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Leiper's Fork GuitarFest 2010
January 22, 2010
Leiper's Fork GuitarFest 2010 - w/ Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, Rick Vito, Reggie Young, Ladd Smith (Featuring Carl Miner) & Many Special Guests!
May 1, 2010 | 11:00 AM | Leiper's Fork, TN
Leiper's Fork Village - Various Stages Throughout Day & Lawn Chair Theatre @ 3pm
4142 Old Hillsboro Road Leiper's Fork, Tennessee (United States) 37064
All Ages FREE!
http://www.leipersforkvillage.com/
Leipers Fork GuitarFest
LEIPERS FORK, TN: How cool is this!? On May 1 the historic village of Leipers Fork will host GuitarFest: A Six String Celebration of guitars and the amazing people who play them. The guitar exhibit which has been fifteen years in the planning, represents a once in a lifetime collection of iconic vintage guitars very rarely seen in public. Among the prize collection will be a complete set of 1924 Gibson Lloyd Loar instruments, quite possibly the only set in existence. Also on display will be a 1954 prototype Fender Stratocaster, several 1958-60 Gibson Les Paul Standards and pre-war Martin flat tops, as well as many other Fenders, Gibsons and Gretches, Several celebrity guitars will be on display including Eric Claptons 1958 Gibson Explorer and Johnny Cashs black Danny Ferrington guitar. In all, over one hundred vintage instruments will be making a show stopping appearance. The Exhibition will be at the Leipers Creek Gallery and doors open at 11 am.
None of the instruments on display are for sale, but they are the stuff that dreams are made of.
Beginning at noon several of Nashvilles top players will be on hand to entertain, give informal lessons, share advice and just plain talk about the guitars they love to play.
If that wasnt enough&how about a live concert with some of the best guitar players in the world to compliment the exhibit? On stage at the Lawnchair Theatre will be none other than legendary guitarist Larry Carlton with his special guest four time Grammy nominee Robben Ford. Larry, whose career spans four decades, has played on hundreds of hits from artists as diverse as John Lennon, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson and Barbra Streisand. His distinctive guitar playing can be heard on over 100 gold albums.
Also sharing the stages will be Rick Vito {Fleetwood Mac}, Jack Pearson {Allman Brothers}, Andy Reese, Mel Deal, Colin Linden, Fly Amero{Orleans}, Classical Guitar sensation Virginia Luque, Texas Blues legend Bugs Henderson, Ladd Smith (featuring Carl Miner), Guthrie Trapp, Reggie Young, Russ Barenburg and many surprise guests, and we do mean BIG surprises.
The Lawnchair Theatre concert will begin at 3 oclock with performances before and after on the world famous Pucketts Grocery stage.
And here is the unbelievable part everything is FREE, thats right everything is FREE& all for the love of guitars! So be sure to come early and bring your lawn chairs but please no alcohol or coolers.
Donations will be accepted for our Save the Franklin Theatre campaign. For additional information contact Paul Polycarpou at 615-383-0278
May 1, 2010 | 11:00 AM | Leiper's Fork, TN
Leiper's Fork Village - Various Stages Throughout Day & Lawn Chair Theatre @ 3pm
4142 Old Hillsboro Road Leiper's Fork, Tennessee (United States) 37064
All Ages FREE!
http://www.leipersforkvillage.com/
Leipers Fork GuitarFest
LEIPERS FORK, TN: How cool is this!? On May 1 the historic village of Leipers Fork will host GuitarFest: A Six String Celebration of guitars and the amazing people who play them. The guitar exhibit which has been fifteen years in the planning, represents a once in a lifetime collection of iconic vintage guitars very rarely seen in public. Among the prize collection will be a complete set of 1924 Gibson Lloyd Loar instruments, quite possibly the only set in existence. Also on display will be a 1954 prototype Fender Stratocaster, several 1958-60 Gibson Les Paul Standards and pre-war Martin flat tops, as well as many other Fenders, Gibsons and Gretches, Several celebrity guitars will be on display including Eric Claptons 1958 Gibson Explorer and Johnny Cashs black Danny Ferrington guitar. In all, over one hundred vintage instruments will be making a show stopping appearance. The Exhibition will be at the Leipers Creek Gallery and doors open at 11 am.
None of the instruments on display are for sale, but they are the stuff that dreams are made of.
Beginning at noon several of Nashvilles top players will be on hand to entertain, give informal lessons, share advice and just plain talk about the guitars they love to play.
If that wasnt enough&how about a live concert with some of the best guitar players in the world to compliment the exhibit? On stage at the Lawnchair Theatre will be none other than legendary guitarist Larry Carlton with his special guest four time Grammy nominee Robben Ford. Larry, whose career spans four decades, has played on hundreds of hits from artists as diverse as John Lennon, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson and Barbra Streisand. His distinctive guitar playing can be heard on over 100 gold albums.
Also sharing the stages will be Rick Vito {Fleetwood Mac}, Jack Pearson {Allman Brothers}, Andy Reese, Mel Deal, Colin Linden, Fly Amero{Orleans}, Classical Guitar sensation Virginia Luque, Texas Blues legend Bugs Henderson, Ladd Smith (featuring Carl Miner), Guthrie Trapp, Reggie Young, Russ Barenburg and many surprise guests, and we do mean BIG surprises.
The Lawnchair Theatre concert will begin at 3 oclock with performances before and after on the world famous Pucketts Grocery stage.
And here is the unbelievable part everything is FREE, thats right everything is FREE& all for the love of guitars! So be sure to come early and bring your lawn chairs but please no alcohol or coolers.
Donations will be accepted for our Save the Franklin Theatre campaign. For additional information contact Paul Polycarpou at 615-383-0278
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