Music of the Crooked Road: Old Time Fingerpicked Banjo with Gail Gillespie

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From gailg64 on 9/7/2014 4:50:22 PM

Music of the Crooked Road - Old-time Finger-picking Banjo with Gail Gillespie
Saturday, November 15, 9 am-4 pm, and Sunday, November 16, 10 am-3 pm
Concert Saturday, November 15, 7-9 pm
Tuition: $140
Level: Intermediate

Gail Gillespie is one of the leading experts of old-time fingerpicking banjo. She plays several regional styles including North Carolina’s old-time 2 & 3 finger up-picking banjo traditions. In this workshop, Gail will introduce styles used in the mountains and piedmont areas of Virginia and North Carolina. Participants will learn about both solo and “seconding” styles that allow playing with a band as well as other banjo players.

Gail was editor of “The Old Time Herald” magazine for many years and is an outstanding old time musician and historian. She has played in numerous bands, including the Herald Angels with Alice Gerrard and Kay Justice.

Click here to view a video of Alice, Gail and Kay playing a Roscoe Parrish tune

Chestnut Creek School of the Arts, Galax, VA www.chestnutcreekarts.org

4 Comments
	five12gal says: 9/22/2014 9:39:16 PM Oh wow, I wish I could go! It's so far from Boston.
	gailg64 says: 9/23/2014 7:35:31 AM Hey there five12gal, Dern it all! Sure do wish you could come & show us some of your tunes too! Do you know Becky Hall, fiddler, banjo & guitar player in Boston, pal of Alice's & Kay & Joyce's? She may be coming down for it.
	five12gal says: 9/23/2014 7:47:16 AM I don't know Becky, but feel free to send her my email and phone. I'll see, maybe I have a few sick days left and I can call in with that Old Time fever that's going around.
	hobogal says: 10/4/2014 1:07:03 AM I wish I could go - that looks really interesting. Sadly, I live across the pond...too far to swim, alas.
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