Bill Evans & Megan Lynch are touring and giving workshops for the the next couple of weeks
January 13 and February 3: Berkeley, CA: Bill joins Ran Bush and other teachers in an eight week Intro to Bluegrass Jamming group class at the Fifth String, 3051 Adeline Street. Class runs through February 24, $25 fee per class or $160 for all 8 classes.7 to 9:15 p.m., all instruments and singers welcome, no prior experience playing with others is necessary – all are welcome! Contact Ran at 510-682-8886 or ranbush@gmail.com for more information and to register. Jim Nunally and Evie Ladin will also be co-teaching with Ran in this eight week session. Megan Lynch teaches the February 17th class.
January 15: Portland & Lake Oswego, OR : Bill Evans and Megan Lynch teach evening banjo and fiddle workshops. Bill teaches a Melodic Style Banjo workshop designed for players with one year or more of playing experience at the home of Claire Levine from 7 to 9:30 p.m. $40 fee. Advance registrations are recommended by contacting Claire at 503-282-0883 or clairell@aracnet.com. Melodic style banjo is a three-finger bluegrass banjo technique that relies upon scales rather than rolls and offers an exciting, contemporary complement to Scruggs style. Melodic style allows you to play fiddle tunes note-for-note and also opens up improvisational possibilities. In this workshop, Bill will unlock the secrets of understanding how melodic style works. You’ll learn how to use melodic style in different keys, how to use it up and down the neck and how to combine it with Scruggs style to add new possibilities to your playing, whatever your experience level. Tab examples will be presented, including licks and complete fiddle tunes. Video/audio recording is encouraged.
Megan teaches Details, Details, Details! Taking It To The Next Level from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at a home in Lake Oswego. Contact Claire for registration info and directions.
January 16: Portland, OR : Bill Evans and Megan Lynch perform at Ten Thousand Villages, 914 N.W. Everett Street, 503-585-1636. $15 admission. Advance reservations suggested by contacting Claire Levine at 503-282-0883 or email to clairell@aracnet.com.
January 17: Seattle, WA: Bill Evans and Megan Lynch will be interviewed around 9 a.m. on KBCS radio. Stay tuned for more details!
January 17: Seattle, WA: Bill Evans and Megan Lynch teach banjo and fiddle workshops at Dusty Strings, 3406 Fremont Ave. N. Bill teaches “Earl Scruggs Essentials” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and “Unlocking Melodic and Single-String Styles” from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. $35 each or $60 for both sessions. Join Bill and Megan as they lead a Dusty Strings free jam session for bluegrass instrumentalists and singers from 4 to 5:45 p.m. designed to leave no one player in the dust! For more info phone 206-634-1662.
January 17: Seattle, WA: Bill Evans and Megan Lynch at Egan’s Ballard Jam House, 1707 NW Market Street. Performance is from 11:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. $7 cover. Phone 206-789-1621 for more details.
January 18: Bellingham, WA: Bill Evans and Megan Lynch play Nancy’s Farm, 2030 E. Smith Road, 2 p.m. show. Suggested donation $8 to $12. For more info, phone 360-966-4640.
January 18: Bellingham, WA: Bill Evans and Megan Lynch teach banjo and fiddle workshops in the evening. Bill’s topic will be Learn the Secrets of Melodic and Single-String Styles. Bill analyzes contemporary melodic and single-string approaches, picking apart the right- and left-hand essentials in a way that will enable you to quickly and fluently begin to use these techniques to enhance your own playing. This is an ideal session for those who are new to these approaches as well as those who want to develop a deeper understanding of these styles. Advance registrations are recommended. Contact Len Helfgott at 360-647-0203 or leonard.helfgott@wwu.edu to reigster and for directions.
January 19: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Workshops and concert at The Anza Club!! Bill Evans and Megan Lynch lead fiddle and banjo workshops from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Bill’s topic is The Secrets of Melodic and Single-String Styles (see description above). Advance registration is recommended for the workshops by contacting Jay Buckwold at jbuckwold@telus.net or phone 604-737-0270. Bill and Megan then play an evening concert at the same venue. 3 West 8th Avenue, V5Y 1M8, 8 p.m., sponsored by the Pacific Bluegrass and Heritage Society. Tickets $20 general public, $18 for Society members.
