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Attended my first festival

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

I camped out at my first ever bluegrass festival.  It was the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association festival at the Noble County, Indiana fairgrounds in Kendallville, IN.  They say it's the largest bluegrass festival in the midwest.

Let me say it was a hoot.  I had the time of my life and I think I'm hooked.  Sat (or rather stood) in on my first jam.  I don't know many bluegrass songs so I played my guitar most of the time.  I'm able to keep up with all the chord changes due to my experience on the guitar. 

I picked up a lot of suggestions on playing the banjo.  Attended a workshop for beginners during which I learned a lot of things that I hadn't taught myself yet.  Also went to a beginner's jam where I learned some of the etiquette and what to avoid if you don't want to be that "oh no, here comes THAT guy" guy. 1 comment

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Playing Since: 2008
Experience Level: Novice

Interests:
[Jamming]

Occupation: Police Officer

Gender: Male
Age: 58

My Instruments:
Washburn B16

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Dan Fogelberg (may he rest in peace), James Taylor, J.D. Crowe, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Eagles, Chicago, Doyle Dykes, Tommy Emmanuel, Bob Marley.

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Created 1/21/2008
Last Visit 1/4/2010

I've been playing guitar since 1982. Just decided to pick up the banjo. I purchased a starter banjo, the Washburn B8. I've found that all the years of playing guitar are paying off with the banjo but there's a lot of new things to learn. My biggest hurdle is building up my speed but that'll come with time. Upgraded to a Washburn B16. What a difference.

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