Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Sept 9-11, 2011

Camp Methodios, Contoocook, NH

The purpose of the Fiddleheads Music Camp is to teach and inspire musicians to play with each other in a band setting. Workshops on Saturday and Sunday mornings teach ear training skills, tunes, techniques of different styles and improvising tools. We form bands of various styles, practice playing with others and perform in an energy-filled Saturday evening concert. Jamming of various styles happens Friday and Saturday evenings. From blues to bluegrass, jigs to jazz, cajun to country and more!!!

We hire coaches who are not only good musicians but who know how to teach as well and have played in numerous bands of various styles.

2011 Featured Guest:

Bruce Molsky
fiddle, guitar and banjo

www.brucemolsky.com

"America's reigning old time fiddler."
Matt Glaser, fiddler-educator

"The Rembrandt of Appalachian fiddle."
Darol Anger, fiddler

"There's an incredible power of history and tradition in his vocals."
Linda Ronstadt, singer

Bruce Molsky stands today as the premier old-time fiddler in the world, the defining virtuoso of Appalachia's timeless folk music traditions.

In addition to a prolific solo career, performing on fiddle, guitar, banjo and vocals, Molsky frequently joins genre-busting supergroups, like the Grammy-nominated Fiddlers Four, and Mozaik, with Hungarian Nikola Parov, and Celtic giant Donal Lunny. He was on Nickel Creek's farewell tour, and performs in a trio with Scottish fiddler Aly Bain and Sweden's great Ale Moller.

Great fiddlers ask him to teach at their fiddle camps, including Alasdair Fraser, Jay Ungar, and Mark O'Connor, who says Molsky has "a mystical awareness of how to bring out the new in something that is old."

And he is now joining us at Fiddleheads!

See Other 2011 Coaches
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*Plus*, Ellen Carlson, Kathy Sommer, Susie Burke, David Surrette, Seth Austen, Beverly Woods, Steve Roy, Diane and Bob Kordas, Darrel Carlson, and others TBA. We invite some of the best local pickers to join the jams on Friday and Saturday nights.

Past coaches have included Darol Anger, Rodney Miller, Skip Gorman, Donna Hebert, August Waters.

Beginners welcome! A special Beginner Track with dedicated time and instructors is also available. This year the beginners track will focus on how to play by ear, very basic music theory (I,IV,V chords), how to practice, and what to do in jam sessions.

Bands welcome and encouraged to attend! We offer a Band Discount if a full band signs up (at least three people.) Special workshops will be offered on arranging, harmony singing, song writing, sound equipment, getting gigs, recording and band dynamics.

The camp is organized by experienced fiddlers Kathy Sommer (Zimpfer) and Ellen Carlson with the support of other coaches, volunteers and helpers. All of the instructors have a great deal of experience performing music in public at the professional level, and most also have many years of music teaching experience. As a student at Fiddleheads Camp you will go home satisfied with loads of practical information from experienced professional musicians.

In addition to our instructors, guest musicians from the local community are often invited. They assist with coaching and participate in jams and workshops. Students ages range from youngster to senior, and musical ability runs from novice to advanced. Many of our students return year after year, and it's wonderful to see the fine progress they make from one year to the next in their playing.

Camp Methodios, Contoocook, NH
Fiddleheads Camp takes place at Camp Methodios on the scenic shore of Clement Pond in New Hampshire. This peaceful setting offers us modern cabins, a porch-lined inn, a dance/rec hall, fully equipped dining hall, and ample, comfortable space for workshops.

Camp Methodios is located in Contoocook and is surrounded by acres of woods and a sandy shoreline. Accommodations are a brand new retreat house (hotel style) and new, comfortable, modern cabins that sleep up to 15 people, with baths. The on-site dining hall serves meals and accommodates different diets as best possible.

We hope you come and experience the Fiddleheads Camp for yourself. Music, growth, fun, friendship, and community--all in a beautiful, relaxing environment. You will remember it as the best weekend you had all year.