WHOBILADOS
We always had a great time broadcasting from Center Stage Vintage Guitars!
... Kevin's moved on, but the shop's still there. Stop by & check it out some time.
Farmers' Markets: We love 'em!
(and we're lucky to play a lot of them)
OK, Whobilados like us are just fine starting early and finishing by lunchtime. These markets attract thousands of people, and we get to sing songs and drink coffee with so many of them; that's excellent.
The Broad Ripple Farmers Market is an institution that's served Indianapolis for many years, and we've been lucky to play there many times.
2026 is our third year being invited to the Carmel Farmers Market - it's a big attraction: lots of vendors, a huge crowd, and a nice stage area.
Primeval Brewing Celebrates
Everyone's heard of Oktoberfest, but Fruhlingsfest ... they call it "kind of a spring Oktoberfest. Beer, sausages, lederhosen - even a few polka songs!
What a great way to get spring rolling - outdoors at this downtown Noblesville taproom that invites social camaraderie over a variety of quality craft beer.
... Prost! all around - we really had fun.
June 15-16: A big summer weekend!
(the calendar said SPRING, but the weather said SUMMER!)
We had a great time playing at two new venues (for us) - beautiful weather and fun people.
The Carmel Farmers Market is a big attraction: lots of vendors, a huge crowd, and a nice stage area.
The Talbot Street Art Fair has been an Indianapolis institution for 70 years and we were honored to join the festivities!
The Noblesville Porch Music Festival seems like a resounding success!
We've had beautiful days, with good music up and down the street. The rotating schedule serves up lots of variety for music fans.
... thanks to our porch hosts - we had fun!
A Leap Day Weekend to remember!
Whew ... that was a lot: 3 gigs in just over 24 hours - probably too much for bona fide jubilados.
We did some of our favorites - Grand Junction Brewing Company on Friday night, Broad Ripple Farmers Market (winter headquarters) on Saturday morning, then Hopwood Cellars on Saturday night. Lots of fun ... and Sunday really was a "day of rest"!
Here are a couple of crude recordings:
Wrapping up in Westfield ...
We had fun at Grand Junction, home of "European-inspired, handcrafted brews". If you recall 1970s "bootleg" recordings, what they lacked in quality they made up for in authenticity!
Here's a few of ours from December 20:
OK, so what's a "Weissenborn"?
Hermann Weissenborn isn't as famous as C.F. Martin or Leo Fender, but he created a unique stringed instrument in Los Angeles in the 1920's. A relative of the dobro (resonator) it looks like a small guitar and is played like a lap steel, with a slide in the fretting hand. We love the way it sounds with our other stringed instruments, harmonica and vocals.
Steve McNear's "Take One"
The 6 tracks from this album are part of an evolving repertoire of original material we play.