Banjo

Old Time Jam

russcoll — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:22:49 -0500

Informal Old Time Music Jam. Players welcome. Meets 2nd Wednesday 7:30 p.m and Last Sunday of each month.
We sit in a circle and take turns calling tunes to play.
Jam is at the Washington Fire Hall, which is owned by Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue, a volunteer organization. As of October 2007, we typically have 8 - 12 players showing up to play claw hammer banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin and hammered dulcimer

Questions: email russcoll@comcast.net

Playing By Ear and Jamming Workshop

BanjoBlogAdmin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:45:15 -0500

Start: 13 Oct 2007 - 1:00pm

End: 13 Oct 2007 - 5:00pm

Timezone: US/Eastern

Ross Nickerson has launched a new series of workshops focusing on playing by ear, jamming with others, learning more about using chords, basic improvising, and getting away from tablature. Ross specializes in breaking down the many common obstacles unique to learning 5-string bluegrass banjo into simple practical terms. Other topics covered include exercises and drills, picking, timing, memorizing, improvising, jamming skills, and backup!

Spiritfield's Irish Session

Diviney — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:11:39 -0600

Irish Session; Open - All levels; Sheet music; songs; and all Celtic music okay.