Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam

Star Events will have content that is generally of value to all. They are appropriate for any instrument. Star Events are about you feeling comfortable that the workshops, jams and other events will be appropriate and valuable for you. If you find the Star Event topic interesting, the workshop is for you!

Saturday, November 11, 2022

9:00am–11am Conference Room C

Guitar Workshop with Jefferey C Wood
Fall Jam is very fortunate to have two great guitar workshops for 2021. Jeff Wood returns with a next level workshop on using Hammer-ons and Pull-offs and Rhythm Embellishments for the intermediate guitarist. Jeff is a great guitarist and also a great teacher. His workshops are always well organized and well attended.  

Saturday, November 11, 2022

9:00am–12:00pm Conference Room E

Wernick Method Jamming Workshop with Graham Sones

Register Here for Graham Sones Workshop

Graham Sones is a more than forty-year veteran of the banjo, a Scruggs-style picker who enjoys his craft and helping students learn to play. Born in Rochester, MN with strong family ties in Des Moines and the Arkansas hills, he grew up with bluegrass music and festivals. His picking, singing, and recording experience includes three years with Monroe Crossing all over the Midwest at festivals, concerts, and fairs, as well as with bands such as DriveTime and No Grass Limit, and currently Dick Kimmel & Co.

*Wernick Method Classes teach real bluegrass jamming!

Hands-on learning in large and small groups

Learn many bluegrass standards

Gentle tempos! Mistakes expected!

Full ground rules and etiquette of typical jams

How to lead songs and how to follow new songs

How to find melodies, fake solos, sing harmony

Ear skills taught and emphasized, as in real bluegrass

Reading skills not needed or used

Group and individualized instruction on backup skills

Understanding, low-pressure, time-tested teaching

Friday & Saturday, November 11 & 12, 2022

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Nadine Landry and Stephen “Sammy” Lind

Harmony Workshop - Saturday night

Fiddle Workshop - Friday & Saturday night

Nadine Landry and Sammy Lind are passionate about traditional fiddle music that has been passed on for generations, classics of the south west Louisiana Cajun dance halls and songs that could have filled a 50s honky tonk jukebox. They live in the Eastern Quebec and tour all over the world as a duo or with their bands Foghorn Stringband and Cajun Country Revival.

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Gerald Ross

Ukulele Workshop

"His musical virtuosity and entertaining mix of swing, blues, Hawaiian, American roots music and Tin Pan Alley are a joy to hear. And eclectic? When the mood strikes him, he’ll pick up the Cajun accordion, mandolin, bass, banjo, harmonica, charango and, as mentioned, the ukulele—the ukulele is not a toy."

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Petey Mack

Ukulele Workshop

"I'm an old ukulele player that loves people! "

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Ukester Brown

Ukulele Workshop

"A Minnesota Ukulele player sharing what he learns as he learns it..."

To learn more about Ukester visit his website Here!

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Dale & Brenda Moe

Beginner Lessons

Learn more about Dale, Brenda, and THUG HERE!