Category Archives: Venues

Alabama Songwriters Festival

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Today is the 4th of July! Among the fireworks, picnics and all the other activities going on this day, is the Alabama Songwriters Festival in Guntersville, Alabama. Actually, it has been going on since Friday, but today I’ll be going there. … Continue reading →

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Nine Reasons a Banjo Teacher Should go to NashCamp

Posted on October 29, 2009 by

When I was at NashCamp two weeks ago, I didn’t hear anyone else mention that they were a banjo teacher. I’m sure several of the people there besides the faculty taught at various levels, but I got to thinking how … Continue reading →

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Day Three of NashCamp

Posted on October 25, 2009 by

Day three of the NashCamp Fall Banjo Retreat is the last day, so Sunday had a bit of a different feeling to it – like we must do whatever we planned to do today or wait until next year. Getting … Continue reading →

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Five Lessons, Yea Six, from NashCamp

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

Here are a few items I learned this weekend at NashCamp. Some for me, others for my students. 1) Lighten up. No, not in terms of relationships; here, I mean lightening up with my right hand. I pick pretty hard … Continue reading →

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Day Two of NashCamp

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

Saturday was the second day of my first time at NashCamp, just southwest of Nashville, TN near the small town of Fairview. I got up and headed for the dining hall, where almost all of the activities took place. Still … Continue reading →

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The Company Band

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

I suppose such things happen often enough. A bunch of folks at work find they have a little (very little? common musical ground and so does the department administrator, who puts them all together in front of everyone to entertain … Continue reading →

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Day One of NashCamp

Posted on October 16, 2009 by

Well, I made it here to NashCamp! I’m sitting in the Dining hall, listening to the cacophony of twangs – barely a guitar or mandolin in sight. Needless to say, it’s rather loud. I see one reason why only banjo … Continue reading →

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T.V.O.T.F.C

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

It stands for the Tennessee Valley Old-Time Fiddlers Convention – the grandaddy of mid-south fiddle contests, as they have advertised it for forty-something years. I went to the second ever TVOTFC years ago, with my grandmother and mother one cool … Continue reading →

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The Practice Banjo & Bluegrass Jam Session at The Coffee Tree Books & Brew

Posted on September 18, 2009 by

As usual, this is on the third Saturday of each month; Septembers jam will be on the 19th. It’s from 4:00 – 5:00 pm at The Coffee Tree Books & Brew across Bailey Cove Road from Grissom High School in Huntsville, … Continue reading →

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Going to NashCamp!

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

I got  the check in the mail, so it’s official – I’m going to NashCamp’s Fall Banjo Retreat this year! This is a big banjo event held each year about 20 miles outside of Nashville at a small park, where … Continue reading →

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