Mad Folk Mutterings

1/28/2012

SPRING 2013: Folk Music Classes Offered Through UW Continuing Studies

Each semester UW Continuing Studies offers many non-credit classes, taught by some very fine instructors such as Chris Powers, Jon Peik, Brian O’Donnell, Katie Waldren, and Sims Delaney-Pothoff. This fall semester we are offering Bluegrass banjo, ukulele, guitar (beginning, basic blues, & country flatpick), Southeastern U.S. fiddle styles, mountain dulcimer, and Irish fiddle – and a special 4-week course, A Century of Country Music with Bill Malone and Henry Sapoznik. Classes are reasonably priced and meet once weekly for 5 to 10 weeks. Register now – some classes start next week! See the full schedule online at http://www.catalog.dcs.wisc.edu/ (click on "music" under the subject dropdown). You may register online from the website or call 608–262–2451.

6/24/2012

NEW: Acoustic Jams in downtown Reedsburg, Tuesdays

These jams will be held at the Touchdown Tavern in downtown Reedsburg, Tuesday nights starting at 7pm. This will be a circle jam including bluegrass, folk, country, etc., unamped (no mic). This is a startup jam and is open to anyone at any playing level. Just show up! If you have questions call John at 612-756-2188. Standard jam etiquette will be followed.

3/14/2009

Instructor-Led Jam Sessions by SWBAI

Did you know -- SWBMAI (Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association) offers an instructor-led jam class program every week, year-long, led by local bluegrass players and teachers. See their site and/or contact them for up-to-date information.

Folk Music Forum

We recently learned of this new folk music forum - Mahogany Folk Music Forum for topics related to folk, indie, & bluegrass music.

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Wild Hog is our "sister" organization, who puts on folk/acoustic shows on Friday nights during most of the year at the Wil-Mar Center in Madison.

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