Mandolin at Blackpot Camp

Blackpot Camp in Louisiana is a powerful event, there are true music legends among the 45 instructors on staff, dances every night, and five days of music, dance and cooking classes. For the mandolin classes, there will be a primary focus on the mandolin work of Al Berard (1960-2014), a renowned regional performer and composer, and a proponent of mandolin in Cajun music. common tunes from the Cajun repertorie, as well some of his original compositions which have now become festival favorites.