Agreed! I did not mean to imply this in my earlier post. This is a great, great event and I feel terrible if my comment was interpreted this way.
Those guitars are loud – that’s all I...
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Agreed! I did not mean to imply this in my earlier post. This is a great, great event and I feel terrible if my comment was interpreted this way.
Those guitars are loud – that’s all I...
2012 Dates: June 12 - 17!
Hi Trevor,
You can sit in on any workshops you like. There are no restrictions really. A grid or schedule of sessions is posted at the beginning of the week - sorted out by instrument/instructor...
Jim - I attended in 2011 and had a great experience. Aaron Weinstein and Jason Anick were the mandolin instructors. There were only four mandolin player/students during the week, and a few more...
I'll be there! This is always a great event!
Bobby Osbourne is awesome, but is he really a Monroe-style player? Man, he had a style all his own! They should have called this "Bluegrass Mandolin" camp instead.
Also why isn't Skip Gorman on...
I'll be there too! I have a room at the Sheraton and would be up for some picking.
Looks like the BBU has posted the schedule
Also, looks like there are some cool pre-festival workshops
I attended last year and thought it was a great experience! I would recommend the camp to first timers without reservation.
A couple of cool (and unique) things about the Cape Cod Mandolin camp:
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SKIP GORMAN MANDOLIN WORKSHOP
Presented as part of the "Yodlin' Slim Clark Scholarship Benefit Concert/Event" on May 6th in Hartland, ME. The Mandolin workshop will take place at 3pm at the Hartland...
http://www.skipgorman.com/images/Mandolininthecowcamp.jpg
MANDOLIN IN THE COW CAMP - (a 2 -cd set) ; nearly 80 gorgeous, lonesome and wild and woolly oldtime melodies from the Western Plains,...
Hey All!
Come up to the Nashua Garden Pub for a new bluegrass & old time open mic jam! #It's an open band format every Thursday night starting at 9:00pm. #
All players of acoustic instruments...
Hey Fellow Campers,
I co-host a weekly Bluegrass & Old Time Open Mic/Jam in Nashua, NH (about 30 minutes from Groton, MA). If anyone is in town for Mando Camp on Thursday night, I'd like to invite...
Billy Bright is a great player! I REALLY like the "Insofarasmuch" album from THSB. Sad to hear about the split.
Billy and Bryn are (were?) also part of The Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet. I...
I'll be at the Joe Val Festival! Look forward to meeting some of you there!
I have a new mando (blonde F5 w/fern inlay) that was built by local luthier Steve Pierce. I'll be bringing it to the...
Hey Larry (and Wando),
I've signed up for Groton Mandolin Camp North. Should be fantastic!!! Check out this list of class offerings just posted - WOW! It doesn't get much better than this!
PS -...
nobleheart,
I own a FM-60E and had Steve Ryder wind some replacement pickups for it. I am really pleased with the results.
Also, if someone is considering buying a Godin A8, the Ovation MM68 is...
I also give John McGann's "Rhythm Tune up DVD" a BIG thumbs up!!! The presentation of ideas and content are excellent.
I laughed when I first saw the DVD case/cover. There's a picture of an...
Hey All,
There’s a new recording being released featuring OTMCN instructors Skip Gorman and Tom Sauber. The release is on Old West Recordings and is titled "Dogie Music" (not to confused with...
Hey Friends,
Skip mentioned at the recent Old Time Music Camp North that he is working on a new old time mandolin recording/project.
He hopes to have "The Mandolin In the Cowcamp" completed by...
Thanks for sharing these links! Great stuff!
Just thought I’d share some thoughts about my experience at Oldtime Music Camp last weekend.
I gotta say that I was a bit reluctant to attend OTMCN, having gone two years ago and feeling a bit out...
Skip Gorman is a great player!
Skip's also going to be an instructor at the upcoming Old Time Music Camp North October 15-17, Groton, MA
Less than 2 weeks before OTMCN starts!
I understand that there is room for a couple more people if anyone is interested in attending...
Old Time Music Camp North
Wow, I had no idea CT was going to be at the Paradise Thursday night!!
From the Paradise's website "August 12th - Mutual Admiration Society featuring Glen Phillips, Chris Thile, Sara Watkins and...
Hey Everyone!
The much anticipated Boston area appearance of Emory Lester is happening this Thursday night at Johnny D's in Somerville, MA.
The Emory Lester Set is an ensemble of bluegrass and...