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 13 SPOTS LEFT
Join artists & learners for a life enriching guitar retreat in the beautiful Tennessee autumn with Fingerstyle masters Clive Carroll, Stephen Bennett & Steve Krenz.
Special Guest Artists
Stephen Bennett
Fingerstyle Guitar Champion
Collin Hill
Spotify Fingerstyle Artist
Clive Carroll
Irish Fingerstyle Artist
"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
Stephen Bennett
“International Fingerstyle Champion" - 2024 Walnut Valley Championship, Winfield, KS
Stephen Bennett is the only guitarist in history to have won the Flatpicking Championship and the Fingerstyle Championship. One of the most well regarded finger-style guitarists of his generation, Stephen Bennett is also a leading exponent of the harp guitar. A challenging teacher, a gifted composer, and a performer of “great sensitivity”, the Toronto Finger-Style Guitar Association has referred to him as “the Jedi Master of Finger-style Guitar”.
Collin Hill
...some of the most sensitive and sophisticated solo guitar arranging on the scene today. Brilliant playing and musicianship.
Collin Hill is a 25 year old Fingerstyle guitarist based in Nashville TN. Winner of the "Home of the Legends Thumbpicking Championship", Collin has over 60k monthly listeners and 30M streams on Spotify he continues to release singles, soon to be compiled into his next album.
Clive Carroll
“...arguably the most accomplished fingerstylist in the world today...” - Total Guitar Magazine
British acoustic maestro Clive Carroll has always pushed the boundaries of the instrument. A true virtuoso with a stunningly clean technique, Carroll blends influences of Celtic, Blues and Classical seamlessly. The technical mastery is staggering, yet never gets in the way of the music, which is sublime throughout.
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 41000+ YouTube subscribers and almost 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 23rd
3:00pm Check In / Registration
4:00pm Welcome with Steve Krenz
5:00pm Group Fingerstyle Lesson
6:00pm Dinner
7:30pm Evening Concert with Clive Carroll
Friday October 24th
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 Clive Carroll
Noon Lunch
1:00pm Workshops
2:00pm Workshops
3:00pm Free Time / Jam Time
6:00pm Dinner
7:30pm Evening Concert with Steve Krenz & Friends
Saturday October 25th
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Morning Guitar Workout with Steve Krenz
10:00am Student Performances
10:30am Masterclass with Steve Krenz
Noon Lunch
1:00pm Workshops
2:00pm Workshops
3:00pm Free Time / Jam Time
6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Grand Prize Guitar & Other Giveaways
7:30pm Evening Concert with Stephen Bennett
Sunday Oct 26th
8:00am Breakfast
8:45am Masterclass with Stephen Bennett
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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