Yes, on Friday, November 18, 2016 we had a full slate of Open Stage Performers and full tables all around the room. We’ll be back with some seasonal treats on Friday, December 16, 2016 at 8pm. The Open Stage Performers on November 18th were:
1. Mike & Tamara Monaghan
2. David Maranta
3. Dan Hergott
4. Ed Barrington
5. Jakki Annerino
6. Randy Ouillette
7. Lawrence Cresswell
8. Gord and Ann
9. Scott Abrams
10. Jack Cole
11. Peter Van der Maas
12. Cam and Pat
13. Terry & Jim Krentzkamp
14. Ron Hammar
15. Wayne Cheater
16. Scott Chalmers and Dan McQuade

On Friday, October 21st we had an excellent showing of musicians and listeners.  We saw some new folks and were treated to more female performers than usual and mostly duets and/or accompanied artists. I’ll put some pictures of the more recent performers on our “Performers’ Pictures” page.

On October 21st,  The open stage performers were:

1. Lawrence Cresswell
2. Terry & Beth Krentzkamp
3. Dan Hergott with Randy Ouillette
4. Ron Hammar
5. Jakki Annerino with Wayne Cheater
6. Randy Ouillette with Dan Hergott
7. David Maranta & Jeff Wilmer
8. Ann Mark and Gord Castle
9. Neil Light
10. Wayne Cheater with Jakki Annerino
11. Scott Abrams
12. Kyle and Mike (NEW)
13. Paul Horton
14. Jeremy Maloney
15. Mike & Tamara Monaghan
16. Cam & Pat

On Friday, September 16th we started our 23rd season of the Black Walnut with a fine evening of music. Our new equipment all worked fine. We saw some folks who have not been around for a long time and welcomed the world premiere of a great 4 piece band (3 ukuleles, one guitar and 4 voices).

On September 16th, we had a great turnout, in-spite of a lot of other stuff happening that night.  The open stage performers were:

On Friday, November 20th we had a fine evening of songs and tunes. We gave everyone the option of a third song and some people did two and others did three.  For something a little different, we have an attempted listing of all of the numbers performed. If you can provide corrections to any of our errors in the listing below, please do so by posting a comment.

Next month we will have two special treats at our Acoustic Open Stage. Friday December 18th.  We will have Christmas goodies and some door prizes. Inevitably, there will be some seasonal songs as well. AND: Our featured performer next month will be Neil Light who will treat us to a 30 minute opening concert starting at 8 pm. Neal has told me that he has been working on a special project of original songs.  He will have more details to provide about the project.

On November 20 the performers and their songs/tunes were: 1. Andrew Maranta-2 instumentals (originals); 2. Scott Abrams -Turn the page (Bob Seegar), Please Don’t Bury Me (John Prine) & Wonder where the Lions are (Bruce Cockburn; 3. Dan Hergott (with Randy Ouillette) – Sweet Home Alabama (Lynard Skynard), Riot In Cell Block No. 9 (Blues Brothers) & Buy Me a Boat (Chris Janson); 4. Mike Miller – I Got My Mojo Workin’ (Muddy Waters) & She’ll Be Comin ‘Round the Mountain; 5. Lawrence Cresswell– Our Town (Chet Atkins) & an Original medley of railroad songs; 6. Randy Ouillette (with Dan Hergott) – Can’t you See? (Marshall Tucker Band ) & Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down (Merle Haggard); 7. Jakki Annerino (with Wayne Cheater) Deep Roots & A Safe and Welcome Land (both originals); 8. David Maranta – Will the circle Be Unbroken & Harmony (original); 9. Neil Light – 45 Years (Stan Rogers) & an Original Song; 10.Wayne Cheater – Rain -O (Chilliwack) & Still Small Voice (Betty Soo); 11.Cam and Pat – Jericho (Fred G. Eaglesmith) Couldn’t Do Nothin’ Right (Jerry Jeff Walker) & Across the Great Divide (Kate Wolf); 12.Ron Hammar – Dress Rehearsal for the Blues (Original?), You Blew My Heart All to Hell (Original?) & The Cowboy Rides Away (George Strait)

We had a very generous group, including the purchaser of our Old Degas guitar. The high bid at our silent auction and others also put additional donations in the hat to raise a total of $170.00 which we have given to the Central Frederick Neighborhood Association sponsoring of a Syrian refugee family. They have surpassed the amount required for the sponsorship through the Government of Canada and the Mennonite Central Committee.

And there was music. A small but enthusiastic audience was treated to the following list of performers: 1) David Maranta, 2) Ward Brownell, 3) Mike Miller, 4)Dan Hergott, 5) Scott Abrams, 6) Jakki Annerino, 7) Ron Hammar, 8) Randy Ouillette, 9) Wayne Cheater, 10) Cam and Pat

We’ll be back with another Acoustic Open Stage on Friday, November 20, 2015.

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

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