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Steve and Del


Your pals at Acoustic Music Works were just tickled to underwrite
this fun-filled special event:
Steve James & Del Rey blues guitar and ukulele workshops and concert
Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007










SOME *PREVIOUS YEAR* EVENTS - Please Check above for upcoming events



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Johnny Staats and Robert Shafer
in concert


SATURDAY October 21, 2006 at Carnegie Lecture Hall in Pittsburgh, PA

Mando, Swing, and Django Mania - in a concert underwritten by your pals at Acoustic Music Works, our Mando packin' pal Johnny Staats and two-time Winfield guitar champ Robert Shafer appeared in concert at Pittsburgh's acoustically perfect Carnegie Lecture Hall on Saturday October 21,2006. The show was coordinated by Calliope, the Pittsburgh Folk Music Society - Carnegie Lecture Hall is located on the University of Pittsburgh campus adjacent to Frick Fine Arts Hall....Oh yea...almost forgot....after Johnny and Robert finished burning up the stage, our favorite Djangomaniac and his purveyors of Franco-American Swing:

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The John Jorgenson Quartet
took the stage.


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Guitarist TOMMY EMMANUEL In Concert

SATURDAY October 15, 2005 at Carnegie Lecture Hall in Pittsburgh, PA

Hot Diggity Dog!!! - in a concert underwritten by your pals at Acoustic Music Works, uber guitarist Tommy Emmanuel appeared in concert at Pittsburgh's acoustically perfect Carnegie Lecture Hall on Saturday October 15th, 2005 at 8:00 pm. The show was coordinated by Calliope, the Pittsburgh Folk Music Society - Carnegie Lecture Hall is located on the University of Pittsburgh campus adjacent to Frick Fine Arts Hall. Big Fun!!!!

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MASTER MANDOLINIST BUTCH BALDASSARI
and PITTSBURGH MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA in concert


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5 at DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC

(PITTSBURGH, PA for Immediate Release)—Mandolinist Butch Baldassari and his accompanist, guitarist Van Manakas appeared in concert at Duquesne University’s PNC Recital Hall on the first floor of Duquesne’s School of Music on Saturday November 5th, 2005 at 8:00 pm. The show was sponsored by the Pittsburgh Mandolin Orchestra (PGHMO) who also played and accompanied Butch on several numbers and by Calliope, the Pittsburgh Folk Music Society. PNC Hall is located on the Duquesne campus adjacent to A.J. Palumbo Sports Center. Parking at the Forbes Garage located on Forbes Avenue one block west of the A.J. Palumbo Center. Butch also presented a bluegrass mandolin workshop on Friday November 4th from 7pm to 9pm in Squirrel Hill.



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MIKE COMPTON and DAVID LONG
in concert


SATURDAY December 10, 2005 at Carnegie Lecture Hall in Pittsburgh, PA

Mando Mania - in a concert underwritten by your pals at Acoustic Music Works, our Mando packin' pals Mike Compton and David Long appeared in concert at Pittsburgh's acoustically perfect Carnegie Lecture Hall on Saturday December 10th at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 at the door. The show is coordinated by Calliope, the Pittsburgh Folk Music Society - Carnegie Lecture Hall is located on the University of Pittsburgh campus adjacent to Frick Fine Arts Hall. Oh yea...almost forgot....after Mike and David finished their set, the best band in Bluegrass, The Del McCoury Band, took the stage. Yee Doggies.


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Paul Rishell & Annie Raines

Concert

In concert Saturday December 4, 2004 - Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
on Schenley Drive across the street from Carnegie Library in Oakland


Guitar & Harmonica workshops

Sunday December 5, 2004 @ 1:30 - 3 PM - Frick Fine Arts Building




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Acoustic Music Works hosts Summer Sunday Music Workshops

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A series of four music workshops was held one Sunday per month over the summer at Acoustic Music Works. Tim Bedner, a seven-string guitarist and member of the Duquesne University School of Music faculty, will facilitate the workshops.

The workshop dates and topics were: May 23: "All About Chords", June 13: "Demystifying the Guitar Fretboard", July 11: "Cracking the Rhythm Code", and August 15: "Smart Practicing".




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Acoustic Music Works was proud to host
Steve James and Del Rey
blues guitar and mandolin concert and workshops

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In Pittsburgh Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16 2004


In concert Saturday May 15 @ 8PM - Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
on Schenley Drive across the street from Carnegie Library in Oakland
Concert sponsored by Acoustic Music Works and
Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society

Workshops: 10 AM to 12 Noon Sunday, May 16, 2004

Workshops sponsored by Collings Guitars and Acoustic Music Works.



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Acoustic Music Works was proud to host
Stiver*Fest
an informal gathering of Stiver mandolin owners and enthusiasts

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The most recent StiverFest was held Sunday, October 26, 2003 at Acoustic Music Works


Jamming, show & tell, swapping, and general mandolin noodling.

* Acoustic Music Works is NOT a dealer for Stiver mandolins. We just happen to own a store located in the heart of "Stiver country" and proudly offer the store as a venue for the event. This is not a sales and marketing event for Stiver mandolins, just a celebration of the man and his mandolins.

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For information call the store at 412-422-0710 or send e-mail to:

Steve@acousticmusicworks.com

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