The Wintergrass Music Festival in Bellevue, WA, isn’t just about listening to great bluegrass music, although you’ll find plenty to enjoy while you’re there. The four-day festival from February 20 – 23 also hosts a variety of workshops aimed at giving you new learning tools for playing your instrument.

All of the workshops are included in your festival ticket, so you can participate in a fully immersive musical experience. From fiddle, guitar, banjo and mandolin to bass lessons, songwriting workshops and full on jams, you can brush up on a variety of musical styles including neo-traditional Bluegrass, Celtic, and more. There are even workshops on incorporating other styles and rhythms into your bluegrass playing. 

Of course, we at ArtistWorks are all about getting the most from your learning experience. To that end we are sponsoring the Wintergrass Intensives. Billed as serious musical study for serious musicians, the Intensive programs provide unique opportunities to learn face-to-face with noted industry professionals that go much deeper than the typical hour-long workshop. Intensive teachers include ArtistWorks’ innovative master multi-style cello instructor Mike Block.

Consisting of half and full day learning sessions, these Intensives are perfect for intermediate and advanced adult players who are ready to take their performance to a new level. The Wintergrass Intensives have limited enrollment, so adventurous students should check them out right away here.

This year’s Intensives include:

Darrell Scott - Songwriting 

Mike Block (one of our ArtistWorks’ instructors!) - Global Music 

Kate Lee & Forrest O’Connor - Voice & Guitar 

Mikael Marin – Swedish Fiddle

Roger Tallroth – guitar 

Olov Johansson – nyckelharpa 

Joe Craven – rhythm boot camp 

John Reischman - Mandolin 

Trio Brasileiro - Choro 

Patrick Sauber – banjo 

Love bluegrass? We’re bringing several lucky winners out to Napa, CA, to attend ArtistWorks’ own experience - a unique one day adventure with bluegrass icons Noam Pikelny, Bryan Sutton, and Andy Hall. Enter our Big Bluegrass Getaway now!