运河堵塞2017 will be held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site near Gallitzin, PA.
运河堵塞是免费的, all-day gathering of musicians, 说书人, and professional and amateur historians interested in traditional American music and other forms of entertainment performed en route and in the port towns of the 宾西法尼亚 Main Line Canal between 1832 and 1889.
Several aural traditions of the era will take place throughout the festival. Songs about canals and canal life are the focus of Smithsonian Folkways artists William Hullfish and the Golden Eagle String Band. Gettysburg-based ensemble Dearest 首页 performs ballads and other authentic period folk music. Dom Flemons, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, embodies the traveling musician of the 19th century, with roots in American minstrelsy. Award-winning author Steven Sherrill, accompanied by scholar-artists 杰瑞Zolten and Richard Sleigh, will capture and convey the shadowy reality of the 宾西法尼亚 Canal through selected readings from his 2012 book, The Locktender’s House.
Those who register online will be treated to a light smorgasbord of period-inspired, locally-sourced foods on the lawn of the park’s historic Lemon House tavern. 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 students led by faculty member Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber will perform a cappella during the luncheon.
A jam at the park amphitheater will end the celebration. Festival-goers are encouraged to bring their own instruments, and an assortment will be available for all who want to join in.
管堵塞 is presented by the 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 Division of 艺术与人文 and the Center for Community-based Studies, together with the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site. Please register by Sept. 21上 运河堵塞页 or by calling The Center for Community-based Studies at 814-949-5789.
