Youth in bluegrass

The Bluegrass Blog has just posted an item on youth in bluegrass. It includes a link to a story on UKBluegrass.com about the English band Miles Apart, all of whose members are 18 years old and met at the Sore Fingers Week instruction camp.

Miles Apart consists of John Breese (banjo), Michael Giverin (mandolin/ vocals), Kieran Mooney (double bass), and the twin sisters Charlotte (mandolin/ guitar/ vocals) and Laura Carrivick (fiddle/ dobro/ vocals), who took part in the Tenth EWOB Festival at Voorthuizen in May.

The EBMA's youth officer, Liz Meesters, is interested in any bluegrass activity involving young people in Europe. Contact Liz by e-mail.

Concert & workshop for young bands in Berlin, 4-6 May

Friedrich Barniske of the Hot String Quintet of Berlin reports: 'We are looking for two bands (3-5 musicians), one from Ireland, one from Poland or the Czech Republic - both from the acoustic music scene. Age should be 18-27 years; there should be female and male musicians in the groups. We will pay travel costs, accommodation, and food, but no fee. Also we will show the visitors a bit of the town and will visit some other interesting concert together.'

The bands involved should arrive in Berlin on Friday 4 May at lunchtime; the program will include a concert, and a workshop on the following day, returning home on Sunday 6 May in the early afternoon. The venue for concert & workshop is the cultural youth club CAFÉ LIETZE in Berlin-Charlottenburg.

This project is organised by the Amt für Jugendarbeit Kirchenkreis Charlottenburg, as part of YOUrope07, a program of the Confederation of German Youth Organisations, financed by the national youth plan for more participation by young people. Contact Friedrich Barniske by e-mail, telephone +49-30-8560 4818, or post:

Friedrich Barniske
Knobelsdorffstr. 72
14059 Berlin
Germany