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Blues Workshop with Dr. David Evans

Presented by Blue Tavern Tallahassee at Blue Tavern

Jul 15 2017
Blues Workshop with Dr. David Evans

Master blues guitarist and scholar David Evans shares the wonders of the blues world

David Evans has been performing country blues (vocal and guitar) since 1962, having learned directly from many southern blues musicians of an older generation.

Much of this learning was gained in the course of field research on the country blues tradition, beginning in 1965. Evans is currently Professor of Music at the University of Memphis and has taught on a visiting basis at the University of Mississippi. He is the author of Tommy Johnson (1971), Big Road Blues: Tradition and Creativity in ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

$30 for workshop, pre-paid at Blue Tavern before July 15, or call 850-264-6916 to arrange payment.

Admission to the evening concert is free for workshop participants.

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

Additional time info:

Workshop will feature the following:
  1. See See Rider Blues – standard C (style of Babe Stovall)
  2. One Dime Blues – standard E (style of Blind Lemon Jefferson)
  3. Kind Hearted Woman Blues – standard A (style of Robert Johnson)
  4. Big Road Blues – dropped D tuning (style of Tommy Johnson)
Also a review of bottleneck styles.

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

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