The Die is Cast

Well it seems like forever and a day but our CD master and all of the art work is in the hands of Klarity MultiMedia situated in North Vassalboro, Maine, that's right North Vassalboro, and you can get there from here.  So within the next few weeks NEVAH's CD will hit the streets thanks to Gary Coull and the crew at Klarity.

Gary and his staff have recorded, produced, mastered, and replicated CD's for Herman Noone of Herman's Hermits, The Monkeys, and Maine's own David Mallett and Debbie Meyers, so NEVAH is extremely happy to be part of Klarity's Book.

It is funny how things work out as we originally had hoped to do everything in house at Main Street Music Studios but Brad O'Brien decided to get out of the reproduction business and we were back to square one looking for a Maine based company.  We racked our brain and then our pedal steel player Jack mentioned Klarity and it dawned on me that I had all of their contact information from back when I put on the Winterport Music Festival.  I then went straight to my filing cabinet at work and lo and behold there was Klarity's promo package outlining all of the fantastic services they offer.  I forwarded that to Hal, our banjo player, who had put together all of the art work, photos, and jacket liner and sent them off to Gary who quickly priced out a, as he called it "cadillac" package based on the wonderful stuff Hal had sent.  The deal was sealed and now it is so close we can "taste it."

Stayed tuned, always, for our upcoming CD release extravaganza party date and we hope to see you in St. Albans on Saturday, July 20th, in Winterport at 4 Points BBQ on Sunday, July 28th, in Greenville on Thursday, August 1st, or better yet at all 3.   Phil the BassMan

LAWN CHAIR CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS NEVAH - JULY 28th

Oh YEAH … Sunday July 28th … Winterport, Maine's very own 4POINTS BBQ 

LAWN CHAIR CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS…

– NEVAH –

For further information contact us at nevahband@gmail.com 

or visit our FB site: nevah

or contact the 4Points BBQ: 207-223-9929

Thundering Valley Raceway Presents NEVAH in Concert

Hey there folks … 
              NEVAH has a fun packed month of July … 

On Saturday - July 20th - NEVAH is appearing at the

Thundering Valley Raceway

for

St. Albans 200th Anniversary Celebration.

The OUTDOOR CONCERT is being held at the Thundering
Valley Raceway Track - with NEVAH performing on a huge
flatbed from 7pm to 9pm. I'll definitely need my glasses.

Lots O' fun stuff happening before the show - so come early. 

GoKart Racing starts at 12:30 and runs to 4pm
then a Bounce House and Dunk Tank from 4pm to 7 pm.

Hope to see you all there! 

Hal
the NEVAH banjo guy

NEVAH in Concert at the Thundering Valley Raceway

NEVAH to perform for Bangor's "Maine Veterans Home"

This evening - Monday July 8th - NEVAH is performing for the residents of the Maine Veterans Home located right off of the Hogan Road in Bangor. 

We've performed there every year for at least 8 + years … our way of giving a little something back to those who gave so much to us.

Maine's Veterans Home Entrance

Hal, Richard, Jack, Phil, Ed, Eric and Larry
from a previous Veterans Home Performance

 Jack from a previous Veterans Home Performance

Eric and Larry from a previous Veterans Home Performance

The Home Stretch

It is amazing to me how time flies when you are working on something that is a "labor of love" and it is  very satisfying to see that finish line coming into view.  NEVAH'S first CD is now mastered and we are working on the art work for the cover and insert and looking for a Maine company to reproduce it for us.  We would like to thank Eric Ferguson for the great work he did in Mastering our CD.  It was great fun watching him perform his magic, exchanging ideas about sound, and having an experienced set of ears listening to our material and bringing out the sound we were looking for.  Of course a lot of the credit for the recording can be placed in lap of Andrew Clifford who was able to capture the "inane antics" of NEVAH and successfully translate that to the CD as our recording engineer.

While I am updating you about our recording journey I would also like to let you know about our upcoming performances.  On June 28th we have the privilege of entertaining the next graduating class of interns from Eastern Maine Medical Center.  Our own Doc Brown, percussionist by night doctor by day and night, happens to be the interns instructor and they love seeing him in a different light.  July 20th we travel to St. Albans to help them celebrate during St. Albans Days.  On July 28th we are excited to be part of the "Lawn Chair Summer Concert Series" at 4 Points BBQ & Blueshouse.  For 4 of us this is a hometown concert and a chance to feast on some great food and drink with our friends and neighbors.  Then on August 1st we hit the road to Greenville to be part of their summer Gazebo Concert Series.  If you have never been there you do not know what you are missing as I like to say it is one of the most spectacular views in the world.

No matter what you plan for the summer make sure you get out and support all of the multiple musical offerings our great State has to offer and enjoy the sounds of the vast number of great local musicians who play for the "Pure Joy" of entertaining.  Stayed "tuned" for upcoming news about our CD Release Party.  Until next time, Phil the bass man.

Some Guys from NEVAH were HEaRD at 4 Pts BBQ Fundraiser

Just wanted to share this with my f - ah - riends …

Last night a few "Guys from NEVAH" … not to be confused with NEVAH … I called us HEaRD - as in wanna be - (Hal, Ed, Richard, Dick) … performed at the 4 Points BBQ Fundraiser in Winterport for the folks in Oklahoma impacted by this past weeks devastating tornados.

Hal, Dick (in the bk grnd) Richard and Ed
H-E-a-R-D

It was a blast (a tad damp, but that didn't impact us in the least) … rockin' Mandolin, smokin' Flute & Penny Whistle, flamin' Drums, a banjo - some sweet vocals - a wide variety of cool tunes. 

… and a very special thank you goes out to Karen (Kadee) Reynolds for additional vocal harmonies, tambourine, and other instruments of fun.

We also want to thank John from 4 Pts BBQ for holding the fundraiser and having us join the long list of tremendous musicians who played from noon until 10 pm.

4 Pts BBQ Poster for Oklahoma Tornado Relief
- designed by Ann Correia -

… and I might add that NEVAH looks forward to our July 28th appearance at 4 points barbecue - hope to you all there!

And by the way, I met a new friend, an amazing graphic artist - who designs the posters and T's for 4 points and creates unbelievable visual art for other ventures as well … Ann Correia of Correia Creative.

4 Pts BBQ COncert Series 2013
- designed by Ann Correia - 

Mastering our First

It is hard to believe that on Sunday, which is tomorrow, we will be back in the studio having our first CD mastered.  We are extremely excited to have Eric Ferguson, yes the "Eric Ferguson" mastering our 6 original song offering.  Thinking back on the past year of work, time, and effort we all have put into this, one can't help but wonder how it all came to this point.  Wonder no more as it all boils down to practice, practice, practice, the definitive answer to the tourists question to the grizzled New Yorker "how do you get to Carnegie Hall?"  NEVAH has been blessed to have Andrew Clifford from Main Street Music Studios as our recording engineer along with the help of his intern Josh Meyers, who happens to be our banjo player's son, lend their expertise and "young ears" to help edit and polish our original material.  To that point a funny thing happened on the way to this end in the studio when our Bass player, me, mentioned to Andrew that I thought we had left out a shaker percussive track on "I Lean Left, You Lean Right."  So Andrew quickly cues up that song and plays it and both he and Josh look at me quizzically and say 'THE SHAKER IS THERE."  I turn to our flute player, Ed, and ask him "do you hear it?" A big grin comes across his face and he says "no I don't."  As good engineers do, to placate the artists, they kept increasing the volume on that track until we could hear it.  Well, lo and behold it was apparent that our 60 year old ears had lost some of that "high end" range that our younger cohorts still have.  Thankfully they were quick to point out to us that the VU meters were pegging out, needless to say we deferred to their judgement on the shaker level.  This truly has been a labor of "love of music" and we can only hope that the recording catches the essence of what makes "NEVAH NEVAH," fun, fun, fun, and most of all not taking ourselves too seriously.  Stay tuned for our long anticipated "CD RELEASE PARTY" date in response to the many requests we have had from people at our performances when asked "do you have any CD's for sale?" to which we always responded tongue in cheek "we have some Beach Boys, Barry Manilow, CSN&Y in our cars if you want to wait a second."

NEVAH Waiting to Play The AHA Heart Ball

Less than 24 Hours ago NEVAH was at the American Heart Association 14th Annual Northern Maine Heart Ball … waiting to perform.

Here's a "group" shot including our sound guy "Josh" - about 45 minutes before taking the stage.

LtoR - Josh (Sound Dude)-Phil-Dick-Jack-Hal-Eric-Ed-Larry-Richard
The NEVAH Band

AHA OF MAINE HEART BALL – FEATURES NEVAH - MAY 4th

JUST a quick reminder from the band … 

From the Heart of Eastern Maine

On May 4th, 2013

– NEVAH – 

will provide musical entertainment for the

AHA NORTHEASTERN MAINE HEART BALL

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION of Maine Features NEVAH

From the Heart of Eastern Maine

On May 4th, 2013

 – NEVAH – 

will provide musical entertainment for the

AHA NORTHEASTERN MAINE HEART BALL

American Heart Association - Northeastern Maine Heart Ball - Entertainment by  NEVAH

This year the AHA Northeastern Heart Ball takes place at the Wells Conference Center

at the University of Maine Orono Campus

Andy's Pub

It isn't often that NEVAH gets to let our hair down and go back to playing in places you just love.  Andy's Pub in Portland is one of those spots that brings us back to the days when a good number of us honed our skills cramming into little spaces, working on our sound, and learning what does and doesn't work in front of a live and receptive audience.  The welcoming atmosphere in these places is a result of the attitude and personality of the people that work there, the customers that eagerly show up looking for good food, drink, and music, along with the bar itself located on the waterfront in an older building, that creates the timeless aspect people who love to go out, crave.  Here are a few photos taken by some good friends Keith and Missy.

The Bangor Grange Letter to NEVAH

To all those folks who attended our  Bangor Grange show this past March 16, 2013 we truly appreciate your support! For those of you who weren't able to come, we value your thinking about trying to get there. However, we posted a "taste of" video … on March 17th so you can watch a few snippets of the show.

Plus … we just received this letter from Rolf Staples, Sr., the Bangor Grange "Master" and thought it would be nice to post for everyone to read.

Thank you … Rolf and the rest of the Bangor Grange folk for having us back again, for your wonderful hospitality and terrific food. We had a lot of fun, as did everyone we talked to … and NEVAH certainly looks forward to coming back in 2014.

Bangor Grange - Letter to NEVAH Maine's Prograssabilly Band

NEVAH Performing at ANDY's Old Port PUB in Portland Maine

This Saturday from 8pm to 11:30 pm NEVAH is performing at …

– Andy's Old Port Pub in Portland Maine – 

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It's our second appearance and everyone is excited to be returning.

If you've never been, they have great food and drink

Hope to see you there!

NEVAH appearing at Andy's Old Port Pub in Portland, Maine - THIS SATURDAY - March 30th

A Taste of NEVAH From the Bangor Grange Concert

Friends and Fans of NEVAH (actually one and the same) …

If you missed it, this past Saturday - March 16, 2013 … NEVAH had a Standing Room Only concert at the Historic Bangor Grange.

We video taped the show and just for you we added a sort of silhouette effect to the entire video … I've personally selected a "taste" of four numbers from the concert  … enjoy!

Hope to see you at our next event in Portland, Maine - March 30th when we'll be appearing at Andy's Old Port Pub. 

All the best …

Hal
The NEVAH Banjo Guy

p.s. To contact us please email: nevahband@gmail.com

NEVAH at Bangor Grange Saturday

We're so excited to tell you that 

NEVAH, Maine's Prograssabilly band 

made the 

BANGOR GRANGE WEB PAGE

(it's the first update since October 2012) 

… yeah …

For those of you who don't know, 

NEVAH we will performing at the Bangor Grange

this SATURDAY - MARCH 16th

There is a Grange Suppah at 5:30 pm ($7.00)

and the NEVAH Concert at 7:00 pm ($7.00)

or BOTH for $12.00

(p.s. the suppah is amazing - trust us)

Hope to see ya there …

The Men O' NEVAH

ANDY's OLD PORT PUB in Portland, ME to Feature NEVAH

this just in …

NEVAH will be appearing at 

Andy's Old Port Pub in Portland Maine 

– March 30th –

94 Commercial St., Portland, ME

207-874-2639

NEVAH Performs Three Songs from Cabin Fevah Relievah 2

NEVAH fans have been requesting we post some more video from the Cabin Fevah Relievah 2 concert that was held at the Next Generation Theatre in Brewer, Maine this past January. So, in order to get more songs out to those folks who weren't able to attend, we – the NEVAH band – decided to do a few shorter snippets of songs.

Hope you like the clip …

… if for some strange reason you can't get it to play here just click on THESE WORDS AND IT WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO OUR YOU TUBE LINK

Hal

The NEVAH Banjo Guy

NEVAH in Concert at the Bangor Grange - March 16th

Wow … time is flying and I almost forgot to post this … NEVAH will be appearing in Concert at the BANGOR GRANGE - March 16th (the day before St. Patty's) - showtime is 7:00 pm.

The Bangor Grange, besides the concert, offers an amazing St. Patty's suppah at an incredible price of $7.00 starting at 5:30 pm and if you get the meal and concert combo - we're talkin' deal, a tremendous bargain, an unheard of … you get my point … see the poster.

Hope to see you at the concert …