Events & Activities by Week

Fiddle, Mandolin, & Banjo Week
Traditional Song Week
Celtic Week – Coming Soon
Old-Time Music and Dance Week –Coming Soon
Guitar/Contemporary Folk Week- Coming Soon

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Mandolin & Banjo Week/Fiddle Week:

Hayes Griffin will lead a Daily Bluegrass Jam in the last hour before dinner. Non-threatening bluegrass jam for all levels and instruments. Come have fun, channeling your inner Bill Monroe!

Specialty Jams, led by Fiddle Week Instructors, are open to all participants and instruments.

Fiddle & Mando/Banjo Week Event Schedule
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
4:15 – 5:15 PM Daily Bluegrass Jam
(Griffin)
PavilionLuthiers Exhibit
Jensen Commons
Daily Bluegrass Jam
(Griffin)
PavilionLuthiers Exhibit
Jensen Commons
Daily Bluegrass Jam
(Griffin)
PavilionLuthiers Exhibit
Jensen Commons
Daily Bluegrass Jam
(Griffin)
PavilionLuthiers Exhibit
Jensen Commons
Daily Bluegrass Jam
(Griffin)
PavilionLuthiers Exhibit
Jensen Commons
6 – 7 PM
Sunderland Tent
Bluegrass Jam
(Anger)
Old-time Jam
(Wickel)
Irish Session
(Richardson)
“Our Favourite Songs”
-a jam on lesser-called songs
(Guigeno)
Swing/Western
Swing Jam
(Glassman)
6 – 7 PM
Bryson Tent
Swing Jam
(Price)
Swing Jam
(Ruby)
Latin Grooves for Standard
Fiddle Tunes
(Craven)
Bluegrass Jam
(Weinstein)
All Shades of Blue:
Blues Jams
(Caswell)
6 – 7 PM
Pavilion
Irish Session
(Magill)
Old-Time Jam
(Weitnauer)
7/7:30 PM – Orientation
Pavilion
7 PM
Staff Concert I
7:30 Chapel
Staff Concert II
7:30 Chapel
Staff Concert III
7:30 Chapel
The Old Farmers Ball
7:30 Pavilion
Student Showcase
7 PM Pavilion

 

Throughout the week we will feature several fine luthiers displaying instruments, including violin maker, Joe Thrift and bowmaker David Forbes.
Master Luthier Lynn Dudenbostel will be offering his repair services throughout the week. You can contact him through his website for rates.

During the last hour before supper, there will be a special class time for students on any skill level to form bands. With the guidance of instructors, band members arrange and rehearse with the option of performing at the Student Showcase on Friday evening. (Sign up for band sessions is at the first band meeting time; no advanced registration required.)

 

Traditional Song Week:

Community Gatherings, featuring interviews with various staff members and guest artists, and Singing Sessions are among the many special moments to be experienced this week.

Traditional Song Week Event Schedule
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
7:15 – 8:00 AM
Pavilion
Gentle Yoga
(Fran Ross)
Gentle Yoga
(Fran Ross)
Gentle Yoga
(Fran Ross)
Gentle Yoga
(Fran Ross)
Gentle Yoga
(Fran Ross)
8:30 – 8:50 AM
Pavilion
Vocal warm-ups
(Cara Valenti)
Vocal warm-ups
(Cara Valenti)
Vocal warm-ups
(Cara Valenti)
Vocal warm-ups
(Cara Valenti)
Vocal warm-ups
(Cara Valenti)
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Pavilion
Community Gatherings
Song Migration
(Grey, Ritchie, Adams, Goforth, Jordan)
Claudia, Reggi, Sally & Pat
(Schmidt, Harris, Rogers, Wictor)
The Power of Song
(Mulford, Bullock, Cattaneo)
6:15 – 7:15 PM
Pavilion
Singing Session:
Ballads
Singing Session:
Old-Time, Bluegrass, & Classic Country
Singing Session:
Gospel
7/7:30 PM – Orientation
Pavilion
7 PM
Staff Concert I
7:30 Chapel
Staff Concert II
7:30 Chapel
Student Showcase
7:30 PM  Pavilion
Classes Showcase
7:30 PM  Pavilion
Informal Singing Session – Pavilion        

 

Concerts

Each week features concerts by the staff of our various programs. This year, concerts will be held in the Campus Chapel, due to a new HVAC system being installed in Kittredge Theatre. Registration fees include admittance to these concerts. You can view the concert schedule & lineups here.
We will also be selling a limited number of tickets to the public for these concerts.  They can be purchased online through a link that will soon be posted here: https://swangathering.com/about-us/public-concerts/

Jam Sessions

We have a number of locations for after-hours jamming, including the campus Pavilion, the small pavilion next to Sunderland and a number of tents. Please honor our music curfew of 10:00 PM in and around the residence halls and take your jamming to one of these other locations.  Some jam etiquette suggestions: Be inclusive. Ask others, especially the most recent arrivals, to suggest the next tune. Be sensitive to the flow of the jam.  During the week you will probably have the opportunity to play every tune you know several times, so feel free not to play every time.  Sometimes it’s more fun just to listen, especially if some of the players are world-class.

Non-SG Activities