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All Inclusive* 3-night Program Starting At:
$681/person - Double Occupancy
$906/person - Single Occupancy
* Includes lodging, meals, program activities and access to optional daily activities and recreational equipment. Learn More about the Great Camp Sagamore experience.
Program Overview
Join us for a brand-new musical experience at Great Camp Sagamore, led by celebrated musicians Oona Grady & James Gascoyne, along with members of the Millstone Rounders. Known for their warm, timeless sound, the Millstone Rounders play and sing classic country, bluegrass, blues, and more — all completely acoustic, gathered around a single microphone. Their style is easy on the ears and food for the soul, capturing the heart of traditional American music.
Over the course of this immersive three-day retreat, participants will learn directly from our instructors in small group sessions tailored to a variety of instruments and skill levels. Whether you’re picking up an instrument for the first time or looking to refine your technique, you’ll find inspiration, guidance, and community. Bring your musical instrument(s) of choice (including your voice!), and play and learn in the company of others.
The Millstone Rounders (Oona, James, Scott Hopkins, Matt Griffin, and Dylan Perrillo) are beloved teachers as well as excellent musicians, having offered lessons, classes, and workshops at the Caffe Lena School of Music, Ashokan Banjo Camp, Flurry Fest, GrassRoots Culture Camp, and Winter Village Music Camp, and more.
Modeled on our beloved Mountain Music program, this new offering brings fresh instructors and expanded musical opportunities, all set against the historic backdrop of Great Camp Sagamore. Expect jam sessions, skill-building workshops, shared meals, and evenings filled with song in true Adirondack style.
Make music, make memories, and connect through the joy of acoustic sound.
Program Activities
Expert instruction and collaboration on instruments, songwriting, new songs & the history of the music
Instructor concerts
Grand finale student showcase
Bring your musical instrument(s) of choice (including your voice!), and play and learn in the company of others
The instrumental workshops will be focused on stringband instruments, including: fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar, ukulele, and bass
The Millstone Rounders
The Millstone Rounders sing and play a unique blend of Americana, incorporating country, gospel, blues, trans-Atlantic fiddle breakdowns, and proto rock & roll; creating a sound that is both timelessly classic and thoroughly contemporary. They perform on acoustic instruments around a single microphone, capturing a natural sound that is both sonically compelling and visually interesting.
James Gascoyne and Oona Grady have been collaborating with like minded friends playing folk styles and acoustic genres since the early days of their duo, Drank The Gold. Growing out of their desire to expand their sound beyond Irish and old time roots music, they began playing classic country, bluegrass, and blues with fellow instructor at the Caffe Lena School of Music, Matt Griffin (Blue Ranger, Let’s Be Leonard). The group is rounded out by banjo virtuoso Scott Hopkins (The Scott Hopkins Trio, Ashokan Banjo Weekend director) and the deep tone and swing of bassist Dylan Perrillo (Dylan Perrillo Orchestra, The Hot Club of Saratoga).
The Millstone Rounders were born in 2017 at a recording session with Chris Carey (Millstone Studios), when gathered around a single microphone, James exclaimed, “Hey, we’re The Millstone Rounders!” Everything good comes back ‘round again and again!
All Program Sessions
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