@ Eddie Rhoades re rampbash.
Eddie you would need to decide what the proposed bash is going to be about.
Playing out at open mics and attending shows or a family guitar pull and jamfest..?
The latter is fairly easy you just need a suitable venue, ideally that accommodates folk on-site and have a few rooms for different sessions and proximity to town for additional accommodation.
For the former, just look at the Nashville experience , A Venue and motel rooms are a lot more difficult close to town when another main event is on . Simply check back om Marcs comments in earlier posts about a bash at TPS time . I think there is a long post from Marc in the ramp bash forum thread
I know nothing bout Fb or flora bama but I can imagine holding a Bash at the same time will be extremely difficult and holding a group together to maintain the "bash Spirit" would be extremely difficult with so many other function on at the same time.
It comes back to my opening statement. There needs to be a clear vision of the purpose of the proposed bash and then work to that.
Ramp bash means different things to different folk and no one yet has put their hand to say " HEY I KNOW THE EVENT, LOCATION AND I WILL ORGANISE IT ON BEHALF OF SONGRAMP " (oops cap lock ). another VERY salient point is this..Ramp bashes are funded by the participants and attendees .
There is no funding by Songramp (unless Songramp has had a winning lottery ticket.)
I like the idea of Bashes around the country but someone needs to put their hand up to organise them and pull it all together.
Nashville works because it grew up over the years from a handful of folk for the first bash so it is relatively easy to repeat,and of course there are lots of locals who are members . Interstate? Not So easy I think.
Let me know where it is going to be and Id like to go there and see more of USA..see there is a third reason ppl go to the bashes. Music , catching up with old friends and 3rdly tourism
john
Eddie you would need to decide what the proposed bash is going to be about.
Playing out at open mics and attending shows or a family guitar pull and jamfest..?
The latter is fairly easy you just need a suitable venue, ideally that accommodates folk on-site and have a few rooms for different sessions and proximity to town for additional accommodation.
For the former, just look at the Nashville experience , A Venue and motel rooms are a lot more difficult close to town when another main event is on . Simply check back om Marcs comments in earlier posts about a bash at TPS time . I think there is a long post from Marc in the ramp bash forum thread
I know nothing bout Fb or flora bama but I can imagine holding a Bash at the same time will be extremely difficult and holding a group together to maintain the "bash Spirit" would be extremely difficult with so many other function on at the same time.
It comes back to my opening statement. There needs to be a clear vision of the purpose of the proposed bash and then work to that.
Ramp bash means different things to different folk and no one yet has put their hand to say " HEY I KNOW THE EVENT, LOCATION AND I WILL ORGANISE IT ON BEHALF OF SONGRAMP " (oops cap lock ). another VERY salient point is this..Ramp bashes are funded by the participants and attendees .
There is no funding by Songramp (unless Songramp has had a winning lottery ticket.)
I like the idea of Bashes around the country but someone needs to put their hand up to organise them and pull it all together.
Nashville works because it grew up over the years from a handful of folk for the first bash so it is relatively easy to repeat,and of course there are lots of locals who are members . Interstate? Not So easy I think.
Let me know where it is going to be and Id like to go there and see more of USA..see there is a third reason ppl go to the bashes. Music , catching up with old friends and 3rdly tourism
john
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