Here’s the “Sierra at Berklee” video that she and the college worked on with Yahoo a couple of weeks back. It’s a great “inside” tour of Berklee College of Music featuring Sierra as your very own personal guide. Video includes a chat with Kathy Mattea, a songwriting class with Mark Simos, etc. Very nicely done.

http://new.music.yahoo.com/programs/ram-country/

Skip Gorman

SKIP GORMAN sings cowboy songs and plays Old Time fiddle tunes the way they were heard around the cow camps of the Old West at the end of a long day’s ride down the trail. This week, the trail brings Skip to Richmond, Virginia and Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Here’s where and when you can get in touch with your Inner Cowboy/Cowgirl:

Saturday, March 26: Richmond Folk Music Society hosts “Cowboys and Campfires: The Musical Heritage of the Old West with Skip Gorman” at 8:00 PM at the Congregation Or Ami, 9400 West Huguenot Road, Richmond, Virginia 23235. (804) 647.7856. Info, directions, etc. at www.richmondfolkmusic.com

Sunday, March 27: Folklore Society of Greater Washington hosts “Old Time Ballads, Fiddle Tunes and Stories of the Old West with Skip Gorman” at 3:00 PM (take the family) at Mt. Lubentia (The Wallaces), 603 Largo Road , Upper Marlboro, MD. (301) 324.7311. Info, directions, etc. at http://fsgw.org/myorgnet/public.php

Winter may be trying keep its grip on upstate NY, but Yvette Landry is sure to heat things up!

Yvette Landry Coming to Upstate NY

Friday, March 11: The Yvette Landry Band at the “Honky Tonk Dance Hall” featuring Glenn Fields of The Red Stick Ramblers and Betse Ellis of The Wilders. At the Harmony House, 58 East Main St, Webster, NY 14580. 7:30 pm: Honky Tonk dance lesson with Esther Brill & RJ Ruble; 8:00-11:00: Yvette Landry performance. Cover charge: $12 in advance; $15 day of show. Tix available at the Bop Shop (Village Gate, 274 N Goodman, Rochester); Aaron’s Alley (662 Monroe Ave); Stutzman’s Guitar Center (4405 W Ridge Rd); and the Music Store (18 E Main St, Webster). Info: 585.727.4119.

Saturday, March 12: The Yvette Landry Band featuring Glenn Fields and Betse Ellis plus opening set: An Old Time Country Jam with former Donna the Buffalo member Jim Miller (in town for an all-too-seldom visit from Seattle), Richie Stearns and friends. At Castaways, 413 Old Taughannock Boulevard, Ithaca, NY 14840. Old Time Country Jam begins at 8:00 pm; Yvette Landry Band takes the stage at 9:30. Cover charge: $12. Info: 607.272.1370. rootabagaboogie@lightlink.co

ABOUT YVETTE LANDRY…

“Rooted in country music, drawing on Cajun, blues & rock n roll… telling stories that sound like it actually happened, songs where you can still hear a heart breaking…. ”
–BILL KIRCHEN

Yvette Landry comes from a long and venerable line of musicians (her grandpa was Lucien Landry of the Bill Landry Orchestra & The Louisiana Six) and she started out playing in her hometown of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana with the Lafayette Rhythm Devils, graduating to the all female Cajun super group Bonsoir Caitin. From touring the world as a multi-instrumentalist, to performing with the likes of Balfa Toujours, Redstick Ramblers, Pine Leaf Boys, Walter Mouton, Steve Riley, Dirk Powell, Donna the Buffalo, Bill Kirchen, Carol McComb, John Lilly, Geraldine Gay and Darrell Scott, Yvette has made a name for herself as a powerful accompanist. (She’s been called the Queen of the Cajun bass.) This past year, Yvette produced her first solo album, “Should’ve Known,” with help from Joel Savoy and members of the Red Stick Ramblers. The album’s full of Yvette’s originals and getting rave reviews: it’s more vintage country than Cajun but given her roots, it’s hard to deny the Cajun dance hall accent.

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PS: On a related note: The Red Stick Ramblers will be with us at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in Oak Hill, NY on July 14, 15 and 16 this summer. We’re also privileged to have them as our host band at Rhythm & Roots Festival, in Charlestown, RI, on Labor Day Weekend, September 2, 3 and 4.  Tickets to each of these events are now on sale at the Early Bird Special Price.

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