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Breezy Ridge™ Instruments, Ltd.& John Pearse® Strings are delighted to once again be a corporate sponsor of Merlefest 2006. It takes place on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC, April 27 - 30, 2006.
We sponsor the AMERICANA STAGE and the HERITAGE CRAFTS TENT at Merlefest. We also have a booth in what they now call the the EXPO Tent!Come find us at least to say hello!
Merle Watson first started using our strings in about 1982 and convinced his father to use them as well. In 1983, at a time when we could have let the company go, "Doc" had an interview in Frets Magazine where he bragged on our strings. The response to that article is one of the reasons we are still here in business! We always know when "Doc" plays somewhere, because someone calls us to tryour strings!
We think that it is wonderful that Merle's life should have such an extraordinary celebration as Merlefest...a tribute to the musician and the man...Merle Watson.
Check the Merlefest website for the all the information you need on tickets, artists and travel information.
Our good friends Bob Brozman, Woody Mann and Trevor Howard sponsor the International Guitar Seminars every year and we are proud to support them through a scholarship grant. This year, however, they have decided they needed a year off....so check on their website for updates!
Wayne Henderson Music Festival & Guitar Competition
Wayne Henderson is a wonderful guitar player and a good friend. He started this festival in 1995 and it always takes place the 3rd Saturday in June at the Grayson Highlands State Park, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. This year that would make it June 17, 2006.
Wayne is also a wonderful luthier whose waiting list for instruments testifies his skills. His festival, held in South Western Virginia every June includes, as part of the festivities, a guitar contest. The winner of that contest receives a Henderson Guitar--the only way to jump the waiting list for a new Henderson! And the "Headliner"of the festival receives a custom Henderson guitar for their participationl!!! And the festival has been growing every year in participation and sponsorship.
We are delighted to participate in supporting this worthy endeavor--and help to try and keep the rain away! Get more information directly at their website!
1st Prize Guitar, Best Entertainer-Galax '98, Photo Mary Faith Rhoads-Lewis
Resonator Guitar National Championship
Our good friend, Randy Paisley, has been the moving force and inspiration behind the Resonator Guitar National Championships in North Carolina.
For more information on the details, check out their website at: http://www.resonatorguitar.tripod.com
In November,2003, we lost a good friend who was a wonderful banjo and resonator guitar player--Beverly C. Davis of Galax, VA. Because we don't want him to be forgotten, we're sponsoring a Beverly Davis Judges' Award at the Resonator Guitar National Championship. It will be awarded, by a separate vote of the judges, to honor a player who has played from the heart! We're excited to see who will be chosen for the this year!
11th Annual Charlie Poole Music Festival
Another opportunity to hear wonderful music will be at the 11th Annual Charlie Poole Festival in Eden, North Carolina.
Check out their website at http:/www.charlie-poole.com for more information and directions!
Annual Slack Key Guitar Workshop
Here is the perfect opportunity to learn about Hawaiian music with some of the best living players of that music! Held on Maui, you will have the chance to learn from some of the best players there are! If you don't believe it, just check out the information at their website for the list of teachers and participants!
All the details can be found at http://www.kahumoku.com/workshops.htm
You will find our booth at the following events--come say hello!
February 10-14, 2006 The Folk Alliance, Austin, Texas
April 27 - 30, 2006 Merlefest, North Wilkesboro, NC
October,2006 IBMA, Nashville, TN
OPEN ONLY TO THE MUSIC TRADE:
January 2006 National Association of Music Merchants, Anaheim, CA
Booth 6230
July 2005 NAMM, Austin, Texas
OPEN TO THE MUSIC TRADE:
March, 2006 Musikmesse, Frankfurt, Germany
Booth 3.1 J58
To receive your free stickers, send a self-addressed stamped envelope with your request to:
Stickers, Breezy Ridge Instruments, PO Box 295, Center Valley, PA. 18034
"Music Really Does..." Bumper sticker, blue on white vinyl, adhesive on back, 3" x 11 1/2". At this point, we have printed over 60,000 of these stickers and they have literally gone around the world and back. Watch for them as you travel!
"Music Really Does..." Oval Sticker, blue on white vinyl, adhesive on back, 2-3/4" X 3-1/2"
THIS TRANSPARENT STICKER IS CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK.
"Academy..." Window sticker, blue and white on transparent vinyl, adhesive on face, 2 3/4" x 10"