The Greatest Hits of the Civil War: America's First Professional Songwriters
Annual Meeting, Friday, September 24, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
First Church, Mansfield Center.
Internationally known music historian, singer, and songwriter
Rick Spencer will debut his new program: "The Greatest Hits of the Civil War: America's First Professional Songwriters." His program will include compositions by four of the nation's earliest popular songwriters. Songs by Daniel Decatur Emmett, Stephen Collins Foster, George F. Root and Henry Clay Work were known and loved by Americans on both sides of the War. These songs give remarkable insight into the character of the American people at the time of our country's greatest and most divisive conflict. The program also includes a discussion of the phenomenon of the American minstrel show and its cultural impact, both positive and negative, on our culture.
Reservations are needed for the dinner. More information . . .
Ancient Legends of New England: Giants and Little People
Friday, November 5 or 12, details still being worked out
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel, Mohegan Tribal Historian and Medicine Woman, will present a program
on the folk traditions of the Mohegans and other New England Native peoples.
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