THREE OAKS, Michigan (WNDU) – The School of American Music (SAM) held its third annual American Music Festival on Saturday afternoon.
The music festival took place in Three Oaks, Michigan, in Dewey Cannon Park.
Attendees were treated to a wide variety of distinctly American music, including blues, bluegrass, and jazz. Some of the headliners included Ole Harv & the Blues Katz and The Lake Effect Big Band.
“For the kind of music I play, I fall into a group of people we call guardians of the faith; trying to keep this music alive,” said Ron Spears, School of American Music board member. “Like Harv said on his show, we want to keep this music alive, and the old guitar bluesy stuff, there are people who play this all the time, but it’s not mainstream, but we want to keep it alive, so that’s what that do we, and that’s one of the reasons we do a show like this. And it’s the School of American Music after all, so it’s a good fit. It’s nice to be a part of this.”
The School of American Music is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and hopes to continue giving music to the community for a long time to come.
“We are always looking for volunteers; you don’t have to be a musician to volunteer with us. You just have to love to serve the community and love music.”
The Pokagon Fund sponsored the event, making it free to the public.
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