The Susquehanna Folk Music Society will present a virtual Guitar Summit on Sunday, Aug. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass star Chris Eldridge, Celtic guitarist John Doyle and fingerstyle/blues artist Happy Traum will converse and perform to explore the guitar: one of the defining instruments of modern folk music.
Eldridge is the founder of the bluegrass band The Infamous Stringdusters and a member of the Punch Brothers. He was the house guitarist on the public radio show "Live From Here" from 2016 to 2020 and plays in a duo with guitarist Julian Lage. His work has earned him two Grammy awards, a Grammy nomination, and awards from the IMBA and the Americana Music Association.
Doyle plays folk and traditional Irish music both in the studio and on the road. He has toured with Chanting House and Solas, played duos with Liz Carroll and Karan Casey, and accompanied Joan Baez, Eileen Ivers, Tim O'Brien, Linda Thompson, Seamus Egan, and others. He also composes and produces.
Traum is a folk singer, writer, teacher, recording artist, and fingerstyle guitarist. He was an active part of the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1950s and '60s and studied guitar with blues master Brownie McGhee. He and his brother Artie played as a duo until Artie's death in 2008. Over the past five decades, Traum has performed extensively throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and Japan. He and his wife, Jane, operate Homespun Tapes, which offers music lessons through DVDs, CDs, books, and downloads.
There is a suggested donation for admission. Registration is required at http://www.SusquehannaFolk.org. For more details, visit the aforementioned website or call 717-745-6577.
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