May 5, 2019
FRANCE Concert, September / October 2018
Tim and Nida had an opportunity of seeing more of Provence and the French Riviera while preparing for a concert near Avignon. Here are a few memorable pictures.
Apr 30, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY, Banjo Hall Of Fame Museum, BANJO FEST, September 7+ 8, 2018
Tim was invited to perform in place of one of the honored inductees, Borgy Borgerson, who could not attend his induction ceremony. Tim was also invited to perform at the first Banjo Fest, which included world famous 5-string players: Bela Fleck, Tony Trishka, and John McEuen.
Here is a short video of the four of us trading off four bars each of "The Sheik Of Araby":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pqC0GOGNu0
Here are Bela and Tony rehearsing at the theater before the audience arrived.
Here is Tim playing "There'll Be Some Changes Made" for Inductee Borgy Borgerson.
Tim and friends let loose after the ceremony dinner at the "Your Father's Mustache" bar at the museum.
Here is a short video of the four of us trading off four bars each of "The Sheik Of Araby":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pqC0GOGNu0
Here is Tim playing "There'll Be Some Changes Made" for Inductee Borgy Borgerson.
Tim and friends let loose after the ceremony dinner at the "Your Father's Mustache" bar at the museum.
KLONDIKE FOLLIES, July 31, August 1 and 2, 2018
Cast of 2018 Grant Simpson Vaudeville Productions with headliner Tim Allan.
Look at this first rehearsal with 9 banjos and 1 mandolin!
The Yukon River flows north through majestic countryside.
The Yukon River flows north through majestic countryside.
Sarasota Music Archive Concert, January 24, 2018
Tim was
asked by the Sarasota Music Archives curator to compile and perform an hour of American
songs written around the beginning of the 20th century.
Here is the list of songs Tim played:
JAZZ FEST AT SEA 2018 Caribbean Cruise
2018 JazzFest At Sea: January 3 to 13
Tim
performed a solo concert and conducted the "Banjos At Sea" band once
again on the MSC Divina on a 10-day Caribbean cruise, leaving from Miami.
Banjos and
other instruments and singers would arrive each morning in the Sky Deck for 2
hours of requests and jamming. Tim had his two song books available for the
musicians to follow along if they could not play by ear.
Some Canadian jammer friends got a picture.
Jul 12, 2017
EUROPE 2017, May/June
In May and half of June 2017, Nida and I had a wonderful tour of Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, and finally back to Germany. In late May, I performed a solo concert in Wuerzburg, Germany, to start things off, and another gig with a band in Heidelberg. Nida and I toured a little before and after each gig.
After a few days in Germany, we drove past the Zugspitz (the highest mountain in Germany), down through Austria, to the South Tirol area of Northern Italy in the Brenner pass. There I performed at a beautiful hotel in the ancient town of Chiusa. During the night, I invited some Tirolean performers up to the stage area for some fun Germanic music.
We enjoyed northern Italy for a few days then made our way south and west into France, past Nice, into Provence. I was invited to perform at "Autour Du Banjo", an annual banjo festival in St. Gervasy, a town located between Avignon and Nimes, France. There is a famous Roman arena found in Nimes, a smaller copy of the Coliseum in Rome. Avignon has its popular Pont Du Gard Roman aqueduct as well as the partial "Pont D'Avignon":
I had the honor of being named the "Godfather" of this festival! My French title was the "Parrain" of the gathering. See the poster and newspaper article - if you can read French.
Aside from playing 2 concerts and offering lessons, my responsibility was to meet the other performers and bands and to play a song or two with them. There was such a variety of music that it was an interesting and really enjoyable weekend, especially when Nida and I were being hosted so generously by the organizers, Marie-Ange Parere and her husband Patrice. I had my own banjo with me but I borrowed Patrice's guitar for the weekend. I was able to borrow the mandolin from someone else, luckily.
The prevailing mood was relaxed and convivial - typical, I suppose, of the Provencal region. The following photos show me playing with a big jazz band, a bluegrass band, a classic 5-string ragtime band (father and son) , a smaller jazz band, as well as my own appearances with banjo, guitar, and mandolin.
The final evening of the Autour Du Banjo festival found some of us jamming outdoors...great fun!
After we bade adieu to St. Gervasy, Nida and I toured France and Switzerland, on our way back to Germany. There I enjoyed playing with a band on a Rhine tour boat, with perfect weather and a full moon to finish the evening. On the following day, I played with some other fellows near the Heidelberg area. It was a great musical European visit!
After a few days in Germany, we drove past the Zugspitz (the highest mountain in Germany), down through Austria, to the South Tirol area of Northern Italy in the Brenner pass. There I performed at a beautiful hotel in the ancient town of Chiusa. During the night, I invited some Tirolean performers up to the stage area for some fun Germanic music.
We enjoyed northern Italy for a few days then made our way south and west into France, past Nice, into Provence. I was invited to perform at "Autour Du Banjo", an annual banjo festival in St. Gervasy, a town located between Avignon and Nimes, France. There is a famous Roman arena found in Nimes, a smaller copy of the Coliseum in Rome. Avignon has its popular Pont Du Gard Roman aqueduct as well as the partial "Pont D'Avignon":
I had the honor of being named the "Godfather" of this festival! My French title was the "Parrain" of the gathering. See the poster and newspaper article - if you can read French.
Aside from playing 2 concerts and offering lessons, my responsibility was to meet the other performers and bands and to play a song or two with them. There was such a variety of music that it was an interesting and really enjoyable weekend, especially when Nida and I were being hosted so generously by the organizers, Marie-Ange Parere and her husband Patrice. I had my own banjo with me but I borrowed Patrice's guitar for the weekend. I was able to borrow the mandolin from someone else, luckily.
The prevailing mood was relaxed and convivial - typical, I suppose, of the Provencal region. The following photos show me playing with a big jazz band, a bluegrass band, a classic 5-string ragtime band (father and son) , a smaller jazz band, as well as my own appearances with banjo, guitar, and mandolin.
The final evening of the Autour Du Banjo festival found some of us jamming outdoors...great fun!
After we bade adieu to St. Gervasy, Nida and I toured France and Switzerland, on our way back to Germany. There I enjoyed playing with a band on a Rhine tour boat, with perfect weather and a full moon to finish the evening. On the following day, I played with some other fellows near the Heidelberg area. It was a great musical European visit!
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