Folk musician, teaching artist, and custom autoharp maker — bringing American roots music to schools, stages, and dance halls since 1980.
Wind Blowing Across a Field (newest book)
Road to Sweet’s Mill (first book) free mp3 downloads
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2024 Valley Music Hall of Fame Inductee!
Richard Crane School, Rohnert Park, CA
Barn Dance Friday Night
Gregory Gardens Elementary, Pleasant Hill, CA
Barn Dance Friday Night!
“I never knew folkdance could be fun because everything I do is just play on my phone. If we had a choice to learn another dance, I think I would want to.” –Student, David O.
Yokayo Elementary School
Ukiah, CA
Barn Dance Friday!
“You are such a great dance teacher that now my whole family is dancing. I just can’t thank you enough for bringing my family and friends closer.”
Autoharp Week, Richard Crane Elementary, Rohnert Park, CA
Keynote Speaker
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, CSU Fresno, 3-4:30 PM
The Road to Sweet’s Mill: A Life in Folk Music
From a childhood among the founders of the folk revival to five decades on California’s stages and in its classrooms, Evo Bluestein traces a life devoted to traditional music. Drawing on his book Road to Sweet’s Mill — a firsthand account of the West Coast folk revival of the 1960s and ’70s — Bluestein shares stories of the musicians who shaped him, reflects on 45 years teaching folk arts in California schools, and performs songs on autoharp, fiddle or other folk instruments. A rich blend of memoir, history, and live music.
Columbia Elementary School, Fresno, CA
Barn Dance Friday!
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I enjoyed learning dance. When I got to high school and it’s time to dance I will know how because of you. I think I might do dance again in the future.” –student