STRUNG TOGETHER
The 2024 Detailed Schedule
September 13-15, 2024
September 11th- Wednesday at the Shores, 30th year Front Porch Jams . All are welcomed to bring a stringed instrument, a song, or smile. September 11th, 2024
Strung Together Begins
2 p.m. Registration and check-in
Open community jam with The Montville Project
All players welcome! Led by experienced Maine folk music players George Fowler, Art Bryan and Fred White, bring your instrument and suggestions for tunes to play. Tommy Jarrell Sound Stage
Handmade pies made with fresh ingredients fired in an outdoor wood-fed pizza oven. Sonya Eldridge is the Master Chef.
6:00 p.m. Performance by multi-instrumentalist and traditional musician Owen Marshall and fiddler extraordinaire, Alden Robinson. Maybelle's Stage
7:00 p.m. Community contra or square dance, caller Pat Danscen
Join the band or join the dancers. Both options guaranteed fun!
Owen Marshall, Alden Robinson and friends to lead the players. Tommy Jarrell Sound Stage
9 p.m. Open jams with breakout groups for slow jammers and advanced jammers.
New to Maine folk music and the tradition of community jams? Join the slow jam led by an experienced Maine folk player to get the rhythm.
Ready to jam and exchange tunes with other Maine folk music players? Check out the fast jam (s) led by Owen Marshall, Alden Robinson and Max Wareham. Slow Jam with Bob Hammond.
Slow Jam in Watson's Den, Fast Jam in Ola Bella Reed Hall
Day 2, Saturday, September 14
8 – 10 a.m. Scones, music, and stories
Wake up surrounded by trees and sea breezes, then come grab fresh, homemade scones, oatmeal & homemade coffee cake with juce, hot coffee & tea at Monroe Saloon
*The scone goddess for the weekend is Toneen Constantino
8 a.m. Morning Yoga and finger stretch
Wake up in the morning to ...a gentle Chair Yoga practice in the garden guided by Tracey Uddin.
About the practice: CHAIR YOGA offers a gentle, available to most, breath & movement class that is done mostly while seated and will last approximately 55 minutes, Ola Belle Reed Hall
10 – 11:30 a.m. Jam Sessions
Irish Jam led by Alden Robinson, Tommy Jarrell Sound Stage
First time Jammers led by Ando Anderson, back of Ola Belle Reed Hall
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Workshop A - Fun songs with Annadeene and Tom Fowler, Scruggs Hall
Workshop B - Guitar: DADGAD for TRAD- Owen Marshall, Watson's Den
Workshop C - Old Time & Bluegrass, Slow Fiddle- John Pranio, Monroe Saloon
Workshop D- Bluegrass Banjo- Max Wareham & Co. Alison Krauss Oceanside Stage
12:30 – 2 p.m. Lunch with Portable Pies Food Truck, Tommy Jarrell Sound Stage
1:00 PM Concert- Max Wareham and the National Bluegrass Team, Tommy Jarrell Sound Stage
2 – 3 p.m. Old-time jam
Slow jam led by Emily Jeffries & Resa Randolph, Scruggs' Hall
Fast jam led by Owen Marshall & Benjamin Foss, Ola Belle Reed Hall
2 – 3 p.m. Workshops
Workshop E -2-Finger Banjo Style with Jon Kerr, Chubby Wise Mess Hall
Workshop F - Bluegrass Guitar- Max Wareham & Co. - Bass runs and fills tying chords together, Tommy Jarrell Sound Stage
Workshop G - Learn a Swedish Fiddle Tune with Benjamin Foss, Watson's Den
3 – 4 p.m. Workshops
Workshop H- Prep with The Bluebirds for the coffee house- practice workshop, Scruggs' Hall
Workshop I- GDAD tunings for Tenor, Mando, and Octave- Owen Marshall, Ola Belle Reed Hall
Workshop J- Old Time Ukulele with Ando Anderson, Chubby Wise Mess Hall
Workshop K- Old Time American Cross- Tuned Fiddle Tunes with Skip Gorman, Watson's Den
4 – 5 p.m. Bluegrass Jam Sessions
Slow Jam led by Resa Randolph & Friends, Scruggs' Hall
Fast jam led by Max Wareham & Co., Ola Belle Reed Hall
4:30-7 p.m Stone Fox Creamery food truck, $
5:30 – 7 p.m. Potluck dinner dance, Scruggs' Hall & Chubby Wise Mess Hall
Bring your favorite dish to share and beverage to share & enjoy!
Armenian Beans over Pilaf will be prepared by Head Chef for the potluck dinner is Sonya Eldridge .
Community contra or square dance led by Benjamin Foss and the Strung Together Dance Band, Pat Danscen is the caller.
7 – 8:30 p.m. Coffee house participant-led performances, Tommy Jarrell Sound Stage
Share your talents with the Strung Together community and sign up for a slot to perform at the coffee house.
9 p.m. Open jams with breakout groups for slow jammers and advanced jammers
Play tunes learned during the day and bring new ones to suggest to the group. All players are welcome!
Slow Jam in Scuggs' Hall, Fast Jam in Ola Bella Reed Hall.
Day 3, Sunday, September 15
8 – 10 a.m. It's a waffle morning! The Monroe Saloon
8-9 a.m. Owen Marshall send off Coffee Jam! A strong cup of Joe will be provided :), The Monroe Saloon
9a.m. Group photo
10-11 a.m. Old-Time jam led by Skip Gorman, George Fowler, Art Bryan and friends, Tommy Jarrell Sound Stage
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Max Wareham and National Bluegrass Band lead Strung Together community jam, Tommy Jarrell Sound Stage
12 p.m. Sweet Social, Tommy Jarrell Sound Stage
Luthiers include: Linden Frederick, Tom Gocze and Benjamin Foss
Linden will be showcasing some of his new violins/ fiddles which are available for you to play and try out. He also does violin repair and bow re-hairing. Linden's violins are some of the most admired in New England.-Ola Bella Reed Hall
Tom Gocze has been trying to play the banjo for 59 years. and has a large collection of different types of five string banjos. His company, Stockton Strings, will be at Strung Along offering instruments for sale on Saturday Sept. 14 from 12-5. Cathy Fink's Jam Tent
Benjamin will have some fine instruments to show for sale. He always has something worthwhile to try.
Workshop Etiquette
Be prompt, have your instrument out and ready to play. Please don’t monopolize the workshop leader's time, understanding that the workshop group usually includes musicians with varying experience levels and that all hope to get something out of the brief workshop. Keep questions and discussions brief, permitting the workshop leader the time to present their planned material. Thank you 🙂