EWOB 2003
#1 European Bluegrass Band: NUGGET #2: MONOGRAM #3: MIDEANDO STRING QUARTET AUDIENCE POPULARITY AWARD: Lonesome Mountaineers Hi, Stefano - Did they send you an announcement??? I did not hear the award results on Saturday night because they are announced when I come off stage and put my guitar away, get photo taken, etc. I only heard that Nugget won #1 again, and I only found out about your award just now from a fax from Rienk! I am so excited for you and your band! And it shows you one important thing there were many people in the room for your performance this year, but clearly MOST OF THEM WERE MUSICIANS, and the musicians really appreciate your talents! We are the ones who vote for the professional band award! Congratulations!!!!! And thank you again for doing my song - I almost start to cry when that happens, it makes me so happy, and it sounded great. I was really proud. And also thank you for the great tee shirt. I will shrink it a little in the wash so it will fit me. xxx ciao Liz Meyer	Da: IBMA ( la più importante rivista americana dedicata alla musica acustica) del 31 agosto 2003 European Bluegrass Band at EWOB Events ....Third place winners, the Mideando String Quartet (Italy), introduced themselves by saying they were not a bluegrass band! And truly, their rock, blues and progressive jazz influences were far more in evidence, right down to muscle-bound singer and percussionist Riccardo Targhetta, sporting a black mesh t-shirt and moves worthy of any pop group. In fact, all four sing (Stefano Santangelo - mandolin, Fabiano Guidi Colombi - guitar; Piero Lorenzetto - electric bass), and the band features powerful, grandiose vocal harmony arrangements in its eclectic mix of original and cover tunes. But any doubts from bluegrass quarters were quickly laid to rest when Mideando ended a rock number by tearing into a raging high-speed bluegrass mandolin solo. The top three European Bluegrass Bands each year are chosen by a jury of their peers on the basis of those indefinable achievements to which all musicians aspire, such as musical virtuosity, creativity, impact and professional presentation. Only musicians performing at the festival are allowed to vote for these awards. ..... © 2003 International Bluegrass Music Association 2 Music Circle South, Suite 100 ? Nashville, TN 37203 USA
	Hi folks, we just came home from NL. We really liked your music a whole lot. We think you guys are making this festival Ewob and europe's bluegrass scene a lot richer with your style and music. We hope to meet you again, Say hi to the rest of your band, Helmut & the rest of NUGGET (Questo è una parte dell articolo della rivista Americana IBMA dedicato al festival. La rivista è la più importante rivista americana dedeicata alla musica acustica)