Budapest/Czech Republic

[Shortjourneyhome]

Hi all, I am traveling to budapest for the next week and half and will be in Czech republic for 2 weeks after that. Anyone know of jams (of any sort really) or resources to find them? Thanks a ton in advance, cheers!

[grassrootphilosopher]

Hi all, I am traveling to budapest for the next week and half and will be in Czech republic for 2 weeks after that. Anyone know of jams (of any sort really) or resources to find them? Thanks a ton in advance, cheers!

Well, you didn´t give information about what type of music you are looking for. The Czech Republic is a hotbed for any sort of music. The people there are musically highly acomplished in about any kind of genre.

Since my main genre is bluegrass, here is what I know.

There´s this listing for anything going on in the Czech Republic: http://bgcz.net
This will help you provided you speak czech. If not, why not contact the Czech Bluegrass Music Association (http://www.bacr.cz/english.php) or one or the other great czech luthier (Rosta Capek: http://www.capekinstruments.com/index.php, who by the way organizes a John Cowan, Brooks & Aldridge concert in Prague in Feb.; Jaroslav Prucha: http://en.pruchabanjos.cz etc.). Czech bluegrassers are very (!) helpful and welcoming.

I don´t know anything about Budapest but I found this: https://de-de.facebook.com/bluegrassbudapest/. There are Hungarian bluegrass bands in existence: http://www.pratensis.hu/en and in 2010 I even mentioned Szolt Pinter (mandolin) in this thread: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/s...me-in-Budapest (found him on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/zsolt.pinter.980).

That should keep you busy.

Keep us posted and have a nice trip.

[lloving]

Check out Lee Bidgood's book, Czech Bluegrass. Not a resource for current jams but an interesting read about Bluegrass as it's evolved in the Czech Republic.

[Ivan Kelsall]

You have an e-mail heading your way !,
Ivan