Details:

Date: Friday, February 7th - Sunday, February 9th, 2024

Location: Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky

Workshop Fee: $495

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Friday, February 7th

• 1pm - 4pm 
  • Bill Monroe Excursion featuring a guided tour of the Bill Monroe Homeplace, Uncle Pen’s Cabin, and The Rosine Barn. *Must provide your own transportation*

• 5:30pm - Registration at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum. 
• 6PM - Meet & Greet your instructors and classmates. Refreshments provided.
• 7pm - 9pm Class One
• 9pm - Opening Night Jam

Saturday, Feb 8th

• 9am - 11am Class Two
• 11:30am Lunch (Included)
• 1pm - 3pm Class Three
• 4pm - 6pm Class Four
• 6pm Dinner (Included)
• 7PM - 8PM Instructor Concert
• 8PM - Open Jam

Sunday, Feb 9th

• 9am - 11pm Class Five
• 1:30 PM - 4:30PM - Open Jam

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Course Offerings

Guitar: Instructor Tim May

Tim May has been working in the Nashville Area for over 20 years.  Having toured with artists Patty Loveless and John Cowan, he also worked as a regular on the Grand Ole Opry with Mike Snider.  Tim has been a regular teacher at multiple music camps including Camp Bluegrass, Kaufman Kamp, Colorado Roots Music Camp, Nashcamp, and others.

Banjo: Instructor - Alan Munde

Alan Munde is a true pioneer in the bluegrass music industry.  He played with Jimmy Martin and Byron Berline, Roland White, and Clarence White.  In addition, he’s recorded with Sam Bush and John Cowan.  Alan won the Steve Martin Banjo prize in 2021 and is a member of the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.

Bass: Instructor - Vickie Vaughn

Bassist and vocalist Vickie Vaughn fronts the Vickie Vaughn Band, a progressive bluegrass ensemble. She has performed at DelFest and on the Grand Ole Opry and has toured as a backing vocalist with Patty Loveless. Vaughn also performs in the bluegrass bands High Fidelity and Della Mae. In 2023, she was named the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Bass Player of the Year.

Fiddle: Instructor - Maddie Denton

A third-generation fiddle player, Maddie Denton is the 2016 Grand Masters Fiddle Champion and the owner of 14 state championship titles.  She currently plays fiddle and sings tenor in the Dan Tyminski Band in addition to East Nash Grass.

Mandolin: Instructor - Scott Napier

Scott Napier is a talented mandolin player renowned for his skill in blending traditional bluegrass techniques with modern influences, creating a style that is both innovative and deeply rooted in classic sounds. Over the years, Napier has toured and recorded with some of the most prominent names in bluegrass music. For the past decade, he has been a leading figure in bluegrass music education. As of March 2024, Napier is spearheading the new Capital Bluegrass & Traditional Music Program at Owensboro Community & Technical College. Napier was a recent nominee for the International Bluegrass Music’s Associations Mentor of the Year award.

Bluegrass Vocals: Instructors - Jen Larson & Rick Faris

Jen Larson is a Nashville-based vocalist and also the former Archives Manager for the Grand Ole Opry Archives. As a vocalist and songwriter, Jen draws deeply from the early country and bluegrass music catalogs, and she has garnered critical praise for her work with the former band, Straight Drive. She has performed widely, with appearances at New York City’s Town Hall for several live broadcasts of Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion”, at the Wheeling Jamboree, Carnegie Hall, and many other regional and national festivals and concerts. Jen has also contributed vocal lead and harmony recordings as part of Artistworks bluegrass vocals curriculum taught by Michael Daves.

Rick started out picking bluegrass in his family band, the Faris Family, at the age of seven. He was destined for a successful career by getting a head start in his music from his father, Bob Faris, a professional touring musician in his own right. Bob played alongside Reba McEntire on many stages, including the Grand Ole Opry. Rick’s family of six, consisting of mom, dad, Rick, and his three brothers, toured extensively for many years honing their craft. Rick is known for his clear, brilliant tenor voice that lends itself to all emotions of the music. He has a strong, unique lead vocal and a guitar persona that sets him apart from the rest. While not touring, he spends a large amount of his time with his family and honing his skills as a renowned luthier. He not only builds and repairs instruments for other people, but he is currently touring with instruments he has built for himself.