2011 Music Camp

Monday, August 15 to Friday, August 19, 2011

Join us for Music Camp at the festival site!

Sessions with the Masters: from beginner to virtuoso.

Classes in fiddle, guitar, banjo, upright bass, mandolin, dobro, old time piano, songwriting and vocal harmony.

The Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Camp will provide an additional opportunity for people to play and engage in bluegrass and old time music. The music camp provides a friendly, noncompetitive environment for everyone from beginners to advanced players. The camp schedule provides a jam-packed three days of class time, private lessons, special workshops and many other spontaneous activities like slow pitch jams, old time dance lessons, songwriting contest, band scrambles, hollering contest, yodelling, and of course, campfire picking!!

TO REGISTER
PDF of registration form
PDF of camp brochure

For more information contact Anna at 306.653.1880 or camp@northernlightsbluegrass.ca

SCHEDULE
Monday: Registration and BBQ, with open jamming after meeting with instructors
Tuesday to Friday Classes: 9:00-11:30 am and 1:15-3:00 pm
Special Interest Workshops Daily
Friday: Workshop concert on the festival stage, 6 pm
Evenings: Slow Pitch jam for beginners and open jamming for more advanced players, old time dances, band scrambles, instructor concerts and more!

TO PICK YOUR CLASS
Refer to the class descriptions and guidelines to pick the best class for you.
PDF of Class Selection Document

INSTRUCTORS
PDF of 2011 Camp Instructors

Classes Include:

Fiddle
Beginner - Karrnnel Sawitsky (Sawitsky Family Band)
Int/Adv - Owen Saunders (DD and the WRB)

Mandolin
Beginner - Bryan Clendenin (Dehlia Low)
Int/Adv - David Davis (DD and the WRB)

Guitar
Beginner - Ken Olson
Intermediate - Andrew Collins (Foggy HB)
Advanced - Bradford Lee Folk (DD and the WRB)

Old Time Piano
Int/Adv - Jake Charron (Sawitsky Family Band)

Bass
Beg/Int/Adv - Marty Hayes (DD and the WRB)

Dobro
Beg/Int/Adv - Aaron Ballance (Dehlia Low)

Banjo
Beginner - Chris Quinn (Foggy HB)
Int/Adv - Robert Montgomery (DD and the WRB)
Old Time 5 String - Chris Coole (Foggy HB)

Vocal Harmony
Anya Hinkle and Stacy Claude (Dehlia Low)

Songwriting
Greg Stiglets "Stig" (Dehlia Low)

Kid's Music
Mona Goodwin

Musical Rover
Max Heineman (Foggy HB)

Subject to change

LOCATION

PDF of map
PDF of Saskatchewan map