2020 Online Schedule
IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION ABOUT LINKS:
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Links to all the concerts and to the String Band Contest will be posted here on the BOTMC website schedule page.
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Links to the workshops will be sent with confirmation, after you register
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Links to everything else (Black Banjo panel,Tony Thomas’ free Black Banjo workshop, jams, song swaps, hangouts and After-Parties -- that is, all events on the online meeting platform that starts with Z) will ONLY be available via email. To get those links, sign up for the BOTMC email list(see bottom of this page where it says "Stay Updated")
There is a charge for the instructional workshops, but everything else is FREE! We'll be asking for donations which will go to the musicians.
EVENING CONCERTS on Quarantine Happy Hour (Facebook) will also be streamed to YouTube. Anyone can access Quarantine Happy Hour, even if you have not joined Facebook, but you won't be able to post comments without joining Facebook.
JAMMING: There are many jams, song swaps and hangouts scheduled. They are included in the schedule below and are in ORANGE. Remember, you must sign up for the BOTMC email list (at the bottom of this page where it says "Stay Updated" in order to get the links to the jams and song swaps (and also for the after-parties and hangouts)
WORKSHOPS: All the workshops are listed below - for more info, visit the Workshop Page.
BLACK BANJO: There are two FREE events centering on Black Banjo: a panel discussion with Jake Blount and Tony Thomas, moderated by UC Music Dept. Prof. T. Carlis Roberts on Thurs. A.M., and an interactive lecture-demonstration by Tony Thomas on Sat. afternoon.
STRING BAND CONTEST -- yes, it's happening! See STRING BAND CONTEST for details.
Please note: the schedule grid below is NOT interactive! Clicking on it will have no effect whatsoever.
All times are PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
Everything subject to change
Sun. Sept. 20 starting at 10 am and continuing throughout the week as bands post their videos
STRING BAND CONTEST VIDEOS
FREE
Facebook, on the String Band Contest Videos page
Thurs. Sept. 24 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am PDT
Panel Discussion - Topic: Black Banjo
With panelists Jake Blount and Tony Thomas, moderated by UC Music Professor T. Carlis Roberts
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Thurs. Sept. 24 - 2:00 pm to 3:30 PDT
Jam led by Dinah and Noah Stroe
"Chestnuts in G"
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Thurs. Sept. 24 - 4:00 pm to 5:30 PDT
Jam led by Tony Phillips and Susan Spath
"Cross-A Tunes"
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Thurs. Sept. 24 — 5:30 PDT
The Horsenecks
Slate Mountain Ramblers (Richard & Barbara Bowman, Ivy and David Sheppard)
Alice Gerrard & Kay Justice
Earl White
Concerts start at 5:30 pm on Thurs, Fri and Sat and run around 2 hours.
Concerts can be viewed in THREE different places:
1. Facebook at the Quarantine Happy Hour page. You do not need to belong to FB in order to watch, but you do need to join the QHH page in order to post comments. https://www.facebook.com/groups/quarantinehappyhourmusic
2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thefreight/liveYouTube
3. Freight & Salvage website: https://thefreight.org/stream
FREE
Fri. Sept. 25 - 10:00 am PDT
CONCERT for VERY YOUNG CHILDREN
Bruce & Bonnie (WB Reid & Bonnie Zahnow)
FREE
Fri. Sept. 25 - 2:00 pm to 3:30 PDT
Jam led by Mark Wardenburg
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Fri. Sept. 25 - 2:00 pm to 3:30 PDT
Song Swap led by Lael Sigal
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Fri. Sept. 25 - 4:00 pm to 5:30 PDT
Jam led by Harry and Cindy Liedstrand
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Fri. Sept. 25 — 5:30 PDT
Tony Thomas
Evie Ladin Band
David Greely
Eddie Bond
Concerts start at 5:30 pm on Thurs, Fri and Sat and run around 2 hours.
Concerts can be viewed in THREE different places:
1. Facebook at the Quarantine Happy Hour page. You do not need to belong to FB in order to watch, but you do need to join the QHH page in order to post comments. https://www.facebook.com/groups/quarantinehappyhourmusic
2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thefreight/liveYouTube
3. Freight & Salvage website: https://thefreight.org/stream
FREE
Fri. Sept. 25 -- 7:30 (or whenever the concert ends)
AFTER-PARTY
With Maxine Gerber
This will be a place to socialize, and we can use breakout rooms for jamming!
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sat. Sept. 26 — 10 am PDT
Charmaine Slaven
FREE
Sat. Sept. 26 -- 11 am til noon PDT
BEGINNING CLOGGING WORKSHOP
With Charmaine Slaven
$25; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
The online meeting platform that starts with Z - you will receive link via email after you register - register here
Sat. Sept. 26 -- 12 noon to 1 pm PDT
FIDDLE WORKSHOP with Alice Gerrard ("A Visit with Alice")
BANJO WORKSHOP with Ivy Sheppard (Intro to 2-finger Hilltopper-style old time Banjo)
$25 per workshop; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
The online meeting platform that starts with Z - you will receive link via email after you register - - register here
Sat. Sept. 26 - 1:00 pm PDT
FREE WORKSHOP with Tony Thomas. Learn, ask questions, discuss Black Banjo with one of the foremost scholars on that subject. No registration is necessary for this lecture-demonstration.
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sat. Sept. 26 -- 2:00 to 3:00 pm PDT
FIDDLE WORKSHOP with Eddie Bond
CLAWHAMMER BANJO with Barry Southern
$25 per workshop; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
The online meeting platform that starts with Z - you will receive link via email after you register - register here
Sat. Sept. 26 - 2:00 pm to 3:30 PDT
Jam led by Robin Fischer and Rowan McCallister
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sat. Sept. 26 - 2:00 pm to 3:30 PDT
Song Swap led by Ray Bierl
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sat. Sept. 26 - 3:00 to 5:30 pm PDT
AFTERNOON HANGOUT -- socialize, jam - breakout rooms available
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sat. Sept. 26 -- 4:00 to 5:00 pm PDT
FIDDLE WORKSHOP with Gabrielle Macrae
CAJUN SINGING WORKSHOP with David Greely
$25 per workshop; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
The online meeting platform that starts with Z - you will receive link via email after you register - register here
Sat. Sept. 26 - 4:00 pm to 5:30 PDT
Jam led by David Bragger and Susan Platz
"Tunes from the Parlour" Jam hosted by David Bragger and Susan Platz
David and Susan will be leading jam tunes that they love to play at the Old-Time Tiki Parlour, not too fast and not too slow! Tunes from Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, Illinois and Tennessee.
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sat. Sept. 26 — 5:30 PDT
Squirrel Butter
Plaid Strangers (Karen Celia Heil, Maxine Gerber & friends)
Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin
Jake Blount
Announcement of String Band Contest winners!!
Concerts start at 5:30 pm on Thurs, Fri and Sat and run around 2 hours.
Concerts can be viewed in THREE different places:
1. Facebook at the Quarantine Happy Hour page. You do not need to belong to FB in order to watch, but you do need to join the QHH page in order to post comments. https://www.facebook.com/groups/quarantinehappyhourmusic
2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thefreight/liveYouTube
3. Freight & Salvage website: https://thefreight.org/stream
FREE
Sat. Sept. 26 -- 7:30 (or whenever the concert ends)
AFTER-PARTY
With WB Reid & Bonnie Zahnow
This will be a place to socialize, and we can use breakout rooms for jamming!
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sun. Sept. 27 — 10 am PDT
Birches Bend
FREE
Sun. Sept. 27 -- 11:00 am til noon PDT
DANCE WORKSHOP with Evie Ladin ("Clogaerobics")
$25; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
The online meeting platform that starts with Z - you will receive link via email after you register - register here
Sun. Sept 27 -- noon til 1:00 pm PDT
FIDDLE WORKSHOP with Earl White
BANJO WORKSHOP with Jake Blount
$25 per workshop; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
The online meeting platform that starts with Z - register here
Sun. Sept. 27 - 1:00 to 2:30 PDT
Jam led by Jim and Amber Mueller
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sun. Sept. 27 - 1:00 to 2:30 PDT
Song Swap led by Arlene Immerman
"Old Time Songs"
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sun. Sept. 27 -- 2:00 to 3:00 pm PDT
CAJUN FIDDLE WORKSHOP with David Greely
BANJO WORKSHOP with Joseph Decosimo - intermediate/advanced two-finger style picking
$25 per workshop; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
The online meeting platform that starts with Z - you will receive link via email after you register - register here
Sun. Sept. 27 - 3:00 to 4:30 PDT
Jam led by WB Reid and Bonnie Zahnow
For this last jam of BOTMC 2020 we'll bust down a groove on some classic and accessible tunes along with choice sing along songs from the old time string band repertoire. Get aboard the train and we'll take a ride together.
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sun. Sept. 27 - 3:00 til 5:30 pm PDT
AFTERNOON HANGOUT -- socialize, jam - breakout rooms available
One of the breakout rooms will be designated as a banjo hangout - come play those solo banjo tunes that never get played because they are in unusual tunings or are not fiddle-friendly. No designated leader - we'll just see what happens!
FREE on the online meeting platform that starts with Z
You must sign up for the BOTMC email list to receive the link for this event.
Sun. Sept. 27 -- 4:00 to 5:00 pm PDT
FIDDLE WORKSHOP with Jake Blount
DUET SINGING WORKSHOP with Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin
$25 per workshop; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
The online meeting platform that starts with Z - you will receive link via email after you register - register here
OUR FUNDERS: We greatly appreciate the generous support of Sage Foundation, Berkeley Civic Arts Commission; Sam Britton; Alameda County Art Commission; and Bill Graham Memorial Foundation.
Thanks also to our nonprofit sponsors: Freight & Salvage, KPFA-FM, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, and the California Bluegrass Association.
Extra-special thanks to our Valiant Volunteer Coordinator, Lael Sigal, and of course to all our volunteers – they make the BOTMC possible!
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