Swallow Hill’s Lindsay Taylor on What’s Coming Up For The Organization
by Tim Wenger
Swallow Hill Music recently opened a third satellite location in the Highlands at Highlands United Methodist Church. The location will offer adult guitar and ukulele lessons and kids guitar, piano and ukulele lessons, in addition to other classes. CMB spoke with Swallow Hill’s Lindsay Taylor to find out what’s next for the non-profit organization that has been doing wonders for the Denver music community since 1979.
CMB: Following the opening of the new location, does Swallow Hill have anything else on tap for 2015?
LT: We’re very excited about 2015! Swallow Hill Music is continuing our theme of 2014, “More music, more places, more people.” We’re excited to further expand and strengthen our current partnerships across the Denver metro area with organizations like Clyfford Still Museum, Colorado Luthiers Community, and of course, the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Arvada Center for their summer concert series. There will be more free music for our community, whether it’s roving minstrels at street fairs, or free music festivals like Make Music Denver.
CMB: Are there plans for additional programming to grow at the new satellite location?
LT: Every eight weeks, another session of classes begins. And each session, students graduate on to the next level in their instrument. Programming grows very naturally in new locations because each session, new levels are added, and new instruments are added based on patron feedback. We’ll also expand to offering more classes on different days during the week, as needed.
CMB: How did you become involved with the organization?
LT: I grew up in a big folk music community in Delaware and south eastern Pennsylvania; my dad is a musician and a sound engineer. When I moved to Denver in 2008, I immediately looked for a similar community and found Swallow Hill Music. In 2011 I was thrilled to see a position open in their marketing department and even more excited when I was offered the position. Though, we joke it’s partly because my dad played a gig here around the same time.
CMB: Looking at the calendar, you are screening the film The Librarian and the Banjo. How often do film screenings and other events outside of traditional concerts take place at Swallow Hill?
LT: Lately non-traditional concerts have been appearing on our events calendar more and more often. In the fall of 2014 we began a partnership with the Denver Moth to present their StorySLAM series each month, and have seen a tremendous response from the community. We’re excited about new possibilities and partnerships in the future.
CMB: If someone is looking to host an event at the venue, what is the best protocol for them to follow in order to make that happen?
LT: We have three performance spaces and a variety of classrooms available for rent here. To find out availability, costs and specs, visit swallowhillmusic.org/about/facilities-rental/.
Online: swallowhillmusic.org
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