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 Spring/Summer
2008:
The HGD had a good Spring. We played new venues like the
Thursdays at Twilight at City Park, Trinity Church Sunday
Series, The Abita Springs Opry, the WTUL Hootenanny, and various
other events. We continue our 2nd Saturday of each month show at
the Neutral Ground.
This Fall we are working on playing at the Ogden Museum Thursday
night gig, the Steamtrain Festival, as well as some bar dates.
The HGD is embarking on a concerted effort we call "Journey to
Jazzfest". Our plan is to use Shock 'n Awe Bluegrass shows
to force Quint to book us for the 2009 show. That and we will be
pushing Offbeat Magazine to establish a best bluegrass band in
New Orleans award...that we hope to be honored in.
Our CD is coming along and we are anticipating an August
release. We are looking to play the La. Music Factory to promote
that, as well as get some airplay on local and wider area radio.
Also, our videographer nonpariel, Andrew Pellett, has completed
the High Ground Drifters Grassumentary called "Adrift in New
Orleans." He's proud of his work, we're proud of our part in it,
and hope he's nominated for an Oscar so we get to party with Ann
Hathaway. We're looking forward to several opportunities to
showcase Andy's singular work on a bluegrass band in N'Awlin's.
Who's knows, we might be on XM by this time next year!!
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Fall/Winter 2007: A very
busy weekend for the Drifters. We played the Trinity Church's
Bach Around the Clock on Saturday afternoon. Sandwiched in
between a Men's Choral Group and a Classical Horn Ensemble, we
"departed" from Bach and took the audience on a Bluegrass ride!
They enthusiastically came along and we enjoyed ourselves in
that beautiful building a second time. Albinas and Manon have
been kind early backers of the HGD's.
Sunday morning, the guys stoked themselves on various caffeine-
laced concoctions and we rolled into WWOZ to play on Hazel's
Bluegrass Show. This was a big deal for the HGD's, a world-wide
coming out party through the station's internet stream. We
picked four good tunes and played them hard, fast, and well!
MVP of he 'OZ gig was Paul, who broke a string about 4 notes
into the first song. He didn't miss a beat.
HGD's are aiming towards some dates poppin' up around Jazzfest
time frame. Keep checking our calendar for latest gig
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