Black Walnut Folk Club

Author: Wayne

  • September 18th Black Walnut for the End of Summer

    Friday September 18th was a great start for the new season. We had a 30% increase in our performers from last June when we only had 10 performers. It was a treat to have some of our regulars back and two first time performers for the Black Walnut.

    Our next Acoustic Open Stage event will be Friday October 16th at 8pm.

    On September 18th our Open Stage performers were:
    l. Wayne Cheater, 2. Andrew Maranta – NEW, 3. Dan Hergott, 4. Barry Cull, 5. Neil Light, 6. Jakki Annerino, 7. Randy Ouillette, 8. David Maranta, 19. Matt Machado – NEW, 10. Scott Abrams, 11, Adam David Lang, 12. Cam and Pat, 13. Ron Hammar

  • Open Stage on June 19th

    Friday June 19th was great even though we only had 10 performers. It was good that we decided to let some people do an extra song to fill out the evening. Thanks to Carla and Maaike for taking care of refreshments. And thanks to everyone who helped make this a great year for the BW. We missed you Randy and Karen. We all hope you’re feeling better soon, Karen.

    Now we’ll take a break for summer holidays and folk festivals. We will have our next Open Stage on Friday, September 18, 2015 at 8 pm. Have a great summer!

    See the photos below. On June 19th our Open Stage performers were:
    l. Kevin Nizi – NEW, 2. Mike Miller, 3. Terry Krentzkamp, 4. Jakki Annerino, 5. Scott Abrams, 6. David and Lars, 7. Adam and Johnny, 8. Jeff and Jonathan, 9. Jack Cole, 10. Lars and David

    Kevin Nici, June 19, 2015
    Kevin Nizi, June 19, 2015

     

    Jeff and Jonathan June 19, 2015
    Jeff and Jonathan June 19, 2015

     

  • We Got the May Long Weekend Going

    Our numbers were down a little, perhaps because of the holiday weekend and the great weather, but on May 15th everything went like clockwork.  It was a treat to hear Rob Dunham for the first time and to also see some folks return that we have not seen much  recently.  Our performers were:

    1. Dan Hergott, 2. Kevin Smith, 3. Dan McQuade, 4. Lawrence Cresswell, 5. Crispin Pemberton-Pigott, 6. Jakki Annerino, 7. Rob Dunham, 8. Randy Ouillette, 9. John and Adam, 10.Wayne Cheater, 11.David Maranta, 12.Scott Abrams, 13.Cam and Pat

  • Stand By Nepal May 24th 1:00 pm at the Registry

    https://www.facebook.com/events/1556157277979921/permalink/1556158291313153/

    This is a great project. You get to bring your guitar, play with a hall full of other players and donate to help bring earthquake relief to Nepal.

  • MILL RACE FOLK SOCIETY ANNUAL SPRING PREVIEW

    This will happen 8 pm Saturday May 23, 2015 at Cambridge Arts Theatre, 47 Water Street South, Cambridge

    Tickets: $15.00 Advance, $20.00 at the Door. Available Online and through the Theatre Box Office: 519-623-4070

    The Annual Spring Preview features performers who will be appearing at the festival this coming summer. It is an opportunity for audiences to see some of the exciting acts that will be featured for the 23rd Annual Mill Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music. Dates for this year are: July 31-August 2, 2015. This is also a fundraising concert with all proceeds going towards covering some of the festival expenses.

    This year’s concert features:

    BRIAN CROZIER

    CELTIC CROSSING

    THE EVERLOVIN’ JUG BAND

    THE FAIR WIND

    For further information, please contact: Brad McEwen, Artistic Director, Mill_race@yahoo.com  519-621-7135 www.millracefolksociety.

     

  • We Missed Dan on Friday, April 17th.

    We missed Dan Hergott on Friday night. We sure hope that his recovery is swift and complete. We had a full show with 17 performances and an appreciative audience. A great big thank-you goes out to everybody who pitched in to pick up the slack for our missing members, especially Irena who carried a car load of sound equipment to and from the community center and then ran the snack and drinks counter, Scott who helped load up and carry some of the sound gear and who set-up and ran the sound system on Friday night and Ellen who did almost all of the announcing.

    Our Next Black Walnut Acoustic Open Stage will be Friday, May 15th, 2015. The 17 performers on April 17th were:

    1. Wayne Cheater; 2. Randy Bell – NEW; 3. Mike Miller; 4. Gary, Rick and Dan; 5. Sonya Malton – NEW; 6. Jakki Annerino; 7. Dan McQuade and Neil; 8. Randy Ouillette; 9. Scott Abrams; 10.Gary and Dan McQuade; 11.Don Edwards; 12.Natalia Valencia; 13.Cam and Pat; 14.Peter Van der Maas; 15.Ron Hammar; 16.Neil Light; 17.Ed Barrington

  • March 20th Acoustic Open Stage Details

    Last night was a blast at the Black Walnut. A great audience and a fine program by some of our regulars and a first timer. We certainly hope that Don comes back with some more of those songs with the ukulele. Thanks to all who pitched in, with several of our regular host committee absent, we needed your help last night.

    The open stage performers all get 10 minutes to perform 2 songs/tunes. Last night 6 people got to do an extra song encore. Our performers, in order of appearance were:

    1. Wayne Cheater, 2. Kevin Smith, 3. Mike Miller, 4. Don Edwards – NEW, 5. Randy Ouillette, 6. Ron Hammar, 7. Dan Hergott, 8. Gary and Dan McQuade, 9. Scott Abrams, 10.Cam & Pat, 11.Gord Castle

    We will return with another Acoustic Open Stage, Friday April 17, 2015.

  • The February 20, 2015 Acoustic Open Stage

    We had a fine evening with a great mix of familiar performers and several first-timers on a very chilly Friday evening. A total of 14 performers were:

    1. Wayne Cheater; 2. Scott and Amber – NEW; 3. Timberlane Trio; 4. Kate Strathdee & Mike – NEW; 5. Dan Hergott; 6. Jakki Annerino; 7. Randy Ouillette; 8. Vienna D’Amato-Hall – NEW; 9. Adam Lang & John Dooley; 10.David Maranta and Friends; 11.Ron Hammar; 12.Cam and Pat; 13.Neil Light; 14.Lawrence Cresswell

    Please take note of our new email addresses.  You can reach us at wayne@blackwalnutfolkclub.com

  • On January 16th Jack and Brad Gave us a Sample

    On Friday, January 16, 2015, Jack Cole and Brad Nelson started off our evening with a two song sample of their Stan Rogers tribute songs.  They are both featured as part of a 3 concert tour in aid of Stanfest.   We had a very fine evening which also featured some jazz numbers complete with guitar, bass and sax and a contemporary dance interpretation.

    The next Acoustic Open Stage will be Friday, February 20th. The performers on January 16th were:

    1. Jack Cole and Brad Nelson; 2. Timberlane Trio – Dave, Lars & Jeff(NEW); 3. Mike Miller; 4. Dan Hergott; 5. Terry Krentzkamp; 6. Jakki Annerino; 7. Loretta Fullerton & Julia Ridley (NEW); 8. Ron Hammar; 9. Gary and Rick; 10.Dave Maranta; 11.Cam and Pat; 12.Randy Ouillettte; 13.Wayne Cheater; 14.Scott Abrams

  • On December 19, 2014 Seasonal Celebration Was Well Attended

    On Friday December 19th, We had our best turnout for the year for songs, treats, prizes and all open stage evening with a seasonal flavour. The Open Stage performers were:

    1. Ian – NEW, 2. Rick and Gary, 3. Barry Cull, 4. David Maranta, 5. Dan Hergott, 6. Pete Lippert, 7. Jakki Annerino, 8. Randy Ouillette, 9. Lawrence Cresswell, 10.Scott Abrams, 11.John Dooley and Adam Lang, 12.Ron Hammar, 13Arthur Wayne, 14.Cam and Pat, 15.Gord Castle

    We hope to see y’all back on Friday, January 16 for our next Acoustic Open Stage.