Dynamic Legacies: Charlie Poole and the Evolution and Transmission of the Southern String Band Tradition

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Dynamic Legacies: Charlie Poole and the Evolution and Transmission of the Southern String Band Tradition
Sponsored by The Southern Folklife Collection and Music in Context

Sepia photograph of Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers

April 8, 2005; 8am-5pm
Pleasants Room, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
All events are free and open to the public
Space is limited, please RSVP to smweiss@email.unc.edu

Morning sessions will feature student papers on string band traditions. Discussants: Alan Jabbour, former director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and Philip Vandermeer, Music Librarian, UNC-Chapel Hill
Afternoon sessions will feature a panel discussion on Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers. Participants include:

Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, Producer of "You Ain't Talkin' To Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music" Columbia Legacy.
George Goehl, Straight Six Films. Currently producing a feature-length documentary about the life and music of Charlie Poole.
Kinney Rorrer, Author of "Ramblin' Blues: The Life and Songs of Charlie Poole."
Panel Moderator: Jocelyn Neal, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The afternoon sessions will also include a keynote address from "Hank" Sapoznik and a free concert by the New North Carolina Ramblers.

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