Greetings fellow laborers! It’ll be hard labor you’ll find me at this coming weekend and in the near future. I’ve got trips to Grafton, Ballwin, Davenport, Poplar Bluff, Little Rock, Springfield and Cobden coming up and sincerely hope to see you many times over.

The Poplar Bluff, MO/Little Rock AR combo is coming up on the last weekend of September. I’ll be making my fifth appearance Friday evening Sept 24th at The Wine Rack and then my debut at Cajun’s Wharf in Little Rock on Saturday the 25th opening for the Jay Jackson Band.

This week:

Friday September 3rd
Candicci’s Italian Restaurant & Bar
Ballwin, MO 6:30 pm

http://www.candiccis.net/

Saturday September 4th
Aeries Riverview Winery
Grafton, IL 7 pm

http://www.aerieswinery.com/

Sunday September 5th
Loading Dock
Grafton, IL 1 pm

http://www.graftonloadingdock.com/

Have a great week and I hope to see you out-
Bud

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Hello again and welcome to yet another sweet story about this wandering minstrel. A momentous weekend looms in the not so shadowy future and I hope that you can drop in for a tune and some libations at one of the upcoming destinations along my path.

Ahead on the schedule are visits to Hannibal, MO (Aug 26) Ballwin, MO (Aug 27) Grafton, IL (Aug 28 and Sept 4 & 5) Soulard (Sept 9) and Belleville (Sept 10).

Thursday Aug 26th

Music Under The Stars

Mark Twain Museum

Hannibal, MO 7- 9 pm

marktwainmuseum.org/

Friday Aug 27th

Candicci’s Italian Restaurant & Bar

Ballwin, MO 7 – 10:30 pm

http://www.candiccis.net/

Saturday Aug 28th

Aeries Winery

Grafton, IL 7 – 11 pm

http://www.aerieswinery.com/

You can always go to Bud’s Site for full schedule details in case you want to plan your vacations, bar mitzvahs, sorority soirees…….

Hope to see you soon,

Bud

Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord

That David played, and it pleased the Lord

But you don’t really care for music, do you?

It goes like this The fourth, the fifth

The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing…….

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Finally a change in the weather. This has definitely been a tough year for the wineries and patios but here’s to hoping we have a nice fall to make up for the torrid summer.

Last weekend was quite exciting with good crowds in Soulard and on the Shawnee Wine Trail. The old guy is still keeping the youngsters entertained.

If you didn’t hear- my good friend Steve Reeb made quite a stir in St Louis with his ode to the Cards/Reds brawl- here’s the link to the KSDK video of him playing it live at Sullivan’s in Belleville – http://www.ksdk.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=571933108001

Some upcoming dates that you’ll want to be aware of- August *21- Maggie O’s- St Louis *22nd Starview Vineyards – Shawnee Wine Trail, *26th-Music Under the Stars- Hannibal, *27th Candicci’s-Ballwin, *28th Aeries-Grafton, and September dates include *4th Aeries, *5th The Loading Dock, *9th The Shanti-Soulard, *10th Fischer’s, *24th The Wine Rack (Poplar Bluff) *25th Cajun’s Wharf (Little Rock)

Don’t forget to order those downloads and ringtones from my Reverbnation online store – http://www.reverbnation.com/store/index/artist_526206
they make great graduation gifts.

Saturday Aug 21st
Private Party
Greenville, IL 2-5 pm

Saturday Aug 21st
Maggie O’Briens
St Louis, MO 10 pm- 2 am

http://www.maggieobriens.com/

Sunday Aug 22nd
Starview Vineyards
Cobden, IL 3- 7 pm

http://starviewvineyards.com/

Have a great weekend and I hope to see many of you out and about-

Bud

Oz never did give nothin’ to the …..

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Upcoming dates include August 12th -The Shanti,14th -Blue Sky Vineyards, 20th- Seven, 21st -Greenville Campground (Private Party) AND Maggie O’Briens, 22nd -Starview Vineyards, 26th -Music Under The Stars, 27th -Candicci’s, 28th -Aeries, September 5th -The Loading Dock, 9th- The Shanti, 24th -The Wine Rack, 25th -Cajun’s Wharf. I try my best to keep the schedule at budsummers.com up to date in case you want to plan ahead. Keep those suitcases handy.

By the bye here’s a review of one of my tunes-

By Beeb Ashcroft
Bud Summers brings us ’50s-flavored guitar licks on his feel-good folk/rock cut, “One More”. Beautifully simple, Summers gets back to basics by focusing on what really matters – good songwriting and solid playing. This cut has a warm feel, with catchy riffs and a thoroughly fun approach that is sure to get your feet tapping – after you hear it, you’ll surely want to give it “One More” listen.

This week:

Thursday August 12th
The Shanti-Soulard
St Louis, MO 8 pm

http://www.myspace.com/soulardshanti

Saturday August 14th
Blue Sky Vineyards
Makanda, IL 2 pm

http://www.blueskyvineyard.com/

Have a great week and maybe I’ll see you again soon. Real soon.
Bud

I can’t stop the way I feel, things you do don’t seem real
Tell you what I’ve got in mind cause we’re runnin’ out of time
Won’t you ever set me free, this waitin’ rounds killin’ me
She drives…………

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Greetings fans, friends, fiends and followers. August continues to heat up with more live music than you can shake a stick at. I’ve also finally gotten a copy of the mp3 from KDHX radio’s Local Artist Spotlight that featured me and my music. I”m including it as an attachment because I know some of you didn’t get to hear it. It was broadcast twice daily during the last week of May and first week of June and I only caught it once myself. Anyway I have to do this
©2010 KDHX Saint Louis used by permission of KDHX Saint Louis

Lots of excitement this week and several short road trips coming up in the next couple of months including Springfield, IL, several wineries near Carbondale, a winery in Cape Girardeau, Mojos RME in Davenport, IA and more. On a down note, Houlihan’s is dropping their entertainment budget for a month or more so I”ll be missing my regular appearance there this month. I do, however, have another trip to “the grocery store” this week and if you haven’t been it’s just a neat place. Who ever heard of a grocery store selling alcohol by the drink and having folks walking up and down the aisles looking for cereal with a beer in their hand while live music is playing upstairs.? Also this week I’ll be at one of the more scenic spots in the area- Aeries in Grafton.

Upcoming dates are Thurs Aug 12th -The Shanti-Soulard, Saturday Aug 14th -Blue Sky Vineyards in Makanda, Fri Aug 20th Seven in Belleville, Sat Aug 21 Greenville Campgrounds 2-6 (private party) and Maggie O’Briens STL 10-2, Sun 22nd Starview Vineyards in Cobden, Thurs Aug 26 Music Under The Stars Hannibal, MO, Fri 27th Candicci’s Ballwin, Sat 28th Aeries

This Week:

Thursday Aug 5th
Norb Andy’s Tabarin
Springfield, IL 9 pm

Friday Aug 6th
Schnuck’s Culinaria
Downtown STL 4 pm

Saturday Aug 7th
Aeries Winery
Grafton, IL 7 pm

Sunday Aug 8th
Candicci’s Italian Restaurant & Bar
Ballwin, MO 5:30 pm

I hope to see many of you out and about enjoying yourselves despite the heat.

I saw her today at a reception
A glass of wine in her hand….

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I’ll be closing out the month with just a couple of shows this week- the street market in J’ville is pretty good- I just sit back and play a few tunes, talk to people who came by and sell a few CDs. Last week I ended up coming home with some very nice tomatoes, peaches and blackberries.

Tuesday July 27
Street Market
Jerseyville, IL 4-7 pm

Saturday July 31
Candicci’s Italian Restaurant & Bar
Ballwin, MO 7 pm

http://www.candiccis.net/

Here’s a quick look ahead at the August schedule as of right now- 1st Hidden Lake Winery in Avistion, 5th Norb Andy’s in Springfield, 6th Schnuck’s Culinaria St Louis, 7th Aeries Winery in Grafton, 8th Candicci’s in Ballwin, 9th Houlihan’s Fairview Hts, 12th The Shanti Soulard, 14th Blue Sky Vineyard Makanda, 20th Seven Bellevile, 21st Party at The Park Greenville, 21st Maggie O’Brien’s St Louis, 22nd Starview Vineyards Cobden, 26th Music Under The Stars Concert Hannibal, MO, 27th Candicci’s Ballwin, 28th Aeries Grafton.

Have a great week and I hope to see you soon,
Bud

Early in the evening just about supper time, over by the courthouse they’re starting to unwind
Four kids on the corner tryin’ to bring you up, Willy picks a tune out and blows it on the harp

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Just a quick note this week. Chicago show was canceled but everything else is still on.

Friday July 2nd
Uncommon Grounds
Saugatuck, MI 7 pm

http://www.uncommongroundscafe.com/v1/index

Saturday July 3rd
Captain Jack’s on the Beach
Muskegon, MI 8 pm

http://www.myspace.com/captainjacksonthebeach

Sunday July 4th
Captain Jack’s 3 pm

Tuesday July 6th
The Theatre Bar
Grand Haven, MI

http://www.harborrestaurants.com/theatrebar/index.htm

People see my havin’ fun just a lyin’ in the sun
I love to work at nothin’ all day

Bud

Salut-
This week’s entertainment is coming your way at a fast and furious pace. I’ll regale you with the details momentarily.

In the meantime, I had a great night at Norb Andy’s in Springfield and will be back in August. Saturday’s appearance at The Loading Dock was canceled -as was the Tow Boat Festival- due to high water. Sunday was extremely hot on the veranda at Starview Vineyards but was a good time nonetheless and I’ll be back there in the future as well.

A few notes about this week’s shows- Tuesday is a very loose show with 7 performers scheduled for short sets of original music at the Library in Soulard. This building is a former public library at 7th and Lafayette. They do this every Tuesday.

Saturday afternoon is a combination party and open house. All are invited to attend for food, drinks, live entertainment and to get a look at Bill Horstman’s shop. They do custom doors, windows, countertops etc, and moved to their new location just a few months ago. Bill is also celebrating his 50th birthday this week.

This week’s ringtone is Comin’ Home a nice tune from Golden. As usual, the ringtone is $2.49 and the download is $0.51 what a deal!

The details…..

Tuesday June 22nd
The Library-Soulard
Seven off 7th Acoustic Night 7 pm

http://thelibrarystl.com/music.htm

Saturday June 26th
Bill Horstman’s Open House/50th Birthday Bash
St Jacob, IL 1-3 pm
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Saturday June 26th
Candicci’s Italian Restaurant & Bar
Ballwin, MO 7 pm

http://www.candiccis.net/

Sunday June 27th
The Rotten Apple
Grafton, IL 2 pm

http://www.rottenapplebrew.com/

Have a wonderful week and I hope you get to see and hear some live music somewhere–
Bud

Gonna tell you a story that you won’t believe
But I fell in love last Friday evenin’
With a girl I saw on a bar room T.V. screen

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Hiya-

I hope your summer is off to a good start as is mine. The final touches have been put on the “2010 Northern Playcation”. Show schedule- *July 1st-Chicago *2nd-Saugatuck, MI, *3rd and 4th-Muskegon, MI *6th-Grand Haven, MI *9th Ludington, MI *10th Saginaw, MI and *14th- just outside of Grand Rapids in Rockford, MI. The other days will be R & R along the Lake Michigan Shoreline with family and friends.

I’ve got two trips this week that would make nice overnighters – Thursday at the venerable Norb Andy’s Tabarin in Springfield, IL and Sunday at Starview Vineyards in Cobden, IL (near Carbondale)

In each life a little rain must fall- due to the high water in Grafton, I will NOT be at the Loading Dock Saturday afternoon as scheduled. The annual Tow Boat Festival has been canceled. Dry your eyes. There’s enough water up there.

I will, however, be popping in to play a short set at The Shanti Saturday afternoon for the annual breast cancer benefit. It’s run by Ed Belling and his group Pick’n Lick’n. Ed was in the band “Griffin” years ago. I believe he was Paul Light’s replacement. Stop by for music all day for a good cause.

Happy Father’s Day to the dads out there.

This week’s ringtone is the 2nd most requested tune from Golden- dedicated to all those fine folks out there beating their feet on the streets everyday trying to get your bills to you. Mail Man is yours for a pittance – ringtone $2.49/download $0.51

This week

Thursday June 17th
Norb Andy’s
Springfield, IL 9 pm

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Springfield-IL/Norb-Andys/250198822181

Saturday June 19th
The Shanti- Soulard
St Louis, MO ? pm
Ed Belling and Pick’n Lick’n’s annual breast cancer benefit- I’ll be playing a set sometime in the afternoon

And

Saturday June 19th
Hanley’s Grille and Tap
Fairview Hts, IL 8 pm

http://www.hanleysgt.com/

Sunday June 20th
Starview Vineyards
Cobden, IL 3 pm

http://www.starviewvineyards.com/

Because maybe
You’re gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all You’re my…..

Have a grate week,
Bud

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Howdy- I hope the world is treating you well- and you it. I’ve got several shows stretching out over the next few days and hope to see many of you out and about. Please remember to display your U.S. flags properly on Flag Day the 14th. In good times and bad our country is probably as good as it gets.

I’ve got four trips coming up that would be great for overnight get-aways. This Friday the 11th in Poplar Bluff, MO, Thursday the 17th in Springfield, IL, Sunday the 20th near Carbondale, IL, and Thursday July 1st in Chicago, IL. Don’t you deserve a night away from home?

This week’s ringtone/download combo is I Would a jazzy little number from “Golden” and can be had, as usual, for merely $3

I’ll be flailing away on the strings at …

Friday June 11th
The Wine Rack
Poplar Bluff, MO 8 pm
Wine Rack

Sunday June 13th
The Rotten Apple
Grafton, IL 2 pm
The Rotten Apple

Monday June 14th
Houlihan’s
Fairview Hts, IL 9 pm
Houlihan’s

I’m so darn glad he let me try it again
Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I’m so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin ‘Till I reach ……

Have a good week-

Bud

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