Thomasina Winslow: Bio

Thomasina Winslow-Bio

Thomasina Winslow is an Acoustic (Country) Blues artist born and raised in the Hudson Valley Region of New York State with her musical family. She recorded first at age four with her father Tom Winslow. She has recently debuted at the historical 2010 Clearwater Hudson River Revival Festival and was personally introduced by the legendary Pete Seeger-- a tremendous honor. She earned her BA in Classical Guitar, and has taught classroom music for over fifteen years. She performs Acoustic (Country) Blues at such great venues as Caffe Lena- recipient of the best Small Venue in the US award by Folk Alliance USA, throughout the Hudson Valley, all the way to Europe. She conducts residencies on of her “Culture and Heritage in the Arts” program in schools in her region, nationally, and internationally. Summer of 2010 will be her third European tour where she will be touring in Germany and Denmark. Check this website anytime for updates here.
She has caused a stir in the Acoustic Blues market with her Featured youtube video of the song "Rowdy Blues" in a Duet with the legendary Nick Katzman. The views of this video grew from 87,000 the first day of the feature to now over 300,000! “The music lives in all of us and this heritage belongs to all of America and therefore the world” she says.
She conducts educational programs in schools and colleges throughout the US that feature the Acoustic Blues. She is a proponent of teaching young people about the common vocabulary in what has come before and what they hear now. She recently released her new album with Nick Katzman called "First Things First" available online just click http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/twinslownkatzman to hear it here.