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Borderland Band Camp is a 4-day summer music program for middle-school and high-school teens with a BIG goal—to share the stage with professional musicians for two live performances, culminating in a spot on the Homespun Stage at Borderland Music Festival.

There’s nothing more tantalizing to a musician than a chance at a big stage—and the Homespun Stage at Borderland Music + Arts Festival is pretty dang big. This is a serious opportunity for young musicians to spread their wings.

Building on last year’s success, enthusiasm for this year’s camp was even higher, with 32 students and 9 musical mentors participating. Thanks to the Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation, essential scholarship funds were also awarded to deserving students.

Joining me this week as co-host, from the Why Music Matters podcast, is Band Camp mentor and my brother in music, Jeff Miers. We’re also joined by Band Camp student and fellow mentor this year, Xeni.

Greg Hennessey’s “In the Flamingo Lounge with Rockabilly Greg” podcast is must listen content for fans of Western New York music. Hennessey has over 200 episodes in his archives at https://rockabillygreg.com.

New episodes are available at 9 a.m. EST each Saturday at RockabillyGreg.com. Each posting includes a link to the podcast, website, and social media links, images, and other interesting tidbits about the week’s guest(s).

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