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New York Bluegrass/Oldtime Classifieds/notices..(I post ads dated for one year.)

Send me announcements or ads, such as equipment for sale, services available, new bands forming, rides wanted etc. to benfreed@optonline.net...

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BANJO, and BASS PLAYER NEEDED for gigging acoustic band, Princeton, NJ area. Harmony singer a real asset! We are Blue Heart, a five member roots acoustic band (http://www.blueheartband.com). Due to injuries and time schedules, we're looking to replace our bass and banjo player. We have two gigs in April coming up; and we perform at local venues, including bluegrass/country radio and area tv. We are looking for good musicians in our local area near Princeton, NJ, who want to commit to regular weekly rehearsals and perform, but also enjoy relaxed jam sessions-- we're an easygoing group and are looking for same.

If interested, please email us at: blueheartband.com@gmail.com and send us a link to any clips of you playing, YouTube, Facebook, etc. Thanks! 2/10

Westchester-based guitarist and vocalist seeking country/bluegrass/cajun mandolin, fiddle or guitar with vocals. Have gigs, seeking more. Please e-mail hankcashus@yahoo.com

Fellows picking in Old Greenwich, CT are looking for a Mandolin player and a Banjo player. We know there aren’t many of you around. We have Singer/Guitarist, Upright Bass, Dobro, and Fiddle. We’ve been practicing for a couple of years now, and are ready to step up to the next level. We play a wide range of acoustic music from Bluegrass to Folk to Country to Grateful Dead to 1980s Rock tunes done Bluegrass style. Contact me at: mikeperry@optonline.net if you are interested. 10/09

yonkers guitarist seeks fiddle banjo and bass player or any bluegrass musicians to jam with look me up gallagherbenny@gmail.com 9/09

Northern Westchester violin player, advanced beginner, looking for other string players with similar, more, or less experience, to get together with some regularity for fiddlin jam sessions. Email: hgros@optonline.net. 8/09

HEY YOU!!! Yeah, you with the guitar (or mandolin, or bass)... This five-stringer is looking for people nearby with whom to make music of the Bluegrass kind. If you’re near Greenwich, CT, and think you might be interested, please contact me at creativeeffort@hotmail.com

Suffolk county L.I. intermediate(advanced beginner?) guitar player(also beginner mandolin player) looking for fiddle, banjo or other players of similar experience to play blue grass, old time, americana music with. Email me at: slimman53@optonline.net if interested. 11/08