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Howdy Everyone! We've been hard at work here at HGMN HQ making improvements (thanks to YOUR suggestions - keep them coming!) and getting ready for FESTIVAL SEASON! Our website is getting a new look! Cruise by and enjoy the changes: http://www.HomeGrownMusic.net. New look, easier navigation, upgraded store and new content is being added daily! Let us know what you think: whatIthink@homegrownmusic.net . Our Spring/Summer 2000 catalog is in final preparations for printing and can be expected in late April! If you have moved or changed your mailing address please email us at catalog@homegrownmusic.net and include both your old and new addresses. Or you can call us at 1800 6LEEWAY (leave your name and snail mail info). Rejoice, festival followers! Walther Productions ( http://www.walther-productions.com ) has announced the All Good Festival 2000 which will be held at Buffalo Gap Community Camp in Capon Bridge, WV, May 19-21. Some of you may remember the venue from the "Stompin' 99" festival. The H ome Grown Booth will be on hand to serve up your favorite music merchandise and information. Be sure to check our website ( http://www.homegrownmusic.net/events.html.) Check out this lineup! This is the order in which the bands will appear: Friday, May 19th: The Floodplain Gang, Acoustic Syndicate, Jah Works, The Recipe, Leftover Salmon Saturday, May 20th: Baaba Seth, Wise Monkey Orchestra, Dr. Didg, Blueground Undergrass, Soulive, All Mighty Senators, The Disco Biscuits, moe. One big weekend of incredible music, camping, and celebration high in the mountains of West Virginia! Make your plans now! See you there! Look for more festival announcements and our very own FESTIVAL GUIDE/REVIEW of last year's festivals right here next month!!!! Keep checking back at www.homegrownmusic.net/events.html. Need an outlet for discussion of all things grooving? Join our email discussion list and discuss your favorite bands with like-minded music freaks from all over. Visit our main page, look to the left, and click on "Home Grown Music Net" for instructions. What's New? By Bryan Rodgers ( bryan@homegrownmusic.net ) Ray's Music Exchange - "AliveXchange" CD - This adventuresome, seven-piece ensemble blends intricate jazz with a highly danceable, pulsating funk/rock rhythm and a penchant for the exploratory. Their debut live CD won the Cincinnati Entertainment Award for album of the year. Phillip J. Patti of The News Record says: "This first album frames an instant in the life of this group and reveals some incredible music that is unique and boundary-crossing." $12.00 All Mighty Senators - "Raw Power Live!" CD- The new Home Grown members have released their most energetic recording yet! Recorded at the 9:30 club in Washington, DC, the disc features 15 tracks of fresh prime funk, ranging from new, unreleased s ongs like "Giant Steps" and "(Chunky Buttered) Soul" to Senators concert staples like "No Clothes On" and "Superfriends". $12.00 The Floodplain Gang - "Blind Ride" CD - a dynamic group of string and percussion players from Boulder, CO, together now for almost 4 years, FPG would prefer to spend an evening dabbling in bluegrass, rock, jazz, folk, blues and reggae than be loc ked in a specific genre. Each FPG show promises many consistencies, such as tight 3-part harmonies, fast fret work, and deep exploration of the music through jams. Their CD, which was recorded prior to the arrival of current vocalist Krista Smith, as we ll as Floodplain Gang T-shirts, is now available. $12.00 "From the first notes of the Floodplain Gang's debut album, Blind Ride, it is clear why the band were winners at the 1998 Telluride Bluegrass Festival, where their selection as Best New Band earned them a slot in the 1999 festival. Interestingly, by the end of the CD, it becomes quite clear that they could have won Best New Rock Band, Best New Jazz/Jazz Fusion Band, or a host of other titles." -North Shore - Truckee Action Jamie Janover - "Evolutions- Hammered Dulcimer Improvisations" CD and "Realms"CD, the latter of which features 20 guest musicians such as Jon Fishman, Tony Furtado, and The Jazz Mandolin Project with Jamie Masefield, Stacey Starkweather and Gabri el Jarrett. Jamie is a self-taught drummer, percussionist, and master of the hammered dulcimer. His recorded contributions and live appearances are far too numerous to list here. Popularly known for his collaborations with Phish, Jamie has also played with Leftover Salmon, The Slip, Jazz Mandolin Project, String Cheese Incident, and dozens of other bands. He has appeared on scores of albums encompassing every musical realm imaginable. CDs $12.00 / Cass $8.00 Uncle Sammy - "Live at Broadway Joe's". Recorded live on May 29, 1999 and now available from the newest HGMN Members. Uncle Sammy consists of four musical vagabonds from the streets of Boston who wander across sonic landscapes in a free-spirited celebration of funk, jazz, rock, classical, and Afro-Cuban rhythms and textures. Their huge, spontaneous jams veer wildly off-course from the context of the song, taking the scenic route before completing the journey or maybe embarking on another aural escapade $12.00 Jupiter Coyote - "Live" 2CD set - Brand-new, expansive live set from one of the most dedicated touring bands of the 1990's. Features plenty of JC favorites plus some new material. ONLY $16.00 for 2 CDs! Other titles available from Jupiter Coyote through Home Grown include "Lucky Day", "Wade", "Ghost Dance", "Here Be Dragons" and the debut "Cemeteries and Junkyards". $13.00 - $15.00 Umphrey's McGee - "Greatest Hits Volume III" & "Songs for Older Women" CDs. During the two years Umphrey's McGee has been together, fans of all styles of music have found a new and refreshing voice that offers a unique perspective on the melodic , lyrical and percussive approaches to songwriting and performance. Hailing from South Bend, Indiana, their music is warm and lively while exhibiting a playfulness and penchant for exploration. $14.00 ulu - "Live at The Wetlands Preserve" CD - This brand-new release from New York City's finest jazz/funk outfit is now available! Recorded live on November 19th, 1999 in their home city, this disc features ulu's trademark robust groove, aggressiv e improvisation, and phenomenal musicianship, as well as unmatched sound quality. $12.00 Moses Guest - "Three New Ditties" EP- A short but smokin' sampler of three new tunes from this Texas-based Home Grown band! If you like your groove with a splash of the South, look no further. $8.00 Check out this deal! Purchase The David Nelson Band's "High Adventure in Japan" full-length video and receive the music featured in the video on audio CD for free! Supplies are VERY limited so be sure to order your video today! $20.00 Agents of Good Roots -"Seed" - A new 5 song enhanced CD featuring a documentary video from the studio recording of the full-length CD "Needle & Thread", to be released April 4th. Includes three live tracks: "Pin Up Girl," "Alaska," and "Sultan s of Swing". Also features the version of "John Brown" from Needle & Thread, and a special "Smiling up the Frown" acoustic performance. $10.00 Joe Gallant and Illuminati - "Live Vol. 1" CD- Experience the music of the Grateful Dead in a jazz orchestra environment! Includes "West L.A. Fadeaway", "Feel Like A Stranger", and an extended "Bird Song" suite plus a version of Led Zeppelin's " The Ocean". Hear it to believe it! $14.00 The Larry Keel Experience - Self-titled CD - This brand-new disc from one of the modern masters of bluegrass features a host of great cover songs written by the likes of Bob Marley, John Flower, David Via, and Blind Willie Johnson performed in th e LKE's unique style plus two new Keel originals. $15.00 Merl Saunders - "Still Having Fun" CD - This 1995 live collection of Merl's most requested songs features The Rainforest Band plus special guests Mariana and Billy Tolles working out on tunes like "Boogie On Reggae Woman", "Sugaree", and "My Funn y Valentine", plus more. $15.00 Barney Barnwell and the Plum Hollow Band - "Psychedelic Hillbilly" CD- Rock-and-roll classics get a trippy, fun-filled bluegrass treatment! Three new Barney Barnwell originals compliment song combinations like "Purple Bluegrass Haze", "Rocky Top /Sweet Leaf", and You are my Sunshine of your Love". Get sillybilly. $14.00 Various Artists - "Dead Delites Vol. 4" CD- The newest in a series of Dead tribute CD's from Relix Records features current Relix bands playing Dead covers as well as some real gems from Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, Joe Gallant's Illuminati, Jerry G arcia, Phil Lesh, The Jorma Kaukonen Band, and more. $15.00 Soup - "A Tour of Two Cities" Double CD- Recorded live between two shows at The Wetlands in New York City and The Cotton Club in Atlanta, GA, this expansive double-CD set of Soup's finest live moments is sure to warm your bones! $15.00 We also have some John Scofield CD's in stock at prices that are just unbelievable: "Live" CD featuring 6 expansive concert takes from Munich 1977. Mellow, classic jazz style from Scofield's quartet. $8.00 "Shinola" and "Out Like a Light" CD's- Both discs were recorded before the same receptive club audience as the live CD, but the lineup is a trio of Scofield on guitar, Steve Swallow on bass, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. $8.00 each
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