Mar 11
W. Va. campus to hold 24th annual Bluegrass Week
Billing itself as “the original pickin’ camp,” the 24th annual Bluegrass Week will be held July 27 through Aug. 2 at the Augusta Heritage Center on the campus of Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, W. Va.
Some of the genre’s most respected musicians will lead students this year in workshops, demonstrations, special presentations, concerts and picking sessions, according to Bluegrass Week coordinator John Rossbach. This year’s staff is led by special guest artists Tim O’Brien and Stuart Duncan.
Bobby Hicks. Photo by Thomas StoutTeaching fiddle will be Bobby Hicks, Buddy Spicher and Andrew Van Norstrand. Mandolin will be taught by Herschel Sizemore, Sharon Gilchrist and John Rossbach. Teaching guitar are Russ Barenberg, Leigh Gibson and David McLaughlin.
Banjo will be handled by Terry Baucom, Eric Gibson and Ira Gitlin. Dobro/resonator guitar teachers are Mike Witcher and Jimmy Heffernan. Bass is taught by Mike Bub and Missy Raines.
Vocal instructors are Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum and Chris Stuart and Janet Beazley. Two levels of bluegrass vocal classes are being offered.
Informal picking sessions at all levels will go on into the wee hours all over campus as students get together with old friends and make new ones.
Evening concerts will feature combinations of master bluegrass artists with special guests. Picking time with the teaching staff will be part of the program for all students.
On Friday afternoon, an optional student showcase will give students the opportunity to perform for each other and the staff.
Young people who are able to maintain an adult level of participation are welcome. There will be opportunities to form bands, dance, and socialize with other teenagers at Augusta that week.
The week will run concurrently with the heritage center’s Folk Arts Week and Teen Week.
Information, including registration details, is available at www.augustaheritage.com
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