With special musical appearances by Jowonio staff and friends:

Scott Bianchi
Carol Bryant
Jenny O’Hara Callaghan
Mike Callaghan
Jennifer Van Ry Capozzi Meredith Dunn
Greg Halpen
Peter Irwin
Gen Pandori
Zeke Smukler
Dick Ward

Loren Barrigar's performance
is sponsored by




Additional supporters:

Concert Sponsor
The Edge

Concert Patrons
Anonymous,
in honor of the
Patrick Forget Family
and their devotion to Jowonio

Jody Brown, Suzuki PIano

Green Lakes Music Together

Industrial Contracting, Inc.

Our concert was a wonderful success! Check back soon for photos.

Jowonio Presented
Loren Barrigar & Jowonio Friends

Saturday, November 14 at 7:00 pm
May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society


We had a family-friendly concert, featuring the incomparable talents of CNY's favorite guitarist!

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Loren Barrigar

Loren Barrigar is known as the premiere fingerstyle guitarist in central New York. In great demand locally as a soloist, and as a duo act with his brother Kevin, Loren also tours throughout the Northeast. He is an accomplished vocalist, recording artist and songwriter, and his work appears on CDs of many of the region's finest musicians.

As a youngster in Nashville, Loren studied with Chet Atkins' older brother, Jimmy, who played in the Les Paul Trio. Loren still holds the record of being the youngest performer on the Grand Old Opry, playing "Yakety Ax" at age six on a Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar that was bigger than he was!

Loren is a long time devotee of fingerstyle guitar in the mold of Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, and Australian phenomenon, Tommy Emmanuel, himself a Chet protégé. He has played on stage with Emmanuel in Nashville and has worked with him in workshops and seminars around the country.

As one of the founders of the Syracuse-based Guitar League, Loren has been instrumental in bringing the joy of guitar playing to hundreds of amateur musicians. He lives in Elbridge with his wife, Mary, their three sons, and Opie the dog. Fans can follow Loren through his MySpace page.

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