The event will span two days: Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26.
Friday, July 25 will feature the Friday Night Party at Brown County Inn’ s Town Hall Conference Center, from 6 to 10 p. m. Past and present contestants will perform open-mic style on the stage, and food and drinks will be available. Admission is $ 5 and tickets are available at the door. Music in the Corn Crib Lounge will feature Chris Wolf and CPR Revival from 8 to 11 p. m.
Saturday, July 26 is the Fingerstyle Competition beginning at 11 a. m. at the Brown County Playhouse. The top three winners will be announced at 2 p. m. The concert starts at 7:30 p. m. Tickets for each event can be purchased separately or you can buy all-day passes for both through indianastringfest. com or browncountyplayhouse. org 812-988-6555. Doors open for the competition at 10:00 a. m.
The Indiana State Fingerstyle Competition is one of only eight competitions worldwide to be accredited by the Walnut Valley Festival, honoring acoustic musicians for more than 55 years during its national competition.
Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the guitar by plucking the strings directly with fingertips, fingernails or picks attached to the fingers. The term is often used synonymously with fingerpicking, classical, or thumb style. Prominent fingerstyle players include Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Tommy Emmanuel, and Andres Segovia. •
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