Feb
9
Learning the Tenor Banjo
Submitted by diana on February 9, 2010 - 11:28am
Back in the fall, I was approached about playing the tenor banjo for the Washington & Lee Symphony rendition of the Afro-American Symphony. I didn't...yet....play the tenor banjo, but I do play the guitar, the banjo, and miscellaneous other string instruments, so I looked at the part. It consisted of 37 measures. How hard could it be? So, I signed up. I figured it's winter, and though I had no inkling of the number of days I would be snowed in, I figured winter is still a great practice season.
Jan
16
Whiskey Rebellion at the Mockingbird
Submitted by diana on January 16, 2010 - 3:36pm
Last Saturday night, Jan. 9, my friend Ellen and I traveled to Staunton to check out the new live music venue, The Mockingbird. Whiskey Rebellion was playing there. Since I've known the members of the group for several years but never actually have seen their formal show, it was the perfect time and place to see them. The Mockingbird is set up in two sections. When we first entered,
