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

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

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 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 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.