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Down Home Live! - On the Lower East Side
For the best in Old-time Country & Jazz, Blues, Pre-Blues and original songs, come on down to Banjo Jim's on the 2nd Saturday night of every month.
This Month:
Sat. August 11th 8pm-Late
8pm: Eli Smith - Old-Time and blues
8:20pm Pat Conte
Pat the legendary singer/guitarist and curator of the Secret Museum of Mankind will be playing selections from his new solo album!
9:20pm The Otis Brothers
Pat and Bob in their awesome duet set-up, playing blues, pre-blues, old-time and gospel on banjo, fiddle & guitar. These guys can sing!
10:20pm Raul Otis & The Blues Serenaders
A great blues band fronted by Raul Otis (Bob Guida) and featuring the staff of Retrofret, the amazing guitar store by the Gawanus Canal! These guys are excellent, and as you might imagine have by far the nicest instruments of any band around. Check out the Stroh fiddle!
11:20pm Cangelosi Cards 11:00 - Late
"The Cangelosi Cards - One of New Yorks hardest working bands- When you hear them, you will understand. Simply the music makes people happy! The Cards perform Dixie Land, Swing and Blues. Tamar is truly an original singer and has a wonderful stage presence. Professional and talented amateur swing dancers come down and add to the atmosphere greatly!"
Check out some of their tracks, recorded live @ Banjo Jim's:
The Cards play every Monday @ Banjo Jims starting at 9pm.
They also play every Wednesday night @ the Telephone Bar
(2nd Ave between 9th & 10th st.)
Banjo Jim's is located at
9th St. & Ave. C
NYC
And don't forget to check out Down Home Radio Show,
Hosted by Henrietta Yurchenco & Eli Smith
Down Home Lives of the Past:
Sat. July 14th 8pm-Late
Bastille Day & Woody Guthrie's 95th Birthday!
Feral Foster 8-8:45pm
Country Blues and Folk Songs. The host of the Village Ma's "Roots & Ruckus" night appears at Banjo Jim's!
Peter Siegel & Eli Smith 8:50-9:15pm
2 Oldtime banjo players playing simultaneously.
"We don't do that one."
Bob Malenky 9:15-10pm
Country Blues
Los Differentes de Gabriel Ramirez 10-10:50
Mexican Norteño band playing corridos (ballads) with guitar, accordion, etc. They're great!
Cangelosi Cards 11:00 - Late
"The Cangelosi Cards - One of New Yorks hardest working bands- When you hear them, you will understand. Simply the music makes people happy! The Cards perform Dixie Land, Swing and Blues. Tamar is truly an original singer and has a wonderful stage presence. Professional and talented amateur swing dancers come down and add to the atmosphere greatly!"
Check out some of their tracks, recorded live @ Banjo Jim's:
Get Some Cash for Your Trash
Pretend There's A Moon
Four or Five Times
Bill Bailey
The Cards play every Monday @ Banjo Jims starting at 9pm.
They also play every Wednesday night @ the Telephone Bar
(2nd Ave between 9th & 10th st.)
Sat. June 9th 8pm-Late
The Otis Brothers 8-9pm
The great blues and folk singers of Queens. Not to be missed!
Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues 9-9:45pm
Country blues and original jug band music
Eli Smith 9:50-10:15pm
Oldtime, Blues, Pre-blues, Country
Traditional & Original songs
East River String Band 10:15-11:00
Gut-bucket bluesy guitar pickin' and singin' duet.
Cangelosi Cards 11:00 - Late
Sat. May 12th 8pm-Late
Bogs Visionary Orchestra 8-8:45pm
Original songs, folk based but contemporary experimental
2nd Fiddles 9-9:50pm
Ragtime Blues
Eli Smith 10-10:30pm
Oldtime, Blues, Pre-blues, Country
Traditional & Original songs
Miss Mamie 10:30-11:15
Gut-bucket classic bluesy guitar pickin' and washboard rubbin'
Cangelosi Cards 11:30pm - Late
Sat. March 24th 8pm-Late
Eli Smith 8-8:30pm
Oldtime, Blues, Pre-blues, Country
Traditional & Original songs
Mat Callahan & Yvonne Moore 8:30-9:30pm
- Original Leftist political songs, great stuff.
Bob Malenky
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The Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues (& Friends)
9:30-10:45pm
Outstanding Country Blues and original Jug Band Music
Cangelosi Cards 10:45pm - Late
Sat. February 17th 9pm-Late
Eli Smith 9-9:30pm
Oldtime, Blues, Pre-blues, Country
Traditional & Original songs
Peter Stampfel, John Cohen, Pat Conte, Betty Berkin and Walker Shepard 9:30-11pm
A founder of both the Holy Modal Rounders and The Fugs, Stampfel is not to be missed! He's playing banjo and fiddle with a mix of his own awesome original songs as well a traditional material. John Cohen both as part of the New Lost City Ramblers and in his own solo work, field recordings, films, photographs, etc. is extraordinary. Pat Conte, is also really one of my all time favorites, both as part of the Otis Brothers and solo. His "Secret Museum of Mankind" CDs on Yazoo are fundamental, definitely check out his old radio show on WFMU. Betty Berkin and Walker Shepard come highly recommended. This will be a great show.
Mark Tipton & Friends 11:00-Late
Mark Tipton and his awesome trumpet will be leading an equally awesome New Orleans style jazz band. Anything could happen.
