A Summer Music Camp for Adults

Week 1 July 14 - 20 2013

Week 2 August 18 - 24 2013

Winter Weekend February 15 - 17 2013

SAMW takes place at a camp and conference center located on the banks of Lake Winnipesaukee in the midst of New Hampshire's exquisite lakes region.

The Winter Weekend is held at Grotonwoods in Groton, MA.

The SAMW Experience

Now in its eighteenth year, the Summer Acoustic Music Week (SAMW) offers participants the chance to work with some of the best folk and acoustic musicians in the county including:

Each exuberant week is filled with intensive instruction, jamming, workshops, concerts, open mikes and musical collaboration, with instructors attuned to the needs of each student.

No matter what your musical skill or experience, you can enjoy your week at SAMW. Class levels range from elementary to advanced, although not every class is offered at every level.

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From the Director
Thanks for checking out the WUMB Summer Acoustic Music Week (SAMW) Website. This will serve as a good introduction to SAMW for you. If you have never attended a summer music camp, please stop for a minute and check this camp out. SAMW is a general folk music camp, which means we offer a number of different styles of folk music instruction as opposed to focusing on one style or technique.

The courses we offer range from the traditional to the contemporary taught by instructors who are experienced musicians and love to teach. Whether you play guitar, fiddle, mandolin or dulcimer or perhaps want to learn more about songwriting and vocal techniques check out the SAMW instructor roster. The instructors are all listed on the left side of this page along with class descriptions and daily schedules.

One of the wonderful features of SAMW is the music that the instructors and students all bring to share. This is the core of this music camp. Much of this happens during the jam sessions, but there are also concerts open mikes and workshops that expose the wonderful wealth of music found at SAMW. It's an opportunity for you to put aside daily distractions and immerse yourself in folk music, work on your particular skills and make new friends.

The site is beautiful. SAMW is situated on nearly 200 acres of woods and green spaces. With a mile of beach front on Lake Winnipesaukee, SAMW offers a beautiful view of the lake and the Ossipee Mountains.

If you have any questions, contact us at samw@umb.edu.

Patty Domeniconi
Director SAMW

Lorraine Hammond
Music Director

Dick Pleasants
Founder SAMW