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The 4th Annual DC Union Bluegrass & Oldtime Camp
At Common Ground on the Hill
Traditions Week II, July 11-16, 2010
The greater Washington, D.C. area is home to some of the finest musicians and bands in bluegrass and oldtime music. The region has been a hotbed of talent and creativity for more than sixty years and has birthed such major acts as the Stonemans, Reno and Smiley, Emmy Lou Harris, Hazel Dickens, Ola Belle Reed, Mike Seeger, the Country Gentlemen, the Johnson Mountain Boys, the Seldom Scene and many others. Mindful of that tradition, the D.C. Bluegrass Union joins with Common Ground on the Hill to present a week of instrumental, band and vocal classes taught by some of Washington’s best performers and teachers—plus some very special additions. We welcome beginning to advanced players of all ages to an unparalleled week of learning, jamming, singing, concerts and bluegrass/oldtime camaraderie. Parents, bring your kids and enroll them in World Village while you play music!
The DCBU Bluegrass & Old Time Camp boasts a top flight teaching staff who offer five separate class periods of instruction every day, Monday - Friday, July 12-16. The bluegrass and oldtime curriculum reflects the reality that both musical styles are historically and currently interrelated in a profound way, and offers campers the rare opportunity to learn from both idioms.
We encourage you to attend the Common Ground on the Hill Roots Music & Arts Festival at the nearby Carroll County Farm Museum on the Saturday and Sunday prior to the start of classes, where you will hear your instructors play. Don't miss headliners Kathy Mattea on July 10th and The Claire Lynch Band on July 11th!
Wake up Monday morning and dive into your classes, enjoy evening concerts and dances and informal playing into the wee hours....for five days and nights! Consider attending as a family, enrolling your 5-12 year olds in our World Village youth program.
Tuition fees are $420, unless you register by May 1st for the Early Bird Special at $390. Room and Board in our air conditioned housing runs from $240 - $290 for the week, with meals taken in the campus cafeteria. Commuters my elect to stay at any number of nearby motels.
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Bluegrass/Oldtime Camp Instructors
DCBU Camp Daily Schedule
THE FOLLOWING CLASSES ARE OFFERED AS PART OF THE DC BLUEGRASS UNION CAMP, AND ARE OPEN TO ANYONE WISHING TO ENROLL. SEE CLASS DESCRIPTIONS UNDER INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES.
1st Period: Bluegrass & Oldtime Band Tutorials & Practice, Oldtime Banjo II, New/Old Bluegrass Singing
2nd Period: Bluegrass Guitar II, Bluegrass Fiddle II, Bluegrass Banjo II, Bluegrass-OT Mandolin II, Bluegrass Bass II, Mountain Dulcimer I, Old Time Song Repertory
3rd Period: Claire Lynch Band Masterclass, Oldtime Banjo I, Oldtime Fiddle II, Autoharp
4th Period: Vocal Technique, Bluegrass Guitar I, Bluegrass Fiddle I, Bluegrass Banjo I, Bluegrass-OT Mandolin I, Bluegrass Bass I, Mountain Dulcimer II, Recording Your Music
5th Period: Bluegrass Slow Jam, Oldtime Session, Super Slow-Mo Oldtime Jam, Clogathon, Recording Your Music, Folk Dance, Friday, Student Performances.
Evening Concerts 8:00 PM, Dances and Jamming until you drop.
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