School's Out

School's out! Now there's time to work on new songs and arrangements--yeah. The Junction in Port Angeles fires up every Sunday starting at 7:00 PM, the weather gets better, and Rollin' Waters gets busy this weekend. On Saturday we're at the Sequim Open Air Market starting at 11:00 AM. Later that same day we play at the Port Townsend Brewing Company starting at 5:00 PM. Weather permitting it should be a fun and lively outdoor show. That's Joe, Johnny and Stephanie playing one of the standards at the Junction jam/open mike.

Guitar Lesson Tip #7: Learn to sight read the basic notes in standard notation on all six strings. It will help you develop discipline for practice and give you an advantage for learning unfamiliar songs. Tab won't always do the job.

Rollin' Waters Plays Port Townsend and the Junction

Another busy weekend saw us in Port Townsend at the Port Townsend Brewing Company Friday night and at the Junction for our weekly open mike/jam on Sunday night. Playing with Tom and Todd on drums and bass is always a thrill for me, and we had a particularly lively jam on "For What It's Worth" complete with drum and bass solos! Those guys are good--no wonder they are in demand and perform so often. Although it was a little windy and cool(this time we played outside), the crowd stuck with us and we're looking forward to the next show at the PT Brewing Co. on June 30th, for their anniversary celebration. We need more of our regular jammers and any new musicians/spectators to join us on Sunday nights at the Junction in Port Angeles. You can perform solo our with us or another group and have a lot of fun. Lately, people have begun dancing again! It must be the approach of summer with its smells of barbecue and new flowers that's making the crowd frisky enough to start dancing again.

"Take Me to the River" is arranged, practiced and ready to perform, and Stephanie sounds great singing it. You'll want hear our version so get out there.

Guitar Lesson Tip #6: Hunch over the guitar when practicing and don't rest your left arm on your leg.