The Bloomingtones are essentially on a winter hiatus except for our regulaly scheduled monthly show at the Hospitality House on the 2nd Monday.
However, Ginger has finished her 2nd solo CD and has copies available for sale for those interested. You can send her an email here or visit Ginger Curry - "My Heart is Open" to hear some samples, read the lyrics, and get yourself a copy (soon to be available on CD Baby as well). 
She spent a week in Nashville this fall with multi-grammy nominated producer Fred Bogert recording her latest songs. You can also see what is going on with her at Ginger Curry's Website, although she is notorious for not keeping it updated. That's all for now. Check back occasionally for updates this winter, and if you are on our mailing list we will be sure to notify all of upcoming shows. -- Scot
We had a great time at the 1st Annual Little Grantville Fall Bluegrass Festival put on by Gary Grant. Wish we could have arrived earlier and had more time to hang out. Maybe at the Spring Festival next June. A great location just east of Bedford with a very nice stage and natural shaded amphitheatre for fans to sit and enjoy the music. If it rains, the stage is covered or things can relocate into the adjoining large barn. I've attached a couple of pictures taken from the audience during our set. http://www.kiva.net/~cowpie9 for future events at Little Grantville. -- Scot
While Janssen and Nicole were out at Telluride, I was spending most of the week out at Bean Blossom (the Bean) in Indinan at the 39th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival 11-18 June 2005. I'm not the computer geek that Janssen is so I am just getting around pulling the images off my digital camera and updating with a post. I've only upped a few pics so far, mostly mandolin specific, but I've got about 200 total.
Here is one of the The Dillards (aka The Darlins), Rodney and Doug Dillard. Click here for the full photo album. Bean Blossom June 2005 Photo Album.
-- Scot
Well, Friday night was exciting! After resting up Friday evening, we returned to the main stage to see Jewel. I know what you're thinking. Jewel isn't bluegrass, country, or even acoustic anymore. Well I have to say she had one of the most acoustic sets yet. Just her and a guitar. She played a LOT of her first album, and treated the crowd to some hearty yodeling as well! After Jewel, we were nearly trampelled by lots of Yonder Mountain String band fans, doing what I like to refer to as the "hippie-two-step". We retreated back to our tents, and prepared for "Nightgrass", which is located at some of the venues in town. We saw King Wilkie and Peter Rowan, and hung out with a few of the guys from King Wilkie after the show. Jake, their current upright bass player, told us of a hot show to checkout today in town at the workshop tent. It was an old-time round-up with all the girls from Uncle Earl, half the guys from King Wilkie, and a special appearance by Chris Thiele of Nickel Creek. They played lots of amazing OLD-time music, doing some great Carter songs, fiddle tunes, etc. They also started up a square-dance (or some kind of dancing circle). I think that this old-time performance was the highlight of the fest so far for me. They even closed with an old Monroe Brothers tune. I've posted some more pics from last night and this morning. Tonight, still to come..... Gil and Dave!!!! I can't wait...
---Janssen
Thursday afternoon....
Well, it took us many days of travel, but Nicole and I have arrived at Telluride, and are having a jolly good time. Today, the highlights were the Wilders and Split Lip Rayfield, of which we have a couple pics posted. (Notice the upright bass in Split Lip Rayfield...it's an actual gas tank). Later tonight, we still have Emmylou Harris and Wilco to look forward to. As the fest goes on, we'll post more. Until then....
-----Janssen
Burr... It was windy and cold for the most part but the turn out was great. We had a bit of a chance to sample a few of the wonderful Indiana Wines, but not enough. We were playing our first show with our guest fiddler, Richard Torstrick. We had not had a chance to get together and run through any tunes, but did pass Richard a setlist. What an amazing Bluegrass fiddler. It was great to play with a fiddle in the band again and we hope to have Richard along at some future events, so keep your eyes open. Played a total of about 2 hours. Mark and Richard were tearing it up despite the cold. I was just getting over a bought of the Flu and my lungs were still conjested and I was a veritable Snot Factory. Which normally wouldnt be an issue with Ginger there, but since Ginger was outta town I was supposed to sing a bit more. It failed me a few times on harmony parts, but held up when I had the lead, thank goodness. The fingers werent cooperating though. All in all a decent experience. We had a few times when the sun peeked through and warmed things up a bit, but for the most part just a bit too cold and windy for my liking. For those that turned out to see us, I hope you enjoyed it. The wine probably helped tremendously. See ya'll soon and thanks fer listenin'.--- Scot
Played for Dave and Teresa's wedding on December 4th. A pretty good time had by all. Hightlight was Dave's rendition of Man of Constant Sorrow, to his wife's utter delight!?!? Played two sets total. We have nothing booked at this time until next year in February, so if you need a band for an event, give us a call or drop and email. We're pretty cheap. Might work on some tunes for a long overdue CD, when we can figure out where our fiddler is at?? There are a few pics in the Photo Album to the left (Daves Wedding Photos)
O' Kathleeeeeennnn!!! If anyone has seen this person... ....please contact us or at least tell her to write home.
