Swallow Hill Blog
News for our community, artist and teacher interviews,
and more resources for your musical life.
Bill Frisell to play the First Baptist Church in Denver on April 7
"It's hard to find a more fruitful meditation on American music than in the compositions of guitarist Bill Frisell," The New York Times...
Saddle up for Swallow Hill’s American Cowboy Music Ensemble
"Why is cowboy music important?" Swallow Hill Music Instructor Mike Jagel asked rhetorically as he looked out from under his ten gallon...
Out in the fiddle of nowhere, old-time music is sprouting forth
Uke Lab offers a new way for ukulele players of all levels to polish their skills
Swallow Hill Music is excited to announce a new, four week ukulele class from instructors John Nash and Casey Cormier called Uke Lab. The...
Hal Aqua’s Jews Do Jews Brings Communities Together
Phil Wiggins & George Kilby Jr. bring tradition and modern sounds to Swallow Hill Music
When Phil Wiggins and George Kilby Jr. share a stage there's more than music going on. Sure, audiences hear great music from these...
Tony Furtado on the banjo, sculpture, and Colorado
Swallow Hill audiences know Tony Furtado as an always-restless and inventive genre-hopping musician. They also know that no matter how...
Hadley Hooper discusses Swallow Hill, Denver, and the arts
What is it about Swallow Hill Music and artists named Hooper? In 2017 and 2018, our school catalog featured original artwork from...