Monthly Archives: February 2008
Tucker’s Grove Jam this Sunday
It’s time for another jam session at Tucker’s Grove County Park, set between Santa Barbara and Goleta, California (often called “Noleta”). Just follow Turnpike Rd towards the mountains. It dead-ends at the park. Keep bearing right until you can drive no further and you’re there! My friend Alan Aleksander hosts the thing these days … Continue reading
Groundhog Day at the Grange
There was a threat of rain Saturday night, but it didn’t stop a good number of bluegrass fans from attending our Groundhog Day Show at the Santa Ynez Valley Grange Hall in downtown Los Olivos. We honored the ground hog with a foot-tall stuffed example (battery-operated), dug up by bassist Tom Lee and stuck in front of the main microphone … Continue reading
Song texts of the original Carter Family
Original Carter Family songs I’m spending some time going over my entries for the texts to songs recorded by the Original Carter Family: A.P., Sara, and Maybelle, who recorded for various labels from 1927 to 1941. You can check out … Continue reading
“Stringbeans” and the banjo in bluegrass
There’s been some discussion lately on BGRASS-L (a list mailer re. bluegrass music) about “Stringbean”, his association with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, and his banjo style. Stringbean’s real name was David Akeman. Bill Monroe called him “Stringbeans”. … Continue reading
New resource at the Library of Congress
New at the Library of Congress Announcing the American Folklife Center Online Card Catalog Covering Field Recordings 1930 to 1950 “Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog ” The Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center (AFC) announces the release of its … Continue reading
