Mississippi John Hurt Workshop - Fall Folk Festival 2007

 

 

 

 

This is both a music appreciation and guitar instruction workshop.

 

Mississippi John Hurt was one of the most popular of the rediscovered country bluesmen in the 1960’s. Many of his songs have become country blues/folk classics like Candyman, Frankie, Creole Belle, Louis Collins, Spike Driver Blues and many more.

 

This workshop will explain who John Hurt was, his recording history in the 1920’s and rediscovery in 1963, his songs and some of the stories behind them, and will include a demonstration of Hurt’s playing style and unique chords and fingerstyle methods.

 

Guitar tablature, lyrics, and instruction will be provided on some of John’s songs.

 

Instructor Frank Delaney traveled to Hurt’s Home, Avalon, Mississippi, in July 2006 to play at Hurt’s Blues and Gospel Festival and to do research for a special he will be producing through KPBX for National Public Radio, and for a book he is writing.

The workshop will include a slideshow of Frank’s pictures and videos from Mississippi.

Frank is a Music Producer with KPBX Spokane Public Radio and is also the webmaster for the Mississippi John Hurt Family foundation website www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com