If you’re thinking about taking music lessons, one of the biggest decisions you’ll make is choosing between group lessons or private lessons. The Front Porch offers both! The right choice depends on your learning style, goals, and preferences.
Let’s say you just finished writing your first song. Congrats! You just created a work of art! Did you enjoy the work? Maybe that’s enough. But you might be asking, what’s next?
“Somebody should write a song about that.”
Have you ever said those words? Well, you’re absolutely right. Somebody should. And you’re just the person to do it.
The Front Porch is deeply honored to launch a partnership with Hospice of the Piedmont. Since the beginning of this year, we’ve been sending musicians to play for Hospice patients, their family members, and caregivers at The Linden House Assisted Living and The Blake. Our goal is that music will provide warmth, peace, and connection during end of life care.
For many years, the banjo was played primarily by Black folks. So how did the instrument become associated with a particularly white, rural music? Let’s learn about the complicated history of the banjo.
Jack Tierney’s debut album Wild Rain is now out on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms! Blending soothing, ethereal melodies and indie-folk guitar lines with dream-like imagery and a poetic lyricism, Wild Rain draws you in and doesn’t let you go. Throughout, Jack explores the relative isolation of his mid and late-20s – compounded by the loneliness of quarantine – with an honest vulnerability and plainness. Listen to Wild Rain today!
Put your dancing shoes on and come out to join us at The Front Porch on Saturday, 12/18 for the Slocan Ramblers! The Slocan Ramblers are Canada’s bluegrass band to watch. Learn more about the band and read an interview with Frank Evans, the banjo player. Come join us!
The Front Porch loves our banjo-pickin’ friends. We love poking fun at them too! Here are our favorite “banjokes” and memes to get you laughing and tuning up your banjos. Enjoy!
Want to become a better musician? Want to use your practice time more effectively? Here are six tips to practice better at home!!
Roots & Wings is The Front Porch’s music outreach program. We bring music education to the kids who need it most. Learn more about Roots & Wings and our plans for the upcoming year!