Calico Jack (and Friends)
Fall Schedule
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Calico Jack Ahead

It’s here!

Living by the River includes songs that celebrate the Bay in true Janie & Paul fashion: Big Liz, Susquehanna Suzy, Ladies of the Bay and Morning Watch plus others you’ve probably not heard yet, like The Ballad of Berkeley Muse and the title song Living by the River.

It will take a few weeks before the album is available from CD Baby, but don’t hesitate to order yours now. Send a check for $17 (includes taxes, shipping & handling) to:
Janie Meneely
8011 Carrol Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912

OR, use PayPal (Janie’s e-mail: janiemeneely@gmail.com)
and we’ll pop one in the mail for you.

Meanwhile, we’ve been lying low a bit this winter, lots of chores to do and generally recovering from the holidays. I imagine you’ll see more of us come spring, but here’s where we’re headed next:

January House Concert: Pacific Northwest - TIME CHANGE

Everett, Wash.
Sunday, January 29 - 2 p.m.
We were thrilled to have been the kick-off band for a house concert series near Seattle last summer. There we met the lovely and animated Lucia Bremer who offered to host a house concert for us at her home in Everett when we fly west to visit our daughter Lindsay. We'll be making the trek at the tail end of January, and Lucia and her husband Ed Bremer were quick to confirm a house concert date. We’ll bring plenty of CDs along with us this time (including plenty of new ones). As with all house concerts, there is limited seating, so reservations are requested. Please call 425-750-7561 or use ebremer@kser.org for address, directions and more details.

EAST COAST CD RELEASE:

Reedville Fisherman’s Museum’s
Festival Halle
Saturday, February 11 7–9 p.m.

177 Main Street
Reedville, Va.

Expect tablecloths, candles and beer for this coffeehouse-style concert to benefit the Reedville Fisherman’s Museum. Festival Halle is the old school building that is up the street from the museum (on the left as you enter town). Ticket priceshave not been established. For more info, call the museum at 804-453-6529.

Chicago Maritime Festival: Great Lakes

Saturday, February 25 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Evening concert: 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark Street
Chicago, Ill.
phone: 312-642-4600

We’re thrilled to have been included in this well-regarded event. Even better, we’ll be joined by Tom Lewis, Tom & Chris Kastle, Jerry Bryant, Serre l’Ecoute and Lanialoha Lee plus some stellar “guest performers.” The day is filled with educational seminars and music; the evening features an all-hands concert. $20 gets you an all-day pass if you order before Feb 22: go to http://www.chicagomaritimefestival.org/ and click on tickets in the frame on the left.

FOJ (Friends of Jack) concerts:

Friday, Feb 10 Geoff Kaufman House Concert

In Silver Spring off Colesville Rd., at the home of Dallas Valley
Concert is 8-10 p.m.; $15 donation
Reservations required: parad0cz@hotmail.com; 301-807-8939.

Saturday, March 3 Jennifer Cutting’s Bawdy Songs Concert

Galesville Memorial Hall
952 Main Street, Galesville, Md.
(between the Post Office & the Fire House)
Concert is 8-10 p.m.; $18 in advance ($15 cash); $20 at the door.
Beer & wine for sale.
Contact JanieMeneely@gmail.com; 443-786-0463 for tickets and info

Sunday, March 18 - OCEAN Quartet (yes, that’s Jennifer Cutting, too)

Annapolis Maritime Museum
723 2nd Street, Annapolis, Md.
Concert is 7-9 p.m.; $15 in advance; $20 at the door
Beer & wine for sale.
Tickets and info: 410-295-0104; www.amaritime.org

Thursday, April 26 - Seamus Kennedy