This summer, top tourist destination Door County, Wisconsin (known nationally as “the Cape Cod of the Midwest”) will host the inaugural sessions of the Door County Bluegrass Camp, a first-of-its-kind instructional camp taught by renowned bluegrass musicians.

Students may choose between two sessions, one from June 29-July 4 and one from August 3-8. The camp will work to improve playing at all skill levels, with morning and afternoon instrumental lessons and a variety of workshops, including classes about bluegrass history; songwriting; music theory; harmony singing; chart reading and writing; tab; instrument repair and maintenance; folk, round, square, and contra dance; yodeling, storytelling with music; and, of course, jam sessions. Each camp session will also afford ample opportunity for playing with fellow students and instructors, and will finish with a concert for the public.

Lessons will be taught by a musically astonishing team of instructors, all of whom are nationally respected in the world of bluegrass. The faculty includes two winners of the Memphis Premier String Player Award, and musicians who have performed with a variety of bluegrass greats, including Bill Monroe, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Vassar Clements and Robin and Linda Williams. The camp will also feature a songwriting workshop taught by published songwriter Julie Carter-Moriva.

Camp participants will also have the chance to experience the beauty of Door County, a locale renowned for its natural and cultural richness. Thousands of people visit Door County each year from all over the world, taking advantage of the swimming, fishing, biking, hiking, culinary, theatrical, and musical opportunities the county provides.

More information on Door County Bluegrass Camp is available online at www.doorcountybluegrass.com or at (920) 839-2777. Because space is limited, early reservations are strongly recommended.