Camp Bluegrass is a one-week residential picking camp for bluegrass musicians. It is held each July at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas located 30 miles West of Lubbock. Campers stay in dorms on campus or in conveniently located RV sites. Motels are also available in town. Food service is provided in the SPC cafeteria.

Camp Bluegrass 2012 celebrates Bill Monroe’s 100^th birthday year with a special week of activities dedicated to the Father of Bluegrass Music! Faculty includes former members of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys: Roland White (guitar ‘67-‘69,) Robert Bowlin (fiddle ‘93-‘96) and Jim Moratto (banjo ‘73-‘74.)  Faculty will devote class time to Monroe’s music. Special Monroe related events include:

Monday “An Overview of Bill Monroe’s Career” – Joe Carr
Tuesday “Bill Monroe Story Session”- all faculty
Tuesday “A Monroe Tribute Concert” all faculty
Wednesday “An Overview of the Monroe Mandolin Style” by Joe Carr, author of Play Like a Legend: Bill Monroe Songs and Tunes for the Mandolin.
Thursday “Fiddle Tunes Bill Monroe Taught Me” - Robert Bowlin

Our speciality is quality teaching and small classes in state of the art facilities. The faculty includes some of the best instructors anywhere. Several SPC teachers are on the staff. Classes are held in the Commercial Music building with nightly faculty concerts in the Tom T. Hall Production Studio.

Over half of our students return every year. Come join the family.

 

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