Events with Orrin Star
Friday Feb 19
HOUSE CONCERT, 8pm.
Experience the music & fun of an Orrin concert evening
up close and personal.
$15 suggested donation. For location/reservations contact
ebpittman@austin.rr.com or 512-476-3991
Saturday Feb 20
FLATPICKING WORKSHOP:
An Intro to Norman Blake's Style*, 1:00-3:15pm
Norman Blake is the Earl Scruggs of solo flatpicking—the guy who
split the stylistic atom and then communicated simple melodies in driving and syncopated new ways. Using the tune Buffalo Gals, we'll look at how some cool left-hand positions, bursts of crosspicking and select mid-solo strums can set us squarely on the road to Blakeville.
Limited to 8 participants. For intermediate level players.
Includes tab hand-out. Capitol area location. $50 fee.
For registration/directions: orhay@aol.com (or 301-773-6149).
* featuring a new tune for 2010
Sunday Feb 21
'MANDOLIN DAY' at Fiddler's Green
Noon-2:00pm Workshop #1
CRACKING THE CODE: Visualizing the Neck Through Double-Stops
Implicit in the tuning of the mandolin is a 'map' of the fretboard that mandolinists rely on to play in any key. Using two string mini-chords (double-stops) and the tune Silent Night, this workshop will jump-start your understanding of this map.
2:00-3:00pm Mandolin Tasting & Jam Session
Time to pick, chat and compare instruments.
3:00-5:00pm Workshop #2
'THE BEAUTIFUL KENTUCKY WALTZ': 3/4 time,
Tremolo & Cool Chords
Bill Monroe's Kentucky Waltz is a wonderful tune with a
memorable melody and a unique chord structure. Learning
how to play it well (both rhythm and lead) will enhance
your sense of mandolin well-being.
Workshops geared to novice-intermediate players.
Limited to 10 particpants.
Include tab handouts.
$50/each. ($10 off if you sign up for both sessions.)
Non-video recording devices encouraged.
Mandolin Tasting & Jam hour is free and open to anyone.
To register:
Fiddler's Green Music Shop
1809 West 35th Street, Austin
512-452-3900
FiddlersGreen@Mac.com
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Private Lessons w/Orrin
Between February 11 and 19 I will mostly be in Austin, and
will be available for some private lessons during the week.
I can be reached via orhay@aol.com
Once described as 'Arlo Guthrie-meets-Doc Watson', he was the 1976 National Flatpicking Champion, has appeared on
A Prairie Home Companion, and boasts
a repertoir ranging from bluegrass standards to little-known folk gems, Celtic fiddle tunes to fingerstyle blues.
He is also known for his skill as a music teacher, with two instructional DVDs, a book, and a column in Flatpicking Guitar magazine to his credit. He has led guitar & mandolin workshops throughout the United States and in Europe. www.orrinstar.com.