tag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:/blogs/shortleaf-news?p=3Shortleaf News2022-04-28T17:22:39-05:00Shortleaf is an Americana duet from the Missouri Ozarks.ShortleaffalseShortleafShortleafband@gmail.comtag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/69594172022-04-28T17:22:39-05:002023-10-16T09:47:55-05:00Jammin with the Foggy Memory Boys in Eureka Springs, Arkansas<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/7434f101f3bba71cc3d684f44abb2fa573b7c174/original/278720974-899745890866221-5513104105555767642-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><span class="font_large">Here we are jammin till the wee hours of the morning with our nephew Jake Hagerty's band, The Foggy Memory Boys from New Mexico. Pictured next to Michael is fiddler Petey Wesley. What a great time! Thanks to Amy Dondanville for the picture.</span></p>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/69594162022-04-28T17:20:09-05:002022-04-28T17:20:09-05:00Piney River Brewing Aleiversary Party<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/ad97552528d7cb238ed24f8f7b1cf1759447f693/original/277298465-5117111925006670-7632343929942389206-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><span class="font_large">We were thrilled to be invited back to Piney River Brewing Company for their Aleiversary party. Special guest, Lonnie Jones on vocals and bass. Original Shortleaf member, Jodie Forbes sat in for a few tunes on flute. Big thanks to Brian and Joleene for a wonderful celebration. A packed house with lots of our good friends!</span></p>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/67660042021-10-04T17:01:28-05:002021-10-04T17:01:28-05:00SNORTY HORSE IS BACK!!!<p><span class="font_regular">Snorty Horse is back (from the glue factory) for a new season of music, starting on October 9th at the one and only Albuquerque Folk Festival! </span><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/fd6c99ad9152bc31088d91a74276a1496f0373ee/original/snorty-horse-the-cd-cover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>SnortyHorse is a collection of friends of more 30 years. Mike Fraser knew Dave Para and his late wife, Cathy Barton, from contests and jam sessions in the vibrant fiddle tradition in Missouri where Mike had apprenticed with master Ozark fiddler Bob Holt. The trio did numerous school assembly shows about Missouri history and folk music and played occasional dates together around the state. They recorded two albums for the Missouri Department of Conservation, “Voices of the Hills,” and “Fiddles and Forests.” Mike led the band Shortleaf, named after an important native pine tree. Tenley Hansen, trained in musical theater, joined Mike’s band in Kansas City, adding keyboard, guitar, lead singing and composing. As Snorty Horse the separate quartet played dances, festivals and school shows, chomping at the bit to play traditional and contemporary Ozark music. The band name came during a late-night drive after a dance and has managed to stick, facilitating a number of bad jokes, puns and strange graphics. Camping together at the Walnut Valley Festival, Erika Gerety and her late husband, Gary Libman, were part of that close circle of friends. Since Cathy’s passing two years ago Dave has played more banjo in addition to his lively back-up guitar style, and Erika has saddled up with the band offering her solid bass playing and expressive singing voice. They all share a love for traditional music and its cultural contexts and history, good singing and the joy of making a big sound for an evening dance.</p>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/65847332021-03-25T15:04:52-05:002021-03-29T14:29:55-05:00A Message from Mike<p>Shortleaf Band is “smoldering” </p>
<p>Based on this past year it seems to be a valid word in regard to describing our band activity these days. </p>
<p>Just a few short years ago we began teaming up with Dave Para and Cathy Barton to do some gigs, and it was such a musical delight to perform with them and to share time hanging out. </p>
<p>Unfortunately we lost our friend and bandmate when Cathy passed with cancer last year. </p>
<p>We called ourselves “Snorty Horse”…kind of a goofy name that showed we never took the name of a band too seriously. It was fun. </p>
<p>We needed some time to heal after losing Cathy. Immersing ourselves into the music, and working mostly as a duet again became our focus. In addition, learning new music and filling up the weekends with gigs was a way to honor what she would have wanted us to do. </p>
<p>That was short lived as we witnessed the introduction of the Corona Virus and it’s impact on the Entertainment Industry. The gigs stopped at St. Pat’s Day and fell like dominoes from then on. </p>
<p>Performing as a business requires securing paying gigs in an effort to make more than you spend. Our motive has been to immerse ourselves and music endeavors to be as flexible as possible; to get as many gigs as possible with what we have to offer. Marketability that appeals to venues such as weddings, dances, historical festivals, house concerts, etc. </p>
<p>These in turn require that the band become adaptable to perform a variety of music genres, including but not limited to Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic, original songs and covers of other’s songs. We happen to love being flexible enough to perform a country rock song or a Scottish Strathspey. </p>
<p>As a duet, myself and my partner Tenley Hansen, really never considered ourselves as part of an “industry” until that part of our lives shut down. The “Arts Industy” has taken quite a hit! Small music performers such as us are small businesses that charge money in exchange for musical entertainment. They are Sole Proprietors, LLC’s and other forms of business that negotiate, correspond, make contracts, travel, pay for recordings, sell recordings, keep the books, buy equipment, take deductions, and pay taxes as would any other small business. </p>
<p>Shortleaf Band is not doing much of that now, however, we are hopeful that the gigs will return bigger and better than ever. </p>
<p>The Covid impact has not ruined our business. To the contrary we have enjoyed not traveling so much, and have spent more time learning and writing new music, and becoming better musicians. </p>
<p>“Smoldering” describes us and our business in light of current circumstances over which we have little control. </p>
<p>We are “smoldering”, not blazing away, but keeping the coals hot, waiting for some added fuel. </p>
<p>Some of our peers have embraced virtual gigs as a way to reach an audience and generate some additional income. We are learning more about this and have been updating some of our tech equipment to post some videos on-line. </p>
<p>One of the many gift’s we received from Cathy, and others is one that has helped us heal and carry on following her loss, and the Covid Crisis…. “Inspiration” </p>
<p>To seek a frame of mind that will allow us to enjoy the endeavor, while reaching for new levels of competence is our goal.</p>
<p>Play that funky music, and absorb all of the good that it has to give! Keep plugging away, practice your craft, learn new music, become better! </p>
<p>That’s us, Shortleaf Band. See you down the road! </p>
<p>Michael Fraser</p>
<p> </p>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/65847232021-03-25T14:58:20-05:002021-03-29T14:30:24-05:00Cathy Barton Para<p>On April 17th, 2019 our beloved friend and bandmate Cathy Barton passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side. It's been almost two years since her passing and I haven't had the will to write this on our website. I can't add any more to the tributes to Cathy, but I can tell you we still miss her, we still think about her, we play music in her memory, we practice, we perform, we laugh through tears when we remember all the good times we shared. We cry when we hear songs that remind us of her precious voice and talent. We are forever grateful that we got to perform with Cathy and Dave as Snor T. Horse. This photo was taken by our dear friend Peter Esherick while Cathy was performing with Snor T. Horse at the Albuquerque Folk Festival. Cathy changed our lives forever because she believed in us. We will always be grateful for her life, her music, and her laughter. Blessings, Tenley<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/47d1ca02bb475a73b5070967aef21acc0de876c5/original/cathyabq.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/56467802019-02-16T17:49:43-06:002022-05-09T04:10:30-05:00New Recording: Only One of You<p>Michael is pictured here getting ready to record <strong>Only One of You </strong>at Studio 2100 in Springfield, Mo. Owner Jeff Smith was the recording engineer and the amazing David Wilson produced this project and played on the recording as well. Click on over to our Music page to hear the end results of this session! The tune is available for download and proceeds go to the <strong>Paisley Collins Memorial Foundation.</strong> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/e6bea3dcff000bf13649598a9ec59f3d8cd27aa8/original/img-0949.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/56466892019-02-16T16:51:45-06:002019-02-16T17:21:51-06:00Albuquerque Folk Festival: Snor T. Horse<p>The Albuquerque Folk Festival proved to be a fantastic adventure for <strong>Snor T. Horse</strong> in 2018. A very special thanks to all the great people who got us there (our beloved <strong>Erica Lipman</strong>). The crowd was great, the volunteers were fantastic, the weather was WINDY but so lovely. Friday night before the festival, we had the honor of performing for the dedication of the Gary Libman Memorial Amphitheater. It was an emotional and wonderful evening surrounded by our musical family. We especially want to thank <strong>Peter and Trylla Esherick</strong> for hosting us in their beautiful home. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Pictured here are a few of our favorite photos from that weekend. All photos are courtesy of Peter Esherick.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/140b3bcf89fbc5f48b68d773ec524382ff2a1197/original/shgarymemorial1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /> Snor T. Horse at the Gary Libman Memorial Amphitheater dedication </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> Snor T. Horse is: Cathy Barton, Dave Para, Mike Fraser and Tenley Hansen</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/be528f0c3e284501b4c233e0555ffc9e5c9b69d5/original/snor-t-horse-abq1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /> Snor T. Horse Albuquerque Folk Festival 2018 </p>
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<p> </p>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/49793362017-12-15T13:06:10-06:002017-12-15T13:06:10-06:00Mike and Tenley at Warsaw Heritage Festival 2017<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/dd698c617e03b2e51fe79f3a2597dd1ce6630188/original/22729069-10212022090240004-1267652499793826703-n.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/45773112017-02-05T11:45:56-06:002018-10-03T06:56:05-05:00Nature and the Arts at Springfield's Conservation Center<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/a4fa841221a7ec81e34386627046c4eb83a8d45f/original/nature-center-promo.jpg?1486316711" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/41961272016-05-25T10:07:05-05:002018-10-03T06:57:13-05:00Lil Black River Cafe<p>We had a lovely time at the Lil Black River Cafe in Grandin, Mo. This was our fourth time to play there. The food is great. They specialize in seafood, being transplants from sunny Florida. Here is their latest post in FB regarding Shortleaf Band.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>"Wow. What a fantastic evening we all had. Thank you Shortleaf Band for your sweet music last evening during dinner. It was enjoyed by all. See you soon"</strong></p>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/41259262016-04-07T17:22:02-05:002022-03-24T07:00:46-05:0025th Anniversary of the Big Muddy Festival in Boonville was a Smash Hit!Well, not to over state things, but we really had such a great time playing at the Big Muddy Folk Festival this year. The workshops, the jamming, the Bar b Que, the friendship, the MUSIC! Wow, so many good times were had. A special thank you to <strong>Dave Para and Cathy Barton</strong> for joining <strong>Mike and Tenley</strong> on Saturday night to form the crazy group, <strong>Snor T Horse</strong>. Our dear friend <strong>Peter Esherick</strong> of Albuquerque, NM, took this picture from the balcony. Don't miss this festival next year!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/fb868e3c8f17cbf5a4be22f9b258be29d98f2d68/original/big-muddy-snor-t-horse.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/40944192016-03-18T10:44:37-05:002018-10-03T06:57:30-05:00Barn Wedding Showcase at Majors House Museum in KC this Sunday: FREE<span class="font_large">Attention Brides to Be..........<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/28041a0532d3421f7feda185de1d5750cccc10bc/original/wedding-flyer.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/40912742016-03-16T16:16:55-05:002017-01-15T18:50:58-06:00Oovvda Winery and Snor T Horse<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/997b6fe72016d1713c75eb6a1909a8d568bd5de9/original/oovvda-winery.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/40169022016-01-30T21:15:41-06:002016-01-30T21:16:54-06:00Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers, Snor T. Horse and Paul Foutch <span class="font_regular">A wonderful time was had by all in Columbia on Friday night. The Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers hosted <strong>Snor T. Horse</strong> for their January dance. The place was packed with amazing dancers. Our great old friend <strong>Paul Foutch</strong> brought his fiddle with him and sat in with us. <strong>Sam</strong> did our sound and as usual did a great job. </span>Sam is the only sound guy that feeds peanut m&m's to the musicians!! We get so spoiled with Sam! <strong>Paula McFarling </strong>was our caller. She kept everybody hopping on the floor. So happy to get to see our good friends in Columbia, <strong>Cliff and Molly White, Kathy Gordon, Tom Verdot,</strong> and many more!Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/39943422016-01-18T11:38:27-06:002017-01-15T18:50:58-06:00Snorty Horse at Childgrove Country Dance in St Louis<span class="font_regular">Here we are as <strong>Snorty Horse</strong> this past weekend in St. Louis at the Childgrove Country Dance. The dance was called by <strong>Mac McKeever</strong> and we had a blast working with him. It was a big crowd of folks dancing at The Monday Club despite the cold weather out side. The sound tech was Carol and what a fantastic job she did! Our good friends <strong>Don and Terry Hosutt </strong>came to listen and sat with us on stage. <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/56e39fc16f03b50aa212267aba9dfcbf589be326/original/good-pic-snorty-horse.jpg?1453138625" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">Snorty Horse is (left to right) Tenley Hansen, Mike Fraser, Dave Para and Cathy Barton. Photo courtesy of Terry Hossutt.</span></div>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/39769732016-01-06T15:07:15-06:002017-01-15T18:50:58-06:00Contra Dance in Springfield with Nathan McAllister and Gloria Scarlet!<span class="font_regular">We had a wonderful time with <strong>Nathan McAllister</strong> this past weekend in Springfield. Mike and Nathan love the same fiddle tunes, so they have a lot in common. Nathan tore it up on Sally Goodin! <strong>Gloria Johnson Scarlet</strong> was our wonderful caller. Larry did sound and it was all so good! We had a big crowd and everyone had a blast dancing to some great traditional music.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/d31f7aa4c2929a1b59e53cff98ed3d77fe37c7c9/original/nathan-mcallister.jpg?1452114360" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/39679952015-12-27T14:02:07-06:002017-01-15T18:50:58-06:00Merry Christmas<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/ac6d22862bd438817cfd829c904cf1e4e9ca7780/original/10006087-965067980254798-745895814155062249-o.jpg?1451246507" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/39062642015-10-30T11:49:09-05:002017-01-15T18:50:58-06:00November 1st: 19th Annual Earth Walk in KC sponsored by Bridging the Gap<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/bbf30fd8c74965aa20349f38ed83bc48613778d0/original/gap.jpg?1446222874" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/39062632015-10-30T11:47:25-05:002021-09-24T15:49:43-05:00Parkville Nature Sanctuary Ghost Trails<span class="font_regular">We had such a fun filled weekend in KC. First we were at Fence Stiles Winery, then we dashed over to the Parkville Nature Sanctuary for their annual pumpkin carving and haunted ghost trail walk. A special thank you to our friend and Nature Sanctuary director <strong>Bob Fluchel</strong> for inviting us back to play music for the kids between the very scary ghost stories. We ended our weekend on Sunday at Willow Springs Mercantile in Excelsior Springs. </span>While there, a lovely Bio Science Phd. candidate from Mizzou got up and danced a traditional Ukrainian folk dance to our music. It's times like this that makes us happy to be musicians! Spontaneous dancing, hugs, cheers, music! LOVE!
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/1bdf130e07fbb5559ee85ad20b7654301940c9f4/original/parkville-nature.jpg?1446223318" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">Parkville Nature Sanctuary Kids enjoying music and ghost stories.</p></div>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/39036592015-10-21T09:50:22-05:002022-03-16T10:39:16-05:00Warsaw Pioneer Heritage Days was Perfect!<span class="font_regular">This photo of Mike and Tenley "roaming musicians" at Warsaw's Pioneer Heritage Days really captures the beauty of the heritage village this weekend. If you haven't been to this festival, you should mark your calendar now for next year! It is a true gem! The dates next year are: October 15th and 16th 2016!! Don't miss it! Special thanks to Amy Biggerstaff for the photo!</span><br><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/edd755b1b53cc3a2c7a0ca7b9606817ce1f5f6ee/original/warsaw-mike-and-tenley.jpg?1445439009" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/38955892015-10-13T15:04:01-05:002021-07-23T12:31:52-05:00Shawnee Mission Fall Festival<span class="font_regular"><strong>Snorty Horse</strong> had a rip roaring time at the Shawnee Mission Fall Festival on Friday night. This was our first year to play the Friday night concert, and folks liked it so much, they've invited us back for next year! Special thanks to our good friend <strong>Keith VanWinkle</strong> for the excellent sound! We had lots of old friends show up to the show, but none came further than <strong>April Armstrong Bertholf</strong> from Henderson, NV! Thanks to everyone who made it a fun night! <br><strong>Mike, Dave and Cathy</strong> then headed off to St. Louis for a gig the next day. Put the miles in for sure this weekend. The weather was amazingly cooperative for October in Missouri. What a great way to usher in Fall!</span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/38405162015-09-02T22:04:09-05:002017-01-15T18:50:58-06:00Concert at Newburg with Snorty Horse<span class="font_regular">Here we are (Snorty Horse is <strong>Shortleaf</strong> and <strong>Cathy Barton</strong> and <strong>Dave Para</strong>) at The Lyric Theatre in Newburg Missouri in early August. We want to thank <strong>Karen Hunter</strong> for sending us this photo! The folks in this lovely town were so warm to us. We enjoyed doing this concert without using a sound system. The theatre had wonderful acoustics and we felt we could hit the back wall of the auditorium with our voices. We all had a really fun time on stage and that's what it's all about!</span><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/c4b11adf40eff65320078e011769a94235816d4d/original/snorty-horse-singing-1.jpg?1441249376" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37952142015-07-30T10:02:29-05:002021-07-20T18:33:07-05:00Missouri Life Magazine August issue pg. 26 !<span class="font_regular">Missouri Life magazine has published a really nice piece about <strong>Shortleaf</strong> in their August/September issue. Check it out! Buy a copy! Frame it, okay may not, but just don't use it for the bottom of the bird cage!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/ad693f677dfdd9df0f3045a6bb377987b83d9f48/original/mo-life.jpeg?1438268350" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/f9e8f170e6487bc39a25e8b73d8f56b8a50e818b/original/mo-life-cover.jpeg?1438268345" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37899652015-07-24T10:43:11-05:002017-01-15T18:50:58-06:00O'Malleys then CrossCurrents Barn Dance.....all on Saturday!!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/4ca1db14693085e5826eea7dc17239ff59c1b831/original/snorty-horse-in-kc-july-2015.jpg?1437752527" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37836122015-07-19T17:46:41-05:002015-07-19T17:46:41-05:00Too much rain for a concert in Columbia!<span class="font_regular">We had a lovely time in KC at The Tasteful Olive on Friday night. A good crowd of folks showed up for their Art Walk. Our dear friend and super musician, Jim McGreevy sat in with us for a few tunes towards the end of the night. On Saturday, we were reunited with our Celtic music friends for the jam at Mike's Tavern off the plaza, then we went "busking" on the plaza in hot, hot, hot heat! Sunday in Columbia our Snorty Horse concert was cancelled due to a deluge of rain before the show. Dave Para, Cathy Barton, Mike and Tenley were all set to play! That's two gigs this year cancelled to due precip. Dang the Rain. Sounds like the title of a new tune.......</span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37664152015-07-05T18:06:39-05:002021-10-25T11:13:26-05:00Hectic Summer Schedule!<span class="font_regular">We've had a very active summer and it seems like not much time to sit down and blog about the past few weeks! Since our last post </span>we had the honor of playing two nights at the <strong>Ozark Heritage Festival</strong> (one night as Shortleaf and the other with Snorty Horse), then it was off to KC for an event at the <strong>North KC Community Center.</strong> That next weekend we traveled to a new venue for us, the <strong>Lil Black River Cafe in Grandin.</strong>.....(amazing, high-end food menu....I had the rack of lamb, yum). This past Friday night, again a new venue for us, the lovely <strong>CSA Millsap Farms</strong> Contra Dance with <strong>Gloria Johnson Scarlet </strong>and off the next night, July 4th to the quaint town of <strong>Alma Missouri </strong>for their festival! We met so many terrific new friends along the way and caught up with old ones as well! Michael has a whole new crop of "fiddle groupies" in Alma! He was beaming from ear to ear that night! We get a week off, then starting July 17th, we have two weekends in a row in KC at <strong>The Tasteful Olive, O'Malleys Irish Pub</strong>, and Contra Dances with <strong>Snorty Horse</strong> in Columbia and KC respectively.Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37440722015-06-16T11:29:39-05:002017-01-15T18:50:58-06:00Piney River and KC Highland Games- Awesome Time!<span class="font_regular">We are so delighted with this latest busy weekend for Shortleaf Band. On Saturday, we returned to <strong>The Piney River Brewing Company</strong> in Bucyrus, Mo. Owners <strong>Joleen and Brian Durham</strong> </span>recently won the Gold Award in the World Beer Cup for their Float Trip Ale! Shortleaf alumni <strong>Melinda Maxam and Jodie Forbes</strong> joined us for a few tunes. After playing our Hillfolk music in the Piney River red barn and a fantastic dinner with our dear friends <strong>Joe and Cathy Richardson,</strong> we took the long drive to Kansas City for the<strong> KC Scottish Highland Games</strong>. This is our ninth year to play for the Highland Games in KC. Our super talented friend <strong>Keith Van Winkle (from the Three Dollar Band)</strong> joined us for the entire set. We had a wonderful time on stage with Keith. It was just a blast to play traditional (and not so traditional) Scottish music with Keith! Next weekend.....Shortleaf opens for the <strong>Quebe Sisters</strong> on Friday and Saturday night, <strong>SNORTY HORSE opens for Dr. Ralph Stanley!</strong> So much to look forward to.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/d2eb4b293ed90d2d345a64ec655c7b0fe055075a/original/big-piney.jpg?1434471918" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Our good friends (former Shortleaf'ers) Melinda and Jodie joined Mike and Tenley at Piney River Brewing Company</strong></div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/a90bd74402336b851c473319109a57e50877f8d2/original/ralph-stanley.jpg?1434471918" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br> Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37323562015-06-07T09:04:30-05:002015-06-08T12:28:33-05:00New Friends at Fence Stiles Winery<span class="font_regular">Last night we performed for the first time at <strong>Fence Stiles Winery</strong>, near Excelsior Springs Mo. It was a beautiful afternoon, which was a welcome respite from the deluge of rain they had seen over the past week. Besides the great tasting wine, we also met some really fun people...including the <strong>Nelles</strong> and the<strong> Hay'</strong>s! We are really looking forward to getting back to Fence Stiles on Sept. 5th and October 24th! Thanks again to <strong>Shriti</strong> for such a wonderful place to play!!</span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37255892015-06-02T12:20:10-05:002017-01-15T18:50:58-06:00St. Louis+Snorty Horse+contra dance = YeeHaw<strong>Snorty Horse</strong> invited our young friend, <strong>Roger Netherton</strong> to "giddy up" which resulted in a night full of contra dance thrills for the <strong>Child Grove Dancers</strong> in St. Louis, Mo. The place was overflowing with dancers young and old, who had a terrific time "hoofing" it to the unbridled energy of Snorty Horse. Enough with the equine puns....on a personal note: Mike and Tenley were truly honored to finally meet <strong>Martha Edwards</strong> from the amazing group <strong>Stringdancer</strong>. Special thanks to<strong> Mac McKeever </strong>for providing the photo!
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/636053e0fe4e6fc94c973bb12e5d47189c43c34c/large/snorty-horse-2.jpg?1433265499" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">L to R: Tenley Hansen, Roger Netherton, Mike Fraser, Cathy Barton and Dave Para</p></div>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37227152015-05-31T10:18:56-05:002022-01-28T09:46:37-06:00Big turn out for the Lupus Concert!We are just over the moon about last night's concert in Lupus, Mo. The place was nearly packed with folks from all over central Missouri. Our good friend <strong>Jim Ruth</strong> was there (with banjo in hand), so we invited him up on stage with us for several fiddle/banjo tunes. Jim was just fantastic! <strong>Doug Elley</strong> is the owner and host of the Lupus General Store concert series. A huge "thank you" to his hospitality and work in keeping such a terrific venue open for live music! After the show, we participated in a song circle jam session featuring local talent. Our favorite was the lovely <strong>Doris</strong>, 86 years young and still singing like a songbird! <br>Here we are before the concert, taking a selfie at the front door. The property directly next door to the General Store is the old Lupus Bank. You can still see the safe on the right side of the picture. Lupus is a little gem of a town, inhabited by 33 folks, right on the banks of the Missouri River about 30 miles south east of Boonville. Visit the Lupus General Store Facebook page for a list of upcoming concerts.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/d990d99c1cd2c36adcd8552d644e2ddb6e174ed7/original/20150530-173732.jpg?1433085476" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/b5f2cd16d49be900a12f5cef3fd57de0f5d901df/original/20150530-173850.jpg?1433085495" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37202412015-05-28T21:57:44-05:002017-01-15T18:50:57-06:00What a great weekend!<span class="font_regular">Here's a great picture our friend<strong> Karen Hunter</strong> took of us this last weekend at <strong>River Front Camp and Canoe,</strong> while we played our set Saturday night. We had beautiful weather and a good group of folks listening. We also got to play music for a private party at <strong>The Bennett Room </strong>on Sunday for our friends <strong>Corkie and Debbie Hinkle</strong>. It truly was a great weekend of music and friends (and fishing!)<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/3d21fd0e5aabcded9148b8eca2f69470f7d3b2d2/original/fullsizerender-3.jpg?1432651538" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37117952015-05-22T21:41:46-05:002017-01-15T18:50:57-06:00Niangua River in the Ozarks. <span class="font_regular">Looking forward to <strong>River Front Camp and Canoe</strong> concert Saturday night! Thank you <strong>Jason and Amanda!</strong></span><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/663dc3699aeb0a288b781f62d6cd5f10e123b126/medium/riverfront-photo.jpg?1432348783" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37114382015-05-21T09:56:01-05:002015-05-31T10:31:59-05:00Concert at Bennett Springs: Saturday night 7:30 pm!<span class="font_regular">Shortleaf is excited to be performing for the second year at <strong>River Front Camp and Canoe</strong> in Lebanon, Mo. (Bennett Springs, Mo). We'll be doing a concert on Saturday night </span>at 7:30 pm. <strong>Amanda and Jason Glendening </strong>are the owners of River Front Camp Ground and they are a wonderful bunch of folks there. Come look for our Vintage Airstream, drop by and say hello! Riverfront Camp Ground rents canoes, so make it a float trip! We are right on the lovely Niangua River. <br>Check out their website at Riverfrontcampcanoe.com. Have a safe Memorial Day everyone!<br> Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37104452015-05-17T09:18:08-05:002015-05-31T10:34:46-05:00Good Times in Gladstone!<span class="font_regular">Friday night, we played a house concert in Gladstone, Mo. It was living-room-music for new and old friends. The evening was intimate and fun. To quote our gracious hosts, "everyone was glowing, during and afterwards". Thank you <strong>Paul and Lisa Long</strong> for the honor of sharing our Hill Folk music in your home!</span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/37006782015-05-09T13:06:39-05:002022-06-01T12:55:24-05:00Weston Red Barn Farm Wedding Contra Dance<span class="font_regular">Here is the view the band had just prior to the wedding reception dinner at the Red Barn in Weston.<br>Following the dinner the tables were moved aside for a lively contra dance. Wedding contra dances seem to be getting more popular with young couples wanting a "country" theme to their wedding reception.</span><br><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/c11b7909254df6c6f8b834e2604f661a832fe19e/original/weston-red-barn-farm.jpg?1431193747" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/36963342015-05-06T15:50:20-05:002017-01-15T18:50:57-06:00Mid-year Winfield Reunion in Woodward Oklahoma!<span class="font_regular">We had a terrific time at Boiling Springs State Park in Woodward Oklahoma this past weekend. Friends from New Mexico and friends from Missouri gathered to play great music, eat great food and share lots of laughs....and even a small earthquake (3.9)!! Thank you to <strong>Peter Esherick</strong> for the great pictures!</span><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/4ae37076e698215c0e48c810b0cea9f64c26e839/original/150502-36.jpg?1430944984" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/e4cbc29afcb358ec3daa9ce1a33a0ba13d091cf2/original/150501-20.jpg?1430944975" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/36769662015-04-25T14:55:12-05:002015-04-25T14:55:12-05:00Springfield: Contra Dance! TONIGHT<span class="font_regular">Very glad to be playing the contra dance in Springfield tonight at Dolling Park. If you are in the area, come by and dance to Shortleaf with Caller-Goddess, Deb Harpe!</span>Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/36532972015-04-12T07:00:00-05:002017-01-15T18:50:57-06:00Today-April 12th-4 pm-The Dubliner/KC Power and Light District-Excited!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/8d337a32913893672ec98c313c923918a3e11d17/original/roots-poster.jpg?1428795133" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/36512702015-04-10T11:39:12-05:002017-01-15T18:50:57-06:00Twin Pines and Here's to the Roots<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/d3740d2c2097e4e903e5feedd9e81615f1198868/original/heres-to-the-roots.jpg?1428683907" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/36453052015-04-07T10:07:55-05:002015-04-07T10:07:55-05:00What a great weekend!<span class="font_regular"><span class="font_large">Shortleaf</span> had a wonderful weekend. We started it off in Columbia on Friday night. Our group Snorty Horse (<strong>Dave Para, Cathy Barton, Mike Fraser and Tenley Hansen</strong>) was joined by the fantastic young fiddler <strong>Roger Netherton</strong>. Caller <strong>Jim Thaxter</strong> was wonderful and sound engineer <strong>Sam Griffin</strong> was his usual terrific self! The dancers' energy was amazing!<br>On Saturday night, we had a near sell out performance at Bentley's Guitar Studio in Parkville. Our biggest hugs to all of you who came out to hear our newest music from "Standing On The Rock". We asked our good friend <strong>Keith VanWinkle</strong> to join us on stage for a tune. He was great and it was such an honor to play with him again. We had such a great time that night, it was hard to go to sleep. Bentley's hosted the event and provided great sound and goodies to eat and drink. Special thanks to <strong>Theresa and Mark Bentley</strong> for such a great venue!</span><br> Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/36338582015-04-04T08:00:00-05:002017-01-15T18:50:57-06:00Concert TONIGHT at Bentley's Guitar Studio<span class="font_large">It's not too late to come join us for a concert tonight at 7 pm in historic Parkville. The kind folks at Bentley's are hosting this concert of Ozark Mountain Music! Tickets are $10 at the door. We look forward to sharing our music with you! </span><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/44b9e7d1b630fa9e7e59d658dbc41c833dbfb398/original/bentleys-jpeg.jpg?1427812360" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/36338572015-04-03T10:00:00-05:002017-01-15T18:50:57-06:00Dance yer hoofs off with Snorty Horse in Columbia<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/7006d409a6b02ca2ee0cf86729ef02b511dbe438/original/columbia-snorty-horse.jpg?1427815166" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/36337852015-03-31T09:33:46-05:002017-01-15T18:50:57-06:00Bentley's Guitar Studio in Parkville, Missouri<span class="font_large">Dear friends of Shortleaf,<br>The good folks at Bentley's Guitar Studio are hosting Shortleaf on Saturday night in historic Parkville, Missouri. The music starts at 7:00 pm! Come enjoy dinner in Parkville and then our concert at Bentley's. We will be featuring selections from our newest CD, "Standing on the Rock" and other favorites of the Ozarks! Tickets are $10 at the door. See you Saturday night!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/44b9e7d1b630fa9e7e59d658dbc41c833dbfb398/original/bentleys-jpeg.jpg?1427812360" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span><br> Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/35824332015-03-07T08:11:32-06:002015-03-07T08:11:32-06:00Saturday March 7thCelebrate this fine weather with Shortleaf at Willow Springs Mercantile in Excelsior Springs from 2-5 pm, then dash on over to Lawrence, KS and we'll dance to some fantastic contra dance music with Caller Jill Allen. Mike and Tenley will be joined by their good friend, Lauralyn Bodle (of the Alferd Packard band). Dance starts at 7 pm at Pickney School in west Lawrence.!!Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/35648992015-02-28T11:50:52-06:002021-10-17T14:04:32-05:00Barn Dance is Cancelled due to snow in Kansas City!! NO DANCE TONIGHT.So very sorry about this, but Cross Currents called us and cancelled the dance tonight in KC due to bad weather!Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/35603432015-02-26T15:19:51-06:002017-01-15T18:50:57-06:00Snorty Horse Barn Dance Saturday night in KC<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/2920cf32b2995b3b63a8fb1dbbfb875ba4a82a00/original/snorty-horse-lawrence-2015.jpg?1424984497" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaftag:www.shortleafband.com,2005:Post/35595302015-02-26T10:14:33-06:002017-01-15T18:50:57-06:00Standing on the Rock<span class="font_regular">Our latest CD is now available with easy Paypal!</span><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/135367/19c72fc5de72b28279fe5ab642655193a025fa11/original/img-3428.jpg?1424966798" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Shortleaf