Workshops
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Tim Lerch
Harmonic Enhancement and Re Harmonization
Friday, May 11 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Civic Garden Club - 622 South Second St. La Conner, WA
Currently one of the Pacific Northwest's busiest and most well respected guitarists, Tim is the newest member of the legendary Northwest Gypsy Jazz Group Pearl Django. In between gigs with PD Tim tries to play as many Solo Guitar performance as he can fit into the schedule. Tim also plays regularly with former Roomfull Of Blues frontman Mark Dufresne, Harmonica virtuoso Lee Oskar, the Tim Lerch Trio. Also a sought after session guitarist, Tim records frequently in Seattle and Vancouver.
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Jamie Stillway
Developing Your Own Style in Fingerstyle
Friday, May 11 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Civic Garden Club - 622 South Second St. La Conner, WA
Since moving to Portland, Oregon in 2002, Jamie Stillway has quietly been making her mark in the world of fingerstyle guitar. She has toured nationally and internationally, received an endorsement from Stevens Custom Guitars of Munich, and has become an in-demand instructor; teaching at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival, California Coast Music Camp, and Puget Sound Guitar Workshop. She has self-released 3 albums of original compositions, and her style of playing has brought comparisons to Leo Kottke, Django Reinhardt, Bill Frisell, Rev. Gary Davis and more.
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Tracy Moore & Stanley Greenthal
Open and Alternative Tunings for Guitarists and Vocalist/Guitarists
Kat Eggleston was originally scheduled to instruct this workshop with Tracy Moore, but had to regretfully cancel because of unforeseen circumstances.
Friday, May 11 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Civic Garden Club - 622 South Second St. La Conner, WA
Tracy Moore is trained in Classical Guitar and Renaissance Lute, Moore's reputation as a premier 12 String Guitarist has attracted the attention of the national press, including Guitar Player and Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Their rave reviews and feature articles on Camano Island's finger-style composer/performer have placed Moore in the ranks of the top solo steel string guitarists.
Stanley Greenthal has done extensive tours of the U.S. East and West coasts, the Southwest, and British Columbia in Canada, sharing the stage with performers such as Joan Baez, Martin Hayes, Andy Irvine, Ossian, The House Band, Ad Vielle Que Pourra, Robin Williamson, and Luke Plumb (of Shooglenifty). In 1999, Stanley joined Jerry O’Sullivan (of Altan), John Skelton (The House Band), and Pat O’Gorman (Rare Air) for a Westcoast tour of The Windbags. Stanley has been one of a select group of world-class teachers invited to teach and perform at ZoukFest.
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Paul Asbell
Fingerstyle Country Blues
Friday, May 11 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Civic Garden Club - 622 South Second St. La Conner, WA
In his 45 year professional career, Paul Asbell has played and recorded with Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Paul Butterfield, Magic Sam, Earl Hooker, David Bromberg, Paul Siebel, Mary McCaslin, Sonny Stitt, Jon Hendricks, Bobby McFerrin, and many others.
Paul's jazz-fusion group Kilimanjaro has released several award-winning recordings, and performed at jazz festivals worldwide, including Montreux, Montreal, Atlanta, and Roskilde, in Copenhagen. Their latest, "Homecoming", was picked by Jazziz magazine for their “Best of 2009” CD, along with tracks by Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Branford Marsalis, and other heavyweights.
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Tony McManus
Alternate Tunings: A Different Approach
Saturday, May 12 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Civic Garden Club - 622 South Second St. La Conner, WA
Tony McManus has come to be recognized throughout the world as the leading guitarist in Celtic Music. From early childhood his twin obsessions of traditional music and acoustic guitar have worked together to produce a startlingly original approach to this ancient art. In Tony’s hands the complex ornamentation normally associated with fiddles and pipes are accurately transferred to guitar in a way that preserves the integrity and emotional impact of the music.
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Macyn Taylor
The Evolution and Influence of Leo Kottke
Saturday, May 12 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Civic Garden Club - 622 South Second St. La Conner, WA
Macyn Taylor is an accomplished guitar player and singer. She is 22 years old and has recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Masters in Music Performance degree. Macyn's guitar playing has been heard around the world through YouTube, with her YouTube site having nearly 2 million views. She has competed in many guitar competitions and has won many, including the 2013 Wilson Center International Guitar Competition. Macyn was recently given an award for "Most Promising New Talent" by Acoustic Guitar Magazine. She was also named the 2013 WAMI Folk/Celtic performer of the year.
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Sean McGowan
The Acoustic Jazz Guitarist: Thoughts & Strategies on Improv, Harmony, & Solo Guitar
Saturday, May 12 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Civic Garden Club - 622 South Second St. La Conner, WA
Sean McGowan is a fingerstyle jazz guitarist who combines many diverse musical influences with unconventional techniques to create a broad palette of textures within his compositions and arrangements for solo guitar. As a soloist, Sean has performed at several festivals including the Novi Sad International Jazz Festival in Serbia, the Healdsburg Guitar Festival in Napa Valley, Copper Mountain Guitar Town, the Newport Guitar Festival, and the Classic American Guitar Show in New York. Sean currently serves as an Associate Professor of Music and the Guitar Program Director at the University of Colorado Denver. He earned a DMA in Guitar Performance from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and has conducted workshops at colleges throughout the country. Sean is a strong advocate for injury prevention and health education for musicians, and his workshops incorporate a holistic approach to playing.
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Tim Farrell
A Fingerstyle Celebration of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Saturday, May 12 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Civic Garden Club - 622 South Second St. La Conner, WA
With so many guitarists trying to make their mark these days, it’s not easy being a “trailblazer.” Yet, that perfectly defines Tim Farrell. His fingerstyle playing and original compositions display an elegant simplicity that celebrates the purity of the acoustic guitar. Tim is a rare kind of musician, with the ability to both entertain an audience and inspire future generations of players.
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Steve Davison & Peter Janson
Performance 101:
How To Take Your Music From the Living Room To The Stage
Sunday, May 13 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Civic Garden Club - 622 South Second St. La Conner, WA
Steve Davison is a 2 time finalist and 2005 winner of the solo competition at the Arkansas Acoustic Music Festival and a finalist in the 2009 Merle Travis Fingerstyle Competition. Mr. Davison was a featured performer on Arkansas Educational Network Television’s “AETN Presents” broadcast and his music was also used as a soundtrack for another AETN production, “The Historic Bridges of Arkansas”.
Peter Janson is an award-winning contemporary fingerstyle acoustic guitarist, composer, and music educator. He has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Healdsburg Guitar Festival, the Argenta Acoustic Music Series in Little Rock, the WUMB Music Festival in Boston, and venues throughout North America. His contemporary solo guitar music fuses jazz, classical, and world-folk styles, and blends passion, artistry, and technical mastery as he weaves songs about life and the heart.
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