What's to do in Bay Area?

[mrmando]

I'm in San Jose on Sunday with nothing particular to do. Anything mandophonic going on?

[Jim M.]

Here's a list of Slow Players sessions:
http://www.slowplayers.org/Californi...n_List.html#SF

Irish session in San Jose:
Irish Sessions at O'Flaherty's Irish Pub, 25 North San Pedro Street (just north of Santa Clara Street), San Jose; (408) 947-8007.
Schedule: first through fourth Sundays of the month, approx. 5-8pm

California State Old Time Fiddler's Association
District 9 Jam
Meets 4th Sunday of every month
1:30-5 pm.
United Methodist Church
19806 Wisteria Av.
Castro Valley, CA -- Castro Valley is about 20 miles from San Jose, but it's a very hospitable jam.

And if you're there on Saturday night, there's a Laurie Lewis/Tom Rozum concert:
Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum
First Presbytarian Church of Mountain View
Mountain View, CA
Ticket Info: 650/691-9982 October 23, 2004

[Mteresko]

Take a side trip to Gryphon Stringed Instuments in Palo Alto! Check their website to see their current inventory.

[Bramble]

Oh, but I don't think Gryphon is open on Sundays (except in December)

Gryphon Stringed Instruments

[JiminRussia]

Try this URL. It's the Northern California bluegrass
Society. Their site has a pretty comprehensive list of who's playing where around the Bay area.
http://www.scbs.org/

[Mteresko]

Thanks Bramble! You are oh so correct. I don't make it down there very often, and just assumed they were open on Sundays.

[mrmando]

Went to Gryphon on Friday and said hi to Frank. Played a lovely H2 and a really nice Jimmy Moon mandola (the top even had a little bearclaw figure). Also tried a Lebeda A-style mandolin and a couple of Phoenixes (most impressed with the Neo-Bluegrass). Beautiful Eastmans there -- the one I tried was one of the loudest mandos I've ever played, but the Phoenix had better tone. Also had my first MandoBird experience, but the intonation on the Bird was a little off and I didn't have time to adjust the bridge saddles. Walked away with a couple of issues of Mandolin Quarterly (Gryphon being one of only 2 stores in the U.S. that carry it).

Thanks for the info -- I'm doing an Irish play at City Lights Theatre in San Jose and have been going to O'Flaherty's every night for a pint afterward. So I might try the seisun there if I'm free, although now it looks like I might have a recording session on Sunday.