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Debashish Bhattacharya Tour in 2009
Our good friend, Debashish Bhattacharya, Master of the Hindustani Slide Guitar, is to have a tour in the US this year. Check out his website for all the latest information, including his latest CDs with Subhasis, at www.debashishbhattacharya.com. And congradulations on the BBC World Music Award and Good Luck on your nomination for a Grammy this year!!!
Breezy Ridge™ Instruments, Ltd.& John Pearse® Strings are delighted to once again be a corporate sponsor of Merlefest 2009. It takes place on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC, April 23-26. We have just received information that Linda Ronstadt will be performing on Sunday!
We sponsor the AMERICANA STAGE and the HERITAGE CRAFTS TENT at Merlefest. However, our booth is 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 try our 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.
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.
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
The Charlie Poole Music Festival
Another opportunity to hear wonderful music will be at the Charlie Poole Festival at Governor Morehead Park in Eden, North Carolina.
Check out their website at http:/www.charlie-poole.com for more information and directions!
You will find our booth at the following events--come say hello!
April 23-26, 2009 Merlefest, North Wilkesboro, NC
August3-8, 2009 Old Fiddler's Convention, Galax, VA
OPEN ONLY TO THE MUSIC TRADE:
April 1-3, 2009 MUSIKMESSE, Frankfurt, Germany
July 2005 NAMM, Nashville, TN
January 2010 National Association of Music Merchants, Anaheim, CA Booth 6230
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
April 4, 2009 Musikmesse, Frankfurt, Germany
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, removeable adhesive on back, 3" x 11 1/2". At this point, we have printed over 85,000 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, removeable 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"