April 2003 Seattle Banjo Club Festival |
Tacoma Banjo Club The Stage Hands Grays Harbor Banjo Band Southtown Strummers Kitsap Banjo Club Seattle Banjo Club There and Back Trio Boise Banjo Band Hank Dougherty Northwest Banjo Band |
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| It was a great
weekend. I thought that the Friday Jam Session was great! It was still
going strong at 11pm when I left. People sang, danced and played their
hearts out. Besides banjos, we had a piano, tuba, accordion, sax, bass
sax, washboard and probably a couple of other instruments that I didn't see. Saturday workshops were very well attended. There were 15 students at the first beginner session and 5 at the afternoon one. The double sessions by Dave Frey were standing room only!! Then after dinner, the group agreed to revert back to the off-the-wall method where the music is projected to a large screen. With this as the common starting point, players began together, and the songs sounded very well -- everyone was in the same key!!! :-) |
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Thanks for attending!!
Bill Barker, Bellevue, Washington, USA
Last Revised
05/04/03