Charmaine's Report

Our first year was very successful with Attendees from all over the U.S. Participant's skill levels ranged from beginner to advanced, sharing incredibly beautiful acoustic guitar music.

The Flatpicking Championship Contest features Marty Lanhams NGC custom made Gui NGC Guitars From the Hands That Make Them To The Hands That Play Them Simply the Best Marty Lanham Winners Case by Undercover Cases Bryan Sutton teaches 1 on 1 lessons. All new NGC guitars are strung with D'Addario strings. Cody Kilby Cody's Workshop Richard Smith uses a thumbpick like a fingerpick Master Teacher Roland White Robert Shafer's Workshop Robert Bowlin's Workshop Rob Pearcy receives the First Guitarist Appreciation Award for teaching Practice pays off for Hunter's Lane High School String Band The Hunter's Lane HS sting band offers a chance to learn trad. music Musical Prodigy Sierra Hull performs with her band at the opening concert Cody, 15 and Sierra, 13 sing pure sibling harmony Marty Lanham, Roland White and Adam Wright at the opening concert Tim May and Pat Flynn perform The Hot Club knocked us out with their music Roland is a great jam leader. What fun to pick with him Richard Smith and Jim Hurst jam with Howey Bunch on the Bass Floor Pickin' Adam is playing the "Flatpicker" split top sunburst D Jammin' They say learning music builds confidence. At least it worked that way for Dillon Hodges, Champ flatpicker at age 13 Practicing the workshop tips Our youngest attendee was Miss Liberty Lege, 18 mos. Who put the "Goat" in "Goatee"???