| Subject: | [RESOGUIT-L] Dobro Workshop with Randy Kohrs | | Date: | Wednesday, April 11, 2007 14:29:45 (-0400) | | From: | Jim Norman <rezn8r @.......net>
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I just received this e-mail from a friend. I hope it comes through--the
body looks like an image instead of text, so it may not display properly.
Just in case, here are the particulars. Apparently, Randy Kohrs on dobro
and Clay Hess on guitar are offering to conduct workshops at Ashland Coffee
& Tea on Sat., May 5, in the afternoon. Cost is $50 for 1-1.5 hrs. The
Mark Newton Band is playing AC&T on Thursday and I guess these guys are
backing him up and so will be in the area. AC&T is located in Ashland, VA,
about 15 minutes north of Richmond off I-95. If you're interested, reply to
the following address (NOT TO ME):
FcrestMus@aol.com
and include in the subject line:
Interested in the (dobro or guitar) workshop).
It looks like Fieldcrest music is organizing this thing. The e-mail is from
Wally, Fieldcrest Music, (804) 320-7069
I have no financial or other interest in the workshop or Ashland Coffee &
Tea, except that I'm happy as hell they're looking to do this and I've
already sent my e-mail expressing interest. Your mileage may vary, etc,
etc, but I mean, Randy Kohrs, come on, how cool is that?
Hope to see all you Virginia coneheads there,
Jim Norman
----- Original Message -----
From: FcrestMus@aol.com
To: FcrestMus@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 9:38 PM
Subject: Attn: Guitarists & Dobroists - Learn from Two of the Best
Note: If your address is on both the Fieldcrest Music and JAMinc
lists, you received duplicates of this e-mail.
IF there is enough local interest, we will attempt to set up workshops
to be conducted by Randy Kohrs (dobro) and Clay Hess (guitar) on Sat, May 5,
afternoon, time TBD, at Ashland Coffee and Tea.
Cost $50 for 1-1.5 hrs. Both plan to be in the area that day as
members of the Mark Newton Band on tour.
Clay Hess Bio:
Clay was 9 when he first heard live bluegrass at the Lake Snowden
Bluegrass Festival in Albany, Ohio. Clay's parents and his older brother
played traditional country music, so he originally began learning classic
country. Clay credits his older brother as a big influence on his desire to
play guitar, though his brother stopped
playing around the time Clay started.
His first professional gig came twelve years later at Dollywood theme
park where he spent the summer performing with the group True Blue. In July
of '92 Clay left Dollywood to return to Ohio. He was working in
construction, when Ricky Skaggs called and asked him to fill the guitar slot
for Kentucky Thunder. Oddly enough, Clay had just about quit playing between
his time at Dollywood and Ricky's
call. He spent the next three years performing with Kentucky Thunder.
While Clay was part of the band, the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music
Association) awarded Kentucky Thunder their Instrumental Band of the Year
Award for both 1999 and 2000. Clay was also awarded a Grammy for his
participation in Soldier of the Cross by Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder.
Though Clay largely considers himself a bluegrass player, his
influence's do range outside of bluegrass and include players such as Stevie
Ray Vaughan, Charlie Parker and Leon Rhodes.
A recent accomplishment for Clay has been the creation of the Clay
Hess D-18 signature model guitars by CF Martin.
Randy Kohrs Bio:
See http://www.randykohrs.net/bio.htm
If you are interested in participating in the workshop, please let us
know by replying with "Interested in the (Dobro or Guitar - choose one)
Workshop" in the subject line. If you know others that may be interested,
please forward this message to them so that they can have the chance to
learn from 2 masters of their instruments.
Wally
Fieldcrest Music
(804) 320-7069
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