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Award winning multi-instrumentalist Jake Blount will lead "hands-on" workshops for fiddle and banjo. Participants should have familiarity with their instrument. There are two separate workshops, bridged by a verbal presentation, which everyone is encouraged to attend!
3 :00 - 4:15 Fiddle workshop
4:15 - 4:30 A verbal presentation by Jake, who will talk about his history and his music
4:30 - 4:45 Break
4:45 - 6:00 Banjo workshop
(Use the east entrance to the school, and follow the signs to the Performing Arts Center)
Tickets: $20 ($10 for students) available at the door, or online by clicking HERE
About Jake Blount:
Jake Blount, an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, is a specialist in the early folk music of Black Americans, Blount is a skilled performer of spirituals, blues and string band repertoire, and has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Newport Folk Festival, NPR's Tiny Desk, and numerous other venues across and beyond the United States. More at JakeBlount.com
Saline High School
1300 Campus Dr.
Saline, MI 48176
United States
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