Join musician and historian Sara Grey for a presentation on a genre of old songs that are rarely sung or talked about from the expansions of railroads across the US. Using some excellent images to coincide with the songs, Grey will focus on many aspects of the west and westward expansion.
From the Goldrush, murder ballads of the Great Plains and Panhandle where women were extremely vulnerable, the ranchers, humor and parody amongst the cowboys, Work songs from the building of the railroads in the West and more. A fascinating musical journey for all!
Mileage
Projector and connections for laptop
Whiteboard and markers
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Contact Jacob Pelletier at jpelletier@vermonthumanities.org.
Sara Grey is a fine American singer of traditional song and ballads, banjo player and song collector. She’s immersed in the song traditions of both sides of the Atlantic and also loves teaching the banjo as a versatile instrument for accompanying song. She has performed throughout the UK, Europe, North America and Australia for the past 65 years.
Join musician and historian Sara Grey for a presentation on a genre of old songs that are rarely sung or talked about from the expansions of railroads across the US. Using some excellent images to coincide with the songs, Grey will focus on many aspects of the west and westward expansion.
Join musician and historian Sara Grey for a presentation on the evolution of old songs and ballads. They often are more akin to the old songs from the British Isles as they migrated into these regions first and did not lose their characteristics as much as they did when they migrated further south.
Join musician and historian Sara Grey for a presentation showing the changes that occurred when old songs migrated into various regions of Canada and the United States from Great Britain.
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