Another fine Jam at the MIll

A bunch of the JB's -- most of us...except Wayne...and Bill. And Casey...
Were out at the Mill last night tearin' it up. I was pretty tired, and a Ralph looked pretty ragged too, but there was hope in the air, as there were some younger kids pickin' with us last night, and they were gettin' things done.

Got to see Mistah George, and he played some good old Country Gentleman chestnuts, like "Matterhorn" and "Two Little Boys." I tried Copper Kettle, and taught the guys "I Hope You've Learned."

Ralph wants to play, "That's How I got to Memphis" but I don't know it. Somebody get the record!

One of the younger fellas whipped out Sourwood Mountain, which I learned most of a decade ago. It's a good one, and way underplayed in the Bluegrass community.

Welcome to the Java Brothers' Blog Space

'Sup Bluegrassers? This virtual space exists to allow discussion between members of the JB's community. This includes the band, our friends, our families, and our 6 fans. This is a perfect time to start the blog because we have NO (count 'em, zero) gigs scheduled. As it happens all our news is either old, or too distant in the future for even us to know about it.

The Java Brothers (most or all of 'em anyway) can be tried out for free just about every Monday night at the Coffee Mill in Radford, VA. This is a sweet venue, and it's an open jam, so if you have even the vaguest notion of playing bluegrass (or old time or newgrass, or neofolkie whatever...) come on down!