Vicksburg Stomp
The Joy Drops play a Charlie McCoy Tune. This piece has a ton of charm, and it’s really straightforward. Just make the notes happen and it’ll feel good.
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The Joy Drops play a tune from The Sacred Harp. The lyrics move me. This song is about humility, frailty, vulnerability.
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Petaluma in August
The Joy Drops play Pub Republic in Petaluma on Thursday August 8 at 8PM.
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Joy Drops in Marinwood
A nice shot of Ryan Lim: Paul McCue couldn’t make the gig, and Cal Keaoola sat in for him.
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Hollow Poplar, slow and sweet
Here’s a pretty instrumental I recorded on my Collings mandolin. It’s a slow version of a tune that’s usually done as an uptempo fiddle number for square dancing. Lucas Gonze – Hollow Popular (MP3) To...
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Bolinas, September 2013
Photos by Fer Juaristi: Roy Zat, Lucas Gonze and Fritz Burden Lucas Gonze Roy Zat Roy Zat and Lucas Gonze Lucas Gonze
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The Joy Drops at Verdi Club
Noah Grant was on bass. Noah’s phrasing is agile and limber, and his tone is stretchy like a rubber band. He’s an improvisor more than a memorizer. Playing with him is about being in the moment.
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K. Yun shots
Ryan Lim, Paul McCue and I (aka The Joy Drops) played at a street fair called Urban Air Market a few weeks ago. It was a sunny weekend afternoon with plenty of foot traffic. One of the strollers, a...
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Hayward Farmer’s Market
http://soupgreens.com/wp-content/uploads/playing-with-dwight-and-hayward.mp4 With Haywood Douresseau and Dwight Shackleford and an unruly mob of ragamuffins on a Saturday morning at the farmer’s...
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How to Vamp
Showing all persons possessed of a quick ear and a taste for Music can readily acquire the art of correctly accompanying on the Piano, a singer, or solo performer on any instrument.
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