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Bluegrass: Where it Came From & Where it’s Goin’
30 September @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
What are the roots of bluegrass music and where is it heading?
Bluegrass is an American musical style, which started in the 1940s and is still going strong. Most of us recognise the sound of banjo-led bluegrass from films such as O Brother Where Art Thou and Bonnie and Clyde, and some will remember The Beverley Hillbillies on 1960s television.
Up until the 1970s, it was an organic music created by passionate, single-minded musicians who learnt from each other. Then self-study books started appearing and soon it became possible to take academic courses studying the music.
Leon Hunt & Mike Pryor will examine how these new learning options are influencing the music and taking it to new levels and you’ll be able to enjoy live music from a four-piece bluegrass band!
Leon Hunt is one of the UK’s top 5-string banjo players, well known around the world for his many musical projects and publications.
Mike Pryor has been playing bluegrass all his life on mandolin, guitar and double bass including playing with Leon on the UK’s Number 1 bluegrass album back in 1994. He also plays bass in the Bill Smarme Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio.
