Do you play an acoustic instrument? Like to sing in the shower? Well come on along and let's get together to share our music! We are open to all genres that feature acoustic instrumentation: each month you get a chance to bring and share a song YOU like, so we are not rigidly tied to a specific genre. Our two goals: (1)provide an Open Jam featuring folks who want to play together at speed; and (2) provide slow jams, workshops, practices, for those who are new or rusty and want to have fun while …

Revive old songs by learning and sharing them orally! Cecil Sharp said that oral tradition is ""the method... not merely... by which the folksong lives... but by which it grows and by which it is created." I would like to continue that tradition by sharing songs face-to-face within our community. I'll share ballads with interested singers without using sheet-music or written words. Learning songs in this way is much less about memorization, and more about learning stories and themes. Folks are w …