Suzy and Eric both teach classes, give private lessons and are on staff at various music camps. Suzy offers an ongoing String Band Blues class - see below. Eric teaches private guitar and mandolin lessons.
Summer 2020 - CAMPS
Looking ahead to the summer of 2020, we will be teaching and assisting at quite a few different music camps:
June 14-20 -- Eric at Kamp Kaufman, Marysville TN. Old Time and Traditional Week.
June 15-19 -- Suzy at Montana Fiddle Camp, Monarch MT
June 22 - 27 -- Suzy assisting at Voiceworks, Port Townsend WA
June 28- July 4 -- Eric assisting at Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, Port Townsend WA
July 13-18 -- Suzy at Fiddlekids, Berkeley CA
July 26-Aug. 1 -- Suzy at Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Workshop, Port Townsend WA
Aug. 15-21 -- Suzy at Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, Port Orchard WA
For info on private lessons or String Band Blues workshop, email us. Next String Band Blues workshop will be on Monday nights from 7:30 to 9, dates are Aug. 12, 19, 25 and Sept 2, 9 and 16. We may not end up having class on Labor Day (Sept. 2). Email us for more info about this.
About the String Band Blues Workshop:
We’ll learn and arrange vocal songs and a few instrumentals, with the repertoire drawn from the jug band, black country blues and hillbilly blues artists of the 1920’s and 1930s, like the Memphis Jug Band, the Mississippi Sheiks, Bessie Smith, East Texas Serenaders, and lesser known (but equally wonderful) artists. We work directly from the source material, (provided in advance, along with lyric sheets.) Suzy chooses the material based on the instruments in the class, and will consider all requests, either for specific songs or artists. This music is a lot of fun to play as a group, and there’s almost no limit to the number of musicians that can play it together!
Any instrument is welcome - guitar, fiddle, ukulele, mandolin, bass, harmonica, etc. at an intermediate-ish level. You should have some facility on your instrument - be able to change chords easily (if you play a chord instrument) and be open to learning by ear. Advanced beginners who are game to try something new, or want to explore the world of blues and rags on the fiddle or mandolin, are also welcome. Suzy will adapt the material according to the levels of the players. We do a lot of singing so if you don’t play an instrument but want to join the class, bring your kazoo!
Summer 2020 - CAMPS
Looking ahead to the summer of 2020, we will be teaching and assisting at quite a few different music camps:
June 14-20 -- Eric at Kamp Kaufman, Marysville TN. Old Time and Traditional Week.
June 15-19 -- Suzy at Montana Fiddle Camp, Monarch MT
June 22 - 27 -- Suzy assisting at Voiceworks, Port Townsend WA
June 28- July 4 -- Eric assisting at Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, Port Townsend WA
July 13-18 -- Suzy at Fiddlekids, Berkeley CA
July 26-Aug. 1 -- Suzy at Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Workshop, Port Townsend WA
Aug. 15-21 -- Suzy at Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, Port Orchard WA
For info on private lessons or String Band Blues workshop, email us. Next String Band Blues workshop will be on Monday nights from 7:30 to 9, dates are Aug. 12, 19, 25 and Sept 2, 9 and 16. We may not end up having class on Labor Day (Sept. 2). Email us for more info about this.
About the String Band Blues Workshop:
We’ll learn and arrange vocal songs and a few instrumentals, with the repertoire drawn from the jug band, black country blues and hillbilly blues artists of the 1920’s and 1930s, like the Memphis Jug Band, the Mississippi Sheiks, Bessie Smith, East Texas Serenaders, and lesser known (but equally wonderful) artists. We work directly from the source material, (provided in advance, along with lyric sheets.) Suzy chooses the material based on the instruments in the class, and will consider all requests, either for specific songs or artists. This music is a lot of fun to play as a group, and there’s almost no limit to the number of musicians that can play it together!
Any instrument is welcome - guitar, fiddle, ukulele, mandolin, bass, harmonica, etc. at an intermediate-ish level. You should have some facility on your instrument - be able to change chords easily (if you play a chord instrument) and be open to learning by ear. Advanced beginners who are game to try something new, or want to explore the world of blues and rags on the fiddle or mandolin, are also welcome. Suzy will adapt the material according to the levels of the players. We do a lot of singing so if you don’t play an instrument but want to join the class, bring your kazoo!