Jul 16
Bluegrass Week approaches in Elkins, W.Va.
Elkins, W. VA — Bluegrass Week, billed as “The Original Pickin’ Camp,” runs from July 27 to Aug. 2 at the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, W. Va.
Guest artists this year are Tim O’Brien and Stuart Duncan, who complement a lengthy list of faculty members teaching instrumentation and vocal instruction.
Fiddle instructors are Bobby Hicks, Buddy Spicher and Andrew Van Norstrand. Teaching mandolin will be Herschel Sizemore, Sharon Gilchrist and John Rossbach.
Russ Barenberg, David McLaughlin and Leigh Gibson will offer guitar instruction, while Terry Baucom, Eric Bigson and Ira Gitlin will hold court in the banjo corner of the camp.
Dobro and resophonic guitar teachers are Mike Witcher and Jimmy Heffernan. Missy Raines and Mike Bubb will teach bass.
Aspiring bluegrass vocalists will get training from Chris Stuart and Janet Beazley, while Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum teach bluegrass harmony techniques.
Information, including an Augusta Catalog, is available at www.augustaheritage.com/bluegrass.html.
The Augusta Heritage Center hosts several instructional weeks throughout the year, including Old Time Week, Blues/Swing Week, Cajun Week, Guitar Week, Dance Week and several others.
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