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Saturday

Sunday

Last Update: Apr 15, 9:20am



Saturday Workshops


Band Room

Choir Room

Room 206

JACC

10:30
to
11:50

Intro. to New Mexico Roots Music

Lone Piñon


Join Lone Piñon for a journey through New Mexico music, starting with the oldest roots and demonstrating how modes, rhythms, forms, and styles have changed and developed over time. They’ll discuss the origins and cultural context of the music as they’ve learned from elders and perform examples of the diverse musical traditions that intersect, overlap, conflict, coexist, and merge in the New Mexico musical landscape.



E-Blues Ideas/Basic Guitar Licks

Burl Sheldon


We'll explore some easy ideas to develop your acoustic blues guitar vocabulary, primarily using the Key of E.
Family Concert

Geoff Kirsch, Shona Strauser, Ed Schoenfeld


Bring the kids and the wiggles

Noon
to
1:20

Upright Bass

Taylor Smith


How to handle the huge responsibility of playing the most important instrument in any band, the bass! We'll discuss fundamental techniques that can be applied to any style of music including: time feel, tone, fun percussive effects and more
Harmonica Workshop

Grant Dermody


Improvising over a 12-bar form at different tempos. Feel stuck? Want to be more fluid when you play? We'll get you pointed down the road.
Guitar and Mandolin backup and duets

John Hatton and Margo Kay


Learn what works in Old Time music for guitar and mandolin accompaniment and backups.
Social Dances of Northern New Mexico

Lucy Salazar & Alicia Gonzales


12:30-1:30 pm. Our goal is to carry on the traditions of our ancestors. Dances include La Varsoviana, La Cuna (the cradle), Valse de Los Panos (Waltz of the handkerchiefs) and Marcha de Los Novios (wedding march) among others.

1:30
to
2:50

Old Time fiddle tunes and technique

Carter Bancroft


Learn the basics of my philosophy and technique for playing old time fiddle with a focus on bowing.
Old Time backup guitar workshop

John Hatton


Learn how to backup a fiddler or melody player in Old Time style, the three basic strums, runs, rhythm, chord changes and more.



Dancing, Continued: Las Cuadrillas

Lucy Salazar & Alicia Gonzales


1:45 - 2:45 pm. This series resembles a French Quadrille with four couples in a square.

3:00
to
4:20

Old Time Tunes jam

Tom Paul, Jack Fontanella


Join us for a group session playing old time fiddle and banjo tunes. All abilities welcome - guitars, mandolins, basses, harmonicas, fiddles, banjos, etc. Tunes in the keys of A, D, and/or G likely. Maybe a C tune or two. Might even sing.






Family Dance

Caropuddin'


Family Dance! The focus is on simple, easy-to-learn dances that every age can enjoy to a live band.




Sunday Workshops


Band Room

Choir Room

Room 206

10:30
to
11:50

Musical genres of N. New Mexico

Lone Piñon


Lone Piñon will lead the audience through a demonstration of the musical and dance genres that define the unique Northern New Mexico fiddle and dance tradition: chotís, cuna, taleán, indita, polka, valse, varsoviana, cutilio, huapango, syncretic fiddle tunes, and more.






Noon
to
1:20

Learn N. New Mexico Dance Tunes

Lone Piñon


Join Lone Piñon to learn a few dance tunes that have evolved with corresponding dance steps in Northern New Mexico. Karina and Jordan (violin, accordion) will work with melody players and Tanya and Santiago (guitar, bass) will work with the rhythm section players on some of the rhythmic approaches and variations. Open to all levels.



Instrument Swap

Come one, come all!


Are your instruments making too little noise all the time? Got your eye on somethin' real nice? Meet, greet, and trade with your fellow festivalgoers.

1:30
to
2:50

Calling for contra and square dances

Tom Paul


Want to start calling for contra or square dances? This workshop will start you off with the basics and give you an opportunity to try it out. Already a caller but want help with some aspect of it? Come on by for suggested fixes.
Kids rock band showcase

Michael Maas


Hosted by local music teacher Michael Maas, this workshop will feature performances by kids rock bands as well as advice on getting kids started on rock instruments &