Welcome
to Frank Cassel, the Banjo Man's
NEWS
March 2009
E-mail address: banjomanfc@aol.com
Web Site: www.banjomanfc.com
Myspace Music Page: www.myspace.com/
The
Banjo Man performs lively and engaging folk, bluegrass and original music for
all audiences including kids and seniors. I am available for occasions such as
concerts, community festivals and children's parties.
Winter Party Discount! 20% Discount for parties and other performances (1 hour or less) through March 31 if you mention my newsletter(or subscribe if you are not already on my list) when you email or call.
My regular price is $250. The discount price is therefore $200.
Check out my new song, "Keep Me Up On MySpace When I'm Gone" at www.myspace.com/
Buy
the MP3 at iTunes.com:
http://itunes.apple.com/
Thanks for the many great comments about the 'Web Sites and Activities' section below 'Performances'. Let me know your thoughts about sites you visit.
PERFORMANCES
LEBANESE TAVERNA BETHESDA - Performances for young children thesecond and fourth Tuesday of the month. Plus, a special St. Patty's Day show March 17. 10:30AM. FREE - 7141 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 - 301-951-8681 - www.lebanesetaverna.com
SILVER DINER, ROCKVILLE, MD- Because of your many requests I am back to twice or more per month at the Silver Diner,on the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of the month from 6-8PM for Kids Night. Next Banjo Man kids shows at the Silver Diner: Tuesday, March 3, Tuesday, March 17, and Tuesday, March 31.. Every Tuesday from 5 to 8PM there is free face painting, and kids get a free milk shake. (On Tuesdays when I am not performing there is a magician). The Silver Diner is located at 11806 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The phone number is 301-770-2828 and the web site is www.silverdiner.com. The email address is rockville@silverdiner.com.
JAMMIN' JAVA SHOW CONTINUES! Thanks to a very positive response, the Banjo Man show for young children at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA continues every Friday at 10:30AM. Kids and their parents are having a great time. There is a $5 Admission per child. Jammin' Java is located at 227 Maple Ave. East in Vienna, VA. The phone number is 703-255-1566 and the web site is www.jamminjava.com. Jammin' Java also has great acoustic music in the evenings, space for special events, instrument lessons, and more. Performance change: I substitute for Oh, Susannah on Thursday, February 19, and she will perform for me on Friday, February 20.
KATIE'S
COFFEE HOUSE AT THE OLD BROGUE,Great
Falls,MD - 10AM - Performance for young children every 4th
Thursday. $5 per child. 760C Walker Road/Great Falls, VA 22066 -
703-759-3309 - www.oldbrogue.com
(I am looking forward
to performances at preschools, senior centers and private parties not listed
here because they are not open to the public as far as I know. If you want me to
include your event(April and forward) on my list, please let me
know.)
I am available to perform at concerts, community festivals,
special events and parties, including children's parties. I teach 5-string
banjo and guitar.
The Banjo Man CD for kids
and/or banjo lovers has been a great success. Copies are available from me for
$15.00. I usually have them at performances, or just reply to this e-mail and
let me know if you are interested in purchasing a copy. You may now
download selections from the CD on the Internet (from iTunes, for
example)-search for 'Banjo Man Frank Cassel'. Listen to samples
on my web site, or Myspace page noted at the top of this
newsletter.
ACTIVITIES
AND WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO PARENTS AND/OR ARTISTS
Banjo Bunny - My good friend, Susan Preston, has a great e-card web site: www.banjobunny.com. This site is a lot of fun, and well worth a few minutes checking it out. I signed up, and send these cards to my friends.
Geff
King
does a great job on the design and maintenance of my web page (www.banjomanfc.com). He plays guitar and sings
(really well) in my band, Mountain Fever, and plays bass
withKaren Collins. He wrote a song recorded
on the new Karen Collins CD that gota great review in the Washington
Post - 'ForgiveMy Heart for Breaking' is the name of the song Geff
wrote. The CD is 'Tail Light Blues' by Karen Collins'
Backroads Band, and is well worth a listen. Check it out at www.cdbaby.com/cd/
Mary Cliff's wonderful radio show, Traditions is the longest running show in DC. The show now airs on WAMU radio 88.5FM on Saturday night from 11PM-1AM. Check it out while you are up late feeding the baby, or on the way home from a gig. Mary, many thanksfor all the years of supporting folk music, and the music folk of the area,the nation, and the world.
Many thanks to Lissy Rosemont for setting up my Myspace Music page. Check out her band at: www.juniorleagueband.com. Their new CD got a very good review in the Washington Post. I saw them recently at the 9:30 club, and they were great, as is the new CD. I got a copy at the show and listened in the car on the way home. It is excellent.
www.GoCityKids.com is a great web site for checking out children's activities.
Storytelling in Kensington - Ellouise Schoettler hosts a storytelling event the first Wed. of every month at 7:30PM in the Kensington Row Book Shop, 3786 Howard Ave./Kensington, MD 20895. For more info contact heremail: Ellouise9112@aol.com.
Andy's Parties offers full service birthday parties in DC, Maryland and Virginia- theyprovide everything to create a great party, and have a variety of themes available including, of course, the Banjo Man. I highly recommend them. The web site is: www.andysparties.com.
Noodles and Noggins of Clifton, VA offers'Creative Play & Things for Kids'. They carry great stuff. The store is well worth a visit, and I believe there is also a mail order catalog available. For more information, please call 703-815-8600 or e-mail Jacquie at jacquie@noodlesandnoggins.com. Let her know you heard about the store from the Banjo Man web site: www.noodlesandnoggins.com.
www.dc-baby.com is a very valuable web site for parents of young children. The book, DC Baby, is a great resource, and got a very good review from Washington Parent magazine. The book is available through the above web site. The web site also has informative news of interest tolocal parents and an extensive list of very useful links.
Check out a very informative web site: www.our-kids.com.They are a local guide listing activities and resources for families. In addition,
they offer a weekly newsletter which has a calendar of events, local theater performances, promotions and more that's useful for
families.
The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County provides valuable services including a newsletter for artists in the County. They also have a great calendar of events. Their website is: http://www.creativemoco.com.
My favorite bluegrass band, Bob Perilla and Big Hillbilly Bluegrassplays a lot in the DC area. If you like bluegrass music, or if you think you might, you should go see them. Their web site is: www.bighillbillybluegrass.com
The DC Bluegrass Union has a site that is an indispensable
resource for those interested in the local bluegrass scene. The web site
is: www.dcbu.org.
The Washington Area Music Association
provides many benefits to local musicians.
They have been a great help to many of us over the years. Help keep our local music scene
strong. http://www.wamadc.com
Frank Cassel
PO Box 303
Kensington, MD 20895
301-933-9190
banjomanfc@aol.com
Web Site: www.banjomanfc.com
E-Mail address: banjomanfc@aol.com
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