March 6, 2024

Folk Music Society Presents Guitarist/vocalist Ruth Wyand

MUSICAL MIX: Multi-faceted singer and guitarist Ruth Wyand is known for her guitar virtuosity, ranging from original songs to instrumental arrangements of Doc Watson, Jimi Hendrix, and many others.

The Princeton Folk Music Society presents singer and guitarist Ruth Wyand at Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, on Friday, March 15 at 8 p.m.

Being diversified is Wyand’s specialty. Demonstrating guitar virtuosity with powerful fingerpicking, bottleneck slide and a warm alto voice, she plays a mix of Americana, jazz, blues, folk, and country, with a portion of Piedmont picking and bluegrass clawhammer thrown in. Her songwriting is universal, using a melting pot of styles with lyrics that are sometimes witty, sometimes serious, but always human and genuine. Wyand presents a mix of originals as well as instrumental arrangements of classics ranging from Doc Watson, Etta Baker, Jimi Hendrix, and Leo Kottke to Thelonious Monk and Nina Simone.

Tickets are $10-$25 ($5 for children 11 and under). Visit princetonfolk.org.