The sixth annual Denison Bluegrass Festival kicks off with special guest Infamous Stringdusters at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, in Swasey Chapel (200 Chapel Drive). The festival weekend is directed by Denison Music Department faculty Andy Carlson and Casey Cook, and is free and open to the public.

The festival continues on Saturday, Feb. 6, in the rehearsal room of Burke Hall of Music and Art (240 West Broadway) with several workshops, including a banjo session at 9:30 a.m., mandolin session at 10:15 a.m., fiddle session at 11 a.m., and a contest guitar session at noon led by Allen Shadd.

The final event of the festival, is a CD release party which has been moved to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway), for the Andy Carlson Band’s latest recording, “Fiddlehead,” which is a collection of nine original instrumental compositions and/or arrangements and three tracks featuring Michael Smith, Casey Cook and Keith Morris on lead vocals. “Fiddlehead” was recorded and mixed by John Keane in Athens, Ga., and mastered by Randy LeRoy in Nashville, Tenn. Copies are available for purchase online at breakingband.com. The sixth annual Denison Bluegrass Festival is sponsored by the college’s Department of Music and is free and open to the public.

For more information, a detailed schedule of events and audio files, link to Denison’s Music Department here.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville — The Department of Music hosts the sixth annual Denison Bluegrass Festival concert with special guest, Infamous Stringdusters at 7 p.m., Fri., Feb. 5, in Swasey Chapel (200 Chapel Drive). For more information, call 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville — The Department of Music hosts the sixth annual Denison Bluegrass Festival workshops from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., Sat., Feb. 6, Burke Hall Rehearsal Room (240 West Broadway). For more information, call 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING: Please not change of time and venue — Denison University, Granville — The Department of Music hosts the sixth annual Denison Bluegrass Festival concert featuring the Andy Carlson Band, releasing its new CD, “Fiddlehead,” at 7:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 6, in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). For more information, call 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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