GRANVILLE, Ohio—This year’s Denison Bluegrass Festival will feature three rip-roaring concerts and six workshops for bluegrass enthusiasts from Friday, Feb. 8, through Sunday, Feb. 10. The workshops and concerts are free and open to the public at Denison University, with the exception of the Sunday evening concert, which is a ticketed event at the Midland Theater. For more information, contact Pam Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.
The first concert also serves as a CD release for “Grass Roots” by Mark Wade, assistant professor of music, at 7 p.m. in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Saturday evening, Tim O’Brien, Bryan Sutton and solo guitarist David Grier will perform at 7 p.m. in Swasey Chapel (200 Chapel Drive). The final concert, a ticketed event featuring the DePue Brothers Band and Della Mae, takes place at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10, at Newark’s Midland Theater (36 North Park Place).
Several workshops will take place over the weekend in Burke Hall (240 West Broadway).
· Saturday, Feb. 9, at 10:30 a.m. “Hammer Dulcimer with Mark Wade” Burke Recital Hall,
· Saturday, Feb. 9, at noon “Traditional Dance with Mark Schatz” Burke Rehearsal Room
· Saturday, Feb. 9, at 1:15 p.m. “Clawhammer Banjo with Mark Schatz” Burke Rehearsal Room
· Saturday, Feb. 9, at 2:30 p.m. “Bluegrass Bass with Mark Schatz” Burke Rehearsal Room
· Saturday, Feb. 9, at 2:30 p.m. Master class with Tim O’Brien, Bryan Sutton and Denison Bluegrass Ensemble students in Burke Recital Hall
· Sunday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m. Workshop with the DePue Brothers the Burke Recital Hall.
“Grass Roots” features Mark Wade on hammer and dulcime; associate professor of music Andy Carlson on fiddle and mandolin; Mark Schatz on bass and feet; and the music department’s bluegrass instructor Casey Cook on guitar.
Calendar Listing:
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Denison Bluegrass Festival CD Release Concert: “Grass Roots” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, in the Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pam Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Denison Bluegrass Festival Workshop: “Hammer Dulcimer with Mark Wade” at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway) Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pam Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit
www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Denison Bluegrass Festival Workshop: “Traditional Dance with Mark Schatz” at noon on Saturday, Feb. 9, in Burke Rehearsal Room (240 West Broadway) Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pam Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit
www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Denison Bluegrass Festival Workshop: “Clawhammer Banjo with Mark Schatz” at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, in Burke Rehearsal Room (240 West Broadway) Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pam Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit
www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Denison Bluegrass Festival Workshop: “Bluegrass Bass with Mark Schatz” at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, in Burke Rehearsal Room (240 West Broadway) Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pam Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit
www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Denison Bluegrass Festival Master class with Tim O’Brien, Bryan Sutton and Denison Bluegrass Ensemble students at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway) Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pam Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit
www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Denison Bluegrass Festival Concert with Tim O’Brien, Bryan Sutton and solo guitarist David Grier at 7 p.m. in Swasey Chapel (200 Chapel Drive). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pam Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit
www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Denison Bluegrass Festival Workshop with the DePue Brothers at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10, in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway) Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pam Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit
www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Denison Bluegrass Festival Concert with the DePue Brothers Band and Della Mae at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10, at Newark’s Midland Theater (36 North Park Place). Ticketed event. For more information, contact Pam Hughes at 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.
