 We
love old time music and we love banjos -- to play them, listen to them,
look at them, talk about them! In 2004 we formed Friends of Old
Time Banjo (FOB) to create opportunities to play old time music in a
low-key, supportive setting where we could grow as old time banjo
players. As we gained experience we began to welcome players of
other old time instruments to our
3rd Sunday Old Time Music Jam
which we run in and around the metropolitan Washington, DC area,
including Northern Virginia and Maryland. As the original FOBers
gained experience and the jam became faster, several members saw a need
for an old time practice session for newer members of our old time
community. In 2007, two of them stepped up to the plate and created the
2nd Sunday Beginners Jam
in Alexandria, Virginia. Most recently, some of our more
far-flung members wanted an old time jam a little closer to home
and so two new regular jams were born: the
Friends of Old Time Annapolis (FOTA) Jam in Annapolis, MD
area and the FOB~West Jam
in the Washington, VA area. In between jams FOB occasionally
sponsors old time banjo and fiddle workshops and we do our best to keep
each other informed about other concerts, festivals and other old time
music events.
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 We
have a WIKI to discuss tunes. It's called FOB TUNE TALK.
You can browse the tune discussion or, if you want to make additions or
edits, sign up (for free). To browse or sign up go to:
http://fobtunetalk.wetpaint.com |
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 Hubie
King hosts a weekly, hour-long old time music radio show on
Washington, DC's WAMU BluegrassCountry. Featuring the best in
today's old time music including interviews, concerts and music recorded
live in the WAMU studio from musicians such as Alan Jabbour, Bruce
Molsky, Scott Prouty, Whitetop Mountain Band, and Gandydancer. The
show airs on Mondays at 6 pm and is repeated on Thursday morning at 6
am. The name of the show is OLD TIME JAM. You can listen
online at
www.bluegrasscountry.org
or, in the Washington, DC area, you can hear it on HD radio at WAMU
88.5-Channel 2. |
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FOB at Clifftop 2008
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This is gonna be good ...
upcoming old time music events in the metropolitan
Washington, DC area, Maryland and Northern Virgina ... |
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 Saturday,
September 13 through 5:00pm Sunday, September 14 Second
Bi-annual Music Seminar with Joe Herrmann near Paw Paw, WV.
Limited to 10 students; spaces fill up quickly.
Contact us for more
information ~ and we will forward your email to Joe. |
 Sunday,
September 14 from noon till 4ish. 9th Annual Speedy Tolliver
Fiddle and Banjo Fest and Competition. Lubber Run
Amphitheater, Arlington Virginia. Come out and celebrate with local
fiddling hero ~ 90 year old Speedy Tolliver. For more info
703-228-1848 |
 October
18-19 DC area shows.
White Top Mountain Band. Check White Top's website
for more information. |
 Friday,
October 17 - Sunday, October 19,
Old Time Banjo Academy
(click to open pdf flyer). Takes place in the Takoma
Park/Silver Spring, MD area. Workshops, jamming and concert with
Cathy Fink, Bob Carlin and Dan Levenson. To register:
www.imtFolk.org ~
301-754-3611(Picture taken
by at Dave Schenkman
www.turtlehillbanjo.com at IBMA ) |
 Saturday,
November 1, Adam Hurt Workshop, Lew's Banjo Sanctuary in Arlington, VA
The focus will be the Round Peak Banjo of Kyle Creed. Limited to 8
students; spaces fill up quickly. For more information
contact
us with Adam Hurt Workshop in the subject line and we will
forward to Lew. |
 Everyday
at
www.folkstreams.net , you can watch many on-line
documentaries celebrating folk culture, including Jackson Frost's and
Stephen Wade's 1987 film "Catching the Music." This
website is a true national treasure! |
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