About Banjo-Fiddle Frolic
The Banjo-Fiddle Frolic is normally a retreat limited to 25 people held in Bryson City, NC in the spring and the fall. This virtual version of the Frolic features a la carte workshops, jams, and concerts presented by a host of Banjo-Fiddle Frolic teaching alumni that you can enjoy from the comfort of home with your own snacks and coffee! Register for workshops in advance. Watch concerts live on our Banjo-Fiddle Frolic Facebook page!
The Virtual Set-Up
All times Eastern Time
FRIDAY
Workshops & Jams
9:00 Frank Lee | banjo | intermediate | Clawhammer Banjo
10:00 Meredith McIntosh | all instruments/fiddle | all levels | Play and Zoom Smart + Learn "Sally Ann" from Yancey County, NC
11:00 Deb Shebish | all instruments/fiddle | beginners & up | Playing Tunes You Don't Know
12:00 Susan Pepper | voice | beginners & up | Mountain Songs for the Soul
1:00 Mac Traynham | fiddle | intermediate/advanced | Ancient tunes for fiddle in DDAD
2:00 Hanna Traynham | banjo | intermediate | Blue Ridge Dance tunes in D
3:00 Travis Stuart | banjo | intermediate/advanced | Various Mountain Two-Finger Banjo Styles
4:00 Ann Whitley | voice/all instruments | beginners & up | Carter Family Song Swap
5:00 Emily Schaad | fiddle | beginners & up | Beginning Old Time Fiddle
6:00 Joe Thrift | fiddle | confident beginners & up | Joe Thrift Originals
Concerts
7:15 Frank & Allie Lee - old time/folk
7:30 Travis Stuart - banjo, guitar
8:30 Deb Shebish - fiddle
9:30 Meredith McIntosh & John Herrmann - old time/songwriter
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SATURDAY
Workshops & Jams
9:00 Frank Lee | banjo | advanced | Frailing Outside the Box
10:00 Allie Lee | guitar | intermediate | Fun with Backup Guitar
11:00 Deb Shebish | fiddle | intermediate/advanced | Repertoire Ramp-up: Obscure Tunes from Joe Dawson
12:00 Susan Pepper | voice | beginners & up | Song Jam
1:00 Mac Traynham | fiddle | intermediate | Blue Ridge Dances tunes in D for Old-time Fiddle
2:00 Hanna Traynham | banjo | intermediate/advanced | Alternate tunings in G for Clawhammer Banjo
3:00 John Engle| fiddle | intermediate/advanced | Reading Notation for Fiddle
4:00 Allie Lee | harmonica | beginners & up | First Position Harmonica for Old Time Jamming
5:00 David Bass | fiddle | intermediate/advanced | Old time Fiddle Tunes and the Internet
6:00 Emily Schadd | fiddle | intermediate/advanced | Intermediate Old Time Fiddle
Concerts
7:15 Frank & Allie Lee - old time/folk
7:30 Emily Schaad - fiddle
8:30 David Bass - fiddle
9:30 Traynham Family Duo - old time/country
The Cost
A la carte: Register for workshops in advance by purchasing a ticket for each one ($20).
Use coupon frolic to take $5 off each workshop.
Bundle and save: Purchase the Workshop All-Access Pass, which gives you access to all 20 live workshops and the post-event recorded videos for only $149 - that's 50% off!
No tickets required for concerts, but tips are greatly appreciated and will be accepted via PayPal, Venmo, Google Pay, and credit/debit card.