Thanks to all who volunteered, donated, and attended the Do the Dean 2 Benefit on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at The Celtic Junction.

We had a wonderful day, the bands and artists were brilliant. Those who came gave generously and gave tremendous support and love. We had a great time.

The volunteers did a great job and once again Heather Jansz outdid herself with her magnificent cuisine.

Of course Cormac, Natalie, and everyone at the Junction were huge help and support as well.

Find out more on the Do The Dean 2 Facebook page.

Download, Print, and Distribute the official Do the Dean 2 poster.

Performing Artists

• 12:00 – 12:30 Lehto & Wright
• 12:45 – 1:15 Cory Wong
• 1:30 – 2:00 Gregg Herriges
• 2:15 – 2:45 Elgin Foster
• 3:00 – 3:30 Eric Hohn
• 3:45 – 4:15 Marc Anderson
• 4:30 – 5:00 Laura Mackenzie
• 5:15 – 5:45 Marcus Wise
• 6:00 – 6:30 Hart Lieberman & Smith
• 6:45 – 7:15 Anthony Cox
• 7:25 – 7:45 Prudence Johnson
• 7:55 – 8:25 Dakota Dave Hull
• 8:35 – 9:05 Frank Boyle and His Eminent Acoustic Entourage
• 9:10 – 9:30 Kari Tauring with Drew Miller
• 9:45 – Boiled in Lead

Thanks to all of you who made the CD Sale for Dean Magraw at the Black Dog Cafe a huge success.

Read about the event here:

• French
• English

This event was held on
Sunday, 6 December, 2009
Black Dog Cafe
308 Prince Street
St Paul, Minnesota
651-228-9274

Thanks to all involved in a grand night of enchantment at Zumbrota’s State Theatre, organized by Crossings Art Center in Zumbrota on Wednesday, November 25, 2009.

The event featured:

Ann Reed, Cam Waters, Claudia Schmidt, Dan Chouinard, Dan Newton, Leslie Ball, Marc Anderson, Peter Mayer, Prudence Johnson, and Vicky Emerson

Dean Magraw’s career spans over thirty years: he’s a guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer. He’s an artist uniquely consistent in his ability to rise to the highest level of musical expression in a dazzling array of contexts.

On May 5, Dean was diagnosed with MDS (Myelodysplastic Syndrome). This basically means that Dean’s bone marrow isn’t functioning properly. In Dean’s case, leukemic blasts (immature cells) are crowding out other cells, especially the white blood cells. Chemotherapy began the following Monday.

When Dean’s concert with Vicky Emerson, scheduled at Crossings on August 28, was cancelled due to his condition, Marie Marvin got to work – with exquisite results.

Ten musicians, co-performers and friends of Dean, donated their talents and assembled at Zumbrota’s State Theatre for an evening of song to raise funds for Dean’s medical expenses in a life-affirming evening of joy in honor of Dean Magraw.

Boiled in Lead and Ruth MacKenzie thrilled the audience in a benefit for their ailing comrade, Dean Magraw, on Saturday, November 21, 2009

A very successful silent auction was held as well. Thanks to all of you who donated items, as well as your time and energy, and for attending this show!

About the Show:

Fresh from standing ovations in both the Chapel and the Concert Hall at Carleton College, this “…legendary figure in the field of American folk rock…” (World Music Central) comes back to The Cedar to help heal guitarist Dean Magraw.

Dean’s joining Boiled In Lead in 2005 was a pivotal factor in the band’s resurgence that led to their acclaimed 25th Anniversary release Silver.

(Silver) “…smashes genres, hits the most primal nerves, and – even in its acoustic moments – shakes your bones.” – Mpls-St.Paul magazine

Earlier this year, Dean Magraw was diagnosed with an illness that required a bone marrow transplant. He’s had to cancel all performances while he recovers, so the net proceeds from tonight’s concert will go towards his recovery. There will also be a silent auction, with items including signed prints from Sidney Maurer, Gregory W. Bitz, Sherlyn Barnes and Erin Sayer.

Ruth Mackenzie, a frequent collaborator with Dean, will join the quartet for a few songs to add her vocal lilt to the evening.

“Boiled in Lead’s return is to be greeted with huge applause, mass cheering and flag-waving in berserk fashion.” – fRoots (UK)

“Boiled in Lead keys into the most powerful elements of all the genres the band pulls from, finding a hypnotic common denominator in ancient Irish drones and rock rhythms, a similar energy source behind electric guitar solos and the shrill piping of penny whistles.” — Express Milwaukee

“…this is traditional music brought to the boil. Silvermay not be for the purists but it’s one of the best things you’ll hear this year. Trust me on this.” — Dai Jeffries, Rock’n’Reel (UK)

“…the most important folk-rock band to appear since the 1970s… required listening…” — MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide

“…the prime purveyor of a style of Celtic music infused with punk-rock attitude, developing over the years with a hard-driving swirl that combined Irish folk with heavy rock and elements of styles from all over the world. …one of the best bands Minnesota’s ever produced. (When they play) all-acoustic, …don’t be fooled into thinking that means ‘quiet’ — even without amplification, Boiled In Lead can summon up furious punk-folk energy.” — The Onion (2004)

Boiled in Lead

Cedar Cultural Center
416 Cedar Ave. So.
Minneapolis, MN
612-338-2674

A Night for Dean Magraw

A mighty evening on Friday the 13th as The Big Wu, God Johnson, JT Bates, Jason Shannon, and many more local musicians and artists rocked The Cabooze, in tribute to Dean Magraw.

Band Line-up:

• Jason Shannon Band
• JT Bates with Alpha Consumer & Regional Jazz Trio
• God Johnson
• The Big Wu

Poster by Beth VanDeWalker

The Cabooze

• 917 Cedar Ave S · Minneapolis

Email: thatonewhowas@yahoo.com

The Oak Center General Store in Lake City, Minnesota held a pot-luck buffet, square dance, and concert in support of Dean Magraw Benefit on Saturday, September 12, 2009.

Featuring: Leslie Ball, Anthony Cox, Marc Anderson, Liz And Tim’s square dance band, and more!

The Oak Center General Store, Lake City, Minnesota

Located on Highway 63, 10 miles South of Lake City; or 25 miles north of Rochester.

A Benefit and Silent Auction for Dean Magraw was held on Sunday, October 11 at the Artists’ Quarter in Downtown St. Paul.

The event was a great success, with phenomenal music provided by the Tuesday Night Band (Downtown Bill Brown, Billy Franze, KennyHorst); Lucia Newell, Gordy Johnson, Laura Caviani, Eric Gravatt; the Tim Sparks Trio with Chris Bates, Jay Epstein and Prudence Johnson; How Birds Work (Dean Granros, Chris Bates, Peter Schimke, Kenny Horst); Brandon Wozniak, Jay Epstein, Bryan Nichols; JT Bates, Jim Anton, Tommy Barbarella, Brian Gallagher; Dave Karr Quartet with special guest Connie Evingson; and the Regional Jazz Trio, featuring Anthony Cox & Debbie Duncan

How Birds Work: Peter Schimke, Dean Granros, Chris Bates, Kenny Horst, performing at the Benefit for Dean Magraw, 10/11/09

The September 14th Dean Magraw Benefit at the Dakota was a great success, with a sizable Monday night crowd treated to lovely songs and tunes from local jazz greats, including Cookie Coleman, Pat Frederick, Adi Yeshaya, Cynthia Johnson, Joe Cruz, Lee Blaske, Harold Bondaras, Greg Kaynor, Ginger Commodore, Kevin Washington, Debbie Duncan, Karen Mueller, Mark Mueller, Wayne Cullinan, and more.

A rousing cheer went up when the news that Dean had returned home from the hospital was reported.

Here’s a wee low quality video of one of the high points of the evening:

More video to come, hopefully.

Thanks to everyone involved and attending who made this benefit a huge success!

To raise money for Dean’s living expenses during his recovery from a bone marrow transplant, a benefit concert and silent auction was held on Sunday, August 30th, 2009 at The Celtic Junction at 836 Prior Avenue in St. Paul.

Doors opened at 11:30 am and music began at noon and continued throughout the day until 10 pm. Many of the Twin Cities’ finest musicians were present.

Performance Schedule:

• 12:00-12:30 – Dakota Dave Hull
• 12:30-1:00 – Eastside
• 1:15-1:45 – Lehto and Wright
• 2:00-2:30 – Eric Hohn & Blair Krivanek
• 2:45-3:15 – Axis Mundi
• 3:30-4:00 – The Petersons
• 4:15-4:30 – Tim Sparks
• 4:30-4:45 – Elgin Foster
• 5:00-5:15 – Nirmala Rajesakar & Marcus Wise
• 5:15-5:30 – Marcus Wise & Mike Salovich
• 5:45-6:15 – Laura Mackenzie & Dáithí Sproule
• 6:30-7:00 – Marc Anderson, JT Bates & Jim Anton
• 7:15-7:45 – Café Accordion Orchestra, Diane Jarvi
• 8:00-8:30 – Greg Herriges Trio
• 8:45-9:15 – Prudence Johnson & Dan Chouinard
• 9:30-10:00 – Boiled In Lead

Silent Auction Items (more to come!)

• Winnipeg Folk Festival – 2 Adult Weekend Passes ($400 value)
• Creation Audio – 4 hours of Studio Time ($500 value)
• Secret Stash Studio- 4 hours of Studio Time
• Secret Stash Records-5 CDs
• The School II-Gift Certificate – $30
• Sid Maurer-Signed print -Miles Davis
• Sid Maurer-Signed Donovan photograph
• School of The Wise-Gift Cards – $30
• AC Media-6 Signed Star Wars Prints
• Junpei Sekino-2 Signed Fractal Prints
• Dan Rein – Framed Photo of Sufi Shrine in Iran
• Brenda Langton – The Cafe Brenda Cookbook
• Spoonriver Restaurant – $50 Gift Certificate
• Black Dog Cafe – 2 $25 gift certificates
• Tony Benedict-3 Signed Hanna Barbara Cartoon Drawings
• Jim Fraher-2 Photos of Ireland
• Irish on Grand – signed print by Sheralyn Barnes
• Joel Bahma-2 North Shore Photos
• Savage Amp – Jeff-3 T-Shirts
• Dick Michaels-Guitar, Stand, tuner, strap $500
• Gabrielle Angelique-2 signed CDs
• Daithi Sproule-signed CD
• Todd Menton-Signed CD
• Lehto & Wright-signed CD
• New Folk-26 CDs
• New Folk-Wellness CDs – 4
• Drew Miller – Omnium Records 10 cd set
• The School II-Beer Glasses – 12
• Pamela Espeland – Knitted Cap
• Dec Barry – 1 Beginning Mat Series @ Core Pilates (12 classes)
• Cedar Cultural Center – 10 assorted show tickets (5 shows, 2 tix each)
• Liz Welch – framed giclée print
• Nick Lethert – framed giclée print
• Element 115 Design & NuForm Graphics -
  5 canvas prints of Dean Magraw by Manfred Pollert, signed by Dean
• Michael McKern – 4 hours recording time at Tracks on 6th, St. Paul
• Bryan Aaker & Judith Napier – 10 copies of Why Marmarth (DVD),
  a film by Digger Kohler about Willie Murphy’s Cockroach Park Band
• Online Strategies – Online classes (for any donation)
• Metro Sound – 2 pair Samson Headphones
• AC Media – Signed Pete Bruntnell poster
• Gregory Bitz – 2 Prints
• Shannyn – Scupture: ‘MOVE’
• Gina Louise – Drawing
• Erin Sayer – 2 paintings of Dean Magraw on Metal
• Heather Jansz – Fire and Spice Cookbook
• Heather Jansz – Catered meal for 4
• Caroline Keefe – 3 Handmade bags
• Elgin Foster – Beringer Founders Estate wine
• Red House Records – 6 new release cds

Stay tuned to dothedean.com for information about future benefits for Dean.