Silver Bay Bluegrass Camp

Bring the family!Silver Bay YMCA Conference Center offers: Housing choices, some w. private bath, some as low as $60/night. Rate includes all meals and activities.35-55% off for kids, under 6 free! All-site Wifi.

Activities! Swimming, boating, tennis, crafts, gym, shop, hiking trails, volleyball, archery, family programs. Licensed day camp every morning.

Night fun! Campfires, movies, karioke, late sunsets.

Camp-“lite” (9am-12:30pm only, $250/week) includes: Daily instrument classes for banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, dobro, bass... AND... Coached small groups: Beginner slow jams, all the way to advanced band coaching

Add the Afternoon program (2-5pm daily, only $150 extra!): Daily classes on harmony singing, slow jamming, songwriting, practice “boot camp”, band lab, more!

Activities every night – Open mics, bluegrass movies, karaoke, talks, jamming!

Choose morning-only or all-day program: Only $250 / $400 for five days!

The Program

Explore the website to view site, rooms and rates, activities.To register or for more info, call 518-543-8833 xt. 350 any time, leave message for callback.

SilverBay.org More about this camp

on BGjam.com

“ Great place for a camp like this!!!”

“ The small jams were challenging and empowering, a big confidence boost for me.”

“ The mixed instrument, jam opportunity and performance experience were invaluable. The student population was great, helpful and fun, a major part of the success.”

“ Awesome location!!!”

Silver Bay Bluegrass Camp

All-Wernick Method teaching!by Pete Wernick and these certified,

experienced bluegrass player/teachers

Pete Wernick – “Dr. Banjo” of Hot Rize and Country Cooking, originator of jam camps, banjo camps and the Wernick Method

Ira Gitlin (bass) multi-instrumentalist, kids program leader, camp teacher

Joan Wernick – “The Colorado Songbird,” world-traveled performer/jam teacher

Bob Amos (guitar/songwriting) Front Range lead singer/bandleader, songwriter

Ellen Carlson (fiddle, singing) High Range Band, many music camps, directs Fiddleheads JamCamp

Bob Altschuler (banjo) Dyer Switch Band, heads beginner track, Banjo Camp North, banjo author

Alan Epstein (mandolin) Presents workshops for all levels of mandolin

Harry Gambrill (dobro/banjo) member of three bluegrass bands

Terry Baker (dobro) Camp advisor

on Lake George, NY Ý June 25-30

“ High quality instructors.”

Bluegrass CampRegister by phone only!518-543-8833 xt. 350

Leave message any time for callback

Family friendly!

“ Lots of hands-on, just

what I was looking for.”

On Lake George!