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91.9 FM Summer Acoustic Music Week

Center Harbor, NH, July 15-21; Aug. 19-25. Tuition: $595. Ages: 18 and up. Enrollment size: 100 per week. Music styles: bluegrass/country, blues, Celtic, fingerstyle, flatpicking, singer/songwriter, traditional folk, songwriting. Accomodations: camping, dorms, cabins.

SAMW offers students the opportunity to study a number of different styles of music from contemporary to traditional within a community of supportive instructors and fellow students. Instructors: Week #1: Robert Jones, Josh White Jr., Lorraine Lee Hammond, Joel Mabus, Michael Smith, Eddie Pennington, and others. Week #2: Brad Leftwich, Ann Rabson, Kim and Reggie Harris, Charles Williams, and Bob Franke.

Contact: Dick Pleasants, 91.9 FM UMASS Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125-3393. (617) 287-6901. Fax: (617) 287-6916. Email: dick.pleasants@umb.edu. Web: http://wumb.org.

Accent on Music Guitar Seminar

Maryhurst University, Portland, OR, Aug. 6-12. $995. Ages: 18 and up. Enrollment size: 30. Music styles: blues, Celtic, fingerstyle, singer/songwriter, traditional folk. Accomodations: dorms.

Mini master classes, student recitals, guest artists. Instructors: Mark Hanson, Pat Donohue, Rick Ruskin.

Contact: Mark Hanson, 19363 Williamette Dr., PMB #252, West Linn, OR 97068. (503) 699-1814. Fax: (503) 699-1813. Email: accentm@teleport.com. Web: www.accentonmusic.com.

Acoustic Blues and Slide Guitar Workshop (IGS)

New York, NY; San Rafael, CA; Vancouver, BC, NY, CA, BC, June 16-22 (NY), July 28- Aug. 3 (CA), Aug. 18-24 (BC). Tuition, room, and board: $1,150. Scholarships/financial aid available. Ages: 15 and up. Enrollment size: 60. Music styles: blues, Celtic, fingerstyle, jazz, ragtime, slide, swing, world. Accomodations: dorms.

A weeklong residential workshop for guitarists of all levels focusing on learning the techniques and repertoire of the masters of fingerstyle acoustic blues and slide guitar and using this knowledge to develop individual expression. Includes group classes, workshops, faculty and student concerts, jam sessions. Scholarship/financial aid program available. Instructors: Bob Brozman, John Cephas, Woody Mann, Orville Johnson, John Renbourn, Piper Heisig, Mary Flower, Bob Tilling, Mike Dowling, and others.

Contact: International Guitar Seminars: Attn: Trevor Laurence, PO Box 903, Times Square Station, New York, NY 10108. (646) 242-4471. Fax: (240) 250-7108. Email: info@guitarseminars.com. Web: www.guitarseminars.com.

American Mandolin and Guitar Summer School

Bristol, RI, June 18-24. Tuition: $290; R&B: $360 for a single room. Ages: 18 and up. Requirements: basic music reading. Enrollment size: approx. 45. Music styles: classical, Brazilian. Accomodations: dorms.

Chamber-music oriented workshop for classical guitarists and mandolinists. Small ensembles, all-school orchestra, technique and musicianship classes, individual instruction, coaching, jam sessions. Guest artists: Simon Mayor and Hillary James, the extraordinary British duo. Instructors: Marilynn Mair (mandolin), Robert Paul Sullivan (guitar), Ralph Costanza (mandolin).

Contact: Ralph Costanza, Director, 248 Broadlake Rd., Colchester, VT 05446. (802) 864-7940. Email: amguss@aol.com. Web: www.uncommonstrings.com.

Appel Farm Arts and Music Center

Elmer, NJ, June 24-Aug. 18. Tuition: four weeks, $3,300; eight weeks, $4,900. Ages: 9-17. Enrollment size: 185. Music styles: blues, classical, fingerstyle, flamenco, flatpicking, jazz, singer/songwriter, traditional folk. Accomodations: dorms, cabins.

Fine- and performing-arts camp. Choice of program, styles, and instruments. Supportive, noncompetitive atmosphere. Instructors: Music instructors in all areas. Three guitar instructors for acoustic and electric guitar.

Contact: Matt Sisson, PO Box 888, Elmer, NJ 08318. (800) 394-8478. Fax: (856) 358-6513. Email: Appelcamp@aol.com. Web: www.appelfarm.org.

Augusta Heritage Workshops

April 22-28, dulcimer; July 8-13, blues and swing; July 15-20, vocals and guitar; July 22-27, Irish; July 29-Aug. 3, bluegrass; Aug. 5-12, Cajun, old-time; Aug. 10-12, festival; Oct. 21-28, old-time. Tuition: $345-355/week. Ages: 16 and up. Enrollment size: 6-18 per class. Music styles: bluegrass/country, blues, Celtic, fingerstyle, flatpicking, singer/songwriter, Cajun/Creole. Accomodations: dorms, motel/hotel.

Weeklong intensive intensive workshops in the traditional arts. Taught by recognized master artists on the campus of Davis and Elkins College. Instructors: TBA.

Contact: Augusta Heritage Center/Registrar, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV 26241. (304) 637-1209. Fax: (304) 637-1317. Email: augusta@augustaheritage.com. Web: www.augustaheritage.com.

Augusta Heritage Workshops

Guitar and vocal: July 15-20; dulcimer April 22-28; blues and swing July 8-13; Irish July 29-Aug. 3; bluegrass and dance Aug. 5-12; Cajun/Creole and old-time Aug. 5-12; Augusta Festival Aug. 10-12; old-time and fiddlers' reunion Oct. 21-28. Tuition: $345-$355/week. Ages: 16 and up. Enrollment size: 6-18 per class. Music styles: bluegrass/country, blues, Celtic, fingerstyle, flatpicking, singer/songwriter, old time, Cajun/Creole. Accomodations: dorms, motel/hotel.

Weeklong intensive workshops in the traditional arts. Taught by recognized master artists on the campus of Davis & Elkins College. Guitar week features five masters of the guitar who will teach a variety of styles and techniques. Other weeks will have some guitar instruction in specific styles including Irish, Cajun, blues, and bluegrass. Appalacian dulcimer construction. Instructors: TBA.

Contact: Augusta Heritage Center/Registrar, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV 26241. (304) 637-1209. Fax: (304) 637-1317. Email: augusta@augustaheritage.com. Web: www.augustaheritage.com.

Bath International Guitar Festival

Bath, July 20-27. TBA. Ages: all ages (under 14 accompanied by an adult). Enrollment size: 60-100. Music styles: bluegrass/country, blues, classical, fingerstyle, jazz, rock. Accomodations: single rooms with shared bathroom facilities.

The Bath International Guitar Festival offers two weeks of classical guitar tuition and one week of rock, jazz, blues, and fingerstyle tuition. Master class, individual, and ensemble instruction will be available. Instructors: Robert Aussel, Roland Dyens, John Feeley, Tom Kerstens, Michael Lewin, Gary Ryan, Eden-Stell Guitar Duo.

Contact: Tom Kerstens, Philip Castang, or Emmanuelle Ginn, Bath Spa University College, Newton Park, Newton St Loe, Bath, BA2 9BN. (44) 1225-875522. Fax: (44) 1225-875495. Email: e.ginn@bathspa.ac.uk. Web: www.bathspa.ac.uk/igf.

Berklee College of Music

Claremont-McKenna College, CA, July 22-28. Tuition: $600; housing: $305. Ages: 15 and up. Requirements: six months' playing experience. Enrollment size: 300. Music styles: blues, flatpicking, traditional folk, funk/fusion, metal, rock. Accomodations: dorms.

Emphasis on practical playing experience through classes, clinics, and performance activities. All participants are placed in performance ensembles with guitarists of similar training and ability. Instructors: Berklee guitar faculty.

Contact: Berklee Summer Guitar Sessions, Los Angeles, 1140 Boylston St., Box 34, Boston, MA 02215-3693. (617) 747-8870. Fax: (617) 262-5419. Email: summer@berklee.edu. Web: www.berklee.edu.

Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA, Aug. 12-17. Tuition: $545; housing: $265. Ages: 15 and up. Requirements: six months' playing experience. Enrollment size: 350 plus. Music styles: blues, fingerstyle, singer/songwriter, traditional folk, funk/fusion, metal, rock. Accomodations: dorms.

Emphasis on practical playing experience through classes, clinics, and performance activities. All participants are placed in performance ensembles with guitarists of similar training and ability. This program is primarily for electric guitar. Acoustic guitarists must have instrument with pickup. Instructors: Berklee guitar faculty.

Contact: Berklee Summer Guitar Sessions, Boston, 1140 Boylston St., Box 34, Boston, MA 02215-3693. (617) 747-8870. Fax: (617) 262-5419. Email: summer@berklee.edu. Web: www.berklee.edu.

Bluegrass at the Beach

Nehalem, OR, Aug. 19-24. Tuition: $320. Ages: all. Requirements: intermediate. Enrollment size: approx. 10/class. Music styles: bluegrass/country, flatpicking, singer/songwriter. Accomodations: camping, motel/hotel, rental beach houses.

An intensive program of instrumental, vocal, and ensemble work. Set at the spectacular Oregon coast, bluegrass singers and pickers indulge themselves in music for five full days, ending with a Thursday-night concert by participants and staff. Instructors: Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum, Todd Phillips, Dale Adkins, Bob Evoniuk, Dudley Connell, Fred Travers, and others.

Contact: Stephen Ruffo, Director, PO Box 1616, Port Townsend, WA 98368. (360) 385-6836. Email: ruffo@bluegrassatthebeach.com. Web: www.bluegrassatthebeach.com.

Bryan Galloup's Guitar Repair and Construction School

Big Rapids, MI, June 25-Aug. 17; Aug. 27-Oct. 19. Tuition: call for details. Housing is included. Ages: open. Enrollment size: 6. Music styles: All. Accomodations: furnished.

The school offers a diverse range of programs from one-day seminars to six-month residential apprenticeships. Instruction covers all aspects of guitar construction and repair. Instructors: Bryan Galloup and others.

Contact: Bryan Galloup's Guitar Hospital, 10495 Northland Dr., Big Rapids, MI 49307. (616) 796-5611 or (800) 278-0089. Fax: (616) 796-3837. Email: bryan@galloupguitars.com. Web: www.galloupguitars.com.

Bulkley Valley Guitar Workshop

Telkwa, BC, Aug 13-17. Tuition: $350 (Can.). Ages: 16 and up. Enrollment size: 35. Music styles: Celtic, fingerstyle, singer/songwriter, traditional folk, ragtime, vocal workshops, musicianship, theory. Accomodations: camping, dorms, cabins, strongly suggest bringing a tent.

Held at Camp Caledonia on Tyhee Lake in the coastal mountains of British Columbia. Cabins are rustic. Meals and accommodations are included in the fee. In addition to classes there are lots of opportunites for jamming, hiking, canoeing, and swimming. Instructors: Doug Cox, David Essig, Gail and Richard Jenne, Daniel Lapp, Jordy Walker.

Contact: Richard Grice, Bulkley Valley Folk Music Society, PO Box 552, Telkwa, BC V0J 2X0. Phone (250) 846-5763; (250) 847-5763. Fax: (250) 846-5763. Email: rlloyd@bulkley.net. Web: www.bvfms.org.

California Coast Music Camp

Sonoma County, CA, July 8-14. Tuition: approx. $595; scholarships available. Ages: adult with ages 14+ on individual basis. Enrollment size: 115. Music styles: bluegrass/country, blues, fingerstyle, flatpicking, singer/songwriter, traditional folk, swing, old-time, Brazilian. Accomodations: camping, dorms, cabins.

Weeklong acoustic music program for adults in a rustic camp setting. Classes and workshops in a supportive atmosphere, plus concerts, dances, jams, song circles. Beginners welcome, as are professionals. Instructors: Kent Hillman, fingerstyle, Chet class; Jennifer Scott, jazz vocals, sac/Brazilian; Rene Worst, beginning bass/advanced bass; Sylvia Herold, intro. to swing, swing band; Peter Langston, instigator, American jukebox; Susan Streitweiser, beginning vocals; Ed Johnson, Brazilian band, multi-part harmony; Ray Piper, intermediate and advanced Brazilian guitar; Carol McComb, your first band, harmony vocal; Chris Grampp, guitar, vocal duo; Keith Grenniger, flatpick rhythm, beginning songwriting; Keith Little, instrumentalist.

Contact: Candice Wynne, PMB 121, 1346 The Alameda Suite 7, San Jose, CA 95126. (650) 306-0399. Email: info@musiccamp.org. Web: www.musiccamp.org.

California/Brazil Music Camp

Cazadero, California, June 4-8. Tuition: $500. Ages: adults. Enrollment size: 150. Music styles: traditional folk, Brazilian: samba, bossa nova, chorinho, and pagode. Accomodations: camping, dorms.

Guitar classes feature both six- and seven-string, cavaquinho, and bandolim, learing the samba, bossa nova, chorinho, pagode, and samba-enredo. Other classes feature drumming, and dance. Call or check Web site. Instructors: Carlos Oliveira and Jorge Alabe.

Contact: Dennis Broughton, Director, 1062 Mississippi St., San Francisco, CA 94107. (415) 647-2698. Web: www.lemon.com/calbrazil.

John C. Campbell Folk School

Brasstown, NC, Banjo, April 15-20, July 8-14, Aug. 5-11, Sept. 23-29, Oct. 14-20; Guitar, April 29-May 4, June 17-23, Sept. 9-15, Oct. 28-Nov. 3. Tuition: $294 plus R&B. Ages: 18 and up. Enrollment size: 10-12. Music styles: bluegrass/country, blues, flatpicking, traditional folk. Accomodations: camping, dorms, cabins.

Basic guitar: major and minor chords, strumming techniques, bass runs, and use of capo. Guitar II: expand basic techniques--strumming, fingerpicking, various keys, chord colors, music theory. Classes offered in dulcimer, recorder, mandolin, harmonica, Autoharp, folk harp, banjo, and fiddle. Call for complete catalogue. Instructors: J.D. Robinson, Jeff Hohwald, Diane Jones, and Dan Levenson.

Contact: Bob Dalsemer, 1 Folk School Rd., Brasstown, NC 28902. (800) FOLK-SCH. Fax: (828) 837-8637. Email: bob@folkschool.org. Web: www.folkschool.org.

Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic Music

Inverness, Cape Breton, NS, Canada, July 16-Aug. 3. Tuition: $360 U.S./$460 Can. Ages: 8-adult. Requirements: intermediate to advanced. Enrollment size: 10. Music styles: Celtic, flatpicking, jazz, traditional folk. Accomodations: camping, cabins, motel/hotel.

Weeklong cultural immersion in Celtic style instrumentation, fiddle, guitar, piano, stepdancing, and Gaelic-style highland piping along the western shores of Cape Breton Island. Jam sessions, dances, concerts, ceilidhs with the most renowned names in Celtic and Cape Breton music today, in the most well renowned area for traditional Celtic music. Instructors: TBA.

Contact: Janine M. Randall, Director, Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic Music, PO Box 455, Greenbush, MA 02040. (781) 544-3179. Fax: (781) 544-3179. Email: j9rand@aol.com. Web: www.ceilidhtrail.com.

Center for Creative Youth

Middletown, CT, June 24-July 28. $3,600. Ages: 14-18. Requirements: audio tape and/or audition, interview, personal essay, letters of recommendation. Enrollment size: 200. Music styles: blues, classical, fingerstyle, jazz, singer/songwriter. Accomodations: dorms.

On the campus of Wesleyan University, 200 high school students major in one of 11 arts disciplines. Performances, concerts, coffeehouse, field trips. 25th anniversary year. Instructors: Gene Bozzi, chairperson; James Martin, jazz, blues; Thomas Schuttenhelm, classical, composition.

Contact: Nancy Wolfe, Managing Director, Wesleyan University, 350 High St., Middletown, CT 06459. (860) 685-3307. Fax: (860) 685-3311. Email: ccy@wesleyan.edu. Web: www.crec.org/ccy.

Centrum's Port Townsend Country Blues Workshop

Port Townsend, WA, June 25-July 1. Tuition: $300; R&B: $110-$235. Ages: open. Enrollment size: 175. Music styles: blues. Accomodations: camping, dorms, motel/hotel, housing at Fort Worden State Park.

Centrum's Port Townsend Country Blues Workshop offers participants the preeminent opportunity to live in community with and learn from the bearers of country blues traditions. The weeklong workshop takes place at Fort Worden State Park overlooking the Straits of Juan de Fuca and precedes Centrum's Port Townsend Country Blues Festival, which takes place on June 30, 2001. Instructors: TBA. Past instructors have included JohnCephas and Phil Wiggins, John Jackson, Etta Baker, Henry Townsend, Howard Armstrong, Jack Owens, Pinetop Perkins, and R.L. Burnside.

Contact: Peter McCracken, PO Box 1158, Port Townsend, WA 98368. (360) 385-3102. Fax: (360) 385-2470. Email: peter@centrum.org. Web: www.centrum.org.

Common Ground on the Hill

July 1-6, July 8-13: traditions workshops; July 7-8: American Music and Arts Festival. Tuition: $350; R&B: $175. Ages: majority of students are adults, some special children's programming/classes. Requirements: all levels taught. Enrollment size: up to 300/week; classes average 8-10. Music styles: bluegrass/country, blues, Celtic, classical, fingerstyle, flatpicking, jazz, singer/songwriter, traditional folk. Accomodations: camping, dorms, motel/hotel.

Two weeklong educational, participatory, and performance-oriented events located at Western Maryland College, with a two-day festival at the Carroll County Farm Museum. Instrument-making workshops are offered in Native American flute construction. Our children's program, "World Village," makes it possible for families to attend. Instructors: Pete Seeger, Tom Chapin, Scott Ainslie, Paul Beard, Bryan Bowers, Robin Bullock, Bill Keith, Cindy Cashdollar, Reed Martin, Walt Michael, Barry Mitterhoff, many more.

Contact: Walt Michael, 2 College Hill, Western Maryland College, Westminster, MD 21157. (410) 857-2771. Fax: (410) 857-2729. Email: cground@qis.net. Web: www.commongroundonthehill.com.

Community Music Center of San Francisco Summer Session

San Francisco, CA, July 10-Sept. 2. Tuition: $148; registration: $10; group class: $128. Ages: 8 and up. Enrollment size: 1-10. Music styles: blues, Latin.

Private lessons only: eight weeks, half- hour per week; all skill levels. Blues guitar workshop: intermediate to advanced group class. Instructors: Paul Binkley, Scott Foster, Pepe Jacobo, Curtis Renshaw, Todd Swenson, Mark Kennedy, William Ludan.

Contact: Stephen R. Shapiro, 544 Capp St., San Francisco, CA 94110. (415) 647-6015. Fax: (415) 647-3890. Email: info@sfmusic.org. Web: www.sfmusic.org.

CDSS Weeks at Pinewoods

Plymouth, MA, July 14-Sept. 1. Tuition: $525-625. Ages: 15 and up. Enrollment size: 100. Music styles: bluegrass/country, blues, Celtic, traditional folk, early music. Accomodations: cabins.

Weeklong residential camp. Lots of opportunities for jamming as well as master classes and workshops. Instructors: (folk week) Sara Grey, Brian Peters, Tim Lyons, Dave Webber, Cathy Barton, Dave Para, others TBA. (American dance and music week) Paul Brown, Russ Barenberg, Sam Bartlett, Alice Gerrard, Brad Leftwich, and more.

Contact: Steve Howe, Country Dance & Song Society, 132 Main St., Haydenville, MA 01060. (413) 268-7426. Fax: (413) 268-7471. Email: camp@cdss.org. Web: www.cdss.org/programs.

Dartington International Summer School

Totnes, Devon, England, July 21-Aug. 25. Tuition: depends on accommodations. Ages: open. Requirements: depending on the course. Enrollment size: 400 per week. Music styles: blues, jazz, pop/rock. Accomodations: camping, dorms, motel/hotel.

Instructors: David Miller, Lewis Riley, Keith Tippett, and Herbie Flowers.

Contact: Jenny Pink, The Barn, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6DE. (44) 803-847077. Fax: (44) 803-847087. Email: Jenny@dissorg.u-net.com. Web: www.dissorg.u-net.com.

DCE Youth Education Guitar Camp

Salt Lake City, UT, July 30-Aug. 10. Tuition: approx. $345. Ages: 12-18. Requirements: intermediate to advanced. Enrollment size: 25-45. Music styles: blues, classical, jazz, funk, rock, world.

Master classes, workshops, ensemble work, and music appreciation. Improve playing skills in such areas as soloing, fingerboard harmony, sight-reading, ear training, ensemble playing. Instructors: Joe Clark, John Kavanaugh, Brian Winter, Kevin Johansen, Jay Lawrence, Lars Yorgason, Peter Choles, Judson Armstrong, Julie Mark, Maggie Beers, Willis Clow, and more.

Contact: Claire Turner, Youth Education, 1171 Annex Building, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9359. (801) 585-1911. Fax: (801) 585-1613. Email: cturner@aoce.utah.edu. Web: www.youth.utah.edu.

Dorian Music Camp

Decorah, IA, June 10-16; June 17-23. $290 pays for all but priv. lesn; $23 for 1 hr lesson. Ages: students entering grades 7-12 and grads. Enrollment size: 40 each workshop. Music styles: classical, popular. Accomodations: dorms.

Daily seminars and master classes, overviews of popular and classical acoustic literature, college prep for the performance guitarist, recital at end of week, history and literature. Junior High program is for students entering grades 7-9, Senior High program is for studentss entering grades 10-12 and grads. Application deadline: May 31. Instructors: Peter Lingen, professor of guitar, Luther College.

Contact: Tracy DeLong, Luther College, Decorah, IA 52101. (319) 387-1389. Fax: (319) 387-1076. Email: delongtr@luther.edu. Web: http://music.luther.edu/dorian/summcamp.htm.

Duquesne University Summer Guitar and Bass Workshop

Pittsburgh, PA, July 23-27. Tuition: $375. Ages: all ages. Enrollment size: 150. Music styles: classical, fingerstyle, jazz, singer/songwriter. Accomodations: dorms, motel/hotel.

This is our 15th anniversary. Five days, 12 hours a day, clinics and concerts with world renowned masters of the guitar and bass. Instructors: Wolf Marshall, Jimmy Bruno, Diane Ponzio, Aaron Shearer, and many more.

Contact: Mark Koch, Duquesne University, School of Music, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282. (412) 396-4939. Fax: (412) 396-5479. Email: koch@stargate.duq.edu. Web: http://guitarweb.music.duq.edu/gweb.

Fiddle and Dance at Ashokan

Olivebridge, NY, Western and swing: June 24-30; northern: July 29 -Aug. 4; southern: Aug. 12-18. Tuition: $575 includes R&B and instruction. Ages: adult. Enrollment size: 170 per week. Music styles: bluegrass/country, fingerstyle, flatpicking, jazz, traditional folk, swing, New England, English, Scandinavian. Accomodations: camping, dorms, modern bunkhouses.

Three different weeks of music and dance instruction, all levels, individual or in bands: western and swing week, northern week, and southern week. Traditional dance styles and the music that goes with them. Great food in a rustic camp setting in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains. Instructors: Molly Mason, Jay Ungar, others TBA.

Contact: Fiddle and Dance Workshop, 987 Rt. 28A, West Hurley, NY 12491. (845) 338-2996. Fax: (845) 331-8926. Email: Ashokan@aol.com. Web: www.ashokan.org.

From Women's Hearts and Hands Guitar Camp

Mendocino, CA, four weekends throughout the year. $350 per weekend. Ages: Adult. Enrollment size: 40. Music styles: blues, Celtic, fingerstyle, singer/songwriter, traditional folk. Accomodations: camping, dorms, cabins.

A weekend camp for women who love the guitar too much or think they might! Offering fingerstykle classes, Delta blues, songwriting, non-standard tunings, jamming, left-hand soul , and our twelve-fret support group. Instructors: Harmony Grisman, Kay Eskenazi.

Contact: Kay Eskenazi, 3055 23rd St., San Francisco, CA 94110. 415-669-7447. Fax: 415-920-9642. Email: yogaprops@sfo.com.

Gaelic Roots Festival and School and Festival

Chestnut HIll, MA, June 17-23. Tuition: $375; R&B: $230 seven nights (double occupancy). Ages: all. Enrollment size: 10-15. Music styles: Celtic, fingerstyle, traditional folk. Accomodations: dorms.

Gaelic Roots brings some of the world's finest Celtic performing artists to campus toteach and entertain during a week-long immersion in traditional Irish, Cape Breton, and Scottish music and dance. Participants have the opportunity for enrichment at all skill levels through classes, workshops, music sessions, lectures, dance demonstrations, and social events. Lectures; singing; Irish language; step, ceili, and set dancing. Instructors: John McGann on guitar, many other instructors on other instruments.

Contact: Séamus Connolly, Connolly House, 300 Hammond St., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3930. (617) 552-0490. Fax: (617) 552-2887. Email: connolsb@bc.edu. Web: http://www.bc.edu/gaelicroots.

Beppe Gambetta's Annual Guitar Summer Stage for New Acoustic Guitar

Ambroz (near Kranj), Slovenia, July 29-Aug. 5. Tuition: $175; R&B: $175;, children 3-12: $90. Ages: 14 and up. Requirements: knowledge of guitar basics and tablature (no guitar beginners). Enrollment size: three groups of ten students. Music styles: bluegrass/country, flatpicking, traditional folk, modern folk. Accomodations: motel/hotel.

In a simple mountain hotel. Hotel Slatnar, in beautiful north Slovenia. A week dedicated to flatpicking art (traditional, progressive, and European roots). Course structured to suit participants. Some students come with their families. Students from eight to ten different countries participate in evening jam sessions, concerts, open mics, and a contest. Common language is English. Forty-five minutes from Lubiana international airport, shuttle service available from airport to hotel. Instructors: Beppe Gambetta w/Andre Vandomber and Jesper Rubner.

Contact: Hans-Bernd Sick, Buchenweg 33, Warthausen, D-88447. (49) 7351-75396. Fax: (49) 7351-75397. Email: sick-holl@t-online.de. Web: www.pangaea.it/music/gambetta.

Georgia Strait Guitar Workshop

Crescent Beach, BC, Canada, June 8-10. Tuition: $230 (Can.) before April 1, $250 after. Ages: 16 and up. Enrollment size: 75. Music styles: bluegrass/country, blues, fingerstyle, flatpicking, jazz, singer/songwriter, vocal harmony and technique, Latin rhythms, hand drumming, Travis picking, licks and tricks, open tunings, introductory soloing, swing repertoire. Accomodations: cabins.

Starts Friday night with demo concert by the 12 instructors. Four hours of instruction in each of two courses selected, Saturday night concert, and jamming until the wee hours. Gourmet food. Vegetarian friendly. Instructors: John Reischman, Andreas Schuld, Narcy Thorwardson, John Hough, Sue Thompson, Christine Duncan, Russell Shumsky, Dan Casavant, Paul Elliot, Ray Piper, Greg Scott, and one other TBA.

Contact: Granville Airton, 6894 Arbutus St., Vancouver, BC V6P 5S7. (604) 266-8321. Fax: (604) 266-4864. Email: granville@home.com.

Greater Yellowstone Music Camp

Dubois, WY, June 25-29. $395. Ages: Adult (under 18, please call). Requirements: Basic skills on instrument. Enrollment size: 75. Music Styles: blues, fingerstyle, swing. Accomodations: Camping, Motel/Hotel.

Weeklong workshops and concerts taught in the northern Rocky Mountains by masters of Piedmont-style acoustic blues and swing. This is the initial year of this camp which will be held annually. Instructors: Mike Dowling. Pat Donohue, Mary Flower, Sean Blackburn, Paul Anastasio (violin), Cary Black (bass).

Contact: Jan Dowling, PO Box 1593, Dubois, WY 82513. (307) 455-3748. Fax: (307) 455-3749. Email: jdowling@wyoming.com. Web: www.mikedowling.com.

Guitar Weekends in the Lakes

March, April. Tuition: £250. Ages: open. Requirements: play a guitar. Enrollment size: 6-8. Music styles: bluegrass/country, blues, fingerstyle, flatpicking, jazz, singer/songwriter, traditional folk, Django-style. Accomodations: country house hotel.

Guitar Weekends are for hobby guitarists to get away and join like-minded players to learn, get motivated, and have fun in convivial surroundings at our country house in the English Lake District. Also includes a half-day seminar on setting up your guitar. New singer-songwriter courses in late 2001. Instructors: Ian Cruickshank, Jom Hornsby, Adrian Ingram, Chris May, Jimi Savage, and Rod Sinclair.

Contact: Malcolm White, Beckfoot House, Helton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2QB. (44) 1931-713241. Fax: (44) 1931-713391. Email: Macolm@guitarweekends.co.uk. Web: www.guitarweekends.co.uk.

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