... remember correctly) when George appeared as our Guest of Honor at FOTMC (Florida Old Time Music Championship) in 1994, it was his first time performing in...
Daniel asked me convey his and the Gambian Organizing Committee's sincerest appreciation to everyone for their vital input and support for The Akonting Center....
.... also known as "Ray Leach's photographs of the 2006 Centralia [WA] Old Time Music Campout, August 2206." Below are links to Ray's websites (one is a Kodak...
Anyone interested in having Dan come do a house concert or workshop? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlyingTurtlesStringBand/ Hi Folks, A couple of years ago, we...
The first O'Leno Dance of the season is next Saturday night from 7 to 10 pm. Cathy Lemoine is calling and the Flying Turtles are playing. Instruction is at...
Suwannee Old Time Music Weekend Scholarship Hi banjoists, We (Jim & Ernie) at Florida Old Time Music Championship (FOTMC) have decided to give a scholarship to...
Hello Jim and Ernie, IMHO they did something very nice and popular with the younger generation at the Uncle Dave Macon Days contest that may help better...
Jim, I passed the email along to the oldtimejammers and Cliff who sends out a contra dance schedule for SoFla. Did you contact him? Sis ... From: Jim...
Sis, No, I don't know Cliff. Thanks for passing it along. I'm going to post it on Folk-Me L, too. Just didn't have time today. Jim Florida Old Time Music...
Hi Mary, Thanks for the suggestion. We'll keep it in mind. The problem is ... we operate on a pretty tight time schedule. If we add something we'd probably...
The contest idea is good but Florida is a like a big '7' so getting everyone together for a contest is difficult. If there are limited funds, how about NEXT...
A friend of mine from NC emailed me several days ago to inform me about a public tv show that aired there this past week, "Folkways," with David Holt, where...
Marg, That is a great idea about having applicants write an essay on why they should receive the scholarship. Actually we had already thought of it, but a lack...
Jim, How about a sample tape of their banjo picking, we are talking about musicianship here, not creative writing. I'm for writing skills as much as the next...
Geez ... This is getting complicated, I don't think we'd have to count off for spelling errors. Just , O.K. kids ... Tell us why you'd rather be here...
Kerry Blech thanks for the info on the St. James Hotel redordings, they are great, downloaded them all keep up the good work Ron Whisler otbanjojunkie ... to...
Pardon begged, in advance. It's not the style, it's the tradition-bearer, his own self, recipient of NC and Nation Folk Heritage Fellowships... Tomorrow's...
... For what it's worth. Grandpa's grandnephew (appropriately enough) is playing and trying to revive Grandpa's early career persona. He competed this past...
There was a very nice interview and article about Phillip in the last issue of Studio magazine. http://www.kattywompus.bigstep.com/generic27.html The...
Dear banjo and fiddle players and associates, As some of you already know, and the rest may want to know, Tom Paley will be coming to our fair state in late...
Kerry et al, Here is the info about Tom Paley in Tampa. He is at the U.U. Dome (Unitarian Church of Tampa). Gloria Holloway is in charge of the concert...
This is to let y'all know that Bill Mansfield & I (Kerry Blech; we are 2/3 of Bill's current version of The Carolina Mocking Birds) will be playing some sets...
Just a note to everyone to let you know that the web page for the Suwannee Old Time Music weekend is up. You can go there and down load the registration...
The check is in the mail. Thanks for keeping a good thing going. Howard ... From: "Jim Strickland" <mrethnic@...> To: <floridabanjosociety@yahoogroups.com>...
