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October 2010
Greetings from the MoonHouse in lovely south
Austin, Texas
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Albert and Gage -
We're off to Europe...Bon voyage to us! Saturday
October 9th is a big day - we're taking part in the
dedication of the memorial in honor of Christine's Uncle
Dick and Lt. Roger A. Phillips in Wangford, England and
performing in the community center that night. The
"Wings
of War" page at our
website has
the whole story if you'd like to know more.
We'll also be performing
in London, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. When
we're not visiting dear friends and family, eating and
shopping. |
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MoonHouse Records
artists include Albert and Gage, Christine Albert,
Michael Austin, Red Willow Band and Abi Tapia. Thank you for being "patrons of the arts!"
You can now download our music through our website
without logging on to iTunes. Visit the
MoonHouse
Records website for song samples and an easy purchase
options for CDs, digital album downloads
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MoonHouse Studio
will be dark most of this month while we're gone.
Casey Yeager's listening to his final mix test, Freebo
flew away with a sweet accordion part this morning, and
the new suite of ProTools virtual instruments will just
have to wait until Chris returns from across the pond. The studio has its own website
as well...moonhousestudio.com
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Swan
Songs fulfills musical wishes at the end of life.
Concerts are offered free of charge by request, and
there have been some very profound moments.
Click here to view Jim Swift's story about Swan
Songs that appeared on KXAN News in Austin on September
30, 2010. To learn more or donate visit
swansongs.org.
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"Prairie Sunflower"
photo by Chris Gage |
October 2010
Full show schedule online
here.
Dates, venues and
times have been known to change. Please call or check the venue's
website to confirm.
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Sat. |
Oct 2 |
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Chris with Jerry Jeff Walker - San Francisco, CA
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
www.jerryjeff.com |
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Mon. |
Oct 4 |
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Chris Gage at Donn's Depot - Austin, TX
Every Monday night - special musical guests drop by
from all over the world!
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336
Visit the "Monday Night at
Donn's Depot" photo page |
9 -1 |
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Wed. |
Oct 6 |
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travel day to UK - No
Donn's Depot (moved to October 27!)
Bon Voyage Albert and Gage!! |
9 -1 |
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Sat. |
Oct 9 |
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Wangford Community Centre - Wangford,
UK
Millfields / Wangford / Beccles / Suffolk
webmaster@wangfordweb.co.uk - for more info.
Tickets will be on sale at The Village Store or from Rod
at:- 8 Hill Road, Wangford, Beccles, Suffolk. NR34 8AR
Chris and Christine are honored to play for the village of
Wangford, where
Christine's uncle's plane crashed in 1944, and also participate
in the dedication
of a memorial there to Lt.
Richard A. Albert and Lt. Roger Phillips. Hear the song "Wings of War", view
the video and read the story
here.
C and C will also take
part in the dedication of the memorial to the fallen
airmen. |
Dedication at 3 PM
concert
7:30-10:30pm |
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Sun. |
Oct 10 |
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Twickenham, UK
(south/west London) -
TwickFolk at the Cabbage Patch concert series
67 London Road Twickenham - Middlesex TW1 3SZ UK
www.myspace.com/TwickFolk
www.wegottickets.com/TwickFolk
www.twickfolk.co.uk
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8 pm |
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Mon. |
Oct 11 |
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travel day
Link to our German
schedule page - Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Hier Klikken |
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Wed. |
Oct 13 |
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Laufen, Switzerland - Kulturzentrum Alts
Alts Schlachthuus - Seidenweg 55 - 4242 Laufen
For tickets and info:
www.swisstexmusic.ch or 079 207 90 19
(No Second Wednesday at Artz
for Christine) |
8:30
20.30 Uhr |
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Sat. |
Oct 16 |
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Aalen - Fachsenfeld,
Germany - Schloss Fachsenfeld
Aalen - Fachsenfeld,
Germany
- D-73434
For more info contact
khsiber@t-online.de
or call 011-49-0714712399 (Karl Heinz Siber)
Info:
Konzertreihe "Königswege" |
8:00
20 Uhr |
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Sun. |
Oct 17 |
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Dresden, Germany -
Dreikönigskirche
(for more info contact
khsiber@t-online.de
or call 011-49-0714712399 (Karl Siber)
Info:
www.mzdw.de/konzerte.php |
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Oct 19 |
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family time in Bern, Switzerland |
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Wed. |
Oct 20 |
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family time in Bern,
Switzerland |
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Fri. |
Oct 22 |
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Besigheim, Germany Alte Keller - D-74354
Besigheim, Germany
- D-74354
(for more info
contact
khsiber@t-online.de
or call 011-49-0714712399 (Karl
Siber) |
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Sat. |
Oct 23 |
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Mayrhofen, Austria -
Europahaus
Mayrhofen, Austria
- A-6290
Europahaus Mayrhofen-Veranstaltungen
For more info
contact
khsiber@t-online.de
or call 011-49-0714712399 (Karl
Heinz Siber) |
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Mon. |
Oct 25 |
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travel to US day!
(No Donn's Depot for
Chris) |
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Wed. |
Oct 27 |
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Donn's Depot -
Austin, TX
Last Wednesday with Albert and Gage!
(Make up class for missing First Wednesday)
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336
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Fri. |
Oct 29 |
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Sun City - Georgetown, TX
French music with Christine Albert, David
Carroll, Chip Dolan and Chris Gage
Florance Room - 1433 Cool Springs Way - Georgetown, TX 78633
$10
for more information or reservations email:
Kristin.Brown@SCTexas.org
Open to all! |
6-8 pm |
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Sat. |
Oct 30 |
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Donn's Depot - Austin, TX Albert
and Gage Band
(with David Carroll and Paul Pearcy)
1600 W. 5th St. Austin, TX 512-478-0336
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Coming up! More shows and more details at our
website |
| Mondays |
Donn's Depot / Austin, TX - Chris
Gage |
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Nov. 3 |
Donn's Depot /
Austin, TX - A & G First Wednesday |
| Nov. 5 |
The Birchmere /
Alexandria, VA - A & G open for Jerry Jeff Walker |
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Nov. 10 |
Artz Rib House /
Austin, TX - Christine Albert w/ David Carroll
and Chip Dolan |
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Nov. 18 |
New World Deli /
Austin, TX |
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Nov. 27 |
Donn's Depot /
Austin, TX - with the band |
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Camp Street Cafe /
Crockett, TX |
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Dec. 4 |
Donn's Depot /
Austin, TX - with the band |
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Dec. 5 |
New Braunfels
House Concert / New Braunfels, TX |
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Dec. 22 |
Armadillo
Christmas Bazaar / Austin, TX |
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Dec. 31 |
Barker House
Concert / Austin, TX |
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The TCA provides grants to arts presenters, schools,
libraries, theaters and other non-profits throughout
Texas to help with the cost of bringing in artists from
the roster. |
A reminder that
Christine Albert's French Show has been approved
for inclusion on the new
Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) Texas Touring Roster
for the Sept 2010 - August 2012 season. So, if you know of a
school, non-profit arts organization (grants are not
available for fundraising events), etc that would like to host Ms.
Albert's French Show, please keep this in mind. The deadline for
Arts Respond Performance Support Grants performances
occurring December 15, 2010 - March 14, 2011 is November
1, 2011. (Insider tip - you can also apply for funding
for an A&G show through Christine's account, since
Christine is the Albert in Albert and Gage!)
Christine and Professor Jacki Thomas of Texas A&M -
Kingsville are developing listening comprehension
exercises as a companion to the Texafrance music -
perfect for the classroom or for individuals learning
French on their own. More soon about "Texafrance -
Ecoutez!"
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Check out Christine's
blog - "As Grows the Garden"
an experiment in making a commitment to
something for no other reason than to satisfy a creative
longing to write and to dig in the dirt.
She actually blogged yesterday!!!! |
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A note
from Christine:
One more day to get ready for our trip overseas.
People always start asking me ten days out "are you all packed?"
It's in my nature to be ahead of the game, but the number of balls
in the air these days prevents me from being that efficient.
I'm still wrapping up the "Swan Songs Song Circle"
event, which was a great success. The evening was
inspirational and enlightening for everyone there. The
artists' stories about their Swan Songs experiences were as
beautiful as the music they played. Thank you to everyone who
attended and contributed.
That week Jim Swift created a very moving piece about
Swan Songs for KXAN News in Austin. Please take the time to
follow the link at the top of the page...you won't regret it.
The exposure generated increased support and activity for Swan
Songs, which is a great thing.
This coming Saturday Chris, my sister Susan and I will
take part in the dedication of a memorial to my uncle, 2nd Lt.
Richard A. Albert, and 2nd Lt. Roger A Phillips in Wangford,
England. They died in this village when their planes collided
in 1944. This is a momentous thing for our family.
Love to all,
Christine |
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And
a blurb from Chris:
I spent the weekend in San Francisco
with Jerry Jeff at a cool festival called the "Hardly Strictly
Bluegrass Festival". It's a free festival sponsored by music
lover Warren Hellman who has donated 10 years of free music to the
city. A blast from the past, for sure...was the haze over the
park real fog or herbal in nature? Hard to tell, but it
smelled quite pungent. Musical highlight....a large band
featuring Michael McDonald, Donald Fagan and Boz Scaggs. It
was like having the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan on the same
stage. Incredible.
I jumped on the cable car (had to, I woke up each
morning hearing the gripman ring the bell) one morning and made the
trip over Nob Hill past Chinatown and down to Fisherman's Wharf.
How pleasant to sit by the water and call some old friends.
Being the foodie I am I had to indulge in a sourdough bread bowl
full of clam chowder, and there's a huge round loaf of bread sitting
in our kitchen waiting to be crisped up.
We're off to Europe tomorrow...doing a year's worth of
touring in October this year. Thanks to the piano players who
will keep my bench warm at Donn's Depot while I'm off enjoying
bratwurst and rösti.
Ciao.
See you at the gig.
Chris |
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