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Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion and Virginia Intermont College hosting Jam Camp!

September 16, 2013

Did you know there’s an etiquette to jumping into a bluegrass jam? Want to know how to find melodies and fake solos? That’s what the Wernick Method is all about, and we can teach you this year at Jam Camp! Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion and Virginia Intermont College will host the festival’s first Bluegrass Jamming Camp, taught by Gilbert Nelson using the Wernick Method, leading up to the festival. The camp takes place Wednesday, September 18 – Friday, September 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day. Jam Camp will be held in the Harrison Jones Auditorium on the campus of Virginia Intermont, lunch and one (1) Weekend Pass to Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will be provided to each student. A $120 deposit is required, $175 balance due first day of class. For more information, go to http://drbanjo.com/camps-gilbert-nelson-bristol.php.