ASBF 2011

2011 AUSTIN STRING BAND FESTIVAL 

SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES
 

Friday Evening, October 14th,

“Dance 'Til You Drop”

7 p.m. – Rich Hartness & the Pickled Beats (Old-time barn dancing)
8 p.m. – Cajun Country Revival (Cajun of course)
9 p.m. – Brian Marshall (Texas Polish Music - polkas, waltzes and two-steps)
10 p.m. – Foghorn Trio - (More old-time barn dancing)

Saturday, October 15th

11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Workshops

2 p.m. Rains & Keane
3 p.m. Double Eagle String Band
4 p.m. The Lost Pines
5 p.m. Mariachi Corbetas
6:30 p.m. The Carper Family
7:30 p.m. Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz & Peter Schwarz
8:30 p.m. Steve James
9:30 p.m. Rich Hartness & The Pickled Beats

Sunday, October 16th

10:30am - Gospel Sing Along led by Ginny Hawker
 

 

ASBF 2011 Saturday Workshops 



Intermediate banjo - Brett Riggs and Rich Hartness (fiddle), Round Peak style

Beginning Ukulele For Ukesters of All Ages - Jessica
Leigh Graves - how to tune your ukulele, how to hold your ukulele when seated and standing, basic strumming patterns, 3 to 5 chords and how to read a chord chart, and a whole song! Bring your own uke.

Fiddle (lead and 2nd fiddle, cajun duets) - Tracy and Peter Schwarz

Singing from the Heart - Ginny Hawker

Mandolin-guitar, rags and more -Brian Schmiel (mandolin) and Rich Hartness (guitar)

Dobro - Gary Mortenson

Texas Fiddle tunes - Howard Rains and Peter Keane

Bluegrass jam - Talia Bryce

Mountain dulcimer - Mark Gilston

Fiddle Tunes for Banjo - Chuck Middleton and Dan Foster. Fairly basic level.

Celtic Jam - Leader to be announced

Old Time Jam - Jerry Hagins and Dan Foster

The following workshops are still tentative:

Blues guitar - Steve James

Shape note singing

Clogging dance workshop

Mance Lipscomb style guitar and stories - Gary Smith