Wall to Wall Guitar Festival: The Eddie Alkire Collection
Where:
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, , Champaign
When:
Thursday Sep 13, 2007 1:00 pm
to 12:00 am
Description:
Eddie Alkire began life in a coal mining town in West Virginia but after learning electronics and guitar via correspondence courses, he eventually became a pioneer in guitar design, teaching, tuning, and composition, and a 1983 inductee into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. The Sousa Archives at the U of I now house five of his instruments including three of his signature Eharp steel guitars. Brozman, recognized as a legend of the Hawaiian guitar, will put his talents to work on these archival instruments, tuned up using Alkire's own unique system. Free; tickets required due to limited capacity.For more information:
Call 217/333-6280 or 800/KCPATIX (527-2849), or visit http://www.krannertcenter.com/performances/details.asp?elementID=22320
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