Blues Mandolin and Beyond

Rich DelGrosso

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I am pleased to announce that I will be presenting a Rich DelGrosso Blues Mandolin Camp in Bloomington Indiana December 4 and 5th, 2009.

Rich DelGrosso’s performances at clubs and festivals and the airplay of his recordings have garnered him five Blues Music Award nominations. His most recent are for Best Instrumentalist-Other for his mandolin and Acoustic Album of the Year for “Live From Bluesville,” a recorded jam session at XM radio’s “B.B.King’s Bluesville,”with Blues Music Award nominees and winners Fiona Boyes and Mookie Brill.

This writer/teacher/performer  is widely regarded as the leading exponent of mandolin blues. According to author/historian Mark Hoffman, DelGrosso is “the greatest living blues mandoman, the best since Yank (Rachell).” For over twenty years DelGrosso has written articles for Blues Revue, Living Blues, Mandolin Magazine, Frets, and Sing Out! and he has published instruction books on mandolin for Hal Leonard. He has presented workshops on mandolin across the country, earning him a Keeping the Blues Alive Award from the Blues Foundation in Memphis.

As can be seen, Rich is the acknowledged modern master of blues mandolin, who has learned from the masters:  Yank Rachell, Carl Martin, Louie Blouie, Johnny Young.  Rich has also played w/ the modern masters:  his last solo album “Get Your Nose Out of My Bizness” included appearances from James Harman, Pinetop Perkins, and Linwood Slim.

The Grant Street Inn, a wonderful bed and breakfast in downtown Bloomington, will be the center of all activities except for the Saturday concert.  Paul Wagoner, the innskeeper who has worked with me on my other camps, is offering attendees a special rate of $89 plus tax per night.  This is 1/2 off the normal price.  The breakfast is one of the best you’ll eat–ask Mike Compton!

The particulars:

Date: Friday December 4th and Saturday December 5th 2009

Format:
Friday night: meet and greet w/ Rich.  Jamming afterwards among campers.
Saturday: Workshop 12:30P to 5P (w/ two 15 minute breaks).  There will also be a concert Saturday evening either at a local bar or in a non-alcohol venue.  Workshop attendees can attend the performance for free.  Venue to be announced.

Cost: Tuition for the camp is $100.  This would be made payable to me via check.  You will handle housing separately with the Grant Street Inn.

Housing: For out of town folks, I encourage you to use the Grant Street Inn as it is the center of activities and is offering a great discount for our group.  Just tell them that you are booking for the Delgrosso Camp.  http://www.grantstreetinn.com

Lesson Plan: Besides being a master of blues mandolin, Rich is a masterful teacher and has one of the most used beginning mandolin books through Hal Leonard.  Rich will cover mandolin basics and work his way into blues specific material and history.

You can email me at jim@jimrichter.com or call my cell at 317-319-9299

For more about Rich:  http://www.mandolinblues.com/press.html

For more about the Grant Street Inn:  http://www.grantstreetinn.com or telephone 812-334-2353 or toll free 800-328-4350