Speaker Sessions: Kristina Gaddy on the Banjo’s Hidden History
Join author Kristina Gaddy for a discussion of her new book Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History.
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Join author Kristina Gaddy for a discussion of her new book Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History.
Join us on Tuesday, April 11, 7:00pm for our next Speaker Sessions with the cast and collaborators of Barter Theatre's upcoming production of Keep on the Sunny Side: The Songs and Story of the Original Carter Family.
Join us for our next Speaker Sessions with author Taylor Hagood as he shares the story of the life and murder of country music legend Stringbean.
Join us on Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 p.m. for our next Speaker Sessions with journalist and author Holly Gleason as explores the stories and impact of country music's women.
Join us on Tuesday, July 11, 7:00 p.m. for our next Speaker Sessions with Dr. Angela Keaton of Tusculum University as we explore Appalachian stereotypes.
Join us on Tuesday, August 8, 7:00 p.m. EST for our next Speaker Sessions with Dr. Bryan Pierce from the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, Tennessee!
Join us on Tuesday, October 10, 7:00pm for our next Speaker Sessions as we explore balladry and murder ballads.
Join us on Tuesday, November 14, 7:00pm - in-person or virtually via YouTube - for our next Speaker Session featuring Damean Matthews talking about Appalachian folklore!
Join us on Tuesday, December 12 for our next Speaker Session featuring Dr. McKenzie Isom as she examines the experience of women in country music.
Music journalist, artist manager, and self-proclaimed "country music disrupter" Holly G will be with us via Zoom to discuss the Black Opry, a home for Black artists, fans, and industry professionals working in country, Americana, blues, and folk music.
