Winter Creek Reunion is a free festival and offers workshops on hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, guitar, banjo, autoharp, fiddle, rhythm, and shape note singing. You will always find someone jamming and all are welcome to join. There is camping on the grounds available for rv's and tents along with campgrounds nearby. Vendors are also available to offer a variety of crafts and musical products. Everyone enjoys the afternoon and evening concerts as well.  You'll love the relaxing, laid-back country atmosphere of the festival and we will lay odds that you will feel like you've been to a family reunion by the time you leave!

Schedule of Events:

October 10, 2024:

7:00 p.m: Old-time Barn Dance

October 11, 2024:

Workshop Schedule:

Area 1 (FY):

9:30 - 10:30 a.m: MD Transposing & Timing to Transform Tunes AB Sarah Miner

10:45 - 11:45 a.m: MD AB+ Learn Some Jam Tunes Annette Lindsey

Lunch/Concert: Featuring: Sarah Miner, Old Jeff City, Wendy Songe, David Ellison, Randall McKinnon
MC: Randall McKinnon

1:30 - 2:30 p.m: MD DAD Chord Patterns I Mark Tindle

2:45 - 3:45 p.m: MD The South Wind Chord/melody style AB Wendy Songe

4:00 - 5:00 p.m: MD Hymns & Choruses AB+ Mark Tindle

Area 2 (Shop):

9:30 - 10:30 a.m: HD I Know the Tune, Now What Do I Do With It? AB David & Dana

10:45 - 11:45 a.m: HD Bermudaful & the Pirate’s Prayer-CaribbeanSounds AB Walt Michael

1:30 - 2:30 p.m: HD Learn Snow Blind I Walt Michael

2:45 - 3:45 p.m: HD Trigonometry - The Power of Triangles I Cliff White

4:00 - 5:00 p.m: HD Hand Separation I Luke Vanderveer

Area 3 (BY):

9:30 - 10:30 a.m: Uke I Bought an Ukulele.. Now What? B Pat Douty

10:45 - 11:45 a.m: MD Fingering, Familiarity, & Fun B Margaret Wright

1:30 - 2:30 p.m: Penny Whistle B Joel Vanderveer

2:45 - 3:45 p.m: MD Irish Tunes in the Key of Em I David Ellison

4:00 - 5:00 p.m: Fiddle Evan Stover

Jam Tent:

10:45 - 11:45 a.m: Uke Jam Led by Jackie Schutz

1:30 - 2:30 p.m: Jam Led by Cliff & Molly White

2:45 - 3:45 p.m: Jam led by the Vanderveers

4:00 - 5:00 p.m: Jam with Margaret & Annette (may include singing)

Stage:

9:30 - 10:30 a.m: HD Start From the Beginning Julie Adams

1:30 - 2:30 p.m: Shape Note Margaret Wright

2:45 - 3:45 p.m: Learning to Call Dances Dana Hamilton

Concert Schedule:

7:00 p.m: Presentation of Colors/National Anthem John Anderson

7:15 - 7:45 p.m: Red River Valley Dulcimer Club

7:55 - 8:20 p.m: The Wright Family

8:30 - 9:00 p.m: Walt Michael and Company

9:10 - 9:40 p.m: Mark Tindle

9:45 - 10:15 p.m: The Vanderveers

October 12, 2024:

Workshop Schedule:

Area 1 (FY):

9:30 - 10:30 a.m: MD AB+ Making Your Music More Musical Annette Lindsey

10:45 - 11:45 a.m: MD Intro to Four-String 1 I Mark Tindle

Lunch/Concert: See club booth for sign-up sheet
MC: Randall McKinnon

1:30 - 2:30 p.m: MD Snazzing Up Your Chords AB+ Cliff White

2:45 - 3:45 p.m: MD Dulcimer Duets AB Mark Tindle

4:00 - 5:00 p.m: MD Intro to Four-String 2 I Mark Tindle

Area 2 (Shop):

9:30 - 10:30 a.m: HD Hammering Tricks & Techniques AB+ Luke Vanderveer

10:45 - 11:45 a.m: Banjo Basic Shoes & Stockings on Banjo B/AB Molly White

1:30 - 2:30 p.m: HD How to Play Oldtime on the HD AB+ Walt Michael

2:45 - 3:45 p.m: HD Build Tune Interest AB Cal Sweeten

4:00 - 5:00 p.m: HD O’Carolan Harp Tunes I Walt Michael

Area 3 (BY):

9:30 - 10:30 a.m: MD Building Skills with Fun Tunes AB Margaret Wright

10:45 - 11:45 a.m: Uke Ain’t Misbehavin’ chord study Wendy Songe

1:30 - 2:30 p.m: Penny Whistle II AB Joel Vander-veer

2:45 - 3:45 p.m: MD Dust Off Those Fingers I David Ellison.

4:00 - 5:00 p.m: MD Fingerpicking on the Mt. Dulcimer AB+ - I Sarah Miner

Jam Tent:

10:45 - 11:45 a.m: Jamming With David & Dana & Walt (Fennig’s All Stars Tunes)

1:30 - 2:30 p.m: Uke Jam All levels Led by Wendy Songe

2:45 - 3:45 p.m: Slow Jam With Margaret & Hollis

4:00 - 5:00 p.m: Hammer Toss Jam Who will be this year’s champ?

Stage:

9:30 - 10:30 a.m: HD Start From the Beginning B Julie Adams

1:30 - 2:30 p.m: Shape Note Margaret Wright

2:45 - 3:45 p.m: Tribute to Bill Spence Dana, David, Walt, Vanderveers

4:00 - 5:00 p.m: Gospel Jam with Grandpa’s Neighbor’s

Concert Schedule:

7:00 - 7:30 p.m: Grandpa's Neighbors

7:40 - 8:10 p.m: Mark Tindle

8:20 - 8:50 p.m: Sweet Song String Band

8:50 p.m: Intermission (Final Raffle Drawing)

9:00 - 9:30 p.m: Walt Michael and Company

9:40 - 10:00 p.m: Tribute to Bill Spence David, Dana and Walt

October 13, 2024:

9:30 a.m: Gather in shop for donuts and coffee

10:00 a.m: Gospel Sing

11:00 a.m: Devotional

Dates: October 10 - 13, 2024

Location:

David's Dulcimers,
654 Acorn Lane,
Bennington, OK 74723.

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