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New England festivals 2009
Branden Basin Festival, Branden VT
Greyfox Bluegras Festival, Oak Hill NYJuly
White's Beach Brunswick ME, July
Podunk Festival Hartford CT July -Aug
Pemi Valley Festival Campton NH July -Aug
Camps
Pete Wernicks Jam Camp at Greyfox fest, NY, July.
Fiddleheads Acoustic Music Camp Moultonboro, NH, Sep
Rocky Mt. Fiddle Camp Estes Park, CO August
Fiddle Hell Groton MA, Nov
Branden Basin Festival, Branden VT
Greyfox Bluegras Festival, Oak Hill NYJuly
White's Beach Brunswick ME, July
Podunk Festival Hartford CT July -Aug
Pemi Valley Festival Campton NH July -Aug
Camps
Pete Wernicks Jam Camp at Greyfox fest, NY, July.
Fiddleheads Acoustic Music Camp Moultonboro, NH, Sep
Rocky Mt. Fiddle Camp Estes Park, CO August
Fiddle Hell Groton MA, Nov
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Live Bluegrass & Acoustic
Every week at Lake Shore House Northwood, NH.
Bluegrass Jams/Open Mikes
Luthier's Coop Jam Easthampton, MA. Get on the mailing
list here to be notified of twice monthly jams.
Check out Boston Bluegrass Union's Events Calendar to
find bluegrass picking all over New England.
Every week at Lake Shore House Northwood, NH.
Bluegrass Jams/Open Mikes
Luthier's Coop Jam Easthampton, MA. Get on the mailing
list here to be notified of twice monthly jams.
Check out Boston Bluegrass Union's Events Calendar to
find bluegrass picking all over New England.
| Clips from some live events: |
Wini and Bob Young of Cordwood band present great
open mike events that benefit the Bear Paw Land Trust.
The Down From the Hill series is held twice yearly in
Deerfield NH.
Big Sandy River Kat: fiddle, Terry Atkinson of Maple Ridge,
guitar, Doug Downey of Pine Hill Ramblers, Banjo.
Ragtime Annie, trad. Kat: fiddle. Doug Downey banjo. Terry
Atkinson Guitar.
Sound and live recordings courtesy of Pete Jones, White
Pine Recordings
open mike events that benefit the Bear Paw Land Trust.
The Down From the Hill series is held twice yearly in
Deerfield NH.
Big Sandy River Kat: fiddle, Terry Atkinson of Maple Ridge,
guitar, Doug Downey of Pine Hill Ramblers, Banjo.
Ragtime Annie, trad. Kat: fiddle. Doug Downey banjo. Terry
Atkinson Guitar.
Sound and live recordings courtesy of Pete Jones, White
Pine Recordings
| Bluegrass Jam Etiquette -or- Dont be a bluegrass jambuster! ! |
Bluegrass neophytes often bemoan that they don't know "the rules" of
bluegrass jamming. It's true, there are many unspoken points of "Bluegrass
Etiquette". If you break them you'll get anything from a 'harrmph" to a dirty scowl
from the banjoist or mandolinist next to you. A lead singer might just stop
singing if you behave like it's a "sing-a-long". BTW the First Rule of Bluegrass
Jam Singing: It ain't a sing along unless they're playing "Rocky Top" or "Will the
Circle be Unbroken". Don't sing along with the lead on a verse unless it's a
duet. Dont chime in on the chorus unless you've got a bonafide harmony part
that someone else isn't already singing! If you find people keep migrating
away from the jam after you join, start to suspect you are messin' up the jam.
Bottom line, look before you leap into jamming. Watch and learn. Before long,
circles will open and call you in when you stroll by instead of scattering. Here
is some good advice for jam neophytes:
Good luck, and leave the spoons and washboard at home!
bluegrass jamming. It's true, there are many unspoken points of "Bluegrass
Etiquette". If you break them you'll get anything from a 'harrmph" to a dirty scowl
from the banjoist or mandolinist next to you. A lead singer might just stop
singing if you behave like it's a "sing-a-long". BTW the First Rule of Bluegrass
Jam Singing: It ain't a sing along unless they're playing "Rocky Top" or "Will the
Circle be Unbroken". Don't sing along with the lead on a verse unless it's a
duet. Dont chime in on the chorus unless you've got a bonafide harmony part
that someone else isn't already singing! If you find people keep migrating
away from the jam after you join, start to suspect you are messin' up the jam.
Bottom line, look before you leap into jamming. Watch and learn. Before long,
circles will open and call you in when you stroll by instead of scattering. Here
is some good advice for jam neophytes:
- Jam etiquette for Fiddle Hell posted by Dave Reiner has some sound advice.
- Fiddlers who don't play a chorded instrument often find it hard to pick along
on tunes they don't know. It's immensely helpful to learn to recognize basic
chords on the guitar Here's a tip sheet especially for jamming fiddlers:
Picking up tunes by ear - If you are starting your own jam, you can post the TEN JAMMANDMENTS!!!
Hilarious good advice! Here's another pdf version with top bg jam tunes. - Better yet, attend a Pete Wernick Jam Camp. or for jamtastic practice during
the off season get one of his DVDs:
Good luck, and leave the spoons and washboard at home!
The Pine Hill Ramblers, will appear at Branden VT, and Pemi
Valley, NH to mention a few stops on their summer, 2009
festival schedule. Watch for up and coming bands seen around
the NE circuit n 2009 Dan Helman and Marking Time, James
Delnero & Lost Mt , Tripping Lily and Empty Pockets Bluegrass.
Other bands include Stillhouse Jammers. Former Gopher
Broke fiddler Rich Hamilton is one of my local faves.
Appalachian Still is actively promoting old time and bluegrass in
the pioneer valley of MA.
Valley, NH to mention a few stops on their summer, 2009
festival schedule. Watch for up and coming bands seen around
the NE circuit n 2009 Dan Helman and Marking Time, James
Delnero & Lost Mt , Tripping Lily and Empty Pockets Bluegrass.
Other bands include Stillhouse Jammers. Former Gopher
Broke fiddler Rich Hamilton is one of my local faves.
Appalachian Still is actively promoting old time and bluegrass in
the pioneer valley of MA.
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