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Camp Info
Join us for the first Arkansas Fiddle & Strings Camp July 28 – August 1 in Conway, Arkansas. By popular request, we are excited to provide a week of toe-tappin’ and spirit soothing string instruction. Whether you play fiddle, mandolin, guitar or banjo, we’ve got the music for you! If you’re a high school orchestra student, you might be interested in the classical or region audition tracks. Instructors Tim Trawick, Bill Nesbitt and Charlotte Crosmer are second to none in the state. Evening pickins’ and special guest appearances are optional, but you won’t want to miss the fun and the learning. Perfect a new tune or two, make a new pickin’ partner, learn several new licks and have a great time. Register NOW for the Arkansas Fiddle & Strings Camp. We can’t wait to jam with you! We invite family and friends to attend our final camp performance on Friday, August 1 at 7 pm. It will promise to be an inspiring and entertaining evening.
Registration - Pre-registration discount ends July 15
Arkansas Fiddle and String Camp
Pre-registration discount ends July 15
July 28 – August 1, 2008
Conway, AR 72032
Location: Antioch Baptist Church, 150 Amity Rd.
(Interstate 40) Conway, AR 72032
info@arkansasfiddler.com for information
Register Online:
All checks, registrations and audition tapes should be mailed to: Trawicks, 1740 John Bryant Drive, Conway, AR 72034 |
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Bill Nesbitt has played guitar since 1965, and banjo and mandolin since 1979. He helped found the Old School Bluegrass Band, one of Arkansas' most popular bluegrass groups, in 1990, going to Washington D.C. in 1993 with them to play in several Inauguration-related concerts. Since then the band has played at Silver Dollar City several years running and continues to play concerts in and around Arkansas. He plays mostly mandolin with the OSBB, serves as recording engineer for the band and runs the band's Web site, www.oldschoolband.com. He also plays guitar as half of the Little Rock Swing duet Thurman and Nesbitt, covering tunes from the Swing era, including many from the Django Reinhardt catalog. He has taught private lessons for the past several years on mandolin, banjo, guitar and bass, normally scheduling 17-20 students at any given time. He teaches in his home studio in central Little Rock. |
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 Charlotte Crosmer has been playing the violin since she was four years old. In 2003, she won the Arkansas State Old Time Fiddle Championship at the tender age of twelve. In 2004, she had the privilege of playing on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion radio show as a featured artist, and also got to perform with Sam Bush. Charlotte has been a member of the Conway Symphony Orchestra since 2001, and is now in her second year as a violin performance major at the University of Central Arkansas. |
Tim Trawick, 2007 Arkansas State Fiddle champion, has been performing and teaching stringed instruments since his teen years. A multi-instrumentalist (mandolin, guitar and fiddle), Trawick toured with Christian band “Forerunner” in the early 80s. In 1988 he crossed the ocean and performed for thousands in Europe on tour with the bluegrass band “Wildfire”. Trawick has participated in a number of recording projects including a mandolin/guitar piece that was used on tv and radio commercials for a number of years in central Arkansas. Trawick has been married to Jeanne for 28 years and their two sons are both accomplished musicians. A passionate project of Mr. Trawick’s is his church work with kids teaching Bible memory songs. 
Accommodations
If you are traveling in an RV, close RV parks include:
Toad Suck Park on the Arkansas River – www.recreation.gov and http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/toadsuck/index.htm
Sites are $18 or $20 nightly including water and electricity.
1-877-444-6777 for reservations
The park phone # is 501-759-2005.
This site is about 7 or 8 miles from Antioch Baptist Church, a straight shot out Dave Ward Drive.
Woolly Hollow State Park - 501 679-2098 is the phone number. Camping - Scattered among the trees near the lake are 20 Class "A" campsites. Equipped with water, dual-electric hookups, table and grill at each site, plus a modern bathhouse nearby, this first-class campground provides year-round camping pleasure at its best. Twelve Class "B" campsites with water hookups are available.
Location Take Exit #125 off l-40 at Conway, then go 12 miles north on US Highway 65 to Arkansas Highway 285 (just one mile north of Greenbrier); take Highway 285 east 6 miles to the park entrance.
Woolly Hollow State Park 82 Woolly Hollow Rd. Greenbrier, AR 72058 Telephone: (501) 679-2098
Morrilton, AR has a KOA Campground about 15 miles out of Conway.
With hiking trails leading to a 95-foot waterfall, caves with ancient pictographs, unique rock formations and stunning mountain overlooks, Petit Jean reigns as the queen of Arkansas state parks. Fish and rent boats on Bailey and Roosevelt lakes, take in a nature program or picnic in a hidden cove. It's just a short drive to the Morrilton / Conway KOA, where you can hit the pool, playground and game room-or even keep your horse in a corral. Great fishing spots like Lake Overcup are minutes away. The family-owned (and operated) campground offers weekly / monthly rates, so take your time to explore. Area offerings include the Museum of Automobiles, a golf course and antique stores. Check out the flea market within walking distance.
The University of Central Arkansas is holding a few suite style rooms in Farris Hall.
The cost is $22 a night per person. You will need to bring you own bedding and ALL necessary items. The rooms you will be staying in are furnished with twin beds (mattress only, no linens), a dresser and desk and a full size refrigerator and sink area. Anything else you will need to bring with you.
Dining possibilities on campus are still in the works. There are several restaurants between Antioch Baptist Church and the UCA Campus. The university campus is about 4 or 5 miles from the strings camp site.
Hotels/Motels – DO tell the receptionist you make reservations with you are with the Arkansas Fiddle & Strings Camp. Some are offering a promotional rate for us. Others give only AAA and AARP members special rates. There are others in Conway. These are right there near I-40 and the Antioch Baptist Church. There is a new Conway Commons mall right there with stores including Target, Kohl’s, Belk, Pier I, Best Buy, Home Depot, etc. Food offerings include Chick-Fil-A, Chili’s, Arby’s and Tropical Smoothie to name a few. Also nearby is McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Annie’s Restaurant.
Days Inn – 1002 East Oak Street – 501-450-7575
Double Queen room - $71.99 + tax is the special promotional rate. Ask about it when you call. Rooms include microwave, refrigerator & hairdryer in room. They have free wireless internet and continental breakfast.
Kings Inn – Oak Street @ I-40 329-5653
Promotional rate = 2 persons for $48 one regular double bed room
2 persons for $60 two regular double bed rooms
Comfort Suites – 329-8548 705 N. Museum Rd
Best Western 329-9855 I-40 & Hwy. 64E
Promotional rate = 2 queen beds - $69.00 + tax
1 queen bed - $69.00 + tax
Accommodations include continental breakfast, wireless internet and swimming pool. Rooms include standard items: iron, coffee maker, blow dryer, etc. Annie’s Restaurant is on the same property for ease with meals.
Hampton Inn 329-8999 810 North Museum Road
They give special rates for AAA and AARP. Rooms begin at $89.99 + tax. Outdoor pool, hot and cold continental breakfast and free wireless are available. Rooms include refrigerator and coffee maker and other standard items.
Economy Inn 501 327-4800
Special camp rate will be $53.00 + tax for a room with 2 queen beds. They offer continental breakfast, outdoor pool and wireless internet access.
Rooms include refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker along with other standard items.
America’s Best Value 815 E. Oak Street 501-329-8392
Special camp rate is $65.99 + tax for a room with 2 queen beds. Rooms include microwaves & refrigerators along with standard items. Wi-fi access and continental breakfast are offered. They share a swimming pool with the Economy Inn across the street.