The 2nd Annual Winter Doldrums Series

In addition to all the awesome music, I’ll be running a silent auction at the event, with all proceeds donated to David’s memorial fund with AFSP.

Check out this amazing list of items…and there’s still a couple more to be added!!! People have been so generous with their time and talent in support of this event and the auction; it’s truly humbling. Bring your checkbook and put on your bidding hats!

Winter Doldrums 2014 “Basket of Tunes”
Donors: Winter Doldrums 2014 Performers
Estimated value: $200+

This auction item includes autographed albums and EPs from many of the performers you’re hearing today, including: Gavilan, Tin Bird Choir’s Homesteady, Joshua Popejoy’s After the Ash and Live in Philly, Ginger Coyle’s Homeward Bound, A Fistful of Sugar’s Perspicacity, Griz’ The Secret in the Garden, as well as music from The Turnips, Orion Freeman, Ryan Tennis, Vilebred, and more! Also includes a copy of Hezekiah Jones’ Have you Seen our New Fort on vinyl, signed by Hezekiah Jones, Phil D’Agostino and Jonas Osterle.

This basket will also contain a selection of artist merchandise, including a Paige Allbritton t-shirt, shot glass, and sticker; a Tin Bird Choir t-shirt; and a framed, signed show poster from The Highwater Preachers’ September Boots and Saddle show.

FInally, the winner of this item will also receive entry for two (2) people at the Philadelphia Songwriters Project’s 2014 Songwriting Contest Finals Show on May 18, 2014 at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19107).

It’s all about the local music with this basket!

http://www.phillysongwriters.com/

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Yamaha Compass Series Acoustic Electric Guitar signed by Andrea Nardello
Donor: Andrea Nardello
Value (MSRP): $560

The CPX500II is great for any purpose – from acoustic use at home or in the studio to full onstage performance. Powerful, musical acoustic tone and great playability sit perfectly with natural, controllable plugged-in sound while subtler new finishes offer more personality than traditional acoustic guitars. With an exclusive Medium-jumbo cutaway body, CPX guitars boast powerful, rich bass combined with smooth, delicate highs and sweet mid-range for an open, modern voice. Non-scalloped X-type bracing ensures a powerful yet controlled tone that allows the guitar to deliver strong, rich acoustic sounds while still remaining clear and usable on-stage.

This auction item not only includes the signed guitar, but also a selection of music and merchandise from Andrea Nardello!

http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-ac-guitars/cpx/cpx500ii/

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Main Line School of Rock – Performance Camp Certificate
Donor: Ric Alison of the Main Line School of Rock
Value: $500

The winner of this item will receive a gift certificate for one (1) child’s enrollment in one of the five Main Line School of Rock – Performance Camps offered. These camps focus on improving camper’s music and performance skills through a combination of music theory, instrumental technique and performance practice. Staff puts together a range of fun and engaging clinics and workshops for students. Special focus sessions are offered within Performance Camps for students with particular interest or skill levels. The Performance Camp culminates in a rock performance for friends and family.

NOTE: Basic performance proficiency on a primary instrument (guitar, bass, vocals, drums, keyboards) is required. Camps are programmed for students who are able to play and notate basic chords. If your child hasn’t practiced in a while but wants to attend camp, School of Rock can be contacted to arrange for individual lessons to improve the School of Rock Camp experience!

Camps Offered: http://mainline.schoolofrock.com/local-camps

http://mainline.schoolofrock.com/

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Four Songs of Mastering at Turtle Studios
Donor: Jay Levin
Value: $300

Turtle Studios – a 2500-square-foot masterpiece of studio design, and a world class facility originally built in 1977 – is donating four (4) songs of mastering by chief mastering engineer Jeff Hiatt. Jeff is one of the most respected engineers in the region, and a “pro’s pro.” Turtle Studios has become a busy mastering house over the past four years and also provides full-service music production. The studio is enthusiastically endorsed by Michele Lynn!

NOTE: The winning bidder is welcome to use this offer of four songs mastered toward a larger (e.g., 5 to 10 song) album; Turtle Studios has generously offered to donate ALL additional costs associated with a larger project to the David Eric Cohen Memorial Fund.

http://www.turtlestudios.com/

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Live Music or On-Location Photo Shoot with Dainty Hippo Design, LLC
Donor: Lindsay Wilhelmi
Value: $300

Dainty Hippo Design, LLC (DHD) offers multimedia design services to the tri-state areas of southeastern Pennsylvania, central and southern New Jersey, and Northern Delaware. Custom photography sessions are DHD’s bread-and-butter, and they focus on what they know best: families, babies and kids, engagement and maternity sessions, casual events, live music, and general portraiture.

The winning bidder will choose up to 60 minutes of shooting at your live music performance, or a 60-minute on-location mini photo session in the tri-state area. The former is geared toward performing musicians while the latter is perfect for families, couples, kids, and/or head shots. This auction item includes shooting time, editing/processing of images, and a full set of unwatermarked, high-resolution images from your session on a CD or USB with a print release.

http://daintyhippo.com/

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Custom-designed Earrings by Brenda L. Cohen Fine Jewelry Design
Donor: Brenda L. Cohen
Value: $295

Brenda L. Cohen has donated a pair of one-of-a-kind Sterling Silver Kyanite drop earrings, set off with a small genuine yellow diamond and french backs. These earrings were custom designed by Brenda specifically for the 2014 Winter Doldrums Music Fest silent auction.

Custom designs are Brenda’s specialty. Looking through the portfolio, one will find that her pieces range in style from ornate Edwardian filigree to minimalist, contemporary designs. Brenda strives to create unique jewelry that is not only original in form and structure but is also meticulously crafted to high-end, heirloom quality. One of Brenda’s signature design traits is using modern forms and incorporating antique-style embellishments that punctuate the piece and add to its brilliance and sparkle. She also travels extensively to find rare, precious gemstones to incorporate into her work.

http://www.brendacohenjewelry.com/

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FitMix Personal Training Session
Donor: Brian Kline
Estimated Value: $100+

Personal Trainer Brian Kline (ACE, AAAI, and TRX certified) is offering a $100 Gift card for a personal training session at FitMix in Haddonfield, New Jersey, as well as a pair boxing gloves, & shiney new water bottle. FitMix keeps the focus on you, your goals, your capabilities, and your safety. Personal Training workouts will push you, and challenge you in a positive and friendly atmosphere. The workouts are full body, and incorporate lifting and cardio exercise to help raise your heart rate and increase your metabolism. The workouts are ALWAYS different and will include Cardio Ropes, Kettle Bells, TRX Body Trainers, BOSU Stability balls, Slam balls, Tire flipping, even assisted pull ups, and yes you can do pull ups!

http://fitmixtraining.com/

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Recording Session at Little Spiders Have Big Dreams Studio
Donor: Ernie Tokay
Value: $100

Up for auction is two (2) hours of recording time at Ernie Tokay’s Little Spiders Have Big Dreams Studio in Phoenixville, PA. Little Spiders Studio provides audio recording, record production, and talent development. In April 2013, Tri State Indie indicated that, “the consensus seems to point to Ernie’s joint.” Little Spiders Studio has recorded area artists like Kicking Down Doors, Tin Bird Choir, Sad Patrick, HogMaw, Teri Rambo, and The Sun Flights to name a few. Ideal for a single, duo, or trio who have it together and are prepared to work efficiently! Also a great supplement for an artist or band with a bigger project on the horizon.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Spiders-Have-Big-Dreams-Studio/132021663503991

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Strolling Harp Playing by Gliss Healing
Donor: Kitty Jauregui, HCHT
Value: $75

Up for auction is one (1) hour of strolling harp playing by Kitty Jauregui, owner of Gliss Healing. Kitty’s mission is to “alleviate stress and offer healing tranquility through hap music to the ill and all who care for them.” Kitty’s is a Hospital Certified Harp Therapist (HCHT) and her services can be used at a party or other special event, and could also be perfect for bringing music to a loved one at a nursing home, to a church or community event, or as a private harp therapy session. Though harp therapy is a fairly new field, there have already been studies that have illustrated its benefits. Music has been shown to reduce stress, improve mood, and positively affect the nervous system.

http://www.glisshealing.net/

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TR3 Featuring Tim Reynolds Signed Album and Signed Drumsticks
Donor: Tim Reynolds, Mick Vaughn and Dan Martier
Estimated Value: $50

Most well known as a member of the Dave Matthews Band, Tim Reynolds has a much larger career spanning more than thirty-five years as a guitarist, sonic innovator, and two time Grammy nominee. Tim Reynolds is known for his masterful command of melody and timing and for his uncanny ability to improvise on any instrument he touches. It was in the mid 1980s in Charlottesville, VA, when Reynolds founded his breakthrough electric power trio, TR3 (Tim Reynolds Trio), known for their fusion of funk, rock, and jazz.

Personal friends of Michele Lynn, TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds played a rockin’ show at Havana in New Hope, Pennsylvania on February 8, 2014 and donated a copy of their album “Radiance,” signed by Tim Reynolds, bassist Mick Vaughn and drummer Dan Martier. In addition to the signed album, the winning bidder will also score a signed set of drumsticks used by Dan Martier during the February show at Havana.

http://www.timreynolds.com/

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$25 Gift Certificate to JD McGillicuddy’s Pubs
Donor: Tom Thornton
Value: $25

JD McGillicuddy’s is a great Irish sports bar with locations in Havertown, Upper Darby, Manayunk, Roxborough and Wayne. Up for auction is a $25 gift certificate to any of the pubs.
*** Two of these certificates will be auctioned off separately during the silent auction. ***

http://www.jdmcgillicuddys.com/brookline/

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Chris Kasper Signed CD
Donor: Chris Kasper
Estimated Value: $10

Up for auction is the album “Chasing Another Sundown,” signed by Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter, Chris Kasper. Chris Kasper is an American songwriter with a style rooted in folk, rock and blues. His music has been compared to everything from Paul Simon to Beck, and draws on inspiration from musical greats such as Bill Withers and Levon Helm. With 25 years of playing under his belt, Chris’s unique storytelling and lush arrangements, combined with his studio artistry, set him apart as a standout artist of this generation.

http://www.chriskasper.com/