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BLUFF COUNTRY GATHERING      
Lanesboro, MN

This year was a terrific success and we  appreciate everyone who made it possible. Our thanks to the fine staff, kitchen crew, participants, audience and dancers...and also to all the great volunteers who make everything run smoothly.

The dates for next year are May 19-22, 2011. See you then!

 

 

The new T-shirts designed by Dan Mackerman are still available in all sizes and three colors. You can order by sending $18.00 postage included. Specify size (S,M,L,XL,XXL) and color (kiwi, black, blue). Some colors may not be available in all sizes for long, so send an alternative choice. These are now listed on our Recordings sale page on this website.

 

2010 STAFF

 

 
 

Dwight “Red” Lamb of Onawa, IA is one of the finest of the Missouri Valley fiddlers, having learned from the legendary Uncle Bob Walters. In addition Dwight is also an excellent squeezebox player with a huge repertoire, including the Danish tunes passed down in his family. He has performed from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC to the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, WA. His two CDs for Rounder Records are part of the  "North American Traditions" series.
                                     www.missourifiddling.com/Articles_Features/DwightLamb/dwight_lamb.htm

 

 

 

 

 

Big Medicine is a four-piece band that straddles the boundary of old time music and bluegrass. Their solid harmonies and expert musicianship on fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass make them one of the outstanding bands on the scene today. Joe Newberry, Ken Jackson, Jim Collier and Bobb Head, learned the roots of the music by ear and by heart from old folks who grew up playing old-time music, from relatives and friends, from field recordings made in the depths of the Great Depression, and old commercial “hillbilly” records. They are past winners of the traditional stringband title at the Appalachian Stringband Festival in Clifftop, WV and have released three fine recordings on the Yodel-Ay-Hee label.

       
http://www.bigmedmusic.com/                        
 

 

 

 

Phil Jamison lives in North Carolina and is nationally-known as a dance caller, musician, and flatfoot dancer. For more than thirty years he has been calling dances and performing and teaching at music festivals and dance events throughout the U.S. and overseas, including nearly thirty years as a member of the Green Grass Cloggers. Founding coordinator of the Swannanoa Gathering Old-Time Music & Dance Week, Phil teaches mathematics and Appalachian music at Warren Wilson College. He plays guitar, banjo and fiddle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rafe and Clelia Stefanini. Originally from Italy, Rafe has established himself as one of the finest interpreters of old time music on fiddle, banjo and guitar for the past three decades. His daughter Clelia is following in his footsteps. Together they perform lovely fiddle duets, banjo tunes, and Appalachian ballads and songs. Rafe's numerous recordings on County, Rounder, Five String, Marimac and other labels, plus the new CD with Clelia on Yodel-Ay-Hee, have received much well-earned praise.    

www.myspace.com/rafecleliastefanini

 

 

 

 

 

Meghan Dudle from St. Paul, MN is a veteran of several bands, most notably The Ditchlillies, where her strong fiddling helped make them favorites around the upper Midwest. She’s also an accomplished dancer and member of the Wild Goose Chase Cloggers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION: Fee for the full weekend is $200 which includes all activities, lunches on Friday and Saturday and brunch on Sunday. No lodging is included.
Only full registrations are accepted if you wish to take the workshops.
No refunds after May 1 .
Space is limited and registrations are taken on a first-come/first-served basis.
 

SCHEDULE
Thursday
  Potluck supper, 6 pm
      Staff Introductions and Concert, 8 pm
Friday    Workshops, 9 am-5 pm
      Concert (open to the public), 8 pm
Saturday  Workshops, 9 am-5 pm
      Barn Dance (open to the public), 8 pm
Sunday    Brunch, 9:30 am


Please fill out the full registration form.

Name__________________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________

Phone_______________________ Email_____________________________
 
Name/address on the roster? (The roster will be available to all students) Yes___ No___
Meals: Veggie___ Meat___   Choose one only

If you have food allergies or special needs, you must notify us before May 1st at
507-498-5452.

Any student age 16 or under must be accompanied by a fully registered parent or guardian.

Interested in volunteering? Most of our registered students help out doing small jobs at the weekend, like setting up tables and chairs for meals and concerts, helping in the kitchen, sitting at the sales table during the public concert or dance, to name a few. Even the smallest help is greatly appreciated.
If you check yes, someone will contact you about matching you to an agreeable task.
Yes, I‘d like to help___ No, not this time___

Checks for registration should be made out to Bluff Country Gathering and mailed to:
       Bluff Country Gathering
       18287 Gap Dr.
       Spring Grove, MN 55974.
Sorry, but we do not accept credit cards.

More info about attending workshops:
bobngail@springgrove.coop  or call Gail & Bob at 507-498-5452
Info on housing in Lanesboro, MN:
www.lanesboro.com

 

FRIDAY

WORKSHOP

SCHEDULE                      9:00-10:15                      10:30-11:45                   1:45-2:45                           3:00-4:00                             4:15-5:00

 

Sons of Norway

Rafe Stefanini
Fiddle

INT/ADV

Meghan Dudle
Blues & Rags
Fiddle

INT/ADV

Dwight Lamb
Fiddle Repertoire

OPEN

 Big Medicine
Mini-Concert
Dwight Lamb
“Bob Walters and his music”

OPEN

Community Ctr.

Council Chambers

Bobb Head
Clawhammer Banjo

BEG/INT

Jim Collier
Guitar

INT

Slow Jam
Led by Paul Tyler
& Phil Jamison

OPEN

 

 

 

Joe Newberry
Finger-style
Banjo

BEG/INT

Community Ctr.

Kitchen Area

Clelia Stefanini
Fiddle

BEG

Phil Jamison
Flatfooting

INT/ADV

Rafe and Clelia
Stefanini
Fiddle Duets

OPEN

Meghan Dudle
Fiddle

BEG/INT

Bobb Head
Bass

BEG/INT

Community Ctr.

Gym

Jim Collier
Mandolin

BEG/INT

Joe Newberry
Clawhammer Banjo

INT

Kenny Jackson
Guitar

INT

Southern Appalachian Big Sets (dance)

Phil + band

XX

 

 

SATURDAY

WORKSHOP

SCHEDULE                      9:00-10:15                      10:30-11:45                   1:45-2:45                           3:00-4:00                             4:15-5:00

 

Sons of Norway

Joe Newberry
Finger-Style banjo

INT/ADV

Rafe Stefanini
Clawhammer
Banjo

INT/ADV

Fiddle Showcase:

Meghan Dudle, Kenny Jackson, Dwight Lamb, Rafe & Clelia Stefanini

Big Medicine
Harmony Singing

OPEN

 

Community Ctr.

Council Chambers

Clelia Stefanini
Guitar

BEG/INT

TBA Jim Collier
Guitar

INT

XX

Talk/Discussion
w/Phil Jamison
"Square Roots: The Southern Appalachian Square Dance”

Community Ctr.

Kitchen Area

Dwight Lamb
Fiddle

INT

Kenny Jackson
Fiddle Repertoire

OPEN

Bobb Head
Clawhammer Banjo

INT

Rafe
Fiddle Rep

OPEN

Banjo Showcase:
Bobb Head, Joe Newberry, Kenny Jackson

Community Ctr.

Gym

Bobb Head
Bass

INT

Jim Collier
Mandolin

 INT/ADV

TBA Phil Jamison Calling workshop

OPEN

Slow Jam
Led by Clelia and Rafe

OPEN

Basic guidelines for the workshop levels:

BEG- Very little experience with your instrument, need basic skills.

INT- Have basic skills, be able to tune your instrument, play scales or chords, play a few tunes.

ADV- Very at ease with your instrument and want to learn tunes quickly, focus on technique.

OPEN- These workshops are not teaching workshops. They may be mini-concerts, repertoire, lecture, etc.

 

 

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