Thursday, July 14, 2016

Doodad Farm 5th Anniversary - and Benefit for Jill Hunter


Doodad Farm is marking their 5th anniversary with an evening of music and fun!  Some great local songwriters have been invited to perform short sets beginning at 5pm and then at 8pm Graymatter, the first band to perform at Doodad Farm all those years ago, takes the stage for a 2 hour show! All tips and donations at this free event will benefit Jill Hunter, a wonderful friend and Doodad volunteer who is battling cancer and the overwhelming expenses involved. Come join us that evening, listen to some great live music in this fun outdoor venue. Join us as we celebrate one of our favorite venues and help us to help Jill. Bring your chairs, your coolers, your well-behaved dogs and your kids to this family-friendly event. For more event information, just give a click here!
About Jill:
 
Jill is an avid lover of all kinds of music, a charter-member/volunteer at Doodad Farm and has shared her smiling face, music-infused joy and consistent willingness to help behind the scenes at that venue. To Graymatter, she’s our friend, she's family, and she's one of our biggest fans. You’ve probably seen her at our gigs, in the audience, right up front, singing and dancing her heart out.

Last November, Jill was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has been unable to return to her work since. She’s currently on her second series of chemo treatments and is preparing for a bone marrow transplant. Her employers at UNC Horizons Program, have been wonderfully accomodating regarding her medical leave and her coworkers have generously donated their own vacation time allowance so that Jill will be able to keep her position and still receive an income while she was out. However, because of the extended amount of time that’s been required for her treatment, Jill is transitioning to reduced income on disability. Jill is single and lives independently in her home. We want to help cover some of her regular living expenses as well as out-of-pocket medical costs so that she can concentrate on her fight rather than worry about her mounting medical expenses.
 
A group of us friends of Jill Hunter are asking for your help. Jill is 56-year old, kind, and generous lady. She's an avid lover of all kinds of music and a charter-member volunteer at Doodad Farm and has shared her smiling face, music-infused joy, and consistent willingness to help behind the scenes with workdays and events.
Last November, Jill was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has been unable to return to her work since. She's currently on her second chemo regime and is preparing for a bone marrow transplant. Her employers at UNC Horizons Program, where Jill helps serve pregnant and parenting women, have been accommodating and her coworkers generous with donated leave.  However, despite all that, Jill is transitioning to reduced income on disability. Jill is single and lives independently in her home in Burlington, NC. We want to help cover some of her regular living expenses as well as out-of-pocket medical costs. We thank you in advance for your generosity for Jill. A group of us friends of Jill Hunter are asking for your help. Jill is 56-year old, kind, and generous lady. She's an avid lover of all kinds of music and a charter-member volunteer at Doodad Farm and has shared her smiling face, music-infused joy, and consistent willingness to help behind the scenes with workdays and events.
Last November, Jill was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has been unable to return to her work since. She's currently on her second chemo regime and is preparing for a bone marrow transplant. Her employers at UNC Horizons Program, where Jill helps serve pregnant and parenting women, have been accommodating and her coworkers generous with donated leave.  However, despite all that, Jill is transitioning to reduced income on disability. Jill is single and lives independently in her home in Burlington, NC. We want to help cover some of her regular living expenses as well as out-of-pocket medical costs. We thank you in advance for your generosity for Jill. A group of us friends of Jill Hunter are asking for your help. Jill is 56-year old, kind, and generous lady. She's an avid lover of all kinds of music and a charter-member volunteer at Doodad Farm and has shared her smiling face, music-infused joy, and consistent willingness to help behind the scenes with workdays and events.
Last November, Jill was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has been unable to return to her work since. She's currently on her second chemo regime and is preparing for a bone marrow transplant. Her employers at UNC Horizons Program, where Jill helps serve pregnant and parenting women, have been accommodating and her coworkers generous with donated leave.  However, despite all that, Jill is transitioning to reduced income on disability. Jill is single and lives independently in her home in Burlington, NC. We want to help cover some of her regular living expenses as well as out-of-pocket medical costs. We thank you in advance for your generosity for Jill. A group of us friends of Jill Hunter are asking for your help. Jill is 56-year old, kind, and generous lady. She's an avid lover of all kinds of music and a charter-member volunteer at Doodad Farm and has shared her smiling face, music-infused joy, and consistent willingness to help behind the scenes with workdays and events.
Last November, Jill was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has been unable to return to her work since. She's currently on her second chemo regime and is preparing for a bone marrow transplant. Her employers at UNC Horizons Program, where Jill helps serve pregnant and parenting women, have been accommodating and her coworkers generous with donated leave.  However, despite all that, Jill is transitioning to reduced income on disability. Jill is single and lives independently in her home in Burlington, NC. We want to help cover some of her regular living expenses as well as out-of-pocket medical costs. We thank you in advance for your generosity for Jill.
We really look forward to seeing you all at Doodad Farm on July 23rd, but if you're not able to attend and you'd still like to help, you can make a donation here. It's quick and easy!
We thank you in advance for your generosity for Jill.

 
 
 

Friday, July 1, 2016

July 2016 Calendar

Update:
The July 22nd night at the Rusted Bucket Tavern has been postponed but we'll be back there on August 26th at 9:30!

On July 23rd we'll be at Doodad Farm in Greensboro doing a special benefit show for Jill Hunter, who is fighting cancer, and we're hoping to raise funds to help her deal with medical/living expenses.  It's also Doodad Farm's 5th Anniversary so check out the venue's event page to see what's in store. Graymatter takes the stage at 8pm. It'll be a good night!

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

We've Been 'tooned!

We love our Graymatter caricature! This was done by Erik Huffine, who created some really impressive pieces last night at the Kick Cancer's Butt event, which raised funds for the V Foundation. Interested in having him at your event? You can find him at www.facebook.com/erikdrawspage. Thanks Erik!

Friday, May 13, 2016

Throwback to the 1970's

Bev & Dave are visiting from Boone.
Time for a jam. Show me what you've been working on...
Wait, where's Brad?

Friday, April 15, 2016

Have You Seen Our Scrapbook?

We're just loving our event promo posters this year - so much so that we've created a digital "scrapbook" so we can keep our collection all in one place and can admire Dave's work whenever the spirit moves us. It's a real thrill to see our promos picked up on other websites and to get such great feedback from the venue and webpage owners! Thanks for making us look so good Dave!
To see our growing collection, just hit the "scrapbook" tab on our webpage or click here.
 

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Who's Ready?

Who’s ready for warm weather? We are! We're busy lining up a really fun, outdoor music event schedule including (so far) Musical Chairs (Burlington), 4th Fridays (Burlington), Everybus (Pleasant Garden) Peace Love & Muddy Creek (Winston Salem), Bynum Front Porch Music Series (Bynum), Festifall (Chapel Hill), and there's even more to come!
 
We've worked up a lot of new songs for our setlist this season and have just started rolling them out at the last couple of gigs, so come out and enjoy the new additions!

Below is a photo of a previous Musical Chairs performance, with nearly 2000 people coming out to enjoy the evening. Happily, we’ll be playing in that great series again this June and we’re really looking forward to it!
We've also added something special to the calendar in April. On the 2nd, we'll be doing an all-originals show at Muddy Creek Music Hall...and recording it live! If all goes well, we'll use this recording to produce the cd that you've been asking, and patiently waiting for. We'd love for you to come out and be a part of the audience that evening, so click here for more information and to check out our performance schedule. We're adding to the calendar every week so keep checking back!

We look forward to seeing you soon and often!