Lil Rev in Concert, near Rockville, MD
Help us welcome Wisconsin's Award-Winning Troubadour to Maryland!
Enjoy a lively afternoon of old time blues, jug band, boogie, early country, Broadway and Lil Rev's rootsy originals. Performing on harmonica, ukulele, flat-pick guitar, claw-hammer banjo and blues mandolin. Lil Rev is sure to offer up something for everyone. Rounding out the mix, Kathy (bass) & Marv Reitz (reeds and jug) will join Lil Rev on a few numbers as well so tell your friends and enemies that this is one concert they won't want to miss!
Lil Rev comes to us from Milwaukee, WI, where he grew up in a musical family with a Mom who loved to sing Broadway and grandparents who sang and played piano and harmonica. He purchased his first guitar at the age of 12 with his paper route money and set about learning chords and songs off of his favorite records. Guitar was followed by Harmonica, Mandolin, and later Banjo. At about 25 years, he was given an old beat up Wendell Hall Banjo Ukulele and likewise, voraciously set about the task of learning how to master this humble little instrument so imbued with tradition and style. While he is hopelessly Midwestern, his frequent travels find him teaching and touring all over the continental United States. His many unique niches include one man shows of Jewish Cultural History (Jews of Tin Pan Alley, Jews N Blues), Scraps of Quilting Music (A Celebration of Quilting Lore and History in American), Yiddish Song & Story, Harmonica Workshops for Kids and Adults, Ukulele Festivals and Workshops, Songwriter, Storyteller, Music History Lectures at Elderhostels, and much, much more!
"Listen to this! Lil Rev is great!" -Pete Seeger
"Lil' Rev is an immensely talented and entertaining performer whose fast-paced shows cover a broad range of musical landscape. His concise, eloquent and witty introductions add to the fun! This man knows music, instruments, history, cultures, and most of all, how to engage and captivate an audience." Dave Humphreys, Two Way Street Coffee House Director and Past President, Folk Alliance
? Suggested donation: $15
? Light refreshments will be served
? At the home of Marv and Kathy Reitz, please call or email to RSVP and for directions. 301-670-6716 or click here to e-mail .
