Jerry Epstein (2)

Has been involved in traditional music for 50 years. Jerry is widely known for his powerful voice and his consummate mastery of the older traditional styles of singing. He is also among the best players of the English concertina around and he is widely known for scholarship as well as performance. His workshops for singers, involving both voice and traditional style, are widely respected in the U.S., and he taught singing at the Easter School connected with the National Festival in Canberra, Australia (2003, 2006), the National Festival of Scotland (2002), and at the Tenterden Festival in England (2005, 2006) .Jerry has performed for dozens of folk clubs and festivals in the Eastern U.S. and Canada, he has done ten solo tours of clubs and festivals in England, Scotland and Ireland, and three tours of Australia. Born in New York City on December 30, 1941 - Died on on September 25, 2015