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Individual members of the 'Blurs,' (a fan nickname for the Red Clay Ramblers)
have gone on to dozens of side projects and, in the process, have created
a fearsome and thriving scene in and of themselves. "
...Durham
Independent
Craver,
Hicks, Watson, Newberry Gigs (Mike, Bill, Jim & Joe)
Bill
Hicks Gigs ~~ Mike
Craver Gigs ~~ Jim Watson Gigs ~~ Joe
Newberry Gigs
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Mike
Craver, Jim Watson, Bill Hicks, and Joe Newberry
June 26,
Sunday -
Bull City Burger
and Brewery
107 East Parrish
Street #105, Durham, NC
Dinners a l' Art
Benefit for Durham Arts Council
6-9 pm
PICS
September 1, Thursday
- The Blue Note Grill
Boulevard Plaza
Shopping Center
4125 Durham-Chapel
Hill Boulevard
Durham, NC
7-9 pm
PICS
September 9-11
- Wheatland Music
Festival
Remus, Michigan
Performance
Schedule:
SATURDAY
Main Stage: 12:00
noon - 12:50
Dance Stage: 6:30
- 8:00 (squares and contras)
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
Workshop Lane: 1:30-2:30
Mandolin w/Jim Watson & Michael Witcher
Workshop Lane: 2:00-3:00
Old Time Banjo w/Joe Newberry & Abigail Washburn
Workshop Lane: 4:00-5:00
Old Time Fiddle w/Bill Hicks & David Bass
SUNDAY
Main Stage: 12:40
- 1:30
Centennial Stage:
12:30 - 3:10 (Carter Family Songs)
JUST
UP! PICS FROM THE FEST!
"Happy
Wheatlands" by Bill Hicks!
It was
a real treat to return to Wheatlands, where we all had many fond memories
from our visits there in the late '70s with the band that shall not be
named. In the intervening generations the old site has more or less
grown up in woods, like an abandoned field or a famous battle site that
didn't turn into a national shrine. In its place we found a wonderful
main stage with magically good acoustics, sited on a hill facing a wide
field where fans in the thousands ... (more)
RECENT
SHOWS - CHECK THE PICS/VIDS LINKS!
Godfrey
Daniels,
Bethlehem PA
Susquehana
Folk Music Society, New Cumberland PA
40
Acres, Durham, NC - PICS/VIDS
Carolina
Meadows, Chapel Hill NC - PICS
The
Focal Point, St. Louis, MO
Big
Muddy Folk Festival, Boonville MO - PICS/VIDS
Home
Craft Days Festival, Big Stone Gap VA.- PICS/VIDS
The
Cave, Chapel Hill NC - PICS
Marsh
Woodwinds Upstairs, Raleigh NC - PICS/VIDS
Our annual
Rick Cornell quote: Like a large family whose
grown children have left the fold and made lives for themselves, Mike Craver,
Bill Hicks, Jim Watson and Joe Newberry stay busy with solo projects and
a variety of collaborations. But if the bonds are strong enough, a family
always makes a point to be together at Thanksgiving, that most familial
holiday. Thus, we have this quartet's traditional circa-Turkey Time gathering.
And when this foursome—agile musicians and ace storytellers all—congregates,
you have, oh, about 75% of the Great American Songbook covered. The music
starts at 10 p.m. —Rick Cornell |
Mike's
Store
CDs!
Mike's
Store
Mike's
Store
Details
for the
recordings are on
our music
page.
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catch these guys in a house concert is to experience them in their natural
habitat. Jim Watson and Bill Hicks got their start in the early '70s playing
vintage music with the late Tommy Thompson at house parties at Thompson's
place off Randolph Road, leading to the formation of the Red Clay Ramblers.
Pianist Mike Craver was an early convert. The guys eventually left to ramble
down other musical paths, but when Craver, Hicks and Watson reunite these
days (with clawhammer banjoist Joe Newberry at the Thompson seat), it's
a celebration of old-time and old times. —Rick Cornell |
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CHECK
THE PICS
AND VIDEOS
FROM RECENT SHOWS
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Mighty
Fine News from Jim Watson
CLICK
THE PIC FOR 2009 XMAS SHOW PICS and VIDEOS!
The
Ramblers Fan Clan packs The Cave to its rocky ceiling and sing in a merry
kick-off for the Christmas season. The photo of Jim and his nieces
was taken by Tom Watts at The Cave.
Thursday,
December 22, 2011: Jim Watson's 26th Annual Christmas Show at The Cave
Franklin
Street, Chapel Hill NC
8
pm
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Friday,
Decmeber 23, 2011
Jim
Watson's Christmas show
at
the Depot, Hillsborough NC
8
pm
WCHL
AM radio recognized Jim as a "Hometown Hero" for his contribution to the
community through his Christmas shows. Congrats, Jim! |
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Sunday,
November 20 - House Concert with Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman - Jim,
Alan and Ken appear at the home of Stephen Stiebel. For reservations and
directions, contact:Stephen Stiebel, 919-304-4146 or stephens@restorationwoodworks.com
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Q SHACK
SHOWS: Jim often joins Uncle LeRoy Savage (the Father of Newgrass Music)
on Wednesdays (along with Greenie Marley) at the University Drive Q Shack
in Durham 6:30-8:30.
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Jim
with Bill Hicks, Mike Craver and Joe Newberry -- see
above
 Jim's
new CD! "The World Would be All Sunshine" Pick up your copy at the
show or order directly ($16.50):
Jim Watson
132 Justice Street
Chapel Hill NC 27516
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New!
FREE MP3 from
Craver
Hicks Watson Newberry
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"Texas
Gals"
WETS Radio Johnson City
TN broadcast 2006
Listen!
Download!
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CHUCKIN' THE
FRIZZ and
HARD TIMES now on CD!
Get
yours from Mike's Store | Chuckin'
the Frizz page!
Read more!
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Saturday,
November 11 and February 11, 2012 - Bill
& Libby: Contra Dance sponsored
by ECU
Folk & Country Dancers, Willis Bldg on ECU campus, First &
Reade Streets, Greenville NC. 7 pm contra dance lessons, 7:30 - 10:00 the
contra dance
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VIDEOS!
ArtsCenter, Carter Fold, Down Home, Cook Shack, Oak Grove
and
links to Craver, Hicks, Watson, Newberry videos on YouTube!
recent
concert pics
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2005:
What a stretch of shows at the Down Home (8/19), Carter Family
Fold(8/20),
Six String (8/24), Cook Shack (8/25), Southern
Village 8/28. and Ulster American Folk Park (9/2-4) (click
on thumbnails for more pics)
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O'BLURS in
IRELAND!
Mike Craver,
Bill Hicks, Jim Watson and Joe Newberry
September 2-4,
2005
14th Annual Appalachian
& Bluegrass Music Festival,
Ulster-American
Folk Park, Omagh, County Tyrone, N. Ireland
Also on the program:
Robin & Linda Williams & Their Fine Group, King Wilkie
Pics
Posted | Blog of the trip
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