Friday May 17 - Sunday May 19, 2024
Stony Point, NY
An all-inclusive weekend retreat for 150 music lovers and music makers and a dozen all-star performers.
Concerts, workshops, showcases and endless music making.
— $334 —
A low, nonprofit price that includes all activities, healthy meals and private accommodations.
(Members $314, as low as $274 for prior attendees using the GETAWAYVET discount code on the shopping cart page.)
An all-inclusive weekend retreat for 150 music lovers and music makers and a dozen all-star performers.
Concerts, workshops, showcases and endless music making.
— $334 —
A low, nonprofit price that includes all activities, healthy meals and private accommodations.
(Members $314, as low as $274 for prior attendees using the GETAWAYVET discount code on the shopping cart page.)
Performers
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Rob Flax's Boom Chick Trio
Hotshot western swing, crackerjack instrumentals, superb harmonies & hysterical stagecraft
The Pairs
Captivating and soaring three-part sisterly harmonies. Songs of hope, hilarity & hardship
Toby Walker
Award-winning blues guitarist. Slick licks, powerful vocals & fascinating banter
Joe Crookston
Musical, philosophical & magical force of nature. Literate, poignant & funny as hell.
Flamy Grant
Shame-slaying drag queen. Powerful voice, intrepid message & #1 Christian chart-topper.
Lili Añel
Supreme vocalist. Combines jazz, folk, latin & soul with honesty, struggle & celebration.
The Program
- Three fantastic concerts
- Friday, Saturday & Sunday
- Workshops for Music Lovers & Music Makers
- 35 workshops all weekend long
- For musicians of all skill levels & non-musicians too
- Many choices every hour with modest-sized classes
- Showcases, Song Circles & Jam Sessions
- Planned & spontaneous performance opportunities all weekend
- All activities are waterproof (and if the weather's nice it's even better.)
A sample of past workshops include: Beginner Uke, Classic Jug Band, Essential Strums on Uke and Guitar, Fingerpicking Blues Guitar, Fireplace Sing, Flatpicking Rhythms, Flatpicking Solos and Melodies, Gospel Hour, Guitar Yoga, Harmony Learn It-Sing It, Hike, History of the Blues, Home Recording, Improve your Solo Performance, Jazz Chords for the Beginner, Joni Mitchell Sing-along, Jumpstart your Lyrics, Kitchen Sink Ensemble, Live in the Lounge Guest Showcase, Off the Charts, Old Timey Jam, Open Stage, Opera Blues and Jazz, Origami, Play Harmonica Today, Round Robins, Slow Jam, Songs Poetry and Prisoners, Songwriting Story Slam Competition, Storytelling Technique, Themes in a Hat song game, Ukulele Sing-Along, Ultimate Frisbee, Vocal Yoga, World Music Tour, and more
The Location
- The Acoustic Getaway is held at a retreat center and limited to 150 guests. It is not an outdoor festival for thousands.
- Stony Point Center is in New York, an hour from Morristown, New Jersey, and about nine miles north of the Tappan Zee bridge.
- The grounds are beautiful, the layout convenient.
- All meals and lodging are included in the price of admission.
- Comfortable rooms for two, with single-user showers in restrooms.
- Heated and air conditioned rooms.
- Linens provided.
- Farm-to-table and self-served meals.
Questions: email getaway@folkproject.org
The Folk Project Acoustic Getaway is supported by a generous donation from the Martin Guitar Foundation
The Program
- Three fantastic concerts
- Friday, Saturday & Sunday
- Workshops for Music Lovers & Music Makers
- 35 workshops all weekend long
- For musicians of all skill levels & non-musicians too
- Many choices every hour with modest-sized classes
- Showcases, Song Circles & Jam Sessions
- Planned & spontaneous performance opportunities all weekend
- All activities are waterproof (and if the weather's nice it's even better.)
A sample of past workshops include: Beginner Uke, Classic Jug Band, Essential Strums on Uke and Guitar, Fingerpicking Blues Guitar, Fireplace Sing, Flatpicking Rhythms, Flatpicking Solos and Melodies, Gospel Hour, Guitar Yoga, Harmony Learn It-Sing It, Hike, History of the Blues, Home Recording, Improve your Solo Performance, Jazz Chords for the Beginner, Joni Mitchell Sing-along, Jumpstart your Lyrics, Kitchen Sink Ensemble, Live in the Lounge Guest Showcase, Off the Charts, Old Timey Jam, Open Stage, Opera Blues and Jazz, Origami, Play Harmonica Today, Round Robins, Slow Jam, Songs Poetry and Prisoners, Songwriting Story Slam Competition, Storytelling Technique, Themes in a Hat song game, Ukulele Sing-Along, Ultimate Frisbee, Vocal Yoga, World Music Tour, and more
The Location
- The Acoustic Getaway is held at a retreat center and limited to 150 guests. It is not an outdoor festival for thousands.
- Stony Point Center is in New York, an hour from Morristown, New Jersey, and about nine miles north of the Tappan Zee bridge.
- The grounds are beautiful, the layout convenient.
- All meals and lodging are included in the price of admission.
- Comfortable rooms for two, with single-user showers in restrooms.
- Heated and air conditioned rooms.
- Linens provided.
- Farm-to-table and self-served meals.
Questions: email getaway@folkproject.org