Hi SJARMS members and friends,
Our next meeting will be on Monday, October 14, 2019 at 7 pm at our usual location, Medford Memorial Community Center, 21 South Main Street, Medford, NJ.
Guests and Visitors $10 at the door.
Admission is free to current SJARMS members.
Info on membership: please see the Membership tab at the top at www.sjarms.com
Please park in the gravel lot behind the Center and enter the building through the back porch entrance.
Of course we will have all-level acoustic jams after The Groggy Pine Boys perform until 9:25 pm.
As always, we can utilize the various rooms on the first floor of the Center for jamming.
Just a reminder, SJARMS is allowed to use the first floor only. We do not have access to the 2nd floor of the building.
Our featured performers for the meeting will be The Groggy Pine Boys, AKA Joe Wills and Martin Kavanagh.
About Martin Kavanagh:
Martin Kavanagh hails from Dublin, Ireland. He grew up during the culture of the Irish folk scene and the American folk and old-time country music revival. He has been singing Irish ballads since he was a young lad but has also grown up loving the American Bluegrass, Country and Folk music. He sings and plays guitar and has performed at various venues throughout New Jersey including the Albert Hall in Waretown, the Bluegrass Old-time Musicians Association (BOTMA) in Little Silver, the Ocean County Arts Guild in Island Heights, and various music events and cafes throughout NJ.
About Joe Wills:
Joe Wills has had a life-long love of the banjo. Beginning in 1990 his interest in bluegrass banjo was sparked by the Seldom Scene. Joe learned to play and formed a bluegrass band, Cedar Crick, with Nancy Longenecker. In 1994 the opportunity presented itself to go on the air when Burlington County College began broadcasting on WBZC FM. Joe’s program, Burlington County Bluegrass went on the air and is now in its 25th year on the Internet at RCBC Radio. Currently Joe plays banjo and Dobro with his bluegrass band the BAD DOGZ and also performs with Martin Kavanagh as the Groggy Pine Boys. MC-ing gigs have had Joe introduce top bands like the Seldom Scene, Becky Buller, Rhonda Vincent, Darrell Webb, Ronnie Reno and others.
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The format for the November, 2019 meeting is Open Mic.
The format for the December, 2019 meeting is Open Mic. (holiday songs okay to perform if you’d like)
Hope to see you on October 14th,
Karen
For SJARMS
