Kevin T. Richards

Kevin is the founder and Executive Director of Roots of American Music. In addition, he is a vocalist and plays electric and acoustic guitar, fiddle, banjo and mandolin. Averaging 200 performances annually, he has appeared at the National Folk Festival and Merlefest and entertained audiences across the US in concerts, in schools on radio and television for over a quarter century.

Kevin’s mastery of American roots music has lead to collaboration with the Western Reserve Historical Society and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. He created two of the Museum’s outreach programs, “Blues in The Schools” and Roots to Rock”.

Kevin has shared stages with the likes of John Hammond, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jorma Kaukonen, Howard Armstrong and blues Hall of Famer Robert Lockwood junior. He has released two compact discs, The First String Band (1995) and One night at the Spider (1997), both of which feature prewar acoustic blues and ragtime, as well as traditional country music.

Kevin is also the Founder and Director of the Fairmount School of Music where he has taught since 1988.

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