WMMT and Appalshop’s Traditional Music Project Proudly Present
OLD TIME STRING BAND DAY
on Saturday, March 17, 2012
the Bethesda String Band, from dixiearchive.blogspot.com
Join us for a day of classes, concerts, dancing, and fun with Kentucky’s rich heritage of traditional music.
Staff (as of January 27)
- John Haywood
- Jim and Ada McCown
- Nate Polly
- Adrian Powell
- Julie Shepherd-Powell
- Roy Tackett
- Jesse Wells
- Randy Wilson
Classes to be announced; Call or email with requests and suggestions!
Schedule
- 9 – 10:30: Registration ($25 per person, for the whole day)
- 10:30- 12: Classes
- 12 – 1: Lunch at Appalshop
- 1 – 2: Faculty Concert
- 2:30 – 4: Classes
- 4:15 – 5:30: Potluck sessions (ballad swap, mining songs, more)
- 7: Square Dance (guest caller, Michael Ismerio)
Presented with generous support from Miley Twyman, the Kentucky Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts
I’m wondering where the classes will be held (Old Time String Band Day)? I’d love to come!!
Classes will be held at the Appalshop in Whitesburg, KY.
Great! I feel a trip to Whitesburg coming on….timed perfectly with Spring Break!
Will try to make it down as well.