I was fortunate to stumble upon and sit in with "picking club" at the Marfa Coffeehouse in Marfa, TX. The mandolins, accordians, guitars, and voices all echoed through the room. These folks meet and play every Thursday from 7 to 9 pm, however, last night we played until after 10 pm since the coffeehouse stayed open to accomodate the early crowds of the Chinati Weekend Festival. The were lots of names, but the ones I remember are Banjo Billy, Wendy, Gary, Paul, Jim, Drew ( Marfa Public Radio 93.5 FM ), and Tim ( the Marfa Bookstore ). Thanks to Chase ( Marfa Coffeehouse owner ) for hosting this event.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Marfa Picking Club
I was fortunate to stumble upon and sit in with "picking club" at the Marfa Coffeehouse in Marfa, TX. The mandolins, accordians, guitars, and voices all echoed through the room. These folks meet and play every Thursday from 7 to 9 pm, however, last night we played until after 10 pm since the coffeehouse stayed open to accomodate the early crowds of the Chinati Weekend Festival. The were lots of names, but the ones I remember are Banjo Billy, Wendy, Gary, Paul, Jim, Drew ( Marfa Public Radio 93.5 FM ), and Tim ( the Marfa Bookstore ). Thanks to Chase ( Marfa Coffeehouse owner ) for hosting this event.
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It's a small world after all... I spent an entire evening at this same coffee shop Thursday evening, listening to many of the same people play everything from country to gospel to old time rock n' roll! Was lucky enough to hear a beautiful cover of Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone", sung by a charming woman visiting from Liverpool. Such a warm and inviting space filled with such great people...
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