Homegrown Music: Home Jam Sessions

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PHOTO: TOM ALLEN
Marc Bristol and other Washington State grassroots musicians gather for a home jam session on a gutbucket, washboard, and jug (the axe is a gag).

Even homesteaders need to relax and enjoy themselves from time to time, right? And almost everybody these days wants to cut his or her cost of living. So how about a little do-it-yourself entertainment?

That’s what this column is about. Homegrown music… and sometimes homemade musical instruments to play it on.


Have you ever gone to a musical concert and noticed how much fun the performers seemed to be having? Well, you could be having that fun yourself … in your own living room … for free! Just start makin’ your own music—preferably with friends—instead of shellin’ out good money so that someone else (professional musicians) can have all the fun.

  • Published on Sep 1, 1978
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