“Why is cowboy music important?” Swallow Hill Music Instructor Mike Jagel asked rhetorically as he looked out from under his ten gallon hat. “There’s a lot of reasons. To me the most important reason is I love the music.” “The...
Swallow Hill Music is excited to announce a new, four week ukulele class from instructors John Nash and Casey Cormier called Uke Lab. The next Uke Lab runs Tuesday April 2 through 23, with the Beginner & Intermediate class running 7-8 p.m., and the Intermediate...
Swallow Hill Music Instructor Matt Skellenger has an alter ego. By day, Matt is an understated but enthusiastic music teacher sharing his knowledge with students of all ages. By night, he’s a master of the electric bass. Whether it’s jazz, soul, funk,...
Denver-based quartet Rope Trick Effect describes itself as “jazz-punk-funk-junk.” That only begins to touch on the diverse array of influences and sounds audiences encounter at one of their concerts. This show is near and dear to our hearts as the band...
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 You, we set out to capture the vibrancy of our music-making community and the City of Denver. We tell the active,...
“The camp will be a fun week of making friends and playing great music,” Emily Lewis tells us excitedly. The camp in question is Swallow Hill’s Bluegrass Summer Camp, which runs August 13-17 at our Yale Ave. location for campers ages 12 to 16. Emily...
