Saturday Evening Concert

Main Stage

MC: John Roberts with Claudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers • Jamcrackers • Bing Futch • Magpie • Reggie Harris • Sheila Kay Adams with Melanie Rice Penland & Donna Ray Norton • Windborne • Scott Ainslie • and Dennis Stroughmatt et Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Creole   Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt have been weaving their […]

Guitar: Major Open Tunings with Scott Ainslie

Steeped in traditional music from both sides of the color line, Scott Ainslie is a renowned acoustic blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, with expertise in Piedmont and Delta Blues as well as Southern Appalachian fiddle and banjo traditions. Armed with a variety of instruments—vintage guitars; a fretless gourd banjo; a one-string diddley bow (aka cigar […]

Scott Ainslie

Dutch Barn

Steeped in traditional music from both sides of the color line, Scott Ainslie is a renowned acoustic blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, with expertise in Piedmont and Delta Blues as well as Southern Appalachian fiddle and banjo traditions. Armed with a variety of instruments—vintage guitars; a fretless gourd banjo; a one-string diddley bow (aka cigar […]

Friday Evening Main Stage Concert

Main Stage

with MCs John Kirk & Trish Miller Forty Degrees South, Matt & Kim Watroba, Andy Cohen, Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen, Tret Fure, Grosse Isle, Anne Hills & Al Power, Scott Ainslie, and Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys

Blues Jam

Street Corner

with Andy Cohen & Scott Ainslie

Smokin’ Guitar

Cattle Building

with Scott Ainslie*, Beppe Gambetta, Chris Newman, and Martin Carthy

String Traditions

1890 Building

with Jake Blount*, Evie Ladin, Guy Davis, Bruce Molsky, and Scott Ainslie

Blues Extravaganza

Cattle Building

with Andy Cohen* and Scott Ainslie

Clawhammer!

1890 Building

with Evie Ladin*, Scott Ainslie, Sara Grey*& Kieron Means, and Bruce Molsky

Slide Guitar

Learn How!

with Scott Ainslie