20th Annual SWSGA Steel Guitar Show

January 10th & 11th, 2025  -  9am to midnight

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Venue

DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix Mesa, 1011 West Holmes Avenue, Mesa, AZ

A block of rooms has been reserved for January 9, 2025 - January 12, 2025. Special room rates will be available until December 20th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.

You can make reservations online here.

You can also make reservations by phone at 480-833-5555. You must tell them that you are registering for the Southwestern Steel Guitar Association Show to get the show rate.

Performers

Chuck Back, Bob "Boo" Bernstein, Bob Blair, Pete Burak, Jonathan Candler, Dee Carestia, Frank Carter, Carco Clave, Jim Cohen, John Corzine, Billy Easton, Skip Edwards, Paul Haaker, Dawn Jackson, Chris Kennison, Chuck Lettes, Doug Livingston, Jay Dee Maness, Bill Nicholson, Dean Parks, Rick Schmidt, Penny Scholar, Larry Toliver, Uncle Tony, Andrea Whitt, Christopher Woitach, David Wright

House Band

Our outstanding house band includes Chuck Back, Skip Edwards, Dan Range, Terry Back, and others.

Masters of Ceremony

Joe Naylor and Billy Easton

Non-Pedal Session

The Non-Pedal Room will be up and swinging on Saturday the 11th, after lunch. This year, Chuck Lettes and Bob Blair will be coordinating the event.

Seminars

Larry Toliver
Saturday, January 11, 9am to noon
Cost: $35

Larry will have an E9th seminar this year. It will be mostly mid-level in player skill, but a little bit advanced. Everyone should be able to learn and play this song with some practice and dedication to technique.

The featured song will be "Four in The Morning", a Faron Young tune. It is not too fast, with well-thought-out licks to develop your timing, touch, and overall ability to sound nice and in tune. Tablature will be offered for both melody and improvisation. This tune is a waltz, and should flow smoothly and reflect your bar hand, and you should be able to work on classic pick hand grips which will help you now, as well as down the road. All great players usually have at least one waltz in their set at the shows.

Also covered will be Lloyd Green's "Hogan's Dream". Larry will be joined by guest teacher Travis Toy. Video recording is allowed.

Larry looks forward to seeing you at the class. You can contact him at 325.518.3947 (cell) or tliver1956.com.


To register in advance for this seminar, you can send a note and payment to PO Box 1129, Globe, AZ 85502. You can also register at the show.

$5.00 of each student's fee will go to support the SWSGA.

Ticket prices

Tickets for the 2025 show will be $35.00 per day. There will not be an early registration discount. You may purchase tickets at the door, or mail in your payment to Peggy Porter at SWSGA, P.O. Box 1192, Globe, AZ 85502.

Note: All items for the silent auction, raffles and sales were donated, and all proceeds will be used to fund the show and future club events. All donors names will be posted on the Donation Board at the show reception desk.