Intermediate Banjo Advanced Banjo Intermediate

Fiddle Advanced Fiddle Guitar/Vocals

11 a.m. : Registration Opens 1 p.m. : Orientation

2 - 3:15 p.m.

Chuck Levy Less is more. Tunes with fewer notes where everyone counts.

Venue #5 Café

Paul Brown & Terri McMurray Old-Time Fiddle and Banjo combined class

Venue #3 Nelly Bly’s

Ann Whitley Kentucky fiddler Snake Chapman’s tune “I’ll Learn You How to Rock Andy”

Venue #1 Auditorium

Paul Brown & Terri McMurray Old-Time Fiddle and Banjo combined class

Venue #3 Nelly Bly’s

Beverly Smith Basic Backup Guitar: Strumming, rhythm and chord choices

Venue #4 Jeanie

3:30 – 4:45

p.m.

Tommy Bledsoe Drop-thumb simple melodic patterns that lend color and drive to tunes and songs.

Venue #5 Café

Chuck Levy Banjo versions of James Bryan tunes

Venue #6 Tower

Ann Whitley Salimony Waltz: Indiana fiddler John Summers’ beautiful old-time waltz

Venue #1 Auditorium

Paul Brown Three Streams of Appalachian Fiddling: 1) Rare southwest Virginia style

2) African-American-influenced approach,

3) Longer-bow radio and square-dance styles

Venue #3 Nelly Bly’s

Trevor McKenzie & Beverly Smith

Nuts and Bolts of harmony

Venue #4 Jeanie

5:30 p.m. : Supper in Nelly Bly’s (Venue #3)

7 - 8:30 p.m.: Concert: Florida Masters Dave and Marietta Massey, Tommy Bledsoe

FRIDAY

8:45 p.m. - ?: Jams: Slow Jam (Venue #2), Not-Slow Jam (Venue #1), Singing Jam (Venue #3)

*schedule is subject to change*

Intermediate Banjo Venue #1 Auditorium

Advanced Banjo Venue #3 Nelly Bly’s

Intermediate Fiddle Venue #5 Café

Advanced Fiddle Venue #6 Tower

Guitar/Vocals Venue #4 Jeanie

8 - 9 a.m.: Breakfast in Nelly Bly’s Kitchen

9 - 10:15 a.m.

Terri McMurray Getting the right hand right: technique for steadier and stronger playing

Trevor McKenzie Banjo tunes from the North Carolina/ Virginia border.

Chuck Levy Modal tunes to keep you anxious.

Paul Brown Square Dance Fiddle. Learn a couple of really strong square dance tunes, plus approaches that will transfer well to other tunes you know.

Tommy Bledsoe Guitar and/or banjo with beginning harmonica class. Bring a harmonica in the key of G (and other keys, if de-sired) and a harmonica rack/holder.

10:30: CAMP PHOTO! At the Museum

SATURDAY

8:45 p.m. - ?: Jams: Slow Jam (#2 Auditorium2), Not-Slow Jam (#1 Auditorium), Singing Jam (#3 Nelly Bly’s)

11 a.m. -

12:15 p.m.

Terri McMurray Space & Time on the Banjo Spare melody and lots of drive: when not to play, when to let them ring. Inspired by Tommy Jarrell and Kyle Creed.

Tommy Bledsoe Chording “up the neck” to achieve voicing and melodic range.

Beverly Smith Shuffle bows, syncopation and more.

Paul Brown Soul of Southern Traditional Fiddle and bowing styles from archaic mountain musical cultures to blues to some of the more modern fiddling from the Arthur Smith era to bluegrass.

Ann Whitley Carter Family Songs Session. Familiar and lesser known songs to sing and play.

12:30 - 1: 30 p.m.: Lunch in Nelly Bly’s Kitchen

1:45 - 3:15 p.m.: String band Workshop (Paul, Terri, Trevor) Venue # 1 Auditorium

Individual Tutoring (Ann #3, Chuck #6, Beverly #5, and Tommy #4)

3:15 - 5 p.m.: Guided Jam (Beverly and Tommy) Venue # 1 Auditorium

Individual Tutoring (Paul #3, Terri #5, Trevor #6)

5:30 p.m. : Supper in Nelly Bly’s Kitchen

7- 8:30 p.m.: Faculty Concert: Ann Whitley, Chuck Levy, Beverly Smith, Trevor McKenzie, Paul Brown and Terri McMurray

*schedule is subject to change*

CAMP STORE HOURS Located in the Auditorium

Intermediate Banjo Venue #5 Café

Advanced Banjo Venue #6 Tower

Intermediate Fiddle

Venue #1 Auditorium

Advanced Fiddle Venue #3 Nelly Bly’s

Guitar/Vocals Venue #4 Jeanie

8 - 9 a.m.: Breakfast in Nelly Bly’s Kitchen

9 - 10:15 a.m.

Terri McMurray How do I learn tunes by ear? We’ll start with chords and find the melody notes within them.

Trevor McKenzie Banjo from Watauga County, North Carolina

Ann Whitley Old-time tunes for great contra dancing. Fun tunes that put the punch in the right places.

Beverly Smith West Virginia Fiddle Tunes

Tommy Bledsoe Guitar from the Cumberland Plateau. Backing up fiddle tunes.

SUNDAY

10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Tommy Bledsoe Smoothing out the rhythm while increasing the tempo, working up to dance able tunes

Paul Brown Soul of Banjo: Timing, Tunings, Technique. Explore melody, drone and rhythm, including old tunings.

Chuck Levy Tunes from Florida Fiddler Willie Jones

Trevor McKenzie Old-Time Fiddle transitioning to bluegrass, Drake Walsh, Hope Lindamood.

Ann Whitley and Terri Mc Murray Harmony signing

Noon - 1 p.m.: Lunch and Farewells in Nelly Bly’s Kitchen

*schedule is subject to change*

FRIDAY 6:30 - 8:45 p.m.

SATURDAY 1:45 - 5 p.m. & 6:30 - 8:45 p.m.

SUNDAY 9 - 10:30 a.m.