Pre-War Blues Music - A Four Week Course

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Exploring the beginnings of blues music with Lee Wellbrook of Thanet u3a

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Pre-War BluesAn introduction to the development and history of blues music from its beginnings in the 1920’s up to the advent of WWII. The course will cover Classic Female Blues, Delta Blues, Piedmont Blues, Gospel Blues and more, and will tell the story of the key artists in each genre with examples of their music.There will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions and discuss the music at the end of each session. The course is in the form of four weekly sessions held over Zoom, each session being about 1 hour 30 minutes long.Lee WellbrookLee is an amateur musician and a long-time admirer of many forms of American roots music (bluegrass, Cajun, country, Americana, folk etc.) with a particular interest in all forms of blues.The sessions will take place as follows:Thursday 5th May - 10amThursday 12th May - 10amThursday 19th May - 10amThursday 26th May -10amPlease be aware that by registering for a ticket you are signing up to ALL FOUR sessions and should attend every week. The same Zoom link will be used for each week.This event is for u3a members only. For more information about u3a and how to join visit <a href="https://u3a.org.uk/join" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">our website</a>

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