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Special Events Calendar- Events for Year 2000

Here's a list of past special events, most held in our store at 1100 North Washington, Lansing MI. (Here's a map to our store).
Also see our current events calendar.

past calendars ... 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mollie O'Brien
Wednesday, January 12, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

" O'Brien is a sassy country singer with a bluesy shadow and an eye for a strong song." –Rolling Stone


Mollie O'Brien
Wednesday, January 12, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

" O'Brien is a sassy country singer with a bluesy shadow and an eye for a strong song." –Rolling Stone


Lisa Smith with the Mike Skory Trio
Thursday , January 20, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Jazz standards & more from these Lansing area favorites.


Bryan Bowers Autoharp Workshop
Saturday , January 29, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($25)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Bryan Bowers is to the autoharp what Bjorn Borg is to tennis balls or Henny Youngman is to one-liners - he is just about the best there is at it."--THE GLOBE & MAIL


Joseph Sobol
Saturday , February 05, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Celtic cittern master. This is a refreshingly different take on traditional music." --DIRTY LINEN


JOSEPH SOBOL WORKSHOP "Celtic Fingerstyle Techniques for All Fretted Instruments"
Saturday , February 05, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($30)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Sobol has a crisp and clean performance style which retains its clarity no matter how fast he's playing. --DIRTY LINEN


Dwight Diller & Doug Van Gundy
Thursday , February 24, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"...Dwight is the deepest player of clawhammer banjo there is."--Tony Trischka


Wayne "The Train" Hancock
Saturday , February 26, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Hancock takes classic country of the 40's and 50's and gives it a hard-edged, driving energy and a modern wit and sensibility."--Nashville Scene


Ed Gerhard Breedlove Guitar Clinic
Friday , March 03, 2000
12:00 am
presentation (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Mini Concert & Q & A


Martin Guitars New, Cutom & Vintage-style Instrument Exhibition
Wednesday, March 08, 2000
12:00 am
presentation (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Come meet Chris Martin, also featuring Diane Ponzio (a Manhattan-based singer/songwriter.) NO ADMISSION CHARGE!


Pat Donohue
Friday , March 10, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Fingerstyle Guitar Master & A Prarie Home Companion Regular


Pat Donohue Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop
Saturday , March 11, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($30.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Fingerstyle Improv-Blues and Beyond"


Irene Farrera
Saturday , March 25, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Irene Farrera mixes the English and the Spanish to form some of the most sensual and soulful music!!!" --WFIT Florida


"TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL"
Saturday , March 25, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($25)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Marketing & Career Development for Performing Artists with Joann Murdock


John McCutcheon
Saturday , March 25, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Renowned folksinger, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.


Jumpin' Jim Beloff
Friday , March 31, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Ukulele master & developer of the "Fluke" ukulele.


Jim Beloff Ukulele Workshop
Saturday , April 01, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($30)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Learn Ukulele from Jumpin' Jim Beloff


Paddy O'Brien Irish Button Accordion Workshop
Monday , April 10, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($40)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Four-time Oireachtas champion & 1975 All-Ireland senior accordion champion leads a 90 minute workshop for intermediate level players.


Pat Egan Workshop: Guitar Accompaniment for Traditional Irish Music
Monday , April 10, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($40)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Learn to accompany traditional Irish music on guitar in standard tuning.


Tim Britton Irish Wind Instrument Workshop
Monday , April 10, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($40)
Location: Elderly Instruments

An introduction to technique and style of Irish wind instruments: uilleann pipes, whistle and flute.


Lee Murdock
Saturday , April 15, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Lee Murdock's music captures the rhythm of the endless steam of Lake freighters and the sailors who crew them.--George J Ryan, President, Lake Carrier's Association


Will Danforth
Thursday , April 20, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Danforth's...music is a robust mix of trad styles like blues, country, folk, Cajun and even the occasional reggae rhythm." --DETROIT NEWS


Lil Rev & Dave Fox
Monday , April 24, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Purveyors of old-timey, blues, novelty & original music on mandolin, ukulele, kazoo, fiddle, guitar, harmonica & washboard.


Haily Wojcik
Thursday , May 04, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

14 year old singer-songwriter from DeWitt celebrating the release of her new CD. "...a prodigous talent." --LANSING STATE JOURNAL


Pub Domain
Friday , May 12, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Local Irish group celebrating their debut release "Sin Sceal Eile (that's another story) Live"


Gibson Custom Shop's Traveling Exhibit Road Tour 2000 (3 days, May 15-17)
Monday , May 15, 2000
12:00 am
exhibit (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

See rare, one-of-a-kind instruments. Meet Custom Shop personnel. Learn inside information on some of the world's finest guitars. 11-7 daily, Mon.-Wed.


Tom Paxton
Friday , May 19, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"I think we were all born singing Tom Paxton songs. He has such an amazing ability to write these classic songs that sound like nobody wrote 'em." --Nanci Griffith


Dwight Diller Clawhammer Banjo Workshop
Thursday , June 15, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($40)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Learn clawhammer banjo from a true master


Natalie MacMaster (Meet-and-Greet)
Thursday , June 22, 2000
12:00 am
meet-and-greet (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Meet the sensation of the National Folk Fest, when she stops by on her tour through the state.


Sirens
Wednesday, June 28, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Contemporary folk with elements of Celtic, country, and jazz.


Steppin' In It
Friday , July 07, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Bluegrass, funk, blues, zydeco, calypso...you never know what to expect next from this energetic young five-piece band. Celebrating their debut release.


Western Swing Guitar Workshop
Saturday , July 15, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($25)
Location: Elderly Instruments

With Whit Smith of the Hot Club of Cowtown


The Hot Club of Cowtown
Saturday , July 15, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Bob Wills meets Django Reinhardt!


Western Swing Fiddle Workshop
Saturday , July 15, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($25)
Location: Elderly Instruments

with Elana Fremerman of the Hot Club of Cowtown


Jack Williams
Monday , July 24, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Jack Williams and his songs are an American treasurer!" --Mickey Newbury "Jack is the greatest guitar player I've ever heard!" --Peter Yarrow


Belshazzar's Feast
Friday , August 11, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

A very unique English dance duo from the UK. A must-see performance!


John Sherman "Alternate guitar tunings for Celtic and other fingerstyle playing"
Thursday , August 24, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($25)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Fingerstyle DADGAD & more from a Celtic master guitarist.


John Sherman
Thursday , August 24, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Celtic fingerstyle guitar ace!


Dan Levinson Intermediate Clawhammer Banjo Workshop
Wednesday, August 30, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($25)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Study clawhammer with Dan Levenson of the Boiled Buzzards Stringband


"Meet the Banjo!" with Dan Levenson
Thursday , August 31, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($40)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Learn to play the banjo! Banjos provided by the Deering Banjo Co.


Matapat
Thursday , September 14, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Captivating music, song & dance from Quebec


Lunasa
Tuesday , September 19, 2000
12:00 am
concert ($15)
Location: Creole Gallery

"...the hottest Irish acoustic group on the planet." --The Irish Voice


Siucra
Thursday , September 21, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Quality Irish Music


Summers, Delaney & Sharp
Thursday , October 05, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Gypsy jazz in the spirit of Django Reinhardt & the Hot Club of France


William Pint & Felicia Dale
Thursday , October 12, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Songs of the sea delivered in William Pint & Felicia Dale's powerful two part harmonies, accompanied by hurdy gurdy, guitar, mandola, penny whistles and percussion.


Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
Friday , October 27, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

All-original, postmodern, mythic American music


An Evening with Frank Lee & Rayna Gellert
Saturday , October 28, 2000
12:00 am
concert ($10)
Location: Elderly Instruments

at the Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St in Lansing's Old Town


Rayna Gellert Old-Time Fiddle Workshop
Saturday , October 28, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($50)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Study old-time fiddle with this former member of the Freight Hoppers & daughter of old-time great, Dan Gellert.


Frank Lee Old-Time Banjo Workshop
Saturday , October 28, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($50)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Study old-time banjo with a founding member of the Freight Hoppers


Jim Hurst & Missy Raines
Thursday , November 02, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELED.


Don Conoscenti
Tuesday , November 07, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Lines that soar like an arrow in flight...Drifters, dreamers and the art of letting go...Conoscenti is an engine firing on all pistons." - Performing Songwriter


Simon Mayor Celtic Mandolin Workshop
Thursday , November 16, 2000
12:00 am
workshop ($30)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Simon Mayor's mandolin playing is without peer." --Folk Roots


Kate MacLeod
Friday , November 17, 2000
12:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Kate MacLeod is a brilliant songwriter and performer who demonstrates an unbreakable link between the depth of tradition and the cutting edge." --Bob Franke



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