Winona, MN
According to the Wonderful Super Duper Delicious Winona Variety Show, Nancy has taught French, Choir, or Piano to 33% of the entire population of Winona. A member of the Hal Leonard family, this afternoon Nancy will be performing on a new gift to the WCHS--an historic Steinway piano.
Winona, MN
"Local legend" doesn't quite do John Bernadot justice--he's been everywhere and done everything, locally and nationally. He's performed alongside the Everly Brothers, the Beach Boys, Elvis and the Beatles. And he's been dead before! He's the man of live-radio, the guy on the float, your friend at the coffeeshop...and a man that someone should write a story about.
To hear the words come from John Bernadot's mouth, it's almost hard to believe.
"I'm almost kind of glad it happened," John said.
"It" was a stroke the popular Winona area singer, musician and humorist suffered while doing his weekly radio broadcast. The stroke nearly killed him, but John says it helped him realize and appreciate all the people his life and music have touched.
"I've had an amazing life," said John. "I still have all of that, but now I've turned into a guy who died and came back. The things the stroke affected are now coming back day by day."
Iowa City, IA | banjo-maestro
To describe Jon Eric and his music, the ONLY true way to describe it, is to see him play for you live. If you could imagine trying to touch liquid mercury, THAT best describes his music. Sometimes difficult to put a finger on. The metallic and fluid singing and banjo work Jon Eric is best known for, is definitely playful enough to make your "temperature rise" into a dancing frenzy! Jon Eric WILL change your perception about how the banjo should "sound".
This will be the 2nd year "The Banjo Ninja" Jon Eric plays MWMF in Winona!
www.jonericmusic.com
