A friend of Amy’s invited us to a jam session at the Oakton United Methodist Church. The group gets together third Tuesday of each month from May through October.
My left arm is still in bad shape and I had a guy up to his elbows in my ears this morning at Johns Hopkins, but I had a good time tonight. Coming together with friends and strangers to make music and praise God is such an amazing thing to be part of. A few times the group got everybody stomping their feet and belting out songs like Old Time Religion and When The Saints Come Marching In and, for just a moment, I thought I was back in Crisfield twenty years ago singing with old Jado Lewis and Dear Old Dad. This is what making music is all about. It isn’t perfect, but it’s real. It is the sound and the emotion and the fellowship we all long for when we pick up a banjo or a guitar for the first time.
The next shindigs will be held on July 16, August 20, September 17, and October 15. Spread the word and come jam with us!

























