"The Art Of The Blues" Guitar Retreat 2025
taught by Chris Quinn
Monday 7th to Saturday 12th July 2025
After the success of our sell-out retreats in 2024 we are now releasing tickets for 2025. Listen to some of our great testimonials below!
Totally sort out your blues playing at the 2025 "Art Of The Blues" guitar retreat.
Taking place in Shrewsbury, England on the border of Wales, we invite players of all levels to attend this inclusive, fun course designed to transform your guitar playing. Whether you're a near beginner or a more advanced guitarist, you'll discover the essential skills needed for playing, soloing, understanding and having fun with the blues and most importantly, exactly how to implement them.
You'll learn all time classic songs from guitar heroes like Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson and BB King, you'll learn the right scales and notes to play, the blues chords, awesome licks, phrases and turnarounds... Most importantly you'll learn pro techniques to help you improvise the blues.
For over a decade, The Art Of The Blues course has helped hundreds of guitarists to play more authentic sounding blues. The lessons and workshops given during the week will literally open up the fretboard giving you a whole new, bluesy approach to playing of the guitar.
If you want to come, sign up today! I can't wait to see you there,
Cheers, Chris
What To Expect
🎸 Master the blues scales
🎸 12 bar blues progressions
🎸 Improvisation secrets
🎸 All time classic blues songs
🎸 Delta blues riffs, turnarounds & intros
🎸 Opening up the fretboard
🎸 Great stock, licks and phrases
🎸 Group playing
🎸 Blues theory explained
🎸 Jam sessions
🎸Play at the public retreat concert (optional)
🎸 Full board accommodation
🎸 5 days & nights of blues heaven!
Roots Music Retreats courses are carefully designed to be relaxed, inclusive, inspiring and most importantly suitable for all levels of musician, from novice to advanced.
You'll receive exclusive access to online video tutorials with videos covering some of the main lessons taught on the retreat. So you won't forget any of the juicy stuff and can practice and continue learning when you get home.
National Press Reviews of teacher Chris Quinn:
Blues & Soul Magazine
"His Timing Is Set In Granite!"
Blues in Britain Magazine
"Expect Dazzling Expertise"
"Art Of The Blues" Retreat Schedule
Monday (hotel check in from 3pm)
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Welcome drinks reception in the hotel bar
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Welcome group seminar / Workshop 1 - Group Jam / Introductions
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Dinner in the hotel restaurant
8:30 pm - 10:30pm Relaxed acoustic jam in hotel bar
Tuesday
7:00 am - 10:00 am Breakfast in the hotel restaurant
10:30 am - 12:30 pm Workshop 2 "Fundamentals of The Blues, progressions, chords, all time classic songs.
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Buffet lunch for all students
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Workshop 3 "The Blues Scales - Opening Up The Fretboard"
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm River walk through the quarry park with Chris!
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner in the hotel restaurant
8:30 pm - 10:30pm Relaxed acoustic jam session in local pub, 2 min walk from the hotel
Wednesday
7:00 am - 10:00 am Breakfast in the Hotel restaurant
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Workshop 4 "Licks, phrases and tasty Blues patterns..."
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Q&A with local Luthier JWJ
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Buffet lunch for all students
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Workshop 5 "Delta Blues intro's, turnarounds and motif's"
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner in the hotel restaurant
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Acoustic jam in the hotel bar
Thursday
7:00 am - 10:00 am Breakfast in the hotel restaurant
10:30 am - 12:30 pm Workshop 6 "Blues Improvisation Hacks"
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Buffet lunch for all students
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Workshop 7 "Group dynamics, Classic songs"
7:45 pm - 9:00 pm Group curry at Cafe Safron, Hills Lane (additional cost)
Friday
7:00 am - 10:00 am Breakfast in the hotel restaurant
10:30 am - 12:30 pm Workshop 8 "Pulling it all together / performance preparation
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm Buffet lunch for all students
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Rehearsals / performance preparation
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Full concert rehearsal
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner in the hotel restaurant
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Jam in hotel bar
Saturday
7:30 am - 11:00 am Breakfast in the hotel restaurant
11:00am - Hotel check out
12:00 - 13:00 Live Concert in St Alkmunds Church
13:00pm Goodbye's.. SEE YOU NEXT TIME!!
* ALL FOOD & ACCOMMODATION INCLUDED IN RETREAT PRICE
ONLY EXTRA COST IS THE BLUES RETREAT CURRY.
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Chris at Kings Place London pre performance at the IGF London Guitar Festival
Chris with Martin Taylor
Chris with Andy Fairweather Low
(Eric Clapton's musical director)
