Riverfolk Camp & Festival

Riverfolk Festival & Jam Camp

Get "tuned-up" at Jam Camp

August 1-3, 2012
Sharon Mills Park, Manchester MI
all levels of experience

JAM CAMP SCHEDULE

MORNING CLASSES (10am - 12noon)
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Flatpick Bluegrass Guitar
Bluegrass Banjo
Bluegrass Fiddle
Bluegrass Mandolin
Bluegrass Bass
Cajun Fiddle
Cajun Accordion
Cajun Guitar
Cajun Bass
Cajun Vocals
Beginning Fiddle From Scratch
Beginning Guitar From Scratch

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LUNCH & STAFF CONCERT (12:00 - 1:00pm)
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AFTERNOON SESSIONS (1:30pm - 3:30pm)

Bluegrass Jam Sessions
Cajun Jam Sessions
Mini Classes

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"ON YOUR OWN" PICK-UP JAMS (4:00 - 6:00pm)

Downtown Sessions (or)
In The Park Sessions

EVENING EVENTS (7:00pm - 9:30pm)
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Jam 'n Barbecue WEDNESDAY
Gazebo Concert THURSDAY
Cajun Dance Party FRIDAY

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RESOURCES (available for download)
Bluegrass Songbook
Cajun Songs Chordbook

ABOUT JAM CAMPS:

If you have never heard of or attended a Jam Camp you might be asking, just what is a Jam Camp? Jam Camps are a spin off of the individual instrument camps that have become so popular. Each year thousands of musicians, of varying degrees of proficiency, pack up their instruments and head off to camp. Their goals and objectives are as varied as individuals themselves. They look forward to meeting old friends and making new ones. They hope to become more proficient on their instrument of choice and they look forward to the camaraderie that takes place when you are with a group of people who share your same love and passion.

At a Jam Camp you can expect "one on one" time with an instructor and your instrument of choice. We are fortunate at the Riverfolk Jam Camp to have some of the most knowledgeable instructors in the business (look for their various bio's throughout this site). Besides being knowledgeable they are great human beings who genuinely enjoy helping others get the most out of their instrument and learn to enjoy making music with others.

You will learn how to hear chords and chord changes and you will learn tips on playing in time, after all "rhythm is the key". You will learn how to play along on songs that you don't know and learn the role of your instrument in a jam session. You will learn the dynamics of playing loud and soft, fast and slow and you will learn how to support a song with your playing. We also teach "jamming etiquette" and we make room for group lessons on all instruments and of course lots of time for playing with others. But most of all we stress "having fun".

LOCAL HOUSING OPTIONS
(mention "Riverfolk" for discount rate)

Holiday Inn, Chelsea, MI - (block rate)
Historic Clinton Inn, Clinton, MI (2 rms)
Gotta Scrap Inn B&B, Manchester MI
Walter Hayes State Park - Tent & RV camp
Ann Arbor Convention & Vistors Bureau

For billeting options (inquire via email)

RIVERFOLK JAM CAMP
P.O. BOX 133
MANCHESTER MI 48158
1-888-428-4563


Al Berard, Cajun Fiddle. Al is considered an ambassador of Cajun fiddling - he's been teaching workshops locally and abroad for over 20 years.	Christine Balfa, Cajun Guitar. Daughter of legendary Dewey Balfa, she founded the group Balfa Toujours in 1992 and plays with Bonsoir Catin.

Joe Hall, Cajun & Creole Accordion. Joe Hall is one of the finest Creole accordion players today as he carries on the rich musical tradition of his family heritage.	Keith Yoder, Bluegrass Fiddle. Over 30 years of experience playing in bluegrass bands, and jam coordinator for Steve Kaufman's Camp.

Andy Hatfield, Bluegrass Guitar. The winner of the 2011 National Flatpicking Championship in Winfield Kansas. What more can we say!	Bob Black, Bluegrass Banjo. Bob played banjo as one of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and has performed with a long list of great bluegrass masters.

David Mosher, Bluegrass Mandolin. Longtime member of The Raisin Pickers and a sideman to many acts including folk icon, Tom Paxton.	Mark Palms, Beginning Fiddle, Old time Banjo. Raisin Pickers founder, he studied old time fiddle & banjo in West Virginia, now also plays Cajun music.