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Blues and Country Roots of Rock & Roll

BLUES School Revival presents Matthew Sabatella

Matthew Sabatella hosts The Blues and Country Roots of Rock & Roll for BLUES School!

Matthew Sabatella hosts The Blues and Country Roots of Rock & Roll for BLUES School!

Matthew Sabatella connects people with music that is woven into the fabric of the United States. As a singer, instrumentalist, recording artist, performer, speaker, writer, and content curator, he illuminates the connection between music and the story of the United States. He founded and serves as president of Ballad of America, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and celebrate music from America’s diverse cultural history. Also to this end, Sabatella performs regularly as a solo artist and as the leader of the Rambling String Band. He is a guest lecturer at Lifelong Learning Institutes at the University of Miami, Florida Atlantic University, George Mason University, and Nova Southeastern University.   

Serving on the board of directors for Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA – a chapter of Folk Alliance International) and leading the Roots & Sources committee, Sabatella ensures that traditional folk music retains a prominent place at the annual conference and within the organization. In 2018 he was selected as an official SERFA showcase artist, and in 2019 he earned the first place ribbon in the Florida Folk Festival’s Old-Time Banjo Competition.

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