Lowell "Banana" Levinger
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THURSDAY MAY 31st 1157 N. Marion St, Gearhart, OR (about 20 minutes from downtown Astoria) Free Parking - No Cover or minimum - Great Food + Great Drinks ! Bring your tenor guitars! We will join Carl and Bill on stage for their last number of the evening!!!! FRIDAY JUNE 1st 10:30 am - meet at The Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin Street 11:00 am until about noon - Trolley Ride The Trolley ride takes an hour. It cost $1 to ride the Trolley for one ride, or $2 to ride all day. Bring your tenor guitars and voices….we play our music and sing as The Astoria Trolley travels along the Columbia River!!! Feel free to buy a T- shirt or button to help support the local Trolley! 12:30 to around 2:30 - Tenor Guitar Lunch Buffet at The Bridgewater Bistro with special performance by legendary recording artist, Lowell Levinger (Banana) of The YoungbloodsTenor Guitar Lunch Buffet by reservation only $20, includes music, food and gratuity. Does not include drinks or beverages. Call The Bridgewater Bistro at 503-325-6777 or 877-357-6777 to make a pre paid reservation for this limited seating event. We are so excited to be able to have Lowell join us this year. He is a brilliant musician with a long history of creating the finest music in the world. I first saw "Banana" when he played at my college, The University of Miami, in 1970 when I was twenty years old and he was with The Youngbloods. He is a "musician's musician", fluent on keyboards, bass, guitar and tenor guitar. This is his first time performing in Astoria, so we can make him feel welcome by coming out to hear him at The Bridgwater Bistro, attending his one and a half hour workshop Saturday morning, and hearing him play a short set as part of AN EVENING OF TENOR GUITARS on Saturday night. 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm - Sing and Play Along KMUN fundraisor at The Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse (doors open at 6:30 pm) 129 West Bond Street in the Uniontown section of Astoria. The entrance fee is a suggested donation of $5 at the door, although larger donations will be accepted. All proceeds from the entrance fee goes to KMUN, and there will be a "no host" bar with all proceeds helping to support our wonderful local Astoria Street Opry Company Playhouse! 1313 Marine Drive SATURDAY JUNE 2nd Tenor Guitar Workshops The Performing Art Center 1653 Jerome Ave There are four "don't miss" one and a half hour workshops. Each workshop is only $15. The price is low to encouraged you to take all four workshops and get the most out of your personal tenor guitar journey. Participating in all four workshops also helps pay the performers, some who have travelled far to get here for your enjoyment. 9:00 am until 10:30 am My Approach to The Tenor Guitar - Lowell Levinger Lowell Levinger, a child prodigy turned musical elder, can tell you stories about "the real musicians" while showing you insights you could never hope to get from anyone else but "Banana". noon until 1:00 pm - Lunch Break 1:00 pm until 2:30 pm Magic Riffs and Chords - Spider Murphy Spider has been playing since he was two years old. He didn't play real well at two, but he gradually improved enough to tour the country for the next 50 years. When I searched for someone in the dictionary who played the tenor guitar for a living, it said "Spider Murphy". Anyone who attended the historic World's First Tenor Guitar Gathering in June of 2010, will never forget how Spider wooed the crowd with his mesmerizing magical fingers. Spider has been an inspiration and has supported the TGG in every way. It's our turn to support him, by attending this once in a lifetime workshop. 2:30 pm until 4:00 pm Blues and Swing Songs - Mark Josephs "I will show you how to play basic blues changes in a few different keys that will have you jamming along at jam sessions, as well as showing you a few swing songs like "Limehouse Blues" and "Beyond The Sea" 7:00 pm until 9:45 pm - (doors open at 6:30 pm) AN EVENING OF TENOR GUITARS Performing Art Center, 588 16th Street ( corner of 16th and Franklin ) Josh Reynolds and Friends, Lowell Levinger (Banana of The Youngbloods), Spider Murphy, Myshkin, The Wanderers, The Renegade String Band, and other guest artists to be announced. Rabon Delmore, of The Delmore Brothers, will be inducted into the Tenor Guitar Hall of Fame. 10:00 pm until midnight -The Spider Murphy Band -The Voodoo Room - 1114 Marine Drive, next door to the Columbia Theatre. (There's homemade Voodoo Lounge pizza, a full bar, and beer on tap!) SUNDAY JUNE 3rd 9:00 am until noon - Have coffee, bagels and lox, or a pastry at The Coffee Girl, at the end of historic Pier 39 on The Columbia River and 39th street. Bring your tenor guitar and jam along with us. 11:00 until 3:00 pm - enjoy The Astoria Sunday Outdoor Market, featuring crafts, food and live music 8:00 pm until midnight - The Ft George Brewery, 1483 Duane Street No Cover, Free street parking. Great beer and great food!!! Myshkin, someone who uses the tenor guitar to create unique, personalized songs, will be performing compositions from her new CD "Diamonds and Lust". Bring your tenor guitars! We will join Myshkin to play the last number of the night! |
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This Year's Performers
A musician of historical importance comes to Astoria! 
Toured with Richard and Mimi Farina 
A young "Banana" when he was a Youngblood 
The headliner for the First Annual Tenor Guitar Gathering returns. 
The Renegade String Band 
The Renegade String Band, a fantastic, high energy group of musicians that you will love! 
Where they wander, people followed for over 50 years. 
Carl Allen and Bill Murlin, performing together since 1959 
Myshkin 
A rare gem of a songwriter, vocalist, musician. She takes the tenor guitar into the realm of true artistry. 
Josh Reynolds has been learning from the masters and carries the legacy his Dad, Nick Reynolds, started years ago, from his own heart to yours. |
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This Year's T-Shirt
Special thanks to Deaundrea Ferreira for modeling this year's Annual Tenor Guitar Gathering shirt. 
This year's T-shirt, worn by Deaundrea Ferreira. This is the back of the T-Shirt, turned around and worn on the front for this photo. 
This year's T-shirt, worn by Deaundrea Ferreira. Front of T-Shirt with small logo. |
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People have approached me and like to share how much knowledge they have gotten from The Tenor Guitar Registry community , or from watching a few of the YouTube videos I've posted showing how to play the cotton pick, tenor triads, Mr Tambourine Man, etc. I enjoyed sharing my personal tenor guitar arrangements of Moon River, Georgia, House of The Rising Sun...all of which can be found at TenorGuitar.com It is a joy for me to share the little bit I know with others. Music continues to be a very positive influence in my life. |
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There is an extremely easy way to get from the Portland airport to downtown Astoria. Take MAX light rail from the airport to the Amtrak train station in town and take the Amtrak bus in to Astoria. You just need to coordinate the times. You can easily walk around Astoria once you get there. Bus link |
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