September Ironweeds still a'growin

Hey there friends, this is the first Ironweed post since our return from China..
What a month of re-adjustment and hard work! We hit the ground running with fourteen gigs awaiting us...

I will give a quick run-down on what we have been up to and what we have planned in the upcoming months.

Dierik-back to teaching his awesome students and bragging on all of them...he has currently invented a new instrument in his head..needs to get it patented and farmed out to a trustworthy luthier/instrument maker.

Jake-currently in California doing a gig with Tanya Tucker, what else can we say? He will be back on Monday..

Alan-recovering from a very rough virus after getting stuck with every needle the Dr. owned and tested for every virus and disease known to civilization.. slowing getting better and back on the Ironweed and Fried Crawdaddies stages..had a great visit from his incredible, artistic mom from Santa Fe and lovely sister, Jenny, and her sweetheart, John.

Jane-promptly jumped on another plane a week and a half after returning from China. She flew to San Franciso with her two youngin's, Isabel and Augustine to meet her dear friend Sherri and hang out in Golden Gate park for the 40th reunion of the "Summer of Love" festival featuring Country Joe McDonald, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Canned Heat, etc. etc. Had a great day in Haight-Ashbury. Her teaching studio opened again thanks to all of her awesome, patient students for waiting on their renegade teacher to come home.

The next several months:
Lots of gigs on the calendar..check out our website calendar www.ironweedbluegrassband.com
We are especially excited for October 12th when the Columbia Friends of China will host their Dumpling Festival and we will do a presentation on our China trip.

I (jane) will be approaching some European agents in hopes of planning a tour in the near future. I will also be submitting applications/promo packs to several national festivals. We are thrilled at the opportunity to be flexible with our new Ironweeds as far as travel and touring goes..this should open up some new, great paths for us...however, always remember, there is no place like home and our dear friends and families in Columbia and Boone County..

We would like to continue to post blogs..please send us your ideas on what you would like to hear from us i.e. technical/band info, personal info, performance info..etc. etc..
I hope to get each Weed to post some great info from their patch...

All for now...jane and the weeds