We had a really good jam tonight. Had a nice crowd listening and a good group playing. Let's see, we had myself, Joe, Doug, Nancy, Mary, Frankie, Kendal, and Doug Dalton on the inside. Jason, Dale, Sloane and Slash manned the sidewalk out front. A new fellow showed up and played some banjo and a little mandolin. Finally, Alan Surface, who I met through Joe showed up and relieved me on the mandolin on the inside. He's a mighty good player, too. Timmy Mills came in later and played one or two. Lewis' sister rounded out the group, playing a few on her electrophonic autoharp, and she even danced a little, too.
Everybody took a turn or two making the selections and we kept it going til a little past 10p. It really was a good time.
Ralph, I don't see how Alison and Plant could have been much better. I'm really upset with her straying too far off the path with this one. I've got the CD, and listening hasn't really changed my mind. Hope you had a good time anyway! Chris is supposed to be back in town this week, so we expect some fancy playing out of him next Monday. Only problem may be he has to get the finger tips back in shape, unless he did some playing in the far east. (Not VA beach mind you, but the real far east.)
Anyway, just wanted to post something to let everyone that was absent know how it went.
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Thanks for the report, Wayne. Wow ... what a good group, um groups.
The concert was great! Kinda mellow except for some rockin' solos from Buddy Miller. Alison sounded great -- "Down in the River to Pray" was a big highlight. She and Stuart Duncan fiddled some loud solos that sounded like guitars.
If you want to see a good bluegrass band in Roanoke, the Gibson Brothers are in Roanoke on Thursday. I am sure Dave Mabry and Whitey will go. They love the Gibsons.
The Ocean would be a good fiddle tune. Buddy Miller can tear it up.
Back in town tomorrow, barring incident.
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