A new music camp for adults will be held in the Adirondacks this summmer. Paul Smiths College will host Mountain Arts Gathering, a weeklong music camp from July 18-24. The camp will feature nationally known musicians, four musical workshops each day along with jam sessions, staff concerts, a contra dance and a talent show.
The camp's director, Kary Johnson, grew up in the Adirondacks and taught in public schools for several years. In recent years she has been an instructor at the Meadowlark Music Camp in Maine, an experience that she says inspired her to launch the Gathering this July. She spoke with Todd Moe.
Mountain Arts Gathering
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Audio postcard from Mountain Arts Gathering. Joel Hurd from North Country Public Radio visits Mountain Arts Gathering 2010.
Here's the link....
http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16044/music-in-the-mountains-for-the-joy-of-it
Radio interview with Todd Moe, North Country Public Radio and Kary Johnson, Director Mountain Arts Gathering about the Gathering.
Here's the link.....
http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15702/preview-new-music-camp-for-adults
from http://efolkmusic.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3072:mountain-arts-gathering&catid=3:newsflash&Itemid=112
Mountain Arts Gathering
"First year for this camp, looks EXCELLENT: Introducing Mountain Arts Gathering, an acoustic music camp for adults on the beautiful lake-shore campus of Paul Smith's College in the Adirondack mountains of upstate New York, from July 18 - 24, 2010. The Mountain Arts Gathering encourages self-expression through music and fosters a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere for musicians of all levels. The Gathering offers workshops, jams, performances, and an easy sense of community, all in a clean, intimate setting overlooking Lower St. Regis Lake and St. Regis Mountain. Come join in on a week full of fun, fellowship, and great music-making.
The instructors this year are John Kirk, Trish Miller, Pete Sutherland, Grey Larsen, Cindy Kallet, Sue Grimm, Chris Turner, Rachel Maloney, Bethany Waickman, and Lissa Schneckenburger. Kary Johnson, Director (518) 578-8409 web: http://www.mountainartsgathering.com "
