Stone Street Strummers 18th Annual Spring Fling 2010
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The Stone Street
Strummers 18th annual Banjo Fling was attended by
many bands and eager banjo devotees and fan-atics from all over the East Coast. The Fling
included three days of organized jams, Friday evening workshops,
Saturday's Gala All-Star Show, with more jamming afterwards,
culminating in a Sunday morning Gospel Jam & Sing Along run by
Tom Fee, and
an Afterglow Jam Session. It was a fun weekend.
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Jim & Geri Rheel gave an inspiring performance Saturday morning in the
Lounge area. They also put on a work shop for Beginners and
Intermediates that was well received by all who attended.
The other workshop was Mike Hashem's on "How to play banjo in a
group", ie: when to start, stop, solo or not etc. Mike
speaks from 40 years of experience!
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Friday afternoon featured the Dixie Diehards
with Dolly Fruzetti vocals, performing a Dixieland Jazz Concert.
The Saturday Gala All-Star Show showcased Traditional Jazz,
Dixieland, and old fashioned Tin Pan Alley hits presented by many
bands including The Stone Street Strummers, Elm St Banjo Band. Amoskeag
Strummers, Steve Caddick's Red Suspenders, Goodtime Quintet,
The Vitales,
Sweeney's Reunion Band,
Jeff Grosser & Eric Anderson, Cabaret
Strings, Paul Monat & Mel Deveau,
Ray Alotta Tribute Band, Bay State Stompers
and last but not least,
The Yum Yums.
The Strummers started the afternoon with a welcoming medley,
Hello Hello, Enjoy Yourself, and Welcome from Cabaret. Then
they played a song that Tom Fee wrote So Many Tunes And So Little
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Tom Fee has been with the Stone Street Strummers
since 1983, and Director for 15 years.
A natural leader, he ensures quality
acts at every Stone Street Strummers Spring Fest.
He keeps the afternoon Concert moving at a lively
pace (each act has 12 minutes) showcasing the many
talents of these fine musicians. It never gets boring, especially
with the Yo Yo's - or this year, the Yum Yums.
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| Fine tenor saxophonist, Paul Gookin, wore
many hats, from Steve Caddick's Red Suspenders, to the Amoskeag Strummers, Goodtime Quintet, Bay State Stompers.
A multi-instrument virtuoso, he is as adept on guitar, banjo and
washboard as he is on clarinet and tenor sax. |
A Sunday morning gospel jam
hosted by Tom Fee rounded out the weekend.
All
performances
at the Early
Spring Banjo
Fling are
free and
open to the
public. These musicians are friendly competitors, and enjoy
mixing and matching in different groups. It was a fun
afternoon! (The wives enjoy 3
days of shopping at the nearby Wrentham Outlets.) Everybody
has a good time at the Banjo Fling!.
Next year's Fling April 14-17, 2011, again at the Holiday Inn
for the same rate.
Visit the
Stone Street
Strummers
web site at
www.stonestreetstrummers.org
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| By Marce,
Updated May 29, 2010
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