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Scott Ainslie heard Virginia Bluesman and grave digger, John Jackson (1924-2002) play a couple of songs in the middle of a Mike Seeger concert just outside of Washington, DC, at Groveton High School back in 1967.

Things haven’t been the same since.

Scott started playing guitar a month later and has now spent nearly forty years studying and playing traditional music, visiting and documenting senior musicians in America’s old-time banjo and fiddle music, Blues and gospel traditions.

With four CDs, a teaching DVD on the guitar techniques of Delta Blues legend Robert Johnson, and a book on Johnson’s music “Robert Johnson/At The Crossroads” (Hal Leonard, 1992) to his credit, as a performer and a teacher, Ainslie continues to present programs that are vital and entertaining. He currently makes his home in of Brattleboro, Vermont.

See Media Archives for links to interviews, articles, reviews. Here is a brief Bio and a Resume. The February 5, 2004 feature article for Acoustic Live by Richard Cuccaro is both review and biography.

Hi-Res Images to download for flyers, etc.:


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Actin'Up pdf available Two sided flyer for Actin' Up program with Ernie Hawkins is available from Loyd Artists for promoters interested in the show.