RA Non Pedal Sessions TSGA March 14 & 15, 2014 with Videos!

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 8 Jan 2014 9:06 pm

I'm excited to announce the Rick Alexander Non-Pedal Sessions at the TSGA Convention in Dallas, Texas, March 13-16, 2014!!!

The link to the TSGA website with general convention info is below. It runs Thursday to Sunday, whereas the Non-Pedal room will only be open on Friday and Saturday (14th & 15th).

www.texassteelguitar.org

There are plenty of hotels in the vicinity to stay at, as the Sheraton (main hotel) is full. In fact, I usually stay at one next door anyway, which is in super-easy walking distance.

Our list of players is subject to change, but so far we have the following players (in no particular order), in our line up:

Billy Robinson, Jon Ely, Rose Sinclair, Herb Steiner, Carco Clave, Bob Blair, The Cajun Boys, Ivan "The Captain" Reddington, John Lang, Mark Roeder, Chuck Lettes, Margie Mays, Wade Pence, Albert Talley, and many more...

The Non-Pedal pizza party will follow the performances on Friday....Fun, Fellowship, and Food!!!

We'll have an informal jam session on Friday night. All skill levels are welcome and encouraged. We usually form a circle around the room and take turns playing solos.

As usual, we run off of donations, and costs rise a little each year. So please consider donating a small amount to help support the show. We don't charge admission like they do in the main pedal room, so the only way we have to cover out event expenses is via donations. I'll list the names of the supporters in a thank you post. If a donor prefers to remain anonymous, just let me know.

If you'd like to send a paper check, please contact me directly for address information. If you are going to be at the show, you could always donate in person. Otherwise, the PayPal address to donate is: RANONPEDAL@GMAIL.COM

Any amount you can give would be great. The performances will be video taped for all to enjoy on YouTube afterwards. Stephen Cowell will be taping this year, and you can see some of his nice HD camera work already on YouTube.

Thanks to everyone for their support, and let's all get together in March for the celebration. Come see the greats play up close and personal!!

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 18 Jan 2014 5:28 am

I'm very excited to announce that Tony Locke will be joining us this year!

Tony plays great Hawaiian, Jazz, Country, and some of the sweetest Pop Standards you'll ever hear!

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 18 Feb 2014 6:53 pm

This year we'll be featuring singer, songwriter, and artist, Kristyn Harris!

http://www.kristynharris.com/

She will be performing with John Lang on steel guitar. We're glad Kristyn cold join us, and you folks are in for a real treat when she performs on Friday's Sessions.

We also have Roger Edgington from San Antonio, Texas this year. He'll be playing on Friday, too.

I'd like to say a big thank you to George Piburn, Steve Cowell, Rose Sinclair, Mark Moseley, and Bob Blair for their donations toward the event. That's what keeps our admission free!

We're working on a seminar, and it's looking positive. I'm close to knowing some details soon...

More to come!

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 18 Feb 2014 7:45 pm

Looking forward to seeing everyone. I'm pleased to say that my brother Rick Blair will once again be joining me for my set.

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 19 Feb 2014 6:10 pm

Can't wait, it looks to be a good line up..........
Hmmmmmm what songs to play?

Stefan Robertson · Post by **Stefan Robertson** » 5 Mar 2014 4:56 am

I'm going to try and come next year. I'll make the flight from the UK 2015.

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 11 Mar 2014 9:15 pm

Here is the schedule for the 2014 Non-Pedal Sessions! Sorry for the delay, but with all the last minute changes, I was reluctant to post any earlier.

This year, we have a Q&A Workshop with John Ely!

FRIDAY MARCH 14

10:00 - 10:40 - Billy Robinson

10:50 - 11:20 - Jim Evans

11:30 - 12:00 - Rose Sinclair

12:10 - 12:50 - Herb Steiner

1:00 - 1:30 - Albert Talley

1:40 - 2:10 - Tony Locke

2:20 - 2:50 – Mark Roeder with Kristy Larson

3:00 - 3:30 - Dan Tyack

3:40 - 4:10 - Roger Edgington

4:20 - 5:00 - John Lang with Krystin Harris

5:00 - 7:00 - Pizza Party　

7:00 - 9:00 - Workshop - Q&A with John Ely!

SATURDAY MARCH 15

10:00 - 10:50 - John Ely

11:00 - 11:30 - Margie Mays

11:40 - 12:10 - Ivan Reddington

12:20 - 12:50 - Sharon Denney

1:00 - 1:30 - Tony Locke

1:40 - 2:10 - Bob Blair

2:20 - 2:50 - Linda Wright

3:00 - 3:40 - Billy Robinson

3:40 - Break For Main Room Award Show

8:00 - Evening Informal Jam led by Country Fever, and Mark Roeder & Kristy Larson! All skill levels open to play!

It's going to be a great show, and look forward to seeing everyone in a few days!

Jerome Hawkes · Post by **Jerome Hawkes** » 12 Mar 2014 5:00 am

see everybody there!
great to have the John Ely workshop

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 12 Mar 2014 5:40 am

Sounds awesome! Wish I could be there. Have great show, everyone.

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 12 Mar 2014 6:50 am

As usual, an excellent line up. I wish I was going to be there this year, but I'm sure you'll all have a great time!

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 12 Mar 2014 8:41 am

Looking good.....a solid weekend of non pedal......I'm sorry to miss this year's festivities.......

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 12 Mar 2014 9:51 am

See you guys in 2015. It's been a few years for Dallas for me.

I am entering semi-retirement from my day job! Next year in Dallas for sure.

Have a great show this weekend!

Rose Sinclair · Post by **Rose Sinclair** » 14 Mar 2014 6:40 pm

A few highlights from Friday in the Non-pedal Room:
Roger Edgington tore it up today and Debbie Talley had everyone swooning with her silky alto nuanced delivery of "Crazy" (Albert on steel). Billy Robinson had everyone in stitches with his road stories and new house guitarist Jamey Cummins took many great solos and is a nice guy to boot. Bassist (and flugelhorn player) Richard Wright knows all music and has no need for charts, having played in Vegas for years with artists like Sinatra and Woody Hermann. Tony Locke shared his triple-neck tunings with us, and the Friday night pizza party was awesome as usual. Of course there's more, but this is just off the top of my head....

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 14 Mar 2014 9:06 pm

Rose Sinclair wrote: Richard Wright knows all music and has no need for charts, having played in Vegas for years with artists like Sinatra and Woody Hermann.

He is a man of few words.....and that's even a lot.....but he just plays anything and everything.....well......

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 14 Mar 2014 9:10 pm

Rose Sinclair wrote: new house guitarist Jamey Cummins took many great solos and is a nice guy to boot.

Does he go by the nick name of "Rocky?"

If so, I know exactly what you're talking about.....if not......you're in for the same level of playing tomorrow.....(actually, today for me)....

Thanks for the report.....I miss not seeing you this year....

Stephen Cowell · Post by **Stephen Cowell** » 15 Mar 2014 3:25 am

Here's one Rose forgot to mention...

http://youtu.be/legJ-kXh4XQ

... more as I get 'em!

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 15 Mar 2014 5:49 am

His name is Rocky Gribble...he ran the Grapevine Opry here in Dallas for 25 years. He's a phenomenal player!

Stephen Cowell · Post by **Stephen Cowell** » 15 Mar 2014 6:45 am

Here's Billy's set... should be up soon, it's still uploading/processing...

http://youtu.be/Q9pIzckC95U

... man, the Benoit room sure was fun last night, another day of fun today!

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 15 Mar 2014 9:03 am

Hey Steven,,,,,Billy's video says,,,,"Private Video",,,,????

Stephen Cowell · Post by **Stephen Cowell** » 15 Mar 2014 9:30 am

Sonny Jenkins wrote:Hey Steven,,,,,Billy's video says,,,,"Private Video",,,,????

Sorry! YouTube has changed (again) the way they do things... I have to push a 'publish' button, which I just did... try it again.

And thanks, Sonny, for bringing it to my attention.

Stephen Cowell · Post by **Stephen Cowell** » 16 Mar 2014 5:13 am

Here's Roger Edgington's set... super player, great guy, one of the big reasons I love steel guitar is folks like him.

http://youtu.be/TcfoZXDVc8k

I'll post more after I get home.

Larry Lenhart · Post by **Larry Lenhart** » 16 Mar 2014 6:12 am

This was a great, great 2 day session...so many great players with different styles ....a real treat to be able to attend..thanks to all who worked so hard to put on this part of the show...dang, have to wait a whole year for another one !!!

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 16 Mar 2014 9:46 am

WOW

What a great weekend! Thanks to everyone for attending, players and audience members. ALL of you are what makes it a success. I just got home & have 3 days of sleep to catch on, but I want to post accolades to special individuals when I wake up (in 3 days)!

Anthony Locke · Post by **Anthony Locke** » 16 Mar 2014 8:58 pm

I just wanted to take a second and thank Jeff Strouse, Mark Roeder, and Stephen Cowell for doing so much work in putting the event together, making the room look cool with stage lighting, and for filming the whole event. You guys are one of a kind.

Jerome Hawkes · Post by **Jerome Hawkes** » 17 Mar 2014 6:04 am

yes, THANKS to Jeff, Mark, Stephen and the crew behind the scenes. this is a first class production, I spent more time in the RA room than the main stage. We had great attendance, the room being full most of the sessions. This is a really special event and i hope it keeps getting better. Very nice to have John Ely grace us with a seminar and wonderful performance of Hawaiian tunes.

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