MEMPHIS AREA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION

MEMBERS MEETING

October 6, 2005

President Sam Ketchum called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

12 members present

Treasurer’s Report: (Prepared by Craig Yarbrough) Accepted as read.

Committee Reports:

Communications -

Cheryl finished Newsgrass.

Riverfest details were given to the Commercial Appeal, Germantown News and Memphis Flyer. Tom Whittington’s article is in the Commercial Appeal and can be downloaded.

The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance is moving to Memphis from D.C. Louis Meyers is the Director and founder of South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin. He brings much insight that might be useful to us.

Website is up to date

Discussed revised schedule for Riverfest.

Mark will not do Newsgrass next year – Mare Carmody Borgelt is considering being the editor next year.

Activities –

John Gay:

Riverfest - Oct. 15. and schedule is done. 2 Mule Plow had to cancel –

Gone South will be loaning their sound equipment to the event

Dale Gartell did Ducks Unlimited and offered to do the sound with his equip. for $400.00 and all agreed.

Set up starts at 8:00 am

Logos and T-shirts are being printed 175 total- with 20 caps

Regulatory – No report

Membership – No Report

Education

Jim Phillips reported that the workshops have gone well this year. He will update with more information when other workshops are scheduled.

Grass

Donated $500 to help Katrina relief effort

MABA involvement in the community during September is as follows:

Delta Blue:

9/1- Primacy Parkway Assisted Living Home, Memphis, TN
9/14 - Memphis Health Care and Rehab Center, Memphis, TN
9/15 - Wesley Meadows Health Care Center, Hernando, MS
9/18 - Riverdale ATRIA Health Care Center, Memphis, TN
9/20 - Trinity Mission Health Care Center, Byhalia, MS

Lea Talley and the Rehab Pickers:

9/17 Colonial Baptist Church Health Fair, Memphis, TN

9/20 Collierville Health and Rehabilitation, Collierville, TN

9/25 Sunday Serenade Series, Germantown Public Library, Germantown, TN

Lucy Opry

Karl Shifflet and Big Country – November 5, 2005

G-town Performing Arts Center

Del McCoury - October 28, 2005

Welcoming/Caring – Loyce Smith

4 cards were sent to MABA members in August.

New Business:.

MABA CD Artwork and master were sent- “Bluegrass on the Bluff”

There are 22 tracks on CD with 1000 copies

Officers nominated for 2006:

President John Fitzer

Vice-President Keith Carter

Treasurer Bill Dutton

Secretary Amy Shelton

Committees:

Regulatory James Johnson

Membership Helen Davis

GRASS Beth Mays

Communications Duke Walker

Activities Gordon Jones

Education Steve Craig

Board Members:

Founder Peter Smith

Past President Sam Ketchum

At Large Louis Medcalf

Rob Sumner got forms for Limited Liability insurance – is working to get all details and info together

Meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.