Lucy Allen & Marshall Goers: Home

Cool weather came in just before the autumnal equinox, and the weather
here has just been lovely. We've been enjoying the locally grown apples and looking forward to the winter squash.

Blue Dawgs had fun at the farmer's market in September and are looking forward to playing at the contra dance at the YWCA in about a
week.

Lucy and Marshall have had to make a couple changes in their plans--this Wednesday, Lucy will be performing solo both before and after Mel Edward's stories. Then Saturday, Square Root will be at the Market instead of Lucy and Marshall. Ironically we both need to travel to the Research Triangle area in NC, for vastly different
reasons. We'll get to pass each other on the road on Friday...

Square Root and Lucy and Marshall will be back in Simpsonville at the end of the month, beginning of next.

Thanks for supporting Live Music!

Howdy All! Thanks for those of you who came out to hear the Blue Dawg String Band at the Farmer's Market on Saturday. We'll be back at the end of the month, and playing for a contra dance in October. We'll also be competing at the festivals at Hagood Mill in Pickens (on Sept 20th) and at Halloweenfest in Brevard on October 25 [http://www.brevardnc.org/halloweenfest.php]. Both are a lot of fun and worth checking out.

Marshall went to the Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention over the Labor Day weekend and placed 3rd in the Twin Fiddle competition with Jeanne McDaniel. Way to Go!

As a duo, we'll be back at Barefoot Annies this week, and again in October, sharing the stage that time with a talented storyteller.

I want to mention one other event you should check out: Dry Ridge Productions will be having a special benefit concert for Rusul, who had a leg blown off in Iraq and is at the Shriners Hospital here for medical attention and to be fitted for a prosthetic leg. This special show will be at the Coffee Underground Theatre (1 Coffee Street) this Saturday, September 13, from 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. All donations to benefit Rusul and No More Victims. There is a great lineup of artists playing. For more information check out http://dryridge.org/acousticseen/eventsthismonth.htm

We're back from our annual pilgrimage to the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop WV where we had a great time seeing friends and playing a lot of music. This month is full of different musical configurations, with Lucy and Marshall, the Blue Dawg String Band, and Square Root all having performances, and all three in the 4th weekend of the month (22nd and 23rd). Marshall is looking forward to the challenge!

Lucy is also gearing up to ride her first Metric Century bike ride as a benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in memory of her Aunt Judy. If you'd like to contribute, online donations may be made to:
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/NCPBikeEvents?px=5115332&pg=personal&fr_id=9355&s_tafId=77383

We're looking forward to playing at Paris Mountain again for the Music in the Woods series. It's a beautiful natural Amphitheatre with stonework added by the CCC and put back in use last year for concerts. The generator for the sound system is solar-powered. And the weather is supposed to be cooler this weekend so it should be a great time.

Hope to see you at a show. Thanks for supporting Live Music!