Appalachia in the Bluegrass with Alan & Ken Tomorrow

Appalachia in the Bluegrass is at UK’s King Library in the Niles Gallery at noon on Oct. 27th. This concert event will feature Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman.
Alan Jabbour is one of the major figures in the revival of Appalachian traditional music, and he will be in the Bluegrass tomorrow. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1968, he taught English, folklore, and ethnomusicology at UCLA in 1968-69. He then moved to Washington, D.C., for over thirty years of service with Federal cultural agencies. He was head of the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress 1969-74, director of the folk arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts 1974-76, and director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress 1976-99. Since his retirement, he has turned enthusiastically to a life of writing, consulting, lecturing, and playing the fiddle.
Ken Perlman is a superb instrumentalist, acclaimed teacher of instrumental skills, gifted performer, and award-winning folklorist. Ken is both a pioneer of the 5-string banjo style known as “melodic clawhammer,” and a master of fingerstyle guitar. He is considered one of the top clawhammer players in the world, known in particular for his skillful adaptations of Celtic tunes to the style. On guitar, Ken’s sparkling finger-picked renditions of traditional Celtic and Southern fiddle tunes are simply not to be missed.
Check for updates, photos, and more on this tomorrow!