feature: new york guitar festival and arts brookfield celebrate 101 year legacy of sister rosetta tharpe

To start off New York Guitar Festival, Arts Brookfield presents a tribute concert celebrating 101 of lasting contributions to music from the godmother of rock-n-roll and legendary blues musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The concert will have performances by Grammy-winner Alvin Youngblood Hart, Valerie June, Dom Flemons (of the Carolina Chocolate Drops), blues vocalist Ruthie Foster, Trixie Whitley, and Como Mamas. The free event will take place this Mother’s Day and you can learn more about the concert and New York Guitar Festival right over here.

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