Jug band music, anyone?

Spread the word: I'm looking for a couple of acoustic musicians interested in playing old-timey music and country blues on jug band/string band instruments.

I play guitar, harmonica, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, etc., but I can't play them all at the same time! If someone you know plays an acoustic instrument (portable and not requiring electricity) and is interested in roots/old-time/pre-WII/traditional/hokum/ragtime blues styles, urge them to get in touch with me at smokinbill@aol.com.

I'd like to start practicing in January and be ready to start playing gigs by summer.

Tags: jugband, acoustic, 12095, folk, blues, old-time, old-timey, jug band music, jug band, hokum, Johnstown, Gloversville, Fonda, Broadalbin, Mayfield

 

Now that Liam's in kindergarten, he says he's ready to start writing his own blog. He's not techinically a writer yet, but he's a heck of a storyteller. Check out his tales by clicking the link below:

From Liam's Mouth

Tags: ackerbauer, johnstown, stories, kindergarten, storytelling, children

Farewell to summer

Here's a little video for you. It's my way of letting summer go out with a bang ... er, a splash.

Tags: Ackerbauer, Green Lake, Stunt, Summer, Water, Dive

Duncan

Pete Seeger

Readers of The Leader-Herald may have noticed yesterday's editorial that backhandedly "congratulated" Pete Seeger for adjusting his position on Communism in a new song.

You can read it here: Seeger's Song Long Overdue

All I can say about this is that Leader-Herald editorials on subjects that are not specifcally local are usually ones provided by the newspaper's corporate headquarters in Wheeling, West Virginia -- they are not written by local editors. 

Tags: folk, Leader-Herald, newspaper, editorial, Seeger, Ackerbauer, Music, Protest liberal, conservative

Cape Cod trip

We had a blast on the cape this past week.

 

Two great shows: Roy Book Binder and Bruce Molsky

We caught two great live shows in the area this month: Roy Book Binder in Canajoharie and Bruce Molsky in Amsterdam. Both shows were free, acoustic and al fresco: it doesn't get any better. Below I have pasted a video clip of Bruce and a still shot of Roy.

Bruce Molsky playing "Wandering Boy"

Roy Book Binder cracking joke after joke (and occasionally playing some sweet blues guitar).