Open that mic ...
It's time to shine on the stage!
Hello,
The first Open Mic of 2023 will be at the Church of the Nativity, Thursday, March 30, 7 p.m. Yay! (Two days after we jam at Pelagic Beer and Wine, of course.)
Please let me know by email or message here if you plan to play (if you’ve not done that already). The last open mic was so popular (“How popular was it?”) that we ran out of time before everyone got to participate. To remedy that, we’re limiting all participants to one song, and then if there’s time after everyone has performed, folks can do a second one. Don’t make me pull the hook on you!
As always, we have the most supportive audience imaginable. Even if you don’t want to play, then plan to drop by and be part of that audience. Everyone appreciates it.
Shhh! Quiet! It’s a library!
Well, yes it’s a library, but no we don’t have to be quiet. Saturday, April 15, from 11:30 am. - 12:30 p.m., we’ll jam at the Wake East Regional Library, 946 Steeple Square Court, in Knightdale. The fine folks there invited us to play some songs. I suggested we make it an All-Request Saturday. We provide a list of 40-50 songs; the audience will pick among them for us. I’ll have a preliminary list ready for our April 6 jam at the church. We can add or subtract to it then.
The calendar (thru the end of April)
Tuesday, March 28, 7 p.m.: Pelagic Jam, 300 Pace Street, Raleigh. Fingers crossed for nice weather so we can play outdoors.
Thursday, March 30, 7 p.m. Open Mic at the Church of the Nativity.
Thursday, April 6, 7 p.m. Regular Jam at the Church.
Saturday, April 15, 11:30 a.m. Jam at the East Regional Library in Knightdale.
Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m. Regular Jam at the Church.
Tuesday, April 25, 7 p.m. Pelagic Jam.
Mark your calendars
Wednesday, June 21, 7 p.m. Make Music Day Jam, City of Raleigh Museum, 220 Fayetteville Street, Downtown Raleigh. Stay tuned for more details!
If you’re going to the Blue Ridge Ukulele Festival (May 5-7)
Well, I am, anyway. One of the instructors/performers will be the great Christopher Davis-Shannon, who’ll do a clawhammer-style workshop and who loves to make old songs sound fresh and newer songs sound classic. Case in point!
Whistlin’ Rick