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Saturday June 26, 2010
A teacher and performer who gets consistently high marks from his students, Scott transcribed the recordings of Mississippi Delta Blues legend Robert Johnson for his book, “Robert Johnson/At The Crossroads” and has a useful and well-reviewed instruction DVD on Johnson’s music, “Robert Johnson: Signature Licks” available through http://cattailmusic.com. Scott’s fifth solo recording, “Thunder’s Mouth,” received strong reviews from DownBeat, SingOut! and Blues Revue magazines and remained on the Americana Music Top 40 chart for six weeks. "Thunder's Mouth" features a mix of traditional African-American and African-influenced songs and blues along with four of Ainslie’s well-wrought originals. You can hear tracks from Thunder’s Mouth at http://ThundersMouthCD.com. Scott has received numerous awards for his work including the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College 20th Annual Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award, appointment as a Public Fellow at UNC-Chapel Hill, numerous grant awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Folklife Section of North Carolina Arts Council, and has presented programs for the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching. Scott has been a featured artist at Merlefest, The Kennedy Center, The Old Songs Festival, Louisiana Crossroads, and at the Toronto, Mississippi Valley, and Bull Durham Blues Festivals. Coming of age during the Civil Rights era, Scott continues to have a deep reverence and affection for cross-racial exchange, honoring the African and American roots of the tradition while presenting an engaging tour of both the music and the history of the Blues. You may contact Scott and hear samples of his recordings, read reviews and student responses through http://cattailmusic.com Acoustic Blues & Slide Guitar Workshop with Scott AinslieIf you happen to have an interest in playing acoustic blues guitar, the music rock came from---including Delta Blues, Slide Guitar, Open Tunings, Piedmont/Ragtime Style fingerpicking Blues---then you should plan on turning up for this workshop. Ainslie is the author of "Robert Johnson/At The Crossroads"---a book of transcriptions, history, and annotated lyrics from Johnson’s famous solo blues recordings of 1936-37. He is an experienced teacher and has an instructional DVD on Johnson’s music on Starlicks Master Sessions. Ainslie is also a seasoned Piedmont and Ragtime Blues performer whose work includes the music of Blind Blake, Rev. Gary Davis, Muddy Waters, David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards, and Virginia Bluesman John Jackson--a friend and mentor met in 1967. A master teacher, Ainslie will lead guitarists through a portion of Blues-related guitar technique. Content is always guided by the needs and desires of the students, but sections on the ins and outs of slide playing, finger picking technique, major open tunings, and the special open bass chord forms that pepper any solo acoustic blues guitar performance will be covered, in addition to requested material. Students interested in slide guitar should have a slide that fits securely on their little finger. Ainslie's notes about choosing a slide for acoustic guitar are on line at http://cattailmusic.com/ForGuitarPlayers/choosing-a-slide.htm. http://CattailMusic.com |
