Monday, July 26, 2010 Last Update
Index Articles Interviews Products and Recordings Jerry Wright
Photos Links to people, places and interesting videos
Wright Writes A weekly column in the Houston County Courier The Vickers House
Welcome to East Texas Dulcimers, dedicated to folks who love to listen and play good music. This site will provide you with information concerning upcoming plays, festivals, concerts and jam sessions. It has links to other sites with related interest. You will also find pictures of recent events along with up-to-date news.
Lynn McSpaddan and Margaret Wright
Margaret's first dulcimer (1994)
You can see the future 2000 National Mountain Dulcimer Champion on the left side of the photo - looking on with interest.
If you are visiting this site for the first time, you may want to check out the link to the Basic Information on playing Mountain Dulcimer if you are a new player. The links are at the top of the page. There is plenty of good reading in the Interviews and Articles links. Our recordings can be found on the Products and Recordings link.
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 20 Mountain View, Arkansas.
July 20, 2010 No Shape Note Singing in Kennard
July 23-24, 2010 Bayou City Old Time Music and Dulcimer Festival in Houston, Texas.
July 27, 2010 Shape Note Singing in Kennard from Awake My Soul
August 7, 2010 No Camp Street Cafe this month. The Gillette Brothers will be out of town.
August 23 - 26, 2010 Beginner/New Player Mountain Dulcimer Class. Kennard, Texas
September 15-19, 2010 Winfield, Kansas www.wvfest.com
September 21, 2010 Crockett First Baptist Senior Adults. Near Kennard at the Cochino Lodge. http://www.cochinolodge.com/
July 2010
Margaret had a busy nine days. I taught Sunday School Sunday morning and after church on Sunday we drove to Mountain View, Arkansas where Margaret taught the Intermediate Class for the Mountain Dulcimer. Then on Thursday afternoon we drove back to Kennard. Friday morning we got up and drove to Houston to attend the Bayou City Old Time Music and Dulcimer Festival. Saturday night we drove back to Kennard. Sunday morning I taught Sunday School and after church we drove to Hughes Springs in Northeast Texas to the First Baptist Church Hughes Springs and did their evening worship service. Spent Sunday night there and drove back to Kennard Monday morning.
Bill
and Sam, two elderly friends, met
in the park every day to feed the pigeons, watch the squirrels and discuss
world problems.
One day Bill didn't show up. Sam didn't think much about it and figured maybe he
had a cold or something. But after Bill hadn't shown up for a week or so, Sam
really got worried. However, since the only time they ever got together was at
the park, Sam didn't know where Bill lived, so he was unable to find out what
had happened to him.
A month had passed, and Sam figured he had seen the last of Bill. But one day,
Sam approached
the park and -- lo and behold! --there sat Bill! Sam was very excited and happy
to see him and
told him so. Then he said, 'For crying out loud Bill, what in the world happened
to
you?'
Bill replied, 'I have been in jail.'
'Jail?' cried Sam. 'What in the world for?'
'Well,' Bill said, 'you know Mary, that cute little blonde waitress at the
coffee shop where I sometime go?'
'Yeah,' said Sam, 'I remember her. What about her?'
'Well, she filed rape charges against me; and, at 89 years old, I was so proud
that when I got into
court - I pled 'guilty.'
'Then
the judge gave me 30 days for perjury.
Take a look at this video of Kennard. Lloyd and April are in it. The saw mill guy is April's grandfather.
Turkish Baglama Almost looks like a pickin' stick.
Wayne Henderson on YouTube Click on the link to the left - you need to watch this.
Bing and others at the Winter Creek Reunion 2009
Sacred Harp Information and Schedules
www.oldtimesinging.com Click here for some great videos.
Kennard
AWAKE MY SOUL
This is a great DVD. The story of Sacred Harp.
Jerry Wright's family and bio Margaret Wright's bio Lloyd Wright's bio
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Updated:
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