This past Saturday night we went to the new Woodstock Bluegrass Jamboree at Woodstock Community Church in Woodstock on Rope Mill Road.
Over 20 years ago we went to a Boy Scout hobo supper at an old wood sided church on Rope Mill Road. I think it was probably the same church. I was expecting to come upon the same old church building as we drove in the dark. Time changes. Now, it is a big modern building with huge windows on two sides of the sanctuary.
There were two Bluegrass groups playing at the first-ever Woodstock bluegrass Jamboree: The Sawnee Creek Band and the Jot’Em Down Boys.
The Sawnee Creek Band was from Forsyth County. I thought they were good. They had a lady violin player that was recently named the best fiddler in Georgia.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good picture. Above is a picture I lifted from their website. The Sawnee Creek Band was all from the same church and leaned towards gospel music.
The Jot’em Down Boys also had a lot of gospel music. I think there is a fine line between bluegrass and gospel. If you go to a bluegrass concert you are going to hear some gospel.
We have watched the Jot’em Boys perform over years: first at the Acworth Opry at Logan’s Barn; secondly at Kennesaw Opry, then one time we went to see them at Canton, but the information on the website was wrong, they were not there. I think the two brothers are the foundation of the group and play in a reserved manner and two others do most of the talking and get carried away. They complemented each other to, like Ying and Yang, make a lively show. It is always enjoyable to see them. Then, there is the banjo player who can go either way.
It was announced then that there will be a bluegrass jamboree the first Saturday of every month at the Woodstock Community Church, at 7pm.
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