The purpose of this group is to organize jam sessions, gatherings, and other accoustic guitar related activities in Georgia, USA.

(I seem to be posting this the day that Little Brother posted the announcement for his jam, which is purely coincidence. Either that or several Atlanta area musicians were feeling the need for this activity in anticipation)

The yahoo group can be joined at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rmmga_Atlanta_Gathering/ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rmmga_Atlanta_Gathering/)

We've arranged to be able to use the Crimson Moon Coffee House in Dahlonega from noon-6pm on Saturday's, as long as there isn't another scheduled activity (historically we could get it 3 Saturdays each month).

http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com (http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com).

We'll look for other places to hold jam sessions near Atlanta.

The desire to start a group like this began as a discussion at the rec.music.makers.guitar.accoustic newsgroup.

Saturday, June-26.

A RMMGA email list was recently created to give accoustic guitar players an opportunity to play together in the north Georgia / Atlanta area.

Here's a link to the email list:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rmmga_Atlanta_Gathering (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rmmga_Atlanta_Gathering)

Please join if you're nearby and interested in playing together.


Different styles and skill levels are welcome. Fingerstyle, bluegrass, classical, country, folk, folk-rock, what have you? With or without vocals. Origonal or covers. Share some fun times, learn a few new tunes, make some new friends.

Practice for LB's gathering in September is in order!

Lets kick this off next Saturday, June-26.

We can meet at The Crimson Moon Coffee House (Dahlonega, Georgia) at 1pm and play until 6pm.

http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com (http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com)

Come early, come late. Bring a friend or come alone.

We can do another jam in Dahlonega, GA on Saturday, July 17 from 1-5pm.

Mark your calendar, put on some new strings and be there for some good jamming.

Anybody further south?  Nearer Columbus?  BTW, I hang out on the RMMGA also, but not as Jaminn.  Over there I'm just plain old "Don".

QuoteAnybody further south?  Nearer Columbus?  BTW, I hang out on the RMMGA also, but not as Jaminn.  Over there I'm just plain old "Don".

Don,

There seem to be a number of RMMGA and Forum members from near Columbus, GA. How about trying to set up a jam there somewhere/sometime? I'd drive down.


Say, are you going to the Tommy Emmanuel concert at Anniston next week?

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Say, are you going to the Tommy Emmanuel concert at Anniston next week?

Afraid I won't make the Tommy Emmanuel concert.  Too much other "stuff" going on right now.  Should be a good one though.

QuoteWe can do another jam in Dahlonega, GA on Saturday, July 17 from 1-5pm.

Mark your calendar, put on some new strings and be there for some good jamming.

We need some more players to jam with Saturday. It'll be fun.

Aug 21st (1-5pm saturday) will be the next North Atlanta area jam in Dahlonega.

Join some other players for an afternoon of good times.

Players of all skill levels were at the July jam.

Anyone want to try some Hawaiian slack key with me?

Time to practice before Little Brother's jam next month.

I'll be at a band retreat with the P&W band I play with on that weekend.  But, I would like to try to make a future session.  Looks like about a 3 hour ride from Columbus.

QuoteI'll be at a band retreat with the P&W band I play with on that weekend.  But, I would like to try to make a future session.  Looks like about a 3 hour ride from Columbus.

Jamin,

yes. 3 hours is right. The fastest way to go is straight thru Atlanta and up the Hwy 400 toll road (50cents).

I'm not sure about the date for September yet. There is LB's jam Sept 17-18-19. We can discuss the Sept jam  on the Yahoo email list.

Totally off the topic of this thread...

Jaminn asked "Anybody further south?"

My stock reply to this (being I'm in the Old Pueblo, aka Tucson Arid-zona) was; If I was anymore Southern, I'd be a Mexican.

Now, before anyone gets riled over this comment, my beautiful wife of the past 23 years is of Mexican descent. That makes our three adult kids Irish/Aztec/Celtic/Spanish, try finding that on any gov't census form.

Irl

QuoteNow, before anyone gets riled over this comment, my beautiful wife of the past 23 years is of Mexican descent. That makes our three adult kids Irish/Aztec/Celtic/Spanish, try finding that on any gov't census form.

Irl

I would list it under "American." But that's just me, the anti-bureaucrat bureaucrat!

Remember the old bumper stickers "Have you hugged your ... today?" They started out with "Child" and went through various iterations. My favorite derivative was the one I saw which said "Have you told a bureaucrat to go to Hell today?" I loved it and I am one!

Don't know why that came to mind, I'll shut up now.  :ph34r:  

It's right there it say's ....OTHER.
I will always check other's,even though I'm of Italian descent I always make it Human. :D  

dbirchett,

I hear ya.

While not technically a bureaucrat, I am of a bureacracy...the Pima County Sheriff's Dept. 4 years 4 months til my twenty year retirement. I'll still need to work...just nothing to do with law enforcement or the criminal justice system.

If I can rant for a second, we do not have a Criminal Justice System... We have a Legal System, two different animals.

Irl

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Jaminn asked "Anybody further south?"

Let me rephrase  :)   Anybody further south of Atlanta and nearer Columbus??  In other words, anybody closer to where I am?

Hey just FYI, We will be drawing for a brand new Larrivee D-03 Rosewood signed by Jean Larrivee at the Jam Sep 18th http://littlebrother.nlpd.com (http://littlebrother.nlpd.com)

Also an Ultrasound Amp and other prizes. Many special guests coming to perform and open mics and jams on stage all day and night Saturday. Jam groups all over the house and yard. Huge tent and stage in back.

I hope I can make it to one of these other jams one day soon when I get this jam and several projects out of the way.

See you in Conyers. Please sign up on my website if you plan on coming :)

Next rmmga Dahlonega, GA Jam on Saturday, Oct 2

This group now has 26 members. Join or read prior messages at:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rmmga...anta_Gathering/ (http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rmmga_Atlanta_Gathering/)

The August jam on the 21st had a very low turn out. In fact, except for a friend of mine (an excellant studio guitarist, Ed Keith) no one showed up.  Y'all missed it.

I'd like to have some discussion of why people aren't attending? There seems to be good interest in having the jams, but then low attendance. If Dahlonega is too far north, please suggest/organize/discuss alternate venues? I'd just as soon someone else jump in and help out. Does someone have a basement/deck/community room that would do for a jam? mid-week? What do you want to do?

Oct 2nd appears to be the best time to hold the next Dahlonega Jam. Again from 1-5pm. The weather in Dahlonega is usually great in October.
Jam as usual at http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com/ (http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com/)

Sept 18 is the Dahlonega Fall Festival, and Oct 16 will be Gold Rush Weekend, there will be professional musicians playing both those weekends, as well as the usual Dahlonega pick-up bluegrass & country jams playing around the town square.

Remember Little Brother's jam in Conyer's on Sept 17-18-19.
http://littlebrother.nlpd.com/ (http://littlebrother.nlpd.com/)

Please let me know if you're interested in the 2-Oct Jam.

The next rmmga Atlanta/N. Georgia accoustic jam will be held Saturday Nov
13th from 1-5pm.

Again at the Crimson Moon coffee house in Dahlonega.

http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com (http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com)

We had a great time in October. A couple of guys who did Hootenany type
material showed up, and we all had fun with those songs.

QuoteA couple of guys who did Hootenany type
material showed up, and we all had fun with those songs.

Ok, curiosity has the better of me, pray tell what are the 'hootenany' songs you did?

Cheers

Dan

They did Kingston Trio material for the most part.  

The next rmmga Atlanta/N. Georgia acoustic jam will be held Saturday Jan
15th from 1-5pm.

Again at the Crimson Moon coffee house in Dahlonega.

http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com (http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com)

email list at: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rmmga...anta_Gathering/ (http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rmmga_Atlanta_Gathering/)

Next jam will be Sat Feb-26th from 2-6pm. (not the 19th)

see you there!

Randy,

Do you allow south AL rednecks who only play
by ear, to participate in the GA jams?

Yea,I know,one day I'm gonna have to learn how
to use a pick-----my ear Is killing me :lol:

Mike

Mike,

AL rednecks are only allowed if they buy a round of beer for everyone else.

We have to have standards you know.

Randy,

You drive a hard bargain,but I can live with that,
what brand of rootbeer do you prefer :lol:

Mike

Hires

Randy,
You got It,

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/Bamapicker/Hires1.jpg)

 Mike

:D  

mini-jam this saturday from 1-5 in Dahlonega, GA at
http://thecrimsonmoon.com (http://thecrimsonmoon.com)

Joe Jordon, Rich Cook, and others from rmmga will be there for a little pickn party.

The next rmmga Atlanta/N. Georgia accoustic jam will be held Saturday Apr
9th from 2-5pm.

Again at the Crimson Moon coffee house in Dahlonega.

http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com (http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com)

We've been having a good turnout of 8-10 people for these jams the last
couple of months.

A couple of photos from a going-away jam held last saturday for one member of the Dahlonega jammers.

http://photobucket.com/albums/y61/RandyR/jam/ (http://photobucket.com/albums/y61/RandyR/jam/)?

Thats me in the yellow hat on the couch.

Randy R, I think you posted a link that needs a login. I'm not good with computers so maybe it's just me.....

QuoteRandy R, I think you posted a link that needs a login. I'm not good with computers so maybe it's just me.....

Thanks. It appears that groups.yahoo photos aren't shareable outside the group.


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y61/RandyR/jam/Apr2-2005-1.jpg)

me in the yellow hat on the couch.

My dog is the black blur on the carpet in front of my feet.

Looks like fun, too bad I live so far away!

The next rmmga Atlanta/N. Georgia acoustic jam will be held Saturday May
21st from 2-5pm.

Again at the Crimson Moon coffee house in Dahlonega, GA

http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com (http://www.thecrimsonmoon.com)

The next rmmga Atlanta area jam will be held June-25 from 1-5pm in Dahlonega.

Send me PM if you're interested in attending...

Some photos from this month's jam at: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/steyrhahn/album?.dir=/21fc&.src=ph

Larrivee content, a D-03, an old Washburn. a P09Maple unburst, a BA03 Bass.




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Looks like LB is having a good time with his parlor. Which one are you playing, Randy?

Quote from: dbirchett on June 28, 2005, 05:27:34 PM
Looks like LB is having a good time with his parlor. Which one are you playing, Randy?

I took my forum guitar. The BA-03 Bass is mine which was played by Doug Weiss. I also took my mahogany parlor.

Player Joyce has bought an OM-03 subsequant to the jam, and I see a new forum member joined today by that name who I'll bet is her  !

The next jam in Dahlonega, GA will be Sept-24.

contact me if you're interested.

The next Dahlonega, Georgia jam will be on saturday, Nov-5, from 2-5 pm (plus or minus).

There is already a group of players organizing a side trip to hear the Waybacks play (2 blocks away) that evening after dinner nearby.

send me an email if you're interested

We'll be jamming in Dahlonega, GA  saturday, Mar-18, from 1-5 pm at the Crimson Moon Coffee House.

Grab your favorite guitar and join us.

A picture from the February 2006 jam...

Me playing the 1991 C-19 zebrawood with my friend Mark on bass.



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The monthly jam in Dahlonega, GA has locked down the last saturday of each month from 2-5pm at The Crimson Moon Cafe.

Its a good place for an informal jam session and having some fun.

send me email if you're interested in attending.

I'm going to make it one of these days...

Quote from: ronmac on June 06, 2006, 12:57:24 PM
I'm going to make it one of these days...

The farthest anyone drives to these jams is from Mississippi, but thats a good 8 hour drive.

We are going to resume the monthly jam in Dahlonega Georgia USA, the afternoon of Jan 20, 2007. Same venue. please send me email if you're interested.

(http://randyrick.us/guitars/MS/JamMay21.jpg)

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