Duck Creek RV Resort

It's Memorial Day Weekend and we were invited to play for the opening Saturday night of the brand new Duck Creek RV Resort just north of Muskegon. The facilities are absolutely beautiful and the location is handy to many Muskegon area attractions, not the least of which is the Michigan's Adventure Amusement Park which is pretty much just across the street. The resort is also within a few minutes drive of Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, a couple of great State Parks on Lake Michigan, lots of golf, Thunderbird Raceway, the list goes on.

It was only their first weekend and they already had about a third of the over 150 sites filled. Did we mention the sites? They are gorgeous, all paved, full hook-ups, fire pits, the works. There's a camp store for those last minute or forgotten items, and a great clubhouse with laundry, games, a pool table, and huge restroom/shower facilities. It overlooks the fantastic duck shaped swimming pool and its attendant lounging deck.
It was a lovely evening, so we played our show down by the pool where folks could sit in the chairs provided and chat while they enjoyed the music. Our friends Dave and Kate dropped by and Dave shot some video as part of his tireless campaign to help us gain YouTube exposure and Kate snapped the stills that you see here.

The smallish audience was highly complimentary, the owners seemed happy saying that they'd like to have us back again, and the whole weekend event was covered by Midwest Living Magazine.

This was our last show before we embark on a short tour in southern France next month.

If you're an "RV camping person" or know someone who is, be sure to check out Duck Creek RV Resort. We're sure it's going to be a very popular destination.
http://www.duckcreekrvresort.com

Congratulations DJ Geoff Morris

Australian DJ Geoff Morris celebrated the 200th broadcast of his twice weekly show, Wall To Wall Bluegrass this Friday. Geoff requested a copy of One Day Ain’t Enough when we promoted it to Folk and Bluegrass radio in 2007, and started playing it on the air as soon as he got it. Since then, we’ve sent him copies of Jewel Of My Heart and All For Love’s Sake as well, and he has graciously added cuts from each to his broadcasts from time to time. We are pleased and honored that he played one of Ruth's songs, I Don't Remember A Waltz, on this his 200th show.

We were fortunate to meet Geoff in person in 2007 when he traveled to the states for the annual International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass Conference. He took the time to attend our showcase concert, interviewed us for his radio show, and had Ruth record a “station ID” on the spot for later use. It was a great experience for us to get to spend time with him then and get to know him a bit better.

We thank Geoff for all the airplay he’s given us and offer our heart-felt congratulations on his 200th broadcast. You can “tune in” to listen on the web every Friday morning at 7:00 and Monday evening at 9:00: http://www.worldwidebluegrass.com/listen.html

It was a very busy weekend for us. We took a drive to Jackson, MI on Thurs. (4-30-09) to do the Bart Hawley show on JTV to promote our appearance at the Jackson Coffee Co. the next night. We stayed with some friends in Grass Lake while we were in the neighborhood. We had a really nice crowd at the Jackson Coffee Co. Brian and the Baristas really treated us well. Our friends Roger and Mary from Montague showed up! They get the prize for driving the farthest for the show.

Saturday we hurried home to attend a Kentucky Derby party (our horses lost) and play in Grand Haven, MI at the Grand Oyster Bar in the evening. John King and Dan Seabolt played with us there. We had a great time. The photos were taken by our friends Theresa and Tom.



















But we weren’t done yet. Sunday afternoon we headed across the state to Rochester Hills, MI to play a house concert, part of the Paint Creek Comfy Concert Series, put on by the Paint Creek Folklore Society in the home of Phil and Althea Doolittle. Again John and Dan were with us. What a nice experience to play in Phil and Althea’s home. Some nice folks took a chance and bought a ticket to see us, even though they had no idea who we were. In the end we were all very pleased and very tired. Max did all the driving. Monday we didn’t do much of anything, especially sing!