The oldtime banjo blog from Kiel

As every year, the Gainsborough festival was a blast. Everyone was enjoying good company after two years of "playing in your closet". As always I had some days in London too. Here are some impressions: Jamming with Rachel Eddie   Jeri Foreman and Ruth Eliza in concert

In 2021 and 2022 the famous FOAOTMAD festival had to be cancelled due to Corona. But finally next weekend we all will meet again in Gainsborough. Unfortunately there are some train lines on strike but I´m confident that I´ll make it to Lincolnshire anyway. There´s great music to be heard and played. You may find the lineup here.

 Hilarious news for my reader (s?) in UK: The Lonesome Ace Stringband will be touring the UK from Jan 13th until Jan 29 2023 . I saw them in Hamburg a few years ago. Unforgettable. And I don´t need to emphasise that Chris Coole is one-of-a-kind. Here´s the link.

Another photo out of the series "Why o why is it that I see banjos everywhere, Subfolder Shortscale", this time from Paleochora/Crete.

In case there is a clawhammer fan in England reading these words, I highly recommend going to one (or more) of these concerts. If only Riley would tour Germany as well... Riley Baugus - November 2022 Dates for UK Tour November 2022 Dates 15th Greystones, Sheffield 17th Ropetackle Arts, Shoreham 18th Hyde Tavern Winchester 19th Lewes Saturday Folk Club – daytime workshop & evening concert 20th Walthamstow Folk Club, London 22nd Ryburn Folk Club, Hollins Mill, Sowerby Bridge 23rd Bijou Cinema, Southport 24th Newport Folk Club, S. Wales 25th YHA Manorbier, Pembrokeshire https://www.rileybaugusbanjos.com/

 For those interested in online-jams I highly recommend Su and Jules from England. They do both the usual kind (I´d call it fast) and slow jams.  More informations here

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