Classes are scheduled Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. until lunch, but the fun doesn’t end there! Workshops are offered after lunch, as well as formal and informal jam sessions. Evenings include concerts by instructors, special guests, and a very special student showcase at the end of the week!
Learning,
Laughing, and Living
Students and music lovers
of all ages and backgrounds,
many of whom have attended
the annual Blue Ridge Old
Time Music Week for years,
come together in this relaxed
and supportive environment.
During the week, you’re
skills will improve; you’ll
learn new tunes, and visit
with old friends and meet
ones who share your passion
for old time music.
Classes
& Instructors
Banjo:
Complete Beginner Banjo: Robbie Robertson
Advanced Beginner Banjo: tba
Intermediate Banjo: Mac Traynham
Advanced Banjo: Walt Koken
Fiddle:
Advanced Beginning Fiddle: Helen White
Intermediate Fiddle: Beverly Smith
Advanced Fiddle: Claire Milliner
Guitar:
Beginning Guitar: David Robinson
Intermediate Guitar: Kellie Allen
Advanced Guitar: Wayne Henderson
Mandolin:
Intermediate/Advanced Mandolin: Adam Tanner
Bass:
Intermediate/Advanced Bass: Hilary Dirlam
Rhythm and Repertoire: Jimmy Tripplett and Candy Goldman
Price
includes meals,
room, and program
tuition. Attendees
that do not request
specific roommate
will be assigned
one by the BROTMW
staff.
$500
Single
Occupancy
Price
includes meals,
room, and program
tuition
$600
Commuter
Price
includes lunch
Monday through
Friday.
$360
Non-participant
attendee
(double occupancy)
Designed
for spouses and/or
friends that wish
to attend the
program but do
not wish to attend
class or workshops.
Price includes
meals, room and
activity fee (staff
concerts, etc.).
$350
Mini-class/es (optional)
Afternoon mini-classes at 1:00 and 3:00
$85
each
$5
of each tuition
goes to the
Blue Ridge Old
Time Music Scholarship
Fund.
Housing
and Meals: Accommodations
are provided
in campus dormitories.
Rooms are a
suite arrangement
with two bedrooms
and a shared
bath. All bedrooms
have two twin
beds and none
are air-conditioned.
Linens are provided.
Although single
accommodations
are available,
private baths
are not.
Additional
Amenities: Attendees
have access
to campus amenities,
including tennis
court, walking
trails, etc.
Meals are exceptional
quality, with
an all-you-can-eat
hot buffet,
grill, plus
salad, dessert
and drink bars.
Transportation:
Mars Hill College
is located eighteen
miles north
of Asheville,
NC, the largest
city in the
Western NC region.
Asheville Regional
Airport (code:
AVL) is served
by Continental,
Delta, and US
Airways and
their regional
affiliates.
Direct flights
are available
to and from
Atlanta, Charlotte,
Cincinnati,
Greenville/Spartanburg,
Newark, and
Raleigh/Durham.
The city also
has a Greyhound
bus terminal.
Shuttle service
from the airport
or bus station
to Mars Hill
College may
be arranged
by contacting
Sky Shuttle
at (828) 253-0006.
Please make
shuttle arrangements
before arriving
in Asheville.
Refund
Policy:
Due to the limited
number of spaces
available, a
non-refundable
deposit of $100
per person is
required in
order to hold
your space in
class. Full
payment is due
four weeks before the program begins.
If for any reason
you are unable
to attend the
program, your
payment minus
the $100 deposit
will be refunded.
The $100 deposit
will be credited
toward the next
year’s
program.
