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Music from Side Door Sessions

Brian Muller and PJ wowed 'em at Side Door 3.
Here's Jerusalem Ridge.

Seldom Scene

Rider -
I always associated this song with the Grateful Dead, but I'm beginning to suspect that most Bluegrass people are thinking of the Scene version.

Beaumont Rag! Again!

This time Sam Bush is with Pat Flynn.

Mark O'Connor

Frank Vignola made a couple AWESOME swing albums with Mark O'Connor with O'Connor naturally on the fiddle. Here's Mark playing guitar on the Beaumont Rag with Byron Berline and Sam Bush.


The videographer shares my directorial style.

No Country for Old Men

Heavy duty great movie. Not a date movie.

Frank Vignola

This is Frank Vignola. He's with Grisman now, and I'm dying to see them.



Frank and this drummer make up the "Frank and Joe Show." They played the Lyric and now I really, really wish I'd gone.

Side Door Session 3

Here's a sample of the music. More (and better) samples to follow.

Radford Fiddle and Banjo Jam at the Coffee Mill

I'm back down to the jam for the first time this year. Can't wait!
Come on down ifn youz is around.

Thanks! Another Side Door in the Books

We tried some new things, we had some great new performers, we had a record crowd!
Thanks to everyone who played, and thanks so much to everybody who came and listened.

Side Door Session -- TONIGHT!!!

Whooop Whooop Whooop!!!!!

Side Door Sessions tonight! Weather be damned!

It ain't gonna snow none, nohow!

Come on out. Doors open at 7:00. Pickin' starts at 7:30.

$5 donation appreciated. All the coffee you can drink, plus sweet treats, good music, and neighborly companionship.

Don't miss it!

Greatest movie evah!

Expanding Universe

I put a note out about the Side Door Sessions to the New River Old Time listserve. I got a reply back from a number of folks, including Chris Printz, who introduced me to Ben Gilmer, who led me to Rachel Eddy. There's a ton of good music out there!

Salt on the toilet lid... Dad gum!

Practice your love with women!

Comedy Day!

Side Door Sessions Saturday Night!

Hi y'all!
The Side Door is back in action on Saturday night, January 19th. On a cold winter's night, what better way to spend your time than to kick back with some friends and listen to some great live acoustic music? (Am I wrong? I'm not wrong...)

Returning to our stage will be mandolin monster Brian Muller, Asenath and friends, Jim Kern, Dale Cash and most if not all of your very own Java Brothers.

We're aiming for another night of fun and music. We hope you'll come out and support Radford's music scene.

Java Brothers. Floyd. Friday.

Be there.

Happy 8th of January!

The fiscal Bluegrass New Year starts on 1/8, as you all know.
Wayne, it's a tune everyone should know so get online for some tab and a youtube version! Get crackin'!

I'll trust the jam was fine as usual last night.

Can't wait for the FCS Friday night!

Sparrows Flock back to the Coffee Mill

As the Jam reconvenes for 2008!

Get your butts down to the Mill and pick a few for me as I'll be in the great state of NJ come jam time. I'll be up in the land of Tex Logan, that's right north Jersey! (Look it up!)

Don't be afraid to bust out a new tune on the jam, they can handle it.

In further notes, don't forget to mark your calendars:

• January 11th (this Friday!) the Java Brothers are on at the Floyd Country Store from 7:30 to 9:00.
• January 19th (next Saturday!) the Side Door Sessions are back on with tons of music and fun. That's 7:00 till 10:00 at the Side Door (3rd and Grove, 2nd Floor) in Radford City!
• February 2nd (fast approaching!) the Java Brothers play in Blacksburg for the 2nd annual Ho Down for a Cure.
  

Greyfox-- possibly the last one

If you've not made your summer plans yet, think about this one...

Greyfox (formerly Winterhawk) is a great festival up in New York. The lineup this year (like most) is pretty phenomenal, and apparently it'll be the last one on the hill, as the Rothvoss Farm that has hosted the site for so many years has been sold.

The story is that they're looking for a new site, but who knows how it all will end.

I've got limited family budget that has to accommodate a trip to Asia in May, so it will be difficult for me to make it to say the least, but between the lineup and the memories of good times I've had there, I'm salivating.

Road trip! Who's with me?

Java Brothers Return the Floyd Country Store

That's right, peeps! The JBs are back at the Store on January 11th, 2008.
Mark your calendars and get on out to Floyd!

Be there or regret it on your deathbed!

Optimism abounds!

Chief band booster Christine gave the superest of all gifts with the H4 recorder from Zoom. I love, love, love it so far, and the band seems happy as well. It makes a really sweet, super clear recording just with the two condenser mikes built into it. It can also do a line in recording, but I haven't even got to that yet.

We had a practice over at Joe's to get ready for our Jan 11 show at the Floyd Country Store, and I made us a recording.
Here's a sample for all 10 of our supporters!

JBs* at Blackwater Loft Cafe in Floyd, VA

"I'm Still Talking to You"

Happy New Year and belated Merry Christmas

Also Happy Hannukah, Kickin' Kwanzaa and Fine Festivus!


2007 was pretty good overall, wasn't it? Sure we had the worst school massacre in history, and while it dogs my mind personally, there were plenty of catastrophes world wide just about every day that dwarfed it. So I'm thankful to have survived and thrived for another year. Anything that doesn't kill me makes me stronger. If I can just differentiate between surviving and being killed slowly, I'll be alright.

2008 will be great, up to date, first rate, clean slate.
Look out for the Java Brothers to knock your socks off in January.
We'll be at the Floyd Country Store on 1.11.08, and at the Side Door in Radford on January 19th.

Bon Chance in 2008!