So two of my favorite guitarists and mando pickers will be in NYC the second week of April. For those of you who can't make it up to Mando Camp North in the Boston area, Rich Del Grosso will teach a workshop called "From Bluegrass Came The Blues" on Monday night, April 6, 2009. Rich wrote a "must have" Blues Mando book last year and writes the Blues column for Mandolin Magazine. He's a real scholar and spent a lot of time with Howard Armstrong. This workshop will connect the dot's between the early Blues Mandolin guys like Coley Jones, Vol Stevens and my favorite Charlie McCoy . . . . and the Father Of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe. I'm fascinated and it should be a hot one.
Then Rich and Steve James will play multiple sets at the Living Room on Tuesday, April 7th. In full disclosure, my band the Second Fiddles will accompany them along with David Bennett Cohen and Andrew Hall, Formerly of the Moonlighters. It should be a barrel of fun. It's on Ludlow Street on the lower east side.
Then on Good Friday, April 10th we'll head out to Jalopy in Red Hook with Steve James. Steve's new record is another classic and I hope you'll come out to see him play. Jalopy is a very cool little hole in the wall, and it's currently the coolest spot in NY to play or see music. A real one of a kind place, run by a great couple. The room is intimate, the vibe is funky, the beers are cheap and the sound is fantastic. What else could you ask for? Then for the strong of heart, head over to Sunny's for the late (I mean late . . . ) nite jam. There are Juke Joints in NYC, and these are two of the best.
Hope to see you.
Email me for workshop details!
jon at secondfiddles dot com
Then Rich and Steve James will play multiple sets at the Living Room on Tuesday, April 7th. In full disclosure, my band the Second Fiddles will accompany them along with David Bennett Cohen and Andrew Hall, Formerly of the Moonlighters. It should be a barrel of fun. It's on Ludlow Street on the lower east side.
Then on Good Friday, April 10th we'll head out to Jalopy in Red Hook with Steve James. Steve's new record is another classic and I hope you'll come out to see him play. Jalopy is a very cool little hole in the wall, and it's currently the coolest spot in NY to play or see music. A real one of a kind place, run by a great couple. The room is intimate, the vibe is funky, the beers are cheap and the sound is fantastic. What else could you ask for? Then for the strong of heart, head over to Sunny's for the late (I mean late . . . ) nite jam. There are Juke Joints in NYC, and these are two of the best.
Hope to see you.
Email me for workshop details!
jon at secondfiddles dot com