Missouri Music Lunchtime Concert Series – John Williams and Robert Mackey
Thursday, October 6, 2022 • 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Center for Missouri Studies, 605 Elm Street, Columbia, MO 65201, Hirsch Plaza, adjacent to north entrance of building by SHSMO parking lot
The State Historical Society of Missouri is kicking off a new music series with fiddle tunes from some of Missouri’s finest.
The music will feature a champion fiddler, John Williams, of Madison, and John’s guitar accompanist will be Robert Mackey, of Tebbetts. Williams has been in the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (as a pupil, and now as a master teacher).Howard Marshall will emcee, and is likely to chime in with a fiddle tune or two.
You can bring your lunch or purchase lunch from the center’s Fresh Harvest Grill. This is a “Missouri Music” series presentation co-sponsored by the University of Missouri’s School of Music (Budds Center for American Music), Missouri Folk Arts Program, and The State Historical Society of Missouri. Read more on SHSMO’s site. Parking is available in the Center’s parking lot.
Adult Fiddle Camp in Bethel, Missouri
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 – Saturday, October 15, 2022
Bethel, Missouri
Adult fiddle camp allows fiddlers age 18 and over to study with master fiddlers to learn new tunes, build a network of fiddler friends, and/or perfect technique. For more information or to register, contact Wendy Brumbaugh at 573-822-9498 or John Williams.
Youth Fiddle Camp in Bethel, Mo
Sunday, June 12, 2022 – Friday, June 17, 2022
Bethel, Missouri
Youth camp is the prime opportunity for aspiring young fiddlers to perfect technique and learn tunes of Missouri Style fiddling. Individual lessons daily set this camp apart from other group camp settings. Dance is a big part of the Bethel camp where all campers learn to dance old-fashioned square dances and have the opportunity to learn to call the dances if they choose to do so. Tuition is ~$375 and includes meals and lodging. For more information or to register, contact Wendy Bumbaugh at 573-822-9498.
Together for ’21 Jam Session
Saturday, August 7, 2021 • 2-3 p.m.
Jesse Hall (East Portico) on the MU campus
The Missouri Folk Arts Program is throwing a couple of jams sessions for the “Together for ’21” Missouri bicentennial celebration. This session will feature fiddlers Ellen Gomez, an apprentice to the late Vesta Johnson, Pete Howard (Fayetteville, AR), and Thomas Coriell (St Louis) with Kim Lansford (Galena) on rhythm guitar and Dave Landreth (St Louis) on banjo.
Together for ’21 Jam Session
Friday, August 6, 2021 • 3-4 p.m.
Peace Park, along Elm St on the MU campus
The Missouri Folk Arts Program is throwing a couple of jams sessions for the “Together for ’21” Missouri bicentennial celebration. This session will feature John Williams with backup by Amber Gaddy and Dave Cavins.
Youth Fiddle Camp in Bethel, Mo – CANCELED
Sunday, June 14, 2020 – Friday, June 19, 2020
Bethel, Missouri
Sorry, youth fiddle camp has been canceled this year. 🙁
Youth camp is the prime opportunity for aspiring young fiddlers to perfect technique and learn tunes of Missouri Style fiddling. Individual lessons daily set this camp apart from other group camp settings. Dance is a big part of the Bethel camp where all campers learn to dance old-fashioned square dances and have the opportunity to learn to call the dances if they choose to do so. Tuition is $350 and includes meals and lodging. For more information or to register, contact Wendy Bumbaugh at 573-822-9498.
Adult Fiddle Camp in Bethel, Mo
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 – Saturday, May 2, 2020
Bethel, Missouri
Adult fiddle camp allows fiddlers age 18 and over to study with master fiddlers to learn new tunes, build a network of fiddler friends, and/or perfect technique. Campers stay in refurbished 1844 colony houses and take all breakfast & lunch meals at the Fest Hall Restaurant, and dinner at the Highway 15 Bar & Grille. The registration fee, $300, is all inclusive for lessons, meals & lodging. This year’s camp starts at noon on April 29 and runs through 5 p.m. on May 2. For more information or to register, contact Wendy Bumbaugh at 573-822-9498.
Bethel Youth Fiddle Camp
Sunday, June 17, 2018 – Friday, June 22, 2018
Bethel, Missouri
The annual youth fiddle camp returns for 2018, with the following slate of instructors:
- Vesta Johnson – Fiddle – Kirkwood, Missouri
- Steve Hall – Fiddle, guitar – Kirkwood, Missouri
- Angie Lennie – Fiddle – Ottumwa, Iowa
- Liz Amos – Fiddle – Sandy Ridge, Pennsylvania
- Kenny Applebee – Guitar – Mexico, Missouri
- John P. Williams – Fiddle – Madison, Missouri
Bethel Adult Fiddle Camp
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 – Saturday, April 21, 2018
Bethel, Missouri
New for 2018 is a standalone adult fiddle camp held in Bethel, Missouri, the site for many years of the annual Bethel Youth Fiddle Camp. This year’s instructors, Angie Lennie (Ottumwa, Iowa), Mickey Soltys (Carbondale, Illinois), and Charlie Walden (Evanston, Illinois), bring a wealth of experience and a variety of fiddling styles to the camp.
Fiddler’s Dream: Old-Time, Swing, and Bluegrass Fiddling in Twentieth-Century Missouri with Howard Marshall
Thursday, January 18, 2018 • 7 p.m.
Missouri State Archives, 600 W. Main Street, Jefferson City
Author and musician Dr. Howard Marshall recently released his much-anticipated to Play Me Something Quick and Devilish, his well-received book on Missouri old-time fiddlers and the history of fiddle and dance music in our state. In the new book, Fiddler’s Dream, he picks up the historical discussion in the 1920s, and again uses archival research, oral history, photographs, and fiddle tune transcriptions to trace the evolution of fiddle music into the 1960s. The book focuses on such topics as radio performers, 1920s fiddlers contests, the growth of popularity of oprys, Show-Me State fiddlers who emigrated to the West Coast taking Missouri fiddling with them, and the influence of traditional fiddle music in swing, jazz, and bluegrass. Join us as Dr. Marshall speaks on these prominent themes and performs with an accompanying ensemble of well-known central Missouri musicians, David Cavins, Amber Gaddy, and Kathy Gordon.
Copies of Fiddler’s Dream will be available for signing after the program, courtesy Downtown Book and Toy.
Howard Marshall is Professor Emeritus of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Missouri (Columbia) and former director of the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center.
The Thursday Evening Speaker Series is free of charge and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Unless otherwise noted, programs will be held at the Missouri State Archives, located at 600 W. Main Street in Jefferson City. The series is underwritten by the Friends of the Missouri State Archives.