http://skiplandt.com/news.html Skip's Harp Site: My Music News Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:20:31 -0800 http://skiplandt.com/news.html#28
Daytime: Harmonica 1 and Rep - Mondays at noon, Harmonica 2 and Rep - Thursdays at noon,
Harmonica Forever - Mondays at 10 am.

Evening: Harmonica 1 and Rep - Tuesdays at 6:30, Harmonica 2 and Rep -
Wednesdays at 6:30,
Harmonica Forever - Tuesdays at 8 pm.

As always, the emphasis in the classes is hands-on: the more we play, the more fun we have.

(Tuesdays at 8 pm).

I'll also have a new class offering -- a Harmonica I class based on country music classics, at 1 pm on Wednesdays.

Questions? Email me via skiplandt (at) sbcglobal.net!]]> http://skiplandt.com/news.html#28 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800 Harmonica Blues, country, folk, gospel - Skip's Harp Site - My Music News http://skiplandt.com/news.html#34
Questions about what class is right for you? Email me at skiplandt (at sign) sbcglobal.net. Or just guess: changing classes is no hassle at all.]]> http://skiplandt.com/news.html#34 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800 Harmonica Blues, country, folk, gospel - Skip's Harp Site - My Music News http://skiplandt.com/news.html#32
It's been a great year, expanding my teaching at the Old Town School of Folk Music: my full harmonica curriculum is offered both evenings and days! Add to that my Wednesday noon jams (folk music), Thursday Americana Ensemble (songs from the 1940s and earlier!) and First Firday Back Porch James (blues) and that adds up to a spring, summer, and fall of wonderful months.

This has also been the second big year for Strictly Jug Nuts, the jug band that I more-or-less front. Key appearances of Strictly Jug Nuts during these years have included playing at the University of Chicago Folk Festival workshop series (drawing the biggest Saturday crowd), a performance at the Wild Raspberry Orchard Apple Harvest Festival, and being the headline act at the Old Town School of Folk Music First Friday concert series. Best of all, of course, was Strictly Jug Nuts serving as the 2009-10 champs of the Chicago Battle of the Jug Bands.

Hope to see you folks again in the months ahead. Please keep in touch! (Again, do so via skiplandt (at) sbcglobal.net rather than this site!)

Skip]]> http://skiplandt.com/news.html#32 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800 Harmonica Blues, country, folk, gospel - Skip's Harp Site - My Music News http://skiplandt.com/news.html#33
We meet once monthly, always on a weekend afternoon. The next series will begin in January 2011 on a schedule still being developed. As in all my classes, we'll do a range of music from gospel and folk to classics and the blues. Questions? Contact me via skiplandt at oldtownschool.org!

Skip]]> http://skiplandt.com/news.html#33 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Harmonica Blues, country, folk, gospel - Skip's Harp Site - My Music News http://skiplandt.com/news.html#31
It's all over but the cheering! Armed with jugs, washboards, kazoos, and other musical weaponry, six jug bands of all sizes and descriptions clashed at the SECOND ANNUAL CHICAGO BATTLE OF THE JUG BANDS on Saturday, November 14th. Most important, the battlle trophy, a handle-operated sausage packing machine, better known as The Stuffy, has returned to Chicago from Denver, home of the previous year’s band leader.

Once again, the Morseland Restaurant and Tap had a sell-out crowd, with a line at the door. Competing were several other Chicago bands, including the Shticklers, the Bare-handed Jug Band, and the Hump Night Thumpers, along with the Deep Fried Pickle Project (from Michigan), and the Brass Band Jug Band (with participants from different cities, including Portland, Oregon, and Dodge City, Kansas.

Again this year, the crowd was so large that by mid-evening newcomers were admitted only when someone else left. Strictly Jug Nuts will have their name engraved on The Stuffy, which is on display in the Cafe at the Old Town School of Folk Music, mounted on a handsome wooden plaque. The names of other bands at the competition also had their names emblazoned, but only on the air of the Morseland at the time of their performances. Hence the Shticklers, the Barehanded Jug Band, the Hump Night Thumpers, Brass Band Jug Band, and the Deep Fried Pickle Project are left with nothing but hope, looking forward to future years, future battles, and to memories of their participation in this memorable occasion in Chicago Battle of the Jug Bands history.]]> http://skiplandt.com/news.html#31 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Harmonica Blues, country, folk, gospel - Skip's Harp Site - My Music News http://skiplandt.com/news.html#21
Well, what about a class that meets two hours a month, at 1 pm the first Saturday or Sunday of each month? I've offered this monthly class every two or three years, and it's been very popular. Between class meetings we can keep in touch through email and telephone.

I guarantee you'll have a good time -- and a class performance at an outside venue after the final class!

This class is now in the process of being scheduled for January-April 2010. Check it out at oldtownschool.org.]]> http://skiplandt.com/news.html#21 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Harmonica Blues, country, folk, gospel - Skip's Harp Site - My Music News http://skiplandt.com/news.html#30
This two-part workshop is intended as an introduction to blues harp. The two part structure gives you time to be shown the basic skills, practice them, and return for review, answering questions, and taking the next step in your playing.

These workshops always adapt to those signing up;
even if you've played for a while, you'll probably learn something of interest and of value to your playing. For info, check the listings at oldtownschool.org.]]> http://skiplandt.com/news.html#30 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Harmonica Blues, country, folk, gospel - Skip's Harp Site - My Music News http://skiplandt.com/news.html#29
Adding to the fun will be a variety of musical groups provided through the good offices of Alderman Schulter:
Two for the Road (guitar and harmonica), the Basket Cases (a jug band), Otisco (old-time string band harmony),
The Barehanded Jug Band, and and Skip with his Dancing Chicken (me and wooden chicken) are among the attractions.

The Lincoln Square Farmers Market operates Tuesdays from 7 am until 2 pm in the parking lot next to the Western CTA stop where Lincoln curves to cross Western Avenue.]]> http://skiplandt.com/news.html#29 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Harmonica Blues, country, folk, gospel - Skip's Harp Site - My Music News http://skiplandt.com/news.html#27
The original setting was not ideal. We'd initially been scheduled for the Dance Room, but one band member felt an asthematic reaction coming on, so -- with the aid of the folk festival staff -- we moved into the open area by the pop machines.

That worked out very well indeed. In spite of publicity that listed us only under family programs, we are told that we drew the largest workshop/concert crowd for the entire day, and one of the largest for the weekend.

It's a wonderful festival, and we're hoping to be asked back again next year -- for their 50th anniversary year program.]]> http://skiplandt.com/news.html#27 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Harmonica Blues, country, folk, gospel - Skip's Harp Site - My Music News http://skiplandt.com/news.html#26
What's that? It features not only traditional insttruments like guitar, mandolin, and banjo, but also kazoo, slide whistle, jug, washboard, and washtub bass. It's a fun informal kind of music.

Our shows are fun, animated, and welcome audience participation by all members of the family. We'll even show you how to play the washboard, washtub, and even the jug!]]> http://skiplandt.com/news.html#26 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Harmonica Blues, country, folk, gospel - Skip's Harp Site - My Music News