Venue: Draper Mercantile and Trading Company, Draper
Organizations: Wayne Henderson
Date: Saturday, September 17, 2016
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: $14.00
Description:
Draper Mercantile and Trading Company presents Wayne Henderson Live in concert on Saturday, September 17, 2016.
Wayne Henderson is a musical legend known worldwide for both his lightening fast "pinch picking" guitar style and the beautiful guitars, mandolins, and banjos he crafts in his shop in Rugby, Virginia. His guitar playing has also been enjoyed at Carnegie Hall, in three national tours of Masters of the Steel-String Guitar, and in seven nations in Asia.
In addition to his reputation as a guitarist, Henderson is a luthier of great renown. He is a recipient of a 1995 National Heritage Award presented by the National Endowment for the Arts. He produces about 20 instruments a year, mostly guitars; he is almost as well-known for the mandolins he has made. Good friend Doc Watson owned a Henderson mandolin. He said, “That Henderson mandolin is as good as any I’ve had my hands on. And that’s saying a lot, because I’ve picked up some good ones.”
Some of Henderson’s instruments are intricately decorated but are most respected for their volume, tone, and resonance. Blues guitarist John Cephas said that Wayne Henderson “is probably the most masterful guitar maker in this whole United States.” There is a waiting list for Henderson’s guitars made up of the famous (and not-so-famous).
Links:
• http://www.waynehenderson.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/Wayne-Henderson-Music-FestivalInc-204058866277453/
Come and see him Live at the Merc!
Tickets are $14.00.
Doors open at 6 pm and music starts at 7 pm.
Dinner menu will be available for purchase.
To view the event flyer, visit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/560276009876700299/.
For more information, visit: http://www.DraperMerc.com or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Draper-Mercantile-and-Trading-Company/113050845408292 or call 540-994-5659.
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