Bertram Levy (Band)
Biography:
Bertram was one of the original members of the North Carolina based Hollow Rock String Band in the 1960’s. The band played only music learned directly from the old-time fiddlers in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Their 1968 album is credited with launching the traditional American fiddle music revival.
Imbued with a mission to keep the music alive, Bertram has spent over 50 years spreading the Southern fiddle revival to generations of old time musicians, including his own young daughter, Madeline, with whom he will be performing and teaching in the UK. In 1997 he created the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, which has become the model for traditional music festivals throughout the United States.
Widely known for his unique “piedmont swing” banjo style, a crossover of bluegrass and old-time claw-hammer played on nylon strings, Bertram’s solo album “That Old Gut Feeling” is considered one of the great banjo recording classics. He has also recorded the music of Henry Reed with Alan Jabbour and Henry’s son James and the music of Surry County with Kirk Sutphin. He is a powerful dance fiddler and author of several anglo concertina tutors including his latest “American Fiddle Styles for the Anglo Concertina”. His previous visits to the UK were in the early 1980s and now in his 75th year Bertram returns to pass on his music to the British friends of old time music.
He has appeared in major festivals throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe and has been featured in over a dozen albums and film scores. In addition has been highlighted in several national broadcasts of “The Prairie Home Companion” show with Garrison Keillor. In 1996 he was invited by the Mexican government to represent the United States in the Juan Reynosa festival that toured Mexico.
Imbued with a mission to keep the music alive, Bertram has spent over 50 years spreading the Southern fiddle revival to generations of old time musicians, including his own young daughter, Madeline, with whom he will be performing and teaching in the UK. In 1997 he created the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, which has become the model for traditional music festivals throughout the United States.
Widely known for his unique “piedmont swing” banjo style, a crossover of bluegrass and old-time claw-hammer played on nylon strings, Bertram’s solo album “That Old Gut Feeling” is considered one of the great banjo recording classics. He has also recorded the music of Henry Reed with Alan Jabbour and Henry’s son James and the music of Surry County with Kirk Sutphin. He is a powerful dance fiddler and author of several anglo concertina tutors including his latest “American Fiddle Styles for the Anglo Concertina”. His previous visits to the UK were in the early 1980s and now in his 75th year Bertram returns to pass on his music to the British friends of old time music.
He has appeared in major festivals throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe and has been featured in over a dozen albums and film scores. In addition has been highlighted in several national broadcasts of “The Prairie Home Companion” show with Garrison Keillor. In 1996 he was invited by the Mexican government to represent the United States in the Juan Reynosa festival that toured Mexico.
Website: http://bertramlevy.com/
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