Informal :: Andy May

SERFA 2018: Coming up!

11th Annual SERFA Conference So, next week it’s the fabulous #SERFA: the Southeast Regional Folk Alliance annual conference in beautiful Montreat, North Carolina. This year, Andy’s presenting one workshop, facilitating another, and playing 4 guerrilla showcases and a private event in the course of the 3.5-day conference. His workshop is on Mentoring Youth, specifically the history, philosophy, and practice of Acoustic Kids…

Kenny Malone and Andy May: Country Music Hall of Fame Musician’s Spotlight

December 3, 2017, Nashville, TN

Curtis McPeake & Andy May - Country Music Hall of Fame - Jan., 2017

(View full-size images on Flickr) Many thanks to photographer Chuck Thompson for his contributions to this album.

Banjo legend Curtis McPeake and Andy returned to the Country Music Hall of Fame this past weekend for an instrument demonstration in the lovely Rotunda. They picked a few tunes, answered questions from the audience, and told stories about life in the music business. This turned out to be a very warm gathering on a very cold day! We had …

“Room for Roots” in Ireland

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We traveled the highway west nearly to Galway then took the Wild Atlantic Way, a lovely, winding coastal road, south and arrived in Doolin as night was falling. …We wound up in O’Connor’s Pub, where there was a wonderful traditional session going as we entered. Little did we know at the time that this pub is one of the top venues in all Ireland for exactly …read post