Vendor Information Food vendors: See “Dining/Meals”.
Jackson Grimm is our vendor this year, offering artists’ merchandise and other products at the daily Camp Store, located in the Jensen Commons. Cash, Venmo, and credit cards accepted.
If you have rented an instrument from Acoustic Corner, please contact them to arrange pickup. Their number is:828-669-5162 or david@acoustic-corner.com
Mandolin & Banjo Week/Fiddle Week:
Early-morning yoga (7:15 to 8:00 AM, Monday – Friday), will be offered in the Pavilion by Jim Carson
Ed Dodson will lead a Daily Bluegrass Jam in the last hour before dinner.
Throughout the week we will feature several fine luthiers displaying instruments, including bowmaker Sarah Bystrom Andal and violin maker Gordon Gross.
Master Luthier Lynn Dudenbostel will be offering his repair services throughout the week.
During the last hour before supper, there will be a special class time for students on any skill level to form bands.
Traditional Song Week:
Early-morning yoga (7:15 to 8:00 AM, Monday – Friday), will be offered in the Pavilion by Fran Ross
The week will also feature a Community Gathering time featuring interviews with various staff members and guest artists.
After supper each night, students have the opportunity to participate in open singing sessions at the Pavilion.
Celtic Week:
Potluck Sessions in the afternoons serve up a different menu of one-hour workshops each day.
After supper each night, students have the opportunity to participate in Slow Jams and Song Swaps. At the slow jams, common tunes are played at a speed that is accessible even to beginners. The song swap singing sessions are a chance to share your voice and songs.
Old-Time Music and Dance Week:
Early-morning Qi Gong (7:30 to 8:00 AM, Monday-Friday), will be offered in the Pavilion by Laura Wheeler.
Potluck Sessions in the afternoons serve up a different menu of one-hour workshops each day.
After supper each night, students have the opportunity to participate in Slow Jams, Singing Sessions and Young Old-Time, a staff-guided jam for young players. At the slow jams, common tunes are played at a speed that is accessible even to beginners. The singing sessions are a chance to share your voice and songs.
Jackson Grimm is our vendor this year, offering artists’ merchandise and other products at the daily Camp Store.
Guitar/Contemporary Folk Week:
Early-morning yoga (7:15 to 8:00 AM, Monday – Friday), will be offered in the Pavilion by Fran Ross
Daily Jam Session lead by Ed Dodson will commence after lunch. Common, easy songs and a slow enough tempo for folks to learn the tunes as they play.
Our Luthier’s Exhibit will feature some amazing guitars from some of the world’s finest guitar builders, including John Slobod, Judson Riviere, John Kinnaird and EJ Henderson.
Concerts
Each week features concerts by the staff of our various programs in the College’s Kittredge Theatre. These concerts are not open to the public. Please note that the theatre may initially be a little chilly, so you might want to bring a light jacket or sweater.
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.