Jesse James

Here's a bit of audio of a post Boxing Day jam that my brother and I managed to squeeze in amidst the festivities. Jesse James was one of the first tunes that I learned on the banjo and recently i'd stopped playing it, but my brother is getting keen on the mandolin and recently we've started playing a few old tunes that suit the two instruments.

2016 and all that...

I've been pretty absent from the blog on the last few years, not because I've not been playing banjo, but mostly because life has gotten in the way recently. 2016 has been a bit of a pig of a year for lots of reasons and as a consequence I've not been playing with the band quite as much as I'd like. Playing with the Charmers has been one of the highlights of the last 12 months, getting together and jamming with a bunch of good friends is one of the best feelings - just waiting for that moment when it all comes together for a few brief bars. After losing a couple of members we decided to use some gig money left in the kitty and book a band weekend in a bunk barn in the Yorkshire dales, and alongside drunken walks back form the pub in the pitch black and un-interupted hours of playing, this little bit of video of us playing an impromptu tune in the open air captures the great time we had. So here's to better times ahead.