The Westport Library Presents How the Guitar Conquered America

The Westport Library Presents
How the Guitar Conquered America
Featuring Guitarist and Author Tim Brookes
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
FREE
$20 suggested donation to support the library

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

How did a humble folk instrument, kicked out of fashion in the late 19th century by the banjo and the piano, come to outsell all other musical instruments combined? Tim Brookes tells stories and reads from his book Guitar: An American Life, (reportedly the late Lou Reed’s favorite book) which tells this remarkable history and also tracks the building of the custom acoustic guitar that was to be his 50th birthday present to himself. Weather and roads permitting, he may even bring along and play that very same guitar. Tim Brookes

ABOUT TIM BROOKES

Tim Brookes was born in England and educated at Oxford before moving to the United States in 1980. Tim is an editor, guitarist, teacher, soccer coach and author of 17 books and numerous articles and essays. He lives in a 19th-century farmhouse overlooking Lake Champlain.

Made Possible, in part, by the Essex County Arts Council’s Cultural Assistance Program Grant with Funding Provided by Essex County.

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