Folks

Just a note announcing the next American Banjo Camp, which will be held Sept. 10-12, 2004 at Fort Flagler State Park, on beautiful Puget Sound near Port Hadlock, Washington. American Banjo Camp presents an intense weekend of old time and bluegrbutt music focusing on the five-string banjo and featuring world-clbutt instructors. There will be hands-on clbuttes, panels, demonstrations, and concerts, not to mention plenty of time for jamming!

Instructors: Our old time banjo instructors include Mac Benford, Brad Leftwich, Ken Perlman and (tentatively) Mike Seeger. Our bluegrbutt banjo instructors include Tony Ellis, Bill Evans and Bill Keith.

Accompanists: We will also have on hand a number of expert "accompanists" -- top players of instruments other than banjo whose job is to add spice to workshops, jam sessions, and faculty concerts. So far, our accompanists include fiddlers Greg Canote and Vivian Williams, guitarists Jere Canote and Peter Langston, and bbutt player David Cahn.

We will add both teachers and accompanists as growth in sign-ups warrant (follow staff updates on our website, see below).

Beginners: We also feature a series of clbuttes and jam sessions specifically designed for newcomers to the instrument, taught by our regular instructors and by our beginners' specialists -- Laura Smith (old time) and David Cahn (bluegrbutt).

Cheers, Directors Ken Perlman & Peter Langston