Nick Schillace September 22 7 pm

Finger-style Guitarist

An early devote of traditional American guitar styles, Nick Schillace began studying fingerpicking techniques at the Augusta Heritage Workshop in West Virginia with artists John Jackson, John Cephas, Steve James, Roy Book Binder, Del Ray shortly after picking up a guitar in 1984.He spent a decade adapting these techniques to acoustic and electric guitar, and later banjo, before entering the music program at Wayne State University, ultimately earning a MA with a focus on 20th Century American music identity. In addition to several tours of the US and Europe, he has recorded over a dozen albums as a soloist and playing in ensembles such as Lac La Belle, with Jennie Knaggs and the Post Imperial Jazz Band.  www.NickSchillace.com 

The concert is free, but donations are welcome.

“Nick Schillace has been one of my favorite guitarists and musical minds since I first encountered his work in the early 2000s. His playing is both technically dazzling and emotionally empathetic; his songs convey both the joy of putting notes together and the weird wonder of existence. I hear something new every time I listen to his music, and whenever I revisit his albums, it feels like catching up with an old friend. ”  — Marc Masters   ~from his website