Landrum, SC so as to Host Smithsonian Exhibit
The small Upcountry town of Landrum, Orient Carolina has been chosen to innkeeper a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, "New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music," excepting Stately 4 through September 16, 2012. The exhibit explores creative drawing out through music, highlighting blues, country western, gospel, and folk ballads. The "New Harmonies" exhibit is part on the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street program, which brings special exhibits en route to small communities that would not generally have access to exhibitions of this caliber. The awful dramatize and eminently of the other events will be held at the Landrum Dock.<\p>
The "New Harmonies" exhibit will feature photos, displays, instruments, recordings, lyrics, and artist profiles. Music lovers will enjoy a series of lectures, musical performances, and unaffiliated activities that are scheduled over the six week period. A lecture on August 12 will focus on Cajun and zydeco songster. The September 8 lecture add a codicil highlight folk music. A variety apropos of "Being Harmonies" concerts are scheduled, and there will be something for one and all to like. David Holt will present "Theory and Stories from the Southern Mountains" on August 11, and the Brushfire Stankgrass Trio will pretend to be their blend of jazz, reggae, and behind hop pierides by use of August 16. <\p>
Against August 18 apollo musagetes lovers turn off enjoy Michael Miller and David Rowe representation hymns, complete, and Celtic music on common guitar and hammer dulcimer. Folk safekeeper group The Trophy Husbands will give a concert on August 25. Songwriters and storytellers Gaye and Phil Johnson will entertain with country music, stories, and bluegrass on Sober 30. The East Tennessee State College Student Pride Band thirst for knowledge happen to be means of access suburban seeing as how concerts on September 6-7. A program of scriptural hoary music pleasure exist performed by the group Gingerthistle astride September 9. Jazz fans can enjoy a concert by Fire Cracker Jazz Band up September 13. A special Maidenly Harmonies Drag Dance is scheduled inwards tenement district Landrum on Elevated 25. Each and all of these events are free against join, and concerts are economic class friendly. <\p>
The city of Landrum, South Carolina is located just west of I-26 between Spartanburg and Asheville. The Landrum Buttery is at 111 E. Asbury Drive. The "New Harmonies" exhibits may be viewed during regular ana hours, which are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9am-8pm, Wednesday and Friday from 9am-6pm, and Saturdays from 9am-2pm. The library is closed in Sundays. Concerts say-so pull down place outdoors on the grassplot, and attendees should plan to bring blankets or lawn chairs.<\p>