BLUFF COUNTRY GATHERING
Lanesboro, MN
May 17-20, 2012 Scroll to bottom of page for registration form.
Staff for 2012
Adam Hurt
At age 27, Adam has already placed in or won most of the major old-time banjo
competitions around the country, including Clifftop, Mount Airy, and Galax. He
has played at the Kennedy Center and conducted banjo workshops at the Swannanoa
Gathering, the Augusta Heritage Center, and Appalshop, among other venues.
www.adamhurt.com/
Run Mountain Paula Bradley, Bill Dillof and Jim Burns, all veteran names in the world of old-time music, serve up powerful vocals accompanied by banjo, fiddle, guitar, harmonica & ukulele, with flatfoot dancing to boot. This band sounds like they just stepped out of the grooves of a 78 rpm record...leaving the scratches behind. www.runmountain.com/
Jimmy Triplett .Jimmy Triplett is deeply immersed in the older West Virginia mountain style of fiddle playing, learning from rare field recordings and time spent with older traditional West Virginia players like Melvin Wine, Lester McCumbers, and Leland Hall.
Christina Wensel
Christina is a Juilliard graduate who plays violin with the US Army band. She’s
also an accomplished old-time fiddler who has been a fiddle contest finalist at
Clifftop Festival more than once.
Sue Hulsether Sue will be teaching a calling workshop on Saturday afternoon and leading the big square dance that evening. She’s also a fine flatfoot dancer, a past member of the Wild Goose Chase Cloggers. https://www.facebook.com/suehulsetherdance
The Bluff Country Gathering is a four-day event presenting traditional American music, dance and singing styles. Workshops, conducted by a staff of nationally acclaimed musicians, singers, dancers and folklorists, are designed to pass along the traditions of old-time music to participants at all levels of experience. If you want to take workshops, you must register for the whole weekend. Cost is $200 and includes workshops, concert, dance and two noon meals. The registration form is at the bottom of this page.
Public Events: A Concert on Friday night features all the staff musicians. The Barn Dance on Saturday night includes live music by staff musicians and Sue Hulsether teaching and calling square and circle dances, plus a short clogging workshop. No experience or partner required for this dance.
CONCERT: Friday May, 18 at 8:00 PM $10.00
Tickets available at the door only.BARN DANCE: Saturday May 19 at 8:00 PM $8.00 Tickets available at the door only.
Registrations not accepted until January 10, 2012
REGISTRATION: $200 for all events. If you plan to take workshops full registration is required. No refunds after May 1 .
Please fill out the entire registration form.
Name___________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
Phone_______________________ Email_____________________________
Make checks payable to Bluff Country Gathering and mail to: 18287 Gap Drive, Spring Grove, MN 55974. We do not take credit cards.
Name/address on the roster? (The roster will be available to all students) Yes___ No___
Meals: Choose one only Veggie___ Meat___ 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___
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Housing is not provided by the Gathering. Lanesboro has many B&Bs, boarding houses, motels and campgrounds in town and nearby. For a listing of these go to
www.lanesboro.com or call the tourist office at 800-944-2670.Thursday Night Potluck There will be a potluck dinner starting at 6 pm. Bring a dish to share. Plates/cups/napkins/silverware will be provided. The kitchen is available only to the lunch caterers and will not be available for cooking/ cleaning up/storing leftovers.
Sunday Potluck Starting at 9:30 am
Friday and Saturday lunches will again be provided by our favorites, Bob and Diana Suckiel, along with their fabulous crew!
What else to bring Recorders are a must, since most of the workshops will be taught aurally.
The 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 alternate choice. These are now listed on our Recordings sale page on this website.