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	<title>Montana Rockies Bluegrass Association</title>
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		<title>Ten Jammandments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great tips for jamming from Folkjam.org
Ten Jammandments


by Charlie Hall and Robert Rosenburg, as printed in the January/February 2002 Folknik newsletter of the San Francisco Folk Music Club
THOU SHALT TUNE THY INSTRUMENT. There are too many good, cheap tuners around not to do this.
THOU SHALT LISTEN. If you can&#8217;t hear the lead instrument or vocalist, then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtbluegrass.com/2010/03/ten-jammandments/</link>
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		<title>Preparing for next weeks Jam at Ruby&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you practice for next week&#8217;s jam at Ruby&#8217;s you might find it fun to check out our Playlists on the MRBA YouTube Channel.   These include a lot o the standards performed by the guys who made &#8216;em standards.
Current Playists:

Rank Beginner Jamming
Bluegrass Instrumental
Bluegrass Jam Standards
Bluegrass Jam Standards - Gospel

To see the Playlists:

Go to http://www.youtube.com/mtbluegrass
Click on Playlists

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		<link>http://www.mtbluegrass.com/2010/03/preparing-for-next-weeks-jam-at-rubys/</link>
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		<title>March 20 &#8211; Baba Ganoush &amp; Bluegrass Coalition</title>
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The Montana Rockies Bluegrass Association is presenting an evening of bluegrass music on Saturday, March 20th, at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 West Main Street, Missoula, MT. Two bluegrass bands will play the show. Baba Ganoush, a band with diverse members that find common ground in a love of homegrown music and a wish to share [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtbluegrass.com/2010/03/march-20-baba-ganoush-bluegrass-coalition/</link>
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		<title>Flop Eared Mule &#8211; Jimmy Widner &amp; Vivian Williams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great video with &#8220;our very own&#8221; Gary Moore on mando.  Gary&#8217;s brother Steve is the banjo in the background (not shown).

Jam session in the Moore&#8217;s camp at the National Oldtime Fiddler&#8217;s Contest, Weiser, ID, 1991, featuring Jimmy Widner, a great fiddler from Darby, MT, with Vivian William on harmony fiddle, Gary Moore on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtbluegrass.com/2010/03/flop-eared-mule-jimmy-widner-vivian-williams/</link>
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		<title>Newsletter March 2010</title>
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		<link>http://www.mtbluegrass.com/2010/03/newsletter-march-2010/</link>
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		<title>Gary McKnight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please keep Gary McKnight and his wife Linda in your thoughts.   Gary took a fall and broke several ribs and punctured his lung and is in St. Pats in ICU.
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		<link>http://www.mtbluegrass.com/2010/03/gary-mcknight/</link>
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		<title>Fiddlesticks &#8211; Percussion in Bluegrass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s one for you percussionists looking for a way to sneak in on a bluegrass jam.  Good luck finding a fiddle partner for this.

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		<link>http://www.mtbluegrass.com/2010/03/fiddlesticks-percussion-in-bluegrass-2/</link>
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		<title>Streaming Bluegrass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following is the link to WPLN out of Nashville. Once a week they have a radio show titled &#8220;Bluegrass Breakdown&#8221; you can listen live or to recorded shows. The show includes live performances, interviews, theme shows and just good bluegrass music. The DJ also provides a little history of the songs.
http://wpln.org/?cat=4
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		<link>http://www.mtbluegrass.com/2010/02/streaming-bluegrass/</link>
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		<title>Making Music on the Prairie in Molt, MT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a nice write-up on our bluegrass friends in the Billings area
from Parade.com
 
Our Towns: Molt, Montana
Making Music on the Prairie
Ed Kemmick, Billings Gazette
published: 02/07/2010
 

The Prairie Winds Cafe in Molt, Mont., seats 56, which is about four times the population of Molt itself. Yet on most Saturday mornings, every seat is taken, and another 15 or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtbluegrass.com/2010/02/making-music-on-the-prairie-in-molt-mt/</link>
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		<title>Final 2010 Winter Jam &#8211; Ruby&#8217;s March 13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please join us at our Winter Jam Series 2nd Saturday’s Jan-Mar
Date: Mar 13, 2010
Location:
Ruby’s Inn &#38; Convention Center
4825 N Reserve St
Missoula, MT 59808
(406) 721-0990
Ask for the BLUEGRASS rate when making your room reservation
Description: Jam and potluck dinner
Time: Pickin’ starts at 1pm ’til midnight
Potluck: 5:30pm
There are rooms for several seperate jams to accomodate different levels and styles. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtbluegrass.com/2010/02/final-2010-winter-jam-rubys-march-13/</link>
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