Join David Berchtold for a workshop on basic to intermediate techniques for playing folk and blues in open D tuning. David will cover finger picking, basic chord shapes, and moveable
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Calling musicians of all levels!! The Prairie Dogs invite you to BRING YOUR INSTRUMENT and play and sing along to all your Beatles favorites, including, but not limited to, the
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Calling all musicians! Jams are open to musicians of all skill levels and experience, and each jam will be facilitated by jam-seasoned local musicians. The blues jam will be led
Calling all musicians! Jams are open to musicians of all skill levels and experience, and each jam will be facilitated by jam-seasoned local musicians. The old-time jam will be hosted
Calling all musicians! Jams are open to musicians of all skill levels and experience, and each jam will be facilitated by jam-seasoned local musicians. The bluegrass jam will be hosted
This workshop is an in-depth look at the relationship between the teller, his/her material and the audience. We will take a look at the way we relate to our audience
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Ballads are the big songs of the folk music world – their history is big, their size is big and their impact on an audience and on the artist is
Come for a low stress introduction to the tin whistle (penny whistle). This workshop is for the complete novice. You will be shown correct hand and finger position; a simple scale; and,
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The Flower Jax, Kenna Mae Reiss and Chris Strand, bring an intricate weaving of mandolin and guitar melodies, strong vocal harmonies, and heartfelt songwriting that give this duo its organic acoustic sound. Saturday,
Hawaiian slack key refers to a wide range of fingerstyle guitar music in which some of the guitar strings are tuned down (“slack”). Although there is no standard tuning, some
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