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Playing at Berkeley Bob’s in Cullman this Saturday
If you happen to be around Cullman this Saturday, drop by; several of us are playing Bluegrass at Berkeley Bob’s Coffee House at 1pm, Saturday, September 7th, 2013. It’s at 304 1st Avenue Southeast, Cullman, AL. Actually, we are ‘practicing … Continue reading
Solid Blue at The Flying Monkey
I know this is sort of late notice – it’s this evening – but my friends Cindy Musselwhite, Bud Teague and company (Solid Blue is the band’s name) are playing at The Flying Monkey tonight. Check ’em out! http://www.lowemill.net/ai1ec_event/solid-blue-bluegrass-band-with-cindy-musselwhite/?instance_id=86535
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Tagged Bud Teague, Cindy Musselwhite, Solid Blue
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Alabama Songwriters Festival
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
Posted in Banjoists and Others, Music in General, Venues
Tagged Alabama Songwriters Festival, Brian Curtis, Eric Shaffer, Guntersville, Leon Venerable
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Nine Reasons a Banjo Teacher Should go to NashCamp
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
Posted in Banjos and Society, Banjos in General, Venues
Tagged Banjo, Bluegrass, Friends, Good Advice, Jamming, NashCamp, Networking, New Techniques, No Man is an Island, Recharge, Resource, Skills, Teachers
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Day Three of NashCamp
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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Tagged Banjo Retreat, Bill Evans, Bluegrass, Grounspeed, NashCamp, Ned Luberecki, October, Rocky Top, Sonny Osborne
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Five Lessons, Yea Six, from NashCamp
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
Posted in Tips & Techniques, Venues
Tagged 3rd, 6th, Alan Munde, Banjos, Bill Emerson, Bill Evans, Capos, NashCamp, Ned Luberecki, Right Hand, Singing, Tom Adams
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Day Two of NashCamp
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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Tagged 3rds, 6ths, Banjo Classes, Fairview TN, Fiddle Tunes, NashCamp, Right Hand
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The Company Band
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Band, Common Ground, Company, Entertain, Luncheon
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Day One of NashCamp
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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Tagged Alan Munde, Banjo, Bill Emerson, Bill Evans, NashCamp, Ned Luberecki, Sonny Osborne, Tony Adams
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T.V.O.T.F.C
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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Tagged Alabama, Athens, Bobby Osborne, Buddy Spicher, Convention, Fiddlers, Old-time, Tennessee, Valley
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