Hello friends,
Silver Ash Ranch in North Mississippi will be presenting
a Blues Workshop on the weekend of October 26th-28th . Instructors
:
Davis Raines, award-winning Nashville songwriter
and recording artist, veteran worldwide performer, and noted music
scholar; Mark Robinson whose list of performances include playing
with Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins and Bo Diddly; Cedric Burnside,
legendary drummer, grandson, and prodigy of the late great Bluesman
RL Burnside, and Lightnin' Malcolm, whose first album “Juke
Joint Dance Party” was the #1 requested album of XM radio
2005.
The
workshop will take place on the Silver Ash Ranch, a beautiful spot
right in the middle of Northern Mississippi's Hill Country--the home
of such Blues giants as Junior Kimbrough, R.L.Burnside, Fred McDowell,
and Joe Callicott. This weekend workshop will be a chance to immerse
yourself totally in the blues and study with the masters. Participants
will learn about blues history and lore, songwriting, as well as singing
and playing the blues.
Session
topics include:
Blues History
Singing The Blues
Playing In A Blues Band
Blues Guitar--Rhythm, Lead and Slide Guitar
Drumming The Blues
Blues Songwriting and Theory
The One-Man Blues Band
Sitting-In and Jamming-- Blues Band Etiquette
Excursion To The Juke Joint
Blues Lore--Mythic Heroes and Hoodoo
Special
guests from the Mississippi blues scene will be a part of this weekend.
All levels welcome to apply. If you want to know more about the
blues, and learn about playing the blues, this is a chance to work
with master bluesmen for an intensive weekend in a small group setting.
All in the home of the Hill country blues style.
Please pass this message on to anyone who might
be interested in attending this workshop.
Thanks,
Mark
Robinson
If you are interested in this workshop or you want more information
contact:
The Silver Ash Ranch
1-662-333-9419
http://www.silverashranch.com
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