Day three of the NashCamp Fall Banjo Retreat is the last day, so Sunday had a bit of a different feeling to it – like we must do whatever we planned to do today or wait until next year. Getting a photo with someone, asking whatever questions we’ve been collecting over time, making future arrangements.

The weather had cleared out by late Saturday, so the grounds were just about dry again, with cool temps that were a bit advanced for mid-October. A nice day for traveling back home.

But first, there was unfinished business; After the usual excellent breakfast we had more classes (boy, I do miss eating bacon and sausage, but it contains nitrates). Ned Luberecki on playing single string style, Bill Evans on practice strategies for adults. I especially liked Bill’s class, where each student explained what his or her main problems were in practicing. These ranged from not enough time to mental roadblocks to both memorizing and improvising to having too much information from which to pick you strategy. Bill gave some excellent pointers, which I can incorporate into my own lessons for students.

After lunch and one more class was the final faculty concert. It was great getting to watch all of them play ‘Groundspeed’, plus several other bluegrass standards. They closed out with a nodto Sonny Osborne by playing ‘Rocky Top’. Time for goodbyes, packing up and everyone was on the road again. Yes, it was sad to see NashCamp come to a close, but there’s always next year to look forward to!