BMG Festival and Rally 2014

BMG Festival and Rally 2014

A Weekend Packed with Exciting Events for Fretted Instrument Players and all who Enjoy Live Music

Hobgoblin is delighted to again be a supporter of the BMG Rally as a sponsor in 2014. We first went to a BMG Rally back in the 1970s and it’s great to see that the Banjo Mandolin Guitar movement is as strong as ever in 2014.



Venue: St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, Somerset Square, Bristol BS1 6RT

A Weekend Packed with Exciting Events for Fretted Instrument Players and all who Enjoy Live Music.



There will be Friday evening concert featuring Mandolinquents with Simon Mayor, Hilary James, Gerald Garcia and Richard Collins playing a multitude of instruments – mandolin, mandola, mandocello, mandobass, banjo, classical guitar, with the occasional burst of song and fiddle. Their repertoire includes classical, hot swing, ragtime, Irish, Chinese and Brazilian



Trade Stalls – come and browse fretted instrument and accessories stalls Saturday & Sunday



Saturday Workshops – choose from Rhythms of Brazil, Classic Banjo, Classical Guitar Techniques, Ceilidh Band, Teaching Fretted Instruments, English Dance Tunes, Brazilian Choro, Performance Confidence, Advanced Technique for Classical Mandolin, Beginners’ Ukulele, Bluegrass, Spice up your Banjo Playing, Baroque Mandolin, Alexander Technique, Jazz Improvisation, English folk Songs, Conducting, Playing Mandolin by Ear, Come & Try Classic Banjo, Come & Try Lute



more info is here

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