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Meadowlark Music Camp
for adults

Instructional workshops, concerts, jamming, great food, great folks!

Six days of Maine, Maritime, Celtic, Old-Time and Good-Time music on a beautiful wooded lake. Meadowlark is a music camp, primarily for adults, on the shores of lovely Washington Pond in the hamlet of Washington, Maine, about midway between Augusta and Camden.

After 14 wonderful years, Meadowlark Music Camp has closed its doors due to a change in property-ownership. Many thanks to the hundreds of people who have made it all possible and so memorable.

If you're interested in finding another wonderful camp to attend, we recommend The Mountain Arts Gathering in upstate New York. Please click here for more information. (www.mountainartsgathering.com)

 

Beginning Guitar


Staff

Dan Berggren guitar, songwriting, vocals Grey Larsen flute, tinwhistle, fiddle
Gordon Bok 6 & 12 string guitar, cellamba, vocals Rachel Maloney fiddle
Jerry Bryant tinwhistle, guitar, concertina, vocals, bones, accordion Keith Murphy guitar, keyboards, vocals
Anne Dodson mtn. dulcimer, guitar, vocals Andy Reiner Mandolin, fiddle, and assorted musical mayhem
Ron Grosslein fiddle, mandolin, flute Curt Stager guitar, banjo
Kary Johnson tinwhistle, guitar, bass, keyboard Richie Stearns banjo
Lorinda Jones mtn. dulcimer, harp, guitar Becky Tracy fiddle
Cindy Kallet guitar, vocals Chris Turner harmonica, vocals
Ken Kolodner hammered dulcimer Luke the Viking percussion
 

Sunday, August 22: arrival starting around noon; 6 PM dinner; orientation, staff concert, and introductions; social hour and informal jams.

Monday-Friday: two morning workshops daily; lunch; two afternoon workshops daily (the last is a "poutpourri" that changes each day, to let you sample a wide range of musical opportunities). Evening activities include a contra dance, staff concerts, and a group "Whomp" jam on Thursday. Friday evening offers a Maine lobster feast, camper talent show, and closing candlelight gathering. There will be slow and super-slow jams nightly after dinner, plus informal sings, jams, and get-togethers as the spirit moves us.

Saturday, August 28: brunch; road snacks; departure by noon.

FACILITIES
Twenty semi-communal cabins with showers, multiple teaching and jamming spaces, crystal-clear lake, sandy beach, sauna, resident physician, campfire circle, sports fields, and more.

"VITTLES"
Wholesome, abundant (3.5 meals a day), tasty food. Always with both vegetarian and omnivorous selections, fresh fruit, and salads. Great breads, sinful desserts, and a Maine lobster feast on the last day. And you never have to wash a dish!

COST
The per-person fee of $770 is all-inclusive, covering lodging, meals, instruction, and all camp activities. Discounts are available for workstudy, tent-camping, and for non-musical partners who are not taking instructional workshops

Earlier in the summer, Meadowlark is a youth camp (spelled "Med-o-lark"), complete with a wide array of recreational facilities, some of which will be available for our use as well. However, we ask that you bring your own canoe or kayak if you'd like to go boating or fishing. And please note: much of the ground at camp is moderately rough and uneven, and there is no wheelchair access to some of the buildings.

The facilities include a sandy beach; 20 cabins with showers; a performance hall; many great spaces for jamming; an on-site (and musical!) physician; secluded woods; a lakeside sauna; and a pair or two of nesting loons. You can play as much or as little music as you like; when you're not playing, there are clouds to watch, the Maine coast nearby, L.L. Bean and Freeport about an hour away, and (if you bring your own canoe) the lake to explore and fish to catch. And since we believe that the way to a folk musician's heart is through the stomach, we take care to provide healthy, tasty, abundant food--always with vegetarian selections.

Sincerely yours,

Jerry Bryant, Assistant Director