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THANK YOU for visiting Cottonwoodsings music. This collection of calendar entries feature announcements of solo & participatory violin~fiddle music of Jeffrey Reynolds in concerts throughout the Pacific NW, along with some original thoughts; with natural emphasis of heartfelt wide & deep thanks to my friends, teachers & family, to my fellow musicians & colleagues & listeners & music supporters past present & future ~*N O W*~... For more information please contact by mail: Jeffrey Reynolds, p.o. box 1121 Astoria Oregon, 97103-1121; ~ or by email to: cottonwoodsings@hotmail.com; & phone (503)325-9659

UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS:

What is the violin compared to the viola or fiddle??? Reynolds is often invited to play fiddle violin & viola as soloist & ensemble player at CLEMENTE'S, 1198 Commercial Street in the heart of downtown Astoria Oregon~ call for upcoming concerts & reservations: (503)325-1067; ...Fresh Regional Cuisine... Fodor's Award "One of the World's Top Establishments" ... "Best Seafood on the Coast" -The Oregonian ... & I say: "Come hear some wonderful music!" ... perhaps you would see & hear & taste & enjoy fine musical spectacle whilst dining upon the most wonderful excellent fresh local Cuisine! www.clementesrestaurant.com

Ronald Thompson, Andrew Emlen, Jeffrey Reynolds, & special guests will perform a concert featuring music from France, including a cello concerto, solos, duos, & selections from Haydn piano trios (piano, cello, violin) at the Pioneer Church in Cathlamet Washington... time to be announced...

THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS CONTINUING RESOUNDING FEELING OF MUSIC IN MY HEART! THANKS TO THE LITTLE BALLET THEATER for again INVITING THIS LIVE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S NUTCRACKER ON DECEMBER 2, 3 & 4... Thank you: CONDUCTOR LEE STROMQUIST, & TO ALL OF MY FELLOW MUSICIANS FOR JOINING TO PERFORM THIS WONDERFUL MUSIC, & IN CELEBRATION & CONGRATULATIONS LEE!!!

FREE OPEN AIR VIOLIN-FIDDLE MUSIC will sound in happy harmony withinWinter into Spring melodies of feathery friends ~ basking & darting in startling fair weather... & sounding clearly in concert halls, fine restaurants, local galleries, & resonant outdoor walks ranging from Cannon Beach, Seaside, & Astoria, to Ashland, Portland, & Seattle... & beyond!

HUMOURS OF CIRCUMSTANCE LUCKY SEVEN: ~Butterfly, Orphan, Kid on the Mountain (slip, jig, slip); ~Wind That Shakes the Barley (after Hayes-Cahill); ~Morrison's Jig, Humours of Ballyloughlin (jigs); ~Reel of Mullinavat, Trip to Pakistan, Sligo Maid (reels); ~Cliffs of Moher, Battle of Aughim, Dunmore Lasses, Congress Reel (jig, then reels 3x); ~Pharoah's Song (Richard Thompson); ~Musical Priest, Banshee, Green Groves of Erin (reels)

On the horizon in celebration of the 200 year anniversary of Astoria, Reynolds will fire some fiddle potshots from the sidelines to the backside of the 200~year observances of the early days of Astoria...Cottonwoodsings Music will evince fanciful renditions of local history including fiddle music of the era in the spirit of Jeremiah Tuller: infamous "Fiddler of Clatsop Plains"

Thanks to the efforts of many, the WHITE SALMON RIVER FLOWS AGAIN!! YAY! OCTOBER 26th 2011!! YAY!!

Unique creative music ensembles with Violin-Fiddle are currently booking for 2011-2012:

STRINGOLOGY is a Nuovo Duo with Dan Golden on guitar & Jeffrey Reynolds on violin, with music featuring Latin, Brazilean, Jazz, Fusion, Irish~Celtic, Bluegrass, Paris Hot-Club Jazz-Menouche, Classical, original & improvised music all wonderfully played on guitar & violin!

SWINGCATS: Reynolds on violin with guitar maestros Richard Thomasian & Dan Golden, Dave Ambrose on Bass, Larry Aldred on jazz drum kit joining forces together to play music ranging from unique original improvisation & original compositions through the musical magic of Jazz, Django Reinhardt / Stephane Grapelli Paris Hot-Club Swing, Western Swing, heartfelt Blues, Latin, to all kinds of dance music & songs* * * * *

EMLEN & REYNOLDS DUO: Andrew Emlen & Jeffrey Reynolds combine Pan-musical virtuosity to perform both as Classical Cello & Violin Duet as well as folk fiddle-banjo-guitar & vocal performers of music ranging through centuries of classical, folk, chorus, dance, & original improvisation...With inspiration from Emlen upon the 200 year anniversary of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, we present special concert presentations in authentic historical costume featuring educational stories & music which range from the heart of Thomas Jefferson's library to music from the era of the Expedition, inspired by the abilities & experiences of Expedition Fiddlers Pierre Cruzatte & George Gibson... All featured as part of seasonal Educational & Natural History Concerts with Cello, Violins, Guitar, Banjo, Jew's Harp, Vocals, & Percussion. Presented by Columbia River Kayaking (skamokawakayak.com) which has combined these concerts with regional kayak adventures as part of the (former) Elderhostel Inc. now ROAD SCHOLAR: Lower Columbia Lewis & Clark Water Trail. Please visit COLUMBIA RIVER KAYAKING at www.skamokawakayak.com & ROAD SCHOLAR at www.roadscholar.org for more information or to attend upcoming Spring & Summer 2012 concert / adventure tours... "Adventures in Lifelong Learning" * * * * *

HUMOURS of CIRCUMSTANCE is traditional Celtic~Irish dance & trance music naturally with molten hot fiddle core, with at the ready percussion, bouzouki, flute, banjo, mandolin, guitar, vocals, whistle, dancing feet, & more fiddles! * * * * *

Violinist & composer Jeffrey Reynolds will play inspiring violin & fiddle music for your event, restaurant, holiday, wedding, party, exhibit, gallery & grand opening.... As violin soloist with truly extraordinary tone, musical sense & technique combined with an astonishing ear for improvisation & big fiery lyrical heart... playing in a variety of musical ensembles ranging from violin-cello duo to classical string quartet & symphony orchestra, through opera, ballet & musical theater; from Paris Hot-Club & straight-ahead Jazz & Blues through modern & original world-premier chamber music; as the core of fiddle-folk dance bands, as a celebrated street musician; & with six-string electric violin & effects for Rock & Roll to Roots Reggae!

Cottonwoodsings music seeks to simultaneously sound strings in air with extraordinary dexterity through high vibration, friction & sympathetic resonance while playing musical monuments to the art of the violin~fiddle * honoring centuries of tradition within moments of mystery * forging the unknown with mercurial momentary yet monolithic compositions * loving sounds in honor of the myriad connections between Violins, Salmon & Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis), Cottonwoods, Red-shafted Flickers & Morchella esculenta * Ultimately echoing a musical tendency of Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) whom drop living limbs with the wind, forming hollow venerable spaces within resonating ever more with sounds around... & whom are held with reverence in traditional ceremony... & whom continue to fundamentally inspire!

Every day we hope to realize together the energy of raising awareness of our shared responsibility & potential for greater mutual understanding: ~Why not seek to illuminate these essential connections among us, not so different as we might seem?~ ...& so let us look all the better, perhaps as a mirror... * COTTONWOOD ~ FLICKER ~ SALMON ~ SPRUCE ~ VIOLIN ~ MUSIC ~ LOVE ~ WATER ~ LIFE ~ HOPE ~ & ~ & ~ & * ! * ?

Recent & past concerts & events include:

SWINGCATS, NEW YEAR'S EVE 2011>2012 at the BRIDGEWATER BISTRO in Astoria; November 19 FALL CLASSICS concert at the Pioneer Community Church in Cathlamet Washington featured solos & ensembles with piano, soprano, cello, & violin; 2005-2011Seasons of EMLEN & REYNOLDS special concerts in historic costume presented in cooperation with ROAD SCHOLAR sponsored by COLUMBIA RIVER KAYAKING (www.skamokawakayak.com) & the INN AT LUCKY MUD; STRINGOLOGY ~ the Dan Golden & Jeffrey Reynolds Duo played at McKeown's in Seaside Oregon OCTOBER 8th & OCTOBER 29th; September 17th 2011 Emlen & Reynolds Duo played a concert of evening & supper music for the LOCO Lower Columbia Kayak Roundup celebration on Puget Island near Cathlamet WA; SWINGCATS played weekly throughout 2010-2011 at CLEMENTE'S restaurant in Astoria, & also at the Lil' Bayou in Seaside; Reynolds played solo violin & fiddle music for some 2011 editions of the RIVER PEOPLE FARMERS MARKET in ASTORIA OREGON~ www.riverpeoplemarket.org; Reynolds joined as special guest with the Thomasian Trio for the final 2011 concerts at Seaside's 'Lil Bayou; (May 2011) Emlen & Reynolds Duo played in costume as part of the Astoria Bicentenial 1811-2011 events, at the Liberty Theater; NORTH COAST CHORALE presented the REQUIEM by Gabriel Faure in two FREE CONCERTS: April 1 2011 at the Seaside Methodist Church, April 8th 2011 in Astoria at the Peace Lutheran Church~ Performances featured the North Coast Chorale, with vocal soloists Will Caplinger & Brier Gregory, accompanist Debbie Lloyd, violinist Jeffrey Reynolds, led by North Coast Chorale Director: Denise Reed-Hinds. Concerts in honor of all victims of violence, in reflection of the recent year...; SPRING CLASSICS at the Pioneer Community Center in CATHLAMET: Special concert to benefit Pioneer Community Foundation, Saturday March 26, 2011 Featuring instrumental works by J.S. Bach, a Haydn Trio, & piano music by Chopin & Debussy... performers: Ronald Thompson, piano; Andrew Emlen, cello; & Jeffrey Reynolds, violin; SWINGCATS played at Clemente's restaurant in Astoria for many months of Sundays; SWINGCATS played for diners at the Bridgewater Bistro on New Year's Eve; Saturday October 16th, the Inn At Harbour Village in Ilwaco Washington: EMLEN & REYNOLDS DUO concert for the 2010 WATER MUSIC FESTIVAL; October 8th 2010, Astoria Event Center BENEFIT CONCERT for Clatsop County ~ United Way Agencies- CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) & VOCA (Victory Over Child Abuse) ...with ALICE STUART; the SWINGCATS, KELLEY SHANNON, KOLVANE; October 9th music in celebration of the Grand Reopening of LOTUS YOGA (1230 Marine Drive) and the installation of Yoga inspired artwork by Miranda Rinks; October 3 2010 Radio Broadcast with KMUN 91.9FM (www.KMUN.org) was the SWINGCATS at CLEMENTE'S; October 2, 2010 GRAY'S RIVER COVERED BRIDGE dinner & concert benefit for the local 4-H; SWINGCATS played at the ILWACO BLUES FESTIVAL; Vioin & fiddle for the Cannon Beach annual Earth Day Parade & gathering, April 24, 2010; Regular concerts & guest appearances with the Swing Cats (Sundays at Clemente's in Astoria) & the Thomasian Trio (Thursdays at the 'Lil Bayou in Seaside); Violin-fiddle Music in celebration of good local food & community: April 10th, ASTORIA COOPERATIVE; THOMASIAN TRIO played with special guests as the Thomasian Orchestra at the 'Lil Bayou in Seaside- pure joy in music with Guitars, Bass, Harmonica, Sax & Violin on Thursday March 25- looking forward to more; Reynolds a Cat?? Yes! Now playing most Sundays with the SWINGCATS at Clemente's from 5-8pm; Traditional Irish-Celtic music on St. Patrick's Day music for residents & family at the Astor House; MA BARLEY played for the Fort George Brewery anniversary on March 14 2010; Violin-fiddle music in the atrium for "WEDDINGS at the BEACH" Fifth annual Bridal and Wedding Show at the Seaside Civic & Convention Center February 20, 2010; Ma Barley played in celebration of Bob Marley's Birthday for the annual KMUN (91.9FM) sponsored concert at the Astoria Event Center (this year a day early on February 5); LUCIA FESTIVAL of LIGHTS Friday November 27 benefit for the Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Scholarship Fund, Jeffrey played Metsakkukia (Forest Flower), & joined with Coreen Bergholm & the Scandinavian Country Band for seasonal & traditional music; November 21, MA BARLEY opened for International Reggae superstars EEK A MOUSE! at the Astoria Event Center; November 14, Ma Barley played as part of the 3 band line-up in celebration of birthdays & to raise funds for local low-income students; MA BARLEY heated up the "Hellorium" & green room at the latest new Fort George building with a Halloween music & dance partay!; Violin music sounded in participation with "CLIMATE 350" International Day of Climate Action events on October 24, 2009 at T. Anjuli's Salon & Gallery in Seaside, & later at the Astoria Performing Arts Center; EMLEN & REYNOLDS DUO presented a season of concerts for guests & patrons of ELDERHOSTEL with natural history, Lewis & Clark, & kayaking adventures in Skamokawa WA throughout 2009; SWINGCATS invited Reynolds to join at CLEMENTE'S on several recent (and ongoing) Sundays; EMLEN & REYNOLDS DUO played for the Gray's River Covered Bridge Dinner, October 3, 2009: (fundraiser for the local 4-H); Violin music accompanied a ceremony & festivities enlivened with the wind at ECOLA STATE PARK on September 26; MA BARLEY played on September 12th at the Warrenton KOA... HEATHER CHRISTIE BAND played a free concert at the Cannon Beach Legion Hall where the SPIRIT OF MUTUAL HELPFULNESS is honored by all US Armed Services...EMLEN & REYNOLDS DUO play music for the Puget Island FARMER'S MARKET, seasonal Fridays from 3 to 6PM - Puget Island Farmer's Markets continue into October...Cottonwoodsings Violin Street Music sounded during rare Astoria August sunshine; SWINGCATS on some Summer Sunday evenings at CLEMENTE'S... HEATHER CHRISTIE BAND played a reunion concert as part of the KMUN-KTCB 5 Year broadcasting celebration on August 29th at the Nehalem Fire Hall... Jeffrey joined in music with Amber Lee Donahue August 22 2009 in a BENEFIT CONCERT for the Cannon Beach Food Pantry at Cannon Beach City Park; Violin music sounded at CLEMENTE'S (12th & Commercial in Astoria) Saturday August 15th for a SALMON=VIOLIN?? concert; Free outdoor music in front of Cannon Beach's LOCAL GRILL & SCOOP, CANNON BEACH BAKERY, PIZZA 'A FETTA and in a handful of Sunny Astoria street concerts; A rare VIOLINCE DUO formed with Violinist: Gabriel Kastelle for music at CLEMENTE'S restaurant in Astoria on July 21; MA BARLEY played inside the foot of the Megler Bridge @ the COLUMBIA RIVER COFFEE ROASTERS on Saturday July 11th; MA BARLEY @ the July 4th Fort George Brewery outdoor _BQ dance party; Emlen & Reynolds Duo (in costume) at Fort Stevens State Park for student groups on May 20 2009, whom sang songs back to E & R to honor the Expedition; MA BARLEY played for the Seaside Heights Elementary annual picnic on May 15 2009; Solo violin & fiddle music for Mother's Day Teas, May 7-8 2009 at NECANICUM VILLAGE in Seaside; "Earth, Wind & Sea" music for Cannon Beach Earth Day observances in downtown CB; "WEDDINGS at the BEACH" 2009 BRIDAL SHOW March 21 2009 at the McMenamins Sandtrap in Gearhart; HUMOURS OF CIRCUMSTANCE Irish fiddle music in celebration of St. Patrick's Day at Seaside's NECANICUM VILLAGE & Astoria's CLATSOP CARE CENTER March 17 2009; Violin music for CLEMENTE'S anniversary dinner, March 13 2009; HUMOURS of CIRCUMSTANCE played for the second year in a row at the IRISH FEST auction and fund raiser hosted by the Warrenton Sunrise Rotary and the Astoria Chamber of Commerce; Violin & fiddle music sounded at CLEMENTE'S restaurant in Astoria during January & February; EMLEN & REYNOLDS DUO played for the February edition of the Blue Scorcher "Classical Brunch" series; VALENTINE's evening concert of violin & viola music at CLEMENTE'S; MA BARLEY Reggae Band (Yes! with fiddle!) played for BOB MARLEY'S BIRTHDAY 10th ANNUAL REGGAE PARTY; Solo violin for theTillamook Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet; New Year's Eve 2008-2009: RAW BARLEY (the Ma Barley skeleton crew) at the Fort George Brewery & Public House; Music & stage roles for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF with Peninsula Association of Performing Artists (PAPA), the Water Music Festival, & Hill Top Auditorium; Happy Hour trio at Suzanne Elise; Fall violin concert at the Clatsop Care Center; free open air concerts on the streets of Cannon Beach; Emlen and Reynolds Duo with their show: "Corelli to Cruzzate, Music of the Lewis and Clark Era"; Con Amici Chamber Players; Solo electronic & acoustic solo violin music: Ghost Violince (with "bumtech" at Astoria's Fort George Brewery), "Bach and Beyond" concert at the Liberty Theater; "Fiddler on the Roof" with the Peninsula Players at Washington's historic Fort Columbia theater; Outdoor music at the Cathlamet Farmer's Market; Music for the annual Gray's River Covered Bridge Dinner; Celtic fiddle music for the Sunrise Rotary 2008 Irish Fest fund raiser at Camp Rilea; St. Patrick's Day 2007 music at the Clatsop Care Center; "A Christmas Carol" final performance with the late and much missed River Theater, December 2006; Infamous Violince ensemble, Fall 2006 at the Astoria Coffee House

My deepest appreciation and thanks in honor of experiences with my recent colleagues in every musical endeavor: Swingcats, Ma Barley, the PAPA skeleton crew for FIDDLER, Con Amici, Red Venus Love Army, Heather Christie Band, the Violince duo(s), the Emlen & Reynolds duo, & the Humours of Circumstance, Stringology~

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU For their impressive support of music- special thanks to: My extended family; Teachers: Schnore, Foster, Fischer, Nobori, Price, Stern, Farmer, and Blumberg (Et. al.); Portland Public Schools, Portland Parks & Recreation, & Community Music Center; Portland Youth Philharmonic; Young Musicians & Artists; Willowbrook Center for the Advancement of Human Potential; the CITY OF CANNON BEACH; the Surfrider Foundation; the State of Oregon; Linn county Historical Society; Washington State Historical Society; U.S. Mint; National Parks Service Fort Clatsop, Fort Vancouver, Fort Canby, and Fort Columbia; the Linn County Historical Society; Seaside Museum and Historical Society; Clatsop County Cultural Coalition; Robert Reid; Peninsula Association of Performing Artists (PAPA); Espy House; Peninsula Players; WATER MUSIC FESTIVAL;Oysterville Church; Cathlamet's Pioneer Church; Astoria's Grace Episcopal; Skamokawa Center; Water Music Festival; Shelburne Inn and Shoalwater Restaurant; Bergeson Tile & Stone, Lower Columbia Clinic, FinnFest '06, Women's Resource Center, Clatsop Community College, Astoria Coffeehouse, Columbian Cafe Voodoo Room, the River Theater, TLCFCU, Hipfish monthly, KMUN 91.9 FM, Astoria Performing Arts, Rays of Violet, Cascadia Academy, Clatsop Care Center, Thompson's Instrument Repair of Astoria, and the Liberty Theater; (the former) Guido and Vito's Italian Eatery, Goose Hollow II, Gibbs Centre for Natural Healing, Suzanne Elise and Necanicum Village of Seaside; Cannon Beach's Stephanie Inn, Mariner Market, Cannon Beach Bakery, The Landing, the Local Grill & Scoop (where there is a painting with a surprise!....), Pizza 'a Fetta, Osbourne's, Bill's Tavern and Brewhouse, the RIVER PEOPLE FARMERS MARKET of Astoria, LOCO Lower Columbia Kayak Roundup; 'Lil Bayou restaurant of Seaside; Columbia RIver Kayak, Lucky Mud, & to the extraordinary coastal public performance spaces everywhere! (...& many more yet unmentioned!) THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

© HUMOURS OF CIRCUMSTANCE, CON AMICI, THUJA STRING QUARTET, infamous VIOLINCE, COTTONWOODSINGS, GHOST VIOLINCE, STRINGOLOGY.... & my sounds played on violin & viola ...*all rights reserved *...

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