A folk festival can be much more fun if you're playing. Beginning guitar workshop for people who are just learning to play. We'll touch on some chords, strums and a few songs to work on.

Albuquerque-based acoustic instrument club where players at all skill levels enjoy well-loved folk tunes with friends. Come and just listen, or bring your instrument and play along.

If you can tap a tune out on a table top, then you can play hammered dulcimer. Come check out this many-stringed instrument, and see how fun it is to play!

Using the I, IV. V chord progressions up the neck. Play some of the songs you already know on upper positions on the banjo neck. A great step to being a better banjoist.

Learn how to build and play a Washtub Bass by building one with a 5-gallon pail. Materials provided, take your finished instrument home with you (and play it at other festival activities).

Workshop for whistle beginners. In one hour, play a few tunes. Have lots of fun.

You'll feel the heartbeat of Irish traditional music when you learn the rudiments of how to play Ireland's drum. This is a hands on workshop for everyone.

Kentucky State Champion in Old Time fiddle and renowned dance band fiddler Steve Hickman will share his fiddle-playing expertise.

This a capella chorus creates exciting performances that push the envelope of the barbershop art form. Come learn about female barbershop singing and join in the experience.

The club provides a regular forum where accordion players of all skill levels, beginners to advanced, have a place to play for and with like-minded other people in a supportive, non-competitive atmosphere.

Learn a way of reading music that dates back to 1801. Learn about this unique tradition while singing in four-part harmony. All vocal parts are welcome. No experience is necessary.

Rhianwen Gerard will present the words to a couple of fairly easy songs. The group will demonstrate the music first to give people an idea of what to sing. After that, the songs will be sung in a circle format with experienced singers interspersed with the learners.

Founded in 2004, Wing and a Prayer's primary purpose is to play free of charge at nursing homes and elder care facilities. However, people of all ages enjoy the repertoire. Come join us in singing and playing the timeless genres of country gospel, cowboy, and old-time fiddle.

Enjoy listening to and singing choral and work songs in Scots Gallic, Broad Scots and English.

Blues harmonica player Alex Hastings will be hosting this introductory harmonica workshop. He has been playing for over 11 years and teaching the harmonica for 5. Bring a harmonica in the key of C, or buy an inexpensive one from one of our festival vendors before the workshop.

Symphony musician Ken Dean will go over basic techniques for this ancient mouth-resonated instrument. Feel free to bring your own instruments. There will be a limited number of instruments available for $6.00 each at the workshop.

This workshop is intended to be an introduction to this fun and portable instrument - learn strumming, a few chords and techniques that will get you playing - Loaners available. Hawaiian shirts are optional.

Learn about "clave", the contrapuntal musical beat that originated in Africa and spread into Latin and World Music

Timothy Hill is well known for his talents as a vocal artist. By using his vocal chords in unique ways, he can produce multiple pitches at the same time. Come to this workshop to listen to Mr. Hill and experiment with your own voice.

Come learn all about rounds, including the history of the round, the oldest rounds, types of rounds, children's rounds, and others. Enjoy the benefits of harmony while singing a single melody around and around and around again.

This workshop will incorporate important basic elements of singing such as breathing, posture, the care of the voice, dynamics, and creating resonance.

Eden Macomber-Somer, doctoral candidate in Contemporary Improvisation at the New England Conservatory of Music, and Larry Unger, who has written more than 600 tunes, share their tunewriting and improvisation knowledge.

Spend an hour with renowned mandolinist Peter Ostroushko. Peter will demonstrate and teach mandolin techniques, and answer questions as only he can do.

With an emphasis is on the creative process rather than on the technique of making music, this workshop will consider every aspect of the guitar in the songwriting process - from initial ideas to finished performance.

Master guitarist Larry Unger will show tunes from masters of the Piedmont and Mississippi Delta styles with tips on how to make your playing come alive and in how to play better in the appropriate styles.