APRIL NEWSLETTER

APRIL 2020 NEWS “Feel good, bounce & swing, energetic, humorous, polished, entertaining!” Originals, Americana Roots, Traditional, Blues, Folk, Rock/Pop, Classical Wild Maple opening for Don White’s Birthday Show – Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Bull Run Sawtelle Room, Shirley, MA Performing SAME OL’ USE TO BE – written by Gary Dolinsky  CLICK HERE OR PHOTO ABOVE TO WATCH VIDEO If this notice has reached you in error or if you no longer wish to receive the WILD MAPLE newsletter, click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this notice. You will be expunged from this list forthwith! IN THIS ISSUE – Welcome & Thank you – Donations – Poem Excerpts – Upcoming Shows -To Be Re-Scheduled – Behind The Scenes – In The Works – Trivia Question  WELCOME & THANK YOU… WELCOME to the new folks who have joined the WM email list and to those who are staying informed about all things WILDMAPELIAN via FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM.  We very much appreciate the support we receive from friends, fans, audiences members, fellow musicians and venues! A few short weeks ago, everything looked one way – “normal”.  Now, like the inevitable effects of the tide shifting sand there has been significant change. Each generation of ancestors have faced many challenges.  We know from history we are infinitely more powerful when we work together as a society for the common good of all. That is what we will do, and that is how we will see this  through. We are heartened by the acts of charity and selflessness we see all around us. “Our time apart will be short and pass” (by Cathie Ryan) – The day will come when we will entertain you in person again.  In the meantime, please know that we remain grateful for your support and friendship.   Stay well and stay in touch!  – Steve, Gary & Trish THANK YOU to Bob Moore and to the welcoming audience on 3/6 – including all the accomplished poets & musicians at FIRST FRIDAY COFFEEHOUSE in Exeter, NH. WM felt very welcome and very appreciated – it was a fun, special Friday night of socializing, music & poems!  There were too many who performed to recall all the names – here are a few of the many gifted folks who shared their talents on 3/6 –  CHECK OUT MUSICIANS – CHRIS GEORGE, ROSEMARY MARSHALL STAPLES, BOB MOORE, and CHECK OUT POETS – ED PACHT  who wrote WM a beautiful poem on the spot (see below for an excerpt from Ed’s poem) ,  PETER CRAIG who shared works from his new book BY PROCESS OF ILLUMINATION   (available on amazon.com)   and HOLLY DASCHBACH  who shared her poem “THE OWL ADMONISHES ME”  (see below for an excerpt from Holly’s poem) .   We look forward to crossing paths with all of you again! OH WHAT A NIGHT!  We had an amazing time on Saturday 3/7 @  THE BULL RUN  in SHIRLEY, MA for  DON WHITE’S BIRTHDAY SHOW   THANK YOU DON for inviting WM to participate in your special birthday extravaganza!  Folks, make sure to get your tickets early when this event comes around again next year!  Don changes it up every year… and you can be sure that it will always be a night featuring Don’s lively energy, great stories, fantastic music, fun & laughter, talented guest performers and surprises !  THANK YOU to all the amazing staff at the Bull Run for making us feel welcome and for the fantastic food!  THANK YOU to the sound and lighting specialists STEVE & ALEX for helping WM look and sound good.  We are also very GRATEFUL to perform with the amazing, talented Chris Thompson Lively and wailin’ Jack Phelan!  AND… GRATEFUL for our WM friends/fans who joined us for this special event!  You’re the best!  CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO FROM 3/7 @ BULL RUN  DONATIONS… WM donates a portion of proceeds from all shows & CD sales to The Farmers Footprint. THANKS TO YOU, we raised $200 in 2019!  We hope you’ll join us as we continue our support in 2020.  So far in 2020 you’ve helped us donate another $100 to the FFP!   From FFP website:  “REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE focuses on rebuilding organic matter and living biodiversity in soil, which produces increasingly nutrient-dense food year after year — while rapidly sequestering excess atmospheric carbon underground to REVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE.” Support our planet’s health – this in-turn supports all human health. POEM EXCERPTS… THE OWL ADMONISHES ME – An excerpt from Holly Daschbach’s poem “And while you stand and listen to my words and gaze at the interlaced bare fingered branches of the beech overhead a cheetah has chased down a gazelle a mudskipper has made it to a new puddle a species has slipped into extinction And if you can stand here knowing this in your marrow and breathe it all in feel the fear of the gazelle the triumph of the cheetah the deep tearing sorrow of being the last ever of your kind you will be finally fully present”  HOME RIGHT NOW – an excerpt from Ed Pacht’s poem  “Pluckin’, bowin’, Strummin’, singin’ Home right now – Jesus came that day Said he’d like to stay Cook pot cookin’ Cookin’ a lot That’s all that’s there In that old cook pot On the river shore Breeze through sunlit trees Crossin’ the river on the way home” The full poem HOME RIGHT NOW by Ed Pacht will be included in WM’S new original CD – currently in the works – to be released fall 2020 UPCOMING SHOWS… TENTATIVE – WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED SATURDAY, JUNE 6 @ 7:30 PM N. READING COMMUNITY COFFEEHOUSE, N. READING, MA TICKETS/SUGGESTED DONATIONS TBA Fantastic singer-guitarist and MC/host, ART GROSSMAN, coordinates this fabulous community coffeehouse at the FLINT MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY.  We have enjoyed participating at ART’S OPEN MIC NIGHT @ THE NORTH READING COMMUNITY COFFEEHOUSE and we are flattered and excited to be invited back to feature a night of our WM music and shenanigans. TO BE RE-SCHEDULED… MAPLE MOON FARM, LEBANON, ME FARM VIDEO – SUGAR SHACK – DONATION SUGGESTED Join us for MAPLE MANIA & MAINE MAPLE SUNDAY!  This sweet annual event is about as WILD MAPLE as it gets!  Enjoy fresh made maple syrup on hot pancakes and check out all the family friendly farm activities and locally made maple products!  **event is rain or shine – WM’s performance is weather/temperature permitting ** THE EMERALD ROSE, BILLERICA, MA DINNER RESERVATIONS – DONATIONS SUGGESTED Do you know the best place to get bangers and mash? A lot of other folks do! That’s why advanced reservations are recommended for dinner.  Stay tuned for special guest announcement. Music lovers… YOUR ATTENDANCE at these venues supports the live, original, acoustic music community and keeps it thriving!!  Thank you for participating and joining us in person!!  We enjoy entertaining you and socializing with you!!  We look forward to seeing you somewhere soon!  WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE WM PERFORM? Email suggestions to info@wildmapleband.com  BEHIND THE SCENES…  – Working on an all original CD at Hollow Body Studios with the multi-talented Doug Kwartler – Always writing, rehearsing & booking new shows. – Steve got a haircut right before the quarantine began. Should be good until November at least. – We’re planning to head  west to visit the very funny and talented Mark Stepakoff at the TCAN Folk Open Mic. Night he hosts.  Date to be determined – we’ll keep you posted! IN THE WORKS…  Many Wild,crazy, sweet Maple shows coming your way in 2020…we promise! NATICK, MA N. READING, MA NEWBURY/BYFIELD,MA WAKEFIELD, MA Check www.wildmapleband.com for performance schedule details TRIVIA… APRIL/MAY/JUNE QUESTION: Who are the sound and lighting specialists at the Bull Run? HINT – the answer might be at www.wildmapleband.com or, it might be somewhere even closer. The first person with the correct answer at the  JUNE SHOW will receive a sweet and tasty WM prize that night!  The answer and winners will be announced in the  JULY  newsletter. ________________________________________________ MARCH QUESTION:  What is our favorite kind of Irish event to play at? ANSWER:  An Irish Wake/Funeral MARCH WINNER:  Sean, from Exeter, NH, guessed correctly at the First Friday Coffeehouse show on 3/6.  Sean is the newest member of the Wild Maplelian Trivia Winners Club.  He is enjoying his prize of Wild Maple Syrup and an environmentally conscious stainless steel straw.  Sip in good conscious Sean! official website – www.wildmapleband.com www.facebook.com/wildmaple www.instagram.com/wildmaple www.store.cdbaby.com BOOK THE BAND info@wildmapleband.com Based in Massachusetts, available for listening rooms, coffeehouses, cafes, festivals, Irish funerals, and a variety venues and events – public & private.  We will consider traveling anywhere listening audiences appreciate lively, home grown, pasture raised, heart-felt, non-gmo, organic, unpasteurized, rootsy, naturally aged, fermented, sweet Wild Maple music.    SOUND & STYLE WILD MAPLE is all about STRONG LEAD and HARMONY VOCALS accompanied by SMOOTH INSTRUMENTATION.  We play songs that are full of rich emotional content and that speak about people’s everyday lives and relationships.  Each performance is sincere with sensitivity for the music, inclusiveness of the audience, and a healthy dose of RELAXED FUN and HUMOR. MEMBERS TRISH DECAPRIO – vocals & violin/fiddle GARY DOLINSKY – vocals, guitar & mandola STEVE STRAIGHT – vocals & upright acoustic & electric bass LISTEN & KEEP IN TOUCH Website Follow on Facebook Email Maple Moonshine Killing The Blues I Will Blackbird Song Ride Originals, Americana Roots, Traditional, Blues, Folk, Rock/Pop, Classical

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