all things jamming

Saturday show in Boulder

Ms_Amy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:41:15 -0500

This Saturday, Oct. 11th, Mike & Amy Finders (of Finders & Youngberg) will be performing at The Rock 'n' Soul Cafe in Boulder, CO. It shall be a TRIO show with Ashleigh Caudill on stand-up bass. She really rocks, and has lots of stage jokes. Call or stop by the Cafe to purchase tickets in advance, 5290 Arapahoe Ave, (303) 443-5108. Hope to see you there!

Since we are newish to The Front Range of CO, and you might not know who the heck we are, here is a quote from someone who has contributed to Bluegrass Now magazine. Joe posted this comment on our CDBaby page:

banjo set-up

bybster — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:34:02 -0500

anyone know a good banjo set-up man in the tampa bay area?

History of Tunes/Public Domain

cabbagetaco — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:49:12 -0500

Does anyone know of a good web site to gather information on the history of a tune, or to verify if a tune is in the public domain?

Kudos to Folkjam for a great open mic hook up at Got Wine & Cigars Dunedin, FL!

Michael T — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:10:57 -0500

Thanks! The folkjam forum hooked me up with Joshua Reilly at Got Wine & Cigars in Dunedin, FL. http://www.gotwineonline.com/ I had a great time at their Tuesday Night OPEN MIC! John & Rose have a great set up and fine staff. The equipment was good and the people fantastic, warm and welcoming. Don't be deceived by the small store front off Main street, they have a wonderful set up out back. This is easily one of the friendliest and fun venues you're going to come across.

Jams in my area

Fidddle Dee Dee — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:32:14 -0500

I am really interested in jams in my area. I play with a group that plays for nursing and senior centers. But occasionally I would like to just met and play and not have to drive 100's of miles. It seems all our playing in Arkansas is located in the ozarks. We down in the gulf coastal plains like to jam too.

banjo question

nita — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:16:01 -0500

My husband (who is not a skilled banjo player) recently purchased a 1920's four string banjo. While it had an okay sound, it played horribly off key and so on my advice he got new strings for it. He had to choose between a heavy and a light string and I suggested the lighter strings.
Now he insists that the strings do not have enough tension even though they are tuned to pitch. It does sound different than it did but it does play in perfect pitch from low to high (all the way up the neck).

Looking for people to Jam with

Mudskipper Cory — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:16:21 -0500

Howdy All,
I'm Mudskipper Cory, and I am a banjo player that is looking for people to jam with, whether it be Jams, or getting together and starting a band.
I am looking for more experience with playing with other musicians. Eventually I would like to do this as a career.
If interested or know of place in the Orange County New York area, Please, Please email me at bumba27@hotmail.com....
Thanks

Keep On Pickin
Mudskipper Cory

dobro

greg mccarty — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:31:18 -0500

really like the dobro and I'm interested in locating one

any dobro picker with good advice for a beginner?

Mountain Music 2nd Saturday Jam

nearlynormal — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:46:14 -0500

I try to make this one when I can. Hope to make it for and hour or so on April 12th.

Does anyone know the name of the man on the fiddle last month.

I had to leave before talking with him. He was awesome. The mood of the room really seemed to change when he joined in that afternoon.

Harris "Lips" Deutsch
(Shawnee, Kansas)

ABC player for palm pilot devices

scott.mclewin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:55:30 -0500

I just saw a reference to this flow by on the fiddle-l and thought it was a great idea. It is a palm OS program that will play ABC tunes and show notation. If you already carry a phone such as the Treo, this is an interesting way to carry along a tune database so that you can keep track of how tunes start.

http://www.palmabc.ganderband.com/

Scott