The jam atmosphere was most relaxed last night. About a dozen pickers waded through scores of songs, fiddle tunes and banjer blowouts. A little smaller crowd than usual listened intently -- perhaps they knew Chris Burgoyne wouldn't be there!?
George, who can be spotted looking for serious in today's Roanoke Times, led us through "Matterhorn" and "In the Gravel Yard." Wayne was the sole solo mandolinist and he whipsawed through "Whiskey Before Breakfast", "Road to Columbus" and numerous other signature solos. He sang "Blue Ridge Mountain Girl," which is fast becoming a new jam favorite.
Joe dusted off "Big Scioto(i)" and ran off "Down Yonder" for Lewis. Jason and Tim laid waste to a fair share of tuneage. Dale sang "John Henry Blues." Kendall was a vocalizing monster. Doug Dalton and Ralph were not frightened by the numerous appearances of B-flat. Doug Cappucino kept us all in line. Oh yeah, P.J. played banjer. A fine time.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
How was Cherryholmes?
How was Cherryholmes? I didn't make it. I can't make the jam tomorrow. Hope youzall have a good time.
My neighbor Gary was lucky enough to catch this tour in Lexington, KY.
My neighbor Gary was lucky enough to catch this tour in Lexington, KY.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Worldwide Connection
Some of you might have had a chance to meet Martin from Sweden at the jam a week or so ago. He was in town to do some research on Blacksburg. He was here visiting on 4-16-07 and was in McBryde Hall when the shootings happened. It was a shocking introduction to the USA. He was staying with friends of ours and I got the chance to meet him then and again when he returned. He's a good fellow. He and his companion Ida were duly impressed by the skills of the jammers, as well as our fine community. Here's a bit of video about Martin from the Roanoke Times.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Always interesting to find the original...
I learned this one from the Bluegrass Album Band.
This is (as far as I know) the original of "Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise) from the Flying Burrito Brothers
And JD Crowe does this one...
This is (as far as I know) the original of "Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise) from the Flying Burrito Brothers
And JD Crowe does this one...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Cherryholmes at Radford Saturday Night
Hey Teens,
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna make it out to this.
Any body else?
Cherryholmes Band
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna make it out to this.
Any body else?
Cherryholmes Band
| Radford, VA | April 26, 2008 | 8:00PM | Preston Auditorium Radford University For tickets call (540) 831-5420 |
Not a great development
What's up with this?
Radford City earns a dubious distinction.
From the Washington Post:
Life Expectancy Drops for Some U.S. Women
Historic Reversal, Found in 1,000 Counties, May Be Result of Smoking and Obesity
By David Brown
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 22, 2008; A01
For the first time since the Spanish influenza of 1918, life expectancy is falling for a significant number of American women.
In nearly 1,000 counties that together are home to about 12 percent of the nation's women, life expectancy is now shorter than it was in the early 1980s, according to a study published today.
The downward trend is evident in places in the Deep South, Appalachia, the lower Midwest and in one county in Maine. It is not limited to one race or ethnicity but it is more common in rural and low-income areas. The most dramatic change occurred in two areas in southwestern Virginia (Radford City and Pulaski County),[Emphasis mine] where women's life expectancy has decreased by more than five years since 1983.
The trend appears to be driven by increases in death from diabetes, lung cancer, emphysema and kidney failure. It reflects the long-term consequences of smoking, a habit that women took up in large numbers decades after men did, and the slowing of the historic decline in heart disease deaths.
It may also represent the leading edge of the obesity epidemic. If so, women's life expectancy could decline broadly across the United States in coming years, ending a nearly unbroken rise that dates to the mid-1800s.
"I think this is a harbinger. This is not going to be isolated to this set of counties, is my guess," said Christopher J.L. Murray, a physician and epidemiologist at the University of Washington who led the study. It is being published in PLoS Medicine, an open-access journal of the Public Library of Science.
Radford City earns a dubious distinction.
From the Washington Post:
Life Expectancy Drops for Some U.S. Women
Historic Reversal, Found in 1,000 Counties, May Be Result of Smoking and Obesity
By David Brown
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 22, 2008; A01
For the first time since the Spanish influenza of 1918, life expectancy is falling for a significant number of American women.
In nearly 1,000 counties that together are home to about 12 percent of the nation's women, life expectancy is now shorter than it was in the early 1980s, according to a study published today.
The downward trend is evident in places in the Deep South, Appalachia, the lower Midwest and in one county in Maine. It is not limited to one race or ethnicity but it is more common in rural and low-income areas. The most dramatic change occurred in two areas in southwestern Virginia (Radford City and Pulaski County),[Emphasis mine] where women's life expectancy has decreased by more than five years since 1983.
The trend appears to be driven by increases in death from diabetes, lung cancer, emphysema and kidney failure. It reflects the long-term consequences of smoking, a habit that women took up in large numbers decades after men did, and the slowing of the historic decline in heart disease deaths.
It may also represent the leading edge of the obesity epidemic. If so, women's life expectancy could decline broadly across the United States in coming years, ending a nearly unbroken rise that dates to the mid-1800s.
"I think this is a harbinger. This is not going to be isolated to this set of counties, is my guess," said Christopher J.L. Murray, a physician and epidemiologist at the University of Washington who led the study. It is being published in PLoS Medicine, an open-access journal of the Public Library of Science.
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