Here’s a collection of photos from this year’s Music Industry Weekend at Bosch Baha’i School in Santa Cruz, California. We had a great time and even learned a few things.
Alan James picks out a tune on Thursday afternoon.
Barb Qualls at the piano.
Darrell sings “Rocked in the Cradle” with Alan James adding some back-up.
Zack and Paco stepped out of their car and right onto the stage to perform Friday. Troopers!
Chuck Thrapp started to play and suddenly, he had a new band! What a treat!
Thursday night’s song circle was great fun. Here, Russ Salton shares a tune while Irwin Anolik provides some percussion. Van Gilmer, Chris Ruhe, Kim Bowers and Neshia Farhangi are just “groovin” to it.
My old friend Nelson LeDuc shares a love song he wrote – it was mighty fine.
Jordan Sheline was first-at-bat on Friday night
David Hunt sings another perfectly crafted song. What a pro!!
Mr. Kim Bowers of “Workshop for the Arts” Sings one
Nelson LeDuc plays a tune with Jeff Bohnoff on Thursday night
James Partie shares a tune in the Song Circle. (He also sings with the Jeffrey Barnes Choir in LA)
Zach Lightcup performs on Guitar Friday Night. He’s also a Keyboards man!
Jeff and Maya Bohnoff performing Friday night.
The Rashid Brothers from Afghanistan play some traditional instruments and sing on Friday night.
Jerry York gets back-up from Neshia Farhangi and Barb Qualls and David Cedarquist (on bass).
Van Gilmer (Music Director of the Baha’i House of Worship) plays and sings on Friday night.
Chris Ruhe really sings out, with support from Neshia, Russ, David and Irwin.
Darrell Rodgers (that’s me) presents the workshop on Buildiong your business on the web – content provided by Jarome Matthew.
Barb Qualls performs with “The Boschettes” ( aka Jean T Quinn, Desirae Harp, and Chris C Bauman)
Neshia Farhangi sings “freestyle” with music provided by Chris Ruhe and Jerry York.
Dale Ramsdale sings some original tumes on stage. (“…and I’m tired of fixin this car…)
David Hunt enjoys the rare treat of having someone else (Irwin Anolik) provide the percussion!
Van Gilmer treats us to a piece on the Bosch Grand Piano.
Van Gilmer leads a NEW Choir. (no requirement for “a cappella” here gamg, so Hit It Nelson and Irwin!)
Jeff and Maya Bohnoff perform Saturday night.
Russ Salton performs Saturday night with back-up from the fabulous “Boschtones” (aka Chris Ruhe, Chuck Thrapp and James Partie). Play that harmonica Chris!
Wait! Is Russ doing a Chuck Berry “Duck-walk”???
Zach Lightcup and Vic Salvo – Dueling Keyboards? – nope. Collaboration!
Alan James performs on Saturday night.
Alan gets BIGTIME help for the Finale’. That’s our friend James Armfield on the Bongos.
Russ Salton does some lead work on the Group Finale’ “Drift Away”
Darrell thanks Jordan Rager of Bosch (standing) for his fantastic support of our 5th Annual gathering.
Our Group Farewell photo Sunday Morning
That’s a wrap! See you next year! (30 Oct – 2 Nov, 2008)
This a great website. Now put sound to it so I can hear. A great article on Bessie. That was my grandmother’s name. I can just smell that down home cooking. Did she every make pear pie? Thanks for sharing
Darrell
This is a great web site, Good Job!
Thanks to both Alice and Rich for the kind words!
And Alice, I asked Deb about Pear Pie and she can’t recall ever having it, so I will have to say no, no pear pie from Bessie’s oven.
As for sound, That’s what I’m working on now. I hope to have some new recordings on here in the coming weeks.
///Darrell