Swallow Hill Blog
News for our community, artist and teacher interviews,
and more resources for your musical life.
Zach Heckendorf looks to debut new material when he returns to Swallow Hill
In many ways Zach Heckendorf grew up in front of Colorado audiences. Zach, who plays Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill Music on Saturday,...
Why is Arts Education Important?
It seems like the trend has been growing for years: due to funding and budgetary issues, public schools are cutting arts and music classes...
We Banjo 3, Jesse Colin Young, Harold Lopez-Nussa coming to Denver
At it's best, music provides a conversation among cultures; an influence from one gets echoed in the other as a response, and a dialog is...
Sean McGowan (Episode 41; June 22, 2018)
Sean McGowan is a guitarist, author, performer, and professor at the University of Colorado Denver. in this episode of Swallow Hill...
Josh Hunt of The Hunts on growing up and thriving in a family band
"They are an undiscovered gem. They are seven J’s that lead to an H. They are energy with music at its powerful core," a reviewer enthused...
Take Swallow Hill With You… And Tell Us About It!
We know that when our students leave Swallow Hill after a lesson the music doesn't end, it begins. In our video Take Swallow Hill With...
Swallow Hill’s Little Swallows Music Program Helps Preschoolers Perform Better In School
The Little Swallows program introduces preschool-age children to music. The program can go on to help them perform better in school,...
Swallow Hill Music’s Between Two Banjos Season 2, Episode 3
Happy summer! On this installment of Between Two Banjos Dustin and Barry cover a lot of ground ahead of a very busy summer season not only...
Angelique Kidjo: Hear her new album Remain In Light on NPR
When Angelique Kidjo plays Denver Botanic Gardens on Thursday, August 9, she will recast the Talking Heads classic album Remain In Light...