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PERFORMING: 2024 Yuletide Minstrels on TV The 2024 Christmas season saw Rita Mac join as the Yuletide Minstrels vocalist. Rita is a lifelong resident of Jackson, TN. She has performed in groups most all her life and has a deep affection towards Christmas music. This year we made a live appearance on a local TV show, "6 In The City", as the musical guests performing four numbers. Below is a link to "O Holy Night". We also performed at the Chickasaw Country Store and several retirement homes. 
O Holy Night on 6 In The City The Book of Garth In April of 2024 I met up with Garth Jackson. Garth was the singer in an 80's metal band called Stilllife out of Memphis, Tennessee. Since then he has been out of the music game but recently wanted to get to singing again. We worked up some songs acoustically like "Just Between You And Me", "Heard It In A Love Song", "Drivin' My Life Away", and "Ain't Even Done With The Night". Garth's step-mother is Cordell Jackson, who with Garth's father, started Moon Records in 1956. She was the first woman to own and run a rock label. The link below is a sample from an open jam at Art's Lounge in Jackson, TN that Garth and I performed at. 
Garth and Cordell Jackson 2023 Heart & Soul - Acoustic 
Heart & Soul - Acoustic's Facebook page! After successfully partnering up for a couple of Christmas gigs, Lisa and I created "Heart & Soul - Acoustic" to carry on the music. This was fueled by a request for a Valentine's Day performance at Brookdale Jackson Oaks where we had the pleasure to entertain in December. 2022 Yuletide Minstrels: 4 Shows, 3 Singers, 2 Time Zones! 
The Yuletide Minstrels had an interesting year as I moved from Sacramento, CA to Jackson, TN in late November of 2022. We did our usual Christmas In July show for the Lucky Find Market in Loomis, CA with Jennifer starting her fourth year as the vocalist and Eric Reitzell returning on bass. Due to having a new born baby, Jennifer has to step back and Ann-Marie stepped in to do an early Christmas show for the Lucky Find Market November 5th with Eddy McLay on bass. After that show I made my move to Tennessee. I had immediate fortune to meet Lisa Monvignier. We were able to perform as a duet at two care homes in December before Christmas. It was such a blessing having these three ladies being part of the yearly festivities! 2021 Yuletide Minstrels in full force! This year, despite the continued pandemic, the Yuletide Minstrels were able to perform a full slate of shows. We collected toys and took monetary donations (all our tips donated as well) for The Toys For Tots Foundation. It was especially heart-warming to be able to get into two care homes and play for residents and staff again! 
photo: @badchoicemedia Last Show As A Hound Dog After almost 2 years in Billvis and the Hound Dogs, I played my last show with them on November 21, 2021 at the Mandarin Festival in Auburn, Ca. It was a great experience learning to play bass and Elvis' music was an awesome catalog to do that with. 
photo: @badchoicemedia The Yuletide Minstrels Christmas In July Show The Minstrels will be kicking off their 7th season with their second Lucky Find Market's Christmas in July on Sunday, July 18th, in Loomis, California! We will be doing 3 sets: 11am, 12noon, and 1pm each following their raffle. 
2020 The Yuletide Minstrels The Minstrels were lucky enough to play three public shows, two at Mikey's Tree Lots. We also did a Facebook Live. Here is a music video featuring clips from both. 
Click to see the music video The Lucky Strike! Jenn and I have started up an acoustic duo performing covers and originals. Rehearsals are always fun with Jenn! "As the Lead Vocalist, ...." is her favorite way to tell me her opinion. Keep up with our doings on our new Facebook page, link below. 
The Lucky Strike on Facebook and Live at The Fig Tree Billvis and the Hound Dogs I joined Billvis and the Hound Dogs, an Elvis Presley Tribune act, as a bass player at the end of January 2020. This is my first time playing bass. It is a very exciting opportunity with both a new instrument and playing Elvis Presley songs. We were booked for the 5 Auburn Cruise Night 2020 until COVID-19 caused the events to be cancelled. We did perform on two separate occasions at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn, Ca for the Farmer's Markets. Check out our Facebook page with the following link: 
Billvis and the Hound Dogs on Facebook Yuletide Minstrels - Christmas 2019 The line up for the Yuletide Minstrels for 2019 included Jennifer Ward as the vocalist, Eric Reitzell playing acoustic bass, and myself on acoustic guitar. We performed at five Lucky Find Market shows in both Roseville and Loomis, a couple of care homes, on the streets of Roseville in front of Audacity, and at Capital Stage in Sacramento prior to their holiday play. In all, 11 performances in 27 days! 
Capital Stage 2019 Yuletide Minstrels - Christmas in July Show The Yuletide Minstrels performed on Sunday July 21, 2019 at the Lucky Find Markets's "Christmas In July" event at the Blue Goose Event Center in Loomis, Ca. It was an unexpected booking as we have never performed outside the holiday season. We had a great time and introduced our new member, Eric, on acoustic bass! 
Christmas in July! L.O.W. - New Rock Band 2019 April through November of 2019 had me playing in an original rock band L.O.W. led by songwriter, singer, guitarist Marco Zolow.
Backing him is Eric on bass, Mike on drums and myself as the 2nd guitarist. The style has been referred to as "Sinister Art Rock."
The Yuletide Minstrels performed on December 21, 2018 at Cap Stage in Sacramento, Ca. The lineup for 2018 was Randy, Jessica, and Brianna 
Yuletide Minstrels at Cap Stage 2018 Tribute Acts: 2017-2018 In 2018, I was been part of a few other tribute shows. A Neil Young show in February, an Eagles show in March, and an acoustic >Heart tribute in June.
Check out Eagles Tribute Sampler! Check out Mistral Wind's Facebook page! In 2017 I was part of a one-off acoustic Beatles tribute show (which lead to Ticket To Ride Acoustic/Electric, incidentally) at The Acoustic Den Cafe in Roseville, Ca. We did an hour long show performing 13 numbers. It was an all day event that had a fantastic turnout! Below are a couple of YouTubes from the show.
Here Comes The Sun And I Love Her 2015 - The Yuletide Minstrels In 2015 Matthew Udall as vocals and bassist and myself on acoustic guitar started the The Yuletide Minstrels, an acoustic Christmas musical act. The following year we added Brianna as another vocalist and a very talented ukulele player. We have performed in a variety of places, including at community theaters prior to their holiday plays, the streets of Old Sacramento-Folsom-Roseville, senior living homes, breweries, and private parties. Over the years the lineup has changed but the goal of spreading holiday cheer has not! 
Yuletide Minstrels 2017 Audio Sampler on YouTube 2007-2010 Margaret Coleman In 2007 I had the good fortune to meet Margaret Coleman while working at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tn. She is a fantastic singer. I began to play guitar for her and do some songwriting with her. She was instrumental in helping me put together three different Christmas projects and coordinate a couple of live shows to support those CD's. Even though we've each moved away from Nashville, we have remained close friends. Her and her husband, Chris, performed as Fire & Rescue Band Here are two songs we wrote and recorded back in 2008. 
"I Do" and "Don't Come Back" 1980-1989: The Punk Years I played in different L. A. punk bands during the 80's including S-Squad, Hector And The Clockwatchers, To Damascus, and Lunch. Lunch - 1986-1989 Lunch was active from 1986 to 1989. Formed to just have fun and never play out, we tortured Beatles songs with great love. One such version, Flying, was used for a college video project. Link below. We wrote a couple twisted parodies, originals, and a fabulous Christmas Medley. We placed 3rd in a Guitar Center/Tascam jingle contest for the Los Angeles area. 
Lunch doing the Beatles Flying and the Monkees Circle Sky Live. S-Squad / Hector and the Clockwatchers / To Damascus 1980-1985 S-Squad recorded two songs for the Keats Rides A Harley - 1981, a various arts L.A. sampler album. Hector And The Clockwatchers and To Damascus each recorded two songs for Warfrat Tales - 1983, another local various arts project. Each are still available on CD. See links below.
Hector Videos:
Hector And The Clockwatchers Here Comes The Demigods Rehearsal/ Octavia Live. 
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