The Hickory Ridge Concert Series welcomes Ukulele Master Lil Rev back to the stage Saturday, October 17th at 7:00 pm at the historic Ellisville Opera House in Ellisville, IL. Rev is a longtime series favorite and an award-winning master of the harmonica and the ukulele. He’s a witty, engaging performer who is rapidly gaining national attention for his entertaining and informative performances. 
Lil Rev’s shows are fast-paced and fun, covering a wide range of styles from Stephen Foster songs to Delta Holler Blues to the music of Tin Pan Alley. A seasoned multi-instrumentalist equally adept with a flat-pick guitar, old-time banjo, or blues mandolin, he was Hohner's 1996 National Blues Harmonica Champion and was inducted into The Traditional Old-Time Country Music Hall of Fame in 2003. He has been described as “an immensely talented and entertaining performer (whose) concise, eloquent, and witty introductions add to the fun! This man knows music, instruments, history, cultures, and most of all, how to engage and captivate an audience.”