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    On the Road Again 

    We're heading out for our tenth or eleventh winter tour down the east coast and back.  We'll be seeing many of our old friends in familiar venues but also several new places. We're excited to be playing for the Princeton Folk Music Society and for the Williamsburg Library later this week and for the Salisbury (NC) Library next week.

    For our complete schedule with contact info and even maps check our schedule at http://castlebay.net/gig/

    I'll post some photos and news as we travel.

     

     

     

    02/16/2016

    Our new blog 

    Well, after fits and starts over several years I think we're finally getting our news/blog under one roof. We'll see how it goes.  I won't be posting our schedule here, since it is elsewhere on the site. I will make note of anything particularly noteworthy.

     

    remember putting out a quarterly newsletter in paper and printer days. I think we were halfway through the third issue when the Mac died. That was, I believe, in 1994. I don't even think we had email back then. Since then I have tried Blogspot, and…

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    02/02/2016

    The is the 14-string guitar I built in 2022

    The back and sides are jajoba, mahogany neck, figured maple details. The sound board is spruce I bought at H. L. Wild about 50 years ago. Nut and saddle are highland cow bone. I have it tuned G2,G1 - C3,C2 - G3,G2 - C4,C3 -  F4, F3 - A3,A3 - D4,D4.  Multi-scale  25-1/2" treble - 27" bass,  there's a sound port and arm bevel, and L.R. Baggs Lyric active pickup.

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    Concerts in Brief

    Jun19

    University of Mt. St. Joseph remote learning experience

    Monday, June 19 @ 7:00PMMon, Jun 19 @ 7:00PM

    Bristol, ME

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    Jul2

    Church Service

    Sunday, July 2 @ 9:30AMSun, Jul 2 @ 9:30AM

    Wilson Memorial Chapel, 229 Shore Road, Ocean Point, ME

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    Jul22

    Castlebay Concert on the Lawn

    Saturday, July 22 @ 7:00PMSat, Jul 22 @ 7:00PM

    Union Church of Vinalhaven, 25 Main Street, Vinalhaven, Maine

    If the weather is good this will be an outdoor concert. If not we'll be in the church.

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