Blues in the Gorge

October 2-6, 2024

Do you love acoustic blues guitar? So do we. For 11 years we've dedicated 5 days to bringing the best acoustic players and teachers here to Menucha for an extended weekend filled with all the blues and fingerstyle guitar goodness.

Arriving Wednesday afternoon you'll be welcomed to our slice of Pacific Northwest heaven. Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be filled with classes, getting to know fellow players, and taking your playing to the next level in classes and jams. Friday night you can show your skills during the student concert just for Blues participants. On Saturday night you'll be treated to a public concert featuring the instructors. Sunday after breakfast and some last musical moments, we'll part ways to return home filled with good music, inspiration, and an even greater love for playing your guitar.

Come and immerse yourself in five days of instruction with four of the best acoustic blues musicians.

Artistic Director, Mary Flower, has brought together a stellar faculty for 2024:

• Pat Donohue
• Sam Broussard
• Hubby Jenkins
  
• Mary Flower

Scroll down to find the class descriptions.

Can't come for the whole camp? Join us for the public concert by the faculty on Saturday, October 5, at 7pm at the Grange Hall in Corbett.

Cost to Attend

The costs below are per person and all-inclusive of class fee, all 12 meals (Wednesday dinner - Sunday lunch), public concert, and lodging. Your cost will vary according to the number of people you are willing to share a room with.

• Triple Occupancy (you and 2 roommates) $895
• Double Occupancy (you and 1 roommate) $995
• Single Occupancy (just you!) $1095
• Commuter (classes, lunches & dinners, no overnight lodging at Menucha) $780

Would your partner/spouse like to come with you and stay in the same room with you but not take the classes? They can! The cost for them is $458. Total cost for the two of you is $1553

Optional Purchase Protection and Menucha's Cancellation Policy

During registration you will have the option to add Purchase Protection from Purchase Protection LLC. "Purchase Protection is not an insurance policy.  It is a service by Purchase Protection LLC that will refund you 100% of your event fees, taxes, and dues should you be prevented by unforeseen circumstances from attending the event."

Please read what is covered and their terms to decide if this is something that you want to add. It is only available at the time of registration. It is an additional cost paid directly to Purchase Protection LLC and not administered by Menucha.

Learn more about Purchase Protection

Read Menucha's cancellation policy here.

Pat is one of the most listened-to finger pickers in the world. As the guitarist for the “ Guys All-Star Shoe Band” of Minnesota Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion, for twenty years, Pat got to show off his savvy licks and distinctive original songs to millions of listeners each week. Pat’s musical tastes are eclectic. Though he considers himself foremost a folk guitarist, Pat’s influences are rooted in bluesmen Blind Blake, Robert Johnson, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters and Miles Davis. He manages to blend jazz and blues with folk, and the mix is seamless. Over the years he has captivated audiences with his unique original compositions, dazzling instrumentals and humorous song parodies, including Sushi-Yucki and Would You Like to Play the Guitar?

Learn more about Pat Donohue

A high-wire artist on an open-tuned guitar, Sam Broussard writes and performs unforgettably cinematic songs bound by gorgeous melodies, soaring vocals and dazzling musicianship.Expect out-of-the-ordinary songwriting and hints of rhythms picked up in travels to Africa and the Philippines on Geeks, Broussard's stunning 15-song debut release. From the lush solo performance of "That's Us" through the full acoustic production of "Screws, Pins and Bolts," Geeks tells memorable tales of our neighbors, relationships and, most importantly, moments of decision.

Fans of Sam's work with a range of artists (including underground band Radio Free Nashville, Sonny Landreth, Stephan Eicher, Michael Doucet, T-Mamou, Jimmy Buffett and Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys) will find Geeks headed for new territory. Broussard plays virtually all the instruments on the disc, and consistently delivers unique and evocative takes on the lives he chronicles.

As a solo performer, Broussard effectively translates the album's full production to a single low-tuned guitar and his powerful vocal attack. In the words of acclaimed artists Pete & Maura Kennedy, "Sam is a unique new voice on the scene. Great songwriting, great vocals, great guitar. These songs are highly personal, but grow from the deepest roots of American music."

Learn more about Sam here and here.

Learn more about Hubby here...

Check our Hubby on the cover of Living Blues magazine...

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