Bluegrass Camp Coming to Door County

Door County will host a bluegrass camp run by some of Memphis and the peninsula’s best bluegrass musicians in the summer of 2008. A first-of-its-kind instructional camp taught by renowned bluegrass musicians, dance instructors, songwriters and more will be held on the grounds of the beautiful Wagon Trail Resort in Ellison Bay.

A brochure is available at http://www.doorcountybluegrass.com, via email at [email protected], or by calling 920.839.2777.

Space is limited so early reservations are strongly recommended.

Students may choose between two sessions, one from June 29 –July 4, and another from August 3 – 8. The camp will work to improve playing at all skill levels, with morning and afternoon instrumental lessons and a variety of workshops, including classes about bluegrass history, songwriting, music theory, harmony singing; chart reading and writing, tab, instrument repair and maintenance; folk, round, square, and contra dance; yodeling, storytelling with music; and, of course, jam sessions. Each camp session will afford ample opportunity for playing with fellow students and instructors, and will finish with a concert for the public.

Among the instructors are Door County favorites Eric Lewis and Tommy Burroughs of Memphis, TN, who barnstorm through the county each summer to large, loyal audiences.

Classes will be taught by an astonishing team of instructors, including musicians who have performed with a variety of bluegrass greats such as Bill Monroe, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Vassar Clements and Robin and Linda Williams.

Camp participants and their families will have the chance to experience the beauty of Door County, a locale renowned for its natural and cultural richness. Thousands of people visit Door County each year from all over the world, taking advantage of the swimming, fishing, biking, hiking, culinary, theatrical, and musical opportunities the county provides.