Teacher Introduction To I’ve Endured: Women In Old-Time Music

Join us on Monday, March 27 from 4:00-5:30 PM EST for a FREE educator introduction to our new special exhibit – “I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music”

We will share information about booking school group visits, related resources and lessons, a curator-led tour of the exhibit (starting at 5:00pm), and refreshments!

Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

Time: 4:00 p.m. EST

Location: The Learning Center, Birthplace of Country Music Museum

Cost: Free and open to all educators

RSVP HERE

About The Exhibit

Old-time music is described and experienced in different ways and for different purposes, but at its heart, old-time is mountain folk music with strong ties to Appalachia and the diverse peoples who have called it home. While old-time music has primarily been related to “hillbilly music” and its roots and branches can be found in the development of country and bluegrass, it is one of the melting pots of American culture, connecting to multiple genres, influences, and instruments.

Women have always been central to old-time music – in the home and on the stage, and as instrumentalists and singers, preservationists, activists, promoters, and cultural memory keepers. I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music highlights the many women who have been integral to this music, exploring the challenges they’ve faced making a career in the field, the ways they have impacted the genre, and their vision for the future of old-time.

*Image courtesy Earl Neikirk