Name: Bluegrass and American Roots Festival: Kenny & Amanda Smith and East Nash Grass
Start: 2026-02-20T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-20T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Swasey Chapel

Bluegrass and American Roots Festival: Kenny & Amanda Smith and East Nash Grass

The Department of Music presents its annual Bluegrass and American Roots Festival, featuring Kenny & Amanda Smith on Friday night and East Nash Grass on Saturday night. Denison’s Bluegrass and American Roots Ensemble, under the direction of Adam Schlenker, will open each concert with a short set. On Friday, before the Kenny & Amanda Smith performance, Adam Schlenker and Hayes Griffin will perform a special set of guitar and mandolin duos
In addition to the two evenings of exciting concerts, there will be an afternoon of workshops on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts (240 West Broadway). Students, local musicians, and guest artists will form pop-up bands for rehearsals, jamming, and performances in a band-mixer format. Tickets are not necessary for the workshops.
All events are free and open to the public; concert tickets are required for evening performances.