Upcoming Events at 500 Lincolnton Rd.
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Beacon Hall, a non-profit regional music venue promoting musical diversity and education, is proudly hosting renowned acoustic blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and educator, Scott Ainslie, in the newly renovated Salisbury High School Auditorium, Salisbury, North Caro
Event Details
Beacon Hall, a non-profit regional music venue promoting musical diversity and education, is proudly hosting renowned acoustic blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and educator, Scott Ainslie, in the newly renovated Salisbury High School Auditorium, Salisbury, North Carolina on Friday, January 25. Music starts at 7:30 p.m.
In lieu of an admission price, donations to Beacon Hall will be gratefully accepted.
The concert will be followed by a Master Class Guitar Workshop hosted by Ainslie the very next Saturday morning, January 26th at 10am. Location of the Master Class is 120 Elm Street. Admission is $35. Spaces are very limited and are expected to sell out.
A seasoned performer and student of the roots music, Ainslie transcribed the original recordings of Delta blues legend, Robert Johnson; published a book and has an instructional DVD on Johnson’s guitar work. On stage, in teaching concerts, workshops, and school residencies, Ainslie explores the African and European roots of American music and culture.
“With an expressive baritone and nimble fingers…Ainslie is a master of American acoustic Blues. He is also among the most highly regarded Blues historians, a veritable walking encyclopedia of Blues and Jazz.”
- Seven Days, Burlington, VT
Employing vintage guitars, an African-style fretless gourd banjo, and his homemade one-string cigar box guitar, Ainslie brings the music and its history alive with carefully chosen personal anecdotes. Ainslie has been heralded in reviews as a masterful and thoughtful historian, story teller, and musician.
For more information on the Beacon Hall concert and the Master Class Guitar Workshop contact director@beaconhall.org
Beacon Hall’s mission is to connect the community through music and to empower students of all backgrounds to excel in academics, citizenship, and community pride.
In lieu of an admission price, donations to Beacon Hall will be gratefully accepted.
The concert will be followed by a Master Class Guitar Workshop hosted by Ainslie the very next Saturday morning, January 26th at 10am. Location of the Master Class is 120 Elm Street. Admission is $35. Spaces are very limited and are expected to sell out.
A seasoned performer and student of the roots music, Ainslie transcribed the original recordings of Delta blues legend, Robert Johnson; published a book and has an instructional DVD on Johnson’s guitar work. On stage, in teaching concerts, workshops, and school residencies, Ainslie explores the African and European roots of American music and culture.
“With an expressive baritone and nimble fingers…Ainslie is a master of American acoustic Blues. He is also among the most highly regarded Blues historians, a veritable walking encyclopedia of Blues and Jazz.”
- Seven Days, Burlington, VT
Employing vintage guitars, an African-style fretless gourd banjo, and his homemade one-string cigar box guitar, Ainslie brings the music and its history alive with carefully chosen personal anecdotes. Ainslie has been heralded in reviews as a masterful and thoughtful historian, story teller, and musician.
For more information on the Beacon Hall concert and the Master Class Guitar Workshop contact director@beaconhall.org
Beacon Hall’s mission is to connect the community through music and to empower students of all backgrounds to excel in academics, citizenship, and community pride.
