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Open Stage Radio Show

Lead Guitarist and multiple Wammie award nominee Les Hatley, will join Michelle Murray on The Open Stage on Tuesday, July 6th, at 8:30 pm to talk about his debut solo CD,  Second Chair, a new CD in the works, and his various musical adventures throughout the years. Les started playing in bands in the early-mid 1960s, landing as lead guitarist with The Showmen who opened shows for Roberta Flack, Charlie Byrd, and The Chartbusters.  From the1980's to 2001, Les played with The Blue Dog Band, who opened shows for many notable acts, including Gary "U.S." Bonds, Lou Christie and The Coasters.   In early 2001, Les became the lead guitarist with a contemporary gospel group called Seneca, who have been nominated for several Wammie Awards. He was also a member of the Wammie nominated group Murray, Crump & Hatley. He currently plays with Rick Crump in an acoustic duo, Crumpled Hat.

The Open stage is a live, online radio show broadcast on Blogtalkradio.com and all shows are archived in a podcast library. You can listen to all archived shows and get updates on upcoming shows by visiting Michelle's show page at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/The-Open-Stage. The Open Stage is hosted by SAW Board Member Michelle Murray and features the best of the Washington D.C./Baltimore area singer/songwriters, including members of the Songwriter's Association of Washington. Past shows have featured the Grammy-winning duo of Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Daryl Davis, Jon Carroll, Laura Baron, Patty Reese, Dulcie Taylor, Andrew McKnight, Jean Bayou, and Tom Dews.

Previous Guests

• The October 8, 2008 show featured singer-songwriter Andrew McKnight.
• The October 26, 2008 show featured SAW president Jean Bayou, and SAW Member and singer/songwriter Tom Dews
• The November 15, 2008 show featured Jon Carroll.
• The November 30, 2008 show featured AtThisPoint
• The December 10, 2008 show featured Joe Shade
• The December 16, 2008 show featured Bumpkin Pie
• The January 2, 2009 show featured Jon Carroll
• The January 18, 2009 show featured Dulcie Taylor.
• The January 22, 2009 show featured Laura Baron.
• The February 8, 2009 show featured Patty Reese.
• The March 1, 2009 show featured Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer.
• The May 21, 2009 show featured Daryl Davis.
• The July 26, 2009 show featured T. Edwin Doss.
• The August 9, 2009 show featured Les Thompson.
• The August 30, 2009 show featured the Second Wind Bandits.
• The September 1, 2009 show featured Jon Carroll (of Mary Chapin Carpenter and Starland Vocal Band fame)
• The October 11, 2009 show featured King Lewman.
• The October 25, 2009 show featured Laura Baron, Sol Creech, Margot MacDonald, and Talia Segal.
• The January 25, 2010 show featured Margot MacDonald.
• The February 8, 2010 show featured Cletus Kennelly and Lori Kelley.
• The March 10, 2010 show featured Cathy Fink, Victoria Vox, and Kevin Dudley.
• The April 24, 2010 show featured Siobhan Quinn & Michael Bowers.

Smithsonian Showcase
On October 27, 2009, 12 performers out of 250 were chosen to perform for the Smithsonian/SAW/BMI Showcase.

Click here to see the photos.

Monthly Songwriter's Jam

Every third Saturday, in collaboration with Picker's Supply Music Store, there will be a monthly “Songwriter's Jam” from 2 – 5 p.m. Area songwriters are invited to attend. These are not critique sessions; they are simply song sharing events that can help songwriters network and to gain additional performing experience in a friendly atmosphere. Advance notice not required; just show up ready to share some songs.

Where:
Picker's Supply Concert Hall
902 Caroline St
Fredericksburg, VA
540-371-4669

For more information contact:
Frank Dieter
www.frankdieter.com
540-580-8002

Housing for Artists

Renaissance Square Artist Housing in Prince George's County, MD is accepting applications for their new low-income housing for musicians, writers, dancers, painters and actors. Includes music practice room, studio space, computer room. See www.hiphomes.org or call Ava Kuo at 301-699-5099.

MusiCares for Music People

MusiCares assists music professionals in times of personal, medical, financial and /or addictions crisis. For more info, visit www.grammy.com/musicares or call the following regional toll-free numbers: West: 1-800-687-4227; East: 1-877-303-6962; South: 1-877-626-2748; Addiction Recovery Help: 1-888-627-6271.