Playing Bluegrass Music in a Group (Spooky Week)

Ready to jam? This class is for intermediate pickers and players of guitar, three-finger style banjo, mandolin, acoustic bass, fiddle, and other bluegrass instruments who want to learn to play well in a group. Work on rhythm, basic solos, singing, back-up, etiquette, and stage presence (i.e. jokes and stories) as we plan songs and develop them for performance. Students should be able to play ten or more tunes up to tempo.

$40

Rick Taylor has been performing with various bands, singing, and playing banjo, guitar, and mandolin for the past thirty years. As a session player, he has played on recordings by Bob Dylan and the Black Crowes. Rick has been featured in four productions of "Cotton Patch Gospel" and most recently in Woody Guthrie's "American Song" at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta. He has enjoyed teaching private instrument lessons throughout his career.

Bruce Threlkeld has performed and taught for four decades. He has been involved with dozens of recording projects (with bands and on his own) and continues to add to his over 3,000 gigs on a regular basis. Currently living in Brevard, NC, he teaches banjo and guitar privately, online via Zoom, and through local schools.