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| Congratulations Joe... Hall of Fame Recipient at the PARK THEATRE...from BJ |
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| Gary Grant, left, and Bob Hamlin listen from left, BJ Spicer, Joe Spicer and Sarah Whitehead, during the Little Grantville Bluegrass Festival. Rich Janzaruk | Hoosier Times |
| are alive with the sound of bluegrass; Bluegrass festival is about family, fun By Mike 7:Little Grantville Bluegrass Festival Hills NewsLittle Grantville Bluegrass Festival Hills 08 AM CDT |
As always....we hope you can join us at Joe's Pizza and Pickin' Parlor for all our weekly music nights! This is a great place to come sing & eat pizza in a family oriented, non-smoking, non-alcohol environment. If you would like more info or if you have a band that would like to play at Joe's Pizza and Pickin' Parlor, email us and let us know. We would be glad to put you on our schedule for 2008. Thanks for checking us out and happy pickin'! JOE & BJ PAST NEWS...2006 Oct 14th we went to the Williard in Franklin, IN to see the RUBBER BAND. Oct 7th & 8th we had the busiest weekend going from Bean Blossom Wagon Train Days to the Park Theatre on Sat & Versailles State Park Sun October 8th Lost Mill String Band at Versailles State Park 12 noon followed by Common It was the most beautiful weather & Joe & I were off for a long weekend & enjoyed all of it! The weekend of Oct 1st was a great festival at Pumphrey's Hill near Greensburg, IN. This year they had enclosed the stage. Each year it has been improved on. There was all kinds of old-timey stuff going on...kettle corn, work horse rides during sourgum making, natural soaps, pony rides, etc. Saturday Sept 23rd was our 10 hour jam-a-thon at Joe's Pizza & Pickin'. Noon -10pm It was a big success! We had 5 bands starting with the Wildwood Flowers, Crimson River, Glorybound, Better Off Band (country), & our "surprise band" was The Rubber Band! There was lots of jammin' between bands & afterwards! A lot of people came out & supported our friend Leonard McRoberts with all the money going to him to help with his medical expenses! Christine Lee won the fiddle raffle & Sarah Whitehead won the dobro raffle! As we have opened our new pizza shop at MUTC...I apologize for not updating the website regularly...I promise to keep up a little better now that we have gotten a little more organized out there! As of Saturday September 2nd, Joe Is no longer with the Baker Boys Bluegrass Band Sunday, August 13th several pickers joined us at our new location at M.U.T.C for a big OPEN JAM. Our Tuesdays Jams will be at this new location! On Aug 22nd we were joined by soldiers from Porta Rica...there even was a quatro...similar to a mandolin but with 12 strings! Wed & Fri jam nites are still at Joe's Pizza in North Vernon. Karaoke will also be held at M.U.T.C. on Thursdays! Go towards Versailles on highway 50 Turn left at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center...across from Brushcreek school. Pass the SEPAC sign...when the road splits...go right. We are on the right...Joe's Pizza Banner in the front. Also yellow sign for Liberty Post convenient Store. HOPE YOU CAN COME...THE SOLDIERS ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT IT!!!! Friday Aug 4th we had a new picker at Joe's Pizza....Hank Cawthorne from Lynchburg, TN. He played some original country songs & played some bluegrass with Bert & Tim. Saturday we went to Sherri & Shea's wedding at Bean Blossom. Now that was a real bluegrass wedding. Russell Passwater, along with the Castetters played some great music for the ceremony. The bride & groom sang songs to each other & the wedding was a show by itself! Afterwards, we jammed some more in Greenwood with Hank and his wife Jennifer! Saturday Aug 5th was the bluegrass band show at the Jefferson Co Fairgrounds in Madison! July 29th was Bluegrass Nite at Joe's with the the Wildwood Flowers opening for Leatherwood Valley! Crimson River surprised us with an aftershow! Our new storefront is coming along...still under construction. We are excited to open up our new pizza shop at MUTC...check it out! July 20th.Lost Mill was at Bean Blossom1 Saturday...July 22nd, the Wildwood Flowers played at Henryville Bluegrass Band Show! Lots of Jammin' going on outside there too! July 15th we played with the Creekside Pickers at Kingpin BBQ in Vernon...great place to eat! There was Bluegrass music the weekend of July 15th at Little Grantsville Bluegrass Barn. On July 8th Joe went to Hayden with the Baker Band & BJ played in Holton with the Wildwood Flowers. July 4th there was all day bluegrass in the North Vernon city park. Tatlock once again put together a whole slew of bands for the event. Saturday, July 9th there was music bluegrass in the park at HOLTON, IN July 9th there was a bluegrass band show at Hayden, In Friday April 7th, Joe & I went down to the Kentucky Opry in Benton, KY for a show featuring the Baker Boys. They put on one great show. Along with the awesome bluegrass songs...Jesse had the crowd laughing constantly between songs while tuning & just being naturally funny...Taylor of course was pickin' his mandolin & trying his best...to not smile. It was one of the best shows I have seen yet from these very talented kids. Their mom also wowed the crowd with her harmony & energy she carries with her on stage! We also saw the Cope Family for the first time there...watch for their CD on the Kentucky Opry's website. Joe & I will be the 1st one's to order a copy when it comes out. For more info on the Kentucky Opry...check it out on the web... kentuckyopry.com . Saturday April 22nd... the Barnstormin' Bluegrass Party... The Barnstormin' Bluegrass Band played at Joe's Pizza & Pickin' parlor THANKS for your support for this talented family! Money raised goes for the Wullenweber's for the Branson Missouri Trip! Saturday APRIL 29TH was BLUEGRASS NITE ATJOE'S PIZZA & PICKIN' PARLOR... Pre-show was Moir Brothers Harmonicas followed by Heart Strings & Barnstormin Bluegrass featured band was Moonlight Bluegrass After the bands we had some really good jammin' on the stagewith all the musicians entertaining us once again. EVERYONE HAD A GREAT 'OLE TIME! May 13th was the Hayden, Indiana all day bluegrass & gospel festival. Mr Tatlock did it again with a great show of around 20+ bands from all around. Saturday May 20th we traveled to Norman, IN for an all day bluegrass show Joe & I both played there with our bands...The Baker Boys & The Wildwood Flowers. Memorial Weekend was Bluegrass Night at Joe's pizza & Pickin' Parlor with Leatherwood Valley & the Blue River Boys. Joe & I were out of town for the 36th annual RALPH STANLEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL On our way home we went to the Smoky Mountains to see our friends Jerry & Joan Paul where we found them singing on the porch in front of the Alewine Pottery Shop in Gatlinburg, TN...they even invited us to join them so Joe played guitar & I played harmonicas & we all sang together. WOW...that was the highlight of our trip! Then we all went to their mountain home for the evening. June 2, 3, & 4 was a beautiful weekend for the Little Grantville Bluegrass Festival Saturday June 10th bluegrass music in the Park at Holton, IN & Hayden Bluegrass Band Show Saturday June 10th we went to the Park Theatre for the 3rd Annual Granville Johnson Festival. We saw Brad Davis & his brother in concert where Joe was surprised being inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Park Theatre. Olivia Smiley played with the "Soggy Bottom Boyz" Olivia Smiley's Blog Congratulations to Olivia...graduated from high school & earned the Eli Lilly Scholarship She will be heading to Butler University School of music in the fall! the next week we jammed at the Baker house in Martinsville with friend from Michigan Larry Hadsall getting ready for Bean Blossom! Sat June 23rd was Bluegrass Nite at Joe's with Harmonica warm-up at 6:30 followed by The Brothers-In-Laws Featured band will be Sounds of Bluegrass! |
| Hi Folks! Spring 2008... Joe's Pizza & Pickin' Parlor, now being run by our good friends... John & Brenda along with their sons Levi & Logan. They are booking bands for most Saturday Nights. Still "open Jams" going on on Wed & Fri nights. Starts around 7pm-? If your band would like to play at Joe's, call 812-346-2238 to be put on our schedule. Joe & I are in Tennessee, playing music at Alewine Pottery, working at Pizza Planet, & the Miracle Theater as photographers. We would love to hear from folks at home! Email us at: joe@joespizzaandpickinparlor.com |
