Apple Mountain Music - Albuquerque, NM Celtic Harp and Folk Musical Instrument Store

Old Time Jam Session – Bring your instrument and join this two-hour Saturday morning Old Time Jam! Don’t worry – we’ll put the coffee on! Join in the session or just listen. All skill levels are welcome.

Saturday, May 10, 2008             10am to Noon               Fee: None!

        If Clapton Played the Dulcimer: Practical Blues for the Mountain Dulcimer - Jonathan Dowell, Instructor. Jonathan Dowell, the 2007 Regional Mountain Dulcimer Champion, returns to help you get the most out of your mountain dulcimer by playing the Blues. You will learn that it is easy to play Blues tunes! You will also learn to use a capo to play Blues chords and Blues scales and the simple music theory of the 12-bar Blues. You will learn several “crooked” blues tunes from Appalachian Folk Blues. A capo is required for this workshop! This is for newly advanced, intermediate players and new players who are ready to move up!
Saturday, May 31, 2008             10am to Noon               Fee: $10

        Bonus! There will be an open jam session with Jonathan Dowell that afternoon from 2pm to 4pm. Everyone is welcome to join in or just listen. You won’t want to miss this! There is no charge.

SW Pickers presents Mary Z. Cox in Concert - Begins with Hand’s Five Performance! Covenant Presbyterian Church 9315 Candelaria NE, Albuquerque, NM Click here for the flyer.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7pm

Admission at the door— $12 non members/$10 members

Creeping up the Banjo Neck with Mary Z. Cox (Intermediate) Begin to play tunes up the neck in Double C. Get your fingers used to creeping past the 5th fret without music theory or stress! We’ll use this technique to learn Sally Ann, John Stinson’s #2 and Angeline. Come tuned in gCGCD. Add sparkle to your playing while having lots of fun. 8:30-9:30--stay and jam awhile with Bob and Mary Z. :) Register with Judy in advance by June 1 and get a $5.00 gift certificate good towards any of Mary's CDs, Books, or T-shirts that evening
*Note: the Banjo workshop will not be held at Apple Mountain Music. Please Contact Judy Muldawer (505) 298-5589 for information and to register.

Friday, June 20, 2008/6:30pm to 8:30pm                       Fee: $35

        Stretching with the Mountain Dulcimer on string band Favorites/ String Band Style: Novice/intermediate Mary Z. Cox, Instructor - Learn to "stretch" your playing with easy variations on "Chickens Crowin" at Midnight" and "Angeline", then will experiment with North Alabama fiddle tune, "Step Around Johnny" in an easy string band style with fun variations. Mary Z. won two first place competitions in 2006 playing this tune--and you can learn to play it too! Please come tuned in DAD. Register in advance (by June 1) and get a $5.00 gift certificate good towards any of Mary's CDs, Books, or T-shirts that afternoon.
Sunday, June 22, 2008 2pm to 4pm                               Fee: $35

Thank you for visiting,
Debra

Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival

Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival & Highland Games

Join us in this annual celebration of Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Manx and Galician culture. Experience the food, dance, music, athletic events, attire and history of the Celtic heritage! Be sure to visit Apple Mountain Music’s tent where live music will be featured all day! Tickets available in advance at Apple Mountain Music for $8 Adult, $5 Children and at the gate for $10. More info at www.scotmall.com/celticfestival.

At Balloon Fiesta Park, Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 9am – 5pm

New Classes

Jamming with the Mountain Dulcimer
6/2 – 6/36 (5 weeks) Mondays

7 to 8 pm
A class for anyone who wants to play mountain dulcimer in a group environment. We’ll focus on playing melody and DAD chords, learn how to follow guitar chords by sight, as well as how to “start” songs in a jam setting.
Required material: W.F.M.S. West, Strings and Things ($16.00)
Cost: $50.00

Future Jonathan Dowell Workshops for the Mountain Dulcimer

- The Five Columns of Stonehenge:
Chords from the Circle of Fifths
in Celtic Music
- Strum This:
Hammered-Dulcimer Warhorses
for the Mountain Dulcimer
- Getting High above the Seventh Fret:
- Learning to Love Your Upper Octaves

And Don't Forget...

Apple Mtn Harp Circle:

4^th Saturday of the month.

Hosted by Stephanie Sjaardema.

A beginner's circle.

All beginners are welcome.

No Fee!

Canterbury Harp Circle

1^st and 3^rd Saturdays

2:00pm – 4:00pm

We offer New Mexico’s best selection of high quality folk instruments, music books, CDs, and accessories. Drop in and visit us today!