Denver - The members of The Medicinal Strings began their musical careers as a bluegrass-folk band recording albums and playing small venues throughout Colorado, Minnesota, and Wyoming. As they progressed through the competitive world of the music business, the band made a conscious decision to change the direction of their music. Instead of playing and writing for a mainstream audience, The Medicinal Strings began to focus their art on those who entertainers often ignore. In 2005, The Medicinal Strings gained 501(c)3 (tax-exempt) status from the IRS, becoming a certified public charity titled The Medicinal Strings Foundation. With the help of donations, foundations, and fundraising events, the group is focused on their mission to share, promote, and inspire the arts within the lives of those most in need.

In the summer of 2006, the mission of The Medicinal Strings came to life for the first time as the group performed at more than 60 homeless shelters, soup kitchens and other nonprofit organizations around the nation. During the summer of 2007, the work of The Medicinal Strings Foundation will continue to promote solidarity, spark interest in the arts and bring positive energy to underserved communities. They will be performing at Swallow Hill Music Association, a nonprofit music center dedicated to the the preservation and presentation of folk music in the Rocky Mountain region. As the oldest multicultural folk arts organization in the region, it is the only place of its kind between Freight & Salvage in Berkeley and the Old Town School in Chicago. The Medicinal Strings will take the stage at Swallow Hill on Friday, June 8 at 8 p.m.

For tickets visit www.swallowhillmusic.org or call (303) 777-1003. Discounts are available for Swallow Hill members.

About Swallow Hill Music Association:
Helping people make and enjoy music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,100 members, Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 200 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. The Julie Davis Music School at Swallow Hill provides a valuable and affordable extra-curricular educational resource to the community with more than 60 music instructors involved in more than 240 adult classes and 70 children's classes annually.

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