Tuesday night student Mark Heilman joined us for the first time and whoo hoo! He plays really fast! I knew he played fast so I wouldn't let him kick anything off at first. Then when I felt like he'd gotten an idea of how fast we play, I let him kick off Old Joe Clark.… Continue reading Tip Jar Jams: Too Fast For Kasey To Text!
Month: December 2013
Yes, The Blog Looks Different!
The blog theme we were using started to not display our blog title, so we had to change. It's still a work in progress, so bear with us. All the content is still here, though!! ...and it looks the same again! Still going back and forth!! Thanks for your patience! Casey
Snow Jam!
In spite of the 10 inches of snow that had fallen in the Virginia-West Virginia-Maryland area, a number of hardy souls braved the icy driveway of Picnic Hill in Frederick, Maryland, to jam Sunday afternoon. Four banjos (Kathy, Tim, Pam, David), one mandolin (Kristina), and two guitars (Gen and I) made merry music for two… Continue reading Snow Jam!
Red and Murphy & Co: Their Seven Vinyl LPs
A Few Short Notes by Murphy Henry. More extensive liner notes will follow, as I have time to write them, but right now... The Constant Players and Band Members are: Red Henry: mandolin, fiddle, lead and rhythm guitar Murphy Hicks Henry: banjo, rhythm guitar Argen Hicks: bass fiddle [on first three LPs] Nancy Hicks Pate… Continue reading Red and Murphy & Co: Their Seven Vinyl LPs
Murphy’s Blog on Banjo Hangout: How To Practice: Play More Banjo
Murphy has an excellent blog post up over on Banjo Hangout. It is titled "How to Practice: Play More Banjo." In all her years of writing she has never addressed this topic, and she really hit a nerve (to judge by all the positive comments). It's got great advice and I recommend giving it a… Continue reading Murphy’s Blog on Banjo Hangout: How To Practice: Play More Banjo
Tip Jar Jam: In Between Talking We Pick!
Well! The recent snow storm knocked us out of two jams--the Sunday jam in Frederick, Md., and our Tuesday jam in Winchester. However, we were hard at it again at this week's Wednesday jam as Ben, Kasey, Kathy H, Bobby, and Bob Mc all pulled their chairs in close for a cozy jam in front… Continue reading Tip Jar Jam: In Between Talking We Pick!
Tip Jar Jams: Don’t Speed Up!
I trust you all had an excellent Thanksgiving. The Murphy Method entourage (Red, Casey, Chris, Dalton, and I) went down to North Carolina to be with all my sisters (four), nieces (four), nephew (one) and bros-in-law (three, one of whom was AWL [Absent With Leave] to be with his 90-something mother, a bluegrass bass player!).… Continue reading Tip Jar Jams: Don’t Speed Up!
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