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Delta Slide Guitar

November 2, 2009 from 7pm to 8pm – Swallow Hill with JT Nolan. Play the music of the Mississippi Delta in open tunings with a slide. JT Nolan is a master of the slide guitar and will give you the tools to create that Delta sound with a proper te... Organized by Swallow Hill School Dept | Type: specialty guitar class,, blues, delta slide
Wintertime Blues

November 2, 2009 from 8pm to 9pm – Swallow Hill with Aaron McCloskey. Learn the essentials of blues guitar playing: common chords progressions, riffs and substitutions for your rhythm playing. Get your lead chops up to speed with common blues me... Organized by Swallow Hill School Dept | Type: specialty guitar class,, blues

Texas and Chicago Blues

November 4, 2009 from 7pm to 8pm – Swallow Hill with Chris Sauthoff. From Texans Freddie King, Lightning Hopkins and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Chicago's Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon and the whole Chess Records gang, learn the blues in style. Study the tu... Organized by Swallow Hill School Dept | Type: specialty guitar class,, blues, texas, chicago

Blues Lead Guitar

November 5, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm – Swallow Hill with Paul Trunko. Play single note blues lead guitar! Learn the licks, scales and patterns that you can use to create and improvise blues leads over standard blues progressions. Work on different r... Organized by Swallow Hill School Dept | Type: specialty guitar class,, blues
Blind Blake Blues Guitar Workshop

November 5, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Swallow Hill with Richard Reed. Blind Blake was the kingpin of early ragtime blues. Learn great arrangements of his legendary songs including Diddie Wa Diddie, West Coast Blues and many more. For intermediate-l... Organized by Swallow Hill School Dept | Type: workshop, guitar, blind blake,, blues

Mary Stribling & Combo Amazo CD Release

November 14, 2009 from 8pm to 10pm – Swallow Hill's Tuft Theater Mother Folkers founder, singer/songwriter and faculty member releases her latest recording -- Mary Stribling and Combo Amazo is a quartet that plays their originals (no covers!) with Stribling on s... Organized by Swallow Hill Concert Dept | Type: concert, cd release,, folk, jazz, blues

Intro to Blues Bass Playing Workshop

November 21, 2009 from 12pm to 2pm – Swallow Hill with Matt Skellenger. Learn to play and improvise through the 12-bar blues in one afternoon. Learn the common scales, patterns and licks of the 12-bar blues. Start improvising your own blues bass l... Organized by Swallow Hill School Dept | Type: workshop, bass, blues

Mile High Business Alliance & Swallow Hill Music present Cliff Eberhardt & Chris Daniels

November 28, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm – Swallow Hill's Daniels Hall Two acclaimed and eclectic songwriters take the stage for an amazing evening of music to kick off “Buy Local Week” -- Red House recording artist Cliff Eberhardt knew by age seven that he was going ... Organized by Swallow Hill Concert Dept | Type: concert, singer/songwriter, blues, funk, americana, folk rock

"Top of the Hill' Faculty Concert Series

November 29, 2009 from 8pm to 10pm – Swallow Hill's Tuft Theater Every third Saturday of the month in Tuft Theater Swallow Hill is pleased to present the “Top of the Hill” faculty concert series showcasing our talented school teachers who are undoubtedly some of... Organized by Swallow Hill Concert Dept | Type: faculty concert,, top of the hill,, blues, folk rock

Acoustic Blues Extravaganza Guitar Workshop

December 3, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Swallow Hill with Richard Reed. The most popular blues riffs, songs and styles taught through famous tunes such as I’m a Man, Thrill is Gone, Stormy Monday, Before You Accuse Me and many more. Thursday, 12/3, 7... Organized by Swallow Hill School Dept | Type: workshop, guitar, blues