April 2006

We started out the year with our annual Florida Keys tour. We were joined by many friends, both from here, but many from there. This year’s theme was “Picking up the pieces”. The Keys got hit pretty hard by hurricanes last year, especially Wilma. But the fine folks of the Conch Republic were ready to dance and party. You should really think about joining us next year. We always travel
down to perform at Terry Cassidy’s Pickin' Party which is a fund raiser for Habitat for Humanity. Their services were especially important this year. It is always held on Super Bowl Sunday.
This is a very unusual event. That’s all I am going to say. We have every reason to believe that we will continue the Keys tour in 2007. The poster from this year’s party can still be found here:

http://habikeys.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=2

Photos from the last three years can be found at:

http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~baldauf/keys/

Then, appropriately enough, we drove to the frozen north for Klondike Days. Dogs, snowmobiles and fur hats. They still have winters in Northern Wisconsin.

We are ready to play closer to home and look forward to the 2006 season. Click here to see a listing of our up-and-coming dates.

October 2005

Hello to all of you, my amigos.

We sure had a blast at Fighting Bobfest.  Hot, but very positive.  http://www.fightingbob.com/
Chatting with Jim Hightower was as much fun as listening to him speak.

Piper Road Spring Band walked off with the first presenting of the “George” award at the second annual chili cook off in Fon du Lac.  Our version of the “Beer Barrel Polka” was voted outstanding in its field.

Maybe we can photograph the award and put the image up on our web site.

It is with regret that I inform you that PRSB was yet once again not contacted
regarding our star on the Hollywood walk of Fame.  This means that we will
not be traveling to LA to accept that honor once again this year.  Also we have
not heard from the US Olympic Committee as to if we will be the official band of the Olympics, wherever they will be.

Al Byla – Fiddler for Piper Road Spring Band

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REMEMBER to include PIPER ROAD SPRING BAND in your special event this year. THANKS for all of your past and future support- we will be looking for you when we come "JUST PASSING THRU".