Blue Highway kicked off ResoSummit 2008 with a stellar performance at The Station Inn, the nightly home of the Summit. |
The full group gathers on Friday morning for the opening session in Harambee Auditorium, Scarritt Bennett Center. |
Rob Ickes, Resosummit founder & producer, welcomes 100 participants and introduces the outstanding 2008 faculty, including: |
Andy Hall and Michael Witcher, both returning to ResoSummit for their second year as faculty. They're the youngest, so we made them work the hardest, and they are two of the best teachers and players out there. |
Jimmy Heffernan, making his first ResoSummit appearance, picks a couple with returning faculty member Phil Leadbetter. Phil is the 2005 IBMA Dobro Player of the Year; Jimmy is widely regarded as an especially gifted teacher. |
Dave Giegerich may not have been known to all the Summiteers beforehand, but he and Randy Kohrs elicited some strong cheers from the crowd with their duo performances at the opening session. |
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The legendary Mike Auldridge. There were no ResoSummits back when he singlehandedly revolutionized the world of the dobro! (Well, maybe he used both hands...) |
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Above: Paul Beard, luthier extraordinaire, on the setup, care and maintenance of the resophonic guitar.
Left: Betty Wheeler, new president of the Dave Giegerich Fan Club and Admiration Society! |
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Above: Would it be ResoSummit without Abbie Gardner of Red Molly providing vocal support for our workshops? We don't know, and we don't wanna find out!
Left: Tim Scheerhorn dissects the Scheerhorn sound. Pure magic! |
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Above: The Randy Kohrs Band with special guest Sally Van Meter. Contrary to rumor, this performance did not literally set the Station Inn on fire, but many think it was a close call.
Left: Michael Witcher teaches - what, football? Or maybe "Mastering the Fretboard." Whichever, it was great. |
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Above: Ben Surratt, recording engineer, teaches a workshop at OMNISound Studios; Freddy Holm (seated at right) came all the way from Norway to compete for the "longest distance traveled" award.
Left: Tim Graves teaches "Uncle Josh" style. We all call him Uncle Josh, but for Tim, it's the real deal. |
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The Jerry Douglas Master Class on Sunday was a highlight of the Summit, and it closed with a truly special moment no one present is likely to forget: 12-year-old Gaven Largent playing Choctaw Hayride with Jerry. |
All good things come to an end, and ResoSummit 2008 had a very fine ending, with a jazz performance by Rob Ickes, Michael Alvey (piano) and vocalist Robinella.
Many in the audience thought Robinella was singing directly to them, but Robinella confided to us afterwards that she was actually singing directly to [your name here].
Thanks to everyone for a great ResoSummit!
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Photo credit for all photos in this gallery: Lee Hiers
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