International Jazz Banjo Newsletter

Hi Everyone,

I had a particularly fun experience on November 16 that I thought I'd
share with you -- a concert with John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band, at City Winery, a major venue in New York City. John plays
5-string banjo, mandolin, guitar, and fiddle. I had a blast getting
together with him to go over a bunch of tunes that ranged from "Mr
Bojangles" to "Dixie Hoedown" and "Fingerbusters." It was a
challenging kick to have to think in sharp keys for a change,
improvising in A, E, D, etc.... But I loved it, and our concert was a
big success. I have worked with bluegrass/country/roots players on
occasion over the years, and it has always been a special pleasure. I
hope to do more of it.

Wishing you all a HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON and lots of good strumming!

Warm regards,
Cynthia

www.cynthiasayer.com

The Bonn Banjo Festival was well received and it looks likely to be repeated again next year. Great pictures from the event were taken by Marc Lamote, who posted them all on this link:-

http://picasaweb.google.com/catoupecher/14112009BandjoBonn?pli=1#

For prints, Marc can be reached here..
Marc Lamote
00 32 476 833 963
Rue de l'Orient 63
B-1040 Etterbeek
Belgium

DVD of the Bonn Banjo Festival available!! Read on....
Hello Banjo-Fans & -Friends,
I took the video just for private purposes, but Sean said it is good enough to offer it to friends & family. The video was taken with my Sony HDR-SR7 handy cam and although it was a little bit too dark the pictures are good. The sound is recorded in Dolby-Digital 5.1. Total recording time 1:33h - so not all the wonderful pieces of the artists are recorded....sorry for this, but in between I stopped for drinking and shopping around ;-) So I did not record the starting session of "Hot Club de Pott" - the video begins with Howard Shepherd.
My idea is to offer the DVD for 5€ (plus mailing cost and plus PayPal-fee. If you have a PayPal-account, you can transfer money to my account via my e-mail address t.w.kuehr@t-online.de). So the total amount will be probably around 7 € (I am not sure about the cost sending the DVD to NL and UK). Please let me know whether this is acceptable for you - and if you agree, please do not forget to provide me with your delivery-address for sending the DVD!!
I am impatiently awaiting to become a rich man...
best regards,
Thomas.

Thomas W. Kuehr
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