Leo Coffeehouse/Queen City Balladeers

PERFORMANCES 6:40 - 9:00 PM
1ST SET MIKE BOERSCHIG
Mike has roamed to festivals and pubs to find songs and stories to lift people up. He performs them in his own unique style. The rhymes and the rhythms will make you smile.
2ND SET JIM’S RED PANTS
Rick and Hillary Wagner met in 1995 playing a Christmas show with their then current duos. They enjoyed the experience so much they got married and just kept playing together and have been playing for over 24 years now! They play historic, traditional, Irish and original music.
3RD SET FRESH BAKED BLUEGRASS
When jams resumed after covid, Doug Hatt and Trina Emig noticed they not only enjoyed the same songs but they sang dang well together. Trina took high tenor parts and played the banjo or mandolin, while Doug sang the melody with guitar. So in 2023, they started booking gigs and then invited local bass legend Jim Gaube to add his solid bass and singing skills. Recently, Fresh Baked recruited Jim and Trina’s Sassafrass Grass bandmate Laura Hacek to play fiddle and sing with the trio, rounding the group up to a quartet. They are thrilled to play for you tonight.
BEFORE THE LEO
3:00 PM Rise Up Singing
Tell all your friends and bring the kids! Everyone picks songs from Rise Up Singing and Rise Again song books which are available to purchase or to use in the circle. The incredible Al Wauligman will lead us on the piano.
4:00 PM Back to Basics workshop
Not just for beginners, this is a song circle on training wheels. Learn how to lead a song and play breaks. Basic information is centered on beginner friendly chord shapes and learning how to “read hands”. Newcomers, or anyone who wants to refine technique (and maybe give advice) are welcome by Alana Johnson, Bob Schrock, and Isaiah Tam.
5:00 PM Workshop offered by HILLARY WAGNER
Hillary will introduce the nyckelharpa, viola d'amore, and hardanger.
Circle Jam–Anyone can bring songs to lead while others provide backup and harmony.
5:00 PM Any well known, jam-friendly songs downstairs.