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Old Time Music Jam

The nature of folk/bluegrass music is very spontaneous and improvised with the instrumentation as the focus rather than the performers. The jam wasn’t to do with the people at all, just their musical skills/passion where those involved were interested in the music making, creating an evolving world of sound. Everybody was part of the same sound, engulfed, contributing, experiencing and imputing. This session had fluid and spontaneous jam qualities of bluegrass and old time music and was an authentic folk music experience.

Due to the nature of reportage illustration (capturing the musicians playing live at that time and place) there was limited time to illustrate as they were constantly changing position, coming and going in each tune.



Old Time Music Jam
The Chemic Tavern, Leeds
25.11.18

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