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Sunday Sept. 14, 2008 from 11 AM to 2:30 PM
at the Jazzschool
2087 Addison Street (between Shattuck and Milvia)
Berkeley

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

1.  Old Time Fiddle with Rayna Gellert FULL

2. Old Time Banjo with Paul Brown FULL

3. Down Home Songs with Frank Bode & Benton Flippen

4. Autoharp with Evo Bluestein


1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

1. Old Time Fiddle with Sammy Lind

2. Old Time Banjo with Molly Tenenbaum

3. Old Time Singing with Sheila Kay Adams FULL

4. Old Time Jam with Benton Flippen, Paul Brown & Frank Bode

 Workshop size is limited to 20 participants, so register early to be sure you get a slot! To register, please send a check for $20, MADE OUT TO THE INSTRUCTOR (for workshops that have more than one instructor, please see workshop description!), along with your email address (for confirmation) to:

Elise Engelberg
751 Page St. #3
San Francisco CA 94117

If you are taking 2 workshops, you will need to send a separate check for each workshop, made payable to the instructor (if it's a workshop with more than one instructor, please look at workshop description for clarification!). PLEASE DON"T FORGET TO ENCLOSE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, SO THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE CONFIRMATION. For more info, please email:
Berkeley.Workshops AT Hotmail.com
 
Checks must be postmarked by Sept. 6th.  After that (depending on availability - check back here to see if workshop has filled) you can register at one of the earlier BOTMC events, or on the day of the workshop.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS :

11:00 to 12:30 PM

Old Time Fiddle with Rayna Gellert FULL: Come learn a tune or two!  I'll break at least one tune down and teach it to the group.  We'll talk bowing, ornaments, and tunings, and I'll answer your questions and give you listening suggestions.  Bring a recording device, as I hope to do a short repertoire session at the end of the workshop.  Yee hoo!


Autoharp with Evo Bluestein: Evo specializes in an autoharp style that is well suited for southern old time music, inspired by the late autoharp master Kilby Snow. All levels are welcome; Pre-tuned autoharps strongly encouraged!

Old time banjo with Paul Brown  FULL: Bring your banjo and learn learn songs, tunes and musical approaches from Paul. We’ll employ some unusual tunings and keys, plus the old regulars. We may consider Round Peak clawhammer style, Virginia tunes from Fields and Wade Ward, Paul’s unique finger-picking styles, and central Virginia songs passed down through his family.  You should be an intermediate-to-advanced player and reasonably adept at tuning, or willing to try!  Fun is guaranteed.

Down home songs with Benton Flippen and Frank Bode: Old time songs from Surry County, North Carolina, the occasional Gospel song, and a few early bluegrass standards will be at the core of this fun and informal session. All levels welcome! 
Please make workshop  payment check payable to Frank Bode.


1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

 Old Time Fiddle with Sammy Lind: Sammy teaching tunes by ear, breaking them down phrase by phrase, emphasizing bowing. The rhythms of old time fiddling can be very complex,so it is very important to break down tunes phrase by phrase to capture the desired sound. Alternate tunings will also be explored; repertoire might include fiddle tunes from Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Missouri and Southern Illinois. Bring a recording device if you have one!  For intermediate to advanced players.

Old Time Banjo with Molly Tenenbaum: We'll focus on some of the great songs of Cousin Emmy ("Going Across the Sea," "Johnny Booker") and Samantha Bumgarner ("Cindy in the Meadows," "Worried Blues,") and maybe we'll have time for Lily May Ledford too,exploring their styles and expressions. Along the way we'll explore a variety of techniques, working on ways to make these songs your own with drop-thumb patterns, slides, and damped notes, with the goal being flexibility and expressiveness in any song you choose. Recording devices recommended. Questions?E-mail Molly at mbtennyATgmail.com. Molly Tenenbaum has been playing and teaching old-time banjo, fiddle, and guitar for over 25 years, and is known for her graceful and traditional old-time banjo playing. She is a member of two string bands, The Queen City Bulldogs and Dram County, and has a solo CD entitled Instead of a Pony. She lives in Seattle, where she teaches poetry, literature, and the banjo. 

Singing with Sheila Kay Adams FULL: Sheila will demonstrate how her older family members used their voices while singing what they all referred to as "them old love songs." After this brief, but essential history, Sheila will teach a song with the class as she learned - 'old-style-knee-to-knee'- then handouts will be provided and the rest of the the workshop will be committed to teaching as many songs as she can pack into the remaining time. Come ready to sing, and to listen;you'll hear, learn and carry away some of the magic.  All levels welcome!

Old time jam with Benton, Paul and Frank:
Bring your fiddle, banjo, mandolin or guitar.  Or just come listen. Either way, this North Carolina-style get together will be memorable for you.  It’ll feature some of Benton’s best tunes.  If you want to learn a tune the old time way – listening, watching, and trying for yourself – we’ll make time for that too. 
Please make workshop check payable to Paul Brown.