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Fairport Convention - Bonny Black Hare

Music making in the context of a blues jam is focused on musical and social interaction. A distinguishing characteristic of participatory music making is that there are no audience artist distinctions. The success of a particular performance is judged on the level of participation achieved rather than the quality of the musical outcomes. When people attend the jam, it is assumed that everyone present can and should participate in the performance.

The inclusion of people with a wide variety of skills and interests during performances is important for encouraging participation. The differentiated musical tastes and abilities of the participants cultivates a unique dynamic, and some constraints, during performances. By the same token, musical interaction among novices and more skilled players provides scaffolding and ongoing musical challenges. In a participatory framework, having an ever expanding set of challenges is critical so as to avert boredom... the term andragogy to denote self directed learning, which takes place during dialogic, participatory forms of music making. When musical experiences are appropriately challenging and pleasurable, people return to the jam. As people learn new songs and engage with different people, they develop new skills.


Fairport Convention - Bonny Black Hare
  • Written by: Unknown
  • Released in: 1971
  • Genre: Folk

"By 1969, Fairport had lost Ian Matthews and Martin Lamble. Lamble had time to record Unhalfbricking. The end of the year featured the debuts of violinist Dave Swarbrick and drummer Dave Mattacks."

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