JAM SESSIONS
NOTE: many of these events require proof of vaccination and the wearing of face masks.
First & Third Saturdays (12-3 pm): Coffee Catz, Sebastopol
Second & Fourth Saturdays (12:30 - 2:30 pm): Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa
Host/info: David Carlson <davidacarlson62@hotmail.com>
Second Saturdays (12 - 3pm): Bluegrass Train Jam - Santa Clara Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave, SC;
host/info: Mary Kennedy <kennedymk@comcast.net>
First Sunday (3-5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association monthly jam - Rose Garden Park, Naglee & Garden Dr., San Jose
Second Sunday (3 pm): Tony Phillip's old time jam - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
BONUS: Halloween jam on 10/31
NOTE: No jam on 11/14
Fourth Sunday (3 pm): Richard Brandenburg's bluegrass/country jam - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
NOTE: No jam on 12/26
First Monday (6-8 pm): The Garage Jam - Out West Roadhouse, 321-2nd St., Petaluma
Wednesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s Oldtime Jam via Zoom; info/link: <dinahbeatrice@gmail.com>
CAMPOUTS
Oct. 11-17: CBA's Fall Campout - Lodi Grape Festival Grounds
includes performances by Birches Bend and Ida Winfree & Mei Lin Heirendt
Info/volunteering: Deb Livermore <deblivermore@californiabluegrass.net>
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
Mon/Wed: Old Time Fiddling w/ Suzy Thompson <suzy@ericandsuzy.com>
Tues/Wed: Bernal Jam Workshop w/ Richard Brandenburg <richardericbrandenburg@gmail.com>
Wed: Flatpicking Fundamentals w/ Eric Thompson <eric@ericandsuzy.com>
Wed (7 pm): Structure of Music w/ Avram Siegel <avramsiegel@comcast.net>
3rd Sunday: Old Time Harmony Sing-a-long w/ Evie Ladin
The Fall I series of online Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Sept. 13th, and includes
Mondays
7:30 pm - Rank Beginner Clawhammer Banjo w/ Evie Ladin
Tuesdays
7:00 pm: Clawhammer Banjo Repertoire & Technique w/ Evie Ladin
7:00 pm: Easy Fiddle Repertoire w/ Erik Hoffman
Wednesdays
5:30 pm: Fiddle Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer w/ Deborah Hamouris
7:00 pm: Intro to Mountain Dulcimer w/ Deborah Hamouris
7:30 pm: Singing from Inside the Song w/ Richard Brandenburg
Thursdays
5:30 pm: Flatpicking Essentials w/ Richard Brandenburg
7:00 pm: Expand Your Country/Bluegrass Repertoire w/ Richard Brandenburg
IN PERSON INSTRUCTION
The Fall I series of in person Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Sept. 13th, and includes
Mondays
5:30 pm: Beginning Fiddle from the Ground Up w/ Erik Hoffman
5:30 pm: Bluegrass Jam Class Level 1 w/ Dix Bruce
7:00 pm: Bluegrass Jam Class Level 2 w/ Dix Bruce
7:00 pm: Fiddle Repertoire with a Touch of Theory w/ Erik Hoffman
BOTMC WORKSHOPS
Sept. 23 (3:30 pm):
- Round Peak/Galax Fiddle w/ Eddie Bond
- Clawhammer Banjo w/ Jared Boyd
Sept. 24 (3:30 pm):
- Visit (and learn a tune) w/ Richard Bowman
- Finger Style Banjo (Hilltopper Style) w/ Ivy Sheppard
- Cajun Fiddle w/ David Greely
Sept. 25 (4 pm):
- Flatfoot Clogging w/ Evie Ladin
Sept. 26 (11 am):
- Fiddle Music of Will Adam w/ Jake Blount
- Clawhammer Banjo w /Barry Southern
- Beginning Fiddle w/ Gabrielle Macrae
Sept. 26 (11 am):
- Clawhammer Banjo w/ Jake Blount
- Fiddle w/ Gabrielle Macrae
- Beginning Clawhammer Banjo w/ Ivy Sheppard
Oct. 8-11: Yosemite Songwriting Retreat w/ Mary Gauthier, Laurie Lewis, Joe Craven, Gail Dreifus, and Adam Burns - Big Table Ranch (near Coulterville)
CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS REUNION WORKSHOPS
Nov. 14 (2:00 pm):
- Practice Techniques to Improve Your Banjo Playing w/ Bill Evans
- Enhancing Your Rhythm Guitar Playing w/ Jim Nunally
- Twin Mandolin Workshop w/ John Reischman & Sharon Gilchrist
MUSIC CAMPS
Sept. 11–12 (10 am - 6 pm): American Banjo Camp Online (Zoom)
Bluegrass instructors: Alan Munde, Casey Henry, Greg Cahill, Jeff Scroggins
Old time instructors: Ken Perlman, Lukas Pool, Molly Tenenbaum, Stephen Wade
April 7-10, 2022: Walker Creek Music Camp - Marshall
instructors: Greg Schochet (Beginning Bluegrass Jamming) • Steve Pottier (Bluegrass Guitar) • Evie Ladin (Old Time Ensemble) • Howard Rains (Rhythm & Old Time Back-up Guitar) • Alan Munde (Bluegrass Banjo) • Tony Marcus (Swing Rhythm Guitar) • Leela Grace (Clawhammer Banjo) • Joe K Walsh (Bluegrass to Newgrass Mandolin) • Steve Roy (Bass) • Richard Brown (Bluegrass Monroe Style Mandolin) • Ivan Rosenberg (Dobro) • Tim Connell (Swing & Jazz Repertoire Mandolin) • Nate Lee (Bluegrass Fiddle) • TBA (Bluegrass Vocals) • Tricia Spencer (Old Time Fiddle) • Rebecca Stout & Clinton Davis (Harmony Singing) • Paul Shelasky (Swing Fiddle) • Katie Glassman (Swing Vocals)
Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - instructors’ online offerings
Email other instructors to explore online teaching possibilities:
Dix Bruce <dix@musixnow.com>
Evie Ladin <evie@evieladin.com>
Jack Tuttle <jack@jacktuttle.com>
NOTE: many of these events require proof of vaccination and the wearing of face masks.
First & Third Saturdays (12-3 pm): Coffee Catz, Sebastopol
Second & Fourth Saturdays (12:30 - 2:30 pm): Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa
Host/info: David Carlson <davidacarlson62@hotmail.com>
Second Saturdays (12 - 3pm): Bluegrass Train Jam - Santa Clara Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave, SC;
host/info: Mary Kennedy <kennedymk@comcast.net>
First Sunday (3-5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association monthly jam - Rose Garden Park, Naglee & Garden Dr., San Jose
Second Sunday (3 pm): Tony Phillip's old time jam - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
BONUS: Halloween jam on 10/31
NOTE: No jam on 11/14
Fourth Sunday (3 pm): Richard Brandenburg's bluegrass/country jam - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
NOTE: No jam on 12/26
First Monday (6-8 pm): The Garage Jam - Out West Roadhouse, 321-2nd St., Petaluma
Wednesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s Oldtime Jam via Zoom; info/link: <dinahbeatrice@gmail.com>
CAMPOUTS
Oct. 11-17: CBA's Fall Campout - Lodi Grape Festival Grounds
includes performances by Birches Bend and Ida Winfree & Mei Lin Heirendt
Info/volunteering: Deb Livermore <deblivermore@californiabluegrass.net>
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
Mon/Wed: Old Time Fiddling w/ Suzy Thompson <suzy@ericandsuzy.com>
Tues/Wed: Bernal Jam Workshop w/ Richard Brandenburg <richardericbrandenburg@gmail.com>
Wed: Flatpicking Fundamentals w/ Eric Thompson <eric@ericandsuzy.com>
Wed (7 pm): Structure of Music w/ Avram Siegel <avramsiegel@comcast.net>
3rd Sunday: Old Time Harmony Sing-a-long w/ Evie Ladin
The Fall I series of online Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Sept. 13th, and includes
Mondays
7:30 pm - Rank Beginner Clawhammer Banjo w/ Evie Ladin
Tuesdays
7:00 pm: Clawhammer Banjo Repertoire & Technique w/ Evie Ladin
7:00 pm: Easy Fiddle Repertoire w/ Erik Hoffman
Wednesdays
5:30 pm: Fiddle Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer w/ Deborah Hamouris
7:00 pm: Intro to Mountain Dulcimer w/ Deborah Hamouris
7:30 pm: Singing from Inside the Song w/ Richard Brandenburg
Thursdays
5:30 pm: Flatpicking Essentials w/ Richard Brandenburg
7:00 pm: Expand Your Country/Bluegrass Repertoire w/ Richard Brandenburg
IN PERSON INSTRUCTION
The Fall I series of in person Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Sept. 13th, and includes
Mondays
5:30 pm: Beginning Fiddle from the Ground Up w/ Erik Hoffman
5:30 pm: Bluegrass Jam Class Level 1 w/ Dix Bruce
7:00 pm: Bluegrass Jam Class Level 2 w/ Dix Bruce
7:00 pm: Fiddle Repertoire with a Touch of Theory w/ Erik Hoffman
BOTMC WORKSHOPS
Sept. 23 (3:30 pm):
- Round Peak/Galax Fiddle w/ Eddie Bond
- Clawhammer Banjo w/ Jared Boyd
Sept. 24 (3:30 pm):
- Visit (and learn a tune) w/ Richard Bowman
- Finger Style Banjo (Hilltopper Style) w/ Ivy Sheppard
- Cajun Fiddle w/ David Greely
Sept. 25 (4 pm):
- Flatfoot Clogging w/ Evie Ladin
Sept. 26 (11 am):
- Fiddle Music of Will Adam w/ Jake Blount
- Clawhammer Banjo w /Barry Southern
- Beginning Fiddle w/ Gabrielle Macrae
Sept. 26 (11 am):
- Clawhammer Banjo w/ Jake Blount
- Fiddle w/ Gabrielle Macrae
- Beginning Clawhammer Banjo w/ Ivy Sheppard
Oct. 8-11: Yosemite Songwriting Retreat w/ Mary Gauthier, Laurie Lewis, Joe Craven, Gail Dreifus, and Adam Burns - Big Table Ranch (near Coulterville)
CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS REUNION WORKSHOPS
Nov. 14 (2:00 pm):
- Practice Techniques to Improve Your Banjo Playing w/ Bill Evans
- Enhancing Your Rhythm Guitar Playing w/ Jim Nunally
- Twin Mandolin Workshop w/ John Reischman & Sharon Gilchrist
MUSIC CAMPS
Sept. 11–12 (10 am - 6 pm): American Banjo Camp Online (Zoom)
Bluegrass instructors: Alan Munde, Casey Henry, Greg Cahill, Jeff Scroggins
Old time instructors: Ken Perlman, Lukas Pool, Molly Tenenbaum, Stephen Wade
April 7-10, 2022: Walker Creek Music Camp - Marshall
instructors: Greg Schochet (Beginning Bluegrass Jamming) • Steve Pottier (Bluegrass Guitar) • Evie Ladin (Old Time Ensemble) • Howard Rains (Rhythm & Old Time Back-up Guitar) • Alan Munde (Bluegrass Banjo) • Tony Marcus (Swing Rhythm Guitar) • Leela Grace (Clawhammer Banjo) • Joe K Walsh (Bluegrass to Newgrass Mandolin) • Steve Roy (Bass) • Richard Brown (Bluegrass Monroe Style Mandolin) • Ivan Rosenberg (Dobro) • Tim Connell (Swing & Jazz Repertoire Mandolin) • Nate Lee (Bluegrass Fiddle) • TBA (Bluegrass Vocals) • Tricia Spencer (Old Time Fiddle) • Rebecca Stout & Clinton Davis (Harmony Singing) • Paul Shelasky (Swing Fiddle) • Katie Glassman (Swing Vocals)
Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - instructors’ online offerings
Email other instructors to explore online teaching possibilities:
Dix Bruce <dix@musixnow.com>
Evie Ladin <evie@evieladin.com>
Jack Tuttle <jack@jacktuttle.com>
