Last month, the Old Town School of Folk Music broke the record for the largest music lesson in the world. Almost 1,400 people gathered in Welles Park with their guitars to participate, with Old Town’s veteran teachers leading the lesson. Among the students gathered were myself, Paul, Scott, and Scott’s fiancee Alisa. Although I’ve played guitar for almost 15 years and currently teach the instrument to beginners, I’ve never actually had a formal lesson so this was my first.

You can read more about the event at the Chicago Tribune’s online edition here. If you zoom in on the second picture you can barely make out Scott, Alisa, and me in the background, but unfortunately Paul is obscured from view.

The event was part of the Old Town School’s 50th anniversary. The school has been very supportive of Tangleweed over the years and we’re proud to have collaborated with them on numerous projects, including their new Songbook series recordings.