WCU concert and jam session series to feature Ken Bloom
Musician Ken Bloom will be featured in a free concert at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center on Thursday, March 5. Local musicians and singers are invited to participate in an old-time and bluegrass jam session that will follow his performance.
Bloom will perform on zither, minstrel-style banjo and bowed and strummed dulcimers beginning at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of WCU’s Mountain Heritage Center. Performers of old-time and bluegrass music are invited to bring their instruments and take part in the jam session that will follow his presentation.
A resident of Pilot Mountain in Surry County, Bloom has performed at many venues across the country, including WCU’s Mountain Dulcimer Week. “The concert promises to be an evening of common tunes played on uncommon instruments in a wide range of musical styles, from old-time to Celtic/Gaelic to a smattering of swing and jazz,” said Peter Koch, education associate at the Mountain Heritage Center. “The jam that will follow the concert will be a lot of fun, also, since Ken is an incredible musician and teacher who can play along with popular tunes with a totally different sound.”
The concert/jam session series for 2008-09 will conclude Thursday, April 2, with a performance by the Hominy Valley Boys at 7 p.m., followed by the regular jam session.
The concerts are free and open to everyone. Pickers and singers of all ages and experience levels are invited to take part in the jam sessions.
The Mountain Heritage Center is located on the ground floor of WCU’s H.F. Robinson Administration Building. For more information, call the museum at (828) 227-7129.
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