SAMF teams with Hallwalls to present Bobby Previte’s Improvisation Workshop
Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation
by Jeff Miers
2w ago
By Jeff Miers, SAMF Executive Director We know that music-making can be a transformative agent for musicians of all ages. And there is no means of gaining more intimate access to that transformative power than through the spirit-freeing process of improvisation. SAMF is thrilled to announce that the foundation is teaming with Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center to present Bobby Previte’s Improvisation Workshop in Buffalo between May 4 and May 11, 2024. Previte, a Western New York native and graduate of the UB School of Music, is a widely celebrated drummer, composer, performer and educator who ..read more
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Proud to be a Member: March 2024
Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation
by Angela Hastings
2w ago
Dear Active and Inactive Members of the Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation, Thank you for your support over the years.  To be able to continue our mission, we need our inactive members to consider renewing their membership.  Our reserves have been hard at work as you can see below, but we need to replenish so that we may continue with our outstanding programing. Please visit our Foundation store on Tuesday evenings which is open from 6:00 – 8:30 during the Twang Gang show.  We have lots of cool Americana Music Foundation Merch.   All proceeds go to the Foundation ..read more
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Tribute to Willie Schoellkopf, March 2024
Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation
by Angela Hastings
2w ago
“William C. Schoellkopf, a Buffalo Music Hall of Fame inductee and respected federal court law clerk, died on March 4, 2024, after a prolonged battle with Lewy body dementia.” Buffalo News The WNY music community lost one of our own on Monday March 4, 2024. Willie Schoellkopf passed after a long illness. Willie was an incredibly talented singer, guitarist, songwriter and one of the nicest people the Western New York music scene has ever known. He was the kind of musician you would want to have in a band. He totally committed himself to any project he ever was involved with and every band he j ..read more
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The Bluegrass Music Roundup, March 2024
Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation
by Angela Hastings
2w ago
Tis the month of all things Irish! Let’s visit a couple examples of the shared heritage of Bluegrass and Irish music. The first is a traditional Irish ballad played Bluegrass style by the Bluegrass Patriots from Fort Collins, Colorado and released in 1991, When You and I Were Young, Maggie. When You and I Were Young Maggie by The Bluegrass Patriots The second one is and old Irish song, The Little Beggerman or The Red Haired Boy in the Bluegrass world. The first of these is the Red Haired Boy with no words by the super group, Tony Rice, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush and Mark O’Connor ..read more
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Bflo Bob Sez: Free Tickets to Members/Live Music in WNY – March 2024
Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation
by Angela Hastings
2w ago
MARCH 2024                                                                JOURNAL OF AMERICANA MUSIC BUFFALO BOB SEZ: LIVE MUSIC IN WESTERN NEW YORK Any day of the week, if you want to get out and enjoy some live music in Buffalo and throughout much of WNY, you can do that.  Of ..read more
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A Note from the Executive Director, Jeff Miers, February 2024
Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation
by Angela Hastings
1M ago
A Note from the Executive Director 2024 got off to a great start for the Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation.  In its continuing dedication to fostering and promoting music education programs and initiatives in Buffalo and Western New York, and thereby deepening access to (and appreciation of) Americana music in all its forms throughout the region, SAMF kicked off the new year with the announcement of an exciting new collaboration between our foundation, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Arts & Culture Initiative, and the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, in ..read more
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Szelest Fest February 2024
Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation
by Angela Hastings
1M ago
One of the hallmarks of the Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation is the celebration of Buffalo’s heritage – and that’s exactly what Szelest Fest ’24 will be doing again on Sunday, February 18th at the Sportsmen’s Tavern. the show starts at 3:00 pm and tickets are $15.  Here’s a link to purchase tickets:  https://www.showclix.com/event/szelest-fest-2024 Stan Szelest was a rock ‘n’ roll piano pounder out of the Jerry Lee Lewis mold and played a role in creation of The Band.  He toured with the likes of Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks (the band that would transform into The Band ..read more
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Bflo Bob Sez: Free Tickets for Members, February 2024
Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation
by Angela Hastings
1M ago
BUFFALO BOB SEZ: FREE TICKETS FOR MEMBERS As always, seven days a week, there is great live music available in Western New York. We’ve picked out five shows to offer for the free tickets contest for active SAMF members. The JAM is out on February 8th, and you’ll have until Wednesday night February 14th at 9 pm to enter your name in the drawings. Email me at   rjmcl14@gmail.com and tell me which show or shows you’d like to win. Please, only put your name in for the shows you are available to attend. Sportsmen’s Tavern:     ..read more
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Message from your Membership Coordinator, February 2024
Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation
by Angela Hastings
1M ago
The Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation was the vision of Dwane Hall, founder and owner of the Sportsmen’s Tavern.  Since it’s inception, the board has grown its membership to astonishing heights; while keeping the price of membership at a standstill. 2024 brings more programs, scholarships, instruments, lessons and partnerships with the movers and shakers of the music world. Therefore, as we’ve grown, our membership cost to you has changed to reflect our growth.  New costs are:  1 year -$50, 2 years – $90, 3 years – $125.  Our corporate sponsorship price with remain th ..read more
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The Bluegrass Music Round Up February 2024
Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation
by Angela Hastings
1M ago
The Bluegrass Round Up       Feb 2024 February is Black history month in the US and Bluegrass, like so many of our American folk styles, has its African influences. Early Banjos.  Let’s start with the banjo. According to the Smithsonian Institute; “Few musical instruments are more deeply connected to the American experience than the banjo. The banjo was created by enslaved Africans and their descendants in the Caribbean and colonial North America. Here, they maintained and perpetuated the tradition within a complex system of slave-labor camps, plantations ..read more
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