We are available to run the following workshops at festivals and house concerts. We can do other things but these are the popular ones.
Banjitar Welcome to the world of the 6 string banjp. Some people think it is a guitar pretending to be a banjo while others think it is a banjo pretending to be a guitar. In reality, it is a unique instrument that lends itself to a wide variety of music. In this workshop, you will apply basic rolls and strums that allow the beautiful tonal palette of the banjo to shine in your musical style. If you don’t have a banjo, bring your guitar, the tuning is the same.
Ragtime Ukulele A fun workshop for the ukulele player inside us all. Learn the basic ragtime chord sequence, some variations, some fingerpicking and strumming patterns then let your imagination take over. You will learn 12th Street Rag – made famous by Roy Smeck – The Wizard of The Strings and Staten Island Slide by ukulele whiz Craig Robertson.
Blues Mandolin Doc teaches the basics of blues mandolin. Basic chord structures and riffs made famous by Yank Rachell, Carl Martin and Johnny Young (no….not that Johnny Young…. the Johnny Young from Chicago). These licks and sequences can be used in folk, bluegrass, jazz and other forms of music. Fiddle players should come along as well. You’ll get a sense of the history of the mandolin in the blues and its place in popular music.