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Harwood |

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A
Little Piece of Heaven |
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Have you ever been somewhere so
wonderful you almost want to keep it a secret?
Harwood is just that but it’s impossible to keep it secret.
Once a school and now a community center located on US Route 90.
There hasn’t been a class taught since the 1940’s but you could learn
a thing or two from the best of the best who come from all over to play
here. Anyone is welcome to listen
to the talented musicians with their fiddles, guitars, basses, banjos and whatever else fits into the flow of the best music made this
side of Texas. |
The third Saturday of every month,
locals with the exception of a few others get together and put on a show
for everyone to enjoy. Now that now you know about it, come and join us.
They play to keep the center going, and when you take a break you
can enjoy some of the potluck everyone brings, to make it that much more
special. |
In the main room, a small stage is provided for the audience who
listens and usually can’t stop clapping their hands.
You don’t need to play a musical instrument to go, you just have
to enjoy music. Not only will
you see talented musicians on the small stage, but in every room you are
welcomed to join any group of the musicians gathered around playing their
instruments in perfect melody. You
can walk into one of the several rooms in Harwood to enjoy any group of
fiddlers, mandolin or guitar players, that play with their heart and
essence. |
One of those people happens to be
Dan Jaskek. Self-taught,
his soul is in his fiddle. His
body moves with passion when his bow pulsates his fiddle with
confidence and perfect tune. Whenever
he’s ready, he moves on and plays with a different crowd, a
different song, in a different room.
Dan is the unsurpassed of the fiddlers around.
Everyone
deserves their name mentioned; every single one of them make Harwood
come alive every third Saturday of the month.
Catch you there next time if you’re around in the meantime enjoy
some past and present pictures. If you have any pictures you
would like to submit please send them to:
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