This Weekend -- Django festval in Carrboro, NC

pdg · March 16

This weekend there will be a great gypsy jazz festval in Carrboro, North Carolina. Violinist/guitarist Gabriel Pelli has kept this tradition going in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area for years.

There will be great international (including Sinti) performers, as well as workshops and jamming.

MikeK · March 17

Paulus Schafer and 22 year old Sam Farthing are on the bill, this is going to be a good one.

billyshakes · March 17

Paulus and Sam playing as the Voyage Hot Club, but other than a quick (Suisse) mention and a small picture, they don't tell you that Eva Slongo will be playing violin. Figured it was her being referred to when I saw Jimmy Grant playing too & confirmed on her website, but would have been nice to give her a name mention on the website at least. She's fantastic!

billyshakes · March 17

I should also add that it is fantastic to have all this talent and to have these festivals all over. Jimmy & Sam are both home grown. But having Paulus and Tim K and Eva and Fapy etc travel to the US for a small festival in Oregon or NC or WI would have been unheard of 25 years ago. I remember thinking it a pretty big deal when Robin Nolan came to DFNW in ~2002. Glad to see this style thriving with such great artists. Support them live when you can!