“’Tis the Season” Holiday CD set for release in Wilmington December 11th. Tis the Season indeed. Wilmington’s finest musicians have come together to record their favorite holiday tunes to raise money for The Megan Foundation. Featuring traditional and original music and representing the broadest spectrum of Port City musicians, “’Tis the Season” is a great gift for the holidays and the perfect accompaniment to a Coastal Carolina Christmas. All of the proceeds will benefit The Megan Foundation.
The project boasts the talents of Singer/Songwriter Hugo Duarte; jazz greats Benny Hill, Marc Siegel, Wahl Project and David Tyson and Friends; Folk rockers, Tom Rhodes and the Rhodes Squallers and The Daniel Parrish Band; Local favorites with their unique Hawaiian sound, Da Howlies; Renowned Flamenco guitarist, William “Paco” Strickland; Bluegrass banjo from Derwin Hinson; Island style steel drums from Pantastic Steel; and World music from The Travelers.
The CD cover was illustrated by the preschool class of the Children’s Schoolhouse in Wilmington and graphic design work was done by Jason Haker Designs. The CD will be available at Barnes and Noble in Mayfaire, The Cheesecake House-Gordon Road, I am Salon-Monkey Junction, K-Mart, Siena Trattoria-Masonboro Loop Road, Modern Music-17th Street and Passion II Salon-Racine Drive. The CD will also be available through the foundation’s website www.megancajigasfoundation.org or by calling 910.799.9424. Cost for the CD is $12.
Well, Friends I have some good news and some not-so-good-news. Let's start with the not-so-good and then we'll end on a high note.
Yesterday, Emily's dog Ripley was killed when she got free and dashed out into the road. Needless to say, they are very upset at the loss of a family member. If you'd like to contact Emily with condolences, I would ask that you wait until the first of the week. Thanks. Hugo
Well, Friends I have some good news and some not-so-good-news. Let's start with the not-so-good and then we'll end on a high note.
Yesterday, Emily's dog Ripley was killed when she got free and dashed out into the road. Needless to say, they are very upset at the loss of a family member. If you'd like to contact Emily with condolences, I would ask that you wait until the first of the week. Thanks. Hugo
Hi Everyone,
On occasion, we have the need to make announcements, which I believe should stand out from our regular style posts. So, with that idea in mind, I’ve decided to make a page dedicated to specific announcments so you won’t have to go through too many steps to get the information.
In sending out our “Fan Appreciation Party” invitations, we discovered that a number of the email addresses we have for some of you have either changed, been de-activated, etc. We know that this occurs all of the time and that we all inadvertently forget to update everyone as to the changes. If you didn’t receive an invitation from us regarding the “Fan Appreciation Party”, please make sure that we have your current email address. Thanks everyone!
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I got this suggestion from a good friend who is former NAVY, and I thought it such a great idea that I’d share it with you.
When you do your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to this address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get.
When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following:
A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001
Please visit:
www.hugoduarte.com
www.hillbillybeach.com
On hillbillybeach.com, use the swimming pool icon to connect to my
blog at
http://hugoduarte.wordpress.com/
OK… So, we’ve gotten a huge amount of email from many of you in response to the ever-busy-rumor-mill wondering whether or not we were going to be in Key West performing at the Hog’s Breath Saloon for “Meeting of the Minds” again this year. Let me just say…
OF COURSE WE ARE!
I spoke with Tom at the HOG and he is as excited as we are about the upcoming festivities. We talked about all of the details of the week and it looks like we have it all covered.
The “Fan Appreciation Party” will be upstairs at the Hog’s Breath as usual, on Friday October 31st,from 5 until 7pm. If you feel that you should wear your Halloween Costume…so much the better. Invitations for the party will be going out soon. Be on the lookout for yours. We are planning some surprises for this year’s party along with some other special events. I’ll be looking forward to having a moment of undivided attention from each of you and I have to say that I’m already getting excited at the prospect of seeing so many friends that we seldom get to see.
As for the show each night, we’ll again have the pleasure of “Fingers” Taylor’s company onstage alongside our own Tom Conger, Emily Hutchison, Woody Jenkins, and Randy Morrow. I also have a surprise (surprises) up my sleeve for the nightly shows, but I ain’t tellin’! You know how it is when artists show up and well, … we just can’t resist.
So again, if you’re worried about the festivities at the Hog changing this year, FAHGETABOUTIT!
Also, for you folks who aren’t planning to attend “MOTM”, we do expect to see you each night on the “HOG CAM”! We’ll keep you posted on any new developments.
Thanks!
Best Wishes,
Hugo