Often plays with Clayton Yates, Josh McCallen, Martin Chapman & Dennis Delorme.
Jim, Dennis & Clayton
Influences
In no particular order: All of the band members listed above, Bernie Martin, Jackie Washington, Bob Snider, Todd Snider, Spider John, Snaker Ray, John Hammond Jr., Hank Williams, Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Norman Blake, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers (the cowboy singer), Roy Rogers (the slide wizard), Washboard Hank, Gene MacLellan, Bob Brozman, Bob Carlin, Rory Block, Bryan Bowers, Roy BookBinder, Robert Johnson, Elmore James, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Utah Philips, LeadBelly, Bob Dylan, Loudon Wainwright III, Clarence White, Louis Armstrong, Ola Belle Reed, Billie Holiday, Vi Redd, John Hartford, Mississippi John Hurt, Fred J. Eaglesmith, Karen Dalton, David Essig, Willie P. Bennett, Mose Scarlett, Yank Rachell, Gus Cannon, Pink Anderson, Will Shade, Geoff Muldaur, Hammie Nixon, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Sleepy John, Guy Clark, New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger, Pete Seeger, John Cohen, Ken Whiteley, Chris Whiteley, Tom Waits, Dave Van Ronk, Elizabeth Cotton, Dan Hicks, The York County Boys, The Greenbrier Boys, Johnny Young, Rev. Gary Davis, Carl Martin, Skip James, Jim Kweskin, Ry Cooder, David Bromberg, Cheap Suit Serenaders, Jorma Kaukonen, Hazel Dickens, Cathy Fink, Oscar Brown Jr., Hub Nitchie, Janet Davis, Mickey Baker's Jazz Guitar Book, my family, about every musician I've ever played with or listened to.
JIM YATES comes from a musical family. His father was a singer, he is married to a musician, his four siblings all play music, his two sons and most of his nephews and nieces are involved in music. Even the family sewing machine was a 'Singer'. He started playing music on a ukulele that a cousin forgot at his home and bought his first guitar circa 1960. Over the years he has added banjo, mandolin, Autoharp, accordion, concertina, bouzouki, mountain dulcimer and mouth harp to his arsenal. He also owns a fiddle, but plays it only in the privacy of his own home when his wife is at work and the cats are both outside.
During the sixties he played folk music at hootenanies in school gyms and church basements in the Hamilton area. His introduction to bluegrass was seeing the York County Boys at the Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia during the early sixties.
In the wilder days of the sixties Jim also played with the fledgling Velvet Underground when they came to Hamilton's McMaster University as part of Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable.*
After moving to the Port Hope/Cobourg area in the early seventies, he played in several folk, bluegrass and Celtic groups and became involved with promoting acoustic music through Folk At The Forum and the Waterfront Festival. Jim teaches guitar, banjo and mandolin and has had articles and arrangements published in the Banjo Newsletter and the Autoharpoholic Magazine. His tune Robbie Burns' Day has been recorded by the Peterborough folk group Freshwater Trade and by Fiddlin' Zeke Mazurek.
Jim plays eclectic acoustic music with Al Kirby as part of the duo Kirby & Yates. They have recently been joined by Zeke Mazurek to form a trio called The North Shore Ramblers.
Jim also sometimes sits in with the Otonabee River Boys.
* There were no musical instruments involved. He was helping out McMaster's Arts Festival Commitee and after the concert Jim and his brother Bob played frisbee with the band members while the stage was struck. Jim says,"At least it makes a great story."
Howdy Jim, Thanks for the pics of that G'tar. Yours is a flat top version, right? I'm waiting to hear what the carved version at the shop sounds like! The one you have looks like a well built replica!! When the one here gets tuned up, we'll have to a/b them. Go easy, talk to you soon! Handsome.
The Jackie Washington Twilight Memorial and Gathering of the People.
OPEN TO ALL
When: Monday July 6, 2009 Time: 7:30 - 9pm
Bring your acoustic instrument, horn, tambourine, shaker or drum for New Orleans style send-off! Come as you are! If you wish, bring a chair or blanket.
Where: Jackie Washington Rotary Park, Wellington St, north of Barton St. Hamilton ON
Directions: From Burlington St. turn towards the Mountain on Wellington St. (One Way south) From Barton St turn on to Victoria (one way north) towards the water and at Ferrie St turn left. One block over at Wellington is the parking lot.
Out-of-towners: Check Jackie Washington fanpage on facebook for directions or refer to Gold Book maps.
Hi Jim. Thanks for adding us as friends. Hope to see you on Monday.
You can tell we're getting to be old farts when you realise it is now pushing 50 years since we've been fans of Jackie Washington. He was like the Rock of Gibraltar. Man. Now that he's gone, how are we going to know when your birthday is?
Thanks, Sir. I just started to play the banjo around 6 months ago, and I'm really looking forward to being able to play something a little more sophisticated one of these days.
Antonio Hoyos will be joining us on the 16th of June, appearing as "The Great Antoine!"
We are delighted that this great comedic performer can join our line-up.
The Pop Haydn Post-Modern Medicine Show will be appearing at The Laugh Factory, 8001 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood! One show at 8:00 PM.
Pop will be joined by Professor Dave Bourne and the Medicine Show Band, Rob Zabrecky, Sophie Evans, Antonio Hoyos, Phil Van Tee and Pop's Candy Girls for a wonderful show of Old Time Music, magic, comedy and variety.
It'll make you feel better!
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
19th Century Attire Welcome!
You can buy tickets at LaughFactory.com or call: 323-6561336 ext 1.
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Hey Jim; thanks for your best wishes and your help setting up! C'mon back and visit us ... we've started putting a bit of meat on the bones! Strictly Rhythm.
It sounds nice here, I like your music. One thing though, it's Rabbie Burns, or Robert if you want to be proper. His birthdays not to far away, good excuse for some whisky drinking.
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