If you saw my “country or city” post you already know that my wife and I can no longer afford to live in Seattle, and will be looking for a new home soon. We need to stay in the general area, somewhere between Federal Way (south) and Everett/Mulkiteo (north), over across the Puget Sound in the central Kitsap county area (Silverdale, Bremerton) or Port Orchard.
Anyway, the quick of it is I am curious if anyone on the board knows of any musicians or teachers in the area over in Kitsap county? My wife has just started fiddle lessons over here, and I would hate to move to an area where there is not a good Fiddle teacher for her (whistle for me), at least to continue establishing a solid foundation for her. Plus, since we have some flexibility in where we choose to move, it would be nice to find a small town/community where we could meet up with folk/trad/etc musicians, and enjoy some fellowship and growth in music.
The Olympic Peninsula is going to be a trad wasteland. You might come across some folk musicians. If there are any musicians or teachers in that area, two people who would know are:
Maybe it won’t be a wasteland as our numbers grow. I’m in Suqaumish which is in North Kitsap, next to Poulsbo. I play whistle and flute. I’ve been hoping to get a session going over here. There’s a very small one that meets once a month. There a few up in Port Townsend, which is a 45 min drive from North Kitsap.
The Sunday Fado session in Seattle is very easy to walk to from the ferry and the ferry fare is cheap if you walk on. I have a friend on Bainbridge who lives near the ferry dock so, I have a place to park for free.
I recognize where you are. Great! I don’t know how far off I am from being able to join in on even a beginning session, but it’s certainly something I am looking forward to. I’ll let you know if we find ourselves on your side of the pond. I know we are planning on taking MLK (this Monday) off of work and taking a day trip to the Kitsap area, drive around, and get a better feel of different areas. Should be fun. We’re looking forward to it
matt
ps. btw, have you always lived where you are? I had a post here about “do you prefer country or city?”
Matt- If you come up dryer than hoped on the Kitsap music scene - ferry back to good ol’ Colman Dock in Seattle and ride Metro to music venues. Here’s the Metro trip planner link: http://tripplanner.metrokc.gov/
-This just in: Private foot ferry service between Pier 55 in Seattle and Kingston begins Tuesday 1/18, so you will soon have another option in addition to the state boats from the Kitsap peninsula. -$5.25 each way-
