From Little Swallows to Music Theory to Guitar and of course, Electric Bass, Instructor Matt Skellenger is a beloved mainstay at Swallow Hill Music. Matt kept the music going in 2020, not only switching to teaching classes online, but performing live stream concerts,...
Ahead of their TIME OUT Virtual EP Release Show on May 9, we asked The Accidentals What has music taught you since things shut down due to COVID-19 that you will carry with you when life begins to open back up? And they replied: We’ve learned to slow down. Be present....
Aaron McCloskey will always be part of the Swallow Hill family. A longtime instructor, these days Aaron devotes his time to his bluegrass band Wood Belly and his hand-built amplifier company, McClostone Amplifiers. He is still in touch with us quite often, and as Wood...
With it being the week of April Fool’s Day, we thought this would be a good time to share the story of a face beloved by many at Swallow Hill. His name? Well, that’s open to debate. I have to tell this story in the first person as I am part of it. When I showed up...
Singer-songwriter, music collector and longtime friend of Swallow Hill Barry Ollman has been involved in our organization for decades. Here’s what he had to say about growing up around music, becoming friends with Graham Nash, collecting original letters from the...
Earlier this year we started asking our Staff Members, Teachers, and members of our Board of Directors for musical recommendations. We are early into it, but have started collecting their suggestions on this Spotify playlist. This time around we asked our Board...
