Mel Bay Publications will exhibit at the following conventions:

Arlington Guitar Show	Arlington, TX	10/14 - 10/17
IBMA	Nashville, TN	10/23 - 10/31
GFA	Montreal, Canada	TBD
Great American Guitar Show	Pittsburgh, PA	TBD

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Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert, "For Hope and Togetherness" in Beverly, MA this Friday

North Shore musicians -- representing a variety of styles -- have banded together to raise money for Hurricane Relief in concert this Friday, 10/7, 7:30 PM at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 225 Cabot St. in Beverly, MA.

Denise Koelsch, vocalist, and Dominic Priolo, guitarist (both of Beverly) will be playing their song "Angel". Mark Retallack (of Beverly) and Mitch Clark-Goldfeld (of Hamilton) will be performing fine jazz piano works. Angelique Bolduc, pianist of Wakefield, will give the premiere of Swampscott composer Diane Anderson's "Elegy"; Jeffry Steele, guitarist of Gloucester, will commemorate the Gulf Coast with "Golliwogg's Cakewalk" (Debussy) and "Song of the Fisherman" (de Falla). Also performing are Marc Silverberg, vocalist from Long Island, NY; Bonnie Barish, pianist of Gloucester; Nancy Williams, vocalist of Rockport; and Daniel J. Kennedy, pianist of Beverly.

There is a $10 suggested donation. 50% of the net proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross, and 50% the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Crisis Fund. Please contact Daniel J. Kennedy danieljkennedy@verizon.net for further information.

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Phil Leadbetter's recording of "California Cotton Fields" by Earl Montgomery and Dallas Frazier has been chosen as the #1 song on the Bluegrass Unlimited National Bluegrass Survey of the Top 30 Bluegrass Songs. The tune is included on Phil's latest CD Slide Effects on the Pinecastle label.


See: http://www.bluegrassmusic.com/index.php?issue=29389&page=survey

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Songs from Ian Whitcomb's Ukulele Heaven Used in Vanguard Film

Stanley's Gig, a 2000 feature film directed by Marc Lazard and starring Faye Dunaway, will be released nationwide on DVD by Vanguard on September 20.
As the plot involves a uke-wielding middle-aged musician who lands a gig at a nursing home as an activities director, Ian Whitcomb was a shoe-in for writing and recording the film score. All of Ian's songs for this film are included in his Mel Bay book, Ukulele Heaven: Songs from the Golden Age of the Ukulele (98270BCD).

Ian will appear at several uke festivals in the coming months, including an important event held on Catalina Island.