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"Ability to play the banjo soon places
one in a social position to pick and choose from scores of social
invitations. Everywhere, the banjoist is assured of a hearty welcome..."
~Anon., from THE BANJO, a
1927 pamphlet published by Gibson, Inc.
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 We
love old time music and we love banjos -- to play them, listen to them,
look at them, talk about them! In 2004 we formed Friends of Old
Time Banjo (FOB) to create opportunities to learn to play old time
music in a low-key, supportive setting where we could grow as old time
banjo players. As we gained experience we became a full-fledged
jam drawing players of all the traditional old time instruments. As the
years progressed, 4 more old time jams spun off to meet the skill level
needs or location needs of our old time community.
¯3rd
Sunday Old Time Music Jam The original FOB jam, meets
monthly in alternating locations around the metropolitan
Washington, DC area, including Maryland and Northern Virginia.
¯FOB
2nd Sunday Beginners Jam meets monthly in Silver Spring,
Maryland and is a low key, slow jam perfect for gaining
confidence.
¯Friends
of Old Time Annapolis (FOTA) meets monthly near Annapolis, MD
¯FOB
West Jam meets twice a month in Rappahannock County, VA
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FOB Alternate
Wednesdays Jam meets on alternate Wednesdays in Arlington,
VA.
In between jams FOB occasionally sponsors old time banjo and fiddle
workshops and we do our best to keep each other informed about other
concerts, festivals and other old time music events.
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  Hubie
King hosts a weekly, hour-long old time music radio show on
Washington, DC's WAMU BluegrassCountry. Featuring the best in
today's old time music including interviews, concerts and music recorded
live in the WAMU studio from musicians such as Alan Jabbour, Bruce
Molsky, Scott Prouty, Whitetop Mountain Band, and Gandydancer. The
show airs on Mondays at 6 pm and is repeated on Thursday morning at 6 am
and Friday evening at 8pm. The name of the show is OLD TIME JAM.
You can listen online at
www.bluegrasscountry.org
or, in the Washington, DC area, you can hear it on HD radio at WAMU
88.5-Channel 2. |
 We
have a WIKI to discuss tunes. It's called FOB TUNE TALK.
You can browse the tune discussion or, if you want to make additions or
edits, sign up (for free). To browse or sign up go to:
http://fobtunetalk.wetpaint.com |
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 Everyday
at
www.folkstreams.net
, you can watch on-line documentaries celebrating folk culture,
including "Catching the Music" featuring Stephen Wade.
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This is gonna be good ...
upcoming old time music events in and around the
metropolitan Washington, DC area, Maryland and Northern Virgina ... |
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 July
11 ~ July 12, 2009:
Old Time
Banjo Festival in Alexandria, VA and Takoma Park, MD
Save these dates so
you won't miss this fantastic event, put together by Cathy Fink and
Marcy Marxer, and now in its third year.
Saturday, July 11: Evening concert at the Birchmere,
Alexandria. Confirmed artists to date include: Mike Seeger, Bruce
Molsky, The Old 78's, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer. Morning
banjo contest in Takoma Park.
Sunday, July 12: Banjo workshops in Takoma Park.
For more info:
info@oldtimebanjofestival.com |
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