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Jamming in the city

On the last Saturday of every month, musicians gather at Penticton's Orchard House for a lively jam session.

The jams known as The House is a-Rockin' are hosted by the Yard Katz, a local band, and musicians are invited to bring their guitars, their sticks and bands.

The hosts have everything else.

"We do this for the love of music, and it shows how much there is a need for places where you can see or play live music," said Bob Farmer with the Yard Katz.

The jams started about a year and a half ago and have been well received at the venue on Orchard Avenue.

They get anywhere from 100 to 150 people in the audience, and different individuals and bands playing.

"We advertise it as a blues jam, but all kinds of people come," said Farmer. "We have had a 75-year-old woman come and play violin and 14-year-olds come up and perform."

The Yard Katz typically open the day, and then bands come up and perform.

They play on their own, or members of the Yard Katz will back them up if needed.

Most will play two or three songs, so that everyone interested gets a chance to jam.

"We are seeing a real music community here in Penticton, and we have a great venue here with a lovely sound system," said Farmer.

The doors are open from 1 to 5 p.m., the last Saturday of the month for the jams, with the next slated for Boxing Day.

Cost is $5 per person for the afternoon.

Refreshments are served, and money raised from tips goes to the South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre.

 



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