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About East of EnonTM
Fellow musicians: Do you remember a time when you thought music was going to change the world? When you would get together with friends and jam on songs by folks like the Weavers, the Kingston Trio, and Peter Paul and Mary? And when enough of you learned enough of the same songs, you would gather up as much of the gang as you could and sing them wherever folks would let you set up and belt them out?Did our music change the world? Not enough, apparently, based on recent events. But it still reminds us of what is important. And it's still great fun to play together and to share our favorite music - new and old - with folks who appreciate it. And that's the core intent of the musical collaboration we're calling "East of EnonTM." Yes, we get together to play and learn, but we also get "out" to share the music we love with as many people as we can.
Calling All Folkies and Acoustic or Traditional Artists - We are also putting together a resource list of other folks in the region with similar interests, whether you're playing "out" or not. Or whether you're interested in getting together to jam or play "out" or share venue stages or not.
If you're interested in being on our list of "people with similar interests" and maybe getting called in once in a while if there's an opportunity to share a gig with us or some such, please fill out the form on our Community Signup page and check the appropriate boxes.
Do We Get Together and Perform? - In addition to building bridges to local Folk, Acoustic, and Traditional artists, a subset of folks who like what we do also practice and play "out" from time to time. Whenever we do this, we call the group that shows up "East of Enon." Turns out that a lot of local venues who won't look at a solo or duo will gladly sign up a "band," even if it's largely a pickup band.
For less experienced performers, part of the benefit is gaining experience playing on stage. For most of us, the sheer fun of working together to present music we love to other people is the main driver. We often play to support causes or organizations we believe in.
In some cases, if we're onboarding new members, working out new material, or just feel like we need more practice, we may even take "freebie" gigs, as long as everyone agrees it's a good idea. That said, we don't "pay to play," and we don't play for commercial enterprises in which we're the only people working for free.
Some of the other advantages of joining up are listed on our Candidates page.
Where Do We Play? Members and subsets of our collaboration have played and intend to go on playing in coffeehouses, spring festivals, summer festivals, fall festivals, winter festivals, Folk festivals, Americana festivals, arts and crafts festivals, food truck festivals, concert series, farmer's markets, street fairs, county fairs, nursing homes, benefit concerts, historical reenactments, and library, church, and school music programs. In other words, just about any place we can set up and sing loud. Note: These are all "family-friendly" settings, so that guides our choice of material, and in rare cases, our choice of personnel.
Like the Almanac Singers - the grandaddy of all Folk Revival groups - our membership rotates depending on who is available for any given performance. But we've all learned each other's favorite songs, and countless others, so audiences are guaranteed a rousing good time, no matter where, when, and who.
Paul Race (holding the banjo in the photo) is almost always there, though, since he owns the PA and generally steers things.
If you're not all that familiar with the term Folk Revival, or with the history of the movement, click on the photo at the top of the page to see an article that will fill you in.
On the other hand, if you know the musicians we mentioned in the first paragraph, you'll have some idea of where we're heading with all of this.
About the Group Name - in late 2016, Paul and Shelia Race moved just east of the small town of Enon, founded in 1838 and named after Aenon, a creek in the New Testament.
The photo to the right below shows an Adena Culture burial mound, which is a few blocks from downtown Enon. It is one of the tallest structures in town, if that gives you any idea.
When friends asked where they had moved, they naturally said "East of Enon." You have to admit, it has a certain ring to it. And, unlike "Mad River" - the name of our township - it hasn't been used multiple times by other area music groups.
Are We Looking for "Members"? - We are always glad to hear from folks with similar interests, who would like to come along for the short term or the long term, as long as you have skills and attitudes that help you fit in and sing and play along. If you think you'd like to contribute/participate, please check out the list of what we are - and are not - looking for on our Candidate's page. Then use our Joining Up page to get in touch.
If we're full up when you contact us, but we think you can make a positive contribution, we'll let you know, and we'll keep your information in case we an open slot later.
Are We Looking for Venues? - Yes, all the time. Members of our collaboration have played and intend to go on playing in coffeehouses, spring festivals, summer festivals, fall festivals, winter festivals, Folk festivals, Americana festivals, arts and crafts festivals, food truck festivals, concert series, farmer's markets, street fairs, county fairs, nursing homes, benefit concerts, historical reenactments, and library, church, and school music programs. In other words, just about any place we can set up and sing loud.
If you want to learn more or check our availability for a particular event, please use our Venue Contact Page to get in touch.
East of Enon(tm) Sister Sites
Other sites we post articles in include:
CreekDontRise.com is Paul Race's reference site for information about acoustic instruments as well as the music and history of the Heartland. Instruments discussed include acoustic guitars of all kinds, banjos of all kinds, Appalachian ("Mountain") dulcimers, and many more. This link takes you right to the discussions of accoustic instruments.
Harpers Guild discusses and provides resources for zither-type instruments that include autoharp, zither, and bowed psalteries.
RiverboatMusic.com is a buyers' guide for acoustic and traditional instrument from a musician's point of view, focusing on the uses, reliability, and practicality of various instruments, and not just the marketing hype about the shape of the fret markers or whatever.
Momma Don't 'Low is the newsletter of our sites. If you like acoustic and traditional music and you'd like to be informed about new articles we've posted, as well as what Paul and our affiliated musicians are up to musically these days, please go to the Momma Don't 'Low page. There you will learn about our free newsletter and other programs for fans, writers, performers, and producers of acoustic and traditional music.
The primary benefit currently is the free e-mail newsletter that discusses all of those topics above and more. We plan to include other features as time permits.
Note - If you wish to sign up for our newsletter and ask a question at the same time, please click on the Momma Don't 'Low newsletter button to learn more and to get a link to our signup form.
- PaulRaceMusic.com
is the "landing page" for Paul's own musical endeavors, plus many memoirs and blogs about music and the music business.
ClassicTrainSongs.com describes railroad songs that every train lover should know. Or at least know about.
- SchoolOfTheRock.com has articles about Christian music, Christian music careers and performance, Christian living in general, and vintage saxophones, another of Paul's interests. This site has separate newsletters, etc., by the way - there isn't a lot of overlap with the Momma Don't 'Low(tm) newsletters.
Whatever else you get out of our pages, I hope you come away with some great ideas for "sharing the joy."
And please stay in touch!
- Paul Race
All material, illustrations, and content of this web site is copyrighted ? 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 by Paul D. Race. All rights reserved.
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