I'm contemplating hopping the pond whilst I still have accommodations in London (old friend, big house). Any Weenies in London or nearby? Also what's the current scene for our type of music over yonder, clubs & such?
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I started a guitar school. It was called Home of the Blues, on 125th Street in New York. I did that for five, six years and had a lot of students - Brownie McGhee
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0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. I'm contemplating hopping the pond whilst I still have accommodations in London (old friend, big house). Any Weenies in London or nearby? Also what's the current scene for our type of music over yonder, clubs & such?
We're 25 miles out of London and often go in to play or watch.
www.bluesinlondon.com is probably the best source for what is on. There is electric blues 7 nights a week at Ain't Nothin But just off Regent Street. If you want play there is a good acoustic blues open mic at Round Midnight in Islington Monday and a session every 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Green Note Cafe, Camden. Very few folk playing country blues as we know it though. I'm in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. I disorganise a twice monthly acoustic blues session. We're kind of aiming for a pre-war aesthetic. Guitars, ukuleles, washboards, musical saw, mandolin etc. all are welcome.
You're welcome to use either the double or single. or both, spare "beds." The North is way better than That London, although maybe not in terms of "cultural" stuff. But, as far as I know, this is the only acoustic blues session/jam/workshop is the only one in the Yorkshire area. We have a great little room in the pub, which is just right for a small CB ensemble. Hopefully, in the next week or so, I'll bring the tea-chest bass (tub, I think you colonials call it) there, the landlord says we can store it there. Thanks all, I'd love to see Yorkshire.As a Yorkshireman living in exile I can recommend it. Sheffield is a fine city - and apparently it has more trees than people. It's not easy getting acoustic gigs over here and especially as venues will not book acts they've never heard of (and believe me, their knowledge is extremely limited!).
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