Before its TOO Late.....CHRISTMAS CARDS!!!!!

This ARTWORK and our WHITE CROW LOGO by SARA FIELD of Michigan!

She also makes Beautiful Handmade Greeting Cards.

You can Go to her site and order some CHRISTMAS CARDS and to check out more of her GREAT ART and purchase any design on Tshirts..cups..bags..ect.

GO to CAFEPRESS at:CROW ART BY SARA

please visit her web log: The Seventh Crow
Saras Etsy Shop: Saraphina
Saras ebay Page

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2009 / 2010 Schedule

WHO WE ARE!

The White Crow hosts a variety of events throughout the year.

Our Main Concert Season runs

from Sept thru May!
Five Days a week are filled with Concerts and workshops by Local and Statewide and National Performers, Band Class Concerts, Open Mics, Irish Sessions, One night a month is dedicated to Singer Songwriters, Acoustic Blues, Bluegrass, Irish, Gospel and Poetry Readings!

Sundays we offer our Facility back to the neighborhood as a location for
Church Services.

non-denominational

ALL WELCOME!
We have had some wonderful Concerts so far and we have been excited to see so many new faces come through...SO if yours hasnt been one of them yet... get here soon!

Dont forget that alongside of the Great Live Music The Crow also offers

Lessons in all Stringed instruments Full CD Production!

White Crow Instruments.. showcasing Handbuilt Instruments, Consignments, Goldtone Banjos and Mandolins and Michigans Own Wechter Guitars!
Coffee and Tea always being served and Cold Drinks for Sale!

3736 Mackinaw, Saginaw, Mi. 48602
989-790-2118

CHECK out OUR NEW MYSPACE!

email us at: thewhitecrow@charterinternet.com

HOURS

Monday through Friday Noon to 9pm

Saturday 4:30 to 9pm

Children 12 and Under FREE 13 to 18 Half OFF!
Senior 70 to 84 Half Off.. 85 an up FREE
Frequent Crow Flyer Cards available at the Door.
Get 10 Punches come into the concert of

Your Choice Free regardless of Ticket Price!!

*********Sorry,*********

ONLY ONE FREE concert Pass accepted per Couple on any Evening!

Events with no Ticket price are a Required Donation to Enter.
Please be Generous!
The Performers on these Evenings
receive the Door for their pay!
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NEW Additional CROW PAGES
to check out the Instrument Shop!

IN the Making! In an effort to make our site a bit easier to get through I am in the process of posting seperate pages for our Instruments- Luthier Bios-Recording services- and what have you.Hopefully I will have them all up by the First of the Year!Please click on the appropriate links WHATS in the SHOP: Crow Shop

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WANT TO BOOK @THE CROW

Please scroll down Past the upcoming show flyers

to Performers information.

ALL CONCERTS

from now till Memorial Day

7 to 9pm UNLESS noted!

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11th, 8:46:40am, 2001

PLEASE remember in Prayer or thought the Familys of those

who left for work one morning and did not come home..

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Friday Sept 11th

Round Mountain Music/New Mexico

original roots Music for the 21st century

Go Here to Listen!

http://www.roundmountainmusic.com/

$12

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Sunday Sept 13th

Chosen Generations Ministry

ALL WELCOME

5pm

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Sunday Sept 13th

ol Tyme Gospel Night

Silverwood Bottom Boys

& special guest opener!

$5

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Friday Sept 18th

OPEN MIC with Mike Stephens

$5

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Sat Sept 19th

Songwriter

Caleb Hawley/New York

HEAR and READ more:

http://www.calebhawley.com/.

$10

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Friday Sept 25th

We are excited to bring you

From France

The Mountain Men

BLUES like you have never heard before..

dont believe me..

Just listen:

www.myspace.com/mrmatmountainmen

$15

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Sunday Sept 27th
BAND INSTRUMENT SWAP....
We would like this to be an Anual event!
Bring your kids and their Band instruments
For Trade or Sale…New and Used.
First half hour we will be setting up the instruments
for display so Please come on Time!

We will have a special performance
planned for the Swappers!
As usual we will have a variety of Treats as well!
1pm to 3pm

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Friday Oct 2nd

The Crow is Excited to present

Phenomenal Percussion and World Music Group

from Africa:

Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa

READ MORE and LISTEN at:

http://kinobemusic.com/

$25

Discount available for those attending

concert and Workshop!

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Saturday oct 3rd

Percussion Workshop with

Kinobe!

10am

$25 /

If you attend the concert as well you can save $5

Both events $45

More info to come

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Saturday Oct 3rd

Songwriter showcase with

MIKE STEPHENS of the OPEN MIKE CAFE!

Tonight

George Worthmore/South Africa

Randy Shook/Ontario

TBA

$12

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Saturday Oct 10th

The return of

ORPHEUM BELL/Ann Arbor MI

http://www.orpheumbell.com/

$12

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Sunday Oct 11th

Ol Tyme gospel Nite

Silverwood Bottom Boys

and special guest opener

$5

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Friday October 16th

Open Mic with MIKE STEPHENS

$5

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Saturday October 17th

World Fusion jazz

MUSIQUE NOIRE/Detroit & Chicago

HEAR and READ MORE:

http://www.musiquenoire.com/

$15

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Saturday Oct 24th

OUTSTANDING

Soulful Blues/Folk

JENNIE DEVOE/Indianapolis

MORE at

http://www.jenniedevoe.com/

$12

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SAT HALLOWEEN

THE VERY SCARY ROAD SHOW

Jamie-Sue Seal

Greg Jenkinson

Siusan O'Rourke & Zig Zeitler

John Latini

Mike Stephens

BOOOOOO

Treats available and Tricks everywhere!

Little Goblins Free..

$12

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SPECIAL SUNDAY CONCERT

Sunday

November 1st

SCOTTISH SINGER and Harpist

MAEVE GILCHRIST

Pushing the envelope!

www.myspace.com/maevegilchrist

http://www.maevegilchristmusic.com/

$15

SPECIAL time 3 to 5pm

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Saturday November 7th

Songwriter showcase

THREE performers for

one ticket price!

DAVE MURPHY/New York

SMOKESTACK/Memphis

$12

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SPECIAL SUNDAY CONCERT

NOVEMBER 8th

THE WHITE CROW Presents

Flaminco GREATS

IDILIO/Chicago

CHECK THEM OUT AT:

http://www.idiliomusic.com/

$15

SPECIAL time 3 to 5pm

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Sunday November 8th

Ol Tyme Gospel Nite

W/ Silverwood Bottom Boys

and special guest opener!

$5

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Saturday November 14th

CAROL LEVAK and KATHY MORRIS

SIUSAN O'ROURKE and JOYCE HAGERMAN

CHICK duos of the 70's ReUnited!

$15

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Friday Nov 20th

Crow Open Mic

$5

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Sat Nov 21st

BARB BARTON & FRIENDS

$10

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SAT NOV 28th

NO CONCERT

Thanksgiving weekend!

Be THANKful for what we have already been Blessed With!

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FRIDAY...yes FRIDAY

DEC 4th

SONGWRITER SHOWCASE

TONIGHT

CHUCK WILLIAMS/Massachusetts

ZIG ZEITLER / Michigan

TBA

Three Great performers

One Ticket Price!

$12

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SATURDAY DEC 5th

THE HO HO HO ROADSHOW!

with JAMIE-SUE SEAL

and FRIENDS!

$12

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Friday Dec 11th

RICHMONDS absurdist String Band!

Old TYME and BLUE GRASS gone AWRY!

HOT SEATS

previously known as

"special ed & the short bus"

SECOND TIME AT THE CROW

because... THEY'RE GOOD!

Put a smile on your face and go to:

http://www.myspace.com/thehotseatsrva

$12

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SUNDAY December 13th SPECIAL CONCERT

CROW FAVORITES

TIM THOMPSON

w/ MYLES THOMPSON

http://www.timthompsonguitar.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L6mfXjQ4so

$12

This will be a Great Show to bring

the young aspiring musicians to!

Special time 4 to 6pm

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SUNDAY Dec 13th

OL TYME GOSPEL with

THE SILVERWOOD BOTTOM BOYS

http://www.myspace.com/silverwoodbottomboys

$5

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Friday Dec 18th

Crow OPEN MIC

$5

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SATURDAY Dec 19th

CHRISTMAS SHOW

THE NORTON MALE CHORUS/FLINT

and PARTY!

This chorus has been singing for Fans since 1921!

$15

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Friday Dec 25th Sat/26th Sun/27

CLOSED for CHRISTMAS!

God bless every one of you.."even the banjo players"

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THURSDAY DEC 31st

NEW YEARS EVE

YES.. its the annual Gathering!

What a Great night this is....

JOIN us in saying SO LONG to 09

and WELCOMING 2010!

Bring a joke, a song, a proverb, a poem

Dont miss it this year.

Chili is being made... bring a desert to pass...

MUSIC all NIGHT LONG!!!!

$15

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

January 2010!

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Sat Jan 2nd

Songwriter showcase

3 Great Performers

ONE TICKET PRICE

$12

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Saturday Jan 9th

BLUEGRASS FAVORITES

THE DOODADS

$12

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Sun Jan 10th

Ol tyme Gospel Nite

w/ Silverwood Bottom Boys

and special guest opener!

www.myspace.com/silverwoodbottomboys

$5

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Friday Jan 15th

Crow OPEN MIC

$5

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Sat Jan 16th

ANDRU BEMUS

$10

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Sat Jan 23rd

TBA

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Sat Jan 30th

THE UNVALENTINES DAY Roadshow!

More to come!

$12

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FEBRRRRRRRuary!

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Sat Feb 6th

Songwriter Showcase

Three Great Performers

ONE ticket Price

$12

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Sat Feb 13th

February Sky with

Susan Urban and Phil Cooper

$12

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Sun Feb 14th

Ol Tyme Gospel Nite

w/Silverwood bottom Boys

and special guest opener!

www.myspace.com/silverwoodbottomboys

$5

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Friday Feb 19th

CROW OPEN MIC/

$5

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Sat Feb 20th

TBA

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Sat Feb 27th

American and Celtic Music

Hammer Dulcimer

PHIL PASSEN

$10

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MARCH the HIGH HOLY MONTH!

I am hereby assigning to all songwriters participating in

March's Showcase the task of penning at least ONE Irish song for the

EVENING.. just pretend my name is O'Lamb!

Sat March 6th

Songwriter showcase

TONIGHT

BOB MARSHALL/Michigan

SIUSAN O'Rourke/Michigan

TBA

Three Great Peformers

ONE ticket Price

$12

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Saturday March 13th

THE GRAND ST PATS PARTY

Music Food and Fun

more to come

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Sunday March 14th

Ol Tyme Gospel Nite

w/Silverwood Bottom Boys

and special guest opener!

www.myspace.com/silverwoodbottomboys

$5

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Frid March 19th

OPEN MIC...

$5

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Sat March 20th

Trent Wagler and the Steel Wheels

"pioneering Americana Roots Music"

http://www.trentwagler.com/

$15

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Sat March 27th

DOUG BERCH!

$10

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Sat April 3rd

Songwriter Showcase

Three Great performers

ONE Ticket Price

$12

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Saturday April 10th

MARITIME FAVORITE!

LEE Murdock

returns to the Crow!

$12

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Sun April 11th

Ol Tyme Gospel Nite

w/ Silverwood Bottom Boys

and special guest opener!

www.myspace.com/silverwoodbottomboys

$5

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Fri April 16th

JAMMIN ROUND with

JAMIE-SUE

more to come!

$12

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Sat April 17th

TBA

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Sat April 24th

CATHY ELLIS

More to come!

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Sat May 1st

Songwriter Showcase

Three Great Performers

ONE Ticket PRICE

$12

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Sat May 8th

Crow Favorite

George Worthmore

$10

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Sun May 9th

Ol Tyme Gospel

w/Silverwood Bottom Boys

and special guest opener!

www.myspace.com/silverwoodbottomboys

$5

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Sat May 15th

TBA

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Wed May 19th

SURPRISE 85th Birthday for

JOSEPH O'ROURKE

Siusan's Dad!

More to come

$5

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Frid May 21st

OPEN MIC

$5

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Sat May 22nd

TBA

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Sat May 29th

TBA

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REMEMBER All CONCERTs

from Memorial Day to Labor Day 8 to 10 PM

So you can get your MOWING DONE!

EXCEPTION made for GOSPEL NITE

which remains at 7 to 9pm

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Saturday JUNE 5th

AMERICANA ROOTS FESTIVAL

MUSIC on indoor Stage ALL DAY from 11am to 11pm

Flea Market starts at 8am

Guitar Swap

Auction

Barbque

Interested in Vending or Performing

Contact Siusan!'

DONT WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE!!!!

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Current Monthly Calendar with Pics and Clips

BELOW..farther down on this page.

FULL CALENDAR

w/ more INFO BELOW!

SIGN UP HERE for CROW CALL !

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HEY... do you want the weekly CROW CALL to come right to your EMAIL!

Sign UP Here and you will receive an e flyer come each week with All the Details on WHO will be HERE at the CROW.. including websites and sound clips.

DONT MISS ANOTHER GREAT SHOW because you heard about it Too LATE!

WE DO NOT SHARE our list with ANYONE!

Sign up HERE for CROW CALL

For Email Newsletters you can trust

For those of you who have been on the mailing list already..

I have had a major computer crash that took with it most of our address book.

Please send yours along as well so I am certain you are logged in!

ARTWORK as ALWAYS by SARA

See more about her in post down farther!

CROW SHOP!!

NEW Additional CROW PAGES to check out the Instrument Shop!
IN the Making! In an effort to make our site a bit easier to get through I am in the process of posting seperate pages for our Instruments- Luthier Bios-Recording services- and what have you.
Hopefully I will have them all up by the First of the Year!


Please click on the appropriate links WHATS in the SHOP:

Ibrahima Diokhane, a native of Senegal, playing one of his creations at his Keur Djembe African Drum Shop in Brooklyn.

Crow Shop
this page is under construction and will be added to shortly!


Instruments-New and Consigned!
Guitars-Wechter-Handbuilts
Mandolins-Goldtone-Kentucky-Handbuilts
Banjos-Goldtone-Rover-Handbuilts
Dobros-Goldtone
Slide Guitars-Handbuilts
Mandocellos-Handbuilt
Octave Mandolins-Handbuilt
Violins - Cremona
Native American Flute-handbuilt
Ukes-Bushman-Handbuilts "cigar Box"
Professional Pennywhistles-Handbuilts
Harmonicas-Bushman
Bowed Psaltry
Hammered Dulcimer-Dusty Strings
Congas and Hand Built Djembes!
Cant decide?
Gift Certificates available for those hard to buy for Musicians!
Crow Memberships available for Christmas giving!

NOW in STOCK @ THE WHITE CROW

Sat Nov 7th SONGWRITER SHOWCASE with MIKE STEPHENS

SORRY NO SQUIRRELS ALLOWED!

THE SONGWRITER SHOWCASE
Hosted by John Tulppo




This is a Very COOL night..
Three performers in a Shared Stage Performance.
The Show is Recorded and broadcast on
WCXI in Fenton


TONIGHT
DAVE MURPHY/New York
http://www.myspace.com/davemurphy

SMOKESTACK/Memphis
http://www.myspace.com/smokestackandthefoothillfury

$12

SUNDAY Nov 8th FLAMENCO from Chicago / IDILIO!

SPECIAL SUNDAY CONCERT 3 to 5pm

Idilio was formed in 2008 by singer/dancer Chiara Mangiameli, guitarist Diego Alonso, and percussionist Kassandra Kocoshis in the heart of Chicago.
The group performs contemporary flamenco music composed by its members as well as innovative interpretations of traditional flamenco songs. Influenced greatly by their upbringing and education, Idilio writes and arranges flamenco music with subtle jazz, pop, and rock influences appealing to musicians and non-musicians alike. Soon after their debut performances in 2008, the band began developing a growing and loyal fan base and started performing in venues around Chicago and the mid-west. By the middle of 2009 they recorded their debut album entitled "Idilio" which is available digitally at CDbaby.com, digstation.com, iTunes, and Rhapsody, as well as physically on CD at the band's performances and website.The groups live performances and CD exhibit energetic and sensual flamenco melodies with powerful dynamics and exciting rhythmic interplay. Idilio's repertoire includes contemporary pieces such as Margherita (a flamenco interpretation of a popular Italian song), Onde del Pacifico (a flamenco-jazz-pop song), a few flamenco-jazz pieces, as well as traditional flamenco songs such as an emotional "malagueña y abandolaos" and a high-energy "tangos" with Arabic percussion.
Visit http://www.idiliomusic.com/ for more information.

TICKETS $15

Friday November 20th OPEN MIC MAKES FOLKS HAPPY

ANOTHER SATISFIED COUPLE!

Yes its TRUE!
Surveys show repeatedly that Couples who put aside a special time each week to do something wonderfully relaxing and fun together STAY TOGETHER Longer and are

Definitely HAPPIER doing it!

MAKE that HAPPY TIME part of Our Happy TIME!

OPEN MIC is NOW the Third Friday of Each Month!
"A Fun & Entertaining Night out and its Cheap"

$5

7pm to 9pm

SATURDAY NOV 21st BARB BARTON & FRIENDS

Attending a Barb Barton concert is a little like going to the land of Oz. A performer who imparts intimate wisdom, heart, and courage into her songs and guitar playing, she defies categorization. Her music flows from traditional style to powerful acoustic rock. But it's her individual charm that attracts an audience. Barton juggles the emotions of her audiences with humor in one hand and tenderness in the other. Her ease to life and empowering sense of independence is contagious. She leaves audiences feeling as though they have been hit by something of the unknown, something that has caused movement within their very soul...

Named Best Vocalist in Folk at the Detroit Music Awards and Songwriter of the Year by the Metro Area Artists and Songwriters Association, Barton has been performing her unique style of music for over twenty-five years. With three recordings behind her (No Shirt Required, From the Eye of Hawk, and Live at the Ark) and guest appearances on several CDs, she is currently working on two new projects, including an instrumental CD featuring her extraordinary guitar work. Several selections from No Shirt Required are on the soundtrack to the documentary The Journey of the Chandler/Pohrt Collection, a film produced by Academy Award winner Sue Marx. Barton was also selected as an Artist in Residency at Isle Royale National Park where she wrote one of her most popular songs, "Letter to Joshua" (From the Eye of Hawk).

Barton leads a dual life... musician by night, endangered species biologist by day. Formerly with The Nature Conservancy, she now works to protect endangered species as a biologist with the Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Helping to restore balance and harmony with the Earth and all Our Relations is her mission, whether through song or through science.
Indeed this woman is many-faceted, but the best way to know Barb Barton is by listening and feeling her music, for that is where her spirit dwells. Barb will be Joined on Stage by multiple Friends!

COME and JOIN us in the AUDIENCE
for a GREAT NIGHT of MUSIC!
Tickets
$10

http://www.barbbarton.com

THANKSGIVING WISHES TO YOU!

WE WISH you the MOST THANKFUL of DAYS!

Just a note to say to all.. We hope you

ENJOY and RELISH your Holiday season

and time spent with FAMILY and FRIENDS!

Blessings to all of our Friends and Patrons of the WHITE CROW!

FROM

Zig, Siusan, Mike, Kay, John, Shirley and all the staff @ The CROW!

SONGWRITER SHOWCASE FRIDAY Dec 4th

We showcase up to three performers each evening.
It is set up like a round robin with Interviews and Banter!

The show is Recorded and Rebroadcast on

The OPEN MIKE CAFE and the CROW SHOW

and it is Aired on Saturdays on WCXI Radio!
HOSTED BY MIKE STEPHENS OF
THE OPEN MIKE CAFE!

mmreadingroom.com/mike

TONIGHT

CHUCK WILLIAMS / Massachusetts

The Ohio-born, Massachusetts resident has steadily been gaining notice throughout New England songwriting circles, and has earned several awards for his finely tuned craft. "Employing a voice that resembles Neil Young's with the edges rounded-off, Williams is far more than simply a folk singer. His singer-songwriter style is culled from various influences, though he does not rely too heavily on any one technique. On some tracks of his latest CD 'Smart Too Late, Old Too Soon', Williams and his studio compatriots form tightly knit harmonies reminiscent of Peter Paul & Mary. And yet on others, the vocal and backing arrangements resemble a Blood-On-The-Tracks-era Dylan. That aside, Chuck Williams is by no means a retro-act. The recordings are fresh sounding and uniquely his own". Dom Di Muccio, Motif Magizine.

http://www.chuckwilliamsmusic.com/

ZIG ZEITLER / Michigan

Known throughout the Music World as Zydeco Ziggie, he's performed Cajun, Zydeco & Blues across the U.S. for the Last 20 yrs.

A Multi Instrumentalist & singer songwriter he is a Seasoned performer of 40 yrs & has appeared at the Hottest Venues in the US sharing the Stage with likes of Lazy Lester & Buckwheat Zydeco!

Formerly with his bands "Deux Blue"& "The Bayou Blasters"

He is now doing more solo work.

Focusing still on Cajun, Zydeco & Blues he includes more World Music.

All of this on top of being the Instrumental backbone to the Irish Duo, STONECROSS,

Zig is inexhaustable!

He has 18 CDs of originals to his Credit & has enjoyed a phenomenal amount of Radio coverage throughout the US. You can also hear him LIVE each saturday on WCXI out of FENTON!

This Guy has been AROUND!

OF COURSE you might just recognize him from the CROW!!!

http://www.myspace.com/zigzeitler

http://www.myspace.com/stonecrossworldmusic

http://www.myspace.com/zigandsiusan

TBA

TICKETS $12

CROW Memberships worth CROWING ABOUT!

TIME to RENEW?

and if you dont have an old one...
White Crow Memberships
NOW AVAILABLE!

Silver Membership:
* Entitles you to $2.00 Off of Every Concert you Attend.
$25.00 a year

Gold Membership:
* Entitles you to $2.00 Off of Every Concert you Attend.
* You receive $1.00 each Lesson for One Month.
* You receive 10% off of all Shop Purchases excluding Instruments.
* Your name gets entered into our monthly Drawing each time
you Attend a Concert!
* Each entry gets re-entered into our Yearly GRAND DRAWING
to be held in September.
Winner gets choice of a: Wechter Guitar
Gold Tone Banjo
Gold Tone Mandolin
High Spirits Indian Flute
Handmade Professional Pennywhistle
By Ralph Sweet of Sweetheart Flutes
“subject to availability”
$50.00 a year

WANNA BOOK? PERFORMERS INFORMATION!!

HEY.. Heres the Scoop! I know.. its a long one......

ALL CONCERT NIGHTS and Open Mics RUN from 7 to 9pm Sept thru the end of May
8 to 10pm June thru the end of Aug.
TWO SETS with a break in between
Get here an hour before for Sound.


OPEN MIC
YOUR TURN This evening is Hosted and Run
by MIKE STEPHENS of the OPEN MIC CAFE!
It is recorded
and rebroadcast...
No advance notice needed.
Signup upon
Arrival!

Please be ready for your turn when your name comes up.. that means, Please know what piece you are going to perform and Have your instrument tuned before you take the stage.
There is no way for us to let you know how many songs you will get to do in a given night it depends upon how many musicians show up for the evening.

The Cost at the door is
$5 for everyone!

HOW TO GET BOOKED!


We prefer to book through SONIC BIDS.. its a cleaner format and easy for me to keep track of. If you are a performer and you dont have an account yet with them.. think about it. We guarantee through Sonic bids that your submission will be dealt with either a yeah or a neah within one month and a half..BUT we really do them right way on that site..mostly within two weeks of submission!


If you send by myspace it sometimes gets thrown out with the days influx of Myspace messages..events..bulletins and such so you take the Chance of not getting heard.
If you send by SNAIL MAIL.. well its a big pile here and its growing larger but I will eventually get to you!


We use Sonic Bids as performers ourselves to book many of our own gigs and usually its cheaper then a hard mailing and the Venues tend to sort through the sonic bid submissions before they dig through the Snail MAIL!


If you absolutely dont want to do Sonic bids then send us your myspace with sound clips on them. "Also a note, if you are booking as a solo or duo please consider loading a couple of tunes on your space that is representative of what you will be doing in person. Very often I do not book in Perfromers because they claim to be acoustic solos but all of their recorded pieces are anything but that.


WHO we book!


WE are an acoustic- Listening room, non alcoholic and non smoking. That is not to say that we dont want you plugged in.. we do. We just limit the use of Electric Guitars, electric Basses, keyboards, drum kits, and techno additions to almost Never.


There is a wonderful sound system here so there is no need to pack one...If you are attached to your own mic, bring it. We have had some performers want to perform totally unplugged and we are happy to accomodate that as well.


We book in peformers of all Genres, mostly roots based music. Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, Gospel, Old timey, Folk, Singer songwriters, all world music and instrumentalists. We also book in some Jazz and Classical. We bring in bands from all over the world and we also offer evenings for regional and Local bands as well!
You will be considered for a spot at the Crow only by the music you send for us to listen to.. we cannot listen to a 17 piece band recording or a Recording of you performing with a Rock band and Assume that you would be a good fit here Acoustically.

"Please be aware that we do not book in very many Contemporary Singer Songwriters for their own evenings UNLESS they are Roots based or Unless they have a tried and True DRAW.
We encourage all songwriters to be a part of one of our Songwriter Showcases. which is the first Saturday of each month!"




SONGWRITER Showcase

This event is scheduled the First Saturday of Every Month.

It is a shared stage performance of Three Performers...in the Round Format.
It is hosted by Mike Stephens of the OPEN MIKE CAFE, recorded and posted on the Podcast Monthly.
The door is $12 and it is split four ways. You have an opportunity here to not only sell CDs but create a following in this area and through the podcast you are also being given an opportunity be heard by a Larger Audience.
Please be aware that this event is set up in the Round.. which means you are all on Stage at the Same time taking turns and being interviewed along the way.
Since you are sharing the time with other performers try to keep your selections within a reasonable length of time..
If everyone is thoughtful about not burning up too much time on their turn then all THREE performers should get 3 to 4 songs per set!

Same time format as any other concert night 7 to 9 from Sept through May and 8 to 10 from June thru the end of August.
Two sets.
Always best to get here an hour ahead for sound.

Booking a Date at the CROW so Whats in it for YOU?

Our Performers usually receive 70% of the Door after we take off 10% for the PRO's or otherwise known as the Music Mafia ."Ascap and BMI. You receive all of your CD sales plus we will consign them year round for you once you perform here. We have a wonderfully appreciative audience and a fantastic room to perform in. We have a great House system so its easy in and out for you. The Crow is smoke and Alcohol free and very often we order in food from some of our favorite restaraunts if you will pass out without nourishment. Overnight arrangements can sometimes be made if you dont mind staying with us.. We havent killed anyone yet so you are relatively safe. Actually our home is only 5 blocks from the Crow and we usually have extra room for an Occasional Wayfaring Stranger. Arrangements though have to be set up ahead of time as we are Road musicians ourselves and are sometimes not here when you are! Otherwise we may be able to set you up in the Home of one of our Volunteers!

PLEASE be courteous..if you make arrangements to stay with someone dont at the last minute change your mind. Our Volunteers spend time of course getting ready for your stay and if they get jilted often its hard to convince them to offer their hospitality again.

We record most live performances and for a small fee you can get a copy. We get an exceptional quality recording so much so that some perfomers have used these for Live CDs.

WHAT to do when YOU are Booked!


Well... if you have a date with us then you know we are thrilled also! We want you to draw the largest crowd available that evening and this is how you can help ensure that.


Send us at least 4 CDs.. One to be used as a sample in the shop. Two to leave on the shelf for consignment and One extra as so often I run into Radio folks and PR opportunities.. Other musicians will vouch that I carry many performers CDs with us when we are on the road.. I sometimes sell them for you at our own gigs But many times I leave them in the hands of Radio folks across the Midwest and The East Coast. Im happy to help promote you as much as you will let me.
Understand that if we Love your stuff we will do this year round and not just in conjunction with your play date here at the Crow.
"IF you do not want me to Promo out any of your music to Media... PLEASE let me know!

CONTRACTS? Well to tell you the TRUTH I neither have the time or inclination to mess with CONTRACTs and lets face it.. they are only worth something if you plan on Sueing someone for breaking it!
On our end...We have NEVER not carried through on a date booked on our word and have only been stood up a Handful of times by folks that I can assure will not get another Date here.
If you get a date from me and I tell you Im putting you on the Calendar.. GUESS what.. You're Booked!
NOW with that in mind we expect you to be here. We send out our Promo a minimum of two months ahead of time.. If we are running posters it all costs money and nothing is more disrespectful then to not come through on a gig after we have put money out to Promo it!
The White Crow is one of the Finest listening Venues in the Midwest,
if you get a date here make the MOST OF IT..



YOU can mail a copy of your CD or MP3s
to area radio stations and podcast shows.
Attach info on who you are and when you will be performing at the CROW
and please mention which track you would like played. It takes alot of the work out of it for
the radio folks and they will more readily pop it in the lineup!
soupygato@gmail.com : Dan Harris.. soupy gato show
mike@theopenmikecafe.com Mike Stephens Open Mike Cafe
howardsharper@delta.edu Howard Sharper Delta college radio



You can contact our local newspapers.. if you send them something and we send them something they tend to pay more attention!
jmartineau@thesaginawnews.com Janet Martineau Saginaw News
swhite@thesaginawnews.com Sue White Saginaw News
hotticket@thesaginawnews.com Calendar listing in the News
czedaker@bc-times.com Carol Zedaker Bay City Times




We want you
to help promote your own show here by:

Sending US your promo to be posted on the Crow Sites.. JPGS , MP3s and a SHORT blurb on your music.. NO childhood bios and keep your list of Prizes & who you've stood on stage with to a minimum. We Promise we will redirect folks to your website for all the gory details!
My email flyers have to be clean and to the point .. most folks are only interested in what your music sounds like.. so MP3s are your best selling tool here.
SNAIL mail dont forget we will need Posters and CDs!


Announcing your date here at your gigs that lead up to your Crow Date!


Posting it on your websites


Send out eflyers to your fan base, or postcards to your mailing list.


Send us flyers and posters and each time you come back to the Crow be certain to gather emails of those interested in knowing where you are!


Also a good way to help bring crowds in is....

AFTER YOUR gig and you are back out on the Road.. talk about your experience here and others will want to come and check it out as well. We as musicians should try and cultivate a desire in our audience to come out and see the next guy coming in! When we do that we help to create a community that CRAVES great live music and your next night will be fuller here as well. This also will help venues such as The CROW stay in business long enough for you to come back for another gig!


If you have had a night with us previously and your crowd was light PLEASE consider the list above and make an effort to cover these points if you want a returning Date!



SOUND SYSTEM


WE do not allow others to set our sound unless you have been personally invited to do such. You and your band will be in the capable hands of Zig Zeitler who has been doing sound for the last thirty years. If he is not available we will have someone here that we Trust. If you are not comfortable with that then stop here. The reason being is that our reputation as a venue also rides on the experience of our audience and too many times this last season we have had folks want to do their own sound or even worse have brought their own "sound engineers" who frankly did a less then poor job in setting up.


We know our equipment certainly better then someone coming in for the first time and our goal is to make the Performer feel as though they have never sounded better!
Performers pay and CD sales!

PAY and Perks

Another goal we have is to make the Performer feel Appreciated and Respected and we instill that attitude in our audience on a regular basis here! Our crowd is apprecciative and will purchase CDS if they enjoy the evenings music so be sure to come stocked. Your CD sales are all yours and we usually have someone here who is Happy to help take care sales for you if you wish. Also once you perform here we will be happy to Consign your CDs year round in the Shop at a 60/40 split.


We have very rarley given guarantees. Your cut is 70% of the door. Our ticketed evenings range from $8 to $15 dollars. We have occasionally asked up to $22 and we have donation evenings as well that run at a Minimum $5 at the door!
YOU receive ONE "significant other" Pass per musician.

We are sorry but If you bring along your wife or boyfriend then you cant get your cousing Vinny in Free too!
Kids 12 and under are free..
13 to 18 half off
senior discount is half off.



You can help yourself to whatever you would like to drink throughout the evening and many nights we have baked treats as well.


WHEN to get here


We expect performers to be here no later the 6pm for a sound check and be off the stage by 6:45. Our first set traditionally starts 10 minutes late at 7:10pm. There is one break so that you can meet the folks relax and sell CDs and such. Back up for one more set that runs till 9 but many nights our audience has to be shot at to get them to leave so dont be surprised if they keep sitting there hoping for more! We stay later quite often.


IN CLOSE


We want to do everything we can to make your evening here one of the best performing experiences you can have. If you have any questions or concerns or special needs ie.. Early arrival, Place needed for overnight stay and so on...


Please contact me and we will try our best to address whatever we need to...
There is a wonderful non Denominational Church service on Sunday mornings here..


We have had many Saturday night performers stay over and share their music the next morning at Service. If you feel you would like to be a part of the following morning..
LET US KNOW and we will keep you overnight and even feed you the next morning!


THANKYOU for reading this entire POST!

IN THE SHOP

Whats NEW!
In addition to the fine handbuilts we have added a couple of wonderful manufactured lines of instruments to our Shop. We will continue to add to our lines and we will also continue to update our posts of some of our Consigned used instruments as well.
If you are interested in any of these items please call us or email us.







NEW @theCrow
Native American Flutes by Odell Borg of Colorado
Hohner Resonator guitars
Gold Tone Banjos and Mandolins
Bushman ukeleles

New for our Session players: Tin whistles and music Stands
Lots of New CDs by some Great Independant Performers.

Coming in, this month Handbuilts by Neil Russel of British Columbia
and Sven Gonstead of Big Bay Michigan
Wooden Pennywhistles by Ralph Sweet


New in STOCK:
Wechter Guitars
Paw Paw Michigan

Gold Tone
Titusville, Florida

Bushman Ukeleles
New Palestine, Indiana

Odell Borg
Handcrafted
High Spirit Flutes
Paonia, Colorado

Consigned

1971 Gibson Dove Guitar
cond. Fair
needs setup
$995.oo SOLD

1960's Silvertone Lap Steel
cond. Good
$200.oo

2002 Trinity College Bouzouki
Cond. Good
Has top crack that has been repaired
$200.oo SOLD

2001 Fender Telecaster
Cond. Excel. Mexico
$350.oo

2005 Fender Stratocaster
Cond. Excel. Mexico
$325.oo

2003 Epiphone Electric Mandolin
Cond. Excel.
150.oo

2001 Johnson Dobrolin
Cond. Excel.
$250.oo

1995 Regal Dobro
Cond. Excel.
$250.oo SOLD



2005 C.F. Martin LXM "Little Martin"
Cond. Excel.
$250.00 SOLD

A Blip in the Road

As many of you know, at the end of March 06, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

It was to say at least a shock to Zig and I with all that we had going with our own bookings and the newly opened Conservatory.

I underwent three surgeries and lost both breasts, however as I say, I don't need them to drive!

Just after I started chemo in June, some of my greatest friends both known and unknown came together to host a benefit for me at the Crow. They raised Funds to go towards my medical bills and such.

What a God send.

Mr Roger Gomez of Sessions in Sheilds donated a human hair wig for me. Having never met me before I found it overwhelming that he would do such a thing from the heart and I have vowed our children's hair will be cut by him until they are bald as well! We have had friends old and new rally around us both at home and at the Crow. Delivering food and cards, taking shifts at the Crow while we are at doctors appointments.

It has been a wonderful gift of friendship that our children have been exposed to and it has helped them feel safe during a scary time.

My chemo will be done on September 11th. Not a lucky date I know, but I'll take it!

I want to thank everyone for all you've done. All of the prayers you have been so thoughtful to whisper for us. I know just saying thankyou is not enough but please know there is just too much in my heart to express right now.

Zig and I are looking forward to the end of treatment and booking STONECROSS again! Possibly in November 06.

Until then, we'll see you at the Crow!

Stay well, and God bless all of you and keep you well!

Siusan and Zig.

ZIG & his TOYS!

Having a Wide Variety of Musical Interests, Zig Plays every instrument with a String and Pretty Darn well at that! He also carries a very Heavy Teaching Load.. instructing Adults to small Children. Beginners to Highly Advanced. One of his favorite Classes is his "Band Class". This Format gives musicians of all playing Levels the opportunity to Play and Perform in a Band setting. Teaching the techniques of Arrangement and the Skills needed to work together as a Band. These Classes run 10 weeks long and are a Two Hour Class every other week. Students are required to Perform at a Live concert at the End of the 10 week Session.....ENCORE!

Crow Call!

Okay...
So you're a Luthier and you would like your instruments represented at the Conservatory
Or , you're a Performer and you would like to Play at the Music Hall


Or you would like to Present a Workshop or Seminar,
Have us Carry your Cds, Consign an Instrument
or just dying to contact us..
Here's what you do simply email us at:
Email White Crow!

and we will tell you what to do next!

Siusan O'Rourke & Zig Zeitler

All Photos by: Deborah Besanson
Hilton Photography

Just a Dream?

Well we certainly thought it was!
However in Spring of 2006 The White Crow Conservatory of Music will be a Reality!
Located in Saginaw Michigan The Present day Church will be converted to house our existing Mojatona studios.. a State of the Art full production Recording studio with a 25 year history in the community..
Our record Label "Third Stone Discs" will now be known as White Crow Records. This Label was created to represent some of the Finest "Home grown" Music and Independant artists in the Midwestern and Southern States. White Crow records will have its own Promotional Dept that will not only represent The Conservatory and the Studio but will be available to Other Artists wishing to have Professional representation. There will be an on Staff Photographer and Booking Agent that can put together a Promo Pack and help to book them.
Packages will be available for a Promo Pack and Five song Demo CD!
Private lessons in all Stringed Instruments will be Taught here by some of the Finest Musicians in the Area as well as Workshops and Seminars focusing on many different topics involving Acoustic Music!
There will be an Instrument retail Shop showcasing Fine Handbuilt Instruments from Luthiers across the Country and a select few from Outside of the US.
We will help you to find the perfect match if You would like to order a custom instrument from one of these builders and we will also carry a growing inventory of Used Instruments for resale. The shop will carry lots of different items and a wonderful selection of Independant Performers CDs!
The Gem of the Facility will most certainly be The White Crow Music Hall!
We will be showcasing Local, Regional and National Talent Year Round in a Smoke Free, Alcohol Free, Pure Listening Environment! Focusing on all Forms of Acoustic Music strongly centered around the Traditions of this Country including Folk, Celtic, Blues, Cajun, Gospel and not excluding Contemporary Singer Songwriters!
A Warm and Intimate Environment to Experience some of the Best Music Around with an Opportunity to Meet these performers and Purchase their Music so you can continue to enjoy it at Home!
We will also offer the Facility each month for an Open Mic so that upcoming Talent can Hone their Skills on an respectful and appreciative audience.
And Finally.. you can do it all with a Cup of Good Coffee or Tea in your Hands!
We cannot wait to open these Doors!
A Dream...pinch me!