Four days of world-class fingerstyle instruction, hands-on workshops and intimate evening concerts in the stunning Tennessee autumn during peak fall colors.
Limited Availability. ONLY 20 SPOTS LEFT
Join artists & learners for a life enriching guitar retreat in the beautiful Tennessee autumn with Fingerstyle masters Antoine Dufour, Brooks Robertson & Steve Krenz.
Special Guest Artists
Antoine Dufour
Fingerstyle Guitar Champion
Brooks Robertson
Travis Picking & Beyond
Steve Krenz
Conference Host
"The retreat was a perfect fit for me - it is one of the best experiences I've had in years."
- Dave W., Asheville, North Carolina
SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS
Antoine Dufour
“Canadian Fingerstyle Champion"
Montreal Canada based guitarist Antoine Dufour is known colloquially among the best guitar players in the world as a musician’s musician. With over 50 million YouTube views and several world-wide tours, he deftly combines jaw-dropping guitar playing skills and an artistic soul in crafting instrumental compositions that reflect ambient and progressive music that transcends global cultures and languages. He's been crowned the Canadian Fingerstyle Champion and was a finalist at the prestigious Winfield competition.
Brooks Robertson
"I was completely knocked out with the acoustic guitar virtuosity..." - Lee Ritenour
Brooks Robertson utilizes his superb technical abilities to play bass, rhythm and melody simultaneously and surpass the borders of conventional genres. He merges hauntingly beautiful compositions, country rhythms and jazzy harmonies with funky licks into his very own art form.
A sought after performer and instructor, Brooks has been featured on "A Prairie Home Companion", Winfield Fingerstyle Competition, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Fretboard Journal and has many fingerstyle guitar courses on True Fire. Currently he is part of the distinguished guitar faculty at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Steve Krenz - Conference Host
Nashville guitarist, Steve Krenz has played guitar with numerous Grammy winning artists live and in the studio. A sought after guitar educator and speaker, Steve’s top-selling guitar instruction course, Gibson's Learn & Master Guitar won the Acoustic Guitar Magazine Player’s Choice Award for Best Guitar Instructional Material.
Steve has helped countless thousands of guitarists in almost every country in the world learn how to be a better musician through easy to understand, no-nonsense guitar instruction.
Steve is the founder of GuitarGathering.com which serves over 44000+ YouTube subscribers and 6 million views with guitar training and live streaming lessons.
Info & Lodging
All Meals & Lodging Included with Registration!
Location
All events, meals, and lodging will be at the beautiful Deer Run Retreat in the Lodge and Valley View Lodge. Directions, photos and more can be found at the link below.
Lodging
Lodging will be in 9 beautiful lodge-style rooms with a total of 30 beds.
You will be bunking up with new guitar friends in a variety of beds and bunk beds in very comfortable rooms. Each room with private bath and WiFi.
Unfortunately, there are no private rooms available.
If you have a preference on who you would like to room with, just let us know and we'll try to accommodate.
If you would prefer lodging off-site, our retreat hotel partner is the Holiday Inn Express - Spring Hill. A short 10 minute drive from the retreat. You are responsible for acquiring your own reservation.
There is no discount if you choose to room off-site.
Meals
Full breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks included with registration. Breakfasts are full, hot breakfasts with items such as eggs, sausage, bacon, fruit, french toast, coffee, juices. Lunches and dinners may include items such as lasagna, brisket, burgers, BBQ chicken. Delicious desserts to possibly include cheesecake, chocolate cake, fruit.
Gluten free menu options available - just let us know when you register.
Daily Schedule
Thursday October 22nd
3:00pm Check In / Registration
4:00pm Welcome with Steve Krenz
5:00pm Group Fingerstyle Lesson
6:00pm Dinner
7:30pm Evening Concert with Brooks Robertson
Friday October 23rd
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Morning Guitar Workout with Steve Krenz
10:00am Student Performances
10:00am-2:00pm Personal Guitar Setups with Julio Pinho & Greg Voros of Gruhn Guitars
10:30am Guitar Masterclass with Brooks Robertson
Noon Lunch
1:00pm Workshops
2:00pm Workshops
3:00pm Free Time / Jam Time
6:00pm Dinner
7:30pm Evening Concert with Antoine Dufour
Saturday October 24th
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Morning Guitar Workout with Steve Krenz
10:00am Student Performances
10:30am Masterclass with Antoine Dufour
Noon Lunch
1:00pm Workshops
2:00pm Workshops
3:00pm Free Time / Jam Time
6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Grand Prize Guitar Giveaways
7:30pm Evening Concert with Steve Krenz and Friends
Sunday Oct 25th
8:00am Breakfast
8:45am Masterclass with Steve Krenz
10:30am Pack & Check Out
Registration
Pricing
Registration includes admission to the retreat, all workshops and concerts, 3 nights/4 days beautiful accommodation and all meals.
- Early Registration: $1350 (Before September 4th)
- Registration $1450 (After September 4th)
Registration does not include:
- Personal Guitar Setups with Greg Voros. Prices are per instrument. $60/Acoustic $55/Electric (New set of strings included with each setup.)
With limited spaces available for this retreat, spaces are on a first come - first served basis.
Cancellation Policy
All Purchases are Final and Non-Refundable.
However, if cancelled before dates below, funds can be credited to a future Guitar Gathering conference or Fall Fingerstyle Retreat registration.
Before July 1st: Full Credit of Funds to Future Event
Before August 1st: 75% Credit of Funds to Future Event
Before September 1st: 50% Credit of Funds
After September 1st: No Credit of Funds
Got a Question?
Have a question or concern? Contact us at [email protected] with any questions you might have.
"Everyone felt like family...a wonderful group and setting...presented very well a totally new dimension to fingerstyle guitar...and what it takes to get there. In short everything was an incredible experience."
“This has to be the highlight of my guitar journey so far. I’ve never played outside of my house. It was a great experience to just be around other guitar players."
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