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Special Events Calendar- Events for Year 2004

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
The Mammals are Playing at Elderly Instruments
Saturday , January 24, 2004
12:00 pm
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

A "wild, mirthful, and masterful" modern stringband, a "rascally trio..."---the Boston Globe.


Elderly Instruments Folk Alliance Showcases in San Diego
Thursday , February 26, 2004
06:00 pm - Saturday, February 28, 2004
concert (free)
Location: Suite 1119, Town and Country Resort, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA

Elderly Presents Dozens of Wonderful Folk Artists


FREE in-store CONCERT with MATTHEW FOX
Wednesday, March 03, 2004
05:00 pm
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"A toe-tapping, easygoing, front-porch vibe."


FREE in-store Lare Williams & New Direction Bluegrass Concert
Saturday , March 13, 2004
12:00 pm
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Catch some traditional bluegrass for that "high lonesome sound"


A Music Theory Workshop with "Skeptical Guitarist" Bruce Emery
Saturday , March 20, 2004
10:00 am - 12:00
workshop ($30 )
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Just Enough Music Theory" spiced with humor


A "Popular Fingerstyle Hits" Workshop with Teacher Bruce Emery
Saturday , March 20, 2004
01:00 pm - 3:00
workshop ($30.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Play popular fingerstyle hits with "minimal trauma"


Elderly and Huss & Dalton Guitars present JIM HURST
Thursday , March 25, 2004
06:00 pm - 8:30 pm
in-store event (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Red-hot flatpicking AND fingerstyle playing--and much more, o my!


Free in-store concert [and more] with David Hamburger
Saturday , March 27, 2004
11:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Free concert and workshop and specially-discounted books!


Free David Hamburger "Slide Guitar & Fingerstyle Blues" Workshop
Saturday , March 27, 2004
01:00 pm - 2:30 pm
workshop (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

FREE Acoustic Guitar Workshop and discounted David Hamburger books!


FREE in-store concert with Gypsy Swing Band HARMONIOUS WAIL
Saturday , April 03, 2004
11:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"They're way too uptown to be folk or bluegrass...."


Django-style Gypsy Swing Guitar Workshop
Saturday , April 03, 2004
01:00 pm - 2:30 pm
workshop ($40.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Gypsy Swing and Django Jazz, Oh, My!


Band-Success Workshop with Harmonious Wail's Longtime Leader
Saturday , April 03, 2004
01:00 pm - 2:30 pm
workshop ($40.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Make it Work: Hints, Tips, and Q & A


Voice Workshop with Harmonious Wail's Maggie Delaney-Potthoff
Saturday , April 03, 2004
01:00 pm - 2:30 pm
workshop ($40.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Soaring on a solo and blending harmonies--tips from a killer vocalist


An Upright Bass Workshop with Harmonious Wail's John Mesaloras
Saturday , April 03, 2004
01:00 pm - 2:30 pm
workshop ($40.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Holding Down the Bottom" with an expert jazz bassist


Gypsy Swing Mandolin Workshop with Harmonious Wail's Sims Delaney-Potthoff
Saturday , April 03, 2004
02:30 pm - 4:00 p.m.
workshop ($40.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Gypsy jazz and acoustic string swing mastery on mandolin!


"Singing for Shy People--No Wrong Notes" - a David Roth Workshop
Saturday , April 17, 2004
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
workshop ($25.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

For "terrified" beginners: feel safe, overcome fear, and enjoy singing!


Mandolin/Guitar Workshop with U.S. National Mandolin Champion Radim Zenkl
Saturday , April 24, 2004
01:00 pm - 3:30 pm
workshop ($30.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Dawg sez: "Radim Zenkl has reinvented the mandolin in several different ways!"


A FREE honky-tonk concert by Honest D & the Steel Reserve
Saturday , May 08, 2004
12:00 pm
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"...a tip of the hat to the golden days of the Grand Ole Opry"


A FREE bluegrass concert by JAMES REAMS & THE BARNSTORMERS
Saturday , May 15, 2004
10:30 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Traditional bluegrass thrives in Brooklyn"


Crooning Love Tunes: a FREE concert by The Fabulous Heftones
Saturday , June 12, 2004
12:00 pm
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Crooning "Moon June Spoon" Turn-of-the-century Tunes at Noon!


A FREE Old-Time Music & Dance Variety Show by Bernstein and Baugus
Monday , July 12, 2004
05:30 pm
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Buckdancing, Hambone, Fiddle Sticks, and Mountain Preaching, Oh My!


A FREE Concert by "Alternative Neo-Celtic Folk" Artists Four Shillings Short
Saturday , July 24, 2004
11:00 am
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

An Indian sitar, a Medieval gemshorn, a Renaissance crumhorn, and "a mischievous blend" of styles.


Gibson Day: a Good Day for Great Deals!
Saturday , July 31, 2004
10:00 am - all day
in-store event (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"It seems like Gibson has just always been there...."


Beginning Clawhammer Banjo Workshop with DICK KIMMEL
Saturday , August 07, 2004
10:30 am - 12:00 noon
workshop ($30)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Sign up for BOTH Clawhammer Workshops and Save $10!


Intermediate Clawhammer Banjo Workshop with DICK KIMMEL
Saturday , August 07, 2004
01:30 pm - 3:00 pm
workshop ($30)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Attend BOTH Clawhammer Workshops for $50 and Save $10!


A FREE Bluegrass Banjo Concert by Telluride Bluegrass Champion ROSS NICKERSON
Saturday , September 18, 2004
11:15 am - Noon
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Hard and Fast Banjo Picking at its Best--and Free!


A Four-Hour Banjo Workshop with Telluride Bluegrass Champion ROSS NICKERSON
Saturday , September 18, 2004
01:00 pm - 5:00 p.m.
workshop ($55.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"Come join the fun! There will be others just like you here!" - Ross Nickerson


"Up-Close with LJ"--a Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop with Laurence Juber
Thursday , October 07, 2004
07:00 pm - 9:00 p.m.
workshop ($37.50)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"If you want to be schooled on how to bring music to life, check him out...."


A FREE in-store performance by The Ingham County Regulars
Thursday , October 14, 2004
05:30 pm - 6:15 p.m.
in-store performance (free)
Location: Elderly Instruments

Here's a "high-energy take on honky-tonk" with a popular Lansing band.


Beginning Clawhammer Banjo Workshop with KEN PERLMAN
Saturday , October 16, 2004
10:15 am - 12:15 pm
workshop ($35.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"...the undisputed king of the melodic banjo style" and a "two-fer" price!


Intermediate/Advanced Clawhammer Workshop with KEN PERLMAN
Saturday , October 16, 2004
01:15 pm - 3:15 pm
workshop ($35.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"...a gift for explaining the multi-faceted clawhammer style" and a "two-fer" price!


A SINGING WORKSHOP with ARTISAN-- England's Premiere Vocal Harmony Trio
Saturday , October 30, 2004
11:00 am - 2:30 pm
workshop ($50)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"For tight, exciting harmony singing...Artisan are the bee's knees." - St. Neot's Festival, U.K.


A Benefit for Elderly's "Musicians for Music in the Schools" Program
Friday , December 03, 2004
08:00 pm
benefit concert (See below)
Location: M.S.U. Erickson Kiva

Showcasing "Twang-Town" Twang--an "Elderly Unplugged" Event


A Mandolin Workshop with Kentucky Colonels' Maestro Roland White
Saturday , December 04, 2004
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
workshop ($60.00)
Location: Elderly Instruments

"It was a real eye opener to see how [Bill Monroe] was holding his hands" - Roland White in l956.



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