The Azalea City Record
July 2008
It’s summer in the Azalea City, but we’re not letting the heat slow us down! We have a new release and updates from the busy artists at Azalea City Recordings. There’s also a yummy summer recipe from Zoe!
What’s Inside
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New Release: The U-Liners
Drivin’ roots rock from Joe Uehlein and his band
By just listening to The U-Liners you’ll travel the rails of social justice and feel the community spirit.
“The payoffs are plentiful … the original tunes enliven things … real treats … when it puts a hauntingly harmonized spin on (Woody Guthrie’s) ‘Pastures of Plenty.’” —The Washington Post
“Longtime area roots-rocker Joe Uehlein practices in the best folk tradition: social consciousness that never loses site of musical enjoyment, and vice versa.” —On Tap Magazine
Upcoming Release: Jon Carroll
Jon Carroll and Love Returns, Live at the Barns at Wolftrap
Jon Carroll and Love Returns, Live at the Barns at Wolftrap will be released this fall as a double-CD package in time for the eleven-piece band’s return to the Barns, in Vienna, VA, on Saturday, October 18. The group consists of Jon and many notables, including Ben Carroll, Chris Watling and Alan MacEwen of the Grandsons, John Jennings, Steve Fidyk, and a panoply of revved-up resplendents.
The live recording is available online now at Festivalink.net, as one of their “Night Out With Friends” series. The 2-CD set will be released on Azalea City Recordings.
Updates from Azalea City Artists
Growing, blooming, and rising from the ashes
Zoe Mulford was one of 32 finalists picked from 800 submissions at the Grassy Hill New Folk songwriting competition at this year’s Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas.
Two tracks from Karen Collins’ latest, Tail-Light Blues, have been featured on NPR’s “Car Talk.”
Charlie Pilzer has begun construction of a new Airshow studio in Takoma Park.
Henry and Rachel Cross have rebuilt their house and studio and moved back in.
Azaleas in the News
Ruthie and the Wranglers Make a Splash at the “Memories of a Star”
On Saturday, May 31st, 2008, Ruthie and the Wranglers delivered a solid Patsy Cline tribute to a capacity crowd at the Brunswick Fire Hall in Brunswick, MD. The event commemorated a 1955 performance by Patsy Cline that took place on the same stage where she performed with Jimmy Dean at a benefit concert for a then 5 year-old burn victim named Vicki Stairs. Ms. Stairs, now 55, was present at the concert and was introduced and again honored.
Black Bean & Mango Salad
From Zoe in the UK Office
It is mango season in Manchester, England—or more accurately, it is mango season in Pakistan and flats of imported mangoes have gotten very cheap in the Asian groceries around town. This brings to mind a favorite summer recipe learned from my aunt.
Simple enough for dinner on the fly yet festive enough for a party, it can be prepared in about 15 minutes without ever turning on the stove. Serves 2–4.
- 1 8 oz. can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 ripe mango, cut in chunks
- 1 fistfull fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- 1–2 finely chopped serrano peppers
- ½ chopped red onion
- juice of 1–2 limes
- salt to taste
Adjustments:
- Substitute other ripe soft fruit—fresh peaches or Bartlett pears.
- Vary the quantity, size, and variety of chillies depending on your preferred degree of heat.
- My aunt uses jalapenos and removes the seeds for a milder spice.
- For a more demure flavor, use a sweet Vidalia-style onion.
Enjoy!
We really look forward to seeing you at one of our special events. Please check our website to learn more about each of our artists. Everyone at Azalea City wishes you a very happy fall!
All the best from the Azalea City Newsletter Team
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