LIVE MUSIC
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Billy Lanham & Ron Green
Performing: Thursday September 21st, 2017 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Americana and blues 
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Billy Lanham recently opened for Kellie Pickler at the fair to great acclaim with his country blues. His sound includes: Multi-intrumentalist, acoustic and electric guitars, slide and steel guitars (acoustic and electric). Mandolin, banjos, harmonica and vocals. Various exotic lutes, such as Dotar from Northern India, Tambura from Southern India, Turkish Saz, and Greek Bouzouki. Originally from Los Angeles CA, more recently Portland OR and now living in South Lake Tahoe CA.
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Nancy Hamilton & John Crider
Performing: Saturday September 23rd, 2017 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
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Nancy Hamilton brings the wisdom of her travels and from living a full multi-faceted artistic life to her vocal style. Her musical choices gravitate to the more unusual and challenging songs, with an ear for minor keys. Her true contralto voice has been described to be as smooth and rich as butter. A versatile stylist, Nancy can swing with a big band, deliver sultry Brazilian bossas in Portuguese followed by her Latin favorites in perfect Spanish. She is accompanied by the highly accomplished John Crider on piano.
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Mikel Paul
On tour from northern California Performing: Sunday September 24th, 2017 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Original Singer/Songwriter/Jazz 
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"My life has been, is and will forever be music. Performing, writing, composition, published, touring and now for the last 20 years teaching and passing on the music torch to the voices we all need to hear...our kids. Through Planet Earth Music, a non-profit 501(c)3, doors are open to young artists who receive permission slips to discover, develop and share their voices. Voices our world needs to hear. Having received a permission slip of my own to do what I love to do, I welcome you to mikel paul music. Through the art of music, perhaps our greatest gift, is to find our own voice…and then..to share it.” -mp
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Michael Anderson & Greg Aldridge
Visiting from Eugene, OR! Performing: Sunday October 1st, 2017 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Jazz Classics and Latin 
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Michael Anderson and Greg Aldridge bring their jazz classics and Latin sounds to the Cat with Michael on vocals and acoustic bass and Greg on piano.
"I played keyboards with this band in 1968-69. At that time we had two keyboard players, Steve Pellegrin and me. I played a Vox Jaguar through a Leslie 122. The other members at that time were John Tabor on drums, Stan Becraft on bass, Doug Moore on guitar, Steve Pellegrin on organ, Darrell Murray and Debbie Gordon on vocals. Randall Knutson did in fact do our management at that time. Stan informed me that Doug Moore passed away some time back, I believe in an accident (car?). John Tabor is still around Eugene, and Stan sees him from time to time. I don’t know the whereabouts of anyone else in the lineup. After living and playing in CA for 20 some years, I returned to Oregon in 1995, playing mostly jazz (acoustic piano). I was reintroduced to Stan Becraft about 2 years ago. Stan Becraft and I play occasionally in a blues trio now, with Michael Anderson (see Coos Bay late 60’s) on guitar and vocals, Stan on drums and me on organ, and we call the band Blues Print Reunion! You might catch us at Traveler’s Cove in Florence from time to time. Greg Aldridge, August 2015" |
