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MAR 16, 2025

RESERVE TICKETS
CHRIS WALZ 
VENUE: Grayslake Village Hall
TIME: 7:00 PM
Nationally acclaimed bluegrass multi-instrumentalist Chris Walz combines a joy of performing with a reverence for America’s musical story. Chris perfected his Scruggs-style banjo playing and guitar flatpicking at a young age as he diligently studied all his musical heroes from Pete Seeger to Mississippi John Hurt to Woody Guthrie to Dave Van Ronk.

Whether it is his lightning speed on the banjo’s fretboard, his hard hitting grooves on the guitar or his tender melodic touch on the mandolin, Chris delivers a fulfilling performance. To top it off, Chris is an extraordinary singer, using his rich voice to buoy up a traditional ballad, a unique original composition, or a rousing ‘tear down the house’ bluegrass medley.

His many years touring with bluegrass, Grammy nominated Special Consensus, honed his group and solo prowess. A natural born storyteller, Chris has a masterful presence as he weaves his songs and remembrances, one to the next, into a night of music that is not easily forgotten.

Chris is a gifted and much sought after teacher at the historic Old Town School of Folk Music and spreads his knowledge and love of music in each community he plays in with well-polished workshops. A rare combination of past and present, Chris is playing music for the future.




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CONCERT OPENER:  JACK KENNEDY
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Opening the evening’s concert will be folk club member Jack Kennedy, a personality-rich songwriter/storyteller who shares a great deal with Mark Twain—the wily and witty intellect, the colloquial humor, the deft character sketches, not to mention the supremely impressive mustache. Jack’s lyrics will keep you on your toes, and his melodies will have you tapping them.


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