Swallow Hill Music announces the 2026 Indiewood Street Festival in Englewood

Mar 4, 2026 | Community, Concerts, News

Swallow Hill Music is excited to announce the return of its Indiewood Street Festival presented by Downtown Englewood. The one-day festival takes place Saturday, June 6 in Downtown Englewood from 1 to 7 pm, with gates opening at noon.This year’s festival features a...

Introducing Bird’s Eye View: From the Desk of Jessy Clark, Swallow Hill CEO

Feb 26, 2026 | Community, News

It’s an exciting time at Swallow Hill! But then, when isn’t it an exciting time for this incredible organization? As I thought about what I’d talk about in the very first edition of Bird’s Eye View, my mind swam with so many ideas. How could I possibly capture the...

17th Annual Denver UkeFest takes place on May 9 at Swallow Hill Music

Feb 3, 2026 | Community, Concerts, Music School, News

Swallow Hill Music is proud to announce the 17th Annual Denver UkeFest, which takes place on Saturday, May 9th from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the music nonprofit’s Yale Avenue location in Denver.Tickets: 17th Annual Denver UkeFestHeadlining the day-long festival of...

FRÄNDER’s genre-blending “Heavy Folk” from Sweden coming to Swallow Hill

Jan 8, 2026 | Concerts, News

With influences as broad as Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull, as well as Nordic folk music traditions, Swedish ensemble FRÄNDER can enthusiastically be described as “Heavy Folk.” It’s a sound that Spill Magazine praises, writing “No matter your preferred genre, (FRÄNDER)...

The Hamblen Collection: An obscure corner of American folk music comes alive

Dec 10, 2025 | Music School, News

The Hamblen Collection. Anyone? Anyone?  While many of us at Swallow Hill Music nurture some pretty niche musical interests, Clawhammer Banjo Instructor Caleb James Hall had a lot of us stumped when he brought up the Hamblen Collection. Fortunately Caleb was more...