I just received the following email from my friends Marilyn and Spencer Bohren, detailing their upcoming travels in the American West and Europe. Good for them, getting out of New Orleans for the long hot summer to head for the Rockies and then, better yet, the Alps!

I know there are a more than a few Mudcatters out there who already fans, both in the US and the UK (especially up around Lincolnshire). Those of you who are not familiar with Spencer, but who will be in one of the areas where he's about to perform, might be well advised to go give him a listen.

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It was a pleasure to see so many friends at the Snug Harbor in New
Orleans on May 24. Since then New Orleans has slipped into summer gear,
sultry and fragrant with mimosas and magnolias. It takes a true local to
appreciate the thick air and the whir of cicadas. We'll miss it as we
move on down the road for the Summer Tour . . .

On Saturday, June 9, at the Greeley Blues Festival in Greeley,
Colorado, Spencer will perform two sets: Spencer's mix of folk, blues, and
story-telling is at 2 p.m., and his Down the Dirt Road Blues workshop will
follow at 3:30 p.m.    Check it out at http://greeleybluesfest.com

The following Saturday, June 16, Spencer performs at 4:30 p.m. at the
Nic Festival, held annually by the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper,
Wyoming. In the last half hour of his set, Spencer will be joined by The
Tremors for some tasty singing and collaboration. For information on
all aspects of the Nic Festival, go to
http://www.thenic.org/Events/NIC%20Fest/eventdetailsnicfestfinal.html

Thursday, June 28 is a double header for Spencer with Dillon, Montana's
Lunch in the Park at noon, followed by a Big Productions concert in
Ronan, Montana, at 8 p.m.

Spencer then flies to Parma, Italy, for the Rootsway Roots 'n' Blues
Festival
(http://www.rootsandblues.org/eng/home.jsp). Spencer will be featured
in concert in Parma on July 6, with other performances on either side
of this date in Italy, France, and Switzerland.

August takes Spencer to the Fur Peace Ranch as an instructor for
couple's weekend. Hosts Jorma Kaukonen and his wife Vanessa have created a
setting, both rustic and classy, tucked away in the hills of Ohio near
the great Ohio River, in which serious guitar students gather to learn
from the masters.
http://www.furpeaceranch.com/

Finally, a concert at Frank and Amy's Front Porch in Saluda, North
Carolina, will finish out the summer
(http://www.saludamusic.com/) before Spencer gears up for a tour in
Germany and Ireland.