MerleFestRaffle - Tuesday May 11, 2021!
Virtual Raffle
Wilkes Community College (WCC) Foundation will hold its first MerleFest Mega Raffle to support scholarships at Wilkes Community College. The MerleFest Mega Raffle drawings will take place virtually on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at merlefest.org/megaraffle
**Prizes**
2021 Ford Bronco • 2021 Nissan Rogue • Two MerleFest Gold Patron Packages • PS 5 Gaming Package • Santa Cruz Tony Rice Guitar • Samsung 55" TV and Bose Sound System • Nintendo Switch Gaming Package • Apple Watch Series 6 • Custom-Designed Ring • Giant Bike • Nine $1,000 Cash Prizes • $2,500 Cash Prize • $5,000 Cash Prize • $7,500 Cash Prize • $15,000 Cash Prize
Winners will be announced during the live event and will be notified via phone or email to confirm their prize. Additionally, winners will be listed on the MerleFest website.
Learn More
Raffle tickets are $100 each and include two entries to the MerleFest Mega Raffle drawings. Raffle tickets can be purchased on our website. Click the button below to visit the MerleFest Mega Raffle website. Tickets go on sale March 1, 2021.
Louisville Folk School New Winter Classes
Now Enrolling! - A letter from Dave Howard
Welcome to one of our largest and most exciting collections of classes in the 6-year history of the Folk School! We have 15 of the best instructors around teaching 28 unique, virtual group classes:
You'll find everything from beginner to advanced instrument classes, repertoire classes ranging from Classic Bluegrass, Irish Pub Songs, Country Duets, Songs of Tom T. Hall, and an Almost Bluegrass class!
We have new guitar classes, such as Country Blues Fingerstyle Guitar, Flatpicking KY Fiddle Tune Favorites, and our first electric guitar friendly class: Grateful Dead Guitar (also appropriate for acoustic players, of course).
Lily Lyons is back with her Songwriting Workshop for experienced or beginning songsmiths!
New string instrument classes include Bluegrass Banjo Favorites, Electric Bass for Bluegrass and Country Music, Contra and Square Dance tunes for Clawhammer Banjo, Kentucky Fiddle Tune favorites for Clawhammer Banjo, and Bill Monroe Mandolin.
Our fiddle classes continue to be some of our most popular classes. We have an Irish Fiddle, and two old-time fiddle classes this session - and Cheyenne Mize is guest teaching the advanced old-time fiddle repertoire class this Winter.
We are offering beginner group classes on guitar, bluegrass and clawhammer banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and songwriting, and our private fiddle instructors are eager to help you get started on fiddle in one-on-one lessons. If you're looking for a beginner fiddle track, just sign up for 6 or more private lessons with one of our fiddle teachers and automatically get a 10% discount on the package of lessons! We are extending that package deal to all private lessons for a limited time - just enroll in 6 or more and the discount will occur automatically when you check out online.
All of our group classes are listed below with links to the registration page on our website. Sign up early - our winter session typically sells out earlier than any other session, and we have the early bird discount in effect now!
I hope you'll join us for a class this winter. We are very thankful to have you in our community and appreciate all of your support this year.
With gratitude,
Dave Howard
Louisville Folk School
View Available Classes
Browse all classes by instrument at the links below, or click the button to see all our Fall 2020 classes.
Our Mission
Bluegrass Anonymous, Louisville’s Bluegrass Music Association, is dedicated to promoting and supporting bluegrass music, preserving its tradition, and nurturing its growth by providing inclusive opportunities for pickin’, singin’, and listenin’.
So Welcome!
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