"New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music" - Smithsonian Institution

25 Sep 2010 - 6 Nov 2010

New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music
September 25 – November 6, 2010
Weizenblatt Gallery, Moore Auditorium, Mars Hill College

Listen to America’s music and hear the story of freedom. It is the story of people in a New World, places they have left behind, and ideas they have brought with them. It is the story of people who were already here, but whose world was remade. The distinct cultural identities of all of these people are carried in song – both sacred and secular. Their music tracks the unique history of many peoples reshaping each other into one incredibly diverse and complex people – Americans. Their music is the roots of American music.

Mars Hill College has a longstanding commitment to preserving and celebrating the music of the Southern Appalachian region. An exhibition honoring Madison County music traditions will complement New Harmonies and feature the rich music collections in Mars Hill College’s Southern Appalachian Archives, including the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Collection.

Free and Open to the Public!
Tuesday – Friday, 11 am – 5 pm; Wednesday until 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday, 12 pm – 4 pm; Closed Mondays

For additional information and a full calendar of events, including the opening celebration, kids’ day, and the 43rd annual Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival, please visit: www.mhc.edu/newharmonies. Contact Amy Carraux Price, Program Coordinator at the Liston B. Ramsey Center for Regional Studies, with any questions (acarraux@mhc.edu or (828) 689-1571).

New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.