Old-Time Week: July 14-19, 2019

Learn from the masters! Enroll in weeklong workshops, play music late into the night, dance in the open-air pavilion, and immerse yourself in hands-on learning. Bring family and friends for Blues & Swing, Arts, Crafts, & Folklore workshops, or Folk Arts for Kids. Tuition: $490/week if paid before June 1, $530/week if paid on or after June 1.

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Coordinator joebass

Banjo Beginning Brian Slattery Intermediate Brett Ratliff Advanced Rachel Eddy

Fiddle Beginning Ben Nelson Intermediate Justin Robinson Advanced Emily Schaad

Banjo & Fiddle Duets Intermediate Allison DeGroot & Tatiana Hargreaves

The Genres Speak: Navigating the Minefield of Cultural Performance All Levels Greg Adams & Dena Jennings

Guitar & Bass Beginning Aimee Curl

Old-Time Rhythm Backup for Bass, Guitar, & Mandolin Advanced Danny Knicely

Old-Time Singing Intensive All Levels Val Mindel

West Virginia Traditions All Levels Gerry Milnes

Staff Musician Jake Blount

Also at Augusta During Old-Time Week, July 14-19, 2019!

Blues & Swing Week

Augusta’s Blues & Swing Week provides participants with the opportunity to work with some of the finest performers and educators in the Blues and Swing worlds. Workshops cover a variety of styles and levels of instruction on guitar, bass, piano, harmonica and voice, as well as the history of both genres. Tuition $490/week if paid before June 1, $530/week if paid on or after June 1.

Dance, Arts, Crafts, & Folklore Appalachian Weaving for the Kitchen (All Levels) Rachel Slaughter Constructing a Parlor Guitar - Week 1 of 2 (All Levels) Aviva Steigmeyer Gourd Art: Beyond the Basics (All Levels) Suzi Nonn The Traditional Repertoire: A Writing Workshop (All Levels) Rebecca Gayle Howell Tuition $490/week if paid before June 1, $530/week if paid on or after June 1. Plus additional materials fee - see workshop descriptions for details.

Folk Arts for Kids Old-Time Blues, the Crossroads (All Levels) Meredith Watson kindergarten through 5th grade. Tuition $225/week if paid before June 1, $250/week if paid on or after June 1.

Evening Mini-Courses African Drum & Dance (All Levels) Laurie Goux Country Blues Harmonica: Solo & Unaccompanied (All Levels) Joe Filisko Lindy Hop: Fundamentals of Partner Swing Dancing (All Levels) David Loomis Old-Time Harmony Singing from Scratch Val Mindel Re-Create by Upcycling (All Levels) Ruth Humphrey 6-7:15 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Tuition $60/week.

AugustaHeritageCenter.org • 304-637-1209

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2019 Schedule

July 7-26 Arts, Crafts, Dance, & Folklore Folk Arts for Kids

July 7-12 Cajun & Creole Week Classic Country Week

July 14-19 Old-Time Week Blues & Swing Week

July 21-26 Bluegrass Week Vocal Week Teen Augusta Program

July 27 Augusta Festival

October 13-18 October Old-Time Week

October 19 W.Va. Fiddlers’ Reunion & W.Va. Instrument Makers’ Gathering

AUGUSTA FESTIVAL July 27, 2019

W.Va. Fiddle & Banjo Contest Juried Craft Fair • Jamming Food • Live Music on 3 Stages Kids’ Tent • Craft Demonstrations Folklife Tent • Festival Concert featuring Mountain Stage with Larry Groce • Square Dances Friday & Saturday

W.VA. FIDDLERS’ REUNION October 19, 2019

Master Fiddler Showcase Jamming • W.Va. Instrument Makers’ Gathering • Vendors Flatfoot Dance Contest