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Petr Brandejs

Nový Jičín, MO, Czech Republic

Petr Brandejs has been voted Banjo Player of the Year three times in the Czech Republic. He now performs with the traditional Czech band Bluegrass Cwrkot, his own Petr Brandejs Band and blues-oriented local band Klika NJ Blues.

He has produced three banjo instruction books (including recordings) in Czech and a Czech jamming DVD. Since 1995 Petr has organized over 50 workshops and taught in Norway, Slovenia, and Slovakia. He is a co-author of a bluegrass music program for kindergartens. He is also a chairman of the Czech Bluegrass Music Association.

Petr Brandejs hrál v mnoha kapelách (profesionálně s brněnskými Poutníky), momentálně působí v kapele Bluegrass Cwrkot. Napsal tři školy hry na banjo a učil na mnoha dílnách v Čechách i v zahraničí. Petr natočil přes 10 CD, třikrát byl vyhlášen banjistou roku, organizuje své vlastní dílny a je certifikovaným učitelem Wernickovy metody.

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“I’d like to thank you and the others for a great experience at your workshop!”
“I was VERY satisfied with everything, the workshop really helped me a lot. See you next time!”
“Very pleasant atmosphere ensured mostly by superb teachers as well as all the students.”
“The participants were from the beginning drawn into action and started immediately with bluegrass.”
“I can’t think of anything to change, I think it’s perfect.”
“Thanks to events like these bluegrass music in the Czech Republic will keep flourishing.”
“Thanks for a great experience!”
“K měnění mě nenapadá, připadá mi to dokonalé.”
“Díky za skvělé zážitky!”
“Velmi příjemná atmosféra, o kterou se postarali především suproví lektoři a také všichni žáci.”
“Díky takto zaměřeným akcím bude bluegrass v českých zemích nadále vzkvétat.”
“Za necelý rok jsem byl na pozici hlavního kytaristy, určoval jsem pořadí sól a hlavně jsem zpíval.”
“Byl jsem VELMI spokojen se vším, dílna mi opravdu hodně pomohla. Na viděnou příště.”
“Byli dobří, trpěliví, přátelští i uznalí – všichni!”
Petr (back left) with his WM students
Today

Weekend Jam Camp

Hotel Salaš Na Salaši 187, Šenov u Nového Jičína

Register now for Petr's camp!

Tuition: 3,100 CZK

  • All bluegrass instruments welcome
  • No jamming experience necessary
  • You will be jamming in the first class!
  • Friendly, encouraging, knowledgeable teaching
  • Hands-on learning in large and small groups
  • Gentle tempos! Mistakes expected!
  • Music/tab reading not needed or used
  • Singing not required, but encouraged and taught
  • Soloing not required! “Faking” solos taught

Do you qualify? It’s easier than you may think!
If you play guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, bass, or dobro… you can be part of a bluegrass jam. Only requirements - be able to:

  • Tune your instrument (electronic tuning devices welcome) and
  • Change smoothly between G, C, D, and A. (Fiddles and basses need to know which notes work with which chords)