Update for the week

Last week was chock full of good music. Dunleavy's on Wednesday night was great. The weather was perfect for the picnic tables out front. My old friend Brad Harvey is in town. Good times catching up.

Thursday was some YeeHaw Junction band practice out on John's Island, then over to Home Team BBQ to support Col. George and his band Southern Flavor.

Saturday, YeeHaw played an engagement party out in Monks Corner. Boy, that was a haul. And it rained hard on us, after setting up sound equipment, then tearing it down, then setting it up again. Finally played on the front porch unplugged. Now that's fun!

Last night kicked off a new week with the monthly bluegrass jam at Hungry Monks studio. Had a fun crowd there. A wide variety of skills on hand, which is nice to keep us all inspired and moving ahead. I think everyone enjoyed the session; it ran 'til midnight.

Okay, . . . . catch you on the flip side.

Good times at Dunleavy's

So I went to Ireland once. I expected to find quaint little pubs all over the country where neighborhood folks would gather for music and Guinness in the evenings - good music, you know, fiddles & guitars & such. I had a real hard time finding it there.

However, just a few miles from my home, across the creek on Sullivan's Island is just such a place and experience. Every Tuesday at Dunleavy's Pub, Bob Sachs & The Maniax (Roger Bellow, Carroll Brown, Gary Hewitt & others) hang out and play, from about 7 to 10 pm. It's a relaxed and fun neighborhood atmosphere. The music is mighty fine. Join me there sometime.

Charleston Bluegrass Jam

Well, I guess I really enjoyed myself at the Charleston Bluegrass Jam this past Sunday. As I was saying goodbye to some folks on the way out, I felt guilty about "leaving so early." Little did I know it was already midnight. I had been there for 4 hours and it felt more like 1 & a half. Nice job organizing Walter. And thanks again to Hazel and John for sharing your talents and the Hungry Monk facilities with everyone.

I guess we're set to do this thing on the second Sunday of every month from here on, starting at 7:30 pm at Hungry Monk's - 1948 Belgrade Ave. If this changes, I will post accordingly.

Bluegass at The Farmer's Market

YeeHaw Junction will play at Charleston's downtown Farmer's Market on Saturday. For several years now we have played the season opener for this weekly event. It's a lot of fun for everyone involved. There is a lively crowd, good food, etc. Join us!

CHAPSS

Played some music for the fine folks at CHAPSS last night. It was fun. They have a worthy cause and are a nice bunch of people.

It was certainly an off night for me musically / instrumentally. I spent more time making mistakes than playing correctly. Guess I need to practice a little harder.

Weekend Music includes Phil Keaggy

I am on quite a run here with the Charleston music scene. Friday night, caught Triple Lindy and Common Ground. Saturday night I caught the CD release party and concert for Sol Driven Train at The Pour House - quite an event.

And to top off the weekend - Phil Keaggy played downtown at Citadel Square Baptist Church. This guy is unreal. I am blown away at every aspect of his performance. If you ever get the chance, go see this man play. (Here's a sample of Phil on YouTube.)

Thursday night music in Charleston

I'm constantly amazed at the amount of music going on in this relatively small town. Last night, I enjoyed the sounds of The Hungry Monks at Daily Dose, then the Blue Stone Ramblers at Home Team BBQ. The food at Daily Dose was mighty fine, and they have some pretty hippie girls preparing and serving it. These locations are pretty consistent with Thursday night acoustic & bluegrass music. Check it out sometime.