In this workshop, Gaye Adegbalola traces the history of blues women from the 1920s to today. She’ll share video and/or audio clips from Bessie Smith to Billie Holiday, from Rosetta Tharpe
Continue readingWomen in the Blues Workshop, with Gaye Adegbalola
Come join members of the Pickin’ Illini in an old-fashioned, pickin’-style jam! If you love to pick bluegrass, blues or folk, or just want to sing along, then pull up a chair
The Hobnob String Band is an acoustic musical group steeped in the traditions of American music from old time to bluegrass to blues, while traveling down the unpaved uncharted road
Sing along with the fabulous Cielito Lindo! The group performs in the styles of mariachi and Latin/American folk. A bilingual fourth generation family music group that performs a variety of Mexican and American folk
Learn swing from everyone’s favorite dancing physics professor, Paul Kwiat! Then stick around for the swing dance with Tommy Halloran’s Guerilla Swing!
Local favorite Rob Krumm leads 3-chord songs. Bring your guitar, uke, bass, banjo, or just yourself and be ready to play and sing along!
Calling all musicians! Jams are open to musicians of all skill levels and experience, and each jam will be facilitated by jam-seasoned musicians. This daytime old time jam will be led
Calling all musicians! Jams are open to musicians of all skill levels and experience, and each jam will be facilitated by jam-seasoned musicians. This daytime bluegrass jam will be led by
For this intermediate workshop, Dave will teach some simple effects and give an introduction to the blues. If you attended the beginning workshop, you are welcome to stay for this session
Continue readingHarmonica Workshop (Intermediate), with David Witzany
It’s easy to begin to learn to play harmonica! Dave will lead the group using key of C diatonic 10 hole harmonicas to help you learn about the instrument and to
Continue readingHarmonica Workshop (Beginner), with Dave Witzany