Culture Camp
4 days before the festival
Sunday, July 14 - wednesday, july 17, 2024
IMMERSE YOURSELF FOR four DAYS OF INSTRUMENT, DANCE AND MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS, with Themed Nightly Dinners & Dances!
come for the full 4 days or stop in for dinner and a dance!
There’s something for everyone at grassroots culture camp.
2024 Instructors
Preston Frank
Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers
Joshua Hedley and the Hedliners
Johnny Nicholas
Donna The Buffalo
Driftwood
Miss Tess and the Talkbacks
Carol Elizabeth Jones
Richie Stearns & Rosie Newton
Kelli Jones
David Via
Kevin Wimmer
And many more!
2024
Workshops
Beginning Fiddle - Sami Braman
Intermediate Fiddle - Claire Byrne
Advanced Fiddle - Rosie Newton
Country Back Up Fiddle - Joshua Hedley
Intermediate/Advanced Cajun Fiddle - Mitch Schexsnyder, Kelli Jones
Cajun Fiddle Seconding (Tues., Wed.) - Mitch Schexsnyder
Fiddle Tunes A La Preston Frank - Preston Frank, Kevin Wimmer and Jo Vidrine
Intermediate/Advanced Irish Fiddle - Oona Grady
Beginning Clawhammer Banjo - Brian Vollmer
Intermediate/Advanced Clawhammer Banjo - Richie Stearns
Fingerpicking Style Banjo - Brian Vollmer
Guitar - Jeb Puryear
Beginning Old Time Guitar - Carol Elizabeth Jones
Intermediate/Advanced Old Time Guitar - Steve Selin
Cajun Rhythm Guitar - Jo Vidrine
Flat Picking/Bluegrass Guitar - Mason Via
Country Electric Guitar - Paul Sgroi
Guitar for Irish Tune Accompaniment - James Gascoyne
Mandolin - David Via
Beginning Upright Bass - Miss Tess
Intermediate/Advanced Upright Bass - Joey Arcuri
Electric Bass (Tues., Wed.) - Elijah Ocean
Creole Accordion - Preston Frank
Cajun Accordion - Kyle Huval
Pedal Steel Symposium - Style and Approach (2 Days) - Leo Grassl, Thomas Bryan Eaton
Intermediate/Advanced Cello - Hank Roberts
Casual Looping - Trevor McDonald
Improvisation - Kevin Wimmer, Thomas Bryan Eaton, Hank Roberts
How to Practice Music Effectively - Kevin Wimmer
Nashville Number System (One off) - Elijah Ocean
Song Arrangement - Driftwood (Claire Byrne, Dan Forsyth, Joe Kollar, Joey Arcuri)
Old Time Jam - Lora Pendleton, Pete Thompson, Sarah Jamison, Liz Pickard
Cajun Jam - Laren Droll, Gary Graeff
Country Lead Parts and Fills (Tues.) - Joshua Hedley, Leo Grassl, Paul Sgroi
Honky Tonk/Country Band Lab - Miss Tess, Thomas Bryan Eaton, Carol Elizabeth Jones (Mon.), Kelli Jones(Tues., Wed.), Sami Braman, Kevin Finn
Art of Reading Your Musical Partner- Jeb Puryear. Hank Roberts
The Business of Getting Your Band Out There - Mollie Farr
Native Americana - Keith Secola
Introduction to Cuban Music - Alejandro Ruiz
Traditional Blues, Chicago to the Delta (Tues., Wed.) - Johnny Nicholas
Country Music 101 (Mon.) - Joshua Hedley, Leo Grassl
Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Tradition (Wed.) - Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers
Singing for Adults - Travis Knaap and Ani Sumi
Harmony Singing - Carol Elizabeth Jones, Miss Tess, Thomas Bryan Eaton
Cajun Song - Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers
Country Songs Old and New - Jeb Puryear, Johnny Nicholas, Joshua Hedley, Nate Michaels, David Via, Elijah Ocean, Mason Via, Kelli Jones, Carol Elizabeth Jones
The Singing Jones’ - Carol Elizabeth Jones, Kelli Jones (Tues.)
Famous Country Duos - Carol Elizabeth Jones, David Via
Main Street, Side Paths and Detours: the Journey of a Song (Wed.) - Gregor Sayet-Bone and Jeb Puryear
Vocal Improv in a Live Setting - Fabi World Music
Shape Note Singing - Lloyd Graves, Emily Thompson
Songwriting:
Jeremy Byrd
Claire Byrne
Fabi World Music
Dan Forsyth
Bess Greenberg
Joshua Hedley
Kelli Jones
Joe Kollar
Nate Michaels
Tara Nevins
Johnny Nicholas
Elijah Ocean
Calya Lee
Jeb Puryear - (Host)
Gregor Sayet-Bone
Keith Secola
David Via
Mason Via
Fabi World Music
Afro-Latino Rhythm Section (Tues.) - Fabi World Music & Alejandro Ruiz
Cajun Style Drumming and Rhythm (Tues.) - Cody Lafleur, Jo Vidrine
Country Rhythm (Mon.) - Elijah Ocean and Kevin Finn
Developing Groove - Tom Gilbert and Angelo Paradiso
Triangle (Mon.) - Cody Lafleur
Scrubboard (Wed.) - Sally Freund
Cajun Two-Step - Rodney Sutton
Zydeco Two-Step - Sara Juran
Clogging - Rodney Sutton
Texas Two-Step - Rosie Sayvetz Grady
Line Dancing - Rosie Sayvetz Grady
Art In An Hour - Gail Vanderheyden
Folk Youth Ensemble - Oona Grady and James Gascoyne
Passionate About Possums (One Off) - Rodney Sutton
Making Henna Paste - Rachel and Justina Parsons
Tai Kwon Do - Sydney Myrick
Fun with Percussion (2 Days) - Tom Gilbert
Make Your Own Mosaic Sun Catcher - Anna Bennett
Hatha Vinyasa Yoga - Taryn Thompson
Anusara Elements Yoga - Hilary Davis
Dinners & dances
Nightly dinners and dances are included
with your Culture Camp ticket & OPen to the public
Camping
Unfortunately we are unable to offer Camping during Culture Camp On Site or at our Across The Way Campgrounds this year, but have no fear as there is plentiful camping located right next door at the Falls Restaurant, offering a convenient opportunity for all of us to still be together.
Falls RESTAURANT
Right next door to GrassRoots/Culture Camp, the Falls Restaurant offers conveniently located camping on a First Come, First Serve basis. There are 75 sites so while they are first come first serve you should have no problem getting one. Camping there opens Friday July 14th. RV sites are $100 a day, pull behind camper and car is $90 a day, and Car and Tent are $70 a day. If you plan on taking your car in and out you will park your car in the parking lot rather than by your tent. There are no showers but the showers will be ready right next door at Culture Camp. This is a great camping option as you can’t get any closer to on-site! Give Kent a call at (607) 280-3073.
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