Join us for this free in-store clinic at Down Home Guitars with Santa Cruz Guitars founder Richard Hoover and guitarist Catfish Keith Thursday August 22nd at 6:30pm! Don’t miss this great Q&A with one of the most legendary boutique builders in the business accompanied by this legendary Santa Cruz artist!...
Make your plans for the 12th Annual Frankfort Bluegrass Festival Saturday and Sunday July 13th and 14th 2024, winner of the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) ‘Event of the Year Award’ in 2018! This is a free non-for-profit family friendly event taking place in downtown Frankfort, IL from 10am-10:30pm on...
Help support the free non-for-profit Frankfort Bluegrass Festival! Show your support for the 2024 Frankfort Bluegrass Festival by attending the Fundraiser being held Friday May 10th 2024 6pm-10pm at CD & ME located at 23320 South La Grange Road, Frankfort, IL 60423. Tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at...
Join us for our Thanksgiving Holiday Concert in-store at Down Home Guitars Saturday November 18th at 7:30pm! We are honored to once again host our Thanksgiving Holiday Show with 2-Time Grammy Nominated bluegrass band Special Consensus for an intimate and up close in-store concert. Special C has just won the...
#10,000 from Bourgeois Guitars is a pinnacle build for this small shop in Lewiston, ME. This is the life Legacy of builder and founder Dana Bourgeois. Watch the making of 10K Here > Bourgeois #10,000 available at Down Home Guitars Having spent nearly half of a century honing his...
3-Time National Flatpicking Guitar Champion, teacher and author Steve Kaufman returns for his Gold Award Winning Flatpicking Guitar and Mandolin Workshops October 4th- 6th 2024 at Down Home Guitars! Bluegrass Unlimited says: “As a professional teacher, Kaufman has perfected his teaching skills as much as his picking technique.” 2 Day...
3-Time National Flatpicking Champ Steve Kaufman and mandolin virtuoso Don Stiernberg join forces for a ‘one night only’ concert here at Down Home Guitars Saturday October 5th 2024 at 7:30pm. From bluegrass, swing, jazz and beyond, they touch on a bit of it all. These old friends rarely get a...
Give the gift of music this Holiday Season! Now through December 31st 2022, buy 10 1/2 hour lessons and get 1 free. There’s no limit to the offer- buy 20, get 2 lessons, buy 30 get 3 etc. Contact us at 815-469-6321, stop in the shop or email Molly Rose...
SOLD OUT- Join us for our Thanksgiving Holiday Concert in-store at Down Home Guitars Saturday November 19th at 7:30pm! We are honored to once again host our Thanksgiving Holiday Show with 2-Time Grammy Nominated bluegrass band Special Consensus for an intimate and up close in-store concert. Special C has been...
Down Home Guitars is proud to partner with Bourgeois Guitars to showcase a great collection of builds for the 2022 IBMA World of Bluegrass conference, trade show and festival September 27th – October 2nd 2022. The International Bluegrass Music Association is the driving force behind the preservation, support and forward...
