22nd Annual Bluegrass Masters Weekend: November 2-4, 2012

Reserve your rooms now for your bluegrass weekend at Lutsen Resort on Lake Superior!

Each year the North Shore Music Association sponsors a great weekend for bluegrass musicians and fans. Friday is check-in, registration and jamming, Saturday is workshops, more jamming and an evening concert by our featured group, and Sunday is... more jamming before check-out. It's a pickin' weekend in a relaxed setting, and a wonderful opportunity to connect with your bluegrass friends. There's no cap on workshop participants, so relax and register when you arrive.

Featured Artist: Bill Emerson

Bill Emerson was born in Washington D.C. and makes his home in Vienna, Virginia. He started singing and playing the banjo in1953 and went on to become the founder of the world famous Country Gentlemen. Presently playing with the band Sweet Dixie, as well as solo, he is one of the five most influential string banjo players of all time and has recorded and performed with more bands than any other banjo player.

Schedule: 

Friday 11/2 – Check in, sign up for workshops, jam, and socialize

Saturday 11/3

Banjo Workshops with Master Banjoist Bill Emerson
Cost: $7/each or $30/full day, register and pay at event (no cap on participants)

Added bonus of other instrument instruction from members of Sweet Dixie.
Attendees may arrange instruction with Sweet Dixie band members if they wish.

9:00 AM - 12:00 The Basics
9:00 - Tone, Timing, Taste, Technique
           (Especially Techniques for Right and Left Hands)
10:00 - Keys, Tempos, Syncopation
11:00 - Your Questions Answered

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break

1:30 - 5:00 PM Applying the Techniques
1:30 - Banjo Mechanics Construction and Set-up;
           Exploring Different Tunings
2:30 - Backup Techniques for Lead Instruments and Vocalists
3:15 - Break
3:30 - Jamming and Improvising;
           Creating Solos & Finding the Melody
4:30 - Performing with a Band

8:00 PM – CONCERT with Bill Emerson and Sweet Dixie
Tickets: $18 adults, $8 ages 12 and under, for sale at event

10:30 PM – Jamming

Sunday – Jamming and Checkout

For more event information, call 218-387-1272 or e-mail music@boreal.org.

Lodging: 

Lutsen Resort 1-800-258-8736 Lutsen, MN.
(18 miles south of Grand Marais on Hwy. 61) lutsenresort.com
When making your reservation, be sure to mention you're there for the Bluegrass Master's Weekend, for a special package deal!

Remember, no matter what the featured instrument, given the ensemble nature of bluegrass, it's a great time for all. It's also a wonderful opportunity for families and friends to get together and get away to Lutsen Resort and the north shore of Lake Superior, stunning at any time of year. See you in November!