Happy Father’s Day!!!

Well, I’ll have to say this is one of the craziest June’s I can remember. We had a waterfall in our basement a couple of weeks ago when the tornado came by town, and this past weekend had a fire on the front lawn from a downed power line. There have been sad times for close friends and joyful times with the birth of sweet baby Trudy (she’s our friends’, but we’ll claim her as our own!). And there’s been some great music…

My favorite this month -  Annie & Rod Capp’s show at Spack’s Barn in Dexter, Michigan in celebration of Annie and Jason Dennie’s birthdays - and the show was terrific. John joined them on bass, and they invited me up to play a couple of songs, which was even a greater treat with Rod, Annie, John, Jason Dennie, Drew Howard, and Billy Mack helping out!

We’ve got some big travels coming up – Brazil in July, Washington, DC in August, and then New York City for the Fall (more about that later)… Soooo… we have one more concert in the Midwest this month before we take off for a while…

UPCOMING CONCERTS:

And we are super excited for our festival concert in Bryan, Ohio. Our friends Bob and Pat Hofbauer from the West Bethesda concert series are hosting the music for the festival (there will be music, games, fireworks…). We played a fantastic festival here this past Fall, and we guarantee it's a great time! They have been volunteering their time and energy (and money) to bring acoustic music to this area of Ohio. They have brought in some unbelievable national folk acts. They are great people and their audience are great people – so come join the great people!

Saturday, June 26^th, 3:30-4:45pm. West Bethesda Folk Music Concerts presents: “Day in the Park” Bryan, OH. Bryan Recreational Park, Jaycee Pavilion. For more information: Email: WBConcerts@WestBethesda.org

 www.westbethesda.org/wbconcerts.htm

Hope you can come!!! Roadtrip?

Peace,

Allison (& John)

Notes from May:

Special thanks to Dee and Mike Hunt who produce the Artisans' Circle Gallery concert series in Williamston near Lansing, MI. We had such a fabulous time at this wonderful gallery with an incredible audience. Thanks to all who came out to hear us for the first time, and to Mike and Dee for starting up this great concert series! – we’ll be back to the area! 

Happy May!

Hope you’re recovering from your Cinco de Mayo margaritas! Lots to tell but wanted to invite you to our performance at a new concert series next Friday:

Friday, May 15th , 7pm. Artisans' Circle Gallery, 138 West Grand River Avenue, Williamston near Lansing, MI. 517-655-2200. You can reserve tickets by phone with a credit card. Tickets: $10 in advance and $15 at the door at the Gallery, or Six String Place, 125 East Grand River Avenue, Williamston, MI 48895. ( 517) 282-3266. This is hosted by our friends Dee and Mike Hunt who stumbled on us when they came to see Annie & Rod play with us at Old Chamberlain Inn in the Upper Peninsula last May.

UPCOMING SHOWS:

June 26^th, 3:30-4:45pm. West Bethesda Folk Music Concerts presents: “Day in the Park” Bryan, OH. Jaycee Pavilion.featuring music, games, fireworks… Our friends Bob and Pat Hofbauer from the West Bethesda concert series are hosting the music. We played a fantastic festival here this past Fall, and we guarantee it's a great time!

Also, if you haven’t had a chance yet, check out the video on our homepage: www.allisondowney.com to see Genevieve, our friends’ 4-year old daughter “Almost” and “Texas” on Ukulele with our CD playing in the background. It’s unbelievably adorable! And she is a star at 4!

Thanks so much! Happy Mother’s Day, Mamas!

Allison

Notes from April:

It was such an honor to join John Latini, Annie & Rod Capps, and host extraordinaire Joel Palmer at the Trinity House end of April for “Empty Chair Songwriter’s Night.” I was blown away by the performances of the audience members who had their names pulled out of a hat to join us on stage. Thank to all of you who came out for this amazing evening!

What a great time we had at A3Radio.com for our Live radio performance/interview on “Folk It! Live!” with host extraordinaire (and friend) Tom Saunders. Thanks to all of you who came out to be part of the studio audience and those that tuned in! You can still Listen online if you go to the website.

I am so excited for this unique super fun concert this  FRIDAY, APRIL 23^rd, 8pm at The Trinity House, Livonia, MI. The theme is “Empty Chair Songwriter’s Night” and it features Annie & Rod Capps, John Latini, Allison, and host Joel Palmer. This is one of our favorite venues in Michigan. Four audience members will have their names selected from a hat to perform a song and fill the empty chair.  A guitar will be provided. If you use an instrument other than guitar, you may bring that. Check their website for more details: The Trinity House Theatre

38840 W. Six Mile, Livonia, MI 48152-2605

Tickets $15; 12 for subscribers.  

UPCOMING SHOWS:

May 15^th , 7pm. Artisans' Circle Gallery in Williamston,

near  Lansing, MI.  This is hosted by our friends Dee and Mike Hunt who stumbled on us when they came to see Annie & Rod play with us at Old Chamberlain Inn in the Upper Peninsula last May. More info. To follow. Check the website.

June 26^th. “Day in the Park” Bryan, OH. Summer Festival

Time TBA. featuring music, games, fireworks… Our friends Bob and Pat Hofbauer from the West Bethesda concert series are hosting the music.

Notes on March:

We had a fabulous time at Kick Off Your Shoes House Concert in Topsfield, Massachussettes! Ashara is a great host (and so is her partner Steve who made us an exquisite dinner!). Thanks so much to those of you who came out despite the great Nor’eastr – Yes, the worst rain in nearly 50 years – you ROCK!

We got to hang out with some wonderful friends. Our friends Roxanne and her 4-year old daughter, Genevieve, braved the storm. Later they caught Genevieve on video performing “Almost” and “Texas” on Ukulele with our CD playing in the background. It’s unbelievably adorable! And she is a star at 4! We posted them on to the left on this homepage. 

It was such an honor to play MAMA’s Coffeehouse in Bloomfield Hills, MI last week and to open for Michael Johnson. He truly is a triple threat – amazing voice, lyrics, and virtuoso guitar. Check him out at: www.mjblue.com

We had a wonderful time with Annie and Rod Capps and Zig from The White Crow Conservatory in Saginaw. What a great venue!

Enjoy the Spring!

Allison