Earl Scruggs, with family and friends, played at the Ryman last week to kick off the Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass at the Ryman concert series. He has played this series several times before, but this is the first time I’ve ever been free to go see him at the venue where he made bluegrass history… Continue reading Earl at the Ryman
Month: June 2008
Kaufman Kamp, week 2
The excitement in the air was palpable as over three hundred guitar and mandolin students arrived for week 2 at Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp. Week 2 has an entirely different feel from Week 1, which is much smaller. Little jams spring up under every tree and on the front porch of every building. I taught… Continue reading Kaufman Kamp, week 2
Kafuman Kamp, week 1
I write from the beautiful campus of Maryville College in Maryville, TN, where I've been for the past week and a half, teaching at Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp. Last week we had bluegrass banjos, fingerstyle guitars, Dobros, fiddles, basses, and old-time banjos. This week is flatpicking guitars and mandolins. My Banjo 101 class last week… Continue reading Kafuman Kamp, week 1
The New Blog
We're in the process of developing this blog, which we plan to launch on July 1, 2008. Stay tuned!