4th Annual Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp

International Bluegrass Music Museum

Owensboro, KY September 11 - 13 2009

The International Bluegrass Music Museum will host its highly anticipated 4th annual Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp on Sept. 11- 13 in Owensboro, KY. Grammy Award winning Mike Compton has been named camp and curriculum director. Compton is hailed as one of the world's pre-eminent mandolin teachers.
The new classes will reflect his experience after three years at the Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp. In an effort to help preserve the performance art of Bill Monroe, "The Father of Bluegrass", Mike Compton will lead the 2009 faculty in presenting new classes and workshops related to the development and execution of Bill Monroe's mandolin style, songwriting and musical influences.
Dr. Richard Brown will serve as associated director of the camp. Special guests will include Monroe historian/author/performer Tom Ewing and luthier Will Kimble. Faculty members include Skip Gorman, Tim O'Brien, Jody Stecher and Butch Waller along with Compton and Brown.
At the Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp, you will spend three days with six of the finest mandolin players from all over the country. With registration capped at 50, the camp's intimate environment allows for ample opportunities to receive personal, hands-on instruction from each of these legends of Monroe-style mandolin.
New to this year's camp on Friday is an All-Night Pickin' Party and Bluegrass Invitational, which will bring local and regional musicians together with campers for a non-stop jam session and barbeque feast.
Returning to the 2009 Monroe-Style Mandolin camp is a class on Mandolin Set Up and Maintenance by Kimble of Kimble Mandolins.
The 2009 All-Star Faculty Concert will be amazing. Each member of the faculty is an internationally known performer with his own band. Tom Ewing, Monroe's last guitarist with the Blue Grass Boys, adds vintage authenticity and historic relevance as well as great vocals and rhythm guitar. Campers are invited to an exclusive wine reception at the museum prior to the concert.
The camp package includes:- Intensive group lessons in Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Choose one level or migrate throughout the weekend.- An all-night Pickin' Party and Bluegrass Invitational with a feast from the world-famous Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn. Learn why they call this part of Kentucky "The Bluegrass and Barbeque Region".- Lunch on Saturday and Sunday at the museum.- Lodging Friday and Saturday at the Hampton Inn or Sleep Inn. Continental breakfast included.- A reserved seat at the All-Star Faculty Concert featuring all instructors plus Tom Ewing. It's open to the public but campers get the closest seats.- A group photo.- Free admission to the museum on Thursday and Monday, before and after camp.- An International Bluegrass Music Museum instrument case decal.- The special edition t-shirt and poster.
Join us Saturday evening, Sept. 12th (the eve of what would have been Bill's 98th birthday) for our All-Star Faculty Concert at Woodward's Cafe, across the foyer from the museum's entrance. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Showtime is 7:30. The concert is open to the public and features all six instructors plus Ewing, editor of The Bill Monroe Reader. Tickets are $20 (included with campers' tuition), available in advance or at the door. After campers are seated, only 50 seats remain, so reserve your ticket(s) early by calling the museum: 270-926-7891 or visit The Mando Camp Website.