Webster’s Ragtime Trio

Webster’s Ragtime Trio are based out of Austin TX and specialize in turn of the century classic ragtime, rare fiddle tunes from the great American west, jazz and early popular music from the late 19th and early 20th century.

The trio is a central Texas based throwback to a style of music that went largely unrecorded. Around the turn-of-the century, it is said that there was lots of string bands, i.e. mandolin, banjo, guitar, bow cello, playing the popular hits of the day including classic ragtime compositions like the Maple Leaf Rag. Although that type of music was composed for marching bands and solo piano performance, it is hard not to notice how joyful it sounds played on acoustic stringed instruments. And they don’t stop there…they more than dip their toes into ragged Texas Fiddle tunes from the 78 RPM era, even venturing across the pond to play the occasional archaic Polish mazurka, and/or striking up borderland polka
Harkening back to the glory days of Tejas.

Alexander Jones, Will Webster, and Westen Borghesi make up this fine trio.

This event takes places upstairs in The Witham Room. Lift access available.