Thursday, October 07, 2004
Fenwicks pulls the plug on weekly jamborees
Fitchburg (MA) Sentinel & Enterprise
The local country music scene is facing a small crisis.
After a four year run at Fenwicks, the ownership has pulled the plug on weekly jamborees, leaving country music without a home.
"There's definitely an audience, it's just a matter of a new place," said Joe "J.D." Foster, the drummer for Borrowed Time. "Essentially in this area, there are no venues left."
But Club Liquid in Leominster recently signed on to host weekly country jamborees this fall, and Foster hopes this will help rebuild the local scene.
"Country people will travel because there are not a lot of venues and it's open jamboree," said Foster. "But the trick is getting it started."
A country jamboree is much like any open jam or open mic night, where a band hosts and any guest can get on stage and perform.
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Sentinel & Enterprise
The local country music scene is facing a small crisis.
After a four year run at Fenwicks, the ownership has pulled the plug on weekly jamborees, leaving country music without a home.
"There's definitely an audience, it's just a matter of a new place," said Joe "J.D." Foster, the drummer for Borrowed Time. "Essentially in this area, there are no venues left."
But Club Liquid in Leominster recently signed on to host weekly country jamborees this fall, and Foster hopes this will help rebuild the local scene.
"Country people will travel because there are not a lot of venues and it's open jamboree," said Foster. "But the trick is getting it started."
A country jamboree is much like any open jam or open mic night, where a band hosts and any guest can get on stage and perform.
Read the article
Sentinel & Enterprise
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