[Harp-L] Spah 2014 Blow Off Lineup

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RJ Misho is this years host!    
 
Smo-joe was spot on with his comment, it's an opinion shared by  many 
around the globe.  'To my mind, and this is just personal, this event  is a 'not 
to be missed' opportunity. Desert before dinner, so to speak.'
 
The house band will start playing around 7pm, maybe earlier.   Once again 
it will be the St Louis Social Club with Jim McClaren on harp,  this is an 
all star lineup of great St Louis musicians.
 
>From 7:20 to 12:20 you'll be treated to Paul Davies, Nic Clark,  Will 
Scarlett, Winslow Yerxa, The George Miklas Trio, RJ Misho, Eric  McSpadden, Koei 
Tanaka, Joe Filisko, Grant Dermody, Buzz Krantz with a Youth  Showcase, and 
Michael Peloquin.  Probably in that order but changes are  possible.  Time 
permitting there will be an invitational jam at the end  which will feature a 
few more of the world class players attending the  SPAH convention. (pssst, 
Ronnie!)
 
A quick shout out to last years host John Nemeth, who  is expecting a baby 
boy within the next few days.
 
The location is once again BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups, a nationally  
acclaimed blues venue that serves great St Louis style BBQ.  BB's is a  
non-smoking room, but there is an outdoor patio upstairs to accommodate  smokers.
 
Five plus hours of GREAT world class players one after the  other.  This 
bucket list event would not be financially  viable if not for all these 
artists coming to town for the  SPAH convention, there's nothing else like it.  Be 
aware that the  cover is not included with your convention registration... 
and that  half this lineup would be worth three times the $15 cover.  Be 
generous,  for once again half the tip jar goes to SPAH's Youth  Fund. 
 
NO GUSSING!  We had a persistent one last year, let me know  if a polite 
request to put it away doesn't have the desired effect... we'll take  care of 
it.
 
Transportation is still being discussed, more on that soon.
 
Once again there is a trio in the mix, and this year Paul Davies will bring 
 another change up.  It's really cool to see the face of a local  attendee 
when they see and hear a chord and bass for the first  time... the blowoff 
provides a great vehicle to carry the 'P' in  SPAH to the uninitiated.
 
For the sake of clarity...   The Blues Blowoff has  always been an 
independently produced show.  Although not an  'official' part of the SPAH 
convention, the blowoff has strong  ties and a huge following of convention 
attendees.  The  blowoff brings awareness of SPAH to the local crowd  and serves to 
fuel new membership.  The SPAH following  is not confined to the blues 
players, plenty of jazz,  bluegrass, Celtic, old timey, country, classical and 
trio players  attend every year.  Please come out and support this  great 
event, which in turn supports the mission of  SPAH.
 
 
Christopher Richards
Harmonica Planet.com