Jack of the Wood - Asheville, NC - March 8th

**CanadianKilter84** · 5th March 09, 03:34 PM

I'm thinking of heading over to Jack of the Wood on Sunday (March 8th) for their Irish Session night around 5pm. Anyone around here want to come, I'm going to be bringing my girlfriend who has never been before. She does play Irish session tunes on the guitar though! I of course will be there wearing my kilt. Hope to see someone else there wearing a kilt!

**Tartan Hiker** · 5th March 09, 09:26 PM

Sorry..I'll be out of town this weekend. I'll send a PM to BassClefB to make sure he sees this.

**BassClefB** · 6th March 09, 04:57 AM

Aye! Normally I'd be there anyway, but I've got plans to hang with some friends at their place on Sunday evening already... Let's keep the loop going here though, because I'm at Jack Of The Wood on Sunday nites at least once or twice a month for the session and some kilted pint consumption. Maybe in a week or two all of us can meet up?

**Barclay** · 7th March 09, 10:27 AM

I would love to be there, but I can't...I am going to try to make it up there in the next few weekends, maybe I can get up with you guys then.

Will one of you kindly tell Micki and Chad that "Chris O'Skirt" says Hey-Howdy, please?

**CanadianKilter84** · 8th March 09, 02:39 AM

Well, if there's not going to be anyone else, I'll hold off on going til we can get a few people together. It'll be more fun that way I think!

**Tartan Hiker** · 8th March 09, 06:39 AM

Chris,

Sadly, Mickey has moved to Wed-Fri-Sat nights. You have to endure bluegrass or jazz to see her these days. Chad still works the Sunday shift, and I always tell him that you said Hi.

**BassClefB** · 9th March 09, 09:04 PM

Who will be around in the early evening for St. Patrick's day? We should try to put together a hang at Jack Of The Wood for a few hours if folks are keen on it. I'm thinking early... 7pm or so for us working folk to have a few and be home at a respectable time.

**piperdbh** · 10th March 09, 06:39 AM

Tartan Hiker, did I read correctly that one must "endure" bluegrass and jazz at Jack o' the Wood? That hurts to the bone!

Bluegrass came form the traditional musics of the Isles, with a few distinct Americanisms thrown in.

That's like saying that I endured science classes in high school just so I could be in the band. (Or maybe the classes endured me.)

**Tartan Hiker** · 10th March 09, 08:25 PM

Whoa...no offense intended. On open mic nights (Wednesdays) you can get some pretty decent music. But then again...some is not so decent. I'm especially sensitive to bad singing.

I used to play the banjo myself. Finally gave it up when it became apparent that my wrecked middle finger was moving as fast as it ever would, and that wasn't quite fast enough. Had a really nice instrument, too.
I still play the mountain dulcimer.

And Bryan...St Pat's is on a Tuesday. I'm not teaching that night and drafts at Jack's are $1 off. Sounds like a plan to me!

**piperdbh** · 11th March 09, 09:25 AM

None taken, TH. "The Sons of Ralph" are particularly good, as are the "Steep Canyon Rangers", who started out at Reynolds High School, near your neck of the woods.
I could never figure out how to play strings. I'll stick to tromboning.

By the way, how'd you wreck your middle finger? Merging onto 240?