Bluegrass Banjo Workshop with BB Bowness

Presented by: True North Music

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0	ONLINE: Event
P	Sunday 4th July, 2021
N	2:45pm

Event information

Bluegrass Banjo Workshop with BB Bowness (Mile Twelve) - intermediate and above. The workshop will be conducted online on Zoom.

BB will lead a "technique toolbox" workshop for intermediate/advanced players of Scruggs-style banjo. The class will learn scale shapes, arpeggios, and moveable chords that are useful for improving technique, developing vocabulary for improvisation and increasing knowledge of the banjo fretboard.

New-Zealand born BB Bowness is one of the most exciting banjo players on the contemporary scene. After moving to the USA, she co-founded acclaimed bluegrass band Mile Twelve in 2014. The band has toured worldwide, released two albums and an EP, and won the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) New Artist of the Year Award in 2020.

BB has also achieved many individual plaudits, including being named one of the winners of the prestigious Steve Martin Banjo Prize in 2020. She is also a popular tutor with a thriving personal teaching practice which she's developed further since having more time at home over the last year.

This workshop is part of True North Music's Streaming Across the Sea online festival, which also includes workshops in step dance and mandolin, plus livestreamed concerts free to access on YouTube and Facebook. With thanks for the funding support of Arts Council England. For full details visit truenorthmusic.co.uk/streaming-across-the-sea

PLEASE NOTE - the workshop will be conducted online via Zoom and a link will be emailed out to all participants by the day before. You do not need a Zoom account set up, just use our link to join the event between 2.45pm and 3pm (UK time) on Sunday 4th July. The workshop will start promptly at 3pm and will finish by 4.15pm. The workshop will be recorded and participants can request a link to view again after the live session (or if for any reason you can't join us for the live session).