THANK YOU, TERRI!
This year, our fearless favorite festival organizer Terri Lukačko stepped down and handed over the reins to a new crew. We are all so very grateful to Terri for her hard work and dedication over these years of running Black Creek, even making the festival happen online for two years during the pandemic.
During her celebratory speech, Terri urged festival-goers to respond with an enthusiastic YES! when the call for volunteers lands in their inbox. Read about Terri here.
Registration is Closed!
Thanks for a great festival 2022!
2022 Workshops & Community Jams
WORKSHOPS (Saturday)
11am–12pm BANJO WORKSHOP (in the Barn)
How to Play a Clawhammer Waltz with Tim Rowell. We’ll explore different ways to bring out that magical, flowing waltz timing – left-hand & right-hand techniques that highlight and create beautiful phrasing.
1–2pm GUITAR WORKSHOP (in the Barn)
Bass Runs Ups and Downs with Erica Weiss – Tools for crafting a bass line, including 2-3-note runs between chords, using “alternate alternates” for a simple pleasing line, “running in place” on one chord, and more. We’ll explore how to find and choose notes, time the runs, and build bass lines for commonly known tunes in different keys.
FIDDLE workshop – TBA
COMMUNITY JAMS (Friday and Saturday)
All weekend: WELCOME TENT JAM – All the time, always open, all welcome! Join a jam in progress, or start your own!
FRI 5:30–7pm – OLD-TIME SLOW JAM with Doghouse String Band (Jennifer Wilkin, Robert Wood, Charlie Shaw): Chestnuts plus tunes we’re hearing around the festivals now, in the keys of G, D, and A. We’ll start each tune at a slow pace for 3–4 times through, then gradually speed up to a moderate pace. (in the Barn)
FRI 7–8:30pm – TERRI’S OLD-TIME RUSTY AF JAM in D with Terri Lukačko. ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME! Probably go round robin. Bring a favorite D tune to share. Terri will have a tune list to jog our memories. (in the Barn)
SAT 10–11am – OLD-TIME JAM IN A with Ben Wetherbee and Ruth Rappaport: Cross-tuned (fiddles may tune to AEAE) A tunes at a moderate pace. (in the 1890s Museum building)
SAT 12–1pm – OLD-TIME JAM IN G with Ambrose Verdibello (in the 1890s Museum building)
SAT 2–4pm – SWING JAM with Brian Slattery & friends: All levels and instruments welcome and encouraged. We’ll play old, jam-friendly swing standards from New Orleans, Harlem, and Paris. If you’ve been intrigued by swing and want to try it, now’s your chance! And if you love swing and want to spend an hour playing it, come along for the ride. (in the Barn)
SAT 3:30–5pm – CAJUN JAM with Hannah Marie Marcus & friends. Up-to-speed Cajun tunes led by an accordion with fiddle and guitar. (in the 1890s Museum building)
Any schedule/location changes will be reflected here and posted at the festival.
Details, logistics, how to get there: Read the FAQ page
COVID SAFETY POLICY: Our goal is to keep attendees, volunteers, and staff as safe as practical. When you arrive, we ask that you provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative test. This can be in any reasonable form: vaccination card, photo on your phone, etc.
If you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID (scratchy or sore throat, cough, runny nose, fever, flu-like symptoms), stay home. If you pre-registered, you can receive a full refund.
We suggest that everyone do a rapid test right before coming to Black Creek to identify asymptomatic infections.
For more information please contact:
Terri Lukacko at (518) 708-5128
blackcreek@oldsongs.org
Old Songs, Inc. at (518) 765-2815
oldsongs@oldsongs.org