Want to learn more about your instrument and play it better? Learn some new vocal techniques? Play along or share a song in the Ballad Tree Song Circle? Pick up some tips about storytelling or songwriting? Come to one or more of the great workshops being offered at this year’s folk festival and please feel free to bring your instrument! Workshops are FREE and open to all!
Workshops will take place in the back classroom at the indoor stage at the Roy Place Building (Southeast corner of Stone and Pennington)
SATURDAY APRIL 1, 2023
ROY PLACE BUILDING CLASSROOM – Supported by Startup Tucson and FORGE
Address: 44 N. Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Indoor Stage Near Stone Ave and Pennington St) Google Map
| 12 PM | Alison Wahl | Social Justice from an Artist’s Perspective |
| 1 PM | Marty Province | Dangerous Songs – Protest Songs and Ballads |
| 2 PM | Randy Palmer | Beginning Songwriting |
| 3 PM | Hosted by Ted Ramirez | Ballad Tree Song Circle |
| 4 PM | Jamie Anderson | Rhythm Guitar – Five Strums that Will Work for Almost any Song |
| 5 PM | Fox and Bones | Stage Banter and Holding the Audience’s Attention |
SUNDAY APRIL 2, 2023
ROY PLACE BUILDING CLASSROOM – Supported by Startup Tucson and FORGE
Address: 44 N. Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Indoor Stage Near Stone Ave and Pennington St) Google Map
| 1 PM | Sandy Hathaway | Songwriting |
| 2 PM | Deb Seymour | Life Beyond The Third Fret: Bridging the Gap Between Folk and Jazz on the Guitar |
| 3 PM |
Hosted by |
Ballad Tree Song Circle |
| 4 PM | Sara Syms | Healing Powers of Music for Mental Health |