Monthly Meetings & Upcoming Events

We meet the 3rd Monday of every month at the Eastern Monroe County Library in Stroudsburg, PA.

NEXT MEETING:

November 16th, 2009

Time: 7:00pm to 8:45pm

Click here for the Library and directions.

Our monthly meetings are focused on learning and playing these wonderful instruments. We strive to learn & develop new tunes and songs that members bring and then "jam" at the end of the night to reinforce the learning and to develop our playing skills with others. If you're in the Pocono region come join us! BEGINNERS are especially welcome!!! (Other acoustic instruments are certainly welcome too!)

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In NOVEMBER we're asking that you bring tunes related to giving thanks. Also Terry was asked to put some tab together for a Shape note hymn entitled "Samanthra." It will at least include melody & bass. It's opening lines are; "His voice as the sound of the dulcimer sweet is heard through the shadows of death." Appropriate for November I think. So come out Monday the 16th and join us. As always, we'll make sure to focus time on our newer players to help them continue to improve their skills.

Don't forget the Johnsonville Jam!

November 27th - 4th Friday - day after Thanksgiving

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In OCTOBER we looked at "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," that Terry put together - including a bass part. He also brought a neat 2-part tune, "Fais Do Do" (Go to Sleep), and "Buck Eyed Rabbit," a cool little fiddle tune. We tried David Schnaufer's "Starry Lullabye," that Dave brought to us back in August but we really need Dave to lead us (hint, hint Dave). We also played some more of the tunes Don Pedi taught us. Great nite!

In SEPTEMBER we did not work on David Schnaufer's "Starry Lullabye," that Dave brought last month for us - we will in October though. We did review several of the tunes we learned with Don Pedi on the 13th of this month. Dave T also brought a tune that he wrote and tabbed out for us - needs a name though. Terry also keeps coming up with stuff... Wow! What a club!

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We often use Stephen Seiferts' excellent book, "Join the Jam" in DAD. It is an excellent resource of traditional "jam" tunes and he has expanded his offerings to DAA, Gosple Jam Tunes and other stuff. If you don't have amy of Stephen's books you can order it directly through his Website - http://www.stephenseifert.com - and it comes with teaching CD's as well so you can get a head start on the club meeting! (There is tab for the Mountain Dulcimer players and music notation (melody) for the Hammered Dulcimer players.)

FESTIVALS

^{(where some of our own members attend/teach from time to time)}

MUSIC BY THE BAY, Barnegat, NJ - NOV 6-8, 2009

21st ANNUAL MOUNTAIN DULCIMER MUSIC FEST - MAR 5 & 6, 2010

CRANBERRY DULCIMER & AUTOHARP GATHERING - JULY 24, 25 & 26, 2009

AUGUSTA HERITAGE FESTIVAL - Discover Week July 26 to 31, 2009

AUGUST DULCIMER DAZE - AUGUST 14, 15 & 16, 2009

MAIDENCREEK OLD TIME FESTIVAL - AUG. 30, 2009

NUTMEG DULCIMER FESTIVAL - OCT. 2 & 3, 2009

RECENT EVENTS

The 3rd Annual JONAH JAM!!

Saturday, May 30th

Great jamming! great food!!

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Quiet Valley Historical Farm

July 11, 2009 - 3rd Annual "Music in the Valley"

Concerts/Jams/Sacred Harp Sing/Workshops/Square Dancing

This was be an awesome day of great music!!!!

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THE NINTH ANNUAL JOISEY JAM !!!

was held on Sunday, September 6th!

We had a great day of music, food, conversations & laughter.

Join us next year at the 10th Annual!!!

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the Workshop W/ Don Pedi!!!

on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH was

absolutely terrific!!!

we sure wish you all could have been there with us.

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Quiet Valley Historical Farm

35^th Annual Harvest Festival !

Theme wass: Folk Phrases & Sayings

Quiet Valley Website

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"Joisey Jam, 2006"

If you would like to be on our club's e-mail list, please fill in the info below and we'll be glad to keep you posted of various events during the year. Or if you have an observation, opinion or criticism to share, send your thoughts to us to help us improve our Club.

Thanks in advance,

Norm - for the PDC

UPCOMING

PDC EVENTS

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PUT THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDER!!

January 15 & 16, 2010

Our EIGHTH Annual

WINTER DULCIMER FEST

Featuring

Bing Futch (MD)

& Christie Burns (HD)

JAMS

JAM ETTIQUETTE

Johnsonville Community jam

in the Bangor, PA area

When: The 4th Friday of the month

Where: Portland-Mt. Bethel American Legion Post,

186 Johnsonville Road, Bangor, PA

What time: 7:00pm-10:00pm

Who: Musicians playing acoustic instruments:

Listeners also welcome

A $5.00 donation to cover cost of renting the hall would be appreciated

Questions? Directions?

Contact Liz at 610-588-2204 or kapsombra@frontier.com

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Easton / Phillipsburg Old-time Jam

Old-time Jams at the Phillipsburg Arts Center at 68 South Main Street, Phillipsburg NJ.: This building is right around the corner and just up the hill from the free bridge. The back of the building faces the river (and the public parking lot is behind the gas station next to the bridge). 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 8 to 10 PM

Contact: BJ mailto:bj@doneinstyle.com

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Tom & Betty Druckenmiller host two Old-time jams each month:

· First Tuesday of each month at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem, an open old-time jam from 7-9:00 p.m. Free.

· Fourth Friday of each month at Meadowood Music in Blandon, PA, along Route 222. 7-9:00 p.m. Free.

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