<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-widget-title-one" class="gmail-widget-title-home" style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">But first, a quick plug: I'm helping produce a concert for the Seattle Folklore Society on November 2nd that I think people in this group would enjoy. The artists are Tricia Spencer and Howard Rains, who are some of my favorite old-time fiddlers; Tricia's second fiddle work is some of the best out there, and Howard has been doing great work preserving pre-contest fiddling styles from Texas. I highly recommend this show for fans of old-time music. There will be a few volunteer spots available; if you'd like to help set up, take tickets, sell merch, etc, in exchange for a ticket, let me know and I'll drop you a line in a couple of weeks as that gets coordinated. More information about the show can be found at <a href="http://www.seafolklore.org/wp/events/spencer-rains/">http://www.seafolklore.org/wp/events/spencer-rains/</a></div><div id="gmail-widget-title-one" class="gmail-widget-title-home" style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><br></div><div id="gmail-widget-title-one" class="gmail-widget-title-home" style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Now, on to the Slower Than Dirt announcements: </div><div id="gmail-widget-title-one" class="gmail-widget-title-home" style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><br></div><div id="gmail-widget-title-one" class="gmail-widget-title-home" style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 style="font-family:inherit;font-size:24px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:23px;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word">Next: October 19, Ballard, 2:00-4:00pm</h3></div><div class="gmail-textwidget" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.5em;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word"><p style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">The October jam is in the meeting room of the Ballard branch of the Seattle Public Library, <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/cWMa91jnwVu" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,102,204);text-decoration-line:none;display:inline">5614 22nd Ave NW</a>, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday, October 19th.</p><p style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;margin:1.6em 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">Tunes from the <a href="http://slowerthandirt.org/core-tunes/" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,102,204);text-decoration-line:none;display:inline">core repertoire</a> to be played in September are:</p><ul style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px 1.5em 1.5em 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:initial;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Boil Them Cabbage Down (A)</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Cluck Old Hen (A dor)</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Cold Frosty Morning (A dor)</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Old Joe Clark (A mix)</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Red-Haired Boy (A mix)</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Angeline The Baker (D)</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Arkansas Traveler (D)</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Lily of the Valley (D)</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Mississippi Sawyer (D)</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">St. Anne’s Reel (D)</li></ul><div id="gmail-widget-title-two" class="gmail-widget-title-home" style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><h3 style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:24px;line-height:23px;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word">Upcoming Jams:</h3></div><div class="gmail-textwidget" style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5em;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><ul style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px 1.5em 1.5em 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:initial"><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">October 19, <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Ballard</span>, 2pm–4pm</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">November 23, <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Northgate</span>, 2pm–4pm</li><li style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">December 21, <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Ballard</span>, 2pm–4pm</li></ul><div>--Josh</div></div></div></div>