Instrumental Women of Fender
Join historian Jayme Kurland at St Cecilia's Hall on Thursday, 4th September as she discusses who the women of Fender were and their impact on American popular music!
About Instrumental Women of Fender
| 4th September 2025 | |
| 6pm - 7pm | |
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St Cecilias Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum 50 Niddry Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1LG |
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| General Entry £5 / Pay What You Can (starting at £1) / limited number of free financial assistance tickets available | |
| Visit the event website here | |
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Join us on Thursday, 4th September at St Cecilia's Hall for one of our informal talk series lectures with historian Jayme Kurland.
In 1946, the electric guitar company Fender began its operations in southern California and relied on a small group of Mexican American women to wire amplifiers, wind pickups, and assemble their products, among other tasks. In this talk, historian Jayme Kurland discusses who the women of Fender were, the unique skills that they brought to their work, and their impact on American popular music.
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