Hello Fellow Mudcateers,

It's the Lonesome Stranger from America's Heartland, back for a brief visit to tell you about a wonderful event our new school, the Americana Music Academy, is hosting this month. The Americana is in Lawrence, Kansas, and is based on the model of the Old Town School in Chicago. We are now in our second year and are growing by bounding leaps. To celebrate and to raise a bit of dough, re, mi in the process, we are hosting a Jammers' Open House at the school. The details are posted below. For information on the school, go to Americana Music Academy

Posting this event on Mudcat represents a full circle for me. I met up with Mudcat five or six years ago when I was living in Wyoming and used it to foster my interest in music that I eventually learned was called "Americana." In 2001 I moved to Kansas and soon got so busy doing music and being involved in this school that I didn't have time to post to the 'Cat anymore. And now, I have the privilege of inviting any of you who can make it to come and celebrate roots music, the Mudcat's legacy, spring in Kansas and any other darned thing you want to celebrate. Who-hooo!

Thanks for being keepers of the flame, as well as occasional flamers ;~} Come set a spell if you can ...

Love and rockets,
WyoWoman

Here's a little about the Open House:
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Mark your calendar now!
April 23- 25, 2004
Starting 7 PM Friday night and continuing through 4 PM Sunday
afternoon.

Jammers¡? Open House
Admission: Free (Donations cheerfully accepted.)
Pass the word.  Forward this message to every musician, singer and dancer you know.

Americana Music Academy
1419 Massachusetts Avenue
Lawrence, Kansas
785-830-9640
http://www.americana-music.org

* Marathon jamming! Jam with musicians from throughout the Heartland all night, all day and into the night again.
* Breakout sessions for YOUR kind of music.
* Tour the Americana Music Academy and see the Heartland's finest, newest and most promising school for roots music of all genres.
* Lead a workshop, take a workshop
* Lay down some tracks in our studio with skilled recording engineers for the low, low open-house price of $25 an hour.  Americana faculty will donate skills as session musicians.  Sign up sheets available at the event.
* Contribute audio and video tapes of regional music to our archive.
* Good friends, good connections, good times and more!

Email americana66044@yahoo.com to let us know if you are thinking of coming and what your interests are, so we can plan appropriately.  Contact us for information about leading workshops or setting up an information table about your organization.
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What the Americana Music Academy does:

* Music education:  private lessons, group lessons, special
workshops, programs for kids without other access to our music.
* Concerts
* Music Therapy
* Community of musicians: Jams and Songwriter groups.
* Recording: making recording available at very reasonable prices.
* Archives of regional music recordings.
*Outreach: Performances at nursing homes, schools and regional festivals.