Breakin' Up Winter

March 1-4, 2012

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We had a fantastic time at our annual music retreat at beautiful Cedars of Lebanon State Park outside Nashville, Tennessee, a gathering of old-time music lovers from around the country who came to learn, jam, dance, sing, hike, eat, and just sit round talking about the music we all love.

The weekend was fulll of music, food, friends, and our annual Roots of Old-Time Music presentations.

Presenters and performers scheduled included:

Lester McCumbers
Alice Gerrard
Dan Gellert
Wayne Daniel
Roby Cogswell
The Georgia Crackers

Breaking Up Winter is supported in part by

We do this every year, usually the first full weekend of March. Attendees commune with nature in this beautiful park and they commune with fellow old-timers in a weekend filled with activities to keep fingers flying and toes tapping.

Jams with the guest performers
Presentation of our annual Heritage Award
Cylinder recording sessions
Slow jams
John Hatton's immense collection of hard-to-find old-time music CDs
Jamming, jamming, and more jamming
And great food from our caterer, The Mad Platter.

If you didn't take the opportunity yet to join NOTSBA and get a discount on Breakin' Up Winter, please visit our membership pages today and consider joining as your way of saying thanks and for helping to keep the lights on and the prices low.

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