Two Fantastic Weekends Available

September 8 - 11, 2017
&
September 15 - 18, 2017
(Pick-N-Putt Weekend)
Workshop Available / September 8 - 11, 2017
"Playing Rhythm Guitar in a Rock and Roll Band"
Level 3


The early Moody Blues, in which Denny Laine played guitar and sang, was strictly a Rhythm and Blues band and Denny will demonstrate the early blues songs and riffs that launched his career and the career of the band. Lessons will include tips on tuning, chords, inversions, scales and strumming patterns. He will teach you the fundamentals about chordal guitar and basic and advanced chord shapes.

Denny's class will take a look at his time with Wings and the dynamics of playing guitar with a big band in theaters, stadiums, arenas and in the studio. Denny will discuss playing guitar in a band with sensitivity for working with your fellow bandmates and the band's singer.
Wings was well known for having incredible tight vocal and chordal harmonies in their music and Denny will discuss how they arranged their chordal and vocal harmonies.


Workshop Available / September 15 - 18, 2017
Pick-N-Putt Weekend 
"Easier Done Than Said"
Level 1/2


This workshop will be geared towards those that are in the beginning stages of their fingerpicking journey. We will be teaching some of Jorma's great songs that you'll be familiar with before the workshop.

As we delve into the songs, before long you'll be noticing that you're acquiring new methods and techniques of fingerpicking. We will strive to get the thumb to be independent This will, over time become natural to you. Your thumb will become your bass player and songs that seemed out of reach will become part of your everyday repertoire. You will reach a point in your journey where it will be simpler to demonstrate how you're playing rather than to explain it to others. To put it another way, it will be: Easier Done Than Said!
Workshop Available / September 15 - 18, 2017
Pick-N-Putt Weekend
"The Way I See It"
Level 3


As a young musician/performer, I wrote no songs of my own but learned many of them from the Masters I held dear. Each one of these songs was a portal that guided me to the level I was seeking. I will break down the techniques and styles from many of these tunes and you will see what very long legs this music has and how it directly inspires your own journey.
Workshop Available / September 15 - 18, 2017
Pick-N-Putt Weekend
"Blues Academy"
Level 2/3


Topics covered during this workshop will include: tone production and technique, traditional and advanced blues harmony, extended chord voicings and a serious study of the guitar neck and how to unlock it. We'll be breaking out of the "blues box"; synthesizing your influences and examining the importance of rhythm, phrasing, groove and timing. Throughout our workshop I will relate important lessons to help you find your own voice on the instrument. We'll talk about how to fit your solos into songs and we'll find out how to use simplicity as a strength.
Workshop Available / October 13 - 16, 2017 
"Tell Your Story - Create Your Own Blues Song
Level 2/3


We’ll explore chord substitutions that add a little flavor to the basic chord changes, different tunings, bass lines, and the importance of the right hand to establish grooves and feels. I teach that “less is more”, and “you can say a lot with a little” in your songwriting and guitar playing. With these tools you can create a blues song telling a story of your life.
 There is still time to view this incredible Art!

Both shows in the Psylodelic Gallery will come down September 11th.

Open Wednesday - Friday: 12pm - 5pm.



The Pho Peace Restaurant is now open for evening and special event dinners.

We'll be serving from 5 - 7 pm. 
Reservations are filling up!

Dinners will be offered once a month by reservation only. 
Come and experience our delicious food and enjoy fine live music while you dine. 
More dates to come!

*** Music with Jorma, John Hurlbut and Skott Brown starts at 6 pm ***

Looking to book a private event for 15 guest or more?  
Call today and schedule your Pho Peace private party! 

Please call 740-992-6228 or 740-992-2575 to book your reservation.

Want to enjoy some hot fun in the winter time?
It's time again for our Fur Peace Ranch On The Road winter getaway! 

For five days and four nights find yourself relaxing on a unique tropical island resort with miles of shell-strewn white sandy beaches, while being caressed by the warm Gulf breeze on the barrier island of Sanibel off the Southwest Florida Gulf Coast,

Directly onsite are restaurants and shops with panoramic views of the Gulf of Mexico. Resort-styled amenities include state-of-the-art tennis facilities, multiple swimming pools, a fitness center, Bailey’s Marketplace, children’s activities, the Sanibel Sea School’s newest campus location, and the Kay Casperson Lifestyle Spa & Boutique.

All of this and the peerless instruction that the Fur Peace Ranch has become known for. 
Come study with the master in the beautiful natural classroom this location provides.

Don't wait spaces are filling up!
January 29 - February 2, 2018
"Songwriting"
All Levels


This will be an extremely hands on session. In the course of the week, participants will find themselves writing a number of songs. We will be demystifying the creative process and hopefully opening the door to where each student will write songs without being intimidated by the process. I have always felt that music is a great way to dialogue. The really good songs are songs that when you hear it…there’s just something about it that touches your heart, and you don’t know why. I will mentor each of my students on how to keep their heart and ears open always listening for the story that needs to be told.
February 5 - 9, 2018
"The Untaught and Rarely Taught Jorma Kaukonen 
Song Book"
Level 3


Join me as I delve into teaching songs that up until now, I have yet to teach. In this class you will learn songs from my second solo album release in 1979 entitled, “Jorma” (clever name) as well as other gems. These classics contain many different varieties of fingerpicking styles that will help you advance quickly and open up many new musical doors. This is an extremely unique opportunity to expand your repertoire while acquiring new skills and techniques. I’ve been told these songs are simply beautiful. You may arrive wondering, “How do I do it?” But rest assured you will leave with all of the answers.

For this class I will be joined by David Wolff, my partner in the online music education site, BreakDownWay.com. All students signing up for this workshop will receive 2 FREE months subscription to BreakDownWay.com to help enhance this learning experience (subscription will be for 1 month before the workshop and 1 month following the workshop).
Details on 2018 workshops & application for sign up available here.
Bags, Hats, Outer Wear, Tee Shirts, Art, Posters, Music
 

Don't miss WOUB's Music Podcast Live from
Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch.

Host Jorma Kaukonen introduces each program's featured artist in a series of concerts recorded at the Fur Peace Ranch
in Meigs County, Ohio.

Listen to an eclectic blend of performances including blues, folk, Americana, rock, bluegrass, and jazz.