Course Title: (MUS10026Z) AMERICANA AT ITS BEST: BLUEGRASS MUSIC

Grab your banjo, guitar, and fiddle and join this returning program celebrating bluegrass as Americana at its finest. Explore its roots in European and Appalachian traditions, the legends who shaped its sound, and its rise in popular culture-now with an added section highlighting the influential Carter Family.

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Course Information: MUS10026Z

Schedule:

September 30, 2026. Live on Zoom registration.

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Times:

03:00pm-04:30pm EDT

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Price:

Pay as you go: Member : $16.00

Instructors

Name

Additional Resources

Alan Tompkins

Biography:

ALAN TOMPKINS is the founder of the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to preserving and promoting bluegrass music. The Foundation has created a variety of bluegrass festivals and received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) in 2024. Alan is a banjo player, singer, and upright bass player who released a solo album entitled No Part of Nothin'.

Facility Detail

Live on Zoom

1 University Blvd

Bluffton, SC 29909