http://www.callahansjunction.com A 'Virtual' Music Hall for 'Jamming' Musicians Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:17:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many acoustic instrument musicians play at least some bluegrass, country, or old timey tunes. If you are even slightly interested in 'traditional' or 'folkways' styles of music then we suggest you not miss the monthly musician jams on the last Friday of each month at the Round Hill Arts Center ... http://www.callahansjunction.com/?p=35 - One of the best places to jam with 'blues' musicians is the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation (www.acousticblues.com) located in Washington, DC. Unfortunately, the 'barbershop' where the jams take place every Saturday afternoon has been sold and the foundation is arranging for new space for the weekly jams to continue. ... http://www.callahansjunction.com/?p=17 We have been attending the Pub Sings on the first Tuesdays of each month at the Royal Mile Pub in Wheaton, Maryland for almost two years. If you like sea chanteys, Irish folk tunes, or acapella performance, you will enjoy these pub sings. In December of 2007, Ronna and I ... http://www.callahansjunction.com/?p=13 I attended the Philadelphia Folk Festival for the first time in 1969 instead of going to Woodstock. My first acoustic guitar (a cheap 1958 Harmony blondie "f" hole, which I still have) went along with me. Much to my enjoyment, the campground brimmed with jam sessions, day and night, for ... http://www.callahansjunction.com/?p=3 I confess. Since I was 8 years old and first picked up a guitar, I have been infected with that social virus of attempting to be a 'musician'. Oh Yeah, musicianship is a disease and there is no cure. Like any cultural 'meme' (i.e. compelling concept), it is addicting, and ... http://www.callahansjunction.com/?p=1