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Introduction
Featured
Jam Sessions:
Anutt
(D&D Little Branson)
Fremont
Gainesville
(Hoerman Park)
Kissee
Mills
(Johnson Community Building)
Long
Beach
(Mtn. Grove School)
Long Lane
Manes
(Manes
Music Makers)
Mansfield
McClurg
McDowell
Mountain
View (Weaver's)
Souder
Springfield
(North Town Mall)
Strafford
Wasola
(Stone's)
Related
Events:
Opry's:
Webster Co. Opry
Picnics:
Vanzant Picnic
Fiddle
Competitions and Festivals:
Branson Fiddle Contest, Compton Ridge, and Ozarks
Celebration Festival
Dances:
Ava and Ebenezer
Homecomings:
Horsecreek Church
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Long
Lane Lions Club
Long Lane, MO
Every Thursday Evening
The jam session
started in1984 through the efforts of Chancy Reth and Ray Hicks,
and it has been held every Thursday night since then except
for major holidays. Early country music is featured,
but fiddle tunes and bluegrass music are also heard. |
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| Chancy Reth says that he has seen several jam sessions
come and go in the area, but that this one is successful because
it sticks with the circle format where everyone gets to sing. Musicians
who want to be the center of attention for a long time dislike
the format, but he believes most people prefer having the circle.
Directions from Springfield: drive northeast on I-44 for 36
miles; drive northwest on B approximately nine miles to Long
Lane [See
map]. Photographs are from July 13, 2000.
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The event does not allow dancing because of an agreement
with the Long Lane Lions Club, and because the organizers wanted
to please the community members who were against dancing for religious
reasons. |
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A microphone moves from singer to singer so everyone
has an opportunity to sing. |
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Fiddler, storyteller, singer, and dulcimer player
Bill Graves is probably the most well-known musician who regularly
attends the event. Mr. Graves is often asked to perform at
festivals and folk arts programs around the state. |
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Gilbert Nixon is been attending the jam session for
many years, and features electric guitars lick associated with
country music in the 1950s and 1960s. |
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Harmonica player and storyteller Burt Burton is described
by some as a legend in the area. |
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