PJ, the next time I will try to get the gang together in Quinn's is Thursday, June 24 (every other week 'cause Sonja plays waterpolo in between). I'll send messages to all the Bay Mudders I know and see if we can take over the place.

I play mostly banjo and harmonica--frailing/clawhammer is my favorite banjo style, but I also up-pick and do some slow three-finger picking. On harmonica I've been working the last few years on playing everything crossharp style (C harp for G, G for D, etc.) and use for all but the blues and some railroad songs Lee Oskar Melody Maker harmonicas, made with complete scales in the draw harp key--great for ballads and even for some bluesy types of things: I play a pretty hot "Columbus Stockade Blues" on a G Melody Maker (I have them also in C, D, E, and A, and blues harps in those keys--except E--and Bb, F, low F, and Lee Oskar natural minor harps in Am, Dm, Em). I play straight harp on a lot of fiddle tunes. I also play a bit of guitar and pretty good autoharp.

I play with a group (I'm the only Mudder in the bunch) which consists of two banjos--one of which turns into a harmonica on half our songs, three guitars, a fiddle, a mandolin, an autoharp, a keyboard, and a bass player and a couple more vocalists--all of us do some vocals: the autoharp player, all three guitarists, and I do lead vocals on different songs. We're strictly a social band, although we have played a few parties--for food and drinks.

I'm looking forward to meeting you, and hearing what Juanita did for your voice. --seed