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Robert Johnson transcriber and authority Scott Ainslie will be tearing through some of Johnson’s more challenging pieces, playing acoustic blues, slide guitar and select original songs at Blue Tavern on Saturday night, November 9 from 8:00-11:00 p.m.
Having come of age during the Civil Rights era, Ainslie has a strong and abiding affection for social justice and cross-cultural exchange. His songwriting, his choice of blues material, and his immersion in the history of the music and its authors make for an entertaining and interesting evening.
With more than a half-century of guitar playing under his belt, Ainslie is one of the most refined acoustic slide guitarists you will hear. He's gigged with David Lindley (https://youtu.be/FtlRnaA6Igs) ... view more »
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$10 cover at the door. All are welcome.
VIDEOS
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Come On In My Kitchen (Robert Johnson) [4:22] Recorded by an audience member, the encore of my opening set at the 19th Annual Western Maryland Blues Festival, May 30, 2014. The film begins halfway through my acapella singing of a verse from the Mississippi Sheiks’ “Sittin’ On Top of the World,” the 1927 source recording for Robert’s melody and arrangement.
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Parking available onsite, street-side or in public parking lots nearby.