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Camp Info
Join us for the second Arkansas Fiddle & Strings Camp July 27 – 31, 2009 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! Musicians Tim Trawick, Chuck Hughes, Jeremy Crosmer, Sam Trawick and Charlotte Crosmer are our scheduled teachers. 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, July 31 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 27 – 31, 2009
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: Tim Trawick, 1740 John Bryant Drive, Conway, AR 72034 |
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Chuck Hughes will be teaching guitar, banjo and mandolin. Chuck obtained a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Henderson State University as a Percussion major and also holds a Masters Degree in Instrumental Conducting from UCA in Conway. Chuck has taught both High School and College since 1986, including three years as band director at Lyon College and several years at Ozarka College in Melbourne. In addition to teaching, Chuck brings a wealth of performing experience to our camp. Chuck has shared the stage with Charlie Rich, Jim Nabors Phyllis Diller, Charo, Barbara Eden and Grandpa Jones and he has also performed at theme parks including Silver Dollar City and Opryland, USA. Chuck has performed in Europe on three different occasions as a soloist and with bluegrass band Wildfire. He currently performs with the folk music group The Leatherwoods and with Posey Hill which is a family bluegrass band. Chuck also operates a private recording studio in Mountain View. Chuck was a National Finalist on banjo at Winfield, Kansas in 1983 and also won the 1986 Arkansas State Banjo Championship. Chuck currently lives in Mountain View, Arkansas with his wife Michelle and daughter Jazmin and teaches music at Calico Rock School District. |
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Jeremy Crosmer, recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a Master of Music degree in cello performance. He has played fiddle since he was ten years old, and cello before that. His training as a classical musician has led him across the country, where he has participated in the Aspen Music Festival, the Brevard Music Center, and Interlochen Arts Camp. A former student of Tim Trawick, Jeremy has placed in many fiddle contests around the state. He also collaborated with Jonathan Trawick in releasing a CD of standard Old Time fiddle tunes with some original surprises. Next year Crosmer will begin doctoral studies in music as well as additional studies in mathematics. Not only does Jeremy have a solid background in Texas style fiddling, he also knows how to cross tune to play some of the old time fiddle tunes. Jeremy’s other interests include drawing mazes, creating and playing board games, and writing. |
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Sam Trawick is a violinist who will be attending UCA in the fall on an academics as well as a music scholarship. Having played violin since he was five, Sam made All-Region Orchestra every year seventh through twelfth grades, and made All-State Orchestra all three years he was eligible. In 2009 he made second chair, first violins in All-State, and served as concertmaster for the Conway High School Orchestra. He performed the outstanding violin solo Praeludium and Allegro by Kreisler in January of 2009. No stranger to fiddle contests, Sam is a fourth generation fiddler, and taught at the first Arkansas Fiddle and Strings camp. |
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 Charlotte Crosmer has finished her second year as a violin performance major at the University of Central Arkansas. She began learning to play the violin when she was four years old, and discovered her passion for music at a young age playing in a string quartet with her brothers and sister. Since then, she has become a very well respected musician in the community, serving as a member of the Conway Symphony Orchestra since 2001 and acting as its assistant Concertmaster this year. Charlotte made her debut as a violin soloist in 2007 with a performance of Vivaldi’s Winter with the Hot Springs Music Festival Orchestra and this past year won the University of Central Arkansas Concerto Competition. Although she plans to pursue a career of classical music, she also enjoys fiddling. In 2003, she won the Arkansas State Fiddle Championship, and in 2004 she was invited play on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion where she performed as soloist and also jammed on stage with Sam Bush. Charlotte also studies voice with Dr. Martha Antolik, and other musical studies have included the flute, piano, and recently viola. In addition to her own studies in music performance, Charlotte has been teaching private lessons for the past few years and currently has her own studio of around fifteen students. |
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 since 1980 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.
Hotels/Motels – DO tell the receptionist you make reservations with you are with the Arkansas Fiddle & Strings Camp. Some may offer 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 - Rooms include microwave, refrigerator & hairdryer in room. They have free wireless internet and continental breakfast.
Kings Inn – Oak Street @ I-40 329-5653
Comfort Suites – 329-8548 705 N. Museum Rd
Best Western 329-9855 I-40 & Hwy. 64E
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. 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
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
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.