QTN's December News

Howdy and welcome to this multiversal mindheart already in process!

A most propitious time of year it is with change hanging in the balance and patience always a fine idea. A busy blurry autumn in the midwest it was with lots of new places to sing and great visits with folks from many layers of my being and time.

I had the delicious and amazing pleasure of working with the cream of Portland's musical community recently to present a reenactment of The Band's farewell gig originally on Thanksgiving weekend 37 years ago. To sing with a huge group, a nine piece horn section and all the superb players is quite a thrill. Now musical friends have posted the tune I sang on youtube so watch it pasted below. Turn it up so you know it's got 100% soul...

Eugene's Holiday Market produced a television and radio spot using one of my tunes from Guitarred and Feathered for a soundtrack. Watch it in all its gloriosity here.

Laying low for the winter I am thinking about 2014. There are new places I'd like to play next year and I'm setting my squinted ears on completing another full length recording. I am creating fundage for it all and there are several ways you can contribute if you are so inclined.

I've finally set up a Paypal link under the email address QTNZYME (at)yahoo (dot)com. Some say it is easier than writing a check, making a money order or finding an envelope and stamps although I still love to use and receive postal mail. You can order these fun projects or any of my other CDs this way to as well as by postal mail. Specify what titles you are ordering and how many copies you want and they will mailed to you nearly instantaneously.

Here's a list of what's new:

• QTNTFYOCF, Live at the Oregon Country Fair, is a limited-pressing 11 song CD with the ever-entertaining QBand live at one of the most amazing human gatherings I've ever been a part of made to celebrate my 25th year of playing there! There's waylotsa energy and crackly fun in these performances including a off- the-wall version of the anagram song Three Little Letters, QTN favourites and heretofore unreleased songs too. QBand musicians include Lewi Longmire, Jason Montgomery, Tim Heaton, Oliver Steck, Jeff Hobbs, Adam East and Kris Deelane and others.

This year I've printed download cards made of recycled shredded junk mail and embedded with wildflower seeds for hard-to-find QTN music. Just enter the code printed on the back at the bandcamp website, download tracks then put the card in some dirt in a flower pot and voila! Flowers will be growing in your house! The cards make great gifts for you and other music lovers on your list.

For now, there are two different cards:

• Guitarred and Feathered, out of stock for now, download links to CD-quality sound files much much better than the ones available on iTunes. 10 tracks for $11 postage paid.

• My long out-of-print 45 with Food, The Mess Age and a rocking bonus track Ride Out are on a download card too; three high-res danceable QTN songs for $5 postage paid.

This email address works both ways so you can always write to me here. "Like" the QTN Facebook page here and post messages to my wall if you'd like to send word that way. (Email through this EFN address is always best as FB mail doesn't always work since I never finished filling out the profile.) Your feedback and communication is always welcome.

Careening into the Solstice we be, with graces intact and a burgeoning festive season upon this part of the whirl. My heart visits you and I thank you for all the wonderful ways we continue to interface and communicate. Here's to the new ear that is rapidly steamrolling thisaways. May we all perpetuate peaceful ways and listen carefully to the song of what we are evolving into.

Thank you.

Your corn forest pundit,
bq




Turn it up and watch it full screen. A great band and horn section plays The Band. Video by Cass Wild.

Brian Cutean falls into Harvest in the Heartland

Grovefest 2013 photo by Jano Brindisi

Here comes another QTN spin playing music in the Midwest. There's a heron in front of the moon and the rains have begun here so it must be time to wing East. Lotsa fun places to play here and I am open to more houseconcerts, last minute booking ideas etc. so spread the word and bring your friends!

♫♪♫•*♪♫•*¨*•.♪♫ BRIAN CUTEAN *♪♫•*¨*♪♫•*¨*•.♪
 HARVEST IN THE HEARTLAND
CONCERTS 2013

•• SATURDAY OCTOBER 5 • 3 pm ••
SPOO WILLOUGHBY LOW-DOWN
FARM-OUT HOE DOWN AND CORN BOIL WITH
MUSIC FROM VERNON TONGES AND BRIAN QTN
A potluck picnic and music affair, bring what you wish to burn
on the grill or a side dish to go with the corn.
They provide butter, salt and a several dozen ears of corn.
PAUL HENRY'S ART GALLERY, 416 Sibley St., Hammond, IN 46320 • 219.678.5015


•• SUNDAY OCTOBER 6 • GROVEFEST ••
GLENVIEW IL
My stage set is 11:55 am and later on at 2:45 pm in the Kennicott Courtyard.

I've played this fest 15 + years and IT'S STILL FUN.
Music, crafts, food and history outdoors on a golden autumn day and all ages are welcome.
The Grove National Historic Landmark is at 1421 Milwaukee Ave.
Glenview, IL 60025  •  847.299.6096


•• FRIDAY OCTOBER 11 • THE PEOPLE'S CHURCH ••
CHICAGO IL
The 2nd Friday Molly's Café on Floor 3 1/2 (not wheelchair accessible) at 7:30 pm
A gorgeous old building and a caring community. All ages welcome.
941 W. Lawrence Ave. in Uptown – just west of Lake Shore Dr.
East of Red Line at Lawrence
www.peopleschurchchicago.org/jazz.htm


•• FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 • GALLERY CONCERT •• THE ARK GALLERY • SAUGATUCK, MI    7:30 pm
An evening of two sets in this unique space of art and beauty. 

Not wheechair accessible as there is a flight of stairs. Sliding scale $5 - $15
No one turned away for lack of $.  All ages are welcome.
6248 Blue Star Highway, Saugatuck, MI 49453 

on the outskirts of Saugatuck  •  269.857.4210
www.marciaperrystudio.wix.com/mperry


•• SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 • GRFAS CONCERT ••
GRAND RAPIDS, MI  8 pm
My first time to play for Grand Rivers Folk Arts. 

I've heard many fine things about the series and the people.
Tickets: $12 General, $10 Seniors, Student w/ID,
$10, 2nd student free $9 Members, $3 2-12 year olds.
Wealthy Theatre Annex, 1110 Wealthy St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Advance tickets and info at 616.246.6468 or 616.307.0883

www.grfolkarts.org


*¨* JUST ADDED *¨*
•• TUESDAY OCTOBER 22 • LIVE ON WDCB's FOLK FESTIVAL ••
8 pm
A fun and fine weekly acoustic music radio show on WDCB hosted by Lilli Kuzma
 I sing and talk from 8-ish to 8:30-ish Chicago time.
Listen in online at wdcb.org.


•• SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 • THE LISTENING ROOM AT THE TWISTED Q ••
HOMEWOOD, IL   8 pm
A new listening room space in Homewood with weekly music and all kinds of food.
A good idea to make reservations for seats. $8
2053 Ridge Road, Homewood, Illinois 60430 • 708.957.8899
www.facebook.com/pages/Twisted-Q-Barbeque/432477753495236

•• FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 • QTN WORDLESS • RIVER MUSIC EXPERIENCE •• 

NOON ON THE COMMUNITY STAGE
An hourlong wordless lunchtime concert in Davenport, Iowa
Free and all ages welcome
129 Main St. Davenport, IA 52801 • 563.326.1333

 www.rivermusicexperience.org

•• SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2 at PARISH HOUSE COFFEEHOUSE ••
ROCK ISLAND, IL   7 pm
Two QTN sets and opener Chris Dunn in the beautiful Parish House. I look forward to playing this place each year and it's always a delight to hear Chris.
The space is wonderful and all ages are welcome. NOT A CHURCH EVENT
First Lutheran Rock Island  1620 20th St., Rock Island, IL 61201 • 309.788.9661


•• SATURDAY NOV 16... THE BUZZ CAFE ••

OAK PARK, IL  6:30 pm
Sharing the evening with the one and only JANO BRINDISI!
The Buzz is a small all-ages venue close to my new nephew Charlie's home so I'll get to see him too! A bountiful harvest of song and JANO!
905 S. Lombard Ave, Oak Park, IL. 60304  •  708.524.2899 

www.thebuzzcafe.com

QTN Croons Harvest Moon Toons in Portland!

 

Time again for the dwindle of summery times!

There's a heron in front of the moon and that means it's time to get ready to catch the Eastbound Rocket Train to the plains of the midwest and the strains of guitar strings and the rain of the coloured leave things. Good thing I have a Portland ace up my sleeve so we can celebrate the turn of the season with aplomb and musicality. Midwest tour dates coming soon...

This weekend we'll toast and sing and be accompanied by spacial guest Tiny Montgomery, resident bassologist on the basso profundo.

Here's details a waggin (or is it falling off em...)

* ★✰* ★ QTN Equinox Concert  ✰ *★✰* 

with bassologist Jason Montgomery 

SATURDAY SEPT. 21 – 8 pm 

MARINO ADRIATIC CAFÉ 4129 SE Division   

All ages welcome. Sliding scale cover.  

No one turned away for lack of $ 

Two other fine events I'm singing for next week:

• People's Harvest Fest, Wed. Sept 25 at 2 pm SE 21st and Tibbetts, outside whatever the weather.

• Annual ARTrails Barndance Sept. 28, 8 pm QTN and Tinymo ride the range out to Winlock, Washington for a gig in an incredibly gorgeous 100 year-old barn at the home of Grand Prairie Designs, a mere 70 miles north of PDX. Dig infinity and check out Grand Prarie Designs here .

Bring yr peops (biped) or peeps (marshmallow) to toast the Harvest Turn.
Can you smell the cottonwood trees?

A hearty harvest to ye all!
bq