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Uncle Dave Macon Days will offer beginning old-time workshops free and open
to the public on Saturday, July 14, at the 30th annual Uncle Dave Macon Days
festival site at Cannonsburgh.
Old-time buck dancing will be taught by Thomas Maupin and old-time banjo
will be taught by Rebekah Weiler.
Maupin, 68, of Murfreesboro, is a multi-award-winning national champion buck
dancer. He won the senior buck dancing contest July 7 at the 36th annual
Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree and has earned first place numerous times at
Uncle Dave Macon Days.
Weiler, 21, a junior MTSU history major and 2004 Blackman High School
graduate, also has won or made finals at numerous contests. On July 6, she
became the first female ever to win the Fiddlers' Jamboree old-time banjo
contest. She represents Gold Tone banjos.
These workshops are designed for the very beginner, people who have never or
know very little about old-time banjo or old-time buck dance. They are being
organized with the help of members in the Nashville Old-Time String Band
Association.
A limited number of banjos will be available. People should bring their own
if possible Tap shoes are not necessary for the dance workshop.
Old-time banjo will be held in the meeting room in the back of the antique
car garage (located behind the old country store) at Cannonsburgh and the
old-time buck dance workshop will be in the gazebo in the center of
Cannonsburgh.
Both are free, but each is limited to 10-to-12 participants.
A sign-up sheet will be available at registration area near main stage.
People can register after 4 p.m. Friday, July 13, and starting at 8:30 a.m.
July 14.
Deering Banjos is a participating sponsor.
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