October 20 Chincoteague Concert and Guitar Workshop
The Chincoteague Cultural Alliance presents Scott Ainslie in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 20 in the Chincoteague Senior Center located on Church Street behind the old elementary school.
Scott will also conduct a guitar workshop from 3 – 5 p.m. at the Senior Center.
From community concerts and local schools across America to the Kennedy Center and the renowned Empire Music Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Scott Ainslie plays and speaks of the music he loves with passion and authority. Combining thirty years of scholarship with almost forty playing guitar, Ainslie presents a beguiling mix of the African and American roots of the blues and his own dramatic compositions in story and song.
Scott Ainslie’s analysis and transcription of blues legend Robert Johnson’s songs published in Robert Johnson At the Crossroads remains the definitive text of the music of the American blues icon. He is one of only a handful of musicians who faithfully replicate the playing of Robert Johnson in performance.
Tickets are $18 at the door, $15 for advance purchase, $5 for students. Advance tickets are available online, through the mail and at Egret Moon, H&H Pharmacy, Island Cottage Collection and Sundial Books until 6 p.m. Friday October 19. The registration fee for the guitar workshop is $30.
To purchase concert tickets online go to www.ChincoteagueCulturalAlliance.org and click on “2007 Concert Series.” To purchase concert tickets through the mail or to register for the guitar workshop send a check to Chincoteague Cultural Alliance, P.O. Box 257, Chincoteague Island, VA 23336. For more information about the guitar workshop call 757-336-5111.
Seating is limited at the Senior Center. Advance tickets are recommended. Seats reserved for season ticket holders will be released at 7:20 p.m. The guitar workshop is limited to fifteen participants.
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