I think some folks were down at the Centralia Campout, but we had a good turnout for the August jam — three guitars, one banjo, one concertina, and two fiddles (and occasional pennywhistle). Here’s what we played: Red Wing (G) …
Same as last year, I drove back from the Subdued Stringband Jamboree and had just about enough time to take a shower and change clothes before heading down to Dusty Strings. This time I remembered my recorder, though! Here’s what …
The July Slower Than Dirt Jam was on a sweltering hot day at the Northeast branch of the library, which has no air conditioning. It was also half an hour short, thanks to a scheduling mishap on my part, but …
Sarah was out of town, so I was guest host for the Dusty Strings jam in July. It was a completely different group of folks than are usually there and we spent more time socializing than normal, so there were …
There wasn’t a jam in April, due to scheduling issues, and the jam in May was at Folklife and I managed to not turn my recorder on somehow, so I don’t have the list of tunes we played there. They …
Tunes played at Dusty Strings this month: Cluck Old Hen (A modal) Paddy on the Handcar (A modal) Tune of the Month: Monkey in a Dog Cart (C) St. Anne’s Reel (D) Old Grey Cat (Em) Spotted Pony (D) Whiskey …
The Slower Than Dirt jam at Folklife 2015 is on Saturday, May 23rd, from 1:30 to 2:50 in the Armory Loft music workshop space. I’m pretty sure that’s on the second floor of the Armory (the building formerly known as the …
Tunes from the Mother’s Day jam at Dusty Strings: Soldier’s Joy (D) Old Joe Clark (A) Tune of the Month: Old Gray Cat (Em) Carnival Polka (Dm) Wind that Turns the Mill (A) Folsom Prison Blues (E?) Tennessee Waltz (G) …
A surprisingly good turnout for such a lovely day. Here’s what we played: Tune of the Month: Katydid (C) Old Mose (C) Soldier’s Joy (D) Paddy on the Handcar (Am) Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue (C) Western Country (Fly …
Tunes played at the Dusty Strings jam in March, 2015: St. Anne’s Reel (D) Sarah Armstrong’s (D) Tune of the Month: Billy in the Lowground, from Glenn Berry (C) Old Mose (C) Pig Ankle Rag (D) Johnny, Don’t Get Drunk …