2007 Bluegrass, Country, & Folk Mararthon

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2007 Bluegrass, Country, & Folk Marathon

News Release
February 2, 2007

WHAT: KKUP RADIO FUNDRAISING MARATHON
KKUP will sponsor its annual Folk, Bluegrass & Country Marathon

WHEN: FRIDAY, 2/16, 3:00 P.M. THROUGH SUNDAY, 2/18, MIDNIGHT.

**SPECIAL KICK-OFF SHOW WITH LIVE MUSIC BY "HOUSTON JONES" AND OTHERS!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 7:00 – 10:00 P.M.

**SPECIAL MARATHON WRAP-UP ON MONDAY, 2/19, 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. WITH LIVE BLUEGRASS

WHY: TO RAISE $20,000 towards yearly operating costs for "YOUR" non-profit community radio station, KKUP Cupertino 91.5 FM.

CONTACT: JACKIE LOKEN: (650) 776.3303
We are pre-empting our regular programming on this special weekend to present bluegrass, country and folk music. We will have lots of LIVE MUSIC, including: ANNIE AND THE VETS . THE ATKINSON KINCHELOE BAND . SHERRY AUSTIN . THE B STARS . TINA LOUISE BARR . BEAN CREEK . GLEN EARL BROWN JR. & THE DICKENS . THE CIRCLE R BOYS . JEDD . COYOTE MOON . JAYME KELLY CURTIS . GREG & BEV . HIGHWAY ONE . HOUSTON JONES . JAY HOWLETT . STEVE KRITZER . LONE PRAIRIE . CHUCK MCCABE . MARY MCCASLIN . MIKE & JENNIFER . FAITH PETRIC & ELLIOT KENNIN . PLAN B . RADIO RAIL . THE SAN JOSE PEACE CHORALE . SIDESADDLE & CO. . THE TARNATION BOYS . WITH RIVER

KKUP is financed solely by subscriptions. No corporate or government money is used. We are raising funds for operating expenses, (there is no paid staff), and for sorely needed new equipment.

Those who pledge during this marathon will be eligible for special premiums including recordings, special commemorative t-shirts, concert and festival tickets and more, and will become members of KKUP.

Thursday Feb 15 - 7:00 pm - 10:00pm

Friday Feb 16 3pm to Sunday Feb 18 Midnight

Monday Feb 19 - 6:00 pm - 9:00pm

Schedule

Thursday February 15

Time	Program - Host	Live Music
7:00 pm - 10:00pm	Jackie Loken	Houston Jones Plan B Coyote Moon

Friday February 16

Time	Program - Host	Live Music
3:00 pm	Dave Stafford	Chuck McCabe Jay Howlett Greg and Bev
6:00 pm	Jim & Gratia
9:00 pm	Paul Jacobs

Saturday February 17

Time	Program Host	Description / Live Music
Midnight	Jim Maley	1st Hour - Maddox Bros & Rose - Country Stars 2nd Hour - Judy Henske - Folk Oldies from the 60's 3rd Hour - Hollywood Hillbilly music - Mixed old country
3:00 am	Cooder Browne hosting "Tequila Sunrise"
6:00 am	Sparky Jack
9:00 am	Jackie & Dave Borough	Annie & the Vets With River Mary McCaslin
Noon	Lisa Atkinson	San Jose Peace Chorale
1:00 pm		Faith Petric and Elliot Kennin
2:00 pm		Atkinson Kincheloe Band
3:00 pm	Swing Boogie: Tim, John, Dave	Sherry Austin JEDD Bell Brothers
6:00 pm	Breakfast Jack	Lone Prairie
9:00 pm	Nite Owl Record Corral - Record Rich	Western Swing, Honky Tonk, Rockabilly, tribute to guitartist Hank Garland

Sunday February 18

Time	Program Host	Live Music
Midnight	Smokey Colander
3:00 am	Tom Dragt
6:00 am	Peter Schwarz
9:00 am	Mike Russell	Tina Louise Barr
Noon - 12:45pm	Bluegrass Folks	Circle R Boys
1:00pm - 1:45pm	Bluegrass Folks	Tarnation Boys
2:00pm - 2:45pm	Bluegrass Folks	Mike and Jennifer
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm	Robbin Banks	Highway One
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm	Robbin Banks	Sidesaddle & Co.
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm	Robbin Banks	Jayme Kelly Curtis & Friends
6:00 pm	Steve Hathaway/Vida Lee	Glen Earl Brown Jr. & The Dickens Crockett Frizzell (Lefty's son)
9:00 pm	Teresa Nemeth	The Cash Magnets Radio Rail
Midnight	(resume regular programming)

Monday February 19

Post Marathon

In case you were away for the weekend, here's one more chance to pledge for this Marathon
Time	Program Host	Live Music
6:00 pm	Monday Night Bluegrass - Mike Russell
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm		'bout Time
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm		Autumn and the Fall Guys

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