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Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival

Summary
Sponsors

Schedules
-Main Stage
-Showcase Tent
-Workshop Area
-Family/Other Activities
-Thursday
-Friday
-Saturday
-Sunday

Location

Tickets

Instructional Camps

Festival FAQs

Campground Maps
-Stage Areas
-Rough Camping
-Reserved Camping
-Download Map PDF (2 MB)

 

 

 

Nominated IBMA Event of the Year 2005 & 2007!

The Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival
August 7-10 2008
El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN

Workshop Area

Workshops at the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival are meant to be "hands-on" workshops (H.O.W.). In other words, they are for people to bring their instrument, get it out, and actually learn something they didn't know before. That is not going to happen with just one instructor and a large crowd of people, so we limit each of these workshops to seven pre-registered people. That is why there are only eight chairs at each workshop tent. To sort out who gets to sit in one of those chairs, you must reserve a spot by signing up ahead of time at the workshop tent.

Sign-up sheets for the day will be posted at the workshop tent at 10:00 AM each day. Advanced level workshops (tent A) are intended for players with several years experience and beginning level (tent B) workshops are intended for those just starting out. If you're not lucky enough to be one of the seven, or you are interested but don't have an instrument, you are welcome to "audit" the workshop by standing and observing from the back.

Schedules for the 2008 Workshops will be posted about June 1.

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