"T Harper" wrote ...

Ditto!!! :)

Wow, you folks are awesomly supportive of your kid's music! That is soooooooo cool! I was just curious if the instruments were hand-me-downs from mom and dad, who also play. :) That you're going out and purchasing them is even more impressive. :)

We've advanced away from the beginner instruments, too.....we're just taking smaller steps, I guess. The fiddlers and the bbutt player have nice instruments (though I was just informed my son's saving again, for a new bow). :) The banjo player's very happy with her Deering Goodtime II....her first borrowed-banjo was so heavy she could barely lift it. The only members of the band still playing intro-instruments are our 9 year old mando player (his parents think he's too young to be responsible) and our 14 year old guitar picker. I think the guitar player would be getting someting a little nicer if he'd stop mentioning that he wants to be a rock-star......somehow when he does that..... his mammy gets nervous about investing in a better acoustic. :)

We have four families involved......and you should see our calendars, trying to keep track of everything-everyone! And being mostly boys.......it's a bit wild at times. Kind of like a box of puppies.....you just get them all gathered up in one place and....... one escapes. :)

Three of our guys are singers. The banjo player sings as well.....if the boys insist (read that : gang-up on her). They're currently working on some harmonies......which is interesting since several of the boy's voices are changing.....and the 9 year old is already singing bbutt. :)

So are your kids performing other than on that first Sat of the month? What kind of places do they play? Is there a web site? I'd love to be able to have the kids chat about this, sometime. Maybe on email? :) KateH :)