With host teachers Dave Bing and Beverly Smith, along with Kate Lissauer, Johnny Whelan and others TBC This promises to be an amazing week, with the usual La Fuente attractions of great food, great company, and the lovely Andalusian countryside, and we will be offering our most extensive list of class option ever! The emphasis is… Continue Reading
Ukulele & American Music Week–May 4 to 11, 2019
A great and unique feature of this week will be the collaboration of our regular and extremely popular ukulele teacher, Sooz Clare, with England’s ‘Mr. Ukulele’, Matt Stead. Sooz’s classes are always full and always fun and uplifting. She won’t only be getting you playing before you know it, but you’ll be singing along with your… Continue Reading
Old-Time Music Week May 19-May26, 2018
The focus will be on old-time American country music, or, you might call it Appalachian traditional music, and, following the interest shown at out September 2017 camp, we are open to suggestions for any blues classes that you might want to include. We will feature instrumental classes for fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin and ukulele, as… Continue Reading
American Traditional Music Week September 23-September 30, 2017
American Traditional Music Week with host teachers Beverly Smith and Katie Bradley. along with Stu Weetman, Sooz Clare, Johnny Whelan and Kate Lissauer This promises to be an amazing week, with the usual La Fuente attractions of great food, great company, and the lovely Andalusian countryside, and we will be offering our most extensive list… Continue Reading
Old-Time Music Week May 6-May 13, 2017
Old-Time American Music Week with host teacher Dave Bing. Dave has been a master teacher at this week since its inception over twelve years ago. He is a master of old-time and bluegrass fiddle, as well as banjo and guitar, and is widely considered to be the most accomplished and knowledgeable living practitioner of old-time music in West Virginia. Dave… Continue Reading
Old-Time Music Week April 30 – May 7, 2016
This is one of our most exciting weeks ever, because of the wonderful teachers who will be with us, and the range of workshops that will be available to us. Alice Gerrard will be joining us once again, and we are looking forward to having this legend of old-time country and bluegrass music lead us in music and… Continue Reading
September 26 -October 3, 2015
There are still places available for this, our next music week! Join us in late September for our annual autumn old-time music week. And don’t be fooled by the word autumn; the weather is usually at its best at this time of year and the swimming pool will be in full form! Beverly Smith has been a key master teacher at this… Continue Reading
October 23 – 25, 2016 El Pilar International Festival of Dance Tradition
This will be the second festival of dance tradition, following the success of our festival last October in the beautiful ancient rural village of El Pilar. The festival highlights the energy and excitement of foot and body percussion as a integral part of music, and aims to bring different cultures together in the sharing of these exciting… Continue Reading