Howdy, last year we posted that we would be able to do stringed instrument repair at our bluegrass camp Rootpile, and we had some takers. Have you had problems on playa with your gitfiddles and such? Let me know what typical problems we might encounter so we can better prepare with parts and tools a...

Rootpile is a themecamp whose mission is to bring live Bluegrass Music to the playa, 2016 is our fourth year doing this. If you are a bluegrass picker burner please let us know. We do daily workhops and nightly concerts every day. We could use more camp members or performers, join us!! Fixxer

Howdy yall, Rootpile, your favorite live Bluegrass Music Themecamp is back for 2016. Last year we did nightly concerts of live Bluegrass Music and daily banjo workshops, teaching beginners to play banjo. This year we will offer daily workshops on banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle and continue our n...

Howdy yall, my name is Andy Owens, burn name FIxxer and I am from North Carolina. I have been burning only about five years, for decades before that I was getting paid to play at events, but the non commercial atmosphere of burner culture appeals to me, and I play Bluegrass music, which is basically...

no but I play Bluegrass!!!

At home depot or lowes you can get the stick on signs (gimp coupons I call them lol, my wife and son are very handicapped, gotta keep a sense of humor right?) that would be used like on a bathroom or something, like six by eight inches, white plastic, sticky on back, I would just put one on each fro...

Howdy yall, Fixxer of Rootpile camp here. We are a camp that plays Bluegrass music, so we have lots of gitfiddles around. If you are bringing your stringed instrument baby to the playa, remember that its VERY dry out there, be sure and get an in-instrument humidifier. I am an experienced luthier and...

Hey ya'll Rootile is returning to the Playa, the Bluegrass music and barbeque themecamp welcomes Bluegrass pickers or fans to join us. Join us in bringing Bluegrass music to the playa!!

Fixxer

Rootpile camp is bringing Bluegrass music to the Playa again this year. If you are a Bluegrass picker burner or virgin come and join us!!

Message me here.

Fixxer

Oh and we might have a cupla early entries left if you wanna come early and help set up. Fixxer

Rootpile is looking for a few more camp members, we are the Bluegrass and BBQ camp, we have musicians (need more!!), large shade structure, great placement C and 515, shower, full kitchen two meals a day and experienced playa burners and our Flaming Banjo ArtCar!! Hit up the fixxer if you are intere...

Still looking for BLuegrass and Oldtime pickers, join our camp Rootpile, great placement 515 and C!!

On Top of Old Smokey, the giant banjo trailer will be there with funky bluegrass!! Fixxer

Rootpile camp, Bluegrass and bbq is placed at C and 515

Question for yall, I have some scuba tanks I'd like to use for accumulators, is that kosher!? Some have current hydro, some not, but I could get them hydro'd to 3000 as they are spec'd for. I know it will work and be safe, but how to get them aroved for the playa?

Fixxer

Have space in my rig for two or three riders and gear out and back from North Carolina.

Rootpile the bluegrass and bbq camp is placed!! C and 515 yall!! Fixxer

We got placed!! C and 515 yall. Fixxer

Sure!!

Thanks! We are looking hard for burner bluegrass musicians to join us!! Fixxer

Hello, Fixxer here of Rootpile themecamp. We are a Bluegrass music and BBQ camp that will have a giant rolling banjo artcar trailer pulled by a giant whiskey barrel mutant vehicle. We want to bring Bluegrass to Burning Man so if you are a Bluegrass picker please contact me and join us. If you are af...

Thanks for the positive thoughts yall, we don't have official placement yet, but when we do I will let you know our address. We're building a giant rolling banjo stage trailer pulled by a whiskey barrel and bombarding the playa with Bluegrass that way too, so we don't be too hard to miss!!

Fixxer

You got it. Rootpile, the only known Burner Bluegrass Band has you covered. We can be raucous or sweet, you pick it, tell us the song and when, we'll be there.

www.andywens.com if you wanna audition us or www.soundcloud.com/andyowens

Fixxer
(andy)

Aha, there WILL be Bluegrass on the Playa this year! Our camp, Rootpile will be there, don't know about placement yet, but we are a themecamp from North Carolina and we attend regionals with the mission of bringing live Bluegrass music and Carolina BBQ to the burns we attend. At our last regional bu...

Cool, we will have a full world class Bluegrass band there, our camp is Rootpile, a Bluegrass live music camp. Fixxer

Aha, there IS an acoustic music themecamp this year! Our camp, Rootpile will be there, don't know about placement yet, but we are a themecamp from North Carolina and we attend regionals with the mission of bringing live Bluegrass music and Carolina BBQ to the burns we attend. At our last regional bu...