The Picker’s Rag, Issue #39 – 24 February 2010
~The Picker's Rag~
Welcome to the Pickers' Rag, the Goldmine Pickers newsletter that
keeps you up to date on all of our latest comings and goings, news
and
new music.
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Rodney Cordner in Concert!
Howdy everybody! We've got a few things coming up soon. Luke and
Angie will be playing a few shows up in Chicago and then our good
friend Rodney comes to town in early March and he will have several
shows that we will be joining him for. Check it out and hopefully we
will see you out there. We also have a new Goldmine Pickers live
recording that we have, so pick up a copy at one of these shows. It's
two discs of live music fun and has some great new stuff that is
previously unrecorded. Rodney will also be touring with a new
recording that we have recorded some tracks on as well. Check out
some info about Rodney and his music as well as his websites included
below.
Rodney Cordner's songs and music are a blend of the contemporary, with
a touch of traditional Irish, celtic and Americana styles. He has been
on the road for 3 decades & over the years has released 15 recordings
on vinyl and CD, 9 of these albums with French fiddle player Jean-
Pierre Rudolph, and has shared stages with such artists as Pete
Seeger, Stocktons Wing, Luka Bloom, the Incredible String Band, Tommy
Makam and Tommy Sands.
QUOTES Rodney Cordner's song-writing is lyrically sharp and steeped in
social commentary. A talented songsmith he also possesses a manic
sense of wickedly black humour....." (IRISH MUSIC magazine) Cordner's
original songs deliver lyrical punches both swift and concise whether
as social commentator or compassionate lyricist or recalling the first
Chinese restaurants in Ireland on the hilarious "Fiddle Sticks." (Folk
Roots magazine)
www.myspace.com/rodcordner
www.cordner.net/rodney
www.cordnerandrudolph.com
UPCOMING SHOWS!
Wednesday, February 24th Lukas Simpson and Angie Garber lead a folk,
bluegrass and old time jam at The Grafton 4530 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago,
Illinois 60625 www.thegrafton.com 9:30 to 11pm (every 4th Wednesday)
Thursday, February 25th Lukas Simpson, Angie Garber, and Benjamin Ezra
@ Uncommon Ground on Devon 1401 W Devon Ave Chicago, Illinois 60660
www.uncommonground.com (773) 465-9801 8pm to 10pm (every 4th
Thursday)
Saturday, February 27th Lukas Simpson and Angie Garber play with the
Pine Creek Rounders @ The Empty Bowl Fundraiser at the Goshen Farmer's
Market 212 W. Washington St. Goshen, Indiana 46526 5 to 6pm
Friday March 5 at 8:30 to 9:30 pm @ The Goshen Theater. Rodney will
be performing downtown for Goshen First Fridays. He will be
accompanied on fiddle by Sean Hoffman of Goldmine Pickers. Address:
216 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, 46526 Web: www.goshentheater.com
Ph: 574.535.0808
Sunday March 7 at 2 – 3:30pm @ The Allen County Public Library 900
Library Plaza Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Ph: (260) 421-1200 Web: www.acpl.lib.in.us/
Rodney will be performing in the lower level concert hall with Sean
Hoffman, Lukas Simpson and Brian Cook of Goldmine Pickers.
Friday March 12 at 9pm - midnight @ Fiddlers Hearth 127 N Main Street
South Bend, IN 46601. Ph: 574 232 2853. Web: www.fiddlershearth.com
Rodney will be performing with Sean Hoffman, Brian Cook and Lukas
Simpson of Goldmine Pickers.
Saturday, March 13th at 8-11pm. Lukas Simpson, D. Mark Conway, Julia
Schafer and Ian Stricklin (Wander Indiana String Collective) @ Naptown
Restaurant and Wine Bar 1112 Shelby St. Indianapolis, IN 46203
Sunday March 14 at 8 – 10pm @ Birdy's 2131 E 71st St. Indianapolis, IN
46220. Ph: 317 254 8971 Web: www.birdyslive.com Members of Goldmine
Pickers with Rodney Cordner.
Wednesday March 17 at 5pm @ JK O'Donnell's Irish Ale House 121 W Wayne
St. Fort Wayne, IN 46802. Rodney will be kicking off the festivities
at JK O'Donnell's tent party on St. Patrick's Day. Also performing
throughout the evening will be Lukas Simpson's Wander Indiana String
Collective and The Woodstove Flapjacks from Lafayette, IN. Bagpipers
will also be playing between bands.
Thanks!
Sean
Info:
Rodney Cordner
www.myspace.com/rodcordner
www.cordner.net/rodney
www.cordnerandrudolph.com
“Goldmine Pickers”: 2004 release. Available at www.cdbaby.com/cd/goldmine
“Goldmine Pickers – Lonesome Gone” 2007 release. Available at
www.cdbaby.com/cd/goldmine2
"Goldmine Pickers – Live" 2009 release. Available at www.cdbaby.com/cd/goldmine3
“The Steps to Home” 2008 release. Sean Hoffman & Nolan Ladewski w/
joHn Kennedy. Original compositions of Irish dance music on penny
whistle, fiddle & guitar. Available at www.cdbaby.com/shanlwjk or
iTunes.
“Soltre” 2005 release. Soltre is: Sean Hoffman w/ Autumn Rhodes and
Kevin Joiner. Fiery fiddle and flute, soaring vocals and inspired
playing all around!! Available upon request. Email:
sean.m.hoff...@gmail.com
Web: www.myspace.com/soltre