Two of my fave players April Verch and Joe Newberry, performing together. This video includes April Verch playing fiddle and step-dancing together. Wonderful! I’ve had to opportunity to meet Joe Newberry at Midwest Banjo Camp, attend some of his classes and play music with him… Read More
Here are Grandpa and Ramona Jones performing I Wonder where my Darlin’ is Tonight
Here’s Lois Short…
This is Bob Carlin… I attended some of Bob Carlin’s excellent workshops at the last Midwest Banjo Camp. He’ll be playing at the Dakota Tavern here in Toronto on Sunday May 14, and he’s also doing some workshops while he’s in town.
I confess I love train songs. Is that so bad? Here’s Ken Perlman performing Reuben’s Train (and more) in Ireland. Here’s a nice square-dancey stringband version of Reuben’s Train by the Hogslop stringband Bluegrass freaks might say wait a minute, that’s Train 45 and so… Read More
Uncle Dave. Grandpa Jones Stringbean and carrying on the tradition, here’s Leroy Troy
Jimmy Driftwood was born James Corbitt Morris in 1907. He lived until 1998 and in that time he is said to have written over 6000 songs, over 300 of which were recorded by various people. Among the tunes he wrote was Battle of New Orleans,… Read More
Here are Cathy Barton and Dave Para performing Shirley’s Reel into John Stenson’s #2. I was in the audience for this performance at the 2014 Midwest Banjo Camp. I’m looking forward to more of Cathy’s great workshops at the 2017 MBC at the beginning of… Read More
….since my previous 3 posts have been musical. It isn’t though, or it least it isn’t just. Now that I’ve cleared that up, here are Los Straitjackets performing Casbah. Surf’s up. There was a time when pop performers always dressed up on stage. It was… Read More
Here’s David Bromberg and Larry Campbell performing Keep on Drinkin’.
27th Street 