The Steel Guitar Forum

As previously announced, RISGA will be holding it's 12th annual steel guitar show September 19, 2010 at:

The Liberal Club
20 Star Street
Fall River, MA

1:00PM to 8:00PM

Tickets: $10.00 donation

Guest Players
John DeMaille
Sam Gibson
Merle Record

Guest Bands
Stone Canyon featuring Terry Sutton
Tulsa Queen featuring Kerry Anderson
Girl Howdy featuring Rose Sinclair

Member Players
George Adams
Chris Brooks
Eddie Cunningham
Manny Escobar
Paul Gentile
Peter Hart
Bill Holbrook
Chuck Rodrigues
Jim Rice
Steve Todd
Roger Trahan

For further information go to our website at http://www.risga.com

The Liberal Club is ideal for steel shows because there is an extension area that allows you to set up your steel without traffic, etc. Come and enjoy THREE good bands and pickers from Rhode Island`s original and premier organization.

I can't wait to hear all those great pickers and bands , especially the all gal group "Girl Howdy" that features Rose Sinclair on her Fender NON-PEDAL steel !!! That "HOWDY" band is getting nation-wide recognition and they put on a real good show !! I have to start practicing to try to keep up with Rose and Manny !!!! See you all there on Sunday , Sept. 19th !!! Eddie "C" >> the old non-pedal , dead string , out of tune old geezer !!!

Should be lots of fun! I'm looking forward to seeing you all there.

Pete

I hope you'all have a great time! Looks like an awesome lineup of players. Wish I could be there again this year, but I have a gig that I can't get out of. I'll miss my friends in Rhode Island!! Have fun!!

Hey all you Gals and Guys have a great Steel Show.Eddie you do not have to worry about any of the steel players you do a great job on your non pedal Steel.Anna and I will miss it this year as I have a big Steel Jam going on down here in Clayton North Carolina with 18 Steel Players from Maryland,VA, N.C. S.C. TN.and maybe one from PA.Sure glad Anna and I started that Organization 12 years ago and it is still going.Have fun and enjoy.Marcia keep up the good work and keep those boys strait up there.Say Hi to all our good friends for Anna and I.
Sam White

Up For RISGA

This will be the first time for me playing at the show it's going to be lots of fun.

Time for a bump!

It's not too early to mark your calendar for RISGA's 2011 show.

SUNDAY....SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

I will put it on my calender and see how we are doing with our health. If we are doing like we are now we will be there.
Sam & Anna White

Bump to the top!!

Hey Eddie-
Girl Howdy is looking forward to the RISGA show and I look forward to catching up with you there!

Just a week left before the show. Can't wait!

This is going to be a great show. The three bands are all top notch and really have a good time playing. Sam, Merle, and John will knock your socks off with their playing. And it will be nice to get a chance to hear the club members put it out there. Every year I'm so impressed with the local talent we have here in southern New England.

Come on down - and bring someone to dance with!

Hey, is it bad luck to change your strings the week before the show? It's ony been 6 months...

Sounds like a very solid show,Solid line-up..Say Hi to Sammy Gibson for me..

Hi Joe,

Too bad you can't make it up. It'll be a good show for sure. Just 5 more days!

This Sunday can't be the 19th already, can it?
I'm not done practising yet, geez. Seriously,I can't wait to see some old friends again.

TO THE TOP

I can't wait till tomorrow , Sunday , for the BIG RISGA Steel Show in beautiful downtown Fall River !! A great lineup of steel players where everybody is friends and gets along !!! We all enjoy listening as well as playing !!! Hope to see everybody there !!! It will be a fun time !!! the old geezer - Eddie "C" [/u]

I just got back home after the RISGA steel show !! What a great time !! Pres. Marcia outdid herself putting on a show that had everything !! All the bands and steel players really played their hearts out and how about that band , "Girl Howdy" !!! They are a great show band and Rose Sinclair really shows how a Fender Stringmaster D-8 should sound !! Great job , Rose !!! And that Sam Gibson with all his electronic sounds and that "Talking Steel " was amazing !! Was a full house and the audience really enjoyed themselves !!! Can't wait till next year !!! I'm tired now , have to go to bed early !!! the old geezer Eddie "C"

Sounds good, Eddie! I'm glad you'all had a good time and a good crowd. Wish I could have been there but I had a gig.

It good to hear that Rose is playing a Stringmaster now. And Sammy Gibson... he's always a crowd pleaser! Sam was my first pedal steel guitar teacher way back in 1974. I was only 3 years old at the time!

Does anyone have pictures to post? We want pictures!

Hi Doug,

You were certainly missed yesterday, but there in spirit. Next year's show is booked, September 18th. Clear your calendar, yes, this is your invite.

Great show, the bands were fantastic: Terry Sutton with Stone Canyon playing my all time favorites by George Strait and their own rendition of Blue Jade were great as always. Kerry Anderson with Tulsa Queen is our club favorite even though Jim Hall had a problem finding the stage. Last, but certainly not least, Rose Sinclair and Girl Howdy closed the show, for a lot of us it was the first time hearing them, but it certainly won't be our last....they will be back!

Our guests: John and Darlene DeMaille, Sam Gibson and Merle Record just stopped by to warm up for PSGA in November (except for Merle)...they can stop practicing...they are ready. Thanks for a great performance!

And of course all the member players, there would be no show without any of you, every year it gets better and better. Your hard work shows, yes, I actually listen...

The back-up band: Chris, JD, Andy, Kerry, Elaine...THANK YOU.

Jim, "the emcee", I think you have found your calling...Who do you know that can emcee themself?

Doug..Rose sent me this picture with the Old Geezer.

Next year's show is booked, September 18th. Clear your calendar, yes, this is your invite.

Thanks Marcia, I'll be there

I'm glad the show went so well. It sounds like you had some great players.

Eddie, you look like a kid on Christmas morning!

I don't know which is purtier in that pic , Rose or the Fender Stringmaster D-8 !!! But who is that ugly old fool standing next to Rose ??? I told my wife I was going to the football game and now you post that pic for the world to see !!! How do I explain this ???? Hopefully I'll be out of the hospital by the next RISGA meeting !!! TTYL !!! the old geezer - Eddie "C"