| Subject: | [RESOGUIT-L] Dobro Intensive July 10-13, 2008 Pt. Townsend, WA | | Date: | Wednesday, February 20, 2008 06:43:27 (-0800) | | From: | Tom Foote <footet @.........edu>
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| In reply to: | Message 8812 (written by Gene Frederick) |
On Feb 19, 2008, at 5:23 PM, Gene Frederick wrote:
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> Where can I
> look for future workshops, etc in your area? I would gladly travel
> to your
> neck of the woods for some expert instruction.
Dobro Intensive
July 10 -13, 2008
Fort Worden State Park
Port Townsend, WA
Register for the Dobro Intensive.
You asked for it--you got it. A total immersion workshop with three
master stylists, showcasing bluegrass, Hawaiian, old jazz, and
eclectic dobro music.
Participants will meet each morning with the same instructor, as
those classes will be incremental, designed to build on the previous
day’s work. In the afternoon participants will have an opportunity to
take classes from all the teachers, as well as one-on-one instruction
and evaluation. We will also build some time into the schedule for
practice and assimilation.
Cost: $550, includes tuition, housing and some seriously good food.
Faculty
Equally at home in myriad styles of music, Mike Neer made a name for
himself playing Hawaiian steel guitar with the Moonlighters. Neer
uses his knowledge of jazz and old-time Hawaiian music to great
advantage by fusing them together, much in the same way that the
early masters like Sol Hoopii and Benny Nawahi did. Mike still
considers himself primarily a guitarist, although these days he’s
returned to his roots of electric guitar.
Orville Johnson, the Artistic Director of Slide and Steel, came up in
the St. Louis music scene, where he participated in a wide variety of
blues, bluegrass, and American roots music. He moved to Seattle in
1978, where he was a founding member of the folk/rock group the
Dynamic Logs. Johnson has played on over one hundred albums and
released four recordings.
Don Rooke is often referred to as one of the top five acoustic slide
players on the planet. The mastermind behind the Canadian rock band
the Henrys, Rooke pushes the sonic and harmonic envelopes in an
acoustic fashion. And as a musical composer, he’s in a class by himself.
Mike Witcher is a resonator guitarist who boasts a long list of
credits both as a session player and as a sideman. He has performed
with many artists, including Dolly Parton, Laurie Lewis, Sean and
Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, Tyler Hilton, and many others. His
playing offers a strong contemporary sensibility balanced with a deep
respect for tradition.
This experience will be limited to no more than 24 participants.
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