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Topic: 2025 SWSGA Steel Guitar Show - Mesa, AZ |
Sam Marshall
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Chandler, AZ USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2024 9:34 am |
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We are excited to announce the upcoming 2025 SWSGA Show in January 2025!
It will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Mesa, AZ.
Mark your calendars for Friday, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th to be there to support all of our cast and crew who have been working diligently for this event.
Scheduled performers will be announced at a later date.
We, the board members, look forward to seeing all of our members and friends at the show.
Also a big thank you to those who have been most supportive throughout these past years.
Sam Marshall
SWSGA Board Member
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Sam Marshall
From:
Chandler, AZ USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2024 9:36 am Hotel reservation discount
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A block of rooms has been reserved for January 09, 2024 - January 11, 2025 for the Southwestern Steel Guitar Association Show at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Mesa AZ. A special room rates will be available until December 7th or until the reserved block is sold-out, whichever comes first. Be advised - we have fewer rooms available than in earlier years.
Here is an internet link for people to use to register at the Doubletree for rooms at the special SWSGA show discount. You can make reservations online here - https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/meswhdt-swg-029582aa-adf9-4a8d-bb59-ecf3035e250e/
If you prefer to call, their phone number is 480-833-5555. You must tell them that you are registering for the Southwestern Steel Guitar Association Show to get the discounted rate. Please be sure to use “SWG” for the discount. Note that any request for special room arrangements need to be made at the time of this call.
Our special room rate is $174 + Tax. Note that there are only a limited of SWSGA group rate rooms available at the Doubletree, so please reserve your room as soon as possible. When the Doubletree fills up, we will provide information on other nearby hotels. |
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Sam Marshall
From:
Chandler, AZ USA
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Posted 26 Sep 2024 8:19 am
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Here is the latest poster for the Southwestern Steel Guitar Association show this coming January in Mesa, AZ.
We look forward to having a great time!!
Sam
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Sam Marshall
From:
Chandler, AZ USA
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Bob Case
From:
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
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Posted 31 Dec 2024 7:11 am
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If anybody from Colorado is driving to Arizona for the SWSGA steel show and will be going through Grand Junction, I have some Telonics equipment I’d like to get to Dave Beatty. Can anybody help? Thanks very much.
Lisa J. Case |
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Sam Marshall
From:
Chandler, AZ USA
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Posted 2 Jan 2025 4:15 pm 2025 Swsga Show - Confirmed Players List
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In alphabetical order, here is the confirmed players list for the 2025 SWSGA Southwestern Steel Guitar Show being held 10-11 January 2025 in Mesa AZ at the Doubletree By Hilton Hotel.
CHUCK BACK
BOB “BOO” BERNSTEIN
PETE BURACK
JONATHAN CANDLER
DEE CARESTIA
FRANK CARTER
CARCO CLAVE
JIM COHEN
JOHN CORZINE
BILLY EASTON
SKIP EDWARDS
PETE GRANT
PAUL HAAKER
CHUCK LETTES
DOUG LIVINGSTON
JAY DEE MANESS
BILL NICHOLSON
DEAN PARKS
RICK SCHMIDT
PENNY SCHOLAR
LARRY TOLIVER
UNCLE TONY
ANDREA WHITT
CHRISTOPHER WOITACH
DAVID WRIGHT
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Bill Bailey
From:
Kingman, AZ
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Posted 3 Jan 2025 1:38 pm Swsga
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 I am glad to see Dee Carestia is playing this show along with some of my favorite steel players. I may have to try to make this one. Dee is my first steel teacher and played steel for my when he was going to college at Colorado State University.
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Bill Bailey
Kingman Arizona
2014 Mullen G2 D 10 8+5 Black
92 Emmons Lashley LeGrande D-10
Two Nashville 400 Amps and Nashvill 112. |
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Sam Marshall
From:
Chandler, AZ USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2025 11:28 am Dawn Jackson & Sho-Bud!
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I just learned that Dawn Jackson & Sho-Bud are coming to the SWSGA show in Mesa, AZ next weekend.
Congratulations on the re-acquisition of their beloved trademark.
More details later - |
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David Rupert
From:
Mesa, Arizona (Hometown: Mahopac, NY & Pennsylvania).
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Posted 6 Jan 2025 12:58 am Ride
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Is anyone near the Mesa/Apache Junction border going? I need a rideshare...& will pay you.
I'm located at Desert Valley Oasis
9421 E. Main Street, Mesa, Arizona 85207
Thanks! |
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George Biner
From:
Los Angeles, CA
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Posted 14 Jan 2025 12:42 am
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What a great show -- tons of fantastic music -- the best "good music per dollar" ratio of any event -- friendly people -- I just felt I had to get this off my chest, I'm sorry if this ran long
Jim Cohen playing some really excellent jazz tunes and the band stepped up! -- Love Has No Pride, hauntingly beautiful
Travis Toy graciously agreeing to play the final slot along with Paul Haaker -- whoa Nelly-- some technical fireworks happened -- OK, Travis sounded like Eddie van Halen at times! -- Paul Haaker, a top notch player, was torn between nailing down his side and being amazed an what Travis was playing -- it was a barnburner! music per dollar!!
Pete Grant -- what a treasure -- here's a guy who was there when Garcia and New Riders were doing their thing -- played some really fine songs -- you can tell he just loves the songs so much he doesn't worry that every thing is perfect, he just wants to get the song out of him -- heartfelt -- I hope to drive up No Calif to see him play -- "Stella Blue", such a haunting tune (not country, I know) -- "Broken Hearted People" !! great songwriting
Dean Parks -- "Do It Again" slayed -- wah wah pedal at the ready -- what a fine musician -- later sat in on guitar, exciting to watch
Jay Dee Maness -- smooth, precise, great tone -- what a history he has -- one of the true ambassadors of the instrument -- I think of him as a true friend (I don't know what he thinks of me!)
Doug Livingstone -- he uses three fingerpicks and a thumb pick and a guitar with "too many changes" -- master musician -- equally on piano or steel -- any style -- witnessing Doug play is like a vacation from Earth -- anything from Bach to Beach Boys
Larry Toliver -- solid delivery of the goods here -- ebullient performer
Rick Schmidt -- I knew he was an excellent steeler, but he can really sing well too -- really knows the instrument and the back neck
Uncle Tony -- very country playing -- fantastic tone -- from what I saw played a Mullen G2 through a Fender Twin -- my Mullen RP don't sound quite like that, maybe I should get more headroom
Andrea Witt -- wow -- Wild Horses, Once Upon a Time In the West, she loves Jerry and I love Jerry
Frank Carter -- great tone, excellent human, has been so helpful to me -- many of the steelers here played guitars that he built
John Corzine -- this was his debut, he comported himself well -- later let his hair down with some singing -- very down home
the house band: Chuck Back guitar (authentic licks and another nice singer), Dan Range drums (who played the entire 2 day show) -- Skip Edwards keys (legend -- just solid and knowledgeable of so many songs and styles) -- Peter Freiberger bass (bedrock) -- Christopher Woitach guitar (really shone on the jazz stuff) -- Darcey Bodemuller bass (playing a Reverend bass, solid down under)
Since 2017 I've been to every one and I want to say thank you for an incredible experience very time
You gotta get to this show!
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Guacamole Mafia - acoustic harmony duo
Electrical engineer / amp tech in West Los Angeles -- I fix Peaveys
"Now there is a snappy sounding instrument. That f****r really sings." - Jerry Garcia |
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Mike Kowalik
From:
San Antonio,Texas
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Posted 14 Jan 2025 5:40 am SWSGA show.....
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Any videos on YouTube?
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Cremation is my last shot at having a hot body...... |
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 14 Jan 2025 8:19 am
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