The Department of Greek and Roman Studies is hosting a musical performance by a modern-day bard, Joe Goodkin, on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 2:30pm in TSH 118.

Joe Goodkin is a Chicago-based singer/songwriter with a BA in Classics from UW-Madison. The Blues of Achilles is a set of original songs composed by Joe Goodkin for guitar and vocals that tell the story of the Iliad through the eyes of the characters: Achilles, Patroklus, Briseis, Helen, Priam, and more.

Read more about Goodkin’s musical journey here.

For more information about this event, please email gkromst@mcmaster.ca.