Inspired by the music of "The Great Folk Scare" of the 1950s, David Bromberg began studying the guitar at age 13. He enrolled at Columbia University intent on a career as a musicologist, but Greenwich Village's lively coffeehouse scene was more absorbing than college. His extraordinary guitar picking and exceptional stylistic range brought him to the attention of many other musicians: Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, John Hurt, the Reverend Gary Davis, Tom Paxton and Chubby Checker are only a few of the notables who sought Bromberg out as a back-up artist for recording. In all he has played as a sideman on over 100 albums.

After a solo career spanning most of the 1970s, he dissolved his band and moved to Chicago, where he became a violin maker and settled down to raise a family, playing only occasionally. Recently he and his family moved back east, and he now has a violin shop in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. The shop specializes in sales and repair as well as bow and violin making. With his return to the East Coast, Bromberg fans can expect to see and hear a lot more from him.

Blues Jam after the Concert

Join the Blues Society of Central PA and the band "Acoustic Stew" for a free blues jam after the concert, downstairs at the OffCenter Grill. Acoustic musicians are encouraged to join in, and listeners are welcome.
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Continental Ballroom, Yorktowne Hotel

48 East Market Street, York Directions
Free event parking in the hotel's garage!

Concert: 4:00pm

• $30 General Admission

• $26 SFMS Members

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• No student pricing

  for this event.

• Advance Tickets

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The blues jam afterward is free.