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 2018 - so many camps!!!!!
June 10-13 - Grass Valley, CA - CBA Music Camp - Suzy will teach a String Band Class, Eric is teaching guitar, Allegra is teaching bass. Registration opens on Feb. 7 - Thompsonia also is performing at the CBA Father’s Day Festival the following weekend. Camp info: http://cbamusiccamp.com
June 24-29 - Mars Hil, NC - Roots of American Music Camp - Suzy will teach ragtime & blues fiddle and a blues singing class. Small new camp, amazing faculty includes Del Rey, Alice Gerrard, Chris Brashear, Ernie Hawkins, Frank Lee. https://www.mhu.edu/about/what-to-do-and-see/conferences/roots-american-music/
July 1- 8 — Festival of American Fiddle Tunes - Port Townsend WA - the biggest, most mind-blowingest fiddle camp ever! Suzy will be teaching fiddle, Eric will be teaching guitar, Allegra will be tutoring beginning bass. http://centrum.org/festival-of-american-fiddle-tunes-the-workshop/
July 28-Aug. 3 - Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - near Port Orchard, WA - beautiful location, small friendly camp! Suzy is teaching fiddle and classic blues singing, Eric is teaching guitar and mandolin. http://www.psgw.org. Registration begins on March 15.
Aug 6-9 - Targhee Music Camp, Alta WY (high in the Tetons!) - Suzy is teaching fiddle, Eric is teaching guitar. https://www.targheemusiccamp.com
Sept. 6-9 - American Banjo Camp - near Port Orchard WA (same location as PSGW) - Eric will teach guitar. Fantastic faculty including bluegrass and old time banjo, guitar and fiddle. http://americanbanjocamp.com
For info on private lessons or String Band Blues workshop, email us.
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 2018 - so many camps!!!!!
June 10-13 - Grass Valley, CA - CBA Music Camp - Suzy will teach a String Band Class, Eric is teaching guitar, Allegra is teaching bass. Registration opens on Feb. 7 - Thompsonia also is performing at the CBA Father’s Day Festival the following weekend. Camp info: http://cbamusiccamp.com
June 24-29 - Mars Hil, NC - Roots of American Music Camp - Suzy will teach ragtime & blues fiddle and a blues singing class. Small new camp, amazing faculty includes Del Rey, Alice Gerrard, Chris Brashear, Ernie Hawkins, Frank Lee. https://www.mhu.edu/about/what-to-do-and-see/conferences/roots-american-music/
July 1- 8 — Festival of American Fiddle Tunes - Port Townsend WA - the biggest, most mind-blowingest fiddle camp ever! Suzy will be teaching fiddle, Eric will be teaching guitar, Allegra will be tutoring beginning bass. http://centrum.org/festival-of-american-fiddle-tunes-the-workshop/
July 28-Aug. 3 - Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - near Port Orchard, WA - beautiful location, small friendly camp! Suzy is teaching fiddle and classic blues singing, Eric is teaching guitar and mandolin. http://www.psgw.org. Registration begins on March 15.
Aug 6-9 - Targhee Music Camp, Alta WY (high in the Tetons!) - Suzy is teaching fiddle, Eric is teaching guitar. https://www.targheemusiccamp.com
Sept. 6-9 - American Banjo Camp - near Port Orchard WA (same location as PSGW) - Eric will teach guitar. Fantastic faculty including bluegrass and old time banjo, guitar and fiddle. http://americanbanjocamp.com
For info on private lessons or String Band Blues workshop, email us.
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!
