Teachers old and new

Sally Van Meter is known for being the "Queen of Tone" amongst her musical peers and students. Hailing from Northern California, residing currently in Colorado, Sally teaches privately and at the Swannanoa Gathering, Common Ground, Rocky Grass Academy and SoreFingers music camps across the US and in Great Britain and is well respected for her focus on lyricism, tone, taste, and timing in her classes and being able to get you in the driver's seat taking solos even if you don't possess music theory. Sally has performed and recorded in the US, Europe, and Japan with the Good Ol' Persons, Jorma Kaukonen, Scott Nygaard, David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, Tammy Fassaert, John Reischman, and more. In her spare time, Sally wears the producer's hat in the recording studio, makes 16 mm short films and loves late night jamming, whilst trying to figure out how to jam with all those hot players that tend to hang out at music camps.

Joe Vinikow has over thirty years experience playing and teaching the guitar. A graduate of Yale University, he holds an MA in Music from the University of Washington and has studied with jazz guitarists Joe Pass and John Pisano. He has been a faculty member of the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop since 1978, and has taught at the California Coast Music Camp, Georgia Straight Guitar Workshop, and the BC Swing Camp. Founder and director of the Guitar For Grownups program, he conducts intensive seminars year round for guitarists at all levels.

A former Artist-in-Residence for the Seattle and King County Arts Commissions, his work has been supported by The National Endowment for the Arts and the Washington State Arts Commission. Joe is founder of the dance band Full Swing and the string jazz ensemble JazzBow, and is a member of Local 76-493 of The American Federation of Musicians.