 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 play old time music in a
low-key, supportive setting where we could grow as old time banjo
players. As we gained experience we began to welcome players of
other old time instruments to our
3rd Sunday Old Time Music Jam
which we run in and around the metropolitan Washington, DC area,
including Northern Virginia and Maryland. As the original FOBers
gained experience and the jam became faster, several members saw a need
for an old time practice session for newer members of our old time
community. In 2007, two of them stepped up to the plate and created the
2nd Sunday Beginners Jam
in Alexandria, Virginia. Most recently, some of our more
far-flung members wanted an old time jam a little closer to home
and so two new regular jams were born: the
Friends of Old Time Annapolis (FOTA) Jam in Annapolis, MD
area and the FOB~West Jam
in the Washington, VA area. 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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This is gonna be good ... upcoming old time music
events in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, Maryland and Northern
Virgina ... |
 Saturday,
September 13 through 5:00pm Sunday, September 14 Second
Bi-annual Music Seminar with Joe Herrmann near Paw Paw, WV.
Limited to 10 students; spaces fill up quickly.
Contact us for more
information ~ and we will forward your email to Joe. |
 Sunday,
September 14 from noon till 4ish. 9th Annual Speedy Tolliver
Fiddle and Banjo Fest and Competition. Lubber Run
Amphitheater, Arlington Virginia. Come out and celebrate with local
fiddling hero ~ 90 year old Speedy Tolliver. For more info
703-228-1848 |
 October
18-19 DC area shows.
White Top Mountain Band. Check White Top's website
for more information. |
 Friday,
October 17 - Sunday, October 19,
Old Time Banjo Academy
(click to open pdf flyer). Takes place in the Takoma
Park/Silver Spring, MD area. Workshops, jamming and concert with
Cathy Fink, Bob Carlin and Dan Levenson. To register:
www.imtFolk.org ~
301-754-3611(Picture taken
by at Dave Schenkman
www.turtlehillbanjo.com at IBMA ) |
 Hubie
King hosts a weekly, hour-long old time music radio show on
WAMU's BluegrassCountry. Featuring the best in today's old time
music plus interviews, concerts and live music from musicians such as
Alan Jabbour, Bruce Molsky, Scott Prouty and Gandydancer. The show
airs on Mondays at 6 pm and is repeated on Thursday morning at 6 am. The
name of the show is OLD TIME JAM. You can listen online at
www.bluegrasscountry.org
-- you need to r egister
to listen but there is no fee involved. In the Washington, DC area
you can also hear the show on WAMU's new HD radio station, WAMU
88.5-Channel 2. |
 We've
started a new WIKI to discuss tunes. It's called FOB TUNE TALK
and you can browse the tune discussion at any time. If you
want to make adds or edits, though, you have to sign up (for
free). To browse or sign up go to:
http://fobtunetalk.wetpaint.com |
 Everyday
at
www.folkstreams.net , you can watch many on-line
documentaries celebrating folk culture, including Jackson Frost's and
Stephen Wade's 1987 film "Catching the Music." This
website is a true national treasure! |
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