About the Workshop:
In this workshop you will learn the names of the strings and how to find notes.
We will also discuss the importance of rhythm and keeping the beat.
There will be a guest instrumentalist for demonstrations.
Bring questions and bring your bass!
Most of all we will have fun and get inspired to be a better bassist.
Hailing from Powers, Oregon, Beth “Betsy” Mason hit her first harmony note as a five-year-old singing in a church pew. Shortly after she was trained on the piano she was playing and singing many of the old gospel hymns by heart. While attending Warner Pacific College she was a member of the Concert Choir, Chorale, and became a vocalist for the virtuosic harmony group Saving Grace. After touring much of the West, singing in churches and school halls, Beth sat herself down in her adopted Portland and learned to play the guitar. It was about this time, around the turn of the century, that Beth first heard and embraced old-time fiddle music. The soulful harmonies and down-to-earth melodies sang to her heart and she has been sharing her passion ever since. Beth now primarily plays upright bass, both with Idyltime and the soulful folk powerhouse, Stoneseed. Beth currently lives in Boise, ID with her husband Tate, their daughter Maybelle, and their dog Nellie Kane.