Door County Style

SBSF Alert! James McMurtry Outdoors at the foot of the Steel Bridge Tonight at 7 pm in Sturgeon Bay

Posted on 12. Jun, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

During the Depression there was Woodie Guthrie. In the 60’s there was Bob Dylan. Today there’s James McMurtry.

If you had to pick just one artist out of the hundreds performing this year at Steel Bridge Songfest in Sturgeon Bay to award the label of Not-to-be-Missed, I would award that well-earned title to James McMurtry. He [...]

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SCHEDULE: Final Night of SBSF Indoor Concerts Tonight in Sturgeon Bay, Trolley Hop to Hear it All

Posted on 12. Jun, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

Steel Bridge Songfest Evening Concert Session #3 – one last chance to hear your favorite acts in an intimate club environment, connected by a continuous trolley shuttle.

The final night of the indoor series generally starts everywhere at 10 pm, after the final outdoor show is completed on the outdoor main stage. Saturday and Sunday’s daytime [...]

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SCHEDULE: SBSF Concerts at 15 Local Venues Continue Tonight in Sturgeon Bay with Hundreds of Musicians and Bands

Posted on 11. Jun, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

Steel Bridge Songfest Day #2 provides more stages and more music, all connected by a continuous trolley shuttle.

Steel Bridge Songfest Day #1 Thursday evening was an amazing experience, seeing all of that talent, creative energy and diversity of musical expression packed into one small town. Come to Sturgeon Bay! Ride the trolley, have fun and [...]

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3 Days of Steel Bridge Songfest Trolley Concerts All Across Sturgeon Bay Start Tonight!

Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

Songwriters are in Door County all this week, writing and recording fresh new work  in the “Construction Zone” at the Holiday Music Motel and Recording Studios. Now, they take the songs to the public in mini-concerts scattered all over town.
“We have 3 recording studios working 20 hours a day and they still can’t keep up [...]

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Steel Bridge Songfest Countdown Begins to Thursday’s Opening Live Music Events, SBSF6 June 10-13

Posted on 31. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

The Sixth Annual Steel Bridge Songfest rocks Door County from June 10-13, with live music on more than 15 indoor and outdoor stages, capped off with a two-day outdoor concert at the site of the historic Steel Bridge in downtown Sturgeon Bay.
Citizens for Our Bridge, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the historic [...]

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Ship’s Horns Sound Off to Launch Outdoor Street Concert Segment of Steel Bridge Songfest, June 12

Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

Steel Bridge Songfest enlists the Door County Maritime Museum and the entire Sturgeon Bay Waterfront Community in orchestrating a sonic event the likes of which have never been heard… “The Great Sturgeon Bay Ship Horn Sound Off!”
“Take it to the Bridge!” the 2-day outdoor concert that caps off a week of Steel Bridge songwriting activity [...]

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TODAY: Glenn Miller Orchestra in Concert at Historic Meyer Theatre to Benefit Door County’s Steel Bridge Songfest, Apr 25

Posted on 24. Apr, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation (WTHP) hosts an “Afternoon of Swing” with the world-famous, legendary jazz greats in Green Bay on Sunday, April 25 at 2 pm. This special matinee event celebrates the preservation of two Wisconsin 1930’s originals, the Meyer Theater and Sturgeon Bay’s Memorial Bridge.
The music and the history of the 1930’s and [...]

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Door County Musicians Come Together in Valmy for Heart Attack Victim

Posted on 04. Dec, 2009 by Stephen Kastner.

Fellow artists join in a concert for recording engineer Billy Triplett in a Benefit Performance at the Hitching Post in Valmy.
“Maybe you go to shows, maybe you don’t – in either case, I would really appreciate your help right now!” says pat mAcdonald. “Whether you go to shows or not, you probably know some people [...]

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Steel Bridge Songfest’s Delaney Davidson Celebrates the Workers Rebuilding Door County’s Unique Holiday “Music” Motel in “Blackie’s Men”

Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by Stephen Kastner.

One of the songs created in the Construction Zone and performed at the Steel Bridge Songfest lauds the workers reconstructing the Holiday Motel. New Zealander, Delaney Davidson was impressed with them, “…doing the impossible again. Blackie’s men.”
Delaney Davidson is joined here by Eric McFadden on guitar, Jeff Hammes on bass and Wally Ingram on drums.

“I [...]

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One-of-a-Kind “Music Motel” Opens its Doors in Sturgeon Bay With Open House Tours, June 27

Posted on 21. Jun, 2009 by Staff Reporter.

For millions of Door County visitors since 1952, the iconic red and white façade of the Holiday Motel has put an end to the question, “Are we there yet?” A similar sense of excitement can still be felt in downtown Sturgeon Bay where the Steel Bridge meets Michigan Street, as the [...]

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