Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camps

Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camps

MORE THAN 40 CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES EACH DAY INCLUDING: Square dancing, flatfooting and clogging, Cajun & Zydeco dance, Cajun accordion, fiddle, guitar, vocals and bass & percussion, caller's workshops, traditional clogging team workshop, old-time fiddle, banjo and guitar, old-time songs, harmony singing and band workshops... plus jam sessions, song swaps, dance parties, slow jams and more.


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BANDS: Red Stick Ramblers, Ginny & Tracy, Good & Young, Rafe & Clelia, Mike & Ruthy, Jay & Molly


DANCE

•  Kathy Anderson - squares, contras, callers class

•  Nic Gareiss - flatfooting

•  John Krumm - squares and contras

•  Sharon Leahy - flatfooting, traditional clogging team, morning yoga

•  Corey Porche - Cajun and Zydeco dance

•  Emma Young - clogging


SINGING

•  Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz - Beginning Harmony and Country Gospel

•  John Krumm - singing for fun

•  Sharon Leahy, Rick Good & Emma Young - three part harmony singing


BANJO

•  Kathy Anderson - beginning banjo

•  Riley Baugus - old time

•  Rick Good - finger-style

•  Michael Merenda - old time

•  Bruce Molsky - old time

•  Rafe Stefanini - old time


MANDOLIN

•  Debra Clifford

•  Daniel Coolick

FIDDLE

•  Daniel Coolick - Cajun

•  John Krumm - fiddle from scratch

•  Bruce Molsky - old time

•  Rafe Stefanini - old time

•  Jay Ungar - waltzes

•  Ruthy Ungar - fiddle scratch and 1/2

•  Kevin Wimmer - Blues, Rags and Creole

•  Linzay Young - Cajun


GUITAR

•  Debra Clifford - beginning guitar

•  Chas Justus - Cajun guitar

•  Molly Mason - old time country blues guitar

•  John Schwab - Old Time Backup Guitar


ACCORDION

•  Blake Miller - Cajun accordion

•  Corey Porche - beginning Cajun accordion


RHYTHM SECTION

•  Glenn Fields and Eric Frey - bass and drums by appointment


UKE

•  Michael Merenda


BAND CLINICS

•  Cajun Bands - Red Stick Ramblers

•  Old Time Bands - Bruce Molsky and Riley Baugus



PLUS dances, slow and fast jams, mini-lessons, song swaps and more


We reserve the right to make changes in our staff and offerings. These changes have been extremely rare in the past.


Fiddle & Dance Philosophy

     Our camps are designed to be richly rewarding for complete beginners as well as the experienced dancer or musician. Our programs provide a LEARNING VACATION - that means lots of fun and enjoyment as well as serious classes and workshops. You create your own mix!
     We provide both music and dance classes, so that dancers will have the finest music to dance to and musicians will be inspired by the great dance forms that their music is rooted in. Participants can tailor their own schedule to focus exclusively on vocal or instrumental music, dance or a mix of your own. It's not uncommon to find an experienced dancer taking a beginning music class or an experienced musician learning to dance for the first time.


845-246-2121 or email us for more info.


Last modified: April 27, 2013

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