announce that my 12 year old grandson, Brady Geilenfeldt, has been awarded scholarships to attend the Youth Guitar Workshop in Clarksdale, Mississippi June 12-15. I will accompany him to Clarksdale where he will learn, with twelve other youth ages 12-21, about playing the blues on the guitar from Muddy Waters former guitar player Bob Margolin. http://www.pinetopperkinsfoundation.org/masterclass12.html The scholarships are made available by the Pinetop Perkins Foundation and the Blues Foundation Generation Blues Program http://www.blues.org/#ref=generation_programs Brady is thrilled with this opportunity and so am I! This is part of what he wrote when he applied for the grants: ...“ My grandpa is trying to keep the blues alive in Jasper County, IA; he is the president of the South Skunk Blues Society and this workshop would be a way for me to help him with that. I want to learn to play more songs, learn how to get different sounds to come out of my guitar, and learn different rhythms. I also want to learn more chords and how to play blues music. I want to attend the workshop in Clarksdale because it is the home of the blues.”...

South Skunk meeting: The next South Skunk meeting is Monday June 4th at 6:30 PM at the VFW in Newton. We have changed the dates and times for our meetings and will be meeting the first Monday of each month at 6:30 PM at the VFW in Newton. Hope to see some of you there.
Upcoming Shows:Bryce Janey and Curry Harter – Friday’ June 1st at The Speakeasy in Newton, 8-12 No Cover (see attached poster)

Bob Pace Band – Saturday, June 9th at The Speakeasy in Newton 9-1, No Cover

Bryce Janey Trio and special guest Curry Harter Saturday, June 16 at Anspach Stage in Women’s Club Park - 13 East Division Street, Colfax – 7 PM, No Cover

Bob Dorr and the Blue Band, Saturday June 30th at Baxter Fun Days, gates open at 7PM, $5.00 cover to benefit the Baxter Fun Days (see attached poster).

Bob Pace Band – Saturday, July 7th at The Speakeasy in Newton 9-1, No Cover

Bob Dorr and the Blue Band, Friday August 10 at the Thunder Nights bike night on the square in Newton 6-10 PM, No Cover

Bowful of Blues - Labor Day Weekend, September 1 and 2. History

PS- If you know of an upcoming blues show here in Skunk Land please let me know so that I can alert everyone to the event.

And lastly please support our corporate sponsors!!! If not for them we could not keep the blues alive:

Fulton Mechanical Jeff and Laura Fulton
I 80 Farms - Colfax
Foot & Ankle Center - located in Newton
Blue Moon BBQ and Cadillac Jacks in Baxter
Side Tracks Tap - Kellogg
Sugar Grove Vineyards and Gathering Place - Newton
The Vernon Company - Newton
Barney's - Newton
Gass / Great American Stock Car Series - Newton
State Farm Insurance / Chad Wempen - Newton
The Arts Connection - Newton
VFW, Mens Auxillary Club Post 1655 - Newton
Revolution Cycle - Baxter
August Bergman Inn – Newton
Town and Country Sanitary Services- Baxter

Yours Bluely,
Craig PetersonPresident, South Skunk Blues Society P.O. Box 951
Newton, Iowa 50208
641-227-3209 craig@partnercom.net
http://southskunkblues.org/
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20th Annual Bowlful Of Blues, Newton Iowa, September 1st adn 2nd!!!

THE YEAR OF THE SKUNK
20TH ANNUAL BOWLFUL OF BLUES - MAYTAG PARK
NEWTON, IOWA
LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 1 AND 2

This year the 20th annual family friendly outdoor Bowlful of Blues Festival has resulted in the Blues Society designating 2012 “The Year of the Skunk”. The Bowlful of Blues will again be held at the Fred Maytag Bowl in beautiful Maytag Park in Newton.  This year in celebration the festival has been expanded to include two days of music and fun.  The lineup of award winning artists performing this year is exceptional. This will truly be a show that everyone will enjoy.

Saturday September 1st the show begins at noon with music non-stop throughout the day. Matt Woods and the Thunderbolts open the musical extravaganza.  Rob Lumbard will bring in his fun and toe tapping acoustic guitar sets in-between each band’s performance. The Bob Pace Band takes the stage next, followed by The Candy Makers and the day ends with two headlining acts: Grady Champion will be followed by guitar legend Lurrie Bell. The Saturday show ends before 10PM. The September 2nd Sunday show begins at 12:30 and features Joe and Vicki Price, Joanne Jackson with the Drama Kings, the 30 plus member Corinthian Baptist Church Choir with Bryce Janey and Curry Harter doing the in-betweens. The Sunday headline act, The Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings led by Gene “Daddy G” Barge on sax, will end the show around 7PM.

Both Grady Champion and Lurrie Bell are nominees for the Blues Foundations Blues Music Awards in 2012. Gene Barge of the Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings has won a Grammy for co-producing "Sophisticated Lady” for Natalie Cole; Joe Price and Joanne Jackson are in the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame, Bob Pace is in the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Bryce Janey and the Candy Makers both won the 2011 Iowa Blues Challenge; Matt Woods has won the Iowa Blues Challenge more than once. Rob Lombard’s music has appeared in several Public Television projects, one received an EMMY award.  This is a stellar lineup, for sure!

The Bowlful of Blues is one of Newton’s best-kept secrets as there continue to be people that come for the first time and discover what they have been missing.  There are food vendors on site but no alcohol is sold at the park.  Attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs and their own cooler, but the Skunk asks people not to bring glass or pets to the event. Children are welcome. You see them tossing beach balls, playing Frisbee, or moving to the sound of the music right along with their parents.  Blues fans meet new friends and say hello to people they have not seen for years.  Some folks travel from all over Iowa and out of state to attend this show.

In past years many blues legends have played for the South Skunk: Too Slim & The Taildraggers, Bo Ramsey, Jimmy D. Lane, Joanna Conner, Gary Primich, Tab Benoit, WC Clark, Percy Strother, Sam Lay, Long John Hunter, Tinsley Ellis, Chubby Carrier, Bryan Lee, Willie Kent and the Gents with Bonnie Lee, Big Jack Johnson, James “Supa Chikan” Johnson, Sonny Rhoades, Kinsey Report, Bernard Allison, Trampled Under Foot, Phil Guy, Byther Smith, Watermelon Slim, Eddie Shaw, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones…to name a few.  Continuing in this tradition of “Keeping the Blues Alive”, the South Skunk Blues Society invites you to attend and help celebrate “The Year of the Skunk”!  Tickets will be available at southskunkblues.org and other retail outlets to be announced. If you would like more information please contact Craig Peterson at Craig@partnercom.net  or by calling him at 641-227-3209.

South Skunk Update

Hello, its a cool drizzly day here in Skunkland! Here is something intended to lighten it up with some Blues news. I just wanted to send a brief Bcc to the friends and members of the South Skunk Blues Society, Here is a list of what is coming up yet in April:

Tonight, Thursday, April 19 The first round of competitors in Des Moines will be Marshall County Hangmen, Brad “bebad” McCloud & His Case of the Blues and The Pain Killers. Bands will start at 8 PM at Zimm's Food & Spirits, 3124 Ingersoll Ave Des Moines, IA 50312 (515) 277-9929 See attached flyer for additional details! South Skunk is one of the co-sponsors of this years Blues Challenge.

Saturday Apr. 21 Bob Pace Band First Avenue Speakeasy, downtown Newton. 9-1 p.m. No cover. Electric rockin’ blues with a touch of classic rock. Crowd-pleasin’ Rock ‘n’ Roller Hall of Famer with a bluesman’s soul!
Friday April 27 Johnny's Piano Bar with John Mattingly on keys and featuring Jane Eilers on the Sax with Jimmy Sticks Robinson on drums. 8-11, no cover.
Saturday April 28 Joe & Vicki Price First Avenue Speakeasy, 8-12, no cover This is a don’t miss show! Joe is both an Iowa Blues Hall of Famer and Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer! Independent music award winners for best blues CD 2010 http://www.joepriceblues.com/joepriceblues/HOME.html

Music sale Saturday in Grinnell: I also wanted to alert everyone to a music sale that Ron Cooper is having Saturday in the cellar of his house in Grinnell. Ron is one of the initial members of the South Skunk when it formed in 1992. He is a solid mainstay volunteer, member, and supporter of the South Skunk. He is also one of our announcers at the Bowlful of Blues. Ron is an avid lp record collector and he told me he yesterday that he would have for sale thousands of lp records, cd’s and tapes. If you don’t see an artist you are interested in just ask him and he may very well have the music you are looking for. He will have Blues, Reggae, and of course Rock and Roll recordings for sale. Saturday is national music store day so this sale is timely. He often has had sales at his house that Grinnell College students come to to purchase records and cd’s through out the college year and he wanted to have one last sale this season for the benefit of all the students that will be graduating and leaving Grinnell after the term ends. So if expanding your music selection interests you I recommend you check this sale out. It will take place at 1214 Summer Street in Grinnell from 10 AM to 3 PM Saturday April 21st.

We will be developing a press release in the very near future to announce the lineup and details of this years Bowlful of Blues. Mark your calendars for Labor Day weekend, September 1st and 2nd: This is “The Year of the Skunk”.

And lastly please support our corporate sponsors!!! If not for them we could not keep the blues alive:

Fulton Mechanical Jeff and Laura Fulton
I 80 Farms - Colfax
Foot & Ankle Center - located in Newton
Blue Moon BBQ and Cadillac Jacks in Baxter
Side Tracks Tap - Kellogg
Sugar Grove Vineyards and Gathering Place - Newton
The Vernon Company - Newton
Barney's - Newton
Gass / Great American Stock Car Series - Newton
State Farm Insurance / Chad Wempen - Newton
The Arts Connection - Newton
VFW, Mens Auxillary Club Post 1655 - Newton
Revolution Cycle - Baxter
August Bergman Inn – Newton

See you soon. Yours Bluely,
Craig PetersonPresident, South Skunk Blues Society P.O. Box 951
Newton, Iowa 50208
641-227-3209 craig@partnercom.net
http://southskunkblues.org/