Sacramento Banjo Band's Banjo-Rama March 24 - 27, 2011
Thursday-Saturday
March 24 - 27, 2011
4 days of Banjo Jams
3 days of Workshops
6 Public Shows:

Red Lion Hotel
1401 Arden Way
Sacramento CA 95815

3-day Registration - $35
1-day Registration - $20
Includes shows, workshops, vendors, jam sessions 24/7, and more!
20% Discount for group purchases (10 or more tickets at one time)
Buddy Wachter
Bill Dendle and Eddie Erickson
Shelley Burns
Banjo-Rama 2011
 

Schedule — March 24-27, 2011

  • Thursday — Check-in at noon
  • Friday — Morning Workshops,
    Afternoon Show, Evening Show
  • Saturday — Morning Workshops,
    Afternoon Show; Evening Show
  • Sunday — Morning Workshop, Afternoon Banjo-Rama Shows
  • Jam Sessions — 24/7 every day!

Friday, March 25

9:00 am How to Convert Lead Sheets to Chord Melody Dave Frey
10:00 am Tenor Banjo Workshop Mike Kuehn &
Steve DiBonaventura
11:00 am Turning a Song Into a Solo Johnny Baier
1:00 pm Afternoon Show Carol Spiker, MC
1:00   David Marshall & Rory Thomas
1:30   Michael Kuehn
2:00   George Knoblauch
2:30   Buddy Wachter

 

   Intermission (15 min)
3:15   7th Inning Stretchers
3:45   Hendricks Brothers
4:15   Johnny Baier
6:00 pm Evening Show Linda Green , MC
6:00   FreeBadge Serenaders
6:30   Dick & John Martin
7:00   Mal Cooper & Friends
7:30   Buddy Wachter & Johnny Baier

 

   Intermission (15 min)
8:15   Bird Cage Quartet
8:45   Bill, Eddie & Shelley
9:15   Steve DiBonaventura
9:45   The Mickey Finn Show

Saturday, March 26

9:00 am Intros, Endings & Other Stuff Cathy Reilly
10:30 am How to Put On a Performance Fred Finn
12:00 pm Afternoon Show Jim Raddatz, MC
12:00   John Huntsberger
12:30   Happy Time Banjos
1:00   Bird Cage Quartet
1:30   Buddy Wachter
2:00   Johnny Baier

 

   Intermission (15 min)
2:45   Orphan Band
3:15   Paul Doerner
3:45   North West Banjo Band
4:15   Dick & John Martin
6:00 pm Evening Show Dennis Holland, MC
6:00   Johnny Baier
6:30   Girls-Girls-Girls.
7:00   Buddy Wachter
7:30   The Mickey Finn Show

 

   Intermission (15 min)
8:45   Jeff Grosser
9:15   Steve DiBonaventura
9:45   Bill, Eddie & Shelley

Sunday, March 27

10:00 am Developing your right and left hand techniques Buddy Wachter
11:30 am Show I - Martinique Ballroom Ned Poffinbarger, MC
11:30   Sacramento Banjo Band
12:00 pm North West Banjo Band
12:30   Wineland Banjo Band
1:00   East Bay Banjo Band
1:30   San Francisco Banjo Band
2:00   Buddy Wachter & Johnny Baier

 

   Intermission (15 min)
2:45   Oregon Trail Banjo Band
3:15   Charlie Tagawa
3:45   Penninsula Banjo Band
4:15   Bill, Eddie & Shelley
4:45   The Mickey Finn Show
12:00 pm Show II - Comstock Room Steven Harris, MC
12:00   Michael Kuehn
12:30   Steve DiBonaventura
1:00   7th Inning Stretchers
1:30   Mal Cooper & Friends

 

   Intermission (15 min)
2:15   Jerry Mackenzie & Jan Sutherland
2:45   Bill, Eddie & Shelley
3:15   Paul Doerner
3:45   Dick & John Martin

Banjo-Rama Contact: Bonnie Harris (916) 786-8978

Steve DiBonaventura
Mike Keuhn