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Traveling
Troubadour
Cruises & Tours
presented
A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of
and the 25th Anniversary of
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 7:30 PM
It was the summer of 1959 when Roman Catholic Priest Reinard Beaver headed east from Spokane, WA to
New York City with 3 Gonzaga University Men's Glee Club members Chad Mitchell, Mike Kobluk and Mike Pugh, with
hopes of a promising folk music career. The following summer, Mike Pugh left the group and was replaced by
Joe Frazier. They went on to become one of the most popular folk groups of the 60s, delighting audiences
with a wide variety of music. But they quickly became know for their biting social and political satire with
such songs as "The John Birch Society", "Barry's Boys" and "Alma Mater". They were the first to record
"The Marvelous Toy", "The First Time Ever", "You Were on My Mind" and "Blowing In the Wind".
Chad Mitchell left the group in 1965 and was replace by John Denver, who was with them until 1968.
They appeared on college campuses and at major concert halls across the country including Carnegie Hall (3 times).
They went on to appear on every major television variety show, including the Bell Telephone Hour,
Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, the Steve Allen Show, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, Hootenany and the Ed Sullivan Show.
After not performing at all for over 20 years, Chad, Mike and Joe reunited for the first time at the WMFA
Tribute to Dick Cerri, in January, 1986. Doris Justis, of Side by Side, was instrumental at getting the trio
back together for this event, which became the first of 24 WFMA annual concerts. They have returned to help
us celebrate our 10th and 20th anniversaries and participated in our tribute to Tom Paxton in May, 2008,
so it is only fitting that we have them back to celebrate 50 years of making wonderful music together.
is noted for their close vocal harmonies and guitars backing their original songs and original interpretations of the best folk/acoustic songwriters then and now. The duo has shared the stage over the years with Odetta, Tom Paxton, Nanci Griffith, the Chad Mitchell Trio, Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary), Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bill Danoff, Jon Carroll, Schooner Fare, Christine Lavin and the Limeliters to name a few.
They have eight recordings and Doris has three.
A variety of delicious appetizers, sandwiches, wraps, deserts and beverages were available before the show and during intermission.
These tantalizing items were provided by:
Baltimore, MD