Jun
11
to Jun 14

Midwest Banjo Camp, North Manchester IN, USA

  • Manchester University (map)
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“MBC brings together some of the finest old-time and bluegrass banjo players and instructors from around the country – along with some of the very best fiddlers, guitarists, mandolin players, bass players, and singers – for 72 action-packed hours of classes, concerts, and jams. Our program features nine sessions of hands-on classes, two faculty concerts and a “demonstration,” and still leaves lots of time for jamming with your fellow banjo enthusiasts.“

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Jun
28
to Jul 5

Centrum Fidde Tunes, Port Townsend, WA, USA

“Workshops, classes, band labs, tutorials, dances, concerts, singing, open jams, hat parties, gumbo—all contribute to participants’ experience. The main teaching emphasis is on the fiddle, but you’ll find day-long instruction on many other instruments. Most of the fiddlers on staff choose their own accompanist, so the instruction on backup instruments varies each year. There will always be banjos and guitars, and often mandolin, button accordion, piano accordion, piano, singing, clogging, string bass, and social dance”

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Aug
23
to Aug 29

John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC, USA

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Intermediate Southern Clawhammer Banjo

”Continue to develop a hands-on appreciation of the clawhammer style of banjo while playing with a North Carolina native and master of the craft. Learn up close and by ear approaching rhythm, clear tone, and a set of great traditional melodies, note by note. Benefit from the explanation of tunes, listening sessions, and traditional techniques with cultural context. Bring a 5-string banjo; some previous familiarity with the instrument required for this intermediate-level class.”.

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Feb
1
to Feb 7

John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC, USA

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Beginning Southern Clawhammer Banjo

”Gain a hands-on appreciation for the clawhammer style of banjo while playing with a North Carolinian master of the craft. Learn up close and by ear, approaching rhythm, clear tone, and a set of great traditional melodies note by note. Benefit from the explanation of tunes, listening sessions, and traditional techniques with cultural context. Bring a 5-string banjo; some previous familiarity with the instrument will further your experience in class”.

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Sep
14
to Sep 20

John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC, USA

  • John C Campbell Folk School (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Intermediate Southern Clawhammer Banjo

”Continue to develop a hands-on appreciation of the clawhammer style of banjo while playing with a North Carolina native and master of the craft. Learn up close and by ear approaching rhythm, clear tone, and a set of great traditional melodies, note by note. Benefit from the explanation of tunes, listening sessions, and traditional techniques with cultural context. Bring a 5-string banjo; some previous familiarity with the instrument required for this intermediate-level class.”.

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Aug
28
to Aug 31

Nashville Clawhammer Camp, TN, USA

  • 2094 Timber Trail Rd Goodlettsville, TN 37072 USA (map)
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“In the hills just above Nashville, TN there is a house set back in the woods where people go to learn how to play clawhammer banjo. Only 15 campers are allowed to attend so each class is small and every camper comes away feeling like he or she had a couple of days of private lessons. And yet, friendships are made that last a lifetime. It's pretty magical“.

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Jul
20
to Jul 25

Augusta Old Time Week, Elkins WV, USA

  • Augusta Heritage Center (map)
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“Old-Time Week is the perfect place to learn not only your next favorite tune AND some new techniques to work on for the coming year, but to connect with other musicians who want to learn the tunes and the history of this rich musical style. Dancing and singing are both big parts of this week, alongside instrument classes in fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass and more”.

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Jun
14
9:00 PM21:00

Charlie Poole Festival, Wentworth NC, USA

“The Charlie Poole Music Festival, now in its third decade, is a project of Piedmont Folk Legacies, Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and preserve the musical and cultural legacy of the Piedmont region and to celebrate its influence on the development of American vernacular music, as exemplified by Charlie Poole”

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