"Carnival of Sound", Balliceaux, WRIR

FINALLY!!! Our 1st EP "Carnival of Sound" will be available April 23rd. It is the first in a series. Each EP is themed with a collage by Jennifer Watson. And only $5. "Carnival of Sound" will be available at Crossroads Coffee southside.

And we're having a big party on April 23rd. In the early evening we will be on Global A Go Go with Bill Lupolleti as part of the WRIR fund raising party. That's from 5:30 till 6:30 PM. We will be joined by Jonathan Greenberg trumpet and Bob Jacobs accordion. Unfortunately, for us, Nick Lewis and Emily Avesian who are on "Carnival of Sound" are playing an opera that night.

Later that night we will celebrate @ Balliceaux @ 11:00 PM. There we will be joined by John Winn. I don't say this often, but you really don't want to miss this!

I'm sorry to report that we are taking a break from O'Toole's until summer. We'll see you there, then!

O'Toole's, a House Party and The Faith Tones

above House Party!

The Happy Lucky Combo is back at O'Toole's this Wednesday, March 24 from 8 - 10:30 PM. Emily Avesian (right) will be there with us. Other expected guests are Bob Jacobs, accordion (right) and Jeff Adams, tenor (right).

We play at O'Toole's every 2nd and 4th Wed. The 2nd Wed. of this month we had to cancel. But Karen Weatherspoon Sokohl (photo above) and Cassandra Cossitt brought a lot of people to come hear us. So that Friday they got everyone together and we played at Karen's house. What a wild house party that turned out to be! See our Facebook page for more photos.

Mazel tov Noah Kim! We enjoyed playing Hava Nagila a million times really loud and fast at your Bar Mitzvah. If anyone has photos send them our way.

Our CD "Carnival of Sound" goes to press on Monday! It will be available in April.

Also in April we play at Balliceaux on Friday the 23rd @ 11 pm. Earlier that evening we play at WRIR on Bill Lupoletti's show Global A Go-Go.

Also thank you Stephen Williams for designing the Faith Tones album cover to the right!

Guest, Bob Jacobs

The Happy Lucky Combo will play @ O'Toole's this Wednesday, February 24, from 8 - 10:30 pm. Our guest will be Bob Jacobs (above). Admission is free.

Well Groomed and Perfumed

The Happy Lucky Combo, with Emily Avesian, will perform at Ellwood's Coffee this Saturday, February 13, from 7 until 9 pm. This is Valentines Day Eve, so we will be well groomed and perfumed. And we'll be playing our romantic love songs, for you, our beloved audience.

O'Toole's, Ellwood's, Danny Boy

The Happy Lucky Combo is back at O'Toole's this Wednesday. See poster above. Friend Emily Avesian will be there, with her brand spakin' new clarinet.

We will also be at Ellwoods Coffee this coming Saturday, February 13, from 7 till 9 PM.

Admission is free to both events.

The Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra submitted their version of Danny Boy for the WCVE Danny Boy Project. Click HERE to hear our submission.

Emily's Back!

The Happy Lucky Combo performs @ O'Toole's this Wednesday from 8:00 till 10:30 PM. Emily Avesian will be joining us on baritone sax, and this time she's bringing her clarinet too! Admission is free.

Our CD is so close to completion you can almost hear it. And I don't mean metaphorically.

Pippin and I have been busy with the Gourd Orchestra working on a version of Danny Boy for the WCVE Danny Boy Project.

Haiti

I recieved the letter below from our friends at the Highland Support Project, Guadalupe Ramerez and Ben Blevins. I found it helpful and wanted to pass it along. I posted the Maya Deren video above, of the Haitian countryside and religous ceremonies.

We all want to help the people of Haiti as they deal with the horrific consequences of yesterday’s earthquake. While HSP isn’t capable of doing emergency relief work outside of Guatemala, we can recommend good folks who do, that you can donate to. Personally, I’ll be donating through Oxfam to help provide immediate emergency assistance.

HSP’s sister nonprofit in Guatemala, AMA (Asociacion de Mujeres del Altiplano), is also planning to donate funds as an organization. The impoverished Mayan women in AMA’s women’s circles plan to raise $250 for women and families in Haiti by the end of this week. These AMA women and their families live on an average of $300 a year, less than $1 a day, making their donation all the more meaningful.

AMA's intentions remind us of the parable of the Widow’s Gift (Mark 12:41-43), in which a poor widow gives her last two copper coins, and thus the greatest gift of all – all she has. AMA will be making their donation through Rights Action, an organization that supports grassroots humanitarian organizing internationally.

Give Now to these HSP recommended organizations

Oxfam has long experience in Haiti and is rushing in teams from around the region to respond to the situation where our assistance is most needed.

Rights Action funds and works with community development, environmental justice, human rights and disaster relief organizations in Guatemala and Honduras, and also in El Salvador, Haiti, Oaxaca and Chiapas.

Direct Relief has an ongoing "Emergency Pre-Positioning Program" and a program in Haiti that stages essential medical materials on site with key partners for immediate use in emergency situations

Southside Style

Thank you to everyone who came to hear The Ululating Mummies at the Blue Moon New Years Concert (photo above). Great crowd. Great fun. The Mummies hope to play more often in the coming year.

The Happy Lucky Combo plays at O'Toole's this Wednesday, January 13, from 8:00 till 10:30 PM. We have a busy season planned with another Yiddish Cabaret coming up, a Valentines' Eve concert and the release of our CD "Carnival of Sound". But this Wednesday we're going to start out slow, try out some new tunes, and drink some Legend Brown Ale. You know... Southside Style.

Frolic

photo: Charles Sugg

The Ululating Mummies frolic tomorrow, December 31st, at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. The New Years Family Frolic begins at 2:00 PM and ends at 5:00 PM and is free with admission to the gardens or membership. The Mummies will start at 2:30 PM. Our first set will be our long one and include our random New Years count down. There will be crafts and noise maker making. We will pay a second set and end at 4:30.

Ancient mummies Stephen Williams and Paul Watson will be playing with. Rehearsals are producing a joyous noise! The photo above is of the band when Paul and Steve were regular members.

The Festival of Lights is still going on if you want to make an evening of it.

See blog entry below for Mummy photos etc.

New Years Eve

photo: Arthur Stephens

The Ululating Mummies will play at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens for the New Years Eve Family Frolic on New Years Eve day. The exact time of the Mummies performance is yet to be decided but we will perform two sets between 2 and 5 PM. The holiday lights will still be on display in the garden if you want to make a night of it. There will also be crafts and the making of noise makers.

The Mummies this year will include old time members Paul Watson, coronet and Stephen Williams, guitar.

Many new (old) pictures have been posted on the Facebook Ululating Mummies Fan Page. Thanks to all that joined the page and became members. Click HERE to see that Facebook page.

See upper right gig calendar for upcoming Happy Lucky Combo gigs.

Happy Lucky Holidays

Happy Holidays from the Happy Lucky Combo. Thought you might enjoy this video. Thank you Larry Yates for passing it on.

The Ululating Mummies play on New Years Eve day at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens for their New Years Eve Family Frolic. When we find out exactly when we play I'll let you know. It will be two sets between 2 and 5 PM. Also that night the garden lights will still be up if you want to make an evening of it.

This year the Mummies will be joined by old time members, Paul Watson and Stephen Williams.

Check out The Ululating Mummies Facebook Page for lot's of new photos.

Please note gig calendar, upper right, for Happy Lucky Combo gigs.

Also if you haven't visited the Happy Lucky Combo website in a while click HERE. We 're almost at 10,000 visits!

And what a great Years End Party last week! Thank you to everyone. We will be having another Yiddish Cabaret in the near future. See Facebook Page for photos.

The Happy Lucky Combo will be celebrating Hanaramakwanzamas Season with a Year's End Party this Wednesday Dec. 16 @ O'Toole's from 8:00 - 10:30 PM. Admission is FREE. There will be lots of musical guests including, Emily Avesian, baritone sax, Bob Jacobs accordion, Marcy Horwitz accordion (count 'em), Miles Barnett violin, Isadora and Odessa Bless vocals... it is even rumored that we may have a visit from John Winn clarinet and Daniel Clark melodian. Wow!

The Happy Lucky Combo has had a happy and lucky year. It has been gratifying to be part of the Southside Renaissance, to perform for gracious audiences and to have been able to play with some of the city's most... well... playful musicians. Thank you all.