BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//216.127.146.238//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.12// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:National Museum of Civil War Medicine X-WR-CALDESC:The premier center for the preservation and research of the le gacy of Civil War medical innovation. X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20131103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20140309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:/?post_type=ai1ec_event&p=881&instance_id= DTSTAMP:20130521T124228Z CONTACT:Kyle Wichtendahl (301-416-2395) DESCRIPTION:

The Antietam Early Banjo Gathering (also known as the Early American Ba njo Conference) is the premier event for enthusiasts and scholars of the 1 9th century banjo music and culture. The conference\, held at the Pry Hous e Field Hospital Museum on the Antietam National Battlefield\, raises awar eness of the early banjo’s significance in the development of American pop ular music. It also underscores music’s importance in the lives of Civil W ar soldiers.

The event i s a truly unique forum for both experts and novices to meet and share know ledge\, playing technique\, and passion for banjo history and its meaning in the 21st century. Each year\, the conference brings dozens of people–re searchers\, collectors\, musicians\, and instrument builders–from across t he nation to participate in workshops\, jam sessions\, and scholarly lectu res. The gathering takes place in and around an 1840s threshing barn on th e Antietam National Battlefield\, lending an appropriate setting and atmos phere that is at once scholarly and casual.

The banjo gathering features five different program ses sions throughout the weekend. Presenters on each day talk or demonstrate o n a wide range of subjects\, including instrument construction\, playing t echniques\, music\, history\, and other topics closely tied to the culture of the early American banjo. The conference’s schedule allows ample time for “jam sessions” and mentoring with some of the nation’s most experience d players.

The cost of registration for the Sixth Antietam Early American Banjo Gathering is $60. The museum will provide a continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Participants are encouraged to stay overnight on the Pry House pr operty\, either in the threshing barn or in period or modern tents on the grounds. Camping overnight is encouraged\, but hotel accommodations are av ailable in nearby Hagerstown\, MD.

Registration opens at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on Fri day afternoon. Formal sessions begin on Saturday morning and conclude with a public concert given in or near the Pry Barn at 5:15PM. Formal sessions resume on Sunday morning and the event concludes with a public performanc e at the Dunker Church on the Antietam Battlefield in the early afternoon. As a part of the gathering\, registered participants are invited perform in the public concerts. While participation in either concert is purely vo luntary\, attendees are encouraged to share. Each performance gives partic ipants an opportunity to play publicly with well-respected musicians in ve ry unique and special venues. Click Here to Register!

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