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Back to Our Roots 2009 year
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MAC has been developing some wonderful information on Morgan County
musicians during our yearlong Back to our Roots project. These
stories continue to unfold and some will debut in the Musical Family
Trees exhibit at the Ice House the night of the concert.
But what is a music project without the music? So...we are assembling
a selection of Morgan County musicians playing everything from
bluegrass to gospel to traditional country. There is even a piano
rendition of mid-19th century Morgan County sheet music.
The Fleegle/Revell bluegrass and banjo dynasty will be performing
along with Paw Paw gospel and country blues musician Carl Spencer.
Host John Douglas and musical host Joe Herrmann will be chatting with our
musical guests and playing some old tunes. WV Country Music Hall of
Fame founder Jim McCoy will be there telling stories. Stay tuned for
additional names as we lure them back on stage for a memorable Morgan County
roots music concert.
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ROOTS MUSIC FILM SERIES:
Nov 18 • 7pm – The Buddy Holly Story – Documentary. Guest artist: TBD.
Dec 16 • 7pm – Holiday Inn – with Cookie Exchange FREE.
Song and dance men Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire start their own
holiday Big Band-era
showplace. 1942. The film that inspired Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye’s
White Christmas. Guest artist: Local musician-led Christmas sing-along.
Please check our calendar for times and dates
or call (304) 258-2300
for more information about other events MAC has to offer.
Roots events that happened earlier this year...
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JANUARY
1/5 - 2/13 Morgan County Library showcase: Roots Music displays at the library.
1/16 - Free Traditional Dance Workshop, 8pm Ice House
Sun 1/18 - Traditional Dance Marathon with traditional dance calling and live
music. Featured musicians include John Devine, Sam Herrmann and Joe Herrmann.
Calling by Leslie Milbourne. 3pm at the Ice House.
Wed 1/21 - Film: Songcatcher Sponsored by the Morgan County Public Library.
7pm at the Ice House. |
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FEBRUARY
Wed 2/4 - Film: Crossroads Sponsored by the Morgan County Public
Library. 7pm at the Ice House.
Fri 2/13 - Music Jam Night with Michael Lipton from WV Music
Hall of Fame. 7:30pm at the Ice House.
Bring an instrument.
Fri 2/13 & Sat 2/14 - Opening: WV Music
Hall of Fame exhibit at library through March 15.
Sun 2/15 - Lecture: Porte Crayon by John Cuthbert of WVU.
3pm at the Ice House.
Sun 2/18 - Potomac Crossing Consort in Morgan County Schools.
Interactive performance/workshop on early American music.
2/22 - Lecture: Roots Music: Sounds of Social Justice with
Denis Scott, Morgan County Extension Service. To be held at the Ice House. |
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MARCH
Fri 3/13 - Sun 3/15 - George Washington’s
Bathtub Celebration
Sat 3/14 - "Formation of the Town" exhibit about the Town of Bath
opening at Museum of the Berkeley Springs.
Fri 3/13 - Sun 3/15 &
Thu 3/19 - Sun 3/22 - "Voices in the Woods"
a WV play at the Ice House.
Call (304) 258-2300 to make reservations.
Sun 3/15 - Opening: John Henry Exhibit from the WV Division of
Culture and History traveling collection. 11am at the Ice House. Free
Sun 3/15 - Talk: The John Henry Legend, by John Douglas at the
Ice House, 1pm, $2.
3/16 - Morgan County Library showcase: Jazz Music Books and Videos
at the library. Through March 31. Free
Thu 3/19 - Sun 3/22 - "Voices in the Woods" a WV play at the Ice House.
Call (304) 258-2300 to make reservations. $5 MAC Members or $10
Non-Members.
3/25 - Film: Ray 7pm at the Ice House. Sponsored by the Morgan County
Library. $2
Sat 3/28 - Concert: The Music of Ray Charles with Eric Byrd and his
6 piece jazz and blues ensemble. 7:30pm at
the Ice House. $5 MAC Members
or $7 Non-Members. General admission, box office opens at 6:30PM. |
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APRIL
4/1 - 4/30 Morgan County Library Showcase: American Roots Music displays at the library. Free
Sat 4/11 - Opening: Smithsonian
Institution’s “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music” exhibit at the Ice House. Tells the American musical story in all its forms from blues to country, folk to gospel through photographs, instruments, lyrics and artist profiles. Open Thursday - Sunday, 11am-5pm with docents. Call 304.258.2300 to arrange a weekday group and school tours. Gala opening at 7:30pm at the Ice House Gallery. Local Sponsors: CNB, Kesecker Realty, War Memorial Hospital.
Brought to us by the WV Humanities Council with funding from Verizon. Through May 22, 2009.
Sat 4/18 - Concert and Lecture: George Gershwin w/ Bill Messenger & Alan Gephardt. 7:30pm at the Ice House. $5 MAC Members or $7 Non-Members.
4/15 - Film: I'm Not There - The Bob Dylan story. 7pm Ice House. Sponsored by the Morgan County Library. $2
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Sat 4/11 - Opening: Smithsonian
Institution’s “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music”
Sat 4/25 - Gospel weekend: gospel performance workshops w/Eric Byrd at the Ice House. Sponsored by Morgan Sanitation. Call (304) 258-2300 for more info.
Sun 4/26 - Gospel weekend: gospel choir performances at the Berkeley Springs High School Auditorium. Sponsored by Morgan Sanitation.
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MAY
Fri 5/1 - Opening: Delectable Mountains Quilt Show & Sale, 7:30pm at the Ice House
Fri 5/1 - 5/31- Library showcase: WWII Artifacts and Big Band Era Music at the Morgan County Library.
Sat 5/9 & Sun 5/10 - Piecework: Staged
readings on quilt
themes. At the Ice House. Sat 7:30pm & Sun 3pm.
Wed 5/20 - Film: Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
and June Carter. Sponsored by Fairfax Coffee House.
at the Ice House. $2
Sat 5/23 - Lecture: Jazz History with WVU Professor
Chris Wilkinson at
the Ice House, 3pm, $5 MAC Members or $7 Non-Members.
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JUNE
Fri 6/12 - Opening: All About Metal: Metal Fashioners, 7:30pm at the Ice House
Sat 6/13 - A Traditional 'Hammer In' will be held on Saturday, June 13th from Noon to 5pm on the Ice House lawn with a finish at the end of the day of drumming. Drumming, blacksmithing, metal working demonstrations and more.
Sun 6/14 Sunday is the music finale to the weekend with Jim Jam at the Troubadour. It starts at 1pm and is the biggest country jam of the season with musicians, both local and visiting, coming out to play. Dinner starts at 2pm. Jim Jam is part of Back To Our Roots and the Troubadour one of the major centers for local roots music as well as being the WV Country Music Hall of Fame.
Wed 6/17 Roots Music Film Series: Walk the Line - Johnny Cash and June Carter. Sponsored by Fairfax Coffee House. Hosted by John Douglas. At the Ice House 7pm.
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Morgan County Roots Music Concert
Saturday, November 28, 7:30pm
Roots Music Film Series Dates/Titles:
Jul 22 • 7pm – Cadillac Records – The history of Chess Records, the Chicago label
that was home to Muddy
Waters, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley.
Guest artist: Billy Thompson.
Aug 19 • 7pm – Man with a Horn. Starring Kirk Douglas as a jazz musician
based on the life of 1920s
trumpeter Bix Biederbecke. Guest artist: Larry Springer.
Sep 30 • 7pm – Bound For Glory. The Woody Guthrie story.Guest artist: Mick Souter.
Oct 21 • 7pm – The Commitments – Irish punks form a soul band, based on class not culture.
Nov 18 • 7pm – The Buddy Holly Story – Documentary.
Dec 18 • 7pm – Holiday Inn – Song and dance men Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire start their
own holiday Big Band-era showplace. 1942. The film that inspired Bing Crosby and Danny
Kaye’s White Christmas. Guest artist: Local musician-led Christmas sing-along. |
