Any steel in Chicago?

Mike Fereday · Post by **Mike Fereday** » 13 Feb 2003 1:49 pm

Apologies if this is a stupid question.

Is there any steeling in Chicago this weekend (15/16th)?

Mike

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 13 Feb 2003 8:20 pm

Mike,

Steel in Chicago is almost gone. We have a handfull of AWESOME steel players and most of them don't play regular gigs. The music scene has dried up. However, there is a pretty new band in Chicago called "The Hoyle Brothers". They play traditional country stuff and have a steel player always. However, they are playing on Friday the 14th. Maybe some other steel players on the forum can jump in. I know that Mark Durante is on the forum and he plays steel with the Waco Brothers. Maybe they have a gig this weekend? Mark, you out there?

Cheers!
Mark

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Mike Fereday · Post by **Mike Fereday** » 13 Feb 2003 9:24 pm

Mark

Many thanks for your reply. I thought it may be a long shot.

Mike

Tommy Detamore · Post by **Tommy Detamore** » 14 Feb 2003 9:25 am

If you can catch Paul Carestia, you won't be dissapointed. I heard him with Dallas Wayne at Fitzgerald's last 4th of July and he knocked me out. He plays with Susie Dobbs and Way Out West, among others...

Mark Durante · Post by **Mark Durante** » 14 Feb 2003 3:59 pm

Mike and Mark,
The Wacos are not playing again til March, and we will be in England the last week of, they usually have our dates listed at: http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/tourdates.html
Paul is a really great player as everyone around here knows, hi Paul[This message was edited by Mark Durante on 14 February 2003 at 04:02 PM.]

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 14 Feb 2003 4:07 pm

I'll be playing steel in the bedroom of my home a mile and half from the Chicago city line!

Yeah things really dried up around here(have for years now)-Glad to see that Paul C is out there doing it-He and I have discussed the situation before-So many of the "long time" players in this area have moved away,quit playing,or(as in my case) don't get anymore calls for it due to the lack of (country) music scene here which has not made the anticipated comeback that it should have at the turn of the Millenium-The early '90's were good years for my playing career around here-Oh to be "back in the day"

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 15 Feb 2003 8:04 am

... And with few opportunities to do such-love of playing the instrument out with other musicians means that I usually have to drive a good distance to play for little or no pay-(I usually wind up in the Joliet area where some of my old pickin' buddys are) Back in the day I would not have taken my push/pull out of the house for less than $50-Now thinking back I would pay the $50 to be able to play again some of the fun summertime festivals where we opened up for well known Country Music Performers[This message was edited by PAUL WARNIK on 15 February 2003 at 08:28 AM.]

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 15 Feb 2003 8:43 am

I usually wind up in the Joliet area

that's better than me...I usually wind up in the Toiliet area...

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 15 Feb 2003 11:10 am

Howard R-I have been there too!

-Actually something that used to be referred to as the "Illiana" circuit which for me included Chicagoland mostly the southwest suburbs from the Joliet (not to be confused with Toilet) region-to northwestern Indiana[This message was edited by PAUL WARNIK on 15 February 2003 at 03:22 PM.]

kbdrost · Post by **kbdrost** » 15 Feb 2003 8:11 pm

Sorry I missed this post. I was out of town. The Hoyle Brothers play every Friday (at least throught March) at the Empty Bottle. I forget their steel player's name, but he plays a right fine Emmons push-pull.

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Dyke Corson · Post by **Dyke Corson** » 15 Feb 2003 9:26 pm

Paul- did you ever play a place in Shorewood (near Joliet) named "Greener Pastures"? I used to play there a bunch back in the early 80s. Some clubs on Chicago's southside too "Ryans Pub" back in the country rock glory daze...

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 16 Feb 2003 10:07 am

Dyke C-used to play in Shorewood at BABA'S (which I think is still there) and a place called Foggy Mountain? (which has changed) but I played more frequently at The Captain's Lounge (Channahon) and at Fox And Hounds and The Power Station (Coal City) A couple of the guys that I used to work with still play country on Saturday nights and have a Sunday jam session at Wendell's in Braceville-and Dyke speaking of glory days-I sure that you remember "Pork and the Havanna Ducks"[This message was edited by PAUL WARNIK on 16 February 2003 at 10:12 AM.]

Dyke Corson · Post by **Dyke Corson** » 16 Feb 2003 1:36 pm

Paul, as a matter of fact that's who I was playing with at the time! (1980, 81) I was the guitar player and occasionally doubled on steel when he was in between Danny Weaver, Kenny Holycross, and Brian Wilkie on steel (who is playing somewhere in Chicago now). My wife and I played some gigs with Pork early last year, lots of fun and the first time he has used a steel on his originals in a long time! I remeber some of the clubs you are talking about, that's when people USED to go out and support live music!

Bob Watson · Post by **Bob Watson** » 19 Feb 2003 6:59 pm

Brian Wilkie is the steel player with the Hoyle Brothers. Brian was my roommate in Nashville Tn. for around 4 or 5 years back in the late eighties and early ninety's. He is an incredibly talented musician and plays great Guitar, Slide guitar, Steel and Bass. He also plays a variety of styles (Jazz, Rock, R & B and Country) and is great at all of them. I believe that the gig at the Empty Bottle is an early gig, like 5 to 9 maybe. If you get a chance, go and hear him, he would love to meet some other steel players from the Chicago area. He is out on a road trip this week but he will be back next week. BTW, he bought the Emmons off of T.C. Furlong in the early eighty's. [This message was edited by Bob Watson on 19 February 2003 at 07:15 PM.]

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 20 Feb 2003 5:48 am

"He bought the Emmons off of T.C.Furlong in the early eighty's"-T.C. is probably the "Windy City" area's best known steeler-He was an Emmons dealer back then and about the same time I bought two brand new Emmons steels from him-My faithful '66 D-10 Bolt-on also came by way of T.C.-Tommy will probably have a booth at the Dolton,IL. Guitar Expo this Sunday

See You There!

Ed Mooney · Post by **Ed Mooney** » 20 Feb 2003 1:24 pm

FYI...The Hoyle Bros are playing at Martyrs on Lincoln Ave. this Sat. night Feb. 22. Its a great club to hear music in.
Ed

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 21 Feb 2003 7:06 am

Chicago Steel update

My PSG teacher, Ken Champion, will be filling in for Brian Wilke with the Hoyle Brothers on Friday night (Feb. 21) at the Empty Bottle, and then on Saturday night (Feb. 22) at Martyr's. They play great honky-tonk music and Ken Champion can sure play the pedal steel!

Mark

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kbdrost · Post by **kbdrost** » 22 Feb 2003 8:13 pm

Ken Champion teaches me as well, and he sure can play!! Sorry I had to miss him this weekend, but I will be sure to ask him about it next week.

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Bosse Engzell · Post by **Bosse Engzell** » 23 Feb 2003 2:14 am

Is T C Furlong still around. I talk to him back in -76 when hi play in "Jumpin the Saddle Band" (sp?)

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 23 Feb 2003 1:22 pm

Bosse-I was just talking with T.C. at the Dolton,Il. guitar expo this morning-He is doing well-The Jump "N" The Saddle Band are not performing much these days-just a few limited shows per year[This message was edited by PAUL WARNIK on 24 February 2003 at 08:36 AM.]

Bosse Engzell · Post by **Bosse Engzell** » 28 Feb 2003 11:21 pm

Thank you Paul. When you meet T C next time say HELLO from me, may be he remeber me.
Bosse in Sweden