eddie from ohio newsletter March 5, 2006
EDDIE FROM OHIO'S MARCH 2006 EMAILER NEWS THIS EMAILER =============================================================== 3 EFO SHOWS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH ANN ARBOR, MI - MADISON, WI - MINNEAPOLIS, MN (see below) =============================================================== EFO TO RETURN TO WOLF TRAP'S FILENE CENTER- AUGUST 17 =============================================================== EFO'S WEBSITE WINS A WAMMIE =============================================================== MICHAEL'S SOLO CD NOW AVAILABLE =============================================================== EDDIE'S BROTHER SHAMUS HAS TWO DC AREA SHOWS IN MARCH =============================================================== EFO SLIDE SHOW AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON-LINE =============================================================== VOCAL SHEET MUSIC STILL AVAILABLE =============================================================== UNOFFICIAL GUITAR TAB SITE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING =============================================================== GET ON BOARD WITH EFO BLOG (EMAIL AND NEW WEBSITE CHAT GROUP) =============================================================== To reply, mailto:efo@joimail.com, not this address To remove yourself from this list, mailto:efo@joimail.com, and type REMOVE in the subject line =============================================================== Greetings, Edheads On-line Gearing up for Spring, EFO keeps working on a weekend-a-month pace, Julie keeps working on beating breast cancer, Robbie keeps working on his upcoming children's CD, Eddie keeps working on home studio and side projects, and Mike keeps working on Sudoku. Our big news on the horizon is that our beloved hometown Summer shed, Wolf Trap, will be having us back Thursday, August 17. Keep abreast of advance ticket sales and details at http://www.wolf-trap.com. Our second piece of news is that our website (eddiefromohio.com) was awarded a Wammie Award at the recent annual Washington Area Music Awards. Congratulations really goes to our fabulous designers at Lawrence Marie. Way to go, gang! This month, we're headed to the Midwest (MI. WI & MN). Details are below. Hope you can join us, or send a distant estranged relative to come check us out. MICHAEL RELEASES HIS FIRST SOLO CD After 15 years with EFO, and 40 years on the planet, EFO bassist/guitarist/vocalist/baldie Michael Clem has released his first solo CD, "1st & 40" Produced by bandmate Eddie Hartness, "1st & 40" is a collection of 11 new originals by Clem. This CD will be available at shows and on the Internet only. To order a copy visit http://www.bulletproofstore.com/onlinestore/category.cfm?Category=19 Also, check out Michael's new website http://www.michaelclem.com His next solo appearance will be Thursday, April 27 at Baldwin's Station in Sykesville MD EDDIE'S BROTHER SHAMUS - DC AREA SHOWS IN MARCH Be sure to check out Eddie's fine jammin' organization, Brother Shamus, with these two shows in March. Saturday, March 11th Ragtime Arlington, VA 10pm Sunday, March 12th Madams Organ Adams Morgan, Washington DC 10pm www.brothershamusmusic.com EFO SLIDE SHOW AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON-LINE Our good friend & ace photographer, Justin Ide (the man responsible for many of the live/candid shots from Three Rooms) attended our November 19 show at the Somerville Theatre show in Massachusetts and put together an amazing slide show. You can view it at http://www.moondanceimages.com/efo101905/ "WALK HUMBLY, SON" "HEY LITTLE MAN" "ALL I ASK" & "GREAT DAY" NOW AVAILABLE IN SHEET MUSIC FORM In addition to "Great Day", we now have available sheet music for the a capella arrangements for "Hey Little Man" & "Walk Humbly, Son" after your many requests. We also have sheet music for Julie's popular wedding number "All I Ask". If you are interested, please send $5.00 per song (made payable to Eddie from Ohio) to: Eddie from Ohio, PO Box 7431, McLean VA 22106 Attn: Sheet Music. Please include your proper mailing address and which song(s) you wish to receive. A wonderful men's choir from Melrose, Massachusetts recently sent us their version of "Walk Humbly, Son" You can hear it at http://suitable.com/boak/music/WalkHumblySon.mp3 UNOFFICIAL GUITAR TAB SITE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING As the requests continue to come in for guitar tablature, we'd like to point you in the direction that an independent Edhead set up a few years ago. Visit http://jjrrutgers.tripod.com/EFOTab.html BLOG, BLOG, BLOG For anyone who wishes to jump on board with the Chatting Edhead Nation, you have two options. EMAIL- For quite sometime, the Edhead Discussion Group has existed via email. Here's how to get involved: HOW TO SUBSCRIBE: All you do is send an e-mail to edheads-request@efohio.com and write 'subscribe' in the text (not the subject field - that won't work). Confirmation will be sent back to you (a safe-guard against unsavory Internet practices), simply send the confirmation back. HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Just e-mail edheads-request@efohio.com and write 'unsubscribe' in the text. WEBSITE If you'd like to participate in a more website-based chat, recent Edhead Cruisers have set up a Chat Site. Visit http://woodingtons.com/efo/ Hope to see ya soon, juliemikeeddie&robbie http://www.eddiefromohio.com EFO: Folk-Rockin' Your World since 1991! ===================== M A R C H 2 0 0 6 ===================== Thursday, March 23, 8pm The Ark Ann Arbor, MI 734-761-1818 http://www.theark.org Friday, March 24, 7:30pm Club Majestic Madison, WI 608-255-4646 http://www.clubmajestic.net Saturday, March 25, 8pm Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN 612-338-2674 http://www.thecedar.org OTHER 2006 BOOKINGS SO FAR...... April Fr/21 Mucky Duck, Houston, TX (2 shows) Sa/22 Old Settlers Fest, Austin, TX Th/27 Michael Clem solo at Baldwin's Station, Sykesville MD May Th/11 tba, Cleveland, OH Fr/12 Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO (concert series) Sa/13 tba, Cincinnati, OH We/24 Robbie Schaefer solo at Meadowlark Atrium, Vienna VA June Fr/09 Festival, Salina, KS Sa/10 Festival, Salina, KS Su/11 Festival, Salina, KS July Th&Fr/13&14 California WorldFest Sa/15 Wendt's Gray Pine Farm Sa&Su/22&23 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale NY Fr&Sa/28&29 Floyd Fest, Floyd VA August Th/17 Wolf Trap, Vienna VA A L W A Y S C A L L C L U B S T O C O N F I R M Remember, no show is ever confirmed until we're on the stage hummin', drummin' & strummin'.. Find out, otherwise, the hard way, and you'll be bummin'.