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Thurs. Sept. 15, 2011 at 8 PM
    Concert at the Freight & Salvage   
2020 Addison St, Berkeley CA

Tickets $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door
Complete ticket information for Freight & Salvage concerts, including how to order advance tickets online: http://www.freightandsalvage.org
See http://www.freightandsalvage.org/directions for parking information

bobcatsThe Pilot Mountain Bobcats

The Pilot Mountain Bobcats will bring a style of old time string band music that hasn’t been heard much, if at all, on the West Coast; you might call it old time music in overdrive.  We have rarely heard such an intense, cohesive and focused sound.  Over the past 20 years, the Pilot Mountain Bobcats have dominated regional old time contests and fiddlers conventions throughout the southeast, including Galax, Clifftop, Mt. Airy and many others.  They’ve performed throughout the south and in England, but this is the first time they’ve ever been to the West Coast.  Nancy Sluys, the band’s fiddler, is also a great banjo player who has won first place at Galax three times, and second at Clifftop.  She’s joined by Bill Sluys on bass, Jacki Spector on banjo, and Allin Cottrell on guitar.

http://www.pilotmountainbobcats.com

The Pilot Mountain Bobcats will be performing in concert at the Freight on Thurs. Sept. 15, playing for the square dance at Ashkenaz on Sat. Sept. 17, and and various band members will be giving master class workshops at the Freight on Sun. Sept. 18.

Ginny+Tracy

Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz

Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz, from West Virginia, will be making a return trip to the BOTMC; they were last here in 2006. Tracy was a member of the New Lost City Ramblers with Mike Seeger and John Cohen (for 50 years!), and has also been very active in Cajun music, recording and performing with the likes of the Balfa Brothers.  Ginny grew up in the Primitive Baptist church  and has recorded extensively, including a wonderful CD a few years back with the late, great Hazel Dickens and Carol Elizabeth Jones.  Emmylou Harris says that Ginny is one of her favorite singers, and we agree! 

 http://www.ginnyandtracy.com

Ginny and Tracy will perform in concert at the Freight on Thurs. Sept. 15 and will give a master class workshop at the Freight on Sun. Sept. 18.

ACES


The ACES

The ACES are a local all star band with Alan Senauke, Chad Manning, Eric Thompson, and Suzy Thompson. ACES is an acronym of their first names. Chad is best known for his bluegrass fiddling with the David Grisman Bluegrass Band and with Laurie Lewis, but he is also a wonderful oldtime fiddler who has delved deeply into those pre-bluegrass sounds from Kentucky and Tennessee.  Alan Senauke has performed with High Country and, with Eric & Suzy, in the Bluegrass Intentions and the Blue Flame String Band.  Eric, best known as a flatpicker, plays fingerpicked old time banjo in this band!

http://www.ericandsuzy.com

The ACES perform in concert at the Freight on Thurs. Sept. 15.

ALSO: Kick-off Jam in the lobby with members of the Stairwell Sisters, starting at 5pm. FREE!