Visiting Banjo player from US looking for people to Jam with

[Larry Marschall]

My name is Larry Marschall, and I'm visiting Lancaster from October 1 through December 16 (I'm a professor with a group of US college students)....and a long-time bluegrass banjo player (since 1963). I play straight ahead traditional as well as chromatic styles. I'd love to find people to pick bluegrass with in the northwest (preferably)---I'll have a car in Lancaster, so I'm fairly mobile, and I've borrowed a lovely banjo. If there are any opportunities, please let me know. I probably won't read this forum too often, but you can email me at marschal@gettysburg.edu . Cheers, Larry Marschall

[TopCat]

Hi Larry

Welcome to UKBG. Fascinating website you have there!

Maybe someone with better info will be along to help you out, but I'm not sure if there are any regular jams up there round Lancaster. I know that there are regular jams going in Yorkshire at Hebden Bridge, Thornton and also Leeds, which would probably be about an hour and a quarter/hour and a half from your base in Lancaster. See linky to thread below:

http://www.ukbluegrass.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=364

There's also the mini festival coming up near Runcorn, near the start of your visit (details on thread link below). That should take you maybe an hour and a half down the motorway. Saturday looks good. Tony Ellis is playing and there's lots more stuff going on. Not sure how much jamming will actually be happening there but a good opportunity to meet people and make contacts.


http://www.ukbluegrass.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=699

Good luck!
TC

[johnnymac906]

New acoustic picking and sing around session Hosted by John & Geoff, at The Nursery Inn, Green Lane, Heaton Norris, Stockport SK4 2NA (Tel; 0161 432 2044)

Every Fortnight, starting Monday 29th August 2011.



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