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Ken Hafermann

Chris Powers of Graminy and Old Tin Can String Band.

(past pick) Guitarist Chris Powers remains one of Madison's foremost proponents of traditional music, as a player (most recently in Graminy and Old Tin Can String Band), educator (with UW-Madison Continuing Studies and as a bluegrass jam leader), and radio host (Mud Acres Bluegrass Special on WORT-FM). But it's fairly rare to hear a solo concert by Powers, which makes this set recorded for the Wild Hog in the Woods Coffeehouse Friday streaming series a special occasion.

Wild Hog in the Woods webcast at http://www.wildhoginthewoods.org/video/index.html.

press release Wild Hog in the Woods Coffeehouse presents Chris Powers.

Chris, a native of Philadelphia, picked up his first guitar when he was 14 and within a few years knew the chords to every Beatles song. After attending Beloit College, he settled in Madison, organizing string bands, including the string-jazz trio Nobody's Bizness and the long-lived Bluegrass Survivors. He toured Wisconsin with UW-Extension's Heritage Ensemble, mixing folk music with American History, and played guitar in the orchestra for several Madison Theater productions.  He developed and teaches group adult guitar courses with themes like "Jazz Chords and Swing", "Fingerstyle Blues" and "Bill Monroe Bluegrass Ensemble", and teaches private lessons, too. Friday mornings you can hear him on WORT-FM hosting MudAcres Bluegrass Special. He and fiddler Shauncey Ali regularly moonlight with OldTin Can String Band. More info at htttps://www.graminy.net/the-band/chris-powers/

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