Peter O. Ruby jam session
The jam sessions run every other Tuesday (see repeat details).
In November 2008, this jam will have celebrated its 4th year of existence.
The jam is also a meeting place for my band, "Peter O. Ruby with all Bells & Whistles" and our many friends, who are themselves often members of other local Prague bluegrass bands.
The purpose of this jam is to create space for:
1. English sung bluegrass (Czech lyrics are not excluded, but English is standard)
2. grass roots bluegrass community - everybody interested in acoustic bluegrass
3. beginner musicians and intermediate pickers without a band
5. regular meeting and picking event for any other musicians and fans alike.
The original purpose is still very valid as it proved it can keep up the motivation and enthusiasm of most of the regulars. :-)
There's plenty of opportunities to listen to bluegrass in Prague, but nothing beats the feeling of actively taking part of picking with some of the best players in the country.
It also became a meeting place for foreign bluegrass musicians passing through Prague.
It is still a very informal jam, sitting around tables, fully acoustic, approximately around 20 regular visitors. I welcome anyone willing to pick or listen and keep the jam session rules.
The saloon serves great Czech beer (original Pilsener and Pardaal) and offers some great local cuisine of "cowboy and prairie food" for unbeatable prices (the blog at Czech Please complements the info about our jam by pictures and some video clips).
The jam info is also featured on my band's webpage, in the Forum topic called "Peter O. Ruby jam session".
The additional location info for you overseas hillbilly tourists - the Saloon "U Supa" is located at the top of the Na Cecelicce street, in the suburb of SmÃchov. The nearest tram station is Bertramka (a place associated with the stay of one well known picker Mr. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the year 1787 and 1789 - this is the place where he finished his opera "Don Giovanni" - you can see the place by entering "Bertramka" into the Google Earth application. U Supa is on the opposite side of the valley, about 1/3 mile [500 metres]away).
On the very same location, there is also another jam running every Thursday, but it is sung mainly in Czech language.
Please note: I saw several times that the location selector stopped pointing to the right place at saloon U Supa. If this happens to you, just enter the 50.07338 for latitude and 14.39331 for longitude to get the correct spot.
Looking forward to see you, Alarix.
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September 30, 2007
Yes, as I indicated before, the jams in March did not happen after all due to the fantastic opportunity to see the visiting Hickory Project and the Kruger Brothers.
So when I came to the jam on the Tuesday 1st April and saw only about four people waiting for me, I thought it was the bad news. Especially as I came quite late, at about 8 PM. We had no bass player, no banjo, no dobro, and the mandolin player only one.
Unfortunately the best fiddle player had to leave early, so it all looked bleak. But slowly, people gathered, and around 10:PM our numbers were back to our good standard, about 16 people, two bass players and three banjos.
So, this was great relieve. Still what holds true is that the jams must be regular to keep attracting players, and cannot be too far apart so the guys do not forget coming.
See more about our jam at "U Supa Country Saloon - Bluegrass Jam Night"
September 30, 2007
Yes, it is great we are going to be visited by the bluegrass greats, the US Hickory Project and the famous Swiss Kruger Bros. - but unfortunately, their shows are hitting the town just on the very days of my jams - 4th and 18th of March!!!!
Well, as much as I am pleased to hear the news of their pending visit, it grieves me as well - that means most of March no jam, although until yesterday I thought I would never trade my jam for any concert by anyone. :-)
So, if you are planning to visit our jam, please send me an sms to my cell phone number as provided, we will most probably move the jam to Wednesdays for these two occasions, but this means a different location.
Cheers
Alarix