Blues Workshops
Following previous year’s resounding successes, we again have blues workshops and tutorials taking place at the Festival. Places are limited on these free workshops, which will be held in The Town Hall – so booking in advance is advised.
GUITAR WORKSHOP
STEVE PAGE – LITTLE RED ROOSTER
Steve’s workshops are always popular, and he’ll introduce you to the more traditional ways of playing the blues.
Made famous by Howling Wolf, covered by the Rolling Stones (and many others), the great thing about Little Red Rooster is that, like many songs written by Willie Dixon, it reaches back to the acoustic country blues of the 1920’s and 30’s. It works well if you keep it simple and is great to embellish. It is ideal for acoustic guitar.
We’ll be playing tuned to open G for this one. The workshop is suitable for beginners and more experienced players alike.
You’ll need to bring a steel strung guitar and ideally a slide of some description – I’ll have spares with me just in case!
Listen here: https://youtu.be/6Vr-DR5HdKw?si=VlpBs2RU1Mr6Vvma
The Town Hall • Saturday 20 September • 2:30pm start
HARMONICA WORKSHOP
MARK COLE – TIPS AND TRICKS
A multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter in the Blues and Americana genres, Mark Cole from Sons of the Delta will share some useful harmonica riffs, rhythms and ideas to get you equipped for jamming.
There will be time for a Q&A session too if you are after specific bits of advice.
Please bring a C harmonica so we are all in the same key and to avoid the room sounding like a cat massacre!
If you don’t have a C harmonica to bring with you, Mark will have some reasonable quality C harmonicas to sell at the workshop.
The Town Hall • Saturday 20 September • 4:00pm start
HOW TO BOOK YOUR WORKSHOP PLACE
Advance booking is advised as there are limited places available.
Please text your name and workshop(s) you are interested in to 07831 176276 or email workshops@wottonbluesfest.org to secure your place.
