2026 Summer Heritage Workshops: Downtown

Thank you for joining us for Augusta’s Summer Heritage Workshops in 2026, taking place in Downtown Elkins, West Virginia!
Week 1 Period 1 - Deep Cut Repertoire with Blake Miller & Jesse Lége
8 in stock
Week 1 Period 1 - Beginning Fiddle with Amelia Biere
8 in stock
Week 1 Period 1 - Intermediate Cajun Fiddle with Peter Schwarz
3 in stock
Week 1 Period 1 - Chords for Cajun Accordion (Beg/Int) with Chris Miller
4 in stock
Week 1 Period 1 - Deep Into Country Standards with Arty Hill
4 in stock
Week 1 Period 1 - That Basic Guitar Right Hand with Beth Chrisman
2 in stock
Week 1 Period 1 - Singing Confident Lead with Blake Whitmire
3 in stock
Week 1 Period 1 - None
In stock
Week 1 Period 2 - Advanced Accordion with Blake Miller
11 in stock
Week 1 Period 2 - Cajun Singing with Kelli Jones
Out of stock
Week 1 Period 2 - Cajun Twin Fiddling with Peter Schwarz & Kevin Wimmer
Out of stock
Week 1 Period 2 - Let's go to the Dance Hall" (Int/Adv Accordion) with Chris Miller
4 in stock
Week 1 Period 2 - Classic Country Duets with Ginny Hawker & Emily Miller
Out of stock
Week 1 Period 2 - Electric Guitar In a Country Band with Thomas Bryan Eaton
9 in stock
Week 1 Period 2 - Supporting the Song in Country Music with Arty Hill
1 in stock
Week 1 Period 2 - None
In stock
Week 1 Period 3 - Rhythm Guitar with Amelia Biere
2 in stock
Week 1 Period 3 - Intermediate Cajun Fiddle with Kelli Jones
6 in stock
Week 1 Period 3 - Accordion Styles of Lawrence Walker with Jimmy Breaux
6 in stock
Week 1 Period 3 - Advanced Cajun Fiddle with Kevin Wimmer
8 in stock
Week 1 Period 3 - What To Do When They Say “Take It” with Thomas Bryan Eaton
1 in stock
Week 1 Period 3 - Tone Production in Country Fiddle with Beth Chrisman
5 in stock
Week 1 Period 3 - Texas Honky Tonk with Blake Whitmire
4 in stock
Week 1 Period 3 - None
In stock
Week 2 Period 1 - Vocal Technique for Blues Singers with Briar
3 in stock
Week 2 Period 1 - Intermediate/Advanced Harmonica with Sunpie Barnes
3 in stock
Week 2 Period 1 - Beginning Blues Guitar with Joan Fenton
7 in stock
Week 2 Period 1 - Beginning Blues Harmonica with Joe Filisko
1 in stock
Week 2 Period 1 - Ragtime and Blues Instrumentals with Eric Noden
6 in stock
Week 2 Period 1 - Tools for Playing Blues Piano with Bob Thompson
Out of stock
Week 2 Period 1 - None
In stock
Week 2 Period 2 - Moveable Chords: Playing without a Capo or Barre Chords with Joan Fenton
10 in stock
Week 2 Period 2 - Blues Harmonica with Joe Filisko
4 in stock
Week 2 Period 2 - Country Blues Repertoire with Justin Golden
4 in stock
Week 2 Period 2 - Intro to Mississippi Fred McDowell (Int/Adv Guitar) with Hubby Jenkins
Out of stock
Week 2 Period 2 - Beginning Guitar with Joe Seamons
5 in stock
Week 2 Period 2 - Playing Blues Piano with Bob Thompson
1 in stock
Week 2 Period 2 - None
In stock
Week 2 Period 3 - Blues Vocals: Repertoire with Briar
3 in stock
Week 2 Period 3 - New Orleans Repertoire with Sunpie Barnes
5 in stock
Week 2 Period 3 - Intro to Piedmont Blues (Beginning Guitar) with Hubby Jenkins
6 in stock
Week 2 Period 3 - Intro to Reverend Gary Davis with Eric Noden
2 in stock
Week 2 Period 3 - Intermediate Guitar with Joe Seamons
1 in stock
Week 2 Period 3 - None
In stock
Week 3 Period 1 - Fiddle Tunes from the Watershed of the Big Sandy River with John Harrod
7 in stock
Week 3 Period 1 - Filling Out the Five with Corbin Hayslett
7 in stock
Week 3 Period 1 - Old-Time Banjo: Leveling Up with Gerry Milnes
3 in stock
Week 3 Period 1 - The Heart of the Blue Ridge: Old Time Dance Music of SW Virginia with Andrew Small
6 in stock
Week 3 Period 1 - Rhythm, Runs, and Riffs (and Roots and Fifths!) with Ashlee Watkins
4 in stock
Week 3 Period 1 - West Virginia Repertoire with Jesse Milnes (All Inst, Int/Adv)
10 in stock
Week 3 Period 2 - My Current Favorite - Modal Tunes! with Tessa McCoy
1 in stock
Week 3 Period 2 - Old-Time Banjo: Getting Started with Gerry Milnes
7 in stock
Week 3 Period 2 - Playing Fiddle Tunes On The Banjo with David O'Dell
5 in stock
Week 3 Period 2 - Beyond The Chestnuts with Andrew Small
5 in stock
Week 3 Period 2 - Tweak Your Technique! with Betty Vornbrock
7 in stock
Week 3 Period 2 - West Virginia Songs: Style, Repertoire & Harmony with Emily Miller
11 in stock
Week 3 Period 3 - A Tune Is a Feeling: Old-Time Fiddle with John Harrod
1 in stock
Week 3 Period 3 - Beyond Bum-Ditty with Corbin Hayslett
7 in stock
Week 3 Period 3 - Beginning/Intermediate Banjo - Focus On The Basics with David O'Dell
9 in stock
Week 3 Period 3 - Listen and Learn – Finding The Sound You Hear! with Betty Vornbrock
5 in stock
Week 3 Period 3 - Intro to Picking Old Time Melodies on Guitar with Ashlee Watkins
2 in stock
Week 3 Period 3 - Square Dance Repertoire with Jesse Milnes (All Inst, Int)
11 in stock
Week 5 Period 1 - Leveling Up Your Bluegrass Banjo with Mark Delaney
6 in stock
Week 5 Period 1 - Songs and Tunes with Tyler Grant
1 in stock
Week 5 Period 1 - Further Bluegrass Styles with Kenny Kosek
8 in stock
Week 5 Period 1 - Performance Lab with Joe Newberry
2 in stock
Week 5 Period 1 - Making Fiddle Technique Fun with Laura Orshaw
9 in stock
Week 5 Period 1 - Monroe-Style Mandolin with Michael Prewitt
3 in stock
Week 5 Period 1 - None
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Week 5 period 2 - Bluegrass Vocals: Trios with Dudley Connell, Sally Love Connell, Jen Larson
1 in stock
Week 5 period 2 - Bluegrass Banjo Fundamentals with Mark Delaney
10 in stock
Week 5 period 2 - Flat Picking Technique with Tyler Grant
3 in stock
Week 5 period 2 - Bluegrass Fiddle Styles with Kenny Kosek
5 in stock
Week 5 period 2 - Bluegrass Guitar: Repertoire and Influence from Bluegrass Guitar Greats with Joy Louise
9 in stock
Week 5 period 2 - Advanced Bluegrass Banjo with Bennett Sullivan
4 in stock
Week 5 period 2 - None
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Week 5 Period 3 - Bluegrass Guitar: Technique, Fundamentals and Starting Strong with Joy Louise
5 in stock
Week 5 Period 3 - Songwriting with Joe Newberry
6 in stock
Week 5 Period 3 - Spice Up Your Breaks to Singing Songs with Laura Orshaw
6 in stock
Week 5 Period 3 - Mandolin Techniques with Michael Prewitt
7 in stock
Week 5 Period 3 - Intermediate/Advanced Bluegrass Banjo with Bennett Sullivan
7 in stock
Week 5 Period 3 - Bluegrass Vocals: Duets with Dudley Connell & Sally Love Connell
2 in stock
Week 5 Period 3 - None
In stock
Week 4 Period 1 - English, Irish and Scottish Folk Songs in Harmony with Jefferson Hamer
5 in stock
Week 4 Period 1 - Appalachian Ballad Singing with Elizabeth Laprelle
Out of stock
Week 4 Period 1 - Songs To Build Community with Sarina Partridge
5 in stock
Week 4 Period 1 - Join the Gospel Choir! with Angie Richardson
5 in stock
Week 4 Period 1 - Finding the Blues in Bluegrass with Suzy Thompson
5 in stock
Week 4 Period 1 - Roots Vocal Technique with Melody Walker
1 in stock
Week 4 Period 1 - none
In stock
Week 4 Period 2 - Vocal Polyphony from Around the World with Brian Dolphin & Elizabeth Laprelle
Out of stock
Week 4 Period 2 - Sing Your Heart Out with Emily Eagen
4 in stock
Week 4 Period 2 - Country Duets: Taking Them to the Next Level with Val Mindel & Emily Miller
Out of stock
Week 4 Period 2 - Singing Gospel Music – Digging Deep with Angie Richardson
4 in stock
Week 4 Period 2 - Singing The Blues with Suzy Thompson
5 in stock
Week 4 Period 2 - Nashville Style Co-Writing with Melody Walker
7 in stock
Week 4 Period 2 - None
In stock
Week 4 Period 3 - Harmonize, Arrange, and Record Your Song with Brian Dolphin
1 in stock
Week 4 Period 3 - Children's Songs from the Ruth Crawford Seeger Songbooks with Emily Eagen
3 in stock
Week 4 Period 3 - Guitar Techniques for Folk Singers with Jefferson Hamer
Out of stock
Week 4 Period 3 - Country Harmony Bootcamp with Val Mindel
Out of stock
Week 4 Period 3 - Songs For The Seasons with Sarina Partridge
1 in stock
Week 4 Period 3 - None
In stock
Cajun Cooking with Michelle Brown
4 in stock
$150.00
Woodcarving: Spoons and Other Treenware with Pete Hobbie
5 in stock
$0.00
Mixed Media Gourds with Susan Nonn
12 in stock
$50.00
Block Printing with Woody Woodcock
11 in stock
$50.00
Letterpress Printing with Jim Horton
Out of stock
$10.00
Introduction to Greenwood Joinery with Terry Ratliff
Out of stock
$40.00
Textural Art Quilts: Inspired by Appalachian Culture with Nevada Tribble and Susan Feller
Out of stock
$15.00
Tapestry Weaving with Nevada Tribble
3 in stock
$60.00
Traditional Quilting with Margie Burn and Kathryn Prentice:
3 in stock
$0.00
Please let us know if you need a different first name on the student's badge. We will do our best to accommodate.
Please let us know if you need a different name on the student's badge. We will do our best to accommodate.
Any student under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult student or registered chaperone.
This area is for any additional information we may need to know to make the student's visit as enjoyable as possible.
Do you need a Chaperone or Guest Pass?
This meal package includes 8 meals: lunch and dinner from Tuesday-Friday
This meal package includes 8 meals: lunch and dinner from Tuesday-Friday
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To browse all of our 2026 class offerings, please visit the ONLINE CLASS CATALOGUE 2026. 

For answers to frequently asked questions, visit our FAQ page.

 

Cancellation Policy:

Your purchase includes the full program tuition and a $100 non-refundable registration processing fee. All cancellations (not including the $100 registration processing fee) are 95% refundable up to 60 days prior to the program. Between 30 and 60 days before the event, tuition costs are 45% refundable. Between 7 and 30 days prior to the event, tuition costs are 25% refundable. Cancellations made in the 6 days prior to the event and/or after the start of the event (including no-call no-shows) are not eligible for a refund. Purchase is valid for Summer 2026 only. AHC reserves the right to evaluate all cancellations on an individual basis.

 

Housing Information 2026: 

Students have many options for housing this year. You will book your housing directly with the business. We have included an extensive list of housing options, including direct links to room blocks at local hotels, in the housing section of our FAQ page.

 

Meal Information 2026: 

Your lunch card includes lunches and dinners on Tuesday through Friday (Due to differing travel plans for students, Monday dinner is on your own. You can grab dinner at a restaurant in town or make other plans!).

Please notify us of any food allergies or special dietary restrictions in advance.

 

 

 

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