Just finished my 3rd Kamp, after a 3 year hiatus. A lot has changed in terms of buildings, etc, but not Kamp itself, which was even better than I had hoped. For the first time, I was not intimidated or worried about taking a break or being perfect. What happened was just the opposite, I felt a freedom and facility that I usually only feel in private... and it was a very liberating experience. I was very lucky to have wonderful suite-mates in the persons of Rich and Karen McConnell, and great times working the frets with Rich and his friend Ted and his wife from Alaska.

After studying Dan Crary's Flatpicking Fiddle Tunes series for over a year, I recently bought Steve K's Speed Drills for Flatpick Guitarists and am now caught in the middle of two unique right hand approaches. Crary plays with the rounded portion of the pick while anchoring the butt of his hand just behind the bridge of the guitar. He also holds the pick with both the index and middle finger for extra power and stability when needed. Kaufman anchors his little finger to the guitar and appears to have a free-floating hand otherwise.

I have been enjoying Steves DVD's they are helping me a long way.

Great stuff Steve! Thank you heaps!

What a blast!

My ever tolerant wife wanted to know how my weekend went... I told her I was in a room filled with people that carry around with them a pocket full of picks... since she finds this habit odd (to say the least) she understood immediately.

For several years we have raised funds through Dreadnoughts Unlimited for scholarships to Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp by a variety of methods. Chief among them has been a raffle of a quality musical instrument. We are not going to have a drawing for Dreadnoughts Unlimited at kamp this year, but will continue to raise funds by other means.

Hi everybody!
I am learning to play flatpicking guitar and am loving it! I have gone to fiddle/guitar camps and am learning from SK books, CDs, and DVDs.
Music is such a joy!

Is this like an online diary?

Also in the old flatpik.com there were a bunch of cool downloads, where did that content go? Some good stuff in there !!!

Hank