Bob Heyer: News

On Friday June 26th, a birthday party was held for country music legend, Doc Williams.

The Cabin Fever String Band joined many other well-wishers at the event and performed two tunes that we learned from Doc many years ago while sharing some time together with him at one event or another.

We wish him well!

One of my original songs, "Hard Luck Blues" has been nominated in the Roots Song category through the Just Plain Folks organization. They call the competition the Grassroots Grammies.

There are 24 songs nominated in the Roots Songs category including mine and there are a number of other categories.

However, the total number of songs submitted this year for review was 560,000 songs.

Don't know if I'll win, but it sure was nice to be recognized.

I got a letter today from Kenny Parker saying that after 35 years, the Stonewall Jackson Jubilee is no more.
While I mourn the passing of yet another wonderful event in my home state, I must also take a minute to thank Kenny for all of the work that he has put into the music programs for all these years.

I have been asked to do a solo show on Thursday July 9th at the Ohio Hills Folk Festival in Quaker City, Ohio at the Music Tent.

I 'll play some banjo tunes,sing a variety of songs, and pick some guitar.

Free to the public

The Cabin Fever String Band will be performing on July 11th from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Music Tent of the Ohio Hills Folk Festival in Quaker City, Ohio

The concert is free to the public.

June 2nd 7:00 p.m.
Wheeling Park
Free to the public
Wheeling,WV

June 7th (afternoon)
Appalachian Outreach Benefit
Glendale,WV

June 7th 7:00 p.m.
Anna Kachinka Amphitheater
Oglebay Park
Wheeling, WV
Free to the public

The 3rd and 4th shows of the blues series Gristle & Hamhock- Blues 101 have been recorded.
Show number 3 features the haunting music of Skip James and our 4th show is based on early recordings of Furry Lewis.

Today is Monday January 19th and show 3 is being streamed this morning.Go to www.centremarkettheatre.org

On Friday February 20th, the Cabin Fever String Band will be appearing at the Studio Gallery Coffeehouse located at Artworks Around Town in the Centre Market area of Wheeling.
There will be an open mike at 7:30 and we will start at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free (they'll pass the hat for donations)

On Friday January 16th, the Studio Gallery Coffeehouse located at Artworks Around Town in the Centre Market area of Wheeling will feature Charlie Dynamite and the Short Fuse.

This band is an occasional jamming band with a no holds barred approach to an explosive repertroire of acoustic music.

Show starts at 7:30 with an open mike

I have added a links section to the site. Check it out!

On January 3rd, we'll be welcoming in the new year with what has become an annual performance at the Stifel Fine Arts Center in Wheeling. The show starts at 8:00 p.m. and reservations can be made by calling (304)242-6855

I have recorded the first installment of an internet radio show called "Blues 101- the Gristle and Hamhock" The first show featured the great Texas bluesman, Sam Lightnin' Hopkins.

It will be airing periodically on a link from the following site:www.centremarkettheatre.org
or you can go to
the site of West Liberty State College's Smart Centerwww.smartcenter.org and click on Radio Science News. Then click on Audio Streaming Project.

The second show was recorded tonight, October 19th and both the first and second show will be broadcast tomorrow evening and throughout the night. Show number 2 was dedicated to guitar legend, Albert King.

Cabin Fever will be appearing at two different events in conjunction with Oglebayfest this year.

The first will be on Friday October 3rd. We will be playing for a square dance from 7:30 to 9:30 at Site One
in the park.

On Saturday, we will be appearing in Glessner Auditorium from 4 to 7 p.m.
Both events are free to the public.

On September 27th, the Cabin Fever String Band will do two shows in Chandlersville, Ohio as part of the 2nd Annual Salt Creek Bluegrass Festival.

Other bands include: Wills Creek, Almost Famous, and Stoney Creek.

Beginning tonight September 9th, a monthly bluegrass jam at the Schrader Environmental Education Center will be held.The jam is the 2nd Tuesday of the month from September to May and begins at 7:00 p.m.

I will be appearing at the Stonewall Jackson Jubilee in Jane Lew, West Virginia on Labor Day weekend.

Joining me will be guitarist, Chris Zambelli.

This is a large festival which will feature WV musicians from across the state. There is a concert stage and lots of on-grounds jamming as well as a large arts and crafts show and many other activities.

A last minute appearance was scheduled for the main stage at the Augusta Festival on Saturday August 9th.

I did a few songs with the banjo and then Chris Zambelli joined me for the rest of the set.

Chris and I were meeting at the park to practice some new material for the Labor Day Stonewall Jackson Festival. As it turned out, he got there about 15 minutes before I was to go on stage.
Sometimes the things that you don't plan turn out really well.

I will be doing what has become very rare in recent years, a solo show, this coming Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Artworks Around Town Art Gallery in the Center Market District of Wheeling.

The show is free to the public.

We will be playing a dance on August 15th with caller, Bob Tomlinson, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Belmont, Ohio.

As always, dancers and non-dancers alike are welcome.For those of you who would like to dance,but don't know how, Bob will do teaching walk throughs for beginners

Join us if you can! The dance is from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

The Mountain Moon Coffeehouse series will kick off its 23rd season on November 1,2008. The concerts are held in Wheeling at the Stifel Fine Arts Center and begin at 8:00 p.m.

November 1, 2008- Peach's Little Band

December 6, 2008- David and Jack Morris

January 3,2009- Cabin Fever String Band

February 7, 2009- Allegheny Drifters

March 7,2009- Zeke Hutchison and Tom Hampton

April 4, 2009- The Druckenmillers

Reservations for seats can be made by calling (304)242-6855