The Steel Guitar Forum

Several steel guitar pickers and I have talked of starting a monthly steel guitar jam session in San Antonio. I have spoken to 17 different players that say they would be interested in playing together at jam sessions. This would not be limited to just San Antonio players.
We will need to talk about a place and program. I personally want to keep it family oriented where all families will be welcomed and enjoy the fellowship and good music. Jody Sanders and Billy and Patty Phelps have a good jam most months in Katy with sometimes a dozen players performing. They have a teaching segment of about 15 minutes for the picker like myself that need all the instruction we can get and then each player will play a song and if time permits a second song. Then a featured player will perform for 20-30 minutes and then a round robin. Katy jams always have a bass player and rhythm guitar player so we need to cultivate a back up band. Then close up. Katy jams have a box for contributions to defray expenses for the church they use.
Anyone with ideas about meeting halls please speak up. Also we don't want to interfere with the Katy jam on the first Sunday of the month or with Ken Metcalfs jam which is the second Sunday of the month, so we could do ours the third Sunday of the month. This is all in the planning stage so please join in on the planning of these jams...Joe Rouse

No one interested?

Hey Joe
Thanks a bunch and I will come down!

Ken Metcalf
Austin Texas

Hey Ken,
We are still looking for a location for our meetings and will let you know when we get started. Looking forward to meeting you...jr

Hi Bro. Joe. I wish you guys my best in organizing your club. It will really help in holding the steel guitar brotherhood together. I will try to make your first meeting. Jody.

Thank you my Brother Jody. We would appreciate you being with us on the kickoff. I have always enjoyed yours and Billy and Patty Phelps work putting on jam sessions in Katy. As you said ...keep the steel guitar Brotherhood together is a good way to put what we're trying to do. I might be able to get the cook to make some more brownies.
Keep in touch Brother. You are in our prayers...jr

Joe,
Count me in and keep me posted! Thanks.

Will do Clete. Nice meeting you last week. I will be in touch...jr

If you need me let me know I will be happy to come to your jam session. Been to many and performed in between the performers setting up. I have also done the openning ceremonies with an inspirational speech.

I just got back from Scotty's convention in St. Louis and had a great time performing and meeting the wonderful folks there.

Hey if you want me let me know.

Joe Be Glad To come and Play The Jam, General Dave Goodman Is also Ready, Ken Let Me Know When Your Next one Is and I will Try to Make it, Thanks Randy Gilliam.

im not much of a player but I would totally support it and like to observe and learn some licks! add me to any email list ... thanks

Hey Joe best of luck getting it together I would be happy to attend when I can. Lord knows I need more pratice.

Hey John, Jason, and Cayla,
We have still another place to look at and do some visiting with the powers that be for our first jam. I will let you know as soon as we know for sure.
Jason, you don't know what sounding bad is until you've heard me, no words describe some of the sounds I get out of my psg but someday it will all fall into place and I'll have to go buy another psg.
Cayla, thanks for the offer and I'll let you know when the jams start happening....jr

Joe, let me know also.

As private Gilliam said, I wiil make it when I can. Sounds like fun to me.

Great hearing from you Joe, Dave and KJ. I hope to have more info on the jams in the next 2 weeks...Joe Rouse

bump! .. and any updates on getting a jam together? let me know what i can do to help...

Good luck with your efforts Joe..wish I could be there

Thanks for the replys Jason and John. I have been out of town several days and plan to go visit one location this afternoon. I hope this will work out. I'll let you know ASAP so we can get everyone together...Jason, looking forward to meeting you and John, if you do have an opportunity to come to Texas, look us up....Joe Rouse

I looked at a facility this morning and also at a church and no luck. The first facility was a senior citizen center that would have been perfect but not open on Sundays. The next was a church that has what we need but leases out their fellowship hall to still another church. We are going to continue looking and asking. I was in hopes we would have a location for a meeting this month but now we'll shoot for the third week of October. I will keep you all informed and THANK YOU for your interest...jr