Ken Kolodner - Hammered Dulcimer
Getting beyond the melody: arranging waltzes and other slow tunes. Waltzes are a gold mine for arranging and varying your playing. This workshop will answer the question “Once you have the basic tune, what is next?” Depending on level, ideas may include 2 note chords, three or four note chords, tremolos, phrasing, creating a dynamic line, flams, fills, dissonances, basslines, syncopations, accent shifts, use of simple and complex chord subs, bounced and hammered triplets and much more. INTERMEDIATE
Shifting accents and using syncopations in dance music: French Canadian tunes. Gaining popularity in the US among traditional musicians, French-Canadian tunes have a distinct feel and rhythm with much syncopation. This workshop will attempt to communicate that feel and introduce the participants to some exciting French-Canadian repertoire. (This workshop can also be done with old time music but not typically Irish repertoire.)
Leading with the left. For those right hand dominant players, this workshop will force you to lead with the left for a few different types of tunes. This workshop is intended to make you suffer and build character, while showing you the advantages of a left hand lead! Advanced beginners on up.
Lorraine Hammond - Mountain Dulcimer
West Virginia Fiddle Tunes
INTERMEDIATE - ADVANCED
Technique for playing Slow & Pretty
INTERMEDIATE
Mandolin Basics - NOVICE
Bennett Hammond - Guitar/Banjo
Rockafolkie Banjo - Intermediate fingerpicking tricks and tunes.
Dwain Wilder - Mountain Dulcimer
How are all those fancy scrolls made that you see on violins, cellos and the Bear Meadow Appalachian dulcimers? Dwain will conduct a workshop "Carving the Full Scroll Peghead". Participants will have an introduction to the carving techniques involved in producing a three-dimensional complex carved scroll through simple, easy to master steps. This will be both a demonstration and participatory event where attendees will have an opportunity to acquire (or excersize) their own skills with chisels, gouges, saws and knives.
Is the tonal characteristics of a musical instrument a matter of chance? Can you really predict the voice a musical instrument is going to have even before it is built? Dwain will lead a workshop in "A Technique for Tonewood Evaluation and Selection." Participants will learn the technique of listening to tonewoods to evaluate them in terms of the sounds they are capable of producing in the dulcimer they are used in, and how a particular selection of a board's sounds affect tone and voice.
Jennifer Mylod - Irish Fiddle/Singing with Mountain Dulcimer
Beginner Level Irish Fiddle: An intro to Irish fiddle to those who are just starting out. Whether it be never held a fiddle, or have some basic knowledge of it, but want to start up again! This is a good, basic class to get going on fiddle if you want to learn to play!!!
Moderate to Intermediate Fiddle: Learn to play Irish fiddle the way it has been taught for hundreds of years! By ear! Tunes will be presented in small phrases until the students grasp it. Then we will move on phrase by phrase, building the tune until the entire tune is learned. Embellishments will be shown to give more advanced students a challange. Written music may be provided, but it will only be used as a guide line for grasping the basic tune. The tunes will not be taught WITH the music!
Singing with the Mountain Dulcimer:
Phil Mylod - Irish - Tin Whistle
Students must bring a D whistle. Learn a few Irish tunes the old fashioned Irish way! Adding embellishments to the tune will also be shown for the more advanced students. ALL LEVELS
Norm Williams - Mountain Dulcimer
The first steps “String Side UP! (Beginner I)
The basics: The names of its parts; holding it; tuning it; basic strum pattern w/ focus on rhythm; learning simple melody by ear and by tab. Work through several simple tunes – “Bile them Cabbage,” “Aunt Rhody” & “Liza Jane.” (All tunes subject to change at leader’s discretion) DAD BEGINNER
Continuing on the path (Beginner II)
Continuing with the basics – continue the focus on rhythm (in traditional and old time it is central to the tune); continue to work with melody adding basic chords; exploring and understanding the keyboard. Using tunes like “Old Joe Clark,” Holy Manna” and “Sadie at the Back Door.” (All tunes subject to change at leader’s discretion) DAD BEGINNER
Bob Mallalieu - Hammered Dulcimer
Building Repertoire 101. This workshop will focus on how to learn tunes and build your repertoire. We’ll explore ways of learning tunes and add different types of tunes to our repertoire, including waltzes, hymns and fiddle tunes. BEGINNER
Building Repertoire 201. This workshop continues the focus of building one’s repertoire. We’ll add some more complex tunes and introduce simple embellishments and accompaniment. Waltzes, fiddle tunes, hymns and a few Christmas Carols will fill out this workshop. ADVANCED BEGINNER
Basic Autoharp Workshop
The autoharp workshop will start with basic information such as tuning up, explanation of the various styles of playing, history of the autoharp and some pointers that will be valuable for the beginner. Whether you are a beginner or advanced player there may be questions and concerns about your autoharp. Time will be set aside to answer questions, and we will learn a simple tune as well. Handouts will be provided. BEGINNERS & NOVICE
Rich Carty - Mountain Dulcimer
Kentucky fiddle tunes
After a brief talk on Ky. fiddlers, an easy tune in the key of D that's great for novices, and a tune in the key of A for intermediates.
DAA & DAD are equally welcome NOVICE - INTERMEDIATE
Creative instrumental backup
Different chord voicings & rhythms to spice up your ensemble and jam session playing. INTERMEDIATE
Dave Field - "Doctor" Dulcimer and recipient of the 1st "Lifetime Achievement . . .so far" award.
Slow & Pretty Learn-A-Tune Novice
Finger Picking
INTERMEDIATE
CRAFT AND NON-MUSIC WORKSHOPS
Please note that if you are not attending any music workshops - the full day workshop fee is $30 or $15 for individual workshops.
George C. Snyder - Decoy Carving Demonstration -
Sit down and watch how decoys are carved in the traditional Barnegat Bay style using handtools, knives and sandpaper.
Mary Carty (or one of her journeyman basket students) - Basketry
Ongoing - Stop by the store and make a basket or two while you are here.
Owen Heller - Native American folklore and crafts
Experience life as a Lenape Man and a Lenape Woman (pre-1600 before our forefathers)
Travel the road of a Lenape boy and girl (pre-1600 before our forefathers)
- Mr. Heller discusses women: planting and harvesting their gardens
- preparing meats and fowl for dinner
- a completely Lenape Day
- For the men: making a garden for his wife
- Hunting, arrow making and more
- The children: their responsibilities; Learning from the elders
Steven Carty - Nature Walk
Pola Galie - Jam Bootcamp (Friday only) and Website Design/Promotion for musicians
Proceeds benefit By Hand Traditionally, Inc.
Location -
The Lighthouse Center for Natural
Resource Education
Waretown, NJ
Please note that
information on this website is tentative and being added to
as we go along
Classes and Workshops are subject to change up to the
morning of the festival.
If you have any questions at all, please
email or call 609-698-7231.