Kluane Bluegrass Festival

Classes and Instructors

Beginner Guitar: Bruce Bergman
Intermediate Guitar: Marc Ladoucer
Advanced Guitar: Dale Adkins

Beginner Mandolin: Deb Bergman
Intermediate Mandolin: Radim Zenkl

Beginner Bass: Glen Hoffart
Intermediate Bass: Rob Bergman

Beginner Fiddle: Marg Tatum
Intermediate Fiddle: Paul Elliott

Beginner Banjo: Chris Stevens
Intermediate Banjo: Chris Elliott

Vocals: Dale Ann Bradley

	Bergman Family Last spring Bruce and Deb Bergman joined forces with Marg Tatum and her fiddle. All three are longtime performers and instructors in the Whitehorse music scene. They soon found themselves anchored on the upright bass by Rob Bergman, who was living and playing in the Victoria area. The resulting music camp and festival experience was an unforgettable one, and all are excited to be back this year. Listen up for more old time and bluegrass flavoured Bergman favourites.
	Marc Ladouceur Marc has been teaching at our camp since it began. This year he will be instructing intermediate guitar. He currently plays guitar and mandolin with the bluegrass sensation, “Down to the Wood”. His musical travels have taken him through many styles, including bluegrass, Celtic, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. Over time, he has performed and recorded on acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, 5-string banjo, tenor banjo, and bass. He has played at many bluegrass and folk festivals across North America, and taught at some great camps, including Camp He Ho Ha, for the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society out of Edmonton, and FAMI June camp, around Bragg Creek. He fully endorses making music fun, while keeping a focus on strong fundamentals and necessary basic techniques to increase proficiency and further the enjoyment of making music.
	Dale Adkins Dale is widely regarded as the best guitarist in the Northwest and is equally skilled as a songwriter. His creative mastery of the guitar combined with inherent melodic taste and fluid tones leave audiences breathless. Dale gained national status as a guitarist while touring with Grammy Nominee and Praire Home Companion regular Kate McKenzie. Many of the Northwest's premiere Bluegrass bands have also benefited from Dale's creative mastery of the guitar including Out of the Blue, Dr. Corn's Bluegrass Remedy, and the highly acclaimed bands Frontline, The Leah Larson Band and True North.
	Radim Zenkl Radim Zenkl, mandolin player, composer and instructor, plays many musical styles including bluegrass, folk, flamenco, jazz and classical. He has taught at a variety of music camps, with repeat engagements totaling over 70 week-long workshops in the last fifteen years. Zenkl has recorded five solo CDs and has appeared on numerous others. This U.S. National Champion is at the cutting edge of the mandolin s future, performing solo concerts worldwide, collaborating with leading artists of the acoustic music scene and inventing new playing techniques.
	Chris Stevens Chris Stevens moved to the West coast in 1981, he has recorded for some of the industries most demanding and accomplished Jingle houses, producers and Artists. Whether on banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, dobro or vocals, Chris Stevens has been a name associated with an imaginative well seasoned Bluegrass flavorist. His ability to go in to session with his ears open and instinctively produce the right punch or subtle dynamics, have kept his session, and more recently, production abilities in high demand. This will be Chris's fifth time teaching at the camp and every year he brings a high level of energy and enthusiasm for teachings students of all levels and ages.
.	Glen Hoffart Glen has been a member of Down to the Wood for 8 years and this will be his third year teaching bass at the camp. He enjoys teaching and his energy and enthusiasm for it makes him a focused and motivating instructor. He has taught in many other camps throughout the years and always leaves his students smiling.
	Marg Tatum Marg has been playing and teaching music here in the Yukon since the early 1980's. Having received classical instruction in both the piano and violin, she took the solid technical foundations from that training and applied it to many various musical traditions outside the classical repertoire from Folk and Country music, through Irish Traditional, to Rock, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz and Bluegrass. She has become a frequent performer at the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival with various groups over the years - Barndance, Simple Messengers, Deja Blue, and the Bergman Family Band.
	Paul Elliott Paul has performed with The Good Old Persons, John Reischman, Michelle Shocked, Alison Brown, Buell Neidlinger, and many others. His recording credits span film, television, and radio, and a long list of CDs including Scott Nygaard s "No Hurry" on the Rounder label. He is currently a member of Victoria BC s Four Chords of Wood bluegrass band and the Seattle-based DownTown Mountain Boys.
	Chris Elliott Chris is a professional banjo instructor and performer in Lyons, Colo. He is the banjo player, vocalist and songwriter with Spring Creek on Rebel Records. He has had the privilege of playing on stage with many of his bluegrass heroes including Tony Trischka, Pete Wernick, Alan Munde, Matt Flinner, Gene Libbea, Brad Lee Folk, Michael Cleveland, and others. Elliott is the 2007 RockyGrass Banjo Champion. Elliott's teaching method is based on creating a non-intimidating, friendly, patient environment for the student. He works to gauge each student's needs and personal learning style, and focuses on giving encouragement as well as tips and techniques. "It's so easy for beginners to get discouraged on the banjo," he says. "The important thing is to make it simple and fun so that the joy of bluegrass comes through early on."
	Dale Ann Bradley Dale Ann Bradley was born and raised in the mountains of Pineville, KY. Her father was a coal miner and primitive Baptist Minister whose church had no musical instrumentation in their worship service. The congregation sang from a book that shows no musical staffs or notes. Without question it was in those numerous worship services she developed her incredible ear for tone and pitch. Dale Ann is an experienced teacher as she has taught guitar and vocals at many camps throughout the years and for her incredible voice she has received the IMBA vocalist of the Year award for both 2007 and 2008. Her past performance at the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Music Festival was an absolute highlight with the emotion and power of her voice bringing the audience to their knees. We look forward to having her teach at the camp this year. .