Kutztown Folk Music Society

Ken Gehret

It's getting hard to say something new about Ken…so I'll say something old. Ken graduated from Conrad Weiser High School a few years ago (well, ok…sometime last century) and went to Nashville to play bluegrass. He toured with Jim & Jesse for a while, and played with other groups and in duets. Since moving back to PA many years ago, he has given lessons to countless students on the 15 or 16 instruments he plays. He has also invented an instrument (ask him), produced a festival (Fiddle Fest at Gring's Mill, Sunday, June 1), and recorded many tapes and CD's, some with a bluegrass group (Sweetwater).

Ken will be featuring his bluegrass banjo and fiddle this year, plus anything else he chooses. It could be a 10-string guitar…a bouzooki…or a lute…or who know what else. Whatever it is, he will explain it, demonstrate it, and play it better than most people you've ever seen. He has finally been doing more local, better-promoted concerts and getting the attention he deserves. If you've never seen one of the most outstanding musicians in the country, here's your chance!

e-mail: info@kfms.org

phone: 610-683-8720