The classic and extremely funny 'Three Men In A Boat' by Jerome K Jerome tells of a holiday taken up the river (ie the Thames) by three raffish (cool?) young...
The benefit was for Eddie Adcock, one of the best of the BG banjo pickers. ... From: Marc Perdue To: BlackBanjo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 01,...
Lord, being so senile as to make that error, maybe I am next. Eddie has a unique style as a soloist unlike so many bluegrass banjo players can tend to sound...
I'm an American, Jean, so I know what being sold down the river meant. In London (where the Othello print was published), go down the river (Thames) and you're...
Hey, Ray! I never did read that book, so didn't know about George trying to learn the banjo. Up river, too. Good pointer. Tony links the Prince of Wales to...
These are just my proposals. I want to encourage everyone who has ideas or questions about the gathering to contribute to the group here on them. Likewise, I...
My ideas on the gathering are to combine the several different areas of interest this group contains. We are fortunate to have an offer from Ulf and his...
FWIW, I second all Tony has written about the upcoming Black Banjo conference at Appalachian State. If I were the sole organizer (and I have helped to ...
The following BlackBanjo poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Marc At Appalachian state has said "March 31- April 3 or April 7-10 or...
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Hello, people. What’s your vision for this get-together? As far as I’m concerned, it’s not about coming there and playing banjo. I play at home and...
Let's get the youngsters out too. I would throw some money in an e-hat to get one of those Erie banjo kids out. I'll also try to get the Ambassador of the...
Check the list of Now Players... notice that two high school kids are in it and these kids live in Mississippi (I believe). They are trained and talented....
... Hush Your mouth (sir)! I arrived in Berkeley In '77 and my first real jobs were through CIL. A couple years later I started working at Zellerbach...
... band ... black ... area ... some ... and I ... have ... me. ... -Doug ... 1970s ... between ... about ... CIL. A couple years later I ... day. What did you...
Earlier George asked if anyone knew about Carroll Smith who once was active in this group and Charlie. Mary Z Cox, Florida old time 5 string champ who holds...
Tony, Keep your cel phone handy if you have one. IF your computer goes out and you can call, you may call me for help and I will do whatever is necessary from...
... out and ... necessary ... LOL I will be the last person in North America to purchase a cell phone. Actually the regular phone circuits are independent of...
Our poll was completed Thursday on the date for the conference. ? There was an overwhelming preference for April 7-10. I have also consulted with Mark Freed of...
At this point we have five members of the committee that will take a lead in organizing and discussing the Black Banjo Then and Now Gathering. They are Mark...
I think we need to see what we all think about whether to invite star performers to the conference to perform, as opposed to participate as black banjo players...
Don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I used to be able to tell if a banjo player also played guitar....That 6-string, chordal sensibility changes your...
Since I last emailed you, Kerry Blech and Eric Ervin have joined. In order not to give undue representation, we will still see Eric as still up in Everett and...
Mike Seeger. I would be happy to just have Mike Seeger. Can I put the bug in his ear when I see him next weekend at American Banjo Camp? I won't give him any...
I say speak with him. if the question comes from a bunch of sources, it seems more real, to me. SGW PS: pls tell him I said, "Hi"..... ... <image.tiff> ... ...
Hey, Folks! Sule Greg Wilson here. Pls give some thought to coming to the Gathering in Boone, NC in April '05, the weekend of the 7th through the 10th. In...
