Win a Workshop Spot: Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff — April 25

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Philly Bluegrass is giving away one guitar workshop spot and one mandolin workshop spot for the Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff instrumental workshops on Saturday, April 25 at Buzz Ware Village Center in Arden, Delaware.

Michael Daves is a Grammy-nominated guitarist hailed by the New York Times as “a leading light of the New York bluegrass scene.” Jacob Jolliff is a National Mandolin Championship winner and one of the most celebrated mandolinists working in bluegrass today.

Workshops begin at 2:00 PM. The evening concert follows at 7:30 PM. Concert ticket sold separately are available here.

Enter by Wednesday, April 22 at 5pm ET. One entry per person. Please enter only for the instrument you play.

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Winners drawn randomly and notified by email. By entering, you agree to the sweepstakes rules.

Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff Come to Arden, Delaware — April 25

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Michael Daves Jacob Jolliff Poster

Co-presented by Philly Bluegrass and Progressive Acoustics. Limited tickets available.

On Saturday, April 25, Philly Bluegrass and Progressive Acoustics co-present an intimate evening of world-class bluegrass at Buzz Ware Village Center in Arden, Delaware.

Grammy-nominated guitarist Michael Daves and National Mandolin Champion Jacob Jolliff have teamed up as a formidable duo, combining high-lonesome vocal harmony and fiery flatpicking in an homage to the classic guitar-mandolin “brother duets” — while leaving plenty of room for improvisation and inspired left turns. The evening serves as a local celebration of their brand-new release, We Like Jim & Jesse! (March 2026), a reverent yet fresh tribute to the innovations of Jim & Jesse McReynolds.

The program will also feature selections from Daves’ acclaimed R.E.M. tribute project Fables — Southern gothic alt-rock reimagined as high-octane bluegrass, with Jolliff’s virtuosic mandolin work front and center.

Before the evening concert, Michael Daves and Jacob Jolliff will lead instrumental workshops at 2:00 PM — a rare opportunity to learn directly from two of the finest practitioners in contemporary bluegrass.

Event schedule:

  • Instrumental workshops: 2:00 PM
  • Doors: 7:00 PM
  • Concert: 7:30 PM

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