Eclectic Tunes Potluck Parties... Be There or Be Square!

How It Works

People bring individual music selections on CD and other media (perhaps even Youtube).

Whatever you bring gets thrown in the mix, any musical era or genre… or some events might focus more narrowly, like blues and folk, early psychedelia, old-time country, etc, depending on the host.

Some or all plays might follow or be preceded by short discussion: why was it chosen, what special meaning does it have for you, how did it affect others, etc.

“Potluck” refers to the mix of music guests bring, and depending on the host’s preferences, guests might bring a potluck dish or snacks and beverages as well.

A variation might be for the host to provide most or all the music.

If you’re game give me a call at (630) 251-6931 (an old the Chicago-area phone #, I live near Angola/Fremont Indiana now).

Hear New Music, Meet New People, Talk To Strangers

What A Great Way To Enlarge Your World!

Thinking about this concept, I burned a CD with some tunes listed below that are especially meaningful to me. How many of these do you know?

You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive, Patty Loveless

The Cukoo, Clarence Ashley

We Can’t Make It Here,  James McMurtrey

Cold and Dark and Wet, Greg Brown

Single Girl,  Married Girl, Carter Family

500 Miles, Heddy West

500 Miles, Journeymen

Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (part 1), Little Walter

You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are, Patty Loveless

James Alley Blues, Richard Rabbit Brown

Dona, Dona, Joan Baez

High Flying Bird, Judy Henske

Ode to Billie Joe, Bobby Gentry

Angel Band, Stanley Brothers

Woodstock  Joni Mitchell

Get Together, Hamilton Camp

Bookends Theme, Simon and Garfunkel

Sounds of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel

The photo was taken in Garrett Indiana, 1959 or 1960. The Gala Theater’s marquis still stands as a nostalgic reminder of those lost days, and just beyond the theater you see Shafer’s Café, a notorious teen hangout with a juke box that scandalized some of the town’s more conservative adults. If you look close you will see the “Have a Pepsi” sign and the iconic bottle cap above the door, and if you are old enough you will be able to hear the music and smell and taste that Pepsi right now… and it will make you younger for at least an hour.