Sunday workshops

TimeWhoInstrumentDescriptionLinkMeeting IDPassword
12:00p – 1:00pBen TownsendBanjoBanjo Licks & Tricks: Expanding on banjo ideas by adding new foundational elements I guess would be the idea. Talking ways to spice up tunes you already play by adding new spicy licks.Watch archived video
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12:00p – 1:00pSophie EnloeFiddleTunes from Gribble, Lusk, and York: In this workshop we will learn one or two tunes from Gribble, Lusk, and York, a Black old time stringband from Warren County, Tennessee, whose recordings from the 1940s feature some of the liveliest yet most haunting playing I’ve heard. These recordings have had a major impact on modern old time music in terms of both sound and repertoire. We’ll talk a little bit about the history of these musicians for those who aren’t familiar with them, and we’ll also use the tunes we learn as a vehicle to discuss techniques like bowing, phrasing, and tune interpretation.Watch archived video
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1:15p – 2:15pKristin SmithFiddleThe Fiddler at Ease, getting comfortable with the instrument. I want to share some tricks to help you become more comfortable with the instrument and maybe even solve some technical difficulties. What is frustrating you about your playing?https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82964807071sunday28
1:15p – 2:15pHarvey NiebulskiKlezmerWe’ll play several familiar klezmer tunes (and we’ll make pdfs available as well.) As time (and interest) allows, we’ll also teach and include some easy to learn Yiddish lyrics.https://zoom.us/j/99434339668?pwd=bHZ0cFFjNXNObW5sUXFxUm9hNzNVdz09994 3433 9668klezmer
1:15p – 2:15pSue TrumanCrankie WorkshopSue Truman first saw the crankies of Anna and Elizabeth in 2011 and it has been her passion ever since. Sue’s website, TheCrankieFactory.com is the “go to” place for all things crankie. She has taught and performed on both US coasts, Canada and Europe. What is a crankie? Come to the wildcard workshop/performance to find out! Hope to see you there!https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83880397160838 8039 7160sunday28
2:30p – 3:30pBobbi NiklesFiddleGems from the Fiddle Vault of Alabama Fiddler, James Bryan. Learn a few and hear a few more. Aimed at intermediate to advanced fiddlers.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82609978299826 0997 8299sunday28
2:30p – 3:30pJefferson HamerGuitarFlat-Picking Old-Time tunes on acoustic guitar: Play through some common old-time tunes on the guitar and learn about right hand pick technique, left hand positioning, double stops, and mixing chords and leads to get a full, ringing sound. This will be a 40 minute long workshop.https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71674736015?pwd=RnJlMDBpQ0g3Vzk3My9PWVhleElyZz09716 7473 60159t3J4c
2:30p – 3:30pEric ThompsonGuitarI’ll teach my flatpicked guitar arrangement of Garry Harrison’s fabulous fiddle tune “The Bone Yard”, in the key of C.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85947162727?pwd=R2U1TktkVVRLOE1MUlAvbDRlbU1BUT09859 4716 2727Guitar
2:30p – 3:30pJerry GallaherBanjoAn Exploration of some Banjo Tunings: One of the real joys of playing the banjo in these isolated times is messing around with different tunings. Sometimes a familiar tune in a different tuning will give it new life. Some tunes just cry for twisting the knobs so it will come out right. And sometimes when you find yourself in a less familiar tuning new tunes will bubble forth.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81314607405813 1460 7405sunday28
4:00p – 5:00pMaggie LindBanjoSolo Banjo Quarantunes: I’ve been enjoying playing in alternate banjo tunings during quarantine. Might as well learn some good ones to play on our own since we can’t play together! We will start with Boat’s Up the River, Olla Belle Reed’s beautiful version of an African American work song from the river packet days. The banjo is in open D or “graveyard” tuning f#DF#AD. Please arrive in this tuning if possible. We might get to a Ruben in this tuning or try out the Last Chance or “Old G” tuning gEGDE. Let’s see who shows up and we can take a vote for the direction of the workshop.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84567222246?pwd=dmxoc3JvV3N0OXFvV0JVSVI4UnhyZz0984567222246924837
4:00p – 5:00pThe OnliesFiddle, guitar, banjoTunes for Teenshttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82836068490828 3606 8490sunday28
4:00p – 5:00pTruman PriceFiddle and songMusic from the Oregon Trail
Songs with fiddle, with connections to the trail; some familiar, some less so; including the tune that “young Simeon Smith fiddled from one end of the trail t’other” in 1845. Two deal with race. All from that era except Truman’s about Letitia Carson, the former slave who with her Scots-Irish husband settled in 1845 12 miles south of Truman’s house.
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4:00p – 5:00pDaniel SteinbergCommunity ChorusInstant Harmony Chorus Songs of Social Justice with Daniel Steinberg teaching songs from around the world including a gospel arrangement of Billy Taylor’s Civil Rights anthem “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” and the Basque song “Hegoak (Txoria Txori)”. Singers of all ages and abilities welcome!https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86334504935?pwd=Y3gySGhGNVY0bC9ENzFzU0NXYS9jQT09863 3450 4935sing
4:00p – 5:00pBrandon GodmanInstrument and Bow CareQuestion Answer Session about instrument/bow care and maintenance with some tunes to start and end the session. Bring you instruments and questions.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82026080680
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4:00p – 5:00pCathie WhitesidesFiddleIrish fiddle tunes from the repertoires of Joe Cooley and Kevin Keegan, by Cathie Whitesideshttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83120484782?pwd=RDREZG5RNGl6UCtrc3Q3c3R0MkpBQT09831 2048 47822WWmiX