Ken Perlman & Alan Jabbour Workshops and Concert Weekend

Old-Time Fiddle Workshop
INSTRUCTOR: Alan Jabbour
DAY AND TIME: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 2 - 5pm
FEE: $45

Alan Jabbour is one of America's foremost exponents of Central Appalachian fiddling. His Hollow Rock String Band, founded in the mid-1960s, served as a prototype for the old-time string-band revival and was one of the major sources for today's old-time music repertoire. A renowned folklorist, Alan was director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress for 23 years. He has produced and edited a number of documentary folk music albums. www.alanjabbour.com.

Note: The banjo and fiddle workshops will convene at the beginning and end of the workshop sessions.

(If you would prefer, you can register by calling the Folk School at 314-781-2244, or mailing a check to us at 3155 Sutton Blvd., Ste. 101, Maplewood, MO 63143.)

Old-Time Banjo Workshop
INSTRUCTOR: Ken Perlman
DAY AND TIME: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 2 - 5pm
FEE: $45

Ken Perlman is known wherever banjos are played as a master of the melodic clawhammer style, and for his skillful adaptations of Celtic & Down-East fiddle tunes to banjo. He has been a Banjo Newsletter columnist for over 25 years, and has written several well-known books on clawhammer instruction. He is an expert on old-time fiddle tunes and related lore from the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. His solo CDs include Island Boy, Devil in the Kitchen and Northern Banjo. www.kenperlman.com

Note: The banjo and fiddle workshops will convene at the beginning and end of the workshop sessions.