Friday, February 27, 2015

Gerry & Jesse Milnes with Emily Miller

Gerry Milnes has been immersed in the folk music of West Virginia for many years. He learned from the master musicians of the older generation, and he is adept on the fiddle, banjo, and guitar. Over the last sixteen years, he has performed with West Virginia old-time band, Gandydancer. Jesse Milnes and Emily Miller perform country and old-time music, singing close harmony with Jesse's unique finger-picked guitar style and a healthy dose of old-time fiddling. Emily was raised playing and singing Louvin Brothers and Stanley Brothers songs with her parents. Jesse grew up in the world of West Virginia old-time music, learning from masters like Melvin Wine and Ernie Carpenter.

8 p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall, 420 Willa Road, Newark, Del. 19711

Tickets online or at the door: Public $20; Seniors $17; BFOTM Members $15; Students with school ID $10; Ages 17 & under FREE!

More info: concerts@brandywinefriends.org, www.brandywinefriends.org, or (302) 321-6466

The Koken-Milliner Collection of American Fiddle Tunes

The Koken-Milliner Collection of American Fiddle Tunes has been completed. You can download a PDF file giving screen shots of the pages of music, various indices, and artists' profiles section, with explanations and ordering info. The book will be released in mid-February. Also check with www.mkfiddletunes.com for updates.

Memories from Festivals Past

Our official Festival Photographer, Priscilla Warnock, now has a selection of photos she has taken at the Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festivals for sale on her web site.  This includes many from the 2008, 2009 and 2010 festivals and a selection of shots from previous festivals, too.  You have probably seen her work on the festival web site, in bluegrass magazines like Bluegrass Unlimited and even on a number of bluegrass CDs.