Hi, All! I've made the relocation to the mountains of Georgia... Clayton, GA to be exact, and immediately found a music store, Blue Ridge Music, perched on a hill overlooking Route 441 (the main highway through the area).
It wasn't long before I was playing the spoons and bones for the store owners, who I soon found out were members of a renown Bluegrass band--The Foxfire Boys, and are they talented!
They are in the process of expanding their "Jam Room" and recording studio, and will soon increase their retail area where they offer a variety of guitars, mandolins and banjos (some are even custom assembled and setup for peak performance by Dean English, a master of banjo playing.
With all that, Tom Nixon tells me their most active area has been their teaching studios with a variety of teachers and over 80 music students.
Anyhow, I can't wait to see them perform at the Tallulah Gorge Music and Folk Festival on October 11. Maybe I'll even get a chance to play with them on one of their tunes.
I'm also supporting a new web endeavor called DiamondEight.net, a site featuring videos of local interest... some funny, some informational, and some entertaining. Look for me on their over the next week or so. I'm performing at the Old Clayton Inn this Saturday evening, and it should be fun!
Send me an email and let me know if you can make it on Saturday and/or to the festival on October 11, or just to say "Hi".
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