Thursday, September 23, 2004
Strum Some?
From The Oregonian
You can see yourself up on that stage, strumming or fiddling away at a bluegrass tune. You imagine the cheers of the crowd, the smiles from fellow musicians.
But so far, only your dog and your living room have ever heard you play a note.
Let's face it: You're a beginning player of the (fill in the blank) guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, string bass, dobro, and even in your most inspired musical moments, you have to admit you're not very good.
Randy Black is looking for you.
Randy is the creator and guiding light behind the Off-Key Bluegrass Jam, a friendly, supportive jam session held Sunday afternoons in Northwest Portland. Randy started the jam two years ago, when he realized there was no place for beginning bluegrass musicians like himself to jam together without fear of failure.
"Our motto is, 'Nobody is too crummy to play with us,' " Randy says. "The idea is to get beginners who don't think they're very good -- and often they're right -- to come out and play with other people at their level."
Read the article
The Oregonian
You can see yourself up on that stage, strumming or fiddling away at a bluegrass tune. You imagine the cheers of the crowd, the smiles from fellow musicians.
But so far, only your dog and your living room have ever heard you play a note.
Let's face it: You're a beginning player of the (fill in the blank) guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, string bass, dobro, and even in your most inspired musical moments, you have to admit you're not very good.
Randy Black is looking for you.
Randy is the creator and guiding light behind the Off-Key Bluegrass Jam, a friendly, supportive jam session held Sunday afternoons in Northwest Portland. Randy started the jam two years ago, when he realized there was no place for beginning bluegrass musicians like himself to jam together without fear of failure.
"Our motto is, 'Nobody is too crummy to play with us,' " Randy says. "The idea is to get beginners who don't think they're very good -- and often they're right -- to come out and play with other people at their level."
Read the article
The Oregonian
# posted by Dave Sichak @ 10:15 AM 
