Hello all you ArtistWorks folks! I just got back from 2 amazing educational events in Georgia and Maine, where I worked with 2 other ArtistWorks professors: Mike Marshall & Tony Trischka. The Savannah Music Festival was an enormous event that takes over the whole historic city for a month; I spent 4 days there concertizing and working with a select group of young musicians chosen for Mike's Acoustic Music Seminar there. I also performed with my group The Old-Time Kozmik Trio (Bruce Molsky, Rushad Eggleston) and as a Duo with Mike.

Then up to Maine, for the FIRST ANNUAL Maine Acoustic Festival, a similar, but much smaller festival drawing from all the super-talented youngsters playing string instruments up in that state. Sponsored partly by the wonderful regional music school 317 Main, this festival featured performances by groups playing in acoustic styles such as French-Canadian, Bluegrass, and Celtic. The long day concluded with a performance-lecture by Tony Trischka and his band (with me) on the history and music of the Banjo, drawing from the new documentary narrated by Steve Martin, Give Me The Banjo. A fantastic week! - Darol Anger