CONCERTS AND WORKSHOPS
Lively and engaging, with a home-spun delivery, Suzanne and Jim gather an audience and transport them on a journey through the best of Americana Roots Music.
Lively and engaging, with a home-spun delivery, Suzanne and Jim gather an audience and transport them on a journey through the best of Americana Roots Music.
Concerts
From intimate house concert settings to 1000 seat auditoriums, from 19 th Century Opera Houses to riverside gazebos, and from music clubs to paddle-wheel excursion boats
Suzanne and Jim have delighted audiences across the nation.
Versatile and skillful performers on a number of acoustic instruments – the 5 string banjo, guitars, flute, courtship dulcimer and a variety of others – they infect listeners with their love of life and their passion for Americana Roots Music. From the first notes to the last applause, audiences from all walks of life have found their days brightened, their heart-strings tugged, and their smiles polished by enjoying this accomplished pair in concert.
With award-winning vocals and melodious harmonies interspersed with gentle, wryly humorous story-telling they carry the audience across the peaks and valleys of human emotions.
Suzanne and Jim have been especially commended for their on-stage presence and have served as hosts and MCs at a number of events.
From intimate house concert settings to 1000 seat auditoriums, from 19 th Century Opera Houses to riverside gazebos, and from music clubs to paddle-wheel excursion boats
Suzanne and Jim have delighted audiences across the nation.
Versatile and skillful performers on a number of acoustic instruments – the 5 string banjo, guitars, flute, courtship dulcimer and a variety of others – they infect listeners with their love of life and their passion for Americana Roots Music. From the first notes to the last applause, audiences from all walks of life have found their days brightened, their heart-strings tugged, and their smiles polished by enjoying this accomplished pair in concert.
With award-winning vocals and melodious harmonies interspersed with gentle, wryly humorous story-telling they carry the audience across the peaks and valleys of human emotions.
Suzanne and Jim have been especially commended for their on-stage presence and have served as hosts and MCs at a number of events.
Workshops
Workshops generally follow one of two formats. They may be mini-concerts focusing on some particular topic or they may be a hands-on learning experience.
Suzanne and Jim have moderated workshops on a number of subjects including Carter Family Songs, 19 th Century popular songwriters, and Old Timey sing-arounds, and are always ready to participate in sessions where Americana Roots music is appropriate. Because of their familiarity with a broad base of traditional and historic music they can contribute to many different workshop themes.
Jim has been a teacher of the clawhammer banjo style for more than 40 years. In 1978-79 he authored the Old Time Tutorial forBanjo Newsletter exposing players of all styles to the clawhammer method. For beginning level students he offers private lessons or small workshops. For advanced level players he works with small groups to improve their techniques and to help them find new avenues for exploration.
Workshops generally follow one of two formats. They may be mini-concerts focusing on some particular topic or they may be a hands-on learning experience.
Suzanne and Jim have moderated workshops on a number of subjects including Carter Family Songs, 19 th Century popular songwriters, and Old Timey sing-arounds, and are always ready to participate in sessions where Americana Roots music is appropriate. Because of their familiarity with a broad base of traditional and historic music they can contribute to many different workshop themes.
Jim has been a teacher of the clawhammer banjo style for more than 40 years. In 1978-79 he authored the Old Time Tutorial forBanjo Newsletter exposing players of all styles to the clawhammer method. For beginning level students he offers private lessons or small workshops. For advanced level players he works with small groups to improve their techniques and to help them find new avenues for exploration.
"...but the best part was the concert given by Suzanne and Jim, joined for part of the time by their students."
Alcona Arts Retreat, Inspiration Alcona, Alpena, MI
Suzanne teaches the individual style of traditional clogging to participants wishing to learn elements of Appalachian folk dance.
Emphasis is placed on learning the basics followed by examples of creating rhythms to express each individual’s interpretation of the music. A real “foots-on” experience requiring a wood floor and hard-soled shoes, Suzanne’s clogging workshops have been the highlight of numerous music gatherings.
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