The ukulele is a musical Rorschach test. With its small body and four strings, the understated instrument also offers musicians of all stripes a broad palette with which to freely express themselves, be it traditional, experimental, or something in-between. Here at...
“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...
What is it about Swallow Hill Music and artists named Hooper? In 2017 and 2018, our school catalog featured original artwork from Nashville-based artist Mr. Hooper, whose instrument-playing animals delighted our students, concertgoers, staffers, and the community at...
In many ways Zach Heckendorf grew up in front of Colorado audiences. Zach, who plays Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill Music on Saturday, August 18, started making a musical name for himself about ten years ago while a student at Cherry Creek High School. Since then...
Sean McGowan is a guitarist, author, performer, and professor at the University of Colorado Denver. in this episode of Swallow Hill Music’s Front Row Podcast, Martin Gilmore and Sean talk about teaching, performing, the future of music education and so much more...
