Guitar Class - Mississippi John Hurt

A music appreciation and guitar instruction class offered by Spokane Parks & Recreation Dept.

At the Spokane South Senior Center Thursday Night 6:30 - 8:30 pm April 23 - June 11. To register call 625-6200 or register online at www.spokaneparks.org

Mississippi John Hurt is recognized as the most complex fingerpicker of all the country bluesmen. He was first recorded back in the 1920s, rediscovered in the 1960s, and was a sensation at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival. His gentle wry humor and songs have been loved by generations of music fans and guitar players.

If you are a folk/blues music fan you will enjoy listening to and hearing the stories behind his songs. If you are a guitar player, we will study his 3 finger guitar style, and learn several of his most famous songs, including his 2 guitar classics Frankie and Candy Man. No requirements for appreciating Johns music, but a guitar and knowledge of chords and finger picking will be required for learning them.

Instructor Frank Delaney was stationed in the South in the 1960s when John and many others of the old bluesmen were rediscovered, and he has been playing and researching Johns music for decades. Frank produced "The Backwater Blues Show" For KPBX for 7 years, has performed at coffeehouses, clubs, and festivals, and is the webmaster for www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com .

Includes video presentation of Frank's Trip to Avalon, Mississippi in 2006 to play at the MJH Music Festival and to do research on the book he is writing about MJH. .

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Mississippi John Hurt
• Guitar
• Country Blues
• instruction

[SirWalkabout]

Excellent work!

[Stringyheads]

This is the best ive seen yet of John Hurt covers, Unbelievable, The base note,s the fine string pickin and singing with a very similar style excepting that its not John Hurts voice. Im full of praise here, I canot coment enoungh all i could sugest is you do more videos please. No one has done a tutorial on the Leadbelly (Somebody's digging my potatoes) I love the jig style it has, Maybe your the man to do that?.

[jbarbri]

Bravo.  Excellent vocals.

[wjchivers]

Wow! If I was not watching I'd swear I was listening to MJH. Well done.

[crguitar411]

You do MJHurt justice.  Bravo

[hosscollar]

Right on, Frank!