Booher Music Camp

Rudi Booher – Fiddle Instructor

A former National Champ at Weiser, Idaho, Rudi has won many championship titles and awards

for his outstanding fiddling style.

He has taught numerous music workshops throughout the U.S. and in New Zealand.

Rudi will be teaching some great contest and old-time tunes.

Ben Booher – Private Bass Instructor

A great singer and bass player, Ben must know almost every chord there is, and hundreds of old songs

to go along with them. Ben will be teaching private bass/bass guitar lessons during music camp this year.

This is a grand opportunity for anyone who wants to learn to become a fine bass player, and to enjoy spending

quality time with a quality young man.

Chris Booher – Piano Instructor

Chris Booher has fascinated and inspired many well known and upcoming pianists with his innovative and versatile artistry on the piano.

After performing for more than 3 years with Asleep at the Wheel, as well as other country and swing bands, Chris opened his own recording studio,

Patriot Recording, near Fort Worth, Texas.

Justin Booher – Piano Instructor

Justin is a musician extraordinaire, holding recent titles of National Young Adult Fiddle Champion, NW Regional Fiddle Champion, and Oregon State fiddle

Champion. He is the founder and director of Columbia Music School and Fine Stringed Instruments in Kennewick, WA, where he teaches all stringed

instruments, piano, voice and music theory. A favorite fiddle instructor at the music camp with his unique teaching style, we are glad to have Justin

back for 2010!

Ned Booher – Guitar Instructor

Ned will be joining us for a couple of days and instructing from his wealth of musical experience and expertise as a seasoned vetran of the rythm guitar.

Ned has been a much sought after accompanist for many years at numerous fiddle contests—including the US Nat’l fiddle contest in Weiser ID.

A very gracious and informative gentleman.

Gabe Booher – Guitar

When Gabe was just a babe, two years old, to be exact, a friend loaned him an eighth-sized fiddle, and Gabe was on his way to being a fiddler in the Booher

Family Band. At two and a half, he could play through the first half of Boil the Cabbages Down, and was part of the show. At about age eight, Gabe picked

up the mandolin, and then at fifteen he switched to rhythm guitar. Although the youngest of the Booher Brothers, Gabe’s solid rhythm guitar playing is

the backbone of the band. His warm baritone lead voice, and deep bass parts on the Brother’s tight three-part harmonies are truly wonderful.

Andy Emert – Fiddle

Any Emert began his fiddle playing odyssey 20 some years ago in Salem, Oregon. While learning the Suzuki method in primary school he stumbled

upon fiddle playing at the local community center. After discovering the fun to be had while playing fiddle and guitar Andy has been attending contests

and festivals ever since. Andy is a former Oregon State Fiddle Champion, and has judged at Weiser. Andy currently teaches violin and fiddle at the

Community Music Center in Portland, Oregon and works at David Kerr violin shop.

Daniel Carwile – Fiddle

U.S. Grand Master Fiddle Champion, Daniel has competed in virtually every major fiddle competition in the United States.

He has been crowned the Tennessee Valley Old-Time Fiddlers Convention “Fiddle King” an amazing 7 times. Other conquests include Alabama,

Kentucky, and Tennessee State Championships as well as Lake Superior, North Cascades, Colorado Open, Grand Lake National, and The World

Series of Fiddling Championships. Daniel can often be found in the judge’s seat, recently judging the Indiana State, Colorado Rocky Mountain

Fiddle Championships, Oregon State, Wyoming State, Northwest Regional, U.S. Grand Master Fiddle Contest and the National Old-Time Fiddler’s

Contest in Weiser, Idaho.

Daniel has performed with dozens of accomplished musicians such as Tim O’Brien, Mark O’Connor, Bela Fleck, Alasdair Fraser, The Moody Blues,

Martin Hayes, The Battlefield Band, Bobby Hicks, Natalie MacMaster, Buddy Spicher, and many others. In a tribute to Roy Acuff, Daniel performed

on the Grand Ole Opry with fiddling greats Vassar Clements and Aubrey Haynie. His performances also include playing for the 1996 Summer

Olympics and appearing on the Country Music Association Awards Show with the band, Alabama. For eight years, Daniel was a member of the

Celtic band, Full Moon Ensemble. Their unique blend of Irish, Scottish, and early American music was heard across the United States and worldwide

from Ontario, Canada, to the hills of Campbeltown, Scotland.

A seasoned and diverse performer, Daniel is not only comfortable playing old-time, bluegrass, and contest-style, but Celtic, and classical as well.

He studied violin privately for 8 years during which time he was concertmaster of The Huntsville Youth Orchestra and later a member of the

Huntsville Symphony. Daniel’s studies led him to Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music where he studied with Christian Teal. Daniel completed his

Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education in 1995.

In addition to Daniel’s five personal recordings, he has played on various projects on Rounder, Sugar Hill, and Rebel Records. From Fame Recording

Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee, Daniel has recorded with Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, John Cowan, Jim Hurst,

Claire Lynch, Michael English, Larry Cordle, and others. His participation in, “Moody Bluegrass: A Nashville Tribute to the Moody Blues,” earned him

a nomination for Recorded Event of the Year from the International Bluegrass Music Association and climbed to number 8 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Chart.

Daniel can also be found on Kenny and Amanda Smith’s Grammy nominated project, “Tell Someone” on Rebel Records. Daniel and Amy’s latest duo

recording, Col Arco, reached number 5 on the Acoustic/Folk Radio Charts in August of 2007.

Daniel maintains a busy schedule teaching privately and as an instructor at numerous camps and workshops. He has instructed at Mark O’Connor’s

Fiddle Camps and String Conferences the past 8 years and taught at Vanderbilt University’s International Fiddle School and the Swannanoa Gathering

in Asheville, North Carolina.

When not performing or teaching, Daniel enjoys transcribing classic fiddle recordings, composing, and arranging. His meticulous attention

to detail is displayed on his transcriptions of Mark O’Connor’s recording, “Soppin’ the Gravy.”

Brendan Booher – Fiddle Instructor

A superb swing and jazz player, Brendan is the lead fiddler in one of the family’s band, the Booher Boys, which tours throughout the country.

At 29 years old, Brendan has won many awards and compliments from fiddle greats for his unique and versatile style. A patient and kind teacher,

Brendan has students of all ages who come to him from various parts of Central Oregon.

Raul Reynoso – Guitar Instructor

Raul Reynoso, guitarist, singer and composer, was born in Los Angeles, California. He began playing Bluegrass guitar in 1974, and soon acquired

the skills that would earn him two California State Flatpicking Guitar Championships as well as many Western Regional titles. Raul first rose to

prominence in the band of banjo-virtuoso Larry McNeely, and his three-year stint with the band included one recording and two appearances on

Nashville’s “Grand Ole Opry.” The recent release of Raul’s self-produced CD, “Royal Street,” which features the Rhythm Brothers, has brought

Raul international acclaim from Jazz reviewers in the U.S., UK and Europe. The instrumental and compositional skills displayed on this, Raul’s

first solo CD, have solidified his position as one of the world’s greatest guitarists. Through his own compositions he has created his own style,

which encompasses the best in “Jazz and World Music.”  As music critic Jim Hilmar put it: “When it comes to guitar styles… Raul Reynoso’s clean,

lithe, articulate picking technique is ‘to die for!’” Recently featured as cover story in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine.

Liddy Voetberg – Fiddle Instructor

A musician for all of her life, eighteen year old Liddy Voetberg is the lead fiddle player in her family’s band. A focused and well informed teacher

and performer, Liddy has benefited from the instruction of prodigious instructors from across the country and as been exposed to diverse musical genres.

She holds the titles of Northwest Regional and Western Open Fiddle Champion and in 2005 she placed 2nd at the National Fiddle Competition in Weiser, ID.