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Submitted photos Jean Mann, who will be returning this year, performs on stage at the Astor Street Opry Company during the 2014 gathering. Mann performs original songs on her four-stringed tenor guitar. S R A T I U G TEN OR E G A T S E H T TAK E Story by CATE GABLE Bring your four-strings to the sixth annual Tenor Guitar Gath- ering (TGG6) — May 28 to 31 in Astoria — including more than 10 workshops, over 20 musicians and four evenings of live performance. But who’s counting? Michael K. Ward, author of “Ghost Riders In The Sky: The Life of Stan Jones, The Singing Ranger,” will speak about Stan Jones during the Tenor Guitar Hall of Fame ceremony May 28. 12 | May 28, 2015 | coastweekend.com luncheon and live per- IRUPDQFH DW WKH %ULGJHZDWHU %LVWUR WKH HYHQLQJ SHUIRUPDQFHV DQG WKH ZRUNVKRSV 7KH IRUPXOD KDVEHHQWZHDNHGVOLJKWO\RYHUWKH\HDUVEXWWKH ELJJHVWFKDQJHKDVVLPSO\EHHQWKHPRPHQWXPWKH JDWKHULQJ KDV JHQHUDWHG VLQFH LWV IRXQGLQJ 1RZ WKHUHLVDOVRDWHQRUJXLWDUQHZVOHWWHUWKHQRQSUR¿W 7HQRU*XLWDU)RXQGDWLRQDQGD7HQRU*XLWDU+DOO RI)DPHDOODYDLODEOHRQOLQHKHUHZZZWHQRUJXL WDUIRXQGDWLRQRUJ What’s New to the top four strings of a regular guitar RUDEDULWRQHXNXOHOH1LFN5H\QROGVRQHRIWKH IRXQGLQJPHPEHUVRIWKH.LQJVWRQ7ULRXVHGWKLV WXQLQJEHFDXVHKHIDYRUHGWKHVOLJKWO\ORXGHUVRXQG LWSURYLGHV 6DWXUGD\ 0D\ ZLOO IHDWXUH WKH WUDGLWLRQDO &*'$ *'$( LQ¿IWKV WXQLQJ IROORZLQJ D WUD GLWLRQDOEDQMRWXQLQJ7KLVLVDOVRDYLROLQWXQLQJ VRPHWLPHVFDOOHG,ULVK7XQLQJ$QG6XQGD\0D\ ²ZLWKDQDGGHGHYHQLQJFRQFHUWDWWKH$VWRU 6WUHHW2SU\&RPSDQ\WKLV\HDU²ZLOOEHDOODERXW WKH0DQGROLQDQGUHODWHGWXQLQJV “I’ve decided to organize the event a little dif- What’s great IHUHQWO\WKLV\HDU´VDLG-RVHSKVE\SKRQH+HLV %XWGRQ¶WEHLQWLPLGDWHGE\WKLVDUUD\RIWXQ a supportive care service representative at an out- LQJV DQG WHQRUJXLWDU LQVLGHU OLQJR<HV LI \RX¶UH patient cancer center in Los Angeles until he can DPXVLFLDQ\RX¶OO¿QGWKHZRUNVKRSVDUHIULHQGO\ Tuned and Ready UHWLUHIXOOWLPHDQGMRLQZLIH.DUHQLQWKHLU$VWRULD LQIRUPDWLYHDQGURFNLQ¶7KHUDQJHLQFOXGHVKRZ Certainly not Mark Josephs, the founder of this KRPH%HFDXVHWKHUHDUHPDQ\ZD\VWRWXQHDWHQ WREXLOG\RXURZQFLJDUER[HOHFWULFJXLWDUDQLQ amazing event and now president of the Tenor Gui- or guitar — following the tunings of other four- or troduction to music from the Balkans, classic rock, WDU)RXQGDWLRQDQRQSUR¿WWKLVJDWKHULQJVSDZQHG six-stringed instruments — this year’s event will KRQN\WRQNDQGWULDGWXQLQJV%XWIRUWKHJHQHUDO “I’m not sure exactly how many people we’ve had JURXS VLPLODU WXQLQJ VW\OHV RQWR WKH VDPH GD\V SXEOLFZKDWWKLVJDWKHULQJPHDQVLVWKUHHGD\VRI attending in the past or how many we can expect Thursday, May 28 is dedicated to the so-called VXSHUODWLYHDQGLQFRPSDUDEOH¿QJHUSLFNLQ¶PDJLF WKLV\HDU,¶PMXVWJODGWKDWZH¶YHEHHQDEOHWRNHHS Chicago tuning, including all workshops and the GHOLYHUHGE\VRPHRIWKHEHVWFRQWHPSRUDU\IRON EULQJLQJ LQ WKH TXDOLW\ RI WDOHQWHG PXVLFLDQV WKDW HYHQLQJSHUIRUPDQFHV&KLFDJRWXQLQJLVLGHQWLFDO PXVLFLDQVLQWKHFRXQWU\ ZH¶YHKDGRYHUWKH\HDUV1RZLW¶VJHWWLQJVRSHR ple are calling us,” he says, in his typically sunny IDVKLRQ A mere six years ago, the idea of a tenor guitar JDWKHULQJZDVDJOHDPLQ-RVHSKV¶H\H+HDQGKLV ZLIHKDGMXVWVFRXUHGWKHFRDVWORRNLQJIRUDIXQ SODFHWRUHWLUHDQGKDGODQGHGRQ$VWRULD:KHQ-R sephs mentioned the idea of a tenor guitar gathering to Gordon Styler, then-owner of the Astoria Guitar &RPSDQ\KHGLVFRYHUHGKLVFRIRXQGHU7KDW¿UVW \HDU6W\OHU¶VVKRSEHFDPHJURXQG]HURIRUWKHJDWK HULQJ 7KHVSHFWDFOHTXLFNO\RXWJUHZWKHJXLWDUVKRS YHQXHLQWKHPDQQHURI-RVHSKV¶FRPPHQWDERXW Styler’s tremendous support, “You play one note DQG\RXEXLOGDFKRUGDURXQGLWDQGPD\EHDVRQJ EXWLWDOOVWDUWVIURPWKHRQHQRWH´ -RVHSKV¶RQHQRWHEHFDPHSDUWRIDFKRUGRQD WHQRUJXLWDUWKDWLVWXQHGDJDLQDQGUHDG\WRJR7KLV \HDUWKHPDLQHYHQWVZLOOEHKHOGDW3LHUWKH ELJURRPLVIRUFRQFHUWVDQGWKHVPDOOURRPLQWKH 5RJXH$OH3XEOLF+RXVHZLOOKRXVHWKHZRUNVKRSV 7KHDGKRFSODQQLQJIRUWKDW¿UVW\HDU¶VJDWK ering created traditions that have lasted — the 7HQRU*XLWDU6HUHQDGHRQWKH7UROOH\IROORZHGE\ Attendees of the 2014 Tenor Guitar Gathering pose for a photo after riding the Astoria Trolley. Concerts For a complete schedule and ticketing information for this year’s Tenor Guitar Gathering, visit www. tenorguitarfoundation.org Chicago Tuning / Ukulele Concert 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28 Pier 39 Banquet Room $40 Backstage Pass From left, Gerry Carthy, John Lawlor, Tom Molyneaux, Mark Jo- sephs, Stephen Schauer and Tim May take a photo at the Rogue Ales Public House Banquet Room during last year’s Tenor Guitar Gathering. All but Molyneaux and Schauer will be returning this year. 6RPHRIWKHVHPXVLFLDQKDYHEHHQKLGGHQDZD\ TXLHWO\GRLQJWKHLURZQWKLQJOLNH3KLOO\JXLWDULVW -RKQ/DZORU2QHRIWKH7**RUJDQL]HUVJRWDFDOO DERXW/DZORU¶VSKHQRPHQDOWDOHQWRQWKHWHQRUDQG QRZKH¶OOEHRQVWDJHLQ$VWRULD3ODQVDUHHYHQLQ the works for a Lawlor CD -HDQ 0DQQ ZLOO EH UHWXUQLQJ WKLV \HDU 6WDQ Jones, writer of the song “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” ZLOOEHLQGXFWHGLQWRWKH7HQRU*XLWDU+DOORI)DPH $XWKRU0LNH:DUGZLOOEHRQKDQGDVZLOODUHOD WLYHRI6WDQ-RQHV.HHWHW6WXDUW(ULFK6\OYHVWHU &DUO$OOHQ%HQ6HUNLQ-RVK5H\QROGV1LFN¶VVRQ DQG -RKQ$XJXVW ZLOO SHUIRUP$QG GRQ¶W IRUJHW 0DUN-RVHSKVKLPVHOI²KHSOD\VDKRWJXLWDU*HU U\&DUWK\7LP0D\3DW0DF6Z\QH\6WHYH5DP VH\(]0DUFDQG'RXJODV)UDVHUDUHDOVRRQVWDJH ,W¶VDPDVVLYHWDOHQWH[SORVLRQ Because the gathering is attracting such a co- lossal group of accomplished musicians, Josephs ZDQWHG WR SURYLGH PRUH VWDJH WLPH 6R WKH 6DW XUGD\FRQFHUWVWDUWVDWSPZLWKDGLQQHUEUHDN IURPWRSPDQGWKHQFRQWLQXHVDQGZLOOUXQ ³SUREDEO\XQWLOSPRUVR,WZDVOLNHDELJ SX]]OH´VD\V-RVHSKV³2QSDSHULWORRNVJRRG(Y HU\\HDU,SODQLWDVEHVW,FDQDQGWKHQMXVWVWHSEDFN DQGOHWWKHWKLQJWDNHRYHU´ Another change is that the traditional Sunday PRUQLQJMDPLVEHLQJUHSODFHGE\DIXOOEORZQHYH QLQJSHUIRUPDQFH7KLVJUDQG¿QDOHFRQFHUWWDNHV SODFHIURPWRSP6XQGD\DWWKH$VWRU6WUHHW &RPSDQ\ 3OD\KRXVH D EDUJDLQ DW <RX FDQ also wander into the Astoria Sunday Market food court for free and hear some hot tenor guitar per- IRUPDQFHVGXULQJWKHGD\IURPDPWRSP Community Participation Community support has also development over WKH\HDUV$V-RVHSKVVD\V³,FDQQRWVWUHVVHQRXJK how much the community of Astoria really makes HYHQWVOLNHWKH)LVKHU3RHWVWKH$VWRULD0XVLF)HV WLYDORUWKH7HQRU*XLWDU*DWKHULQJVWKULYH$VWRULD LVD&DPHORWOLNHPDJLFDOSODFHWKDWHPEUDFHVWKH FUHDWLYHWKHPXVLFDOWKHDUWLVWLF´ .081ZDVDQHDUO\VSRQVRUDQG&DURO1HZ man has continued to follow the TGG experience RYHUWKH\HDUV+HUHQWLUH)ULGD\VKRZIURPWR SP0D\ZLOOEHGHYRWHGWRWKHJXLWDUJDWK HULQJ 0DQ\LQGLYLGXDOVRUJDQL]DWLRQVDQGEXVLQHVVHV 7 p.m. Friday, May 29 RiverSea Gallery 1160 Commercial St., Astoria $40 Afternoon & Evening of Tenor Guitars 3 p.m. Saturday, May 30 Pier 39 Banquet Room $40 Former National Park Ranger Stan Jones, who wrote the song “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” will be inducted into the Tenor Guitar Hall of Fame this year. The ceremony will take place at the May 28 concert at Rogue Ales Public House Banquet Room, which starts at 7 p.m. Keeter Stuart, Jones’ relative, will accept the award and perform some of Jones’ songs on tenor guitar. Ending concert 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 31 ASOC Playhouse 129 W. Bond St., Astoria $15 Catch a glimpse of John Lawlor’s slick licks here: “Exactly Like You” – www.youtube.com/ watch?v=aTjm60tm2WY “Wives and Lovers” – www.youtube.com/ watch?v=AcI8GU8ftOQ Tim May, of Nashville, Tennessee, performs during last year’s Tenor Guitar Gathering at the Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse on a $3,500 Collings tenor guitar, sent by luthier Bill Collings for May to play at the event. May crafted the tenor guitar on the stand, right, himself. 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Due to popular demand, the workshop is back at this year’s gathering, taking place from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Satur- day at the Pier 39 Banquet Room. Participants walk away with a three-string slide cigar box guitar. May 28, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 13