I am not sure that I added anything to the Jam Session. There were so many wonderful musicians there playing so many different instruments (piano, squeezebox, harmonica, mandolin, banjos, dobros, standup bass, guitars, fiddles) that I could not even hear my own banjo. Since the key for each song was rarely mentioned, I work on trying to figure it out before each song ends.
God only knows if I ever actually played a right chord. Most of the musicians played standing up, I tried that when I got home. Usually I play sitting because a 20 lb. banjo is a lot for me to hold with just a shoulder strap for any length of time. I cannot believe how much better my banjo sounds when I play it standing up. Not that I play it any more skillfully, but evidently the resonator is more effective when not surrounded by my body.
Now I just have to work on what I learned from this jam and go back brave enough to play my own song in front of all of those people! And a nap!!! I need a nap if I am going to play for 3 hours and stay up past my bedtime.
Those wacky qwackers! Looks like you are having a lot of fun! Love the fish food song!!!
I am having fun. You of all folks can most appreciate the fish song!
Wow, what a great experience for a morning start to the day. The duck race is something else again. ;>) Would love to have gone to the JAM with you, that has to be a highlight of the trip, and I am afraid that I would have to put my RV closer to them than you are. :>)))) Good to here from you and to see your still doing well. Take care love ya and look forward to hearing from you again soon. GOD BLESS
JD/SD
Jim & Sandy
You would have definitely loved the Jam. Those young musicians were awesome and so very polite to this old lady 🙂
Love the “duck” race pics. Is there a prize for the winner or just the elation their rubber ducky won?
There was a big ol’ prize basket full of goodies, but I didn’t study it too long because I was so sure my little ducky was going to prevail.
Love it! Looks like you’re having fun. Hope the rightful owner of that rubber ducky got their prize!
I invested in the rubber duck race in Rapid City once, still waiting for that phone call!
Hope you can have Thursday as your OFF day, we know how happy you are when music is involved!
(Buffalo has a neat farmer’s market too!)
Miss you! But glad you’re having fun.
Thanks – I am loving the music here. As promised, the Hatchery lets me take my fiddle or banjo along with me to the venues and I can practice there during the day while I work as a docent. Doing that has let me meet local musicians that I may be able to jam with. I loved Buffalo, but it would be nice not to have to travel so far for my music fix 🙂
Miss you all too!! Keep me posted on your summer travels.
Keep these diatribes coming. We enjoy traveling with you so much! Jim&Tami Epting
And I am so glad to have you guys along!!
Well, a rubber duckie race … great music, and once again inanimate malice wins the day. Edsel Murphy would be proud of such event. But is it autumn there already ?
It surely brighten the day, thank you for this local color.
Not Autumn yet, but still on the very cool side of springtime. Glad you liked the race – it was a hoot!