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...
A longtime Denver harp player, Star Edwards has taught at Swallow Hill for 23 years. Here’s what she had to say about discovering her instrument, teaching online, seizing musical opportunities during the pandemic and examining the role of music in tough times. How did...
In 2019 as part of our 40th Anniversary celebrations, our then Social Media Manager Olivia Shaw started a spotlight feature called Faces of Folk, where we asked members of the community to share their thoughts on folk music, community, and memories of Swallow Hill....
Swallow Hill Music moves into its 42nd year with all of our programming currently online due to COVID-19 restrictions. We realize how much our community of music lovers misses being at our home at 71 East Yale, and we look forward to bringing everyone back together as...
