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Historic Presentations For Education and Entertainment |
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The Turn of the 20th Century |
Listen and learn about how the Autoharp became a popular parlor instrument of the early 1900’s. Hear tunes of the times from both parlor and porch played on both Autoharp and dulcimer, or just autoharp. |
The Colonies |
Hear music that would have been sung at the time of the American Revolution. Find out what was George Washington’s favorite tune. Learn about the truly American lap dulcimer and its “missing link” to European instruments. Guitar and dulcimer or just dulcimer. |
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Long Ago The English and Scottish Popular Ballads |
Return to the middle ages when these romantic ballads and story songs entertained the court of the lords and ladies as well as the firesides and fairs of the common folk who loved to hear tales of the misfortunes of the rich. |
Songs of the Old West |
Songs by and about cowboys and miners and loggers and more help tell the history of the building of America. |
Songs of the Sea |
Sea Chanteys and other songs about sailors, sailing and water in general from the ancient British Isles to the Yukon. |
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The Geography
of American Folk Music |
Before the internet and television made musical styles universally available, it was “location, location, location which determined the sound and the content. Follow John and Alan Lomax’s book “Folk Songs of North American” on a musical journey around the United States. |
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Appalachian Mountain Lap Dulcimer (also available as a participatory workshop) |
All about the history of the dulcimer. Different kinds of dulcimers and what makes a dulcimer a dulcimer. Demonstrations of various ways to play, and songs accompanied on the lap dulcimer. |
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Autoharp - It is really a Chorded Zither (also available as a participatory workshop) |
All about the history of the Autoharp. Different kinds of autoharps and what makes an autoharp. Demonstrations of various ways to play, and songs accompanied on the autoharp. |
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