BROTHER: Drastic for a Good Cause

Hello World Family,
This is an extremely important event. Please read the message Falcon and Dove received from our dear Brother Hamish of the Celtic Tribal Rock band, BROTHER.

Peace,
Falcon and Dove

BROTHER: Drastic for a Cause

Hamish, a founding member of BROTHER, is set to lose 7 years of dreadlocks in Australia this weekend to raise money for cancer research. If you haven't yet, please check out "Drastic For A Cause" at BROTHERmusic.com and help make sure the cutting is well and truly worth it ...

Hamish speaks: G'day lovelies. It's been a while now since i've caught up with most of you but i still delight in the many, many faces and characters that roll like an old home movie through my mind whenever i think of all the touring, all the shows, all the different places over all those evolving BROTHER years.

Anyway... i'm putting my dreadlocks on the chopping block to raise some funds for cancer research. Annie Robinson - an old college friend - inspired me to do my bit. She has rewritten the medical record books, having bounced back from metastatic cancer again and again over the last 10 years. Annie died just over a week ago.

The dreads have been my companions for the last 7 years and they will be missed - i'd really appreciate everyone's help in ensuring it's all worth it. Not long to go now so anything you can do to help spread the word and fill the bucket would be appreciated. $10,000 is the goal - how close can we get?

Forward it on, share it round.

love love love h

From anywhere in the world, purchase "Drastic For A Cause" coupons from BROshop @ http://www.brothermusic.com/

Rik Emmett/Dave Dunlop CD PUSH and PULL Available May 2

Hi World Family,
Well, Falcon knows after the concert webcast Monday night that many of you wanted to know when the CD for PUSH AND PULL would be available. Well, May 2, in Toronto, IF you are attending the show at Hugh's Room. There will be advance copies available, autographed at that show.

UPDATE:
The CD for PUSH AND PULL will be available May 26 from Maple Music:
www.maplemusic.com

MP3 version available at:
www.maplemusic.ca

For more information go to

www.rikemmett.com

REVIEW
Push and Pull harkens like their debut project of Strung-Out Troubadours, and has a similar mix of instrumental and vocalized pieces. One tune, “A Deeper Kind of Blue” appears both as a dueling guitar instrumental and as a p.s. version with Rik’s emotional tenor conclusion. Most of this project is fun stuff, with extremely impressive pieces like “52 Pick Up” and “Red Hot” burning up the axes like only Emmett can. Dave gets a more balanced presentation and the load seems more evenly split on this project, including his surprising lead vocals on “Only Time Will Tell” (original, not an Asia cover; I only mention this because three people have already asked me that question).

“Way, Way Kooler (a nod to Way Cool from the late 1990’s Swing Shift) actually is, and “Declaration” seems to be an anthem-like affirmation of daily renewal. “Miracle of Love” is a nice piece that would make a good mainstream rock single, although Falcon has to admit that the version done with Orchard Studios live from Brampton on the Internet broadcast with just Rik and Dave is more favored that the retro background vocals on the studio recording.

The first single from this project, “Why, Baby” had been out since December, and it is now joined by these and one more masterpiece, “And The River Still Runs” which thematically has its origins in the same vein as “Dos Arroyos” from the debut Troubs (“Two Streams”, although this piece flows like water or consciousness, depending on your mood) which also brought about the construction of “State of Grace”, from the same project- which was one of the most elegantly constructed songs Emmett has written in his solo career. Overall, Push and Pull should be added to your collection.


Peace,
Falcon and Dove

Nemacolin WOOFlands Grand Opening-Free!

Hello World Family,
Events for May and June are already pouring in, and we have been trying to figure out which ones to post and when. This one concerns pets, and should be a great fun family day (evening event for ages 21 and over), so we wanted to make sure that we let you know right away. Nemacolin Woodlands, the five star resort located in Farmington, PA is opening a new pet spa!

Nemacolin Wooflands Grand Opening Celebration

Grand Opening - Saturday, May 9, 2009... Nemacolin Wooflands, the region’s premier pet resort & spa. Located just off of Route 40 adjacent to Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, PA, Nemacolin Wooflands will feature hydrotherapy, a state-of-the-art grooming salon, outside exercise areas, massage therapies, and more! It’s the best way to treat your Golden Retriever like gold, make your Beagle feel regal or let your feline know she’s fabulous.

Join us for the Grand Opening Celebration... Pets Welcome!
Saturday, May 9

Events listed below will take place at Nemacolin Woofland and are complimentary, unless otherwise noted.

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Dr. Doggy - First Aid for Dogs

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Bob the Juggler

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Fishing Derby

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Dog / Owner Look Alike Contest

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Facility Tours

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. DJ Entertainment (TBD)

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Carnival Games

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tailgate Party
Complimentary: Hot Dogs, Mini Sandwiches
Bagged Snacks, Cookies & Non-Alcoholic Beverages

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Personal Appearance by Jim Krenn (WDVE)
and his dog, Gizmo!

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. "Photos with your Pet"

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Stilt Walker

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Personal Appearance by Jim Quinn (WPGB)
and his dog!

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Unicyclist / Juggler

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Dog / Owner Look Alike Contest Awards Ceremony

8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Cocktails for Canines - Flying Dog Promotion
Tavern - A la Carte
Reserved for guest 21 years and older

World Premieres: Rik, Dave, Chaka, and Bo

Hello Brothers and Sisters,
So...how many of you watched and listened to the World Premiere of Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop at the Rose Theatre on the Internet last night? Lots, by the emails, social networking and phone calls and text messages Falcon and Dove received. What a show!!! Too short, but awesome, just the same. So, let's review:

El Cuento del Gadjo, the only song in the group already released, and this was a modified version of the piece that Rik has performed for the last dozen years. It is a really strong, vibrant, challenging song, and the troubadours performed it smartly with Dave dressed in a Cabernet shirt and black jacket and Rik looking luscious in a black suit with a pure white button down shirt. They immediately went into the already released as a single, "Why, Baby?" that has had strong iTunes sales. I wondered what this was going to sound like as a guitar duet, since the studio recording is a well produced piece with a full band. I have to say, I like the duet better.

A new instrumental, "Red Hot"is just that; South American influenced meets Yes' syncopation in duality between Rik and Dave's guitar licks on steroids. A fierce song that will make the biggest guitar aficionados weep. It's sooooo good!

Unless you were at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia last winter, you never heard this one before, and it has had some final modifications before its final form on the new album Push and Pull, a line from this brand new piece, "A Deeper Kind of Blue" a melancholy lament to opportunities lost when life gets in the way.

One extremely fun piece was the tremendously impressive instrumental, "52 Pick-Up", which according to Mr. Emmett, can refer to the number of notes in the first few bars, or the card drop, or a vintage truck. Anyone with a musical ear and an appreciation for the impossible will be impressed by this force of nature; funky, progressive, and grabs at your heels a bit and makes you wanna dance.

The final song of the evening was a thoughtful piece, "Miracle", which has the trademark Rik and Dave harmonies, strong verse structure and articulate composition. It was introduced as a piece that lyrically transformed in its development, starting with a cynical, disbelieving character who, through the power of love, realizes he is more sacred and deserving of that love than he every imagined.

Rik Emmett has written some of the most inspirational anthems over his four decades of making music; some personal, some intimate, some universal, but all have had something for every listener. It may not be the same something, but it is something that can cause a change in perception if one is paying close attention.

For photos from last night's concert, and more information on the new album release, please go to:
www.myspace.com/rikemmettnetwork
www.rikemmett.com

NOTE: Rose Theatre and Orchard Studios do archive their concerts. Please see this link:
http://webcasts.myrosetheatre.ca/
www.orchardtv.com
Last night's concert is posted!

COMMUNITY PARTNERS CONCERT

For anyone in the Pittsburgh area June 25, 2009 at 8pm, Falcon and Dove are inviting you to a very unique opportunity. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is holding a most special event! With Lawrence Loh at the baton, the PSO will hold a Community Partners concert with R&B sensation, Chaka Khan! Lynn Swann (yes, the Steelers wide receiver from the 1970's Super Bowl years) will help host the evening, and the beneficiaries will be 50 community organizations. ALL proceeds will go to these tremendous organizations that do so much for so many during the year. Need ticket and information on how to support your favorite?

www.pittsburghsymphony.org
412-392-4900 or 800-743-8560

THE FIRST PUPPY
Well, the news and photos were leaked over the weekend, but Falcon and Dove held off on the big announcement until it was made official by the White House yesterday. Yes, the First Puppy has been chosen: a Porchie, that is, a Portuguese Water Dog, gifted by Senator Edward Kennedy (who has a soccer team of them), and his name is Bo. Bo is 3 months old, black curly hair and dark eyes, with a small white goatee, a white chest, and white sock style front paws. Just Google the words The First Puppy, and an article with a picture from the plethora of media that have covered this story will appear. Bo is adorable, dressed in a rainbow lei, and I hope the First Daughters enjoy their new little brother...and the responsibility that comes with him. Porchies need a lot of exercise...hehe.

Rik Emmett Live Performance Webcast Monday, April 13

Hello World Family,
Falcon, here. Our family Brother Rik Emmett sent this out and asked for Falcon and Dove to pass this on. Check it out; it should be big fun!

LIVE WEBCAST - MONDAY APRIL 13TH @ 8:00 PM!

Rik Emmett & Dave Dunlop (aka STRUNG-OUT TROUBADOURS) will be performing live on the internet this Monday, April 13th 2009 at 8:00 PM EST -- A SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED!



***Featuring the WORLD PREMIERE of new songs from their upcoming CD and digital release PUSH & PULL***



***This webcast is FREE***



Watch online at: http://webcasts.myrosetheatre.ca



If you are in the Toronto GTA area, you can buy tickets and attend this performance in person at the Rose Theatre. Tickets are available at the Rose Theatre's website: www.myrosetheatre.ca. Tickets are $10 in advance and $17.50 at the door.

Thank You

Hello World Family,

It has been an extremely busy time as you all know, but I wanted to pause and thank all of you who have sent prayers and condolences via email, phone calls, text messages, etc. concerning Pittsburgh's tremendous loss this week of three dedicated police officers.



As some of you know, Paul Scuillo II was a graduate of Central Catholic and a golf team member. While at Bayer, Dove won the Viewer's Choice Award from the BAYER Cause Challenge, a student environmental film festival/contest, he was a golf volunteer at Schenley (now the Bob O’Conner Golf Course)where my daughter was an active student participant and instructor for 8 years. Officer Kelly is a fixture in the East End and a wonderful dedicated husband and father of young women.

I am still trying to come to grips with the incident that caused this loss, and its senselessness, but your comforting expressions of support for their families, our community and acknowledgement our personal sorrow has been tremendous. This is one of the upsides of networks like this: it enables us to touch each other even when our arms cannot reach.


Expressions of condolence and prayer have arrived from around the country, and some from around the world. I especially want to acknowledge our Canadian Brothers and Sisters, who have traveled here just to offer their support. From law enforcement to public officials to wonderful friends, thank you for making the journey here to be with us during this trial of emotion. I will never be able to properly put into words how grateful I am for your support. It is good to see you, and comforting hear from you.

As our Brother Steve Carpenter, a member of the Toronto Police Service said today, " No boundaries here." He is so right.

We are Family.
They are simple words, but I hope they convey what is in my heart:
Thank you, bless you, I love you.

Peace,
Falcon

Victory in the Allegheny National Forest

Hello World Family,
Falcon here; I wanted to give this to you all right away. This is excellent news!
Peace,
Falcon and Dove

April 9, 2009

Contact: Andy Stahl, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics: (541) 484-2692
Ryan Talbott, Allegheny Defense Project: (814) 221-1408
David Sublette, Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter: (814) 397- 4121

Forest Service Agrees to Conduct Environmental Review of Oil and Gas Drilling in Allegheny

Conservation Groups Hail Agreement

ERIE, PA (4/9/09) – The U.S. Forest Service has agreed to conduct environmental review and allow the public to weigh in on all oil and gas development in the Allegheny National Forest, following pressure from conservation groups concerned that drilling will pollute water and destroy habitat for wildlife like the northern flying squirrel, eastern box turtle, northern goshawk, and timber
rattlesnake.

The Forest Service reached a settlement today with Allegheny Defense Project, Sierra Club, and Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, who filed suit in November after the agency failed to subject 34 proposed oil and gas projects to adequate review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Today's agreement ensures the public's right to weigh in on all
future drilling in the forest before the Forest Service gives it a green light.

The settlement will ensure that citizens have the opportunity to weigh in on drilling projects in the Allegheny National Forest. Over the past 10 years, thousands of oil and gas wells have been drilled in the Allegheny without environmental analysis and public comments. As a result of drilling, more
than 2,000 miles of roads have been built, damaging important wildlife habitat.

“With this settlement the Forest Service is making a commitment to disclose to people living near the Allegheny National Forest what impact oil and gas drilling will have on water quality, recreational opportunities, and the other benefits they expect from the national forest in their backyard.” said Andy Stahl, executive director of Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics. "The Forest Service certainly has the duty to set conditions to prevent damage to the surface
land it owns and protect wildlife on that land."

The settlement agreement stipulates that no oil and gas drilling can occur within Wilderness Study Areas, National Recreation Areas, Inventoried Roadless Areas, the Tionesta Scenic and Research Natural Areas, and the Morrison Run Area west to the Rimrock Overlook without environmental analysis and public comment and appeal opportunities.

"These areas contain some of the most remote wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities on the Allegheny National Forest," said Ryan Talbott, forest watch coordinator for the Allegheny Defense Project.
"Because of this settlement, places like Minister Valley, Tracy Ridge, and Rimrock are now protected from unregulated oil and gas drilling. Additionally, the settlement agreement unequivocally states that 'the Forest Service has legal authority to establish reasonable conditions and mitigation measures to protect federal surface resources' from oil and gas drilling. This important acknowledgment signals a new direction for regulating oil and gas drilling on the Allegheny that will better protect water and air quality, wildlife habitat and recreation
opportunities."

The settlement agreement creates an orderly transition allowing the drilling of approximately 585 oil and gas wells since these projects were already submitted to the Forest Service for approval at the time the lawsuit was filed. The Forest Service will postpone approval of approximately 440 other oil and gas wells that were submitted to the Forest Service before the lawsuit was filed, but
were considered “incomplete applications” by the Forest Service. Those proposed oil and gas wells, in addition to all future oil and gas drilling proposals, will be subject to NEPA analysis and public comment.

"This is a victory for everyone who enjoys the natural beauty of the Allegheny National Forest. This agreement will shed daylight on a process that has been hidden from public view for far too long.” said Sierra Club representative David Sublette. “Oil and gas development threatens to destroy the
sensitive wildlife habitat and spectacular wilderness that draw thousands of visitors to the Allegheny each year. The public should at least have an opportunity to weigh in before oil and gas companies are allowed to build roads and drill wells in this pristine area. This agreement represents a significant policy shift for the Allegheny National Forest.”