NimbleFingers Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Workshop

NimbleFingers Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Workshop Come join us for this amazing acoustic Music Workshop and Festival in Sorrento, BC, Canada

Nimblefingers, BC's Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Workshop: Spend an inspiring, challenging, and joyous week with others who share your passion for bluegrass and old time music! Each August we're proud to host what used to be called the BC Bluegrass Workshop in Sorrento, BC—about 5 hours from Vancouver by car between Kamloops and Salmon Arm. Now in our 26th year, we provide a friendly and noncompet

itive environment for everyone from beginners to advanced players, with ample opportunity for group learning, electives, organized jam sessions, and many other spontaneous activities. There are student concerts, band scrambles, instructor concerts, campground picking sessions, and old time dances. We hear from many of our regulars that NimbleFingers is what they look forward to the most each year. We offer two separate weeks of workshops, and many of our attendees stay for both! Our home for the workshops, Sorrento Centre, is a beautiful retreat by the shores of Shuswap Lake operated by the Anglican Church of Canada. The site contains two lodges, cabins, and lots of campsites; other facilities include a covered amphitheatre, a private beach, and beautiful trails. The kitchen specializes in fine home-style cooking, now using fresh ingredients from their own organic garden! Sorrento Centre is also the location of our annual NimbleFingers Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival.

Guess who's performing at Festival this July! We are thrilled to welcome back these two wonderful artists!Grammy Award...
06/17/2026

Guess who's performing at Festival this July! We are thrilled to welcome back these two wonderful artists!

Grammy Award-winning musician John Reischman has been a foundational mandolinist, composer, bandleader, and musical educator in bluegrass and North American roots and folk music since emerging from the vibrant “new acoustic” bluegrass music scene of the Bay Area in the 1980s. A member of the groundbreaking Tony Rice Unit, Reischman’s mastery of bluegrass, old-time, swing, and multiple Latin American musical styles, coupled with an old master’s sense of tone, taste, and musicality, has brought him a global reputation as one of the finest mandolinists of his era.

Golden Shoals is a fiddle and guitar duo with a "rousing old-time-style music that’s fueled by acerbic modern-day wit” (-No Depression Magazine). Often switching instruments between fiddle, two guitars, and banjo, their original songs have been compared to Gillian Welch, with the added edge of instrumental prowess informed by energetic old time and bluegrass recordings.

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬?Now's your chance to come try a little with us in a fun, welcoming space. Ma...
05/28/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬?

Now's your chance to come try a little with us in a fun, welcoming space.

Maybe you’ve caught yourself tapping your foot at a festival… lingering a little too long at the outside of a jam… wondering how everyone somehow knows when to jump in… or thinking, “I’d love to try this someday.”

Maybe you already play music but have never explored bluegrass. Maybe you secretly want to learn to jam with others. Or maybe you’re just curious what all the banjo, fiddle, harmony-singing fuss is about.

Bluegrass 101 is designed for anyone wanting to build confidence, expand their jamming skills, and explore the foundations and history of bluegrass music in a welcoming, supportive environment—regardless of musical background or experience level. This class is open to all instruments & singers.

Together, you’ll work on the building blocks of bluegrass: backup, lead playing, vocals, harmony singing, timing, feel, and how all the pieces fit together to create that unmistakable bluegrass sound. Through practice, repetition, and lots of encouragement, you’ll gain the confidence to sing, play, and join in at jams and music gatherings of all kinds.

Spots are still available for Week 1—come learn, play, laugh, jam, and discover why so many people fall in love with this music.

For registration details visit: https://www.nimblefingers.ca/workshop/registration

𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 — 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩Record registrations, class updates, and what’s happening next....Check out th...
02/07/2026

𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 — 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩

Record registrations, class updates, and what’s happening next....
Check out the latest news in the NimbleFingers Scoop

https://mailchi.mp/nimblefingers/2026-reg-updates

Registration is officially 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 and the links are live on the website.It’s time to choose your workshops, make your plan...
02/03/2026

Registration is officially 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 and the links are live on the website.

It’s time to choose your workshops, make your plans, and start looking ahead to a week (or two!) of music, learning, and community.

👉 Click here to head straight to the workshop registration page:
www.nimblefingers.ca/registration2026

Or visit the website and click Workshops & Registration.

We can’t wait to welcome you. 💛🎶

𝐒𝐮𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 joins us for NimbleFingers 2026 – Week 1, teaching 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫/𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬.This hands-on bass class bu...
02/03/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 joins us for NimbleFingers 2026 – Week 1, teaching 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫/𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬.

This hands-on bass class builds a rock-solid foundation—focusing on rhythm, playing by ear, and essential technique—while helping players gain confidence to jump into bluegrass and old-time jams with others.

👉 Registration opens February 3
👉 Full details at nimblefingers.ca

𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚 joins us for NimbleFingers 2026 – Week 2, teaching 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.This inclusive, body...
02/03/2026

𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚 joins us for NimbleFingers 2026 – Week 2, teaching 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

This inclusive, body-centered class builds vocal strength, awareness, and confidence—exploring breathing, dynamics, and harmony to help you find your voice and jump into harmonies with ease in jams and performance settings.

👉 Registration opens February 3
👉 Full details at nimblefingers.ca




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