“I got involved with Swallow Hill almost by coincidence. A friend who I went to music school with was working there and knew they needed a temporary guitar teacher for summer camp.” Read the full interview here.
“On June fifth the Hill will shake!” Chad Johnson recently announced to a packed Swallow Hill Music Teachers’ Lounge. And while staffers and teachers chowed down on Ukefest leftovers, no one doubted him for a moment. When the first session of...
Don’t look now, but Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. This year, consider getting your main squeeze something truly unique – a love song written by you! Swallow Hill Music instructor Deborah Collins is teaching a workshop specifically...
“Talk about your amps! Talk about all the bands you’re in!” A Swallow Hill Music staffer playfully needled Aaron McCloskey to brag on himself, even just a little, one recent afternoon. Aaron just smiled and gave her a look of understated mortification. Only when asked...
“I really wanted to be a singer, I’ve worked on this my whole life.” Singing. It’s where so many aspects of Swallow Hill Music teacher Deborah Collins’ life come together. She’s spent her life singing. From “punk” bands in high school, to the reason she went back to...
“I’m standing in the middle of the cheerleaders thinking ‘Holy cow, who gets to do that?'” A smile comes to Barry Brown’s face as he recalls the roar of the Air Force flyover and excitement that accompanies singing the national anthem on...
