Robert Redford, Larry Wilmore and countless other righteous artists across the disciplines lend their name and reputation to this. Without the NEA, we would not be able to perform all over our beautiful country-sharing our unique music & culture with adult, youth and student audiences. Don’t blink and at 3:15 in you might catch a …
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Our deepest condolences to Bernite Dural, Stanley’s wife and children from their beautiful combined family. Like his long time manager Ted Fox said, “Buckwheat kept musicians hours until the very end” when on September 24, 2016 at 1:32 am he departed this natural world. It is with deep sadness that we said good-bye to our …
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Help build the next audience of culturally literate and informed performing arts patrons, and please remember “some traditional arts have a deep-rooted history with little change, while others are constantly evolving and adapting to their changing environment.” What are Traditional Arts? The South is home to an abundance of traditional art forms whether they are …
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April 12, 2016 was like a holiday for our “furry, frozen friends” (as Ben call himself), Ben & Jerry with their Free Cone Day that they have been doing one day, every year since 1979. Now, that is commitment. But then again, that is part of their ethos. We get it! We love it! We …
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Just had to share. So many beautiful images of the kidz from Slavutych Camp, August 1, 2015. Each one of these experiences transforms us as artists. Thank you again to our friends at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv for another rare and wonderful opportunity to visit this amazing allied country to represent American roots music. …
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Just want to savor a few more of the wonderful memories from last year! Welcoming a New Year comes with so many happy memories and the possibilities of what lies ahead, but our lives and careers are not a 24 hour news cycle so we cannot possibly just race into the new year without pausing …
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