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Play in the Howard Keel-Don Felder Golf Classic

Felderfans — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:15:15 +0000

Interested in playing in this year’s Howard Keel-Don Felder 25th Golf Classic?

The event is scheduled for Sunday, September 11 at the DeVere Carden Park located outside of Manchester, U.K. Three-player-teams can register to play 18 holes as a foursome with a celebrity captain. Included in the package are refreshments, lunch and the gala dinner and evening’s entertainment.

The 2011 Keel-Felder Golf Classic benefits the free 24-hour child and youth hotline ChildLine. For registration and information go straight to the NSPCC event registration page.

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Charity Tournament Aids Cancer Center

Felderfans — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:09:13 +0000

Golf enthusiasts and generous guests helped raise close to £30,000 for the Christie Hospital in Manchester this past weekend at the annual Howard Keel-Don Felder Golf Classic.

The following team sponsors made this year’s event a success: AWM Promotions/Willie Morgan, Barnsley Football Club, Bridgemere, Carden Park Hotel, Character Options, CK Beckett, Dunham Investments, Enterprise plc, Fantastic Places, Future Environmental, Hain-Celestial, Hill Dickinson, Jim Martin, Perrys, Ravenstone, Regency Country Club, Vacation Travel, Vale Abbey Golf Club and WE 7.

Don has been participating in the event for the past ten years. He was asked by the late Howard Keel to take over hosting duties in 2004. Next year will be the 25th edition.

We’ve put together a slideshow from the golf and gala .

Thanks to Joe B. for contributing several images.

It’s the Classic Golf Weekend

Felderfans — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:46:00 +0000

Don’s in the U.K. this weekend, hosting the traditional Keel-Felder Golf Classic. As in the previous two years, the DeVere Carden Park Hotel and Golf Resort near Chester will stage the charity event on Sunday, September 6. The first foursomes hit the fairways early and don’t stop swinging until shortly before the cocktails, gala dinner, auction and entertainment top off the day’s festivities.

We hear legendary vocal artist Tony Christie is scheduled to return to the event this year, on the footsteps of his album “Made in Sheffield” which was released in late 2008. In addition, tenor Jon Christos and the Greg Morton Band will also be back to entertain.

Check back as we’ll be bringing you updates directly from the venue beginning tomorrow and throughout the weekend. See you there!

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April News & Updates

Felderfans — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:19:52 +0000

Earlier this month, the Montreux Jazz Festival (July 13-18) announced its 2009 program. “Jazz Festival” is somewhat of a misnomer. This year’s “jazz” includes the likes of the Black Eyed Peas, Alice Cooper and Sammy Hagar (!), Donna Summer, Derek Trucks, Lily Allen, Jeff Beck, Seal, Steely Dan, Steve Winwood and B.B. King. (Rest assured, the jazz lineup is phenomenal – the list is l-o-o-o-n-g.) Interesting addition this year: Creed Taylor and the CTI All Star Band – Creed Taylor was Don’s first record producer back in 1969* . . . . . . Our “house” steel guitarist, Al Perkins, has announced he will be returning to Europe this summer with selected dates in the U.K. and eventually on the continent. Al will also be appearing this weekend at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, CA (4/26), where Poco (Messina, Furay, Young, Cotton, Schmit) and Pure Prairie League are also on the bill. . . . . . . What are you waiting for? European Crosby, Stills and Nash fans take heed: four of their nine European shows are already sold out: Glastonbury Festival (Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen) on 6/27, London (Royal Albert Hall) on 7/1, Paris on 7/4 and Amsterdam on 7/6. We’re looking forward to the open air show in Bonn on July 3rd. Fans in the U.S. have a selection of domestic dates from early June on. (You know, if Al Perkins and Stephen Stills stumble upon each other in Europe, you’ve got a third of a Manassas reunion!)

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We’ve updated our selected press items page, adding a link to a recent review of Don’s April 11th show in Coachella by the local press. The review also contains a thick photo album with images of Don and band members Frank Simes (guitar), Shem von Schroeck (bass), Timothy Drury (keys) and Stevie D (drums) . . . . .Don’s Wikipedia page has been updated, and that’s where you’ll find the very recent photo posted on the left . . . . And last but not least, for those of you looking forward to this year’s Keel-Felder Classic charity golf tournament: the 2009 edition is scheduled for September 6th.

* Now for today’s Felder trivia question: What record of Don’s did Creed Taylor produce?

Thanks, Everyone!…

Felderfans — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:10:39 +0000

Don at the club house

…for another memorable Keel-Felder Golf weekend. A total of £33,060 was raised to benefit the Christies cancer center. In addition to the day’s round of (scuba-)golf, the evening included some great entertainment. We particularly enjoyed Don accompanying Tim Healy’s vocal on “Desperado.”

Once again, Don was gracious enough to allow himself to be filmed for golf-educational purposes. Joe B’s annual video has been edited into bite-sized pieces and posted over on the 2008 Classic page. We’ve also added a few images from the gala dinner.

Keel-Felder Classic Fore Christies

Felderfans — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:46:17 +0000

Once again, Carden Park will be the setting for this year’s annual Howard Keel-Don Felder Golf Classic coming up on Sunday, September 7th. The event’s golf tournament pairs up sponsored amateur players and celebrities from sport and entertainment for a day on the course, with the focus on fun and the proceeds benefitting the Christies Hospital cancer center in Manchester. In addition to the golf, a traditional benefit auction and gala dinner-cabaret top off the day’s activities.

Spectators are welcome to come out and enjoy the golf, chat with the participants and perhaps get an autograph or two from a favorite football player or television personality. Greg Morton is looking forward to returning with his band to support Don musically and if last year’s show was any indication, there should be some great post-game entertainment in store for the sponsors and their guests.

Check the Classics page over the next few days for visitor information and once things get underway, live quotes and visuals direct from the venue!