Archive for the 'old time' Category
Screaming the Blues at the Top of Your Lungs
My buddy Nikolai caught this video from one of our weekly jam sessions. I’m sad to have missed this: just listen to the guttural noises emanating from that woman’s throat. And keep in mind, my buddy’s filming from OUTSIDE the bar.
The :49 mark is the best. That’s where you realize she’s got a real [...]
Tuesday Fun
We’ve been keeping a lid on this for some time now, but you might be interested to know that a bunch of us Pickles play old time music every Tuesday night at the Institute, located at 12th and Green in Philadelphia. that’s about a block north of Spring Garden, in what some out of town [...]
Read More..>>RIP Robert Byrd
Policiticians are dirty ugly people, and even the best are awful. So while i have a lot of respect for Byrd’s dedication to the Constitution and his opposition to the Bush criminals… well, the less said about politics, the better.
What’s not so well-known about Robert Byrd was that he was a lifelong fiddle player, a [...]
For Those Interested…
I’ll be at the Institute tonight around 8:00 PM for an old time jam with the usual suspects. 12th and Green, Philly.
It’s kind of a regular thing, not a show, just lots of old time.
Busy Weekend
I had a double gig this Saturday, starting with the Dill Pickles at the 2010 NarbEarth day in Narberth, PA, and ending with the Super Devils at Murph’s in Fishtown that night.
The Pickles’ regular guitar player, Zach, couldn’t make the Narberth show, so Charlie Hardy and Frankie Basile sat in. Here are a [...]
Dill Pickles: Upcoming Shows
I would be remiss if i didn’t mention some upcoming performance by the Dill Pickles. We took a long break from playing shows so we could spend more time just playing, but some good ones are coming up.
As the photo indicates, we’re playing at the Green Line Cafe in West Philly this Saturday, March 13. [...]
Old Time Music Nightmare
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Read More..>>The Weird 1920s
Aside from Prohibition, the lack of civil rights laws, Jim Crow, child labor, the gap between the wealthy few and the poor masses, and all the rest, I think i would have enjoyed living in the 1920s:
(thanks to Kim at facebook for the links)
Read More..>>Reminder: Dill Pickles Tonight!
come on out! we’re gonna have a good ol’ time and you don’t want to miss it!
Read More..>>Dill Pickles, Friday 9/11/09: Final Fergie’s Friday
It’s gonna be quite the show, so come on out.
Check this line-up:
The Dill Pickles, that be we, will open the night with a 6-8 PM Happy Hour set of old time fiddle and jug band stomps.
THEN! Holy Cow!!
The Ganesha Ramblers from Trenton NJ play a bunch of old time, including some sweet guitar work.
Next up, [...]
