https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog daily 0.75 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1540792015869-APW8D8ID4HWWVLQGT6FT/GREAT+BGA+2.JPG Blog https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/2024/7/11/todayheretomorrowthere monthly 0.5 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/6e3a7d1b-a9de-4e97-aca4-d113b25e5ad5/IMG_1827.JPG Blog - David Lübke and a meeting of the minds (and music) in Germany. - Make it stand out Jake expertly grabs a photo on stage right after we played with David in front of a massive audience in Rudolstadt. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/uzbekistan1 monthly 0.5 2019-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1568849387285-YNZU4DS1H3ULO45NB5GL/IMG_20190820_013104.jpg Blog - Prowlin' Around Uzbekistan - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1568849975030-LT930S1FAHXZ67ZU5L2W/IMG_20190820_155938.jpg Blog - Prowlin' Around Uzbekistan - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1568850505901-RJCECKY2BWHEKHLNPAZS/IMG_20190821_093340.jpg Blog - Prowlin' Around Uzbekistan - Part 1 (Note: It was here that I first heard someone watching the video of us playing the local song “Qilpillama” that had gone viral. They didn’t know who I was, but they were giggling at the video. Pretty funny.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1568851686061-SQWJGX7W7QU2PW0JN8Y8/IMG_20190822_143710.jpg Blog - Prowlin' Around Uzbekistan - Part 1 One of the teachers at the school was fascinated with the sound of the banjo and wanted to give it a try. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1568851712573-6T0ZNBEQMFODCR24FYDT/IMG_20190822_132349.jpg Blog - Prowlin' Around Uzbekistan - Part 1 Jon’s folding bass gets all the ladies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1568852806291-VL886URQ2SQAD3BRMMAC/IMG_20190822_155120.jpg Blog - Prowlin' Around Uzbekistan - Part 1 Jon making new friends and our translator as our tour manager Muhlisa helps with the language barrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1568857095820-YF74LQ07JH9HGIYCR9LX/Tamara_Khanum.jpg Blog - Prowlin' Around Uzbekistan - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1568854184371-7A92Q10ZOE46DQ1V5MOA/IMG_20190823_141923.jpg Blog - Prowlin' Around Uzbekistan - Part 1 Watermelon juice, Plov (of course!) and salad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1568855066733-UWK42O37E01X0BB5UPOX/IMG_20190823_144830.jpg Blog - Prowlin' Around Uzbekistan - Part 1 Jam time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1568855537258-14LCFPHLG2XM4CZ27DFP/IMG_20190824_220723_Bokeh.jpg Blog - Prowlin' Around Uzbekistan - Part 1 https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/matterhorn-olten monthly 0.5 2019-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1556891150678-9BJAW8PKPL10WI330KB0/IMG_20170317_121920.jpg Blog - Bringing a traditional bluegrass song back home...to Switzerland. Martin, his wife Susannne + band in their backyard in 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1556893370345-9VUIH8Q801XU1KIJCBBB/IMG_20190213_155940.jpg Blog - Bringing a traditional bluegrass song back home...to Switzerland. Chris + Kyle in the middle of said recording session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1556896575935-UJ0E1LCU12CLIT39LUC7/0001.jpg Blog - Bringing a traditional bluegrass song back home...to Switzerland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1556896704109-M2GGCKDB8MT8108Q5SZL/0001+2.jpg Blog - Bringing a traditional bluegrass song back home...to Switzerland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1556897131645-ZI66A1GPJG1EH8YWUP8J/IMG_20160310_123823.jpg Blog - Bringing a traditional bluegrass song back home...to Switzerland. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/kygyz-cobden monthly 0.5 2019-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1554256559704-KXP859U1BH9F5NS64PJ8/55861246_308782106407958_2514997793290977280_n.jpg Blog - Celebrating Kyrgyzstan...in Cobden, Illinois! Kuba on the left: Also, there was another exchange student from Pakistan there! (Of course, we played Dil Dil Pakistan!) https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/2019/2/20/qawwali-grass monthly 0.5 2019-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1554485502521-4G47S76AEBBMPCA7XDE5/Copy+of+Qawwali-Grass+color+%281%29.png Blog - US Premier of bluegrass (USA) and Qawwali (Pakistan) collaboration. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/russia-with-love monthly 0.5 2019-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1547733603129-5DFWNPHDK5WXGHEBPTF0/P1000517.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast: Ep. 3 - From Russia with Love The line between Europe and Asia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1547734355304-61A3THAR05H8QRHQNNZD/P1000620.JPG Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast: Ep. 3 - From Russia with Love Ufa, Russia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1547734919974-W13IZ28A0W8BO4DU3WBH/P1000577.JPG Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast: Ep. 3 - From Russia with Love The Soviet’s were proud of their jets, which were everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1547735144652-O9G816TIPM0UKU3UJR8C/P1000878.JPG Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast: Ep. 3 - From Russia with Love Russian iconography is EVERYWHERE there. I imagine Russians find statues of Lincoln and Mt. Rushmore just as strange as we did finding busts of Lenin. (This was backstage at a show,, fwiw.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1547733680803-Z1LYHREG4TDUQ263QHID/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast: Ep. 3 - From Russia with Love This was a great moment when two musicians swapped instruments. That’s our old guitar player Starr Moss! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1547734288673-BDTKNR34HD799LZUWC7N/P1000445.JPG Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast: Ep. 3 - From Russia with Love Yulia was quite difficult to get on camera. Of the many hundreds of photos we took, I only found three with her in it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1547734407128-BIJJXJJKK34CS01XDM53/P1000727.JPG Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast: Ep. 3 - From Russia with Love Henhouse Prowlers at the school for the blind + deaf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1547734986155-A76MEAWUJ4BK9MLMFS7B/P1000688.JPG Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast: Ep. 3 - From Russia with Love The mall in Ufa that Yulia arranged for us to play in at the last minute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1547735323994-6W787RJGW05FXKEHOHC5/IMG_20170406_165936.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast: Ep. 3 - From Russia with Love Singing with the babushkas on our second trip to Russia. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/czechpt2 monthly 0.5 2018-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542446690489-23NE23E4MW4XHL0713PC/DSC00725.jpg Blog - Czech Republic part 2: Sokolovnas, Deep Dish Pizza, and even more bluegrass Ballroom Dancing in the Loužnice “Sokol’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542447568027-68245KWB74U51ZQM8DN1/IMG_20181109_212111.jpg Blog - Czech Republic part 2: Sokolovnas, Deep Dish Pizza, and even more bluegrass Poppyseed bun? Czech. Mustard? Czech. Tomatoes? Czech Pickles? Czech https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542447623527-JJS5UNWU2E3IMFKO05TF/IMG_20181109_210548.jpg Blog - Czech Republic part 2: Sokolovnas, Deep Dish Pizza, and even more bluegrass Hard to imagine the effort that went into making 52 of these halfway across the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542448340548-OOF7PCFR83FKT5818TAV/DSC00561.JPG Blog - Czech Republic part 2: Sokolovnas, Deep Dish Pizza, and even more bluegrass Poster promoting Chicago night in Loužnice. Pronunced “Louznitchia”. Kind of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542448098128-C5A4SGL9Q0C8740C2ZB2/DSC00666.jpg Blog - Czech Republic part 2: Sokolovnas, Deep Dish Pizza, and even more bluegrass Stunningly beautiful mosaic inside the Sokolovna, possibly from communist era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542448535718-1UQJLY67XQFP7GTEAMH3/DSC00689.jpg Blog - Czech Republic part 2: Sokolovnas, Deep Dish Pizza, and even more bluegrass HHP + the Czech band “Handl” performing together at “Chicago Night” in Loužnice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542448913955-ID3MMSJHQMQ266IVJKLB/DSC00743.jpg Blog - Czech Republic part 2: Sokolovnas, Deep Dish Pizza, and even more bluegrass A town square of Jablonec Nad Nisou. Translated as Jablonec on the Nisa River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542449319631-JQMH883WZVLZHGMV1JNZ/DSC00761.jpg Blog - Czech Republic part 2: Sokolovnas, Deep Dish Pizza, and even more bluegrass Jam session after our Bluegrass Ambassadors workshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542449406739-ZDJ5XN5A640A1ZX2CXC2/DSC00778.jpg Blog - Czech Republic part 2: Sokolovnas, Deep Dish Pizza, and even more bluegrass Performing at the fest, right before the goose drops! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542449976846-5BULG6MF99XJ7AKDZMMH/DSC00757.jpg Blog - Czech Republic part 2: Sokolovnas, Deep Dish Pizza, and even more bluegrass https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/czechpt1 monthly 0.5 2018-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542107326621-GM7DXIVJ1CI0T8T38SDM/DSC00805.JPG Blog - Bluegrass, Czech Glass, and Sharing Music Across Country Lines - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542107236791-9U23CR9XK3VC58DMHWXC/DSC00827.JPG Blog - Bluegrass, Czech Glass, and Sharing Music Across Country Lines - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542108720155-8Q2CK48PIYGBZS2ERC0H/DSC00341.jpg Blog - Bluegrass, Czech Glass, and Sharing Music Across Country Lines - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542108795065-8F6IUVTJ9L3VECPTW9A2/DSC00409.jpg Blog - Bluegrass, Czech Glass, and Sharing Music Across Country Lines - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542109206560-G1W8JJ1KVPDJOO419CL4/DSC00420.jpg Blog - Bluegrass, Czech Glass, and Sharing Music Across Country Lines - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542112268537-6J28ZKHA2RH942MAIWKA/DSC00532.jpg Blog - Bluegrass, Czech Glass, and Sharing Music Across Country Lines - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542112466757-5H7WDK5GD7CJ7VEMYX5J/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Bluegrass, Czech Glass, and Sharing Music Across Country Lines - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542112980741-58XER94M0S6FBEMX00CA/DSC00605.jpg Blog - Bluegrass, Czech Glass, and Sharing Music Across Country Lines - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542113745916-TH1ZFL85IRZ9YY27XGQS/DSC00637.jpg Blog - Bluegrass, Czech Glass, and Sharing Music Across Country Lines - Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1542113802366-UM6BUQT75NWDKBSY2RZX/DSC00634.jpg Blog - Bluegrass, Czech Glass, and Sharing Music Across Country Lines - Part 1 https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/reverbgives monthly 0.5 2018-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1540784321509-HQ503NUNQET8QUTTEWXY/Reverbgives.png Blog - Reverb donates $2500 to Bluegrass Ambassadors to bring instruments to Czech Republic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1540784526422-3U1EFLTGOAY38GBNA44M/Bluegrass+at+Blue+Owl.png Blog - Reverb donates $2500 to Bluegrass Ambassadors to bring instruments to Czech Republic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1540784572824-3HFA5POIQTD49HI36BI0/English+Through+Music+poster.png Blog - Reverb donates $2500 to Bluegrass Ambassadors to bring instruments to Czech Republic! https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/greatfundraiser monthly 0.5 2018-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1532457272963-QNYEKWFAG3RIO1WT6QP9/IMG_20180720_185747.jpg Blog - We raised more than $7000 for Bluegrass Ambassadors at our Benefit! Ben personally thanked folks at the dinner before the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1532454235483-SB0DOCZTJXP58YJAJCK4/IMG_6632.jpg Blog - We raised more than $7000 for Bluegrass Ambassadors at our Benefit! Bluegrass Ambassadors Workshop - Matilda Stubbs from New Field Elementary spoke eloquently about the day we came to her school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1532455967725-1B6LSBA4EQIGW9TPRPST/IMG_6645.jpg Blog - We raised more than $7000 for Bluegrass Ambassadors at our Benefit! Special guest and founding Prowler James Weigel brought the dobro for the whole night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1532456013487-CSFFQNTR59H6TO8YLDQY/IMG_6672.jpg Blog - We raised more than $7000 for Bluegrass Ambassadors at our Benefit! Fareed Haque showed why he's considered one of the finest guitar player in the world with his own set and some collaborations with the Prowlers. Bluegrass AND Jazz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1532456160208-IFMC3XWKKU41WKEEYFSG/image-asset.jpeg Blog - We raised more than $7000 for Bluegrass Ambassadors at our Benefit! Aaron Dorfman and Chris Dollar shredded guitar all night long! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1532456065352-G7KIVPOBML5XO9PG7JXM/IMG_6689.jpg Blog - We raised more than $7000 for Bluegrass Ambassadors at our Benefit! Fareed was able to talk about Pakistan and his own experiences there and it was beautiful. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/podcast2 monthly 0.5 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1531236776540-JJP9N8S8HU540X3PD99Q/inanga.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast, Ep. 02: Rwanda, Love and Tradition Inangas range from 6 to 9 strings and are typically tuned to the pentatonic scale. Deo is a true master of an instrument that very few people play. He strives quite successfully to keep it relevant by playing both traditional songs and adding it to more modern African hip hop. Check out the podcast for several beautiful examples. Right: Deo working his magic on the Inanga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1531236610862-WOU429ADJ3ZWWIX1YGEY/deo+blue.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast, Ep. 02: Rwanda, Love and Tradition https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/newfieldelementary monthly 0.5 2018-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1530218757113-OXBDMT5PXK6ERHEQJYBS/IMG_20180608_102525.jpg Blog - New Field Elementary - Rogers Park Kyle has a new friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1530218807102-25D559VU50E3JMNHTVUK/IMG_20180608_140456.jpg Blog - New Field Elementary - Rogers Park Chris teaches the history of the guitar and basic technique to the kids. The questions we got from this group were incredible, ranging from 'does it stop hurting your fingers?' to 'do you still like each other?'. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/podcast monthly 0.5 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1528082328348-4O0P9UJ99O5S3FHEVSSG/34274617_10216556534567887_1255174922053877760_n.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast, Ep. 01: Bringing Doc Watson to Dubai - Episode 1 - Vijit Malik: Bringing Doc Watson to Dubai Episode 1 is an interview with Dubai based performer Vijit Malik, an accomplished musician, as well as a lover of the Grateful Dead, Hindustani, and bluegrass music. Vijit talks about his experience growing up in New Delhi, the connections between Indian and some American musics and what it's like to perform in a country where 'popular' music may not be as common as it is in other parts of the world. CHECK IT OUT BELOW! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1528085758986-PKV0CZBMIK7ONVV9I1AF/P1040356.JPG Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast, Ep. 01: Bringing Doc Watson to Dubai While searching through photos from our trip to UAE, we found some pics from the show where the Prowlers met Vijit. Low and behold you can see him above at the front of the stage with his tall red turban, probably getting ready to shout out "Uncle Pen!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1528085969921-96H8Z4H2FMM4PGFY23DB/P1040311.JPG Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors Podcast, Ep. 01: Bringing Doc Watson to Dubai Finally, here's a shot from stage. You can see several of the countries' booths in the distance. The production value at Global Village was insane with giant screens behind us and rock-star lighting. Who knew it would be such a great place to make new friends? https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/2018/4/11/a-proud-mining-town-welcomes-the-henhouse-prowlers monthly 0.5 2018-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1523500505544-PCGS6B94VEYK9QYBZRRT/IMG_0839.JPG Blog - A Proud Mining Town Welcomes the Henhouse Prowlers Hanna Elementary 4th graders rehearsing "Boil Them Cabbage Down" for the big show! We rehearsed just like we would be playing later that night on stage, of course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1523501932996-6O7OSPHXYWHMH3LMLK8D/IMG_20180410_164721.jpg Blog - A Proud Mining Town Welcomes the Henhouse Prowlers While it's designed to look like a mine, the wood is actually from snow fences along Route 80. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1523501648071-18GEZP5F2ZHQHM7GKL46/IMG_20180410_164632.jpg Blog - A Proud Mining Town Welcomes the Henhouse Prowlers Coal, a helmet, and yearbooks from the school. Naturally, the school mascot is the "Hanna Miners". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1523505266839-1MFNT1J8GMUZJ8ZAPN3N/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A Proud Mining Town Welcomes the Henhouse Prowlers Deering Banjos has a wonderful Music in the Schools program that allowed us to have 5 Goodtime Special banjos waiting for us when we arrived in Hanna. Word is, the day after we left, four students asked to sign them out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1523505393927-BHW1119C72H8AWW0QZ24/IMG_20180410_122109.jpg Blog - A Proud Mining Town Welcomes the Henhouse Prowlers A rare appearance of the "Case Monster" occurred with the kindergarten and first graders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1523649332777-PUDJEN90DWJ9D2N6NANI/IMG_20180409_152308+%282%29.jpg Blog - A Proud Mining Town Welcomes the Henhouse Prowlers The fifth and sixth graders wrote songs with us and we were able to perform both of them in front of thier parents and the community. The kids were so bright and took to the process really quickly. This song took less than 45 minutes to write. These are the lyrics to "Pizza and Potatoes", and below you can see the video of the final performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1523502782329-INWRT0EGWSE7NX58OMK9/IMG_0786.JPG Blog - A Proud Mining Town Welcomes the Henhouse Prowlers Sitya Loss on the big screen right before we played our version. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/bluegrasstodaybga monthly 0.5 2018-10-29 https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/2018/3/15/olten-switzerland-bluegrass-in-french-swiss-german-an-english monthly 0.5 2018-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1521117613436-2CNLDMTLC2UCLTHELSCJ/IMG_20180314_145058.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors in Switzerland: Teaching French + Swiss German https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1521117661682-4MFWSB1LKEOKGMW4GR5C/IMG_20180314_150616.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors in Switzerland: Teaching French + Swiss German https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1521117639413-2NRL5YFDR3131R3EEPMH/IMG_20180314_145155.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors in Switzerland: Teaching French + Swiss German https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/2018/3/1/david-lbke monthly 0.5 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1519904475937-7FTXVQ0ZG4COUTHWDCT3/28234973_2051480758474681_678911861482656185_o.jpg Blog - An interview with German folk singer-songwriter David Lübke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1519905241829-PR5SGHUNIDRL6CX27Q5R/Leb+wohl%2C+du+kleine+Stadt+Leb+wohl%2C+leb+wohl+du+kleine+StadtLeb+wohl+du+gro%C3%9Fes+HausIch+hab%E2%80%99s+bei+dir+so+sch%C3%B6n+gehabt%2C+Doch+jetzt+geh+ich+nach+HausDu+warst+so+gut%2C+so+gut+zu+mir%2CDu+hast+mich+oft+erfreutIch+danke+dir+z.jpg Blog - An interview with German folk singer-songwriter David Lübke https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/2018/2/23/bluegrass-ambassadors-programming-in-munich monthly 0.5 2018-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1519384104463-DX0M0FJC4Y6QSVUUXEB8/IMG_20180221_110544.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors visit Munich https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1519383185121-IH36V1MER6NW8QLIGJIZ/IMG_20180221_102605.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors visit Munich Photo taken during our 75 min performance/ educational section of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1519383393017-LI2F8WOHGOKAKONI7FIZ/IMG_20180221_111521.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors visit Munich Kyle blending in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1519384262308-K8XWXCE5U87NWEZBM4RQ/IMG_20180221_111737.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors visit Munich A young musician wanted to try Ben's banjo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1519384338653-CI18C51M6LZNBEQ54WMX/IMG_20180221_110732.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors visit Munich This young woman was way into the blues and brought up both Leadbelly and Robert Johnson, while Chris suggested she check out some Doc Watson. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/2017/10/16/interview-we-sit-down-with-moonshine-wagon-from-spain-to-talk-bluegrass-catalonia-and-more monthly 0.5 2018-02-26 https://bluegrassambassadors.org/blog/2017/9/5/bluegrass-ambassadors-is-looking-for-schools-in-the-city-of-chicago-to-partner-up-with monthly 0.5 2018-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1519671124618-QFXQIC3R8BT1UN068WG9/City_of_Chicago_from_Adler_Planetarium.jpg Blog - Bluegrass Ambassadors is looking for schools in the city of Chicago to partner up with! 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Béla donated this banjo from his personal collection, and we guarantee it’s one of a kind. Follow the link below to enter to win and support this wonderful, and important, cause. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1753793212577-V7Y8E4RYZKH8GE3XUAWP/restring+bela+1+NEW.jpg Bluegrass Ambassadors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1753793213026-7LSPLDP82CIKDCHV31H8/restring+bela+2.jpg Bluegrass Ambassadors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1710435824125-0353LSPL4GX34ASNUHH9/INTRO.jpg Bluegrass Ambassadors - Common Chords, Collective Humanity. We’ve launched a new program to spread cultural awareness and diplomacy through music. It all began November 2024 in the Czech Republic. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/exchanges daily 0.75 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1540862916743-9HAZ8RC4545Z9A0M6HIS/ben+so+cute.jpeg Travels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1541020963098-WEZU2R4YRM0101TOC7CX/uganda.jpg Travels - Uganda https://bluegrassambassadors.org/events-programs daily 0.75 2019-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1546539372724-OKM958G7MX282CCFWDS0/IMG-20170414-WA0055.jpg Events + Programs https://bluegrassambassadors.org/events-programs/newheights monthly 0.5 2019-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1548871096922-39N490C16FK4D0YKW3TA/51253950_354522045156591_5428341674298310656_n.png Events + Programs - New Heights: A Concert for Music Education https://bluegrassambassadors.org/common-chords daily 0.75 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1710433803107-MGM3O18Z5BNTC5Y9PERW/IMG_20170806_204646.jpg Common Chords https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1710544559039-FUZ12QOED5QN2TSCQOPV/1.jpg Common Chords https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1773258645674-RKPPSKEK7TPJU3HO3GM1/Rotterdam+Bluegrass+Festival+30-6-2024+DSC_5535+web+%C2%A9ODE.jpg Common Chords https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/0ce07951-f5be-4a12-a52e-00a0e5c9a268/Common%2BChords%2BWeb%2B.png Common Chords - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/0055e012-29fd-4a98-aa12-94ce988ef5e6/Screenshot+2026-03-16+at+3.35.36%E2%80%AFPM.png Common Chords - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/common-chords-prague-24 daily 0.75 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1710435824125-0353LSPL4GX34ASNUHH9/INTRO.jpg Common Chords Prague 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1710435244873-UO2303C6PN8EFT0FP6E5/432321529_397618636304205_6621845845576617923_n.jpg Common Chords Prague 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/d7ac0844-3dd7-4fdf-ba12-58536e126f11/Semi+Transparent+Common+Chords+Wordmark.png Common Chords Prague 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/80ef4631-283b-433e-ab3b-fc38bbfb8a56/IMG_6230+closeup.jpg Common Chords Prague 2024 - Handblown Glass Roosters Handmade in the historic village of Železný Brod, known for generations of glassblowers, these one-of-a-kind glass roosters were originally gifted to the band as a token of appreciation during a cultural diplomacy mission in the Czech Republic. All proceeds support the Common Chords cross-cultural education program and forthcoming documentary. Held November 2024 in Czechia, the inaugural Common Chords is dedicated to teaching the country’s historically strong ties to bluegrass music. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/mission daily 0.75 2024-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1500927255152-WT7MVBBJT1YGGPISN6RQ/DSCN0537.JPG Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1504620978127-I1VU64QPE5JYANEGT6HD/IMG_20160720_172537+%281%29.jpg Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1504620824840-9ZEB367HFTYBV1ZGTA0X/image-asset.jpeg Mission https://bluegrassambassadors.org/pakistan-1 daily 0.75 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501084476493-D5WBEOWD8RJ0GRBQGBDD/IMG_20170417_171936.jpg Pakistan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501082039304-S69VGS8OJZSA7KESR5GJ/image-asset.jpeg Pakistan Islamabad at dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501082159029-5E0BW85DNW789K8EXLPP/image-asset.jpeg Pakistan We did a workshop in Karachi with a young girls school and it was incredible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501082766020-DE4JAT61I58DHHTUSW3C/image-asset.jpeg Pakistan Ben horsing around on one of our many TV appearances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1505841201869-XEFQ4LTOBBN4FCXV2IXY/IMG_20170416_173750.jpg Pakistan Kyle and John (our gracious host for the trip) stopped in to try on some traditional Pakistani clothing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1505841232367-K0I0YO7QQ4XWK4OON1Y8/IMG_20170416_174154.jpg Pakistan Ben, not wanting to be left out. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/donate daily 0.75 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1768099507769-5876IXN18V1HW6LJZGK2/Henhouse+Prowlers+at+TSKW+2025-5.jpg Donate to Bluegrass Ambassadors https://bluegrassambassadors.org/nigeria daily 0.75 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1500941415905-EM4SJCH6D2EPIOLNRJM5/P1060735.JPG Nigeria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1500942066665-0HJ1DCZ0A9VDBPZSRB9F/image-asset.jpeg Nigeria Each classroom had around 30 students and the band would do 15 minute workshops, running room to room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1500941927481-FCWGNXXWXSUY6V5BSET7/image-asset.jpeg Nigeria Sometimes the band breaks the classes into smaller groups, bringing them back together in for collaborative sessions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1500942128246-AP9E3MJ383M9QXGAP2F7/image-asset.jpeg Nigeria One of the chalkboards in the many classrooms we visited in Lagos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1500941860199-6NGBNRHU1LAJL8P37H57/image-asset.jpeg Nigeria After a long day of teaching, everyone got together for a final photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1504626079757-WK6U0Y6L5FK23E7LN3XW/image-asset.jpeg Nigeria As ever, we get to try on traditional clothing on almost every trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1504626338417-IWVV836MOKQYYJW3XR2B/image-asset.jpeg Nigeria These are pretty epic. Dan the Grand Master. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/kyrgyzstan daily 0.75 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501089419797-6EI54B77XPPFNHC6FP68/P1080878.jpg Kyrgyzstan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501093385797-9ZRU78HPAPXQ4OKN7YGD/image-asset.png Kyrgyzstan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501092267947-6QA4YBYIDIIQ6UE1ZYZF/image-asset.jpeg Kyrgyzstan Ordo Prowlers! Photo taken after our final performance of the trip in Bishkek. It would be incredible to bring a band like this to the US., eh? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501092765517-MPP355U2OBR9C2IGX5FZ/image-asset.jpeg Kyrgyzstan Market time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501092155210-L8Q0AVFINHC2Z5F2AEZC/image-asset.jpeg Kyrgyzstan Jon's new feathered friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501092827853-MXYJB9EARC8XAHF7H8ST/image-asset.jpeg Kyrgyzstan A poster for one of our shows in Bishkek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1505243690473-FEMMI7PT9RM7H1LH2RGY/IMG_20161204_144450.jpg Kyrgyzstan Sheep blocked the road on our way there, of course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1505243811351-HDZBGXMVWRPD1WHMNNWD/image-asset.jpeg Kyrgyzstan Jon wearing sneakers not exactly fit for mountain climbing. Good thing he's a tough guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1505243962512-D3R4KXLJYT8AQYFPRHLY/IMG_20161204_130038.jpg Kyrgyzstan We ran into a young Kyrgyz couple on our way up. They were sweet and clearly in love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1505243734974-XH9KHH2DZ82H8GPUSRBA/image-asset.jpeg Kyrgyzstan Signs in Kyrgyz, hopefully not warning us of dangers unseen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1505243831428-JYQVKHRQ3AMYQDITDBIH/IMG_20161204_133830.jpg Kyrgyzstan Plov! Beef, rice, carrots and fat. Perfect for climbing a mountain. This was lunch at a lodge before we headed up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1505244081951-ABT4MN1NQXVI2ZE5WA4P/IMG_20161204_122337.jpg Kyrgyzstan Dorf hoofing it up the mountainside. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/uganda daily 0.75 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1540774443287-UZD5QXQ5R9NSQN7XAEPA/P1010249.JPG Uganda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1507656554440-9EUEYZZ3ZQMD0I9QPB8N/P1010261.jpg Uganda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1507656684325-XELMNUVJBKTBLNXSQV4X/P1010191.jpg Uganda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1507657054785-0K41IBJKYN73SJ9XJZ4H/image-asset.jpeg Uganda We had some run-ins with birds on this trip. This is the Marabou Stork that we caught a close up of on our way out of the NTV studios. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1507657663296-WDFVDU3062RPR9TV1O83/IMG_20160713_152527.jpg Uganda https://bluegrassambassadors.org/partners-1 daily 0.75 2018-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1500513892951-O1CJPQ19NG63EZAK8390/FB_IMG_1480554142577+%282%29.jpg Partners/Board https://bluegrassambassadors.org/saudi-arabia daily 0.75 2018-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501085315065-HUN3K181DPKCFPJ2QZ09/P1030519.jpg Saudi Arabia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501087291397-JX73ANK1AYDDONQVKPY8/image-asset.jpeg Saudi Arabia Aaron gets an Oud lesson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501087764926-RTOTLTP2N5QESSEDCEWY/image-asset.jpeg Saudi Arabia New jamming buddies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501087394891-MFH32H6NFZYZVAIWV4UX/image-asset.jpeg Saudi Arabia This was an ancient market in Jeddah. The variety of food was stunning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1501087952010-91L5WTK55BO84SMLNM60/image-asset.jpeg Saudi Arabia Swapping skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1504624675769-CGAJTR30S5CXZBOQF6L8/P1030660.jpg Saudi Arabia A local clothing merchant helps set us up with Keffiyeh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1504624942624-IJP12FGUROPQ19TOG72E/IMG_20160216_193451.jpg Saudi Arabia Stylin. https://bluegrassambassadors.org/contact daily 0.75 2026-01-21 https://bluegrassambassadors.org/kenya daily 0.75 2020-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1502793392122-R7V46SQCE2B5CFZHB7LQ/IMG_20160717_100505.jpg Kenya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1502794853596-9W4C7TXAIDMYINWJ875C/image-asset.jpeg Kenya We played in the same theatre that Louis Armstrong did in Mombasa on one of his tours of Africa in 1960! Standing at the doorstep of history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1502795006936-BX84LL5GO5IL5CNM04LN/image-asset.jpeg Kenya Mombasa was full of ancient buildings reminiscent of when it was a Portuguese colony. You’ll feel like Indiana Jones walking through a lost city here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1502795667696-8A2J9V77HQTVYQ7MHL28/image-asset.jpeg Kenya The banjo gets a lot of attention in much of Africa because it's almost never seen. There's some serious irony in that statement, since its roots couldn't be more firmly planted there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594ad632b8a79bed2580ad3e/1502795585459-2HP6NE4DDTGV9Y2PE7JX/image-asset.jpeg Kenya The incredibly talented Bien-Aimé Baraza from Sauti Sol trying out a banjo for the first time. 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