Fur Peace Summer thru Fall 2012

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For Immediate Release: March 29, 2012 (Austin, Texas) - Pierre Bensusan, Chris Hillman, Country Joe MacDonald, Spencer Bohren, Laurence Juber and Frank Vignola! This amazing array of artists and more will perform, teach and be jammin' at Fur Peace Ranch, the guitar school Jorma Kaukonen started in southern Ohio. For details and registration please go to www.furpeaceranch.com. "Focus on the things you love, listen with an open heart, and the music will speak for itself!” - Jorma Kaukonen In 1989, Jorma and Vanessa Kaukonen conceived what Jorma calls "a ranch that grows guitar players." Not a fantasy camp, but a place where both budding and seasoned musicians could immerse themselves and emerge with renewed inspiration and tangible progress in their playing. 2012 Workshop Schedule APRIL 13 - 16 Jorma Kaukonen w/Marjorie Thompson, Keys to the Highway, Full Happy Traum, Blues & Country Fingerpicking Larry Campbell, Fingerstyle Guitar, Full APRIL 19 - 21 Fur Peace on The Road @Wanee, Live Oak, FL APRIL 27 – 30 Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, Playing As A Duo Laurence Juber, Beatles, Wings and Six Strings MAY 11 – 14 Jorma Kaukonen, David Wolff, Marjorie Thompson The Entrance Ramp Workshop, Full JUNE 1 – 4 Tommy Emmanuel, Master Guitar, By Audition, Full JUNE 15 – 18 2012 Country Joe McDonald, Songwriting Pierre Bensusan, Acoustic Guitar Spencer Bohren, American Roots Music Songbook AUGUST 10 – 13: Couples' Weekend Jorma Kaukonen, Moving On Down the Road Jack Casady, Bass Guitar Proficiency Jill Sobule, Acoustic Guitar & Songwriting The Persuasions, The Persuasions Street Corner Harmony Workshop AUGUST 24 – 27 Jorma Kaukonen w/Marjorie Thompson, Shifting Gears Woody Mann, Country Blues & Ragtime Improvisation SEPTEMBER 7 – 10: Pick & Putt (motorcycle adventures included) Jorma Kaukonen, Moving On Down the Road, Full George Porter, Bass Guitar Steve Kimock, Electric Guitar, Full Marjorie Thompson, Crafting Songs: Fingerstyle Gtr Toolkit SEPTEMBER 28 – OCT. 1 Roy Book Binder, Country Blues Licks & Tricks GE Smith, Electric Blues & Rock: Electric Guitar, Full Tim Thompson, Intro to Fingerstyle Guitar OCTOBER 12 – 15 Verlon Thompson, Songwriting for Guitarists Herb Pedersen, Banjoville Chris Hillman, Hillman’s Mad Mountain Rangers: Adventures in Mandolin, Songwriting & Vocal Techniques OCTOBER 26 – 29: Tribute to the Rev. Weekend Jorma Kaukonen w/Marjorie Thompson, Keys to the Highway Stefan Grossman, Rev. Gary Davis: Old Fashion Picking to Rags & Marches, Full Ernie Hawkins, Blues & Rags: Gary Davis & the Piedmont Tradition NOVEMBER 9 – 12 Jorma Kaukonen w/Marjorie Thompson, Carnegie Hall Jack Casady, Bass Guitar Fundamentals Bill Kirchen, Hammer of the Honky Tank Gods: Elec. Gtr, Full Grab your guitar, bass, drum, and come join the music! Now in its 15th year, the award winning Fur Peace Ranch takes their concept “On the Road.” The lessons and sessions include: – Double Dose of Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady - If you want to learn the secrets of this dynamic duo's 50+ career...this is your chance. FULL – Warren Haynes and Jorma Kaukonen "Tales" of their musical journeys! – Planet Earth Drum with Mickey Hart - Discussion on Rhythm & Percussion in history and across cultures – Wake up with Oteil Burbridge - Improvisation Workshop/Clinic The Fur Peace Ranch is a center of musical activity. Workshops with Jorma, Jack and many talents occur through out the year. Read about the fun: "Jefferson Airplane Bandmates Teach Guitar to Rock Star Wannabes” – Jim Clash, Bloomberg-BusinessWeek "Jefferson Airplane Alumns Run the Real School of Rock" – Sean Edgar, Paste