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Note: All workshop tickets must be purchased in advance.

Music Folk is proud to present (in addition to other events) a Concert Series featuring national and regional live acoustic acts in the smoke free and intimate setting of our store. (They're listed with the above logo.) There is a B.Y.O.B. policy. So if you would like to kick back, have a cocktail or a glass of wine and listen to talented musicians come and join us.

WHAT WHEN TIME COST
Beginning Fiddle Workshop with Dave McNair Saturday April 27th 3-4 pm FREE

 

David McNair has performed in many different musical styles including jazz, folk, classical and traditional country. In the past he has performed with the group Fydlstyx with Rick Ulman for 15 years and as a freelance fiddle player and teacher throughout St. Louis. He is currently performing with jazz, bluegrass and traditional country


David is active with the Creative Strings Academy in Columbus, Ohio under the leadership of Christian Howes. He is active in developing educational improvisation techniques in jazz and fiddle styles. He is also an Associate Professor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri teaching web development.


The intent on the Music Folk workshop is to give a starting point for being able to develop improvisational practice techniques and habits for traditional fiddle tunes. The goal is to give an insight on how to start thinking about improvisation and how to apply the skill. The class will be given at a beginner level; however the ability to read music is a plus. Other topics are optional.

WHAT WHEN TIME COST
Roland White Mandolin Workshop Sunday June 2nd 1-5pm $60

After a distinguished career devoted to playing bluegrass in several of the most popular and influential groups in the music's history, Roland White has recently embarked on another chapter of personal musical discovery, fronting his own bluegrass group, The Roland White Band. Roland is known as one of the few unique stylists on the mandolin, with his own unmistakable sound and touch. His gifts as a musician have delighted audiences everywhere: his vitality, soul, and infectious rhythm enable him to speak and even dance through his instrument. Add to this his mastery of ensemble playing, harmonic sophistication, and warm voice guided by a subtle and swinging sense of phrasing, and you have the legend of bluegrass that Roland has become.

Springing from a large family of musicians, Roland, along with brothers Eric and Clarence, first formed a band in southern California, The Country Boys (later to become the Kentucky Colonels). They won talent contests and appeared on local television shows and even landed appearances on The Andy Griffith Show. The Kentucky Colonels influence has far exceeded the band's short tenure as an active band. Their "Appalachian Swing" album remains one of the most influential albums of that era, a landmark in the history of bluegrass. Roland's tradition-based yet imaginative mandolin playing alongside Clarence's breathtaking guitar virtuosity make this an indispensable item in any true bluegrass aficionado's collection. Among pickers, tapes of the band's concerts are reverently passed from hand to hand to this day. During the years the Kentucky Colonels were together, they featured such great musicians as Roger Bush, Billy Ray Lathum, Leroy Mack, Bobby Slone, and the legendary fiddler Scott Stoneman. A short-lived reunion of The White Brothers was brought to an untimely end due to Clarence White's tragic death in the early '70s.

Moving from The Kentucky Colonels into a position as guitarist for Bill Monroe in the late '60s, Roland absorbed the traditional feel and repertoire from the acknowledged Father Of Bluegrass that remains a strong element in his music today. He also took part in several landmark recording sessions while a Bluegrass Boy, among them The Gold Rush, Is The Blue Moon Still Shining, Crossing The Cumberlands, Sally Goodin, Kentucky Mandolin, and The Walls Of Time. From Monroe's band, Roland moved on to that of another bluegrass pioneer, Lester Flatt, playing mandolin and recording several albums as a member of The Nashville Grass from 1969-1973. He then spent thirteen years with the progressive west coast group Country Gazette, with such bluegrass luminaries as Byron Berline, Alan Munde, Joe Carr, and Roger Bush. Roland's most recent musical affiliation, with the highly acclaimed and decorated Nashville Bluegrass Band, began in 1989 and came to a close at the end of 2000, when Roland formed The Roland White Band. The Nashville Bluegrass Band distinguished themselves as the premier bluegrass band of their generation, winning two Grammys and Grammy nominations on all of their albums. Roland has received many awards over the years, from a talent show prize won as a teenager with his band comprised of brothers and sister, to IBMA, SPGMA, and Grammy awards earned as a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band in recent years. The Roland White Band's debut album Jelly On My Tofu was nominated for the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy in 2003.

Roland has taught mandolin and guitar privately for the past 12 years and teaches in many workshops and camps, including Augusta Heritage Week, Camp Bluegrass, Rockygrass Academy, Bluegrass Masters Camp, Bluegrass at the Beach, Nashcamp, Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend, and Kaufman Camp. He has also recently put out his own instruction book/CD sets, Roland White's Approach To Bluegrass Mandolin and Roland White's Mandolin Christmas. He has a reputation as a gentle and patient teacher.


Who it's for: Rank beginners to intermediates. We will cover all the basics:
relaxing, how to hold the mandolin , holding the pick, tuning, pick direction,
how to practice, playing solos, playing chords, double stops, bluegrass repertoire,
left and right hand technique and coordination, how to listen and what to
listen for, playing together with others. Instructor will address the class as
a whole at times and at other times divide class into groups for more individual
instruction. The goal for each student will be different according to his/her needs. For the rank beginner we hope to teach basic coordination and technique, chords to accompany a few songs, playing in time, and a simple song or two. For the more advanced beginners and intermediates we hope to improve on their technique, learn how to incorporate double stops, increase chord knowledge and especially learn how to use chords that economize on movement. For all students we hope to advance their ability to hear better: what's musical, how to touch the instrument to get a nice sound, and how to listen to all instruments in a group and hear how they work to complement each other. Tape recorders are permitted. Videotaping is permitted, but I prefer that the student be participating rather than fiddling with the camera. I reserve the right to ask a student to stop taping if it is interfering with the class. I will bring printed handouts, no extra charge to students.

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Open Mic Night

We will occasionally be scheduling an Open Mic Night as part of the Music Folk Concert Series. Open to all singer/songwriters with original material and the desire to play in front of an audience.


· Acoustic instruments only.
· Must have ten minutes of original material.
· Only ten slots available.
· Contact Music Folk at musicfolk@musicfolk.com or call 314-961-2838 and ask for Mark

Recitals

Recitals are presented for Music Folk students and their families and friends. To participate, please talk with your teacher. These events are free.

Irish Sessions

Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm. All instruments and skill levels welcome. Photos

The Very Hammered Dulcimer Society

Meetings: 3rd Sunday of the month, 1 pm. Beginners are welcome, as are other acoustic instruments. Pics from a meeting.

April 21st

May 19th

June 16th

July 21st

Old Time Jam Session

Every other Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm. Hosted by our very own Colin Blair. All skill levels and old timey string instruments welcome.

Aprl 23rd

May 7th

May 21st

June 4th


All events, concerts, jams held at Music Folk, 8015 Big Bend, Webster Groves, Mo 63119, unless otherwise noted. All events, concerts, and jams are subject to cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances. Please contact us for more Information. You may call us at

314-961-2838 or 800-892-2970 or email us.

Music Folk Photo Album

2012 Workshop and Concert Pictures
2011 Workshop and Concert Pictures
2010 Workshop and Concert Pictures
2009 Workshop and Concert Pictures

Music Folk Concert Series - 2009 Pictures

2008 Christmas Party Pictures
2008 Workshop and Concert Pictures

Music Folk Concert Series - 2008 Pictures

2007 Workshop and Concert Pictures

Music Folk Concert Series - 2007 Pictures

2006 Workshop and Concert Pictures

August 05:Songwriter Night 7 Pictures

May 05:Songwriter Night 6 Pictures

April 05:Hanser/McClellan duo Concert Pictures

March 05: Songwriter Night 5 Pictures

February 05: Pete Huttlinger Concert and Collings Workshop

December 04:Music Folk Christmas Party pictures

November 04Songwriter Night 4 Pictures

October 04: Buddy Mondlock in Concert

October 04: Bryan Bowers in Concert

June 04: Leela & Ellie Grace in Concert

June 04: Olympic Torch Relay

May 04: Songwriter Night 2 Pictures

Apr 04: Chris Proctor concert & Taylor Guitar Workshop

Feb 04: Taping of "Things with Strings" at Music Folk

Jan 04: Vance Gilbert Concert Pictures

Oct 03: 30th Anniversary Folk Festival

Sept 03: Bull Harman Flatpicking Guitar Workshop Pictures

Aug 03: Huss & Dalton/Jim Hurst Guitar Clinic Pictures

July 03: Music Folk Remodeling Photo Essay

June 03: Chris Norman Ensemble Workshop and Concert Pictures

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