teacher profile

Personal Statement/Background

Adam Traum grew up in a musical family, which shaped his musical world view. His father Happy Traum, a mainstay of the Greenwich Village folk scene, turned Adam on to blues, bluegrass and folk styles while his irreverent teenaged spirit reveled in blues-driven rock. In his early twenties Adam got bit by the Americana bug and there was no turning back. His influences include Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal, John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Mississippi John Hurt and Rev. Gary Davis. He gigs and teaches throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. He has three instructional DVD guitar lessons on Homespun Tapes.

Education

BS in Cinema and Photography from Ithaca College, Minored in Psychology with an emphasis on Literature and Music.